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Integrator for global elastic motion mode of human body
[0001]Field of the Invention
[0002]The present invention relates to physical training/exercise equipments,
sports protection and rehabilitation equipments. In particular, the present
invention
relates to a human body overall elastic exercise mode integrated device.
[0003]Background of the Art
[0004] 1. The training/exercise equipments on the present market include a
rubber chest expander, which utilizes the rubber elastomers with various
shapes
and elastic coefficients for providing antagonistic resistance to the
practicer during
stretching exercises. The muscle strength could be enhanced by means of the
training.
[0005] However, the rubber chest expander is only a simplified type of
training or
exercise equipment, and its principle is to aim at partial tissue structures
and to
provide a partial and simplified antagonistic training means. It couldn't be
utilized
to take exercise on most of the joints and muscles of a human body as well as
the
whole body, and couldn't make effective integration of the overall exercise
capacity of the human body.
[0006] 2. Sports protection equipment: the protection equipments could be
allocated for the easily injured joints during exercise, such as back belt,
knee pad,
elbow guard, cuff, etc. On the one hand, the elastic material of the
protection
equipment could absorb part of the mechanical energy which the joints endure
during the exercise. On the other hand, the protection equipment could
restrict the
motion extent of the protected joints, so as to achieve a certain degree of
protection.
[0007] However, the sports protection equipment in the art is only a
protection
device for a single joint, and its absorption and decomposition ability of the
mechanical energy applied to the protected joint is limited, therefore the
actual
protection effect could be restricted.
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[0008]Summary of the invention
[0009] Considering the disadvantages in the prior art mentioned above, it's an
object of the present invention to provide a human body overall elastic
exercise
mode integrated device, which overcomes the shortcomings of the exercise
equipment and the sports protection equipment in the prior art, such as the
poor
association and integration, the over-emphasis on the exercise and protection
of a
local structure, as well as the overlook of overall functionality training and
protection, which results in the deficiency of the integration and protection
ability.
The present invention could help trainers to master and use a new sports mode
and protection equipment with high association and integration, therefore
provides a new ways for the trainers to improve their overall exercise and
protection capacity.
[0010] These objects of the present invention have been achieved by the
following technical means: a human body overall elastic exercise mode
integrated
device according to the present invention, which comprises the elastic bodies
and
at least five joint fixtures, wherein the joint fixtures are attached to the
joints of a
human body, with the starting point of each elastic body being fixed on two
joint
fixtures and the end point being fixed on the other three joint fixtures.
[0011] Based on actual requirements, more than five joint fixtures could be
comprised. Except the joint fixtures used for fixing the starting point and
end point
of the elastic bodies, the medial joint fixtures consist of positioning
buckles which
the elastic bodies are capable of passing through, and the elastic bodies pass
through the medial joint fixtures and are movably fixed through the
positioning
buckles. The positioning buckles serve to restrict detachment of the elastic
body
from the joint fixtures.
[0012] The elastic bodies could be classified as the external elastic bodies
which
essentially extend along the motion tache flexor surfaces of the human body
and
the external elastic bodies which essentially extend along the motion tache
extensor surfaces of the human body.
[0013] The elastic bodies extend respectively along the middle segment of each
motion tache of the arms and legs, then fork and twist round the external and
internal sides toward the opposite for cross connection, thereof serve as the
external elastic bodies across the corresponding adductor and abductor muscle
groups as well as rotatory muscle groups.
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[0014] Depending on the individual exercise intensity of each person, the
elastic bodies
could be single-bar-type or multistrand twist type, wherein each elastic body
is provided
with several forks, and these two types of external elastic bodies could have
different
colors. For flexible elastic intensity options, the tension strength of the
external elastic
body can be determined according to the exercise purpose and requirement of
individual
trainers. On the one hand, multilevel options of the elastic coefficient of
elastic material
could be provided, on the other hand, several options of the number of the
external
elastic body could be provided. Both material and number of the elastic body
are factors
for prestress elastic intensity adjustment. For example, during the profession
sports
training with hard intensity, apart from choosing elastic material with high
elastic
coefficient, number of the elastic bodies could also be increased depending on
the
requirement of the event and action.
[0015] The initial length of each elastic body is shorter than the length of
the
corresponding tache of human body to which the elastic body attaches.
