KR20130118494A - Running machine having a design function of exercise course geographical feature - Google Patents

Abstract

A running belt disposed and supported to surround the driving rollers and the driving rollers rotated by the driving device and rotating in an endless track manner; A sensing unit for detecting landing information and movement speed of both feet on the running belt; An adjustment unit having two or more inclination adjustment means respectively coupled to the front and the rear of the lower portion of the inclination of the running belt, the inclination adjustment means being individually adjusted according to a control signal; And a control panel for designing a sports course terrain, a memory for storing the sports course terrain design information and the terrain information about the course designed by the control panel, the landing information of both feet, the movement speed, the sports course terrain design information, and the terrain information. There is provided a running machine having an exercise course terrain design function including a control unit having a control module for controlling the rotational speed of the running belt and the inclination of the adjusting unit in real time.

Description

RUNNING MACHINE HAVING A DESIGN FUNCTION OF EXERCISE COURSE GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURE}

The present invention relates to a treadmill, and to a treadmill having an athletic course terrain design function for controlling the rotation speed of the running belt and the inclination of the control unit in real time based on the stride speed of the athlete, the athletic course terrain design information, and the terrain information. will be.

In general, the treadmill is an exercise device for running or walking indoors, the configuration includes a running belt, a drive device for moving the running belt and a control means for controlling the drive device. .

Specifically, the driving device of the conventional treadmill is composed of a plurality of rollers for supporting the running belt and a motor for driving the rollers, the control means is composed of an operation panel that is associated with the motor and can manipulate the user's settings.

Therefore, according to the conventional treadmill, the user operates the operation panel to operate the motor according to the driving speed corresponding to the set mode, and the running belt rotated by the motor moves and the user adjusts the driving speed of the running belt. By walking or jumping, you gain an exercise effect.

However, such a conventional treadmill is usually installed indoors, so that the user cannot feel any change in the surrounding environment, and the user feels boredom and monotony when exercising for a long time because the user repeats a constant motion at a fixed position.

Accordingly, the user easily loses interest, resulting in a significant drop in the exercise effect through the treadmill.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is a running machine having an exercise course terrain design function to control the running speed and the slope of the control unit in real time based on the stride and motion speed of the athlete and the exercise course terrain design information and terrain information To provide.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the driving rollers and the running belt which is disposed and supported to surround the drive rollers and rotates in an endless track manner by the drive device; A detector for detecting landing information and movement speed of both feet on the running belt; An adjusting unit for combining two or more inclination adjusting means, respectively, in front and rear of the lower part to adjust the inclination of the running belt, and individually adjusting the inclination adjusting means according to a control signal; And a control panel for designing an exercise course terrain, a memory for storing the exercise course terrain design information designed by the operation panel, and terrain information for the course, the landing information and movement speed of the two feet, and the exercise course terrain design information. And a control unit having a control module for controlling the rotation speed of the running belt and the inclination of the adjusting unit in real time based on the terrain information.

The running machine may further include a sound output unit for guiding the exercise course terrain design information and the terrain information or reproducing a set sound source.

The running machine may further include an image display unit for guiding the exercise course terrain design information and the terrain information or displaying a set image.

The image display unit may include any one of a projector using a screen, a liquid crystal display (LCD), and a plasma display panel (PDP).

The sensing unit may further include a touch panel installed on the running belt to detect the landing position of both feet.

The controller may perform a game mode in which the landing position information of the two feet detected by the touch panel is used as input information.

The sensing unit may include infrared sensors installed at both sides of the running belt to detect the landing position and the movement speed of the two feet in the running belt.

The course terrain design information may include a slope for each section of a mountain climbing code, a marathon course, and a park course.

According to the present invention, the treadmill can control the rotational speed of the running belt and the inclination of the control unit in real time based on the stride length and the movement speed of the athlete, the exercise course terrain design information, and the terrain information. Accordingly, the exerciser can perform the exercise in the same terrain environment as exercising on the outdoor exercise course by performing the exercise in the state inputting the outdoor terrain information to the treadmill for each section.

For example, an athlete who participates in a marathon, if the user inputs the slope of each section of the marathon course in the treadmill by referring to the terrain environmental conditions of each section in the course guide letter received from the marathon organizer, the section is pre-executed indoors. It can provide the effect, and can provide the same exercise effect.

In addition, if the slope for each section is input to the treadmill by referring to the guidebook for the mountain climbing course, the exerciser may provide an effect of checking the terrain environment and the required amount of exercise in advance indoors.

