JP2007289348A - Vehicle exercise equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

A vehicular exercise apparatus capable of imparting a movement effect to an occupant and effectively utilizing kinetic energy generated by the movement of the occupant.
In a vehicular exercising apparatus, when an occupant exercises using exercise tools and, kinetic energy generated by the exercise of the occupant using exercise tools and is electrically generated by each generator. The electric energy converted into energy and converted by the generator 16 is converted into electric energy that can be charged in the charger 20 by the control circuit 18 (for example, AC is converted into DC), and the converted electric energy is charged. The charger 20 is charged by being supplied to the charger 20. Therefore, it is possible to impart a kinetic effect to the occupant, and the kinetic energy generated by the occupant's movement can be obtained by using the electric energy converted by the generator 16 or the electric energy recovered by the charger 20. Can be used effectively.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicular exercise apparatus, and more particularly to a vehicular exercise apparatus including an exercise tool that allows an occupant to exercise.

Conventionally, the following is known as a health implement (for example, refer to patent documents 1). For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses an example of a foot-stimulating health device. The health device described in Patent Document 1 has a configuration in which a plurality of protrusions project from the circumferential surface of a cylindrical body, and can be used by putting it in a shoe. According to this health device, for example, even when used in a seat in a vehicle, it is possible to stimulate the sole of the foot without exercising such as stepping.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-68529 (FIGS. 1 to 3)

  However, the health device described in Patent Document 1 does not give an exercise effect to the occupant only by stimulating the sole of the foot even when used in a seat in a vehicle, for example. Moreover, even if it is set as the structure which provides an exercise | movement effect with respect to a passenger | crew, it is desirable that the kinetic energy which arises by a passenger | crew's exercise | movement can be used effectively.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicular exercise apparatus that can impart an exercise effect to an occupant and that can effectively use kinetic energy generated by the occupant's exercise. There is to do.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the vehicular exercise device according to claim 1 is an exercise device that allows an occupant to exercise, and kinetic energy generated by the exercise of the occupant using the exercise device is converted into electric energy. An energy conversion means for converting and an electric energy recovery means for recovering the electric energy converted by the energy conversion means are provided.

  In the vehicle exercise device according to claim 1, when the occupant exercises using the exercise tool, the kinetic energy generated by the exercise of the occupant using the exercise tool is converted into electric energy by the energy conversion means. The electric energy converted by the energy conversion means is recovered by the electric energy recovery means. Therefore, according to the vehicle exercise device of the first aspect, it is possible to give a motion effect to the occupant, and the electric energy converted by the energy conversion means or recovered by the electric energy recovery means. If the electrical energy is used, the kinetic energy generated by the occupant's motion can be used effectively.

  The vehicle exercise device according to claim 2 is the vehicle exercise device according to claim 1, further comprising cooling means for cooling the occupant using the electric energy recovered by the electric energy recovery means. It is characterized by that.

  In the vehicle exercise device according to claim 2, when the electric energy converted by the energy conversion means is recovered by the electric energy recovery means, the electric energy recovered by the electric energy recovery means is used by the cooling means. The occupant is cooled by this cooling means. Therefore, according to the vehicle exercise apparatus of the second aspect, it is possible to cool down the occupant who exercises using the exercise tool by cooling with the cooling means.

  The vehicular exercise apparatus according to claim 3 is the vehicular exercise apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the kinetic energy generation state is detected for detecting the generation state of the kinetic energy due to the movement of the occupant using the exercise tool. And a kinetic energy generation status display means for displaying a detection result of the kinetic energy generation status detection means.

  In the vehicle exercise device according to claim 3, when kinetic energy is generated by exercise using an occupant's exercise tool, the kinetic energy generation state (for example, the occupant's energy consumption state) is exercised. It is detected by the energy generation status detection means, and the detection result of the kinetic energy generation status detection means is displayed by the kinetic energy generation status display means. Therefore, according to the vehicle exercise apparatus of the third aspect, by confirming the display content of the kinetic energy generation status display means, the kinetic energy generation status (for example, paraphrase) By doing so, it becomes possible to grasp the energy consumption status of the occupant.

