Vibration training apparatus for linearly changing vibration amplitude

• US 20070225622A1
• Filed: 12/26/2006
• Published: 09/27/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cheng-Hsun Huang, David Shih, Yu-Chu Chen
• Original Assignee: Cheng-Hsun Huang, David Shih, Yu-Chu Chen
• Inventors: Huang, Cheng-Hsun, Chen, Yu-Chu, Shih, David
• Granted Patent: US 7,367,957 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 601/30
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 1/005 Moveable platforms, e.g. vibrating or oscillating platforms for standing, sitting, laying or leaning
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/14 Special force transmission means, i.e. between the driving means and the interface with the user
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/164 Feet or leg, e.g. pedal
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1678 Means for angularly oscillating massage elements
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2203/0406 Standing on the feet
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 23/0254 with rotary motor

Abstract

A vibration training apparatus includes a base, a swinging link rod module and a driving mechanism. The swinging link rod module installed on the base has a driving mechanism for driving several swinging link rods for a link rod movement. An eccentric transmission shaft driven by a motor drives the swinging link rod module to produce a linear vibration during the swinging process, and matches with the rotation speed of the motor to drive a support stand to produce vertically up-and-down displacements with vibrations of different frequencies. An adjusting device can be installed between the swinging link rod module and the base for changing the swinging amplitude of the swinging link rod module, such that the driving mechanism can drive the swinging link rod module to linearly change the vibration amplitude and achieve a whole-body vibration effect to stimulate internal organs and improve muscle strengths and blood circulations.

Claims

1. A vibration training apparatus comprising:

a base including a plurality of transversal frames and longitudinal frames;

a driving mechanism having a program and circuit for controlling and driving the driving mechanism, and an eccentric shaft driven by the driving mechanism for driving a swinging link rod module installed on the base, the swinging link rod module having a plurality of swinging link rods and a support stand disposed on the base;

the driving mechanism driving the swinging link rod module to produce a linear vibration during a swinging process and matching with a rotation speed of a motor to drive the support stand to produce vertically up-and-down displacements with vibrations of different frequencies.

2. A vibration training apparatus comprising:

a base formed by connecting a plurality of transversal frames and longitudinal frames, and having a swinging link rod module pivotally coupled thereon;

a driving mechanism having a program and circuit for controlling and driving the driving mechanism, and an eccentric shaft driven by the driving mechanism for driving a swinging link rod module installed on the base to produce a link rod movement;

a swinging link rod module having a plurality of swinging link rods and a support stand disposed on the base; and

an adjusting mechanism connected between the base and the swinging link rod module so as to change the swinging amplitude of the swinging link rod module.

3. The vibration training apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the driving mechanism comprises a motor, a transmission shaft and a driving member module, and both ends of the transmission shaft have an eccentric shaft, both ends of the eccentric shaft are sheathed into the driving member module and the driving member module is pivotally coupled with a swinging link rod, the motor drives the transmission shaft to rotate and the swinging link rod module to produce a link rod movement.

4. The vibration training apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the driving mechanism comprises a motor, a transmission shaft and a driving member module, and both ends of the transmission shaft have an eccentric shaft, such that both ends of the transmission shaft are pivotally coupled onto the base and both ends of the eccentric shaft are sheathed into the driving member module, the driving member module is pivotally coupled with a swinging link rod, the motor drives the transmission shaft to rotate and the swinging link rod module to produce a link rod movement.

5. The vibration training apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the driving mechanism comprises a motor, a transmission shaft and a driving member module, and a gear wheel mechanism, a pulley mechanism or another driving mechanism is installed between the motor and the transmission shaft.

6. The vibration training apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the swinging link rod module is formed substantially a slender board by pivotally connecting front and rear first, second, third and fourth swinging link rods, and the middle section of the each swinging link rod is pivotally connected to a pivotal base on the base;

such that the right side of the first swinging link rod is pivotally connected to a driving member which is pivotally connected to an eccentric shaft of a driving apparatus, and the left side of the first swinging link rod is pivotally connected to the left side of second swinging link rod by a driving member, and both lateral sides of the fourth swinging link rod are respectively and pivotally connected to a link board, and the right side of the second swinging link rod is pivotally connected to the right side of the third swinging link rod and the link board of the fourth swinging link rod by a pivotal shaft, the left side of the third swinging link rod and the link board at the right side of the fourth swinging link rod are respectively and pivotally connected to a support stand.

7. The vibration training apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the support stand is a rectangular frame comprised of a plurality of transversal rods and longitudinal rods.

8. The vibration training apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the adjusting mechanism comprises a motor disposed on a lateral side of the base, and the motor is latched and connected by an axle rod and a screw rod of a decelerating mechanism, and two pivotal boards fixed on the base and a driving base are protruded from another end of the screw rod, and the driving base is in a U-shape for sliding both ends of the driving base into the swinging link rod that is pivotally connected to the base, and the motor drives the driving base and the screw rod to produce a relative displacement to drive and adjust the fulcrum of the swinging link rod on the base to produce horizontal left and right displacements, so as to change the position of the fulcrum of the swinging link rod.

9. The vibration training apparatus as claimed in claim 2, further comprising a casing base installed around the exterior of the training apparatus, such that the support stand is extended out from the surface of casing base, and a treadle structure installed on the surface of the support stand and provided for a user to stand to achieve the effect of a whole-body vibration training.