[0016] Depending on the practical requirement, the joint fixtures could be
worn on
several joints among ankle joints, knee joints, waist, shoulder joints, head,
elbow joints,
wrist joints and metacarpophalangeal joints. For flexible structure
combination options,
the joint fixtures could be worn on all the joints mentioned above. According
to the
individual requirement of the trainer, a structure combination for partial
multi-joints
connection could also be chosen, such as the structure combination from the
ankle as
starting point to the belt as end point special for lower limbs exercise, the
structure
combination from the belt as starting point to the neck fixture as end point
special for
vertebral column longitudinal stretch exercise or protection, the structure
combination
between left and right wrists as starting and end points for upper limb
transverse
exercise, etc.
[0017] The joint fixtures could be made into any ofankle guard, knee pad,
waist support,
shoulder protector, elbow guard, wrist guard and finger guard.
[0018] Depending on the practical requirement, the positioning buckles could
be hook
and loop fasteners , and the positioning buckles could be adhered on the joint
fixtures.
[0019] For exercise convenience, the human body overall elastic exercise mode
integrated device could be embedded in sports wears and race suits. The
present
invention has flexible appearance design and material options. For hard
intensity sports
training, the elastic material with high quality and strength could be chosen
and the
present invention could be designed with exposed appearance form. For low
intensity
exercise and casual event, the elastic material which is flexible,
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close-fitting and breathe freely could be chosen for underclothes design.
Another
professional manner is to embed the particular elastic material into sports
wears
and race suits as required.
[0020] The present invention has advantages as follows compared with the prior
art:
[0021] The human body overall elastic exercise mode embodied by the present
invention is a special and high integrated exercise mode. First of all, the
main
taches of human body such as trunk and limbs are stretched centrifugally along
their respective central axes, and the centrifugal stretch movement between
taches is accomplished by means of centrifugal activity of corresponding
muscle
groups. The elastic tension generated by the centrifugal activity of
corresponding
muscle groups stretches and adjusts the taches of human body into an
integrated
elastic body of reticulation shape, then overall exercise could be carried out
on the
base of the integrated elastic body and overall elastic prestress tension. The
present invention is designed for effectual accomplishment of the novelty
exercise
mode. According to the direction of main muscle groups of the taches of human
body and the requirement for adjustment of the novelty exercise mode, the
present invention connects elastic material into an external reticulation
elastic
structure along the corresponding taches of human body. And the external
elastic
structure is orderly attached to the corresponding taches of human body and
generates a certain prestress tension. Any part of human body which is
adjusted
and takes activity will act on the external elastic structure of the present
overall
elastic exercise mode device, which is reflected by the corresponding
variation of
the elastic tension. Conversely, the corresponding variation of the elastic
tension
could serve to induce and accomplish the human body overall elastic exercise
as
a factor, and provide a special and effective training manner for the
conformation
of exercise mode dynamic stereotype.
[0022] (1) Advantage of structure mode adjustment
[0023] The adjustment of taches of human body into an integrated elastic body
structure mode of reticulation type is an alternation and leap of structure
and
status. According to its character, apart from energy conduction which is same
as
a rigid body, it's more important that the elastic body could also serve to
store the
elastic energy. Moreover an integrated elastic body could maximize the
capacity
of energy generation, conduction and storage.
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[0024] (2) Advantage of muscle power motivation and transfer
[0025] According to the theory and requirement of the human body overall
integrated elastic exercise mode, the present invention forces the trainer to
make
more centrifugal activity using muscles during exercise. It's proved by
numerous
research results that the force is doubled during muscles are stretched.
Accordingly, the strain energy stored in the SEC after motivation of the
largest
muscle stretch could be doubled. On the one hand, the stretched muscles could
enhance the force and power generated by the equal length and centripetal
activity hereafter. On the other hand, the enhancement needn't extra
metabolism
energy consumption, therefore the economy and efficiency of the equal length
and centripetal activity hereafter will be improved, and the moment value of
the
largest centrifugal activity is significantly larger than the moment value of
the
centripetal activity.
[0026] The experiment data acquired by the inventor shows that: (1) during the
human body overall elastic exercise mode adjustment, more deep muscles in
trunk are made to participate; (2) during exercise, the muscle groups with
inverse
function are made to participate the exercise at the same time, therefore more
muscles are motivated and transferred to participate the exercise in form of
agonistic muscle, which is beneficial for the improvement of exercise ability
and
effect.
[0027] (3) Benefit of the taches centrifugal extending activity
[0028] The present invention could help the trainers make the centrifugal
activity
adjustment between taches, and the adjustment is beneficial for the
conformation
and exercise of the reticulation typed elastic body, meanwhile could serve to
effectively prevent the sports injuries and actively treat and recover the
injured
joints and soft tissues because of the normal elastic tension generated and
retained by the human body internal adjustment and the external elastic body.
[0029] (4) The protection effect produced by the advantage of mechanical
energy
conduction and storage
[0030] The elastic body of the present invention makes overall or multi joints
elastic connection with the general single joint protection devices such as
knee
pads and elbow guards, meanwhile forms an internal and external integrated
elastic body which works together with the effective motivation of
corresponding
taches and the centrifugal activity of muscle groups. It's benifical to
conduct and
transfer the mechanical energy received by the protected joints and convert
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mechanical energy into the elastic energy, therefore the protection provided
to the
joints could be more effective.
[0031] In conclusion, the present invention could help the trainers master the
human body overall elastic exercise mode, therefore improve the efficiency and
security of sports training, enhance the effect of exercise, and raise the
protection
and recover capacity of injured joints.
[0032] Brief description of the drawings
[0033] FIG. 1(a) is an overall structure diagram of the human body overall
elastic
exercise mode integrated device of the 1st embodiment(Front view);
[0034] FIG. 1(b) is an overall structure diagram of the human body overall
elastic
exercise mode integrated device of the 1st embodiment(Back view);
[0035] FIG. 2(a) is an distribution and direction exploded view of the line 1A
in Fig.
l(Front view);
[0036] FIG. 2(b) is an distribution and direction exploded view of the line 1A
in Fig.
1(Back view);
[0037] FIG. 3(a) is an distribution and direction exploded view of the line 1B
in Fig.
l(Front view);
[0038] FIG. 3(b) is an distribution and direction exploded view of the line 1B
in Fig.
1(Back view);
[0039] FIG. 4(a) is a structure diagram of the enhanced exercise protection
design
of the 2' embodiment(Front view);
[0040] FIG. 4(b) is a structure diagram of the enhanced exercise protection
design
of the 2nd embodiment(Back view)
[0041] Detailed description of the preferred embodiments
[0042] Now, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail
by
reference to the accompanying drawings.
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[0043] The 1st embodiment of the present invention
[0044] The human body overall elastic exercise mode integrated device shown as
FIG.1(a), FIG.1(b), FIG.2(a), FIG.2(b), FIG.3(a), FIG.3(b), comprises eighteen
joint
fixtures 2 and elastic bodies, wherein the elastic bodies are classified as
the
external elastic bodies 1A essentially extending along the motion tache flexor
surfaces of the human body( shown as solid lines in the figures) and the
external
elastic bodies 1B essentially extending along the motion tache extensor
surfaces
of the human body(shown as dotted lines in the figures). The elastic body
extends
respectively along the middle segment of each motion tache of the arms and
legs,
then forks and twists round the external and internal side toward the opposite
for
cross connection, thereof serves as an external elastic body across the
corresponding adductor and abductor muscle groups as well as rotatory muscle
groups. The joint fixtures 2 could be worn on the joints of human body, such
as
ankle joints, knee joints, waist, shoulder joints, head, elbow joints, wrist
joints and
metacarpophalangeal joints. The joint fixtures 2 of the ankle joints fix the
starting
points 4 of the elastic bodies 1A,1B, and the joint fixtures 2 of the wrist
joints and
head fix the end points 5 of the elastic bodies 1A,1B, and the medial joint
fixtures
2 consist of positioning buckles 3 which the elastic body 1A or 1B is capable
of
passing through, and the elastic bodies 1A,16 pass through the medial joint
fixtures 2 and are movably fixed through the positioning buckles 3. The
positioning buckles 3 serve to restrict detachment of the elastic bodies 1A,1B
from
the joint fixtures 2, and the joint fixtures 2 mainly serve to ensure that the
elastic
bodies 1A, 1B pass through the specific taches as well as being attached and
fixed. The starting points 4 and the end points 5 could serve to adjust the
length
and tightness of the elastic bodies and then be stuck and fixed.
[0045] The elastic body could be clipped into suitable length depending on the
length parameter and strength requirement of the taches of the population with
individual body heights and types, and the nature length of the elastic body
is
shorter than the length of the corresponding taches of human body attached by
the elastic body. The elastic bodies are made of rubber materials with
different
elasticity coefficients and shapes. The structures of the elastic bodies 1A
,16 are
integrally formed, and the elastic bodies 1A,1B are provided with several
fork. The
color of the external elastic body 1A is red, and the color of the external
elastic
body 1B is blue. The positioning buckles 3 are Velcro, and the positioning
buckles
3 are adhered on the joint fixtures 2.
