# US 11,439,565 B2 · Training apparatus

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- Number: US 11,439,565 B2
- Document ID: US11439565B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/492,571
- Filed: 2019-02-18
- Published: 2021-10-21
- Granted: 2022-09-13
- Earliest claimed: 2018-06-20
- Assignees: Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.; Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.; Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Bangcan Xue; Yanjun Liu; Taesung Kang; Dong Zhang; Tao Jia; Liguang Deng; Jian Bai; Wenfeng Jin; Hongqiang Ji; Zhehua Long; Jia Meng
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11439565B2

## CPC

- A61F 5/042: for extension or stretching
- A61H 1/0296: {Neck}
- A61F 5/055: Cervical collars
- A61H 2201/0103: inflatable
- A61H 2201/0157: portable
- A61H 2201/0169: Noise reduction
- A61H 2201/1238: with hydraulic or pneumatic drive
- A61H 2201/1611: Holding means therefor
- A61H 2201/165: Wearable interfaces
- A61H 2201/5002: Means for controlling a set of similar massage devices acting in sequence at different locations on a patient
- A61H 2201/5023: Interfaces to the user
- A61H 2201/5056: pneumatically controlled
- A61H 2201/5071: Pressure sensors
- A61H 2205/04: neck
- A61F: FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C)
- 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

A training apparatus is disclosed, comprising: a top structure, a bottom structure, and a traction structure disposed between the top structure and the bottom structure, and wherein the traction structure is configured to be retractable along an axial direction of the top or bottom structure to achieve relative movement between the top structure and the bottom structure.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A training apparatus comprising:
a top structure;
a bottom structure;
and a traction structure disposed between the top structure and the bottom structure, wherein the traction structure is configured to be retractable along an axial direction of the top structure or the bottom structure to achieve relative movement between the top structure and the bottom structure;
the traction structure further comprises:
a plurality of traction sub-structures, each of the plurality of traction sub-structures configured to be independently retractable along the axial direction and each traction sub-structure comprising an inflatable stacked structure, each of the inflatable stacked structures is stacked along a direction extending from the bottom structure to the top structure,
and the inflatable stacked structure is configured to be a flat shape in an uninflated state and a stretched shape in an inflated state to achieve the relative movement between the top structure and the bottom structure by inflation and deflation;
wherein each of the inflatable stacked structures further comprises:
a top rubber tube, a bottom rubber tube, and a plurality of rubber tubes between the top rubber tube and the bottom rubber tube, wherein the top rubber tube and the bottom rubber tube each respectively have one opening, and the plurality of rubber tubes between the top rubber tube and the bottom rubber tube each have an upper opening and a lower opening, and adjacent rubber tubes communicate through adjacent openings;
the training apparatus further comprising:
a top bracket disposed between the top structure and the traction structure, a bottom bracket disposed between the bottom structure and the traction structure, wherein each of the top bracket and the bottom bracket comprise an annular structure, and the plurality of traction sub-structures are disposed on the bottom bracket to be connected to the top bracket, and the plurality of traction sub-structures are sequentially spaced along the annular structure;
wherein each of the top rubber tube and the bottom rubber tube is provided with two stuck slots located on either side of the opening and extending along a direction of the opening;
a side of the top bracket closer to the top rubber tube is provided with a first stuck slot that is matched with the two stuck slots of the top rubber tube:
a side of the bottom bracket closer to the bottom rubber tube is provided with a second stuck slot that is matched with the two stuck slots of the bottom rubber tube;
a side of the top bracket away from the top rubber tube is provided with a first groove configured to receive the top structure;
and a side of the bottom bracket away from the bottom rubber tube is provided with a second groove configured to receive the bottom structure.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The training apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the top structure and the bottom structure comprise annular airbags.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The training apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a drive device configured to control extension and retraction of the plurality of traction sub-structures, and wherein the drive device comprises: an inflation mechanism configured to inflate each of the inflatable stacked structures; a plurality of pairs of switching valves configured to respectively control inflation and deflation of each of the inflatable stacked structures, each pair of switching valves comprising an inflation valve and a deflation valve; and a control mechanism configured to control the inflation mechanism and the plurality of pairs of switching valves.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The training apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the inflation mechanism comprises: one or more air pumps configured to generate a source gas; an air sack configured to be connected to the one or more air pumps to store the source gas; an intake valve connected to an outlet end of the air sack, and wherein the control mechanism is configured to control turning on and turning off of the intake valve.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The training apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the inflation mechanism further comprises: a first air pressure sensor connected between the one or more air pumps and the air sack, the first air pressure sensor being configured to sense an internal pressure of the air sack, wherein the control mechanism is configured to: compare the pressure sensed by the first air pressure sensor with a preset upper threshold and a preset lower threshold, and turn off the one or more air pumps in response to the sensed pressure being greater than the preset upper threshold, and turn on the one or more air pumps in response to the sensed pressure being, less than the preset lower threshold.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The training apparatus according to claim 5, wherein each of the plurality of pairs of switching valves further comprises: a second air pressure sensor disposed at an outlet end of the inflation valve, the second air pressure sensor being configured to sense an air pressure in each of the inflatable stacked structures, wherein the control mechanism is configured to turn on and turn off the inflation valve and/or the deflation valve according to the air pressure sensed by the second air pressure sensor.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The training apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the inflation mechanism further comprises: a filter, a regulator, and a lubricator (F.R.L), connected between the intake valve and the pair of switching valves.

### Claim 8 (depends on 5)

The training apparatus according to claim 5, wherein each of the plurality of pairs of switching valves further comprises:
a second air pressure sensor disposed at an outlet end of the inflation valve, the second air pressure sensor being configured to sense an air pressure in the stacked structure,
wherein the control mechanism is configured to turn on and turn off the inflation valve and/or the deflation valve according to the air pressure sensed by the second air pressure sensor.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The training apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the inflation mechanism further comprises:
an F.R.L connected between the intake valve and the pair of switching valves.

### Claim 10 (depends on 4)

The training apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the drive device further comprises a memory configured to store operational steps of a predetermined traction movement, and wherein the control mechanism is configured to control the plurality of pairs of switching valves according to the operational steps of the predetermined traction movement stored in the memory.

### Claim 11 (depends on 4)

The training apparatus according to claim 4, wherein each deflation valve of the plurality of pairs of switching valves comprises a muffler disposed at an outlet end of the deflation valve.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

The training apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the predetermined traction movement comprises forward flexion and backwards extension movement in a sagittal plane, left and right flexion movement in a coronal plane, a rotational movement in a horizontal plane, and a tensile traction movement in a vertical direction.