The present invention relates to a smart exercise device capable of measuring muscle strength in real time, and more particularly to a smart exercise device performing various exercises previously having been possible only in fitness center, capable of measuring and displaying the muscle strength of a user to enable the user to systematically perform progressive overload exercise with a load that suits the user with interest, and capable of systematically managing exercise by recommending proper exercise about the relatively weak or exercise-required muscles based on the exercise data, and capable of recommending the optimal elastic band for the user even though the user performs different exercises with different muscle strength so that the user can exercise in optimal environment.
Generally, muscle strength exercises are performed with load-imposing devices such as a weight training device or an elastic bands, but the load-imposing exercise devices simply repeat muscle training against the imposed loads, and are not provided with a function of real-time measuring for the muscle strength of the user, therefore it is not possible to perform muscle training suitable for the user's current muscle strength and systematically manage the exercise data, e.g. how much a muscle strength is increased according to muscle parts or the date of exercise.
Muscle is strengthened by a progressive overload exercise, in which the load is increased progressively. But the load of conventional weight training device is determined by weight block inserted additionally, and the load of weight blocks are generally 2.5 kg, 5 kg, 10 kg respectively. Therefore, a finely progressive increase of load by small increment such as 20 kg, 20.1 kg, 20.3 kg, 20.5 kg is not possible, and e.g. 20 kg load should be leaped to 22.5 kg load. And conventionally, dedicated devices are required for each exercise item, which demands high cost and wide installing space.
Meanwhile, relatively low-cost elastic rubber bands also used in home training, in which the elastic band may be gripped shortly to sit down and get up, or may be gripped lengthways to lift arms above the shoulder. But as the conventional elastic bands are made of rubber in total length, if the length of elastic band is varied, the required pulling force is also varied. That is, if the elastic band is gripped shortly, more pulling force is required to expand the same length, while, if the elastic band is gripped lengthways, less pulling force is required. Accordingly, the exercise loads are varied according to the exercising posture of user so that proper exercise cannot be achieved.
And generally various elastic bands with different elasticity are provided in the exercise device, e.g. with different colors, and usually the elastic band is used together with other elastic band according to the user's muscle strength. But required muscle strengths required for various, e.g. 30 or more exercise items are different to each other, so it is not easy for the user to combine proper elastic bands for the intended exercises
The invention is proposed to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the object of the invention is to provide a smart exercise device performing various exercises previously having been possible only in fitness center, capable of measuring and displaying the muscle strength of a user to enable the user to systematically perform progressive overload exercise with a load that suits the user with interest, and capable of systematically managing exercise by recommending proper exercise about the relatively weak or exercise-necessary muscles based on the exercise data, and capable of recommending the optimal elastic band for the user even though the user performs different exercises with different muscle strength so that the user can exercise in optimal environment.
According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a smart exercise device capable of measuring muscle strength in real time, comprising:
According to the other aspect of the invention, there is provided a smart exercise device capable of measuring muscle strength in real time, wherein; the strap 25 includes an elastic portion 26 positioned on one side of it and being elastically expandable in proportion to the pulling force by user's arm or foot; and a length adjusting portion 27 positioned on the other side of it and not being expandable or being relatively less expandable than the elastic portion 26 by pulling and the length of it being adjustable according to the user's height or change of posture, so that the elastic portion 26 should keep constant length and elasticity even though the length adjusting portion 27 is adjusted depending on the user's height or posture change to achieve a muscle strength exercise with constant exercise load.
According to the other aspect of the invention, there is provided a smart exercise device capable of measuring muscle strength in real time, wherein; the elastic portion 26 includes a plurality of elastic bands 28 having different elasticity, and one or more of the elastic bands 28 are detachably attached to the length adjusting portion 27; and the display means 40 includes a band recommending portion 42 calculating proper elasticity of the elastic band 28 based on the user's muscle strength data measured by the first sensor 12 and displaying it.
