# US 10,500,434 B2 · Exercising device and operating method thereof

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- Number: US 10,500,434 B2
- Document ID: US10500434B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/875,706
- Filed: 2015-10-06
- Published: 2016-08-18
- Granted: 2019-12-10
- Earliest claimed: 2015-02-16
- Assignees: Kuang Yu Metal Working Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Kuang Yu Metal Working Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Wen-Hsu Hsieh
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10500434B2

## CPC

- A63B 21/4027: {Specific exercise interfaces (chairs or stools with exercising means A47C9/002)}
- A61H 1/003: {Rocking or oscillating around a horizontal axis transverse to the body}
- A61H 1/005: {Moveable platforms, e.g. vibrating or oscillating platforms for standing, sitting, laying or leaning}
- A61H 23/004: {With mechanical drive, e.g. spring mechanism or vibrating unit being hit for starting vibration and then applied to the body of a patient}
- A61H 2201/0142: Beds
- A61H 2201/0149: Seat or chair
- A61H 2201/0165: Damping, vibration related features
- A61H 2201/1215: Rotary drive
- A61H 2201/149: rotation-linear or vice versa
- A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H)
- A61H: PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY (electrotherapy, magnetotherapy, radiation therapy or ultrasound therapy A61N)

## Abstract

An exercising device includes a base, a rail, a swinging chair, and a swinging unit. The rail is pivotally disposed at the base by at least one pivoting point. The swinging chair is movably disposed on the rail. The swinging unit is disposed between the rail and the base. The swinging unit is for changing an angle between the rail and the base.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An operating method of an exercising device, comprising:
providing only one rail pivotally disposed at a base by at least one pivoting point, wherein the rail comprises two rail frames arranged at two sides of the base, respectively;
operating a horizontal driving unit to move a swinging bed or a swinging chair along the rail for a linear movement relative to the base, wherein the swinging bed or the swinging chair is pivotally connected to the rail by two sliders, a number of the sliders is limited to two, and each of the two sliders is connected to each of the rail frames; and
operating a swinging unit to change an angle between the rail and the base to make the rail move along a swinging path reciprocatedly;
wherein a force arm between the pivoting point and each of the sliders is changed when the swinging bed or the swinging chair is moved such that when the swinging bed or the swinging chair is vibrated relative to the rail, a vibrating amplitude of the swinging bed or the swinging chair is changed correspondingly.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The operating method of claim 1, wherein after operating the horizontal driving unit to move the swinging chair or the swinging bed, operate the swinging unit to vibrate the rail, and the swinging bed or the swinging chair is linked with the rail.

### Claim 3

An exercising device, comprising:
a base;
a rail pivotally disposed at the base by at least one pivoting point, wherein the rail comprises two rail frames arranged at two sides of the base, respectively, and a number of the rail is limited to one;
a swinging chair movable along the rail for a linear movement relative to the base, wherein the swinging chair is pivotally connected to the rail by two sliders, a number of the sliders is limited to two, and each of the two sliders is connected to each of the rail frames; and
a swinging unit disposed between the rail and the base, the swinging unit comprising an eccentric block to vibrate the rail;
wherein when the swinging chair is moved, a position of the swinging chair relative to a position of the base along a horizontal line is changed such that a force arm between the pivoting point and each of the sliders is changed and a vibrating amplitude of the swinging chair is changed correspondingly when the swinging chair is vibrated relative to the rail.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The exercising device of claim 3, further comprising:
a horizontal driving unit, comprising a motor driving the two sliders to move in the rail, thus the swinging chair being linked with the two sliders and moved along the rail.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The exercising device of claim 4, wherein,
the horizontal driving unit comprises a screw arbor, wherein the motor drives the screw arbor; and
a moving unit comprises a body and a screw hole coordinated with the screw arbor, wherein the two sliders are connected to the body, the screw hole is disposed at the body, and when the motor drives the screw arbor, the two sliders are moved in the rail.

### Claim 6 (depends on 3)

The exercising device of claim 3, wherein the swinging unit further comprises:
a roller rotatably disposed at the base, wherein the eccentric block sleeves on the roller and pushes the rail; and
a wheel sleeved on the roller.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The exercising device of claim 6, further comprising a swing driving unit disposed at the base, wherein the swing driving unit comprises a motor driving the swinging unit to rotate.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The exercising device of claim 7, wherein the swing driving unit comprises:
a pulley driven by the motor; and
a belt connecting the pulley to the wheel;
wherein the motor drives the pulley, the belt, the wheel, the roller and the eccentric block to rotate simultaneously.