In addition, according to the present invention, since the speed and inclination of the running belt are automatically changed according to the stride length and the movement speed of the exerciser, the problem of conventionally rotating in the unidirectionally set operation mode can be solved regardless of the physical condition of the exerciser. In addition, it can provide the exercise effect optimized for the condition of the exerciser.

In addition, according to the present invention, since the touch panel for detecting the stride length of the exerciser is installed on the running belt, it solves the problem that the time delay occurs due to the movement of the exerciser in the conventional ultrasonic sensor or pressure sensor. In accordance with the present invention, the landing position of the athlete on the running belt may be determined, and thus, the exercise effect of the athlete may be enhanced by providing various game modes.

In addition, according to the present invention, the running machine downloads various exercise contents including various exercise courses and the terrain information of the course, live screen information of the course, animation information of the course, and music through the wired / wireless Internet in the treadmill. By playing and linking with the exercise course terrain design feature, you can provide a variety of exercise effects and fun to the athlete.

1 is a block diagram of a running machine having a sports course terrain design function according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view showing a running machine having a sports course terrain design function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described embodiments of the present invention; The following embodiments are provided by way of example so that those skilled in the art can fully understand the spirit of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described below, but may be embodied in other forms.

1 is a block diagram of a running machine having a sports course terrain design function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, the running machine 100 having a sports course terrain design function according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a running belt 110, a sensing unit 120, an adjusting unit 130, a control unit 140, The sound output unit 150 may include an image display unit 160, an electrocardiogram measuring unit 170, and a pulse measuring unit 180.

The running belt 110 is disposed and supported to surround the driving rollers and the driving rollers rotated by the driving device, and is configured to rotate in an infinitely orbital manner.

The detector 120 may be installed at an appropriate place of the running machine 100 to sense the landing information and the movement speed of both feet on the running belt 110.

The sensing unit 120 may include a touch panel 121 installed on the running belt 110 to detect landing positions of both feet. The touch panel 121 may include a capacitive touch sensor or a resistive touch sensor capable of detecting landings of both feet.

The detector 120 may include infrared sensors 122 installed at both sides of the running belt 110 to detect the landing position and the movement speed of both feet in the running belt 110.

Adjuster 130 is inclined adjustment means 131, 132 is coupled to the front and rear of the lower portion to adjust the inclination of the running belt 110, inclination adjustment means in accordance with the control signal of the controller 140 131 and 132 may be configured to be individually adjusted.

The adjusting unit 130 is connected to the driving device and may adjust the rotation speed of the running belt 110 according to the control signal of the control unit 140. The control signal of the controller 140 is output based on the stride length and the movement speed of the exerciser. Accordingly, even if the exerciser does not adjust the speed of the driving device by manipulating the operation panel 141 one by one, the speed of the driving device is accelerated and decelerated according to the stride and speed of the exerciser.

The controller 140 may include an operation panel 141, a memory 142, and a control module 143 for designing an exercise course terrain. Athletic course terrain design means that the terrain of the corresponding course is designed according to the exerciser's choice for each section.

The memory 142 may store the exercise course terrain design information and the terrain information about the course designed by the operation panel 141. The course terrain design information may include a slope for each section of a mountain climbing code, a marathon course, a park course, a walking course, a historic course, and a world touristic course.

The memory 142 may guide the exercise course terrain design information and the terrain information or store the set sound source. For example, the memory 142 may store sound sources such as music sounds, bird sounds, fallen leaves, waves, seagulls and the like.

The control module 143 controls the rotational speed of the running belt 110 and the inclination of the controller 130 in real time based on the landing information and the movement speed of the two feet, the exercise course terrain design information, and the terrain information.

The control module 143 may control the rotational speed of the running belt 110 and the inclination of the controller 130 in real time based on the stride and movement speed of the athlete, the exercise course terrain design information, and the terrain information.

The control module 143 receives the terrain information of each section from the exerciser for each section, and the rotational speed and the adjusting unit 130 of the running belt 110 to create a corresponding exercise environment under the same terrain environment as the exercise in the outdoor exercise course. You can adjust the tilt of).

For example, the control module 143 refers to the exercise course terrain information including the slope of each section of the marathon course by referring to the terrain environmental conditions for each section in the course guide received from the marathon organizer for the athletes participating in the marathon. It may be input from the memory 142 and stored in the memory 142. The control module 143 may provide an effect of practicing the section in advance according to the exercise course terrain information stored in the memory 142, and may provide the same movement effect with the rotational speed of the running belt 110. The inclination of the adjusting unit 130 may be adjusted.