According to the other aspect of the invention, there is provided a smart exercise device capable of measuring muscle strength in real time, wherein; the smart exercise device further includes a rotating bracket 14 vertically extending from the support means 10, and a rotating support 15 engaged on a first axis 16 horizontally mounted on the rotating bracket 14 and being rotatable upward and downward; and a first sensor 12 provided on the rotating support 15, so that the first sensor 12 should sense the pulling force of the strap 25 while the rotating support 15 and the first sensor 12 being rotated upward and downward according to the pulling direction of the strap 25.
According to the other aspect of the invention, there is provided a smart exercise device capable of measuring muscle strength in real time, wherein; the smart exercise device further includes a second axis 18 vertically mounted on the support means 10, and a turntable 18 engaged on the second axis 18 and rotatable horizontally, so that the first sensor 12 should sense the pulling force with being freely rotated horizontally and vertically depending on the pulling direction of the strip 25.
According to the other aspect of the invention, there is provided a smart exercise device capable of measuring muscle strength in real time, wherein; the support means 10 and the turntable 18 have ball plungers 18a and recesses 18b respectively, so that angle of the turntable 18 should be regularly adjusted by engaging the ball plungers 18a with the recesses 18b.
According to the other aspect of the invention, there is provided a smart exercise device capable of measuring muscle strength in real time, wherein; the first axis 16 and the second axis 17 each have tubular axis holes 19, 20, and a signal line 21 of the first sensor 12 extends through the axis holes 19, 20, so that the signal line 21 should not be cut or twisted even though the first sensor 12 is rotated horizontally and vertically.
According to the other aspect of the invention, there is provided a smart exercise device capable of measuring muscle strength in real time, wherein; the smart exercise device further includes a length adjusting means 30 at one end of the strap 25, the length adjusting means 30 including a cover 31, a spool 32 being rotatable in the cover 21 and wound by the strap 25, an elastic member 32a connected to the spool 32 so that the strap 25 is elastically wound around the spool 32, a plurality of stop recess 34 formed in constant interval on the periphery of the flange 33 provided on the spool 31, and an operating key 35 provided on one side of the cover 31 and being moved linearly or rotated and having a fixing projection 36 being engaged with the stop recess 34 to stop the spool 32 and being released from the stop recess 34 for the spool 32 to be rotated so that the length of strap 25 is adjusted.
According to the other aspect of the invention, there is provided a smart exercise device capable of measuring muscle strength in real time, wherein; the smart exercise device further includes a key operating means 39 connected to the operating key 35 to engage the fixing projection 36 with the stop recess 34 or release the fixing projection 36 from the stop recess 34, and a key switch 39a to switch on/off the key operating means 39.
According to the other aspect of the invention, there is provided a smart exercise device capable of measuring muscle strength in real time, wherein; the smart exercise device further includes an exercise result display 43 shown through the display means 40 and displaying the increase/decrease of muscle strength for each body part after exercise, and an exercise item recommending portion 45 shown through the display means 40 and recommending exercise items for a relatively non-exercised part, a low increased part of muscle strength or other predetermined important part of muscle based on the exercise result data.
According to the other aspect of the invention, there is provided a smart exercise device capable of measuring muscle strength in real time, wherein; the first sensor 12 and the strap 25 are installed on both sides of the support means 10, and the display means 40 further includes a balance checking portion 44 to compare the left muscle strength and the right muscle strength and check the strength balance.
According to the other aspect of the invention, there is provided a smart exercise device capable of measuring muscle strength in real time, wherein; the smart exercise device further includes a handle 29 at the upper end of the strap 20, and the handle 29 having a plurality of grips 29a spaced apart wider than the thickness of the human hand so that the distance between the support means 10 and the grip 29a can be easily adjusted only by changing the grip 29a.
According to the other aspect of the invention, there is provided a smart exercise device capable of measuring muscle strength in real time, wherein; the smart exercise device further includes a click switch 13c installed on the support means 10 to remotely click selection buttons 41b on the display means 40, and a communication protocol input in the electronic circuit 13 to transmit the signal of the click switch 13c to the display means 40, so that the user can remotely click on the selection buttons 41a on the display means 40 by touching the click switch 13c on the support means 10 during exercise.
According to the other aspect of the invention, there is provided a smart exercise device capable of measuring muscle strength in real time, wherein; the smart exercise device further includes a remote click function block 41a in the application 41 of the display means 40 to remotely click the selection buttons 41b on the display when the signal that the strap 25 be pulled with higher strength or quicker speed than the predetermined value is received from the electronic circuit 13.
According to the other aspect of the invention, there is provided a smart exercise device capable of measuring muscle strength in real time, wherein; the smart exercise device further includes a plurality of item selection switches 13d on the support means 10, a communication protocol input in the electronic circuit 13 to transmit the signal of the exercise item selection switch 13d to the display means 40, an item matching portion 47 shown on the display means 40 to match the item selection switches 13d with proper exercise items, a memory 48 in the display means 40 to save the data of muscle strength measured by the first sensor 12, and an exercise result display 49 shown on the display means 40 and displaying the data of the user's muscle strength saved in the memory 48, so that as the user touches the item selection switch 13d and performs exercise, then the data of muscle strength measured by the first sensor 12 is saved and managed.
According to the other aspect of the invention, there is provided a smart exercise device capable of measuring muscle strength in real time, wherein; the smart exercise device further includes a push plate 22 on the upper of the support means 10, a second sensor 23 provided between the push plate 22 and the support means 10 to measure the pushing force on the push plate 22, an electronic circuit 13 to process the data about the pulling or pushing force of the first sensor 12 and the second sensor 23 to display through a display means 40 including a display window 13a, a smart phone, a computer or a TV.
According to the other aspect of the invention, there is provided a smart exercise device capable of measuring muscle strength in real time, wherein; the smart exercise device includes;
According to the other aspect of the invention, there is provided a smart exercise device capable of measuring muscle strength in real time, wherein; the smart exercise device further includes a second axis 18 vertically mounted on the support means 10, and a turntable 18 engaged on the second axis 18 and rotatable horizontally, so that the first sensor 12 should sense the pulling force while being freely rotated horizontally and vertically depending on the pulling direction of the strip 25.
According to the other aspect of the invention, there is provided a smart exercise device capable of measuring muscle strength in real time, wherein; the first axis 16 and the second axis 17 each have tubular axis holes 19, 20, and a signal line 21 of the first sensor 12 extends through the axis holes 19, 20, so that the signal line 21 should not be cut or twisted even though the first sensor 12 is rotated horizontally and vertically.
According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a smart exercise device capable of measuring muscle strength in real time, comprising:
According to the other aspect of the invention, there is provided a smart exercise device capable of measuring muscle strength in real time, wherein; the smart exercise device further includes a key operating means 39 connected to the operating key 35 to engage the fixing projection 36 with the stop recess 34 or release the fixing projection 36 from the stop recess 34, and a key switch 39a to switch on/off the key operating means 39.
According to the first embodiment of the invention, as shown in
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And, the first axis 16 and the second axis 17 each have tubular axis holes 19, 20, and a signal line 21 of the first sensor 12 extends through the axis holes 19, 20, so that the signal line 21 may not be cut or twisted even though the first sensor 12 is rotated in any direction.
And, according to the first embodiment of the invention, a pair of sensor bodies A comprising of the length adjusting means 30, the first sensor 12, turntable 18, and the rotating support 15 are disposed on both end of the support means 10 as shown in
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And, the invention includes an exercise result display 43 on the display means 40 displaying the increase/decrease of muscle strength for each body part after exercise, so the user can easily view which part of muscle and how much strength is increased, and the invention further includes an exercise item recommending portion 45 in the display means 40 recommending exercise items for a relatively non-exercised part, a low increased part of muscle strength or a predetermined important part based on the exercise result data, an amateur user also can perform systematic exercises.
And according to the invention, the progressive overload exercise is easily achieved by increasing the pulling length of the strap 25 progressively than yesterday because the same length of strap 25 corresponds to the same exercise load.
And the invention includes a handle 29 at the upper end of the strap 20, and the handle 29 having a plurality of grips 29a spaced apart wider than the thickness of the human hand so that the distance between the support means 10 and the grip 29a can be easily adjusted only by changing the grip 29a instead of adjusting the length adjusting means 30.
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And, the invention includes a remote click function block 41a in the application 41 of the display means 40 to automatically and remotely click the selection buttons 41b on the display when the signal that the strap 25 is pulled with higher strength or quicker speed than the predetermined values is received from the electronic circuit 13. Therefore, the user can operate the selection button 41a on the display means 40 by pulling the strap 25 with higher strength or quicker speed than the predetermined values without accessing to the remote display means 40
And the invention includes a plurality of item selection switches 13d on the support means 10, and an item matching portion 47 shown on the display means 40 to match the item selection switches 13d with proper exercise items. Therefore, if the user pushes the item selection switch 13d and performs exercise, the muscle strength data measured by the first sensor 12 can be automatically saved and managed without viewing the display means 40. The item selection switch 13d and the click switch 13c can be the same switch or separated switch. If the item selection switch 13d and the click switch 13c is the same, then another mode switch or confirm switch 13b may be provided to discriminate the item selection switch 13d from the click switch 13c.
And, a strap unwinding sensor sensing the unwinding length of the strap 25 from the spool 32 may be installed in both the sensor body A, and the unwinding length of strap 25 should be displayed on the display means 40, then the user can easily adjust the length of both strap 25, so right/left balancing in exercise is easily achieved.
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Hereinafter, the preferred embodiments of the invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
Meanwhile, the length of the elastic portion 26 is constant as long as pulling force is not applied on the elastic portion 26, and as shown in
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The support means 10 is in the shape of foot plate which is stepped on as shown in
The length adjusting means 30 is connected to the sensor body A on both side of the support means 10 as shown in
The operating key 35 is installed on one side of the cover 31, and is movable linearly or rotated. In linear moving type operating key, as shown in
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The first sensor 12 is installed on the sensor mount 37 in the length adjusting means 30. According to the above structure, the first sensor 12 can be freely rotated horizontally and vertically around the first axis 16 and the second axis 17 even though the user may pull the strap 25 in any direction, so that the first sensor 12 can be oriented perpendicular to the pulling force of the strip 25 so accurate measuring for muscle strength is possible.
And, the first axis 16 and the second axis 17 each have tubular axis holes 19, 20, and a signal line 21 of the first sensor 12 extends through the axis holes 19, 20, so that the signal line 21 may not be cut or twisted even though the first sensor 12 is rotated horizontally and vertically.
The first sensor 12 is connected to the strap 25 and senses the pulling force of the strap 25, and various sensors such as a load cell or a pressure sensor can be used for the first strap 12. The first sensor 12 can be directly attached on one end of the strap 24, or it can be connected to strap 25 by way of length adjusting means 30 or any other member such as bar member.
The display means 40, as shown in
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The click switch 13c is connected to the electronic circuit 13, and the electronic circuit 13 transmits the signal to the display means 40 to click the selection button 41b on the display. That is, the user can click the selection button 41b on the remote display means 40 through the click switch 13c while the user is exercising on the support means 10.
The invention further includes a remote click function block 41a in the application 41 of the display means 40 to remotely click the selection buttons 41b on the display when the signal that the strap 25 is pulled with higher strength or quicker speed than the predetermined value is received from the electronic circuit 13. Therefore, the user can easily operate the selection button of the display means 40 by pulling with higher strength or quicker speed.
The item selection switch 13d is connected to the electronic circuit 13, and the electronic circuit 13 transmits the signal to the display means 40. The display means 40 includes an item matching portion 47 for the user to select and match the item selection switches 13d with proper exercise items. For example, if the user push No. 1 switch and then click one of the exercise item displayed on the screen, the No. 1 switch is matched to that item. If any item is matched, and the user push the above item selection switch 13d and performs that exercise item, the muscle strength data measured by the first sensor 12 is automatically saved in the memory of the display means 40, and displayed on the exercise result display 49.
The support means 10 may be the type of foot plate on which the user may step on as shown in
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The third embodiment of the invention, as shown in
The invention is not restricted by the above mentioned embodiment or the drawings, and various modifications or substitutions can be possible within the technical idea of the invention, which will be included in the protective scope of the invention.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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10-2020-0189207 | Dec 2020 | KR | national |
10-2021-0161639 | Nov 2021 | KR | national |
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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PCT/KR2021/020201 | 12/29/2021 | WO |