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US 11,779,804 · App. 17/679,187 · Granted Oct 10, 2023

Pedaling exercise machine and fixing method thereof

Inventors: Eisuke Aoki (Toyota, JP); Tomio Ikeda (Toyota, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
A63B22/0694A61G5/10A63B22/0605A63B71/0036
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Patent No.
US 11,779,804
App. No.
17/679,187
Granted
Oct 10, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A pedaling exercise machine according to the present embodiment includes: a pair of right and left pedal portions on which feet of a user are placed; a rotation mechanism that rotates the pedal portions when the feet of the user step on the pedal portions; a seating portion that is disposed on a rear end side of the rotation mechanism separately from the rotation mechanism and on which the user is seated; a fixing member disposed on a front end side of the rotation mechanism; and a belt member that is detachably connected to the seating portion and provided to extend from the fixing member to the seating portion.

Claims (37)

1. A pedaling exercise machine comprising:

a pair of right and left pedal portions on which feet of a user are configured to be placed,

a rotation mechanism that rotates the pedal portions when the feet of the user step on the pedal portions;

a seating portion that is disposed on a rear end side of the rotation mechanism separately from the rotation mechanism and on which the user is seated;

a fixing member disposed on a front end side of the rotation mechanism; and

a belt member that is detachably connected to the seating portion and extends from the fixing member to the seating portion.

2. The pedaling exercise machine according to claim 1 , further comprising a retractor mechanism from which the belt member is pulled out and in which the belt member is retracted, and that is able to fix a pull-out position and a retracting position of the belt member at an arbitrary position, wherein the belt member pulled out from the retractor mechanism is detachably connected to the seating portion.

3. The pedaling exercise machine according to claim 2 , wherein:

the fixing member includes a plate member that is disposed on a floor surface and on which the front end side of the rotation mechanism is placed and to which the front end side is detachably connected; and

the retractor mechanism is provided on the plate member.

4. The pedaling exercise machine according to claim 3 , wherein:

the plate member is provided with a recessed portion; and

a tip end side of the rotation mechanism is partially disposed in the recessed portion.

5. The pedaling exercise machine according to claim 3 , wherein a pair of the retractor mechanisms is provided such that the retractor mechanisms are disposed on respective ends of the plate member, and a tip end of the belt member pulled out from each of the retractor mechanisms is attached to each of right and left sides of the seating portion.

6. The pedaling exercise machine according to claim 2 , further comprising an adjusting mechanism that is able to adjust a tension of the belt member when the tip end of the belt member pulled out from the retractor mechanism is attached to the seating portion.

7. The pedaling exercise machine according to claim 1 , wherein the seating portion is a wheelchair.

8. A fixing method of a pedaling exercise machine including a pair of right and left pedal portions on which feet of a user are configured to be placed,

a rotation mechanism that rotates the pedal portions along a circular trajectory or an elliptical trajectory when the feet of the user step on the pedal portions,

a seating portion that is disposed on a rear end side of the rotation mechanism separately from the rotation mechanism and on which the user is seated, and

a fixing member disposed on a front end side of the rotation mechanism, the fixing method comprising:

a step of extending a belt member between the fixing member and the seating portion; and

a step of fixing the belt member to the seating portion.

9. The fixing method according to claim 8 , wherein:

the belt member is provided for a retractor mechanism;

the retractor mechanism is able to fix a pull-out position and a retracting position of the belt member at an arbitrary position; and

the belt member pulled out from the retractor mechanism is detachably connected to the seating portion.

10. The fixing method according to claim 9 , wherein:

the fixing member includes a plate member disposed on a floor surface;

the front end side of the rotation mechanism is placed on the plate member;

the plate member is provided with the retractor mechanism; and

the rotation mechanism is detachably connected to the plate member.

11. The fixing method according to claim 10 , wherein:

the plate member is provided with a recessed portion; and

a tip end side of the rotation mechanism is partially disposed in the recessed portion.

12. The fixing method according to claim 10 , wherein a pair of the retractor mechanisms is provided such that the retractor mechanisms are disposed on respective ends of the plate member, and a tip end of the belt member pulled out from each of the retractor mechanisms is attached to each of right and left sides of the seating portion.

13. The pedaling exercise machine according to claim 9 , wherein a tension of the belt member is adjusted when a tip end of the belt member pulled out from the retractor mechanism is attached to the seating portion.

14. The fixing method according to claim 9 , wherein the seating portion is a wheelchair provided with wheels.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 24, 2022
From: AOKI, EISUKE; IKEDA, TOMIO
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-068755 · Apr 15, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220331652A1 · Oct 20, 2022