  The vehicle exercise device according to claim 4 is the vehicle exercise device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the energy conversion means causes the occupant to exercise using the exercise tool. An electrical energy conversion status detection means for detecting a situation in which kinetic energy is converted into electrical energy, and an electrical energy conversion status display means for displaying a detection result of the electrical energy conversion status detection means. .

  In the vehicle exercise device according to claim 4, when the kinetic energy is converted into electric energy by the energy conversion means as the occupant exercises using the exercise tool, the kinetic energy is converted into electric energy ( For example, the total amount of power generation is detected by the electrical energy conversion status detection means, and the detection result of the electrical energy conversion status detection means is displayed by the electrical energy conversion status display means. Therefore, according to the vehicle exercise apparatus of the fourth aspect, by confirming the display content of the electric energy conversion status display means, the situation in which the kinetic energy is converted into electric energy by the energy conversion means (for example, the total It is possible to grasp the power generation amount).

  The vehicular exercise device according to claim 5 is the vehicular exercise device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the electric energy recovery means accompanies the exercise of the occupant using the exercise tool. And an electrical energy recovery status display means for displaying a detection result of the electrical energy recovery status detection means.

  In the vehicular exercise device according to claim 5, when the electric energy is recovered by the electric energy recovery means in association with the exercise of the occupant using the exercise tool, the electric energy is recovered (for example, the fuel saving effect). Etc.) is detected by the electrical energy recovery status detection means, and the detection result of the electrical energy recovery status detection means is displayed by the electrical energy recovery status display means. Therefore, according to the vehicle exercise apparatus of the fifth aspect, by confirming the display content of the electric energy recovery status display means, the situation in which the electric energy is recovered by the electric energy recovery means (for example, the fuel saving effect) Etc.).

  The vehicle exercise device according to claim 6 is the vehicle exercise device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the exercise device is a pedal rowing exercise device or expansion or contraction of a hand or a foot. It is characterized by comprising a sports equipment.

  In the vehicle exercise device according to claim 6, since the exercise device is configured by a pedal rowing exercise device or an exercise device for extending or contracting a hand or a foot, a pedal rowing exercise using the pedal rowing exercise device, or It is possible to give an exercising effect to the occupant by performing an extension / contraction exercise using an exercise tool for extending / contracting the hand or foot.

  As described above in detail, according to the present invention, it is possible to impart a movement effect to the occupant and to effectively use the kinetic energy generated by the movement of the occupant.

  First, the configuration of a vehicle exercise device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. FIG. 1 shows an overall configuration diagram of a vehicle exercise device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 2 to 4 show a vehicle exercise device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. An explanatory view for explaining the provided display device 22 and display contents displayed on the display device 22 is shown.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a vehicle exercise device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is suitably mounted on a vehicle 12 such as a passenger car, for example, and includes a vehicle seat 14 with exercise equipment, A generator 16 as a plurality of energy conversion means, a control circuit 18 as each condition detection means, a charger 20 as electric energy recovery means, a display 22 as each display means, and a fan 24 as a cooling means. And as a main component.

  The vehicle seat 14 with exercise equipment is provided with an exercise equipment 26 for extending / contracting the hand and an exercise equipment 28 for extending / contracting the foot, and is a rear seat of the vehicle 12 in the present embodiment. In the vehicle seat 14, the exercise tool 26 for hand extension / contraction motion is integrally provided on the side support portion of the seat back 30, and the exercise tool 28 for leg extension / contraction exercise is integrated with the seat cushion 32. Is provided.

  Each of the exercise tools 26 and 28 has substantially the same configuration for extending and retracting the hand and for extending and retracting the foot, and includes, for example, a hydraulic or pneumatic damper device (not shown) incorporated therein. The load is applied to the occupant on the extended side, the contracted side, or both the extended side and the contracted side.

  The generator 16 is provided integrally with each exercise tool 26, 28 corresponding to each exercise tool 26, 28 (for example, built in the vehicle seat 14), and the respective exercise equipment 26, 28 of the occupant is used. In this configuration, kinetic energy generated by movement is converted into electric energy.

