MOUSE-TYPE REHABILITATION EXERCISE DEVICE

• US 20170165144A1
• Filed: 06/16/2015
• Published: 06/15/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Neofect Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Neofect Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: BAN, Hoyoung, CHOI, Younggeun, LEE, Soobin, YOO, Kyunghwan, ROH, SungJun, SONG, Hoyeong
• Granted Patent: US 10,299,980 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 1/0281 Shoulder
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 1/0285 Hand
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1207 with electric or magnetic drive
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1445 Overrunning clutches; One-way clutches
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1472 Planetary gearing
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1635 Hand or arm, e.g. handle hand-held, A61H2201/0153; fore-arm support, A61H2003/006
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1671 rotational
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/50 Control means thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5035 Several programs selectable
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5058 Sensors or detectors
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5092 Optical sensor
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0058 using motors
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0618 moving in a horizontal plane without substantial friction, i.e. using inertial forces
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/157 Ratchet-wheel links; Overrunning clutches; One-way clutches
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/22 Resisting devices with rotary bodies A63B21/0608 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4035 for operation by hand
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4049 Rotational movement
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/20 using rollers, wheels, castors or the like, e.g. gliding means, to be moved over the floor or other surface, e.g. guide tracks, during exercising
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2213/00 Exercising combined with therapy
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/03508 For a single arm or leg, A63B21/0726 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/1209 : Involving a bending of elbow and shoulder joints simultaneously
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/1245 : Primarily by articulating the shoulder joint A63B23/129 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/14 : for wrist joints
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0087 : Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of groups A63B21/00 - A63B23/00, e.g. controlling load

Abstract

A mouse-type rehabilitation exercise device includes a mouse body on which a hand is mounted, a wheel moving the mouse body, a first motor aligning a position of the wheel such that the mouse body moves to a desired direction, a second motor rotating the wheel such that the wheel aligned by the first motor moves to a desired position, a clutch disposed between the second motor and the wheel to enable and disable a power transmitting to the wheel from the second motor, and a controller controlling a driving of the first motor, the second motor, and the clutch.

Claims

1. A mouse-type rehabilitation exercise device comprising:

a mouse body on which a hand is mounted;

a wheel moving the mouse body;

a first motor aligning a position of the wheel such that the mouse body moves to a desired direction;

a second motor rotating the wheel such that the wheel aligned by the first motor moves to a desired position;

a clutch disposed between the second motor and the wheel to enable and disable a power transmitting to the wheel from the second motor; and

a controller controlling a driving of the first motor, the second motor, and the clutch.

2. The mouse-type rehabilitation exercise device of claim 1, wherein the controller controls the driving of the first motor, the second motor, and the clutch in one operation mode of a first operation mode in which a direction of the wheel is aligned by the first motor and a user moves the mouse body to the desired position along a predetermined pattern by his/her own strength and a second operation mode in which the direction of the wheel is aligned by the first motor and the mouse body moves to the desired position by a rotation of the second motor in accordance with the predetermined pattern.

3. The mouse-type rehabilitation exercise device of claim 2, wherein the clutch disconnects the wheel and the second motor in the first operation mode, and the clutch connects the wheel and the second motor in the second operation mode.

4. The mouse-type rehabilitation exercise device of claim 2, wherein the controller controls the mouse body such that the mouse body is operated in the second operation mode when the mouse body does not move to the desired position of the predetermined pattern during a predetermined time period in the first operation mode.

5. The mouse-type rehabilitation exercise device of claim 1, wherein the mouse-type rehabilitation exercise device comprises a plurality of casters disposed at the mouse body to be capable of rolling, and the casters maintain a horizontal level of the mouse body and freely change a direction of the mouse body.

6. The mouse-type rehabilitation exercise device of claim 1, wherein the mouse-type rehabilitation exercise device comprises:

a driving gear coupled to a shaft of the first motor and rotated;

a driven gear engaged with the driving gear and rotated; and

a rotating bracket supported by the driven gear and provided to the mouse body to be rotatable, the second motor is supported by one side portion of the rotating bracket, the wheel is supported by the other side portion of the rotating bracket to be capable of rolling such that the clutch is disposed between one side portion of the rotating bracket and the other side portion of the rotating bracket, and the rotating bracket is rotated by the rotation of the driven gear.

7. The mouse-type rehabilitation exercise device of claim 6, further comprising a weight supported by the rotating bracket to face the second motor such that the wheel and the clutch are disposed between the weight and the second motor and to maintain a center of gravity applied to the rotating bracket.

8. The mouse-type rehabilitation exercise device of claim 1, further comprising a handle protruded from the mouse body and gripped by the hand.

9. The mouse-type rehabilitation exercise device of claim 8, wherein the handle is provided to the mouse body to be swivelable.

10. The mouse-type rehabilitation exercise device of claim 9, wherein the controller drives the first motor to align the position of the wheel and selectively connects the wheel and the second motor by the clutch to rotate the wheel in response to an operation signal from the handle such that the mouse body moves to a direction indicated by the handle.

11. The mouse-type rehabilitation exercise device of claim 9, wherein the controller drives the first motor to align the position of the wheel and connects the second motor and the wheel by the clutch to rotate the wheel in response to an operation signal from the handle such that the mouse body moves to a direction opposite to a direction indicated by the handle.

12. The mouse-type rehabilitation exercise device of claim 9, wherein the controller drives the first motor to align the position of the wheel in a direction indicated by the handle and connects the second motor and the wheel by the clutch to rotate the wheel in response to an operation signal from the handle such that the mouse body moves to a direction opposite to a direction indicated by the handle.

13. The mouse-type rehabilitation exercise device of claim 1, further comprising a pattern identifier disposed at the mouse body to identify coordinate data of a printed pattern printed on a printed matter, wherein the controller controls the drive of the first motor, the second motor, and the clutch such that the mouse body moves on the basis of the coordinate data of the printed pattern identified by the pattern identifier.

14. The mouse-type rehabilitation exercise device of claim 13, wherein the pattern identifier is an optical identification sensor or a photo-sensor.