As another example, the control module 143 may receive the exercise course terrain information including the inclination of each section from the exerciser and store it in the memory 142 by referring to a guide book for the climbing course for the athlete preparing to climb the mountain. have. The control module 143 may adjust the rotational speed and the adjusting unit of the running belt 110 to provide an effect of checking the terrain environment and the required amount of exercise in advance of the climbing course according to the exercise course terrain information stored in the memory 142. 130) can be adjusted.

The control module 143 controls the adjusting unit 130 to automatically change the rotational speed and the inclination of the running belt 110 according to the stride length and the movement speed of the exerciser. Accordingly, the control module 143 may provide an exercise effect optimized for the condition of the exerciser.

The control module 143 automatically or variously sets various exercise contents including a variety of exercise courses, terrain information of the course, live screen information of the course, animation information of the course, and music through wired and wireless Internet, according to the request of the athlete. Can be downloaded periodically and stored in the memory 142.

The control module 143 may provide various exercise effects and fun to the exerciser by playing various exercise contents stored in the memory 142 and interworking with the exercise course terrain design function.

The control module 143 may perform a game mode in which the landing position information of both feet detected by the touch panel 121 is used as input information.

The control module 143 may store the ECG information of the exerciser wirelessly transmitted from the ECG measuring unit 170 in the memory 142 and display the information on the image display unit 160.

The control module 143 may store the pulse information of the exerciser wirelessly transmitted from the pulse measuring unit 180 in the memory 142 and display it on the image display unit 160. In addition, the control module 143 may store the exercise performance information of the exerciser in the memory 142. The exercise performance information may include selected exercise course information, section information of the exercise course, calories burned information through exercise, exercise target value information, diet schedule information, exercise history information, and the like.

The control module 143 may transmit various pieces of information stored in the memory 142 to an information communication device designated by an athlete through wired or wireless communication. For example, the information communication device may include a PC, a notebook computer, a server computer, a smartphone, a tablet PC, and the like.

The sound output unit 150 may guide the exercise course terrain design information and the terrain information or reproduce the set sound source. For example, the sound output unit 150 may reproduce and output a sound source such as a music sound, a bird sound, a fallen leaf sound, a wave sound, and a seagull cry.

The image display unit 160 may guide the sports course terrain design information and the terrain information or display the set image. The image display unit 160 may include, for example, any one of a projector using a screen, a liquid crystal display (LCD), and a plasma display panel (PDP).

The electrocardiogram measuring unit 170 is worn on the body of the athlete and measures the electrocardiogram of the athlete and transmits it wirelessly to the controller 140.

The pulse measuring unit 180 is worn on the body of the athlete and measures the pulse of the athlete and transmits it wirelessly to the controller 140.

2 is a view showing a running machine having a sports course terrain design function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, a running machine having a sports course terrain design function is arranged and supported to surround the driving rollers and the driving rollers rotated by the driving device, and the running belt configured to rotate in an infinitely orbital manner as shown. 110 is installed.

The lower part of the running machine 100 is provided with a driving device for rotating the running belt 110 in a caterpillar manner, the user can arbitrarily manipulate the operation panel 141 to adjust the speed and the like.

The sensing unit 120 may be installed to detect the landing information and the movement speed of both feet on the running belt 110. The detector 120 may include a touch panel 121 and an infrared sensor 122, and one or more may be installed according to a selection.

The touch panel 121 is installed on the upper surface of the running belt 110 to detect the landing position of both feet. Since the touch panel 121 is installed on the front of the running belt 110, several sheets are required, and the landing position information, the stride information, and the movement speed information of the athlete detected through the touch panel 121 may be wirelessly or wired. 140). To this end, a touch detection circuit, a coordinate conversion circuit, a touch driver, and a USB module may be connected to the touch panel 121. The USB module may be connected to the controller 140.

The infrared sensors 122 may be installed at both sides of the running belt 110 to detect the landing position and the movement speed of both feet in the running belt 110. The lander's landing position information, stride length information, and movement speed information detected by the infrared sensors 122 are wirelessly transmitted to the controller 140.

In addition, the adjusting unit 130 is provided below the treadmill 100. The adjusting unit 130 includes two or more inclination adjusting means 131 and 132 at the front and the rear of the lower part of the treadmill. For example, the inclination adjustment means may include a front inclination adjustment means 131 provided on both front sides of the lower part of the running machine 100 and a rear inclination adjustment means 132 provided on both rear sides.