  The control circuit 18 converts the electric energy converted by each generator 16 into electric energy that can be charged in the charger 20 (for example, converts AC to DC), and supplies the converted electric energy to the charger 20. Thus, the charger 20 is charged. Further, as will be described later in detail, the control circuit 18 controls the display 22 so as to calculate the amount of electric energy converted by each generator 16 and perform a predetermined display (see FIGS. 2 to 4). The details are described later, and the electric fan 24 is operated using the electric energy converted by the generator 16.

  The charger 20 is configured with, for example, an existing battery in the vehicle 12 and configured to be able to charge the electric energy converted (for example, converted from alternating current to direct current) by the control circuit 18 as described above. ing.

  The indicator 22 is disposed, for example, on the back surface of the seat back 36 of the front seat 34 disposed in front of the vehicle seat 14, and as described above, various calculation results calculated by the control circuit 18. (See FIG. 2 to FIG. 4. Details will be described later).

  The indicator 22 is not limited to being disposed on the back surface of the seat back 36 of the front seat 34, and may be provided on the instrument panel provided in the vehicle 12 for both the navigation system and It may be arranged in the instrument panel in front of the driver's seat (in this case, the front seat 34).

  The electric fan 24 is installed, for example, in a roof portion of a vehicle interior, and has a configuration in which fresh air is sent to an occupant who exercises in the vehicle seat 14 to cool the occupant.

  Next, the operation and effect of the vehicle exercise device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  In the vehicle exercise device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the vehicle seat 14 is provided with the extremity exercise tools 26, 28 for the limbs, so that the extension exercise using the exercise arms 26, 28 for the limbs is performed. It is possible to give an exercising effect to the occupant.

  In the vehicular exercise device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention, when the occupant exercises using the exercise tools 26 and 28 as described above, the exercise using the exercise equipment 26 and 28 of the occupant. The kinetic energy generated by the generator 16 is converted into electric energy by each generator 16, and the electric energy converted by the generator 16 is converted into electric energy that can be charged in the charger 20 by the control circuit 18 (for example, alternating current is converted into direct current). Conversion) and the converted electrical energy is supplied to the charger 20 to charge the charger 20. Therefore, according to the vehicle exercise device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to impart an exercise effect to the occupant and to the electric energy converted by the generator 16 or the charger 20. If the collected electrical energy is used as follows, for example, it is possible to effectively use the kinetic energy generated by the occupant's movement.

  That is, in the vehicle exercise device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention, when the electric energy converted by the generator 16 is recovered by the charger 20, the control circuit 18 is converted by the generator 16 to be charged by the charger 20. The electric fan 24 is operated using the electric energy collected in the operation. As a result, fresh air is sent from the electric fan 24 to the occupant to cool the occupant. Therefore, according to the vehicle exercise device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to cool the occupant performing exercise using the exercise tools 26 and 28 by cooling with the electric fan 24 (vehicle 12). Occupants are in good health without reducing the energy source on the side).

  Moreover, in the vehicle exercise device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention, when the occupant exercises using the exercise tools 26 and 28 as described above, the control circuit 18 is converted by each generator 16. The display 22 is controlled so as to calculate the amount of electric energy and perform a predetermined display.

  That is, in the vehicular exercise device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, when kinetic energy is generated by exercise using the occupant's exercise tools 26, 28, the amount of electrical energy converted by the generator 16 is converted. The amount of generated kinetic energy is detected by the control circuit 18. Then, when the control circuit 18 controls the display 22, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, characters such as “having consumed xxx kcal” are displayed on the display 22. Accordingly, by checking the display content of the display device 22 in this way, it becomes possible to grasp the energy consumption due to the exercise using the exercising tools 26 and 28 of the occupant.

  Further, in the vehicle exercise device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention, when the kinetic energy is converted into electric energy by the generator 16 along with the exercise using the exercising tools 26 and 28 of the occupant, the generator 16 By converting the converted electric energy amount, the control circuit 18 detects the amount that the kinetic energy is converted into electric energy, that is, the total power generation amount. Then, when the control circuit 18 controls the display 22, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, characters such as “Total OO kW power generated” are displayed on the display 22. Therefore, by doing this, it is possible to grasp the amount of kinetic energy converted into electric energy by the generator 16, that is, the total amount of power generation, etc., by confirