Interactive training device

• US 7,635,325 B2
• Filed: 05/01/2008
• Issued: 12/22/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/01/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cycling And Health Tech Industry Research & Development Center
• Original Assignee: Cycling And Health Tech Industry Research & Development Center
• Inventors: Chang, Chia-Chang, Chiang, Tzu-Peng, Chen, Wei-Long
• Primary Examiner(s): BAKER, LORI LYNN
• Application Number:
  US12/150,870
• Publication Number:
  US 20090275451A1
• Time in Patent Office: 600 Days
• Field of Search: 482/146, 482/34, 482/147, 482 79- 80, 482/139
• US Class Current: 482/146
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/18 with elements, i.e. platforms, having a circulating, nutating or rotating movement, generated by oscillating movement of the user, e.g. platforms wobbling on a centrally arranged spherical supporthoop exercising apparatus A63B19/00; eccentric weights put into orbital motion by nutating movement of the user A63B21/0608; pots rotating or rocking by moving the whole body A63G23/00
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry

Abstract

An interactive training device comprises an operation unit and an interaction unit. The operation unit has a movable plate built therein with a G-sensor so that motions of the movable plate in response to a user'"'"'s operation are sensed by the G-sensor and further converted into particular signals to be output to the interaction unit.

Claims

1. An interactive training device for rehabilitative exercise comprising:

an operation unit comprising;

an immovable base supported on a ground surface;

a movable plate positioned above said base and movable for tilting, sliding and horizontal rotation;

an elastomeric supporting member, fixed to said immovable base at a central region on a top surface of said base and disposed for supporting said movable plates; and

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a gravity sensor integrated within said movable plate and wherein said gravity sensor is disposed to sense tilt direction and tilt angle motion of said movable plate and to convert and transmit said sensed motion into signals;

an interaction unit for interactive visual feedback comprising;

a display having a presentation screen;

electrical connections connecting said display and said gravity sensor wherein said connections process and convert said signals into movements of a dynamic object which are transmitted and displayed on said presentation screen while a user stands upon said device.

2. The interactive training device for rehabilitative exercise of claim 1 wherein, the supporting member allows the movable plates to tilt in all directions with respect to the supporting member and then return to an initial position.

3. The interactive training device for rehabilitative exercise of claim 2, wherein the elastomer is made of rubber and comprises a column.

4. The interactive training device for rehabilitative exercise of claim 1 wherein, the supporting member allows the movable plates to horizontally rotate in both directions.

5. The interactive training device for rehabilitative exercise of claim 1 wherein said electrical connections comprise:

wireless connections.