[0046] Installation steps: After all the parts are prepared, first, fix the
joint fixtures
on the joints, then connect the two types of elastic bodies using the joint
fixtures of
the ankle joints as the starting point, then position the elastic bodies along
the two
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lines from bottom to top through the corresponding joint fixtures using the
hook and loop
fasteners, which ends at the positions of the wrist joints and head. After the
external
reticulation structure is formed by connection, adjust the length and
tightness depending
on the trainer and requirement. By training, the trainer could achieve a high
level
coordination of the human body adjustment activity with the effect of the
external elastic
bodies, therefore realize a status of internal and external integration, which
embodies the
advantage of the overall elastic exercise mode.
[0047] For exercise convenience and dressing comfort, the human body overall
elastic
exercise mode integrated device could be embedded in sports wears and race
suits.
[0048] The two groups of elastic bodies form an external reticulation elastic
structure on
the surface of human body. The two groups of elastic bodies are clipped into a
length
shorter than the total length of the taches in human body which the elastic
bodies pass
through. Coupled with the length and tightness adjustment of the connection
between
the starting point and end point, the external elastic reticulation is made to
generate a
centripetal prestress elastic tension applied to the human body in order to
induce and
strengthen the centrifugal antagonistic activity along the central axis of
each tache of
human body. Therefore the centrifugal tension generated by the centrifugal
activity of the
taches and corresponding muscle groups of human body acts antagonistically
with the
external elastic reticulation. By this way a prestress elastic tension of
internal and
external integration is composed which integrates the taches of human body
into an
integrated elastic body, and the human body overall elastic exercise is
prepared for
implement.
[0049] Depending on the requirement of the human body overall elastic exercise
mode,
when the corresponding taches of human body make the action of stretch, the
muscle
groups on the flexor surfaces don't release and yield, but make a strengthened
centrifugal activity actively, and the activity would be shown by driving the
elastic body
1A (shown as Fig. 2(a) and Fig. 2(b)); on the contrary, when the corresponding
taches of
human body make the action of bending, the centrifugal activity of the muscle
groups on
the extensor surfaces would be shown by driving the elastic body 1B (shown as
Fig.3(a)
and Fig. 3(b)). According to the theory and principle of the human body
overall elastic
exercise mode, the tasks of the corresponding muscle groups distributed on the
front
and back sides of the human body are integrated following the relationship of
unity of
opposites. On the prestress status that the taches generate centrifugal
tension extending
along the central plane or the central axis, when the corresponding muscle
groups on the
front side make the centripetal activity, the corresponding muscle groups on
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back side could strengthen the corresponding centrifugal activity in order to
ensure the
effect of the centrifugal tension and maintain the corresponding actions on
the overall
elastic status. When the muscle groups make then centripetal activity, the
muscle groups
on the front side would make corresponding adjustment either.
[0050] The present invention could help the trainers master the human body
overall
elastic exercise mode. The elastic material (such as rubber) is distributed on
the surface
of human body and connected into an elastic reticulation structure. The effect
of the
external elastic bodies and elastic structure is as follows: first, the
working status of the
taches and muscle groups will be shown directly by the alternation of the
elastic tension,
which provide visual feedback information for correctly mastering the human
body
overall elastic exercise mode; second, the elastic tension of the external
elastic bodies
acts as the antagonistic resistance to the corresponding activity of the
muscle groups,
which provide favorable conditions for correct stereotypes of the overall
muscle intensive
training and muscle activity mode. Third, the elastic energy is stored at the
same time of
energy conduction, which reflects the significant character of the elastic
bodies. The
design of the present invention combines the external elastic bodies with the
activity of
muscles and joints of human body, and strengthens the overall elastic force.
[0051] The 2nd embodiment of the present invention
[0052] The 2nd embodiment of the present invention is identical with the 1st
embodiment
except the following characteristics: as shown in Figs. 4(a),4(b), the joint
fixtures is made
into ankle guard, knee pad, waist support, shoulder protector, elbow guard,
wrist guard
and finger guard, therefore the joint fixtures could serve as sports
protection better and
the joint protectors could be installed according to the requirements for
corresponding
joints of the trainers.
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