### Claim 9

An exercising device for a human to lie, comprising:
a base;
a rail pivotally disposed at the base by at least one pivoting point, wherein the rail comprises two rail frames arranged at two sides of the base, respectively, and a number of the rail is limited to one;
a swinging bed movable along the rail for a linear movement relative to the base, wherein the swinging bed is pivotally connected to the rail by two sliders, a number of the sliders is limited to two, and each of the two sliders is connected to each of the rail frames; and
a swinging unit disposed between the rail and the base, the swinging unit comprising an eccentric block to vibrate the rail;
wherein when the swinging bed is moved, a position of the swinging bed relative to a position of the base along a horizontal line is changed such that a force arm between the pivoting point and each of the sliders is changed and a vibrating amplitude of the swinging bed is changed correspondingly when the swinging bed is vibrated relative to the rail.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The exercising device of claim 9, further comprises:
a horizontal driving unit, comprising a motor driving the two sliders to move in the rail, thus the swinging bed being linked with the two sliders and moved along the rail.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The exercising device of claim 10, wherein,
the horizontal driving unit comprises a screw arbor, wherein the motor drives the screw arbor; and
a moving unit comprises a body and a screw hole coordinated with the screw arbor, wherein the two sliders are connected to the body, the screw hole is disposed at the body, and when the motor drives the screw arbor, the two sliders are moved in the rail.

### Claim 12

An exercising device, comprising:
a base;
a rail pivotally disposed at the base by at least one pivoting point, wherein the rail comprises two rail frames arranged at two sides of the base, respectively, and a number of the rail is limited to one;
a swinging bed or a swinging chair movable along the rail for a linear movement relative to the base, wherein the swinging bed or the swinging chair is pivotally connected to the rail by two sliders, a number of the sliders is limited to two, and each of the two sliders is connected to each of the rail frames;
a supporting stick, wherein one end of the supporting stick is pivotally connected to the swinging bed or the swinging chair, and the other end of the supporting stick is pivotally connected to the base; and
a swinging unit disposed between the rail and the base, the swinging unit comprising an eccentric block to vibrate the rail;
wherein a force arm between the pivoting point and each of the sliders is changed when the swinging bed or the swinging chair is moved such that when the swinging bed or the swinging chair is vibrated relative to the rail, and a vibrating amplitude of the swinging bed or the swinging chair is changed correspondingly.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The exercising device of claim 12, further comprising:
a horizontal driving unit, comprising a motor driving the two sliders to move in the rail, thus the swinging bed or the swinging chair being linked with the two sliders and moved along the rail.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The exercising device of claim 13, wherein,
the horizontal driving unit comprises a screw arbor, wherein the motor drives the screw arbor; and
a moving unit comprises a body and a screw hole coordinated with the screw arbor, wherein the two sliders are connected to the body, the screw hole is disposed at the body, and when the motor drives the screw arbor, the two sliders are moved in the rail.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The exercising device of claim 14, wherein the swinging bed or the swinging chair is pivotally connected to the moving unit.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The exercising device of claim 15, wherein the rail comprises a groove and a pad portion, the moving unit is movably disposed in the groove, and the pad portion is positioned in the groove.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The exercising device of claim 16, further comprising:
a plurality of base pads, wherein the base pads are disposed under the base.

### Claim 18

An exercising device, comprising:
a base;
a rail pivotally disposed at the base by at least one pivoting point, wherein the rail comprises two rail frames arranged at two sides of the base, respectively, and a number of the rail is limited to one;
a swinging chair movable along the rail for a linear movement relative to the base, wherein the swinging chair is pivotally connected to the rail by two sliders, a number of the sliders is limited to two, and each of the two sliders is connected to each of the rail frames;
a swinging unit disposed between the rail and the base, the swinging unit comprising an eccentric block to vibrate the rail; and
an elastic unit disposed between the base and the rail;
wherein when the swinging chair is moved, a position of the swinging chair relative to a position of the base along a horizontal line is changed such that a force arm between the pivoting point and each of the sliders is changed and a vibrating amplitude of the swinging chair is changed correspondingly when the swinging chair is vibrated relative to the rail.

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

The exercising device of claim 18, wherein the elastic unit is a cylinder structure.

### Claim 20 (depends on 18)

The exercising device of claim 18, further comprising:
a horizontal driving unit, comprising a motor driving the two sliders to move in the rail, thus the swinging chair being linked with the two sliders and moved along the rail.

### Claim 21 (depends on 18)

The exercising device of claim 18, wherein the swinging unit comprises:
a roller rotatably disposed at the base, wherein the eccentric block sleeves on the roller and pushes the rail; and
a wheel sleeved on the roller.

### Claim 22 (depends on 18)

The exercising device of claim 18, further comprising:
a plurality of base pads, wherein the base pads are disposed under the base.