Each of the inclination adjusting means 131 and 132 is operated upward or downward individually by the power supplied to adjust the height. The adjusting unit 130 including these controls power supply by receiving a control signal output from the control module 143 of the controller 140, and inclines the up, down, left, and right sides of the treadmill 100.

Therefore, the inclination adjusting means (131, 132) to operate in part, allowing the athlete to exercise in a terrain environment similar to the outdoor exercise course.

The operation panel 141 is disposed at a position that can be easily manipulated by the user in front of the treadmill 100, and is preferably configured as a touch screen to provide user convenience.

The operation panel 141 may set various modes such as a user selecting a sports course, inputting a sports course terrain information, selecting a section, selecting a background screen, selecting a playback sound source, and setting a speed. The memory 142 and the control module 143 shown in FIG. 1 are built in the lower portion of the operation panel 141.

The image display unit 160 is provided in front of the treadmill 100.

Here, the image display unit 160 is not limited to any type as a means for outputting an image, for example, any one of a projector, a liquid crystal display (LCD), and a plasma display panel (PDP) using a screen. It can have various video output means such as using one.

In the modified example of the present invention, the image display unit 160 may be spaced apart from the front of the treadmill 100 to be coupled to and fixed to the treadmill 100 by at least one support frame.

The image display unit 160 may display various background screens as the user sets or selects at least one background mode through the operation panel 141. For example, the background screen may represent an environment such as a marathon course, a hiking course, a walking course, a park, a track of a playground, a beach, and the like.

For example, when the terrain of the exercise course is uphill in the process of displaying a predetermined image through the image display unit 160, the inclination of the treadmill 100 is upwardly adjusted by the front tilt adjusting means 131, The rear inclination adjustment means 132 is downwardly adjusted such that each inclination adjustment means operates individually.

Accordingly, the treadmill 100 has a predetermined slope corresponding to the terrain of the exercise course. At the same time, the control module 143, which maintains a constant speed, outputs a control signal to the controller 130 to reduce the speed of the driving device according to the terrain of the current exercise course to create an environment to correspond to the actual environment.

In addition, if the current exercise course is a curve path forming a curve to the left, the control module 143 outputs a control signal corresponding thereto. According to the control signal corresponding to the curve road, the inclination of the running belt 110 is adjusted to have a slope corresponding to the left curve by the front tilt adjusting means 131 and the rear tilt adjusting means 132.

Although the present invention described above has been described in detail only with respect to the specific examples described, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications are possible within the technical scope of the present invention, and such modifications and modifications belong to the appended claims. .

100: running machine 110: running belt
120: detection unit 121: touch panel
122: infrared sensor 130: control unit
131: front tilt adjustment means 132: rear tilt adjustment means
140: control unit 141: operation panel
142: memory 143: control module
150: sound output unit 160: video display unit
170: ECG measuring unit 180: pulse measuring unit

Claims (8)

A running belt disposed and supported to surround the driving rollers and the driving rollers rotated by a driving device and rotating in an infinite track manner;
A detector for detecting landing information and movement speed of both feet on the running belt;
An adjusting unit for combining two or more inclination adjusting means, respectively, in front and rear of the lower part to adjust the inclination of the running belt, and individually adjusting the inclination adjusting means according to a control signal; And
An operation panel for designing a sports course terrain, a memory for storing the sports course terrain design information designed by the control panel, and terrain information about the course, the landing information and movement speed of the two feet, and the sports course terrain design information; And a control unit having a control module for controlling the rotational speed of the running belt and the inclination of the adjusting unit in real time based on the terrain information. The method according to claim 1,
And a sound output unit for guiding the exercise course terrain design information and the terrain information or reproducing a set sound source. The method according to claim 1,
And a video display unit for guiding the exercise course terrain design information and the terrain information or displaying a set image. The running machine of claim 3, wherein the image display unit comprises any one of a projector using a screen, a liquid crystal display (LCD), and a plasma display panel (PDP). The method according to claim 1,
The sensing unit has a running course terrain design function comprising a touch panel installed on the running belt to detect the landing position of the two feet. The method according to claim 1,
The sensing unit is a running machine having an exercise course terrain design function comprising infrared sensors installed on both sides of the running belt to detect the landing position and the movement speed of the two feet in the running belt. The running machine of claim 1, wherein the controller performs a game mode in which a game mode is performed using the landing position information of the two feet detected by the touch panel as input information. The running machine of claim 1, wherein the course terrain design information includes a slope for each section of a mountain climbing code, a marathon course, and a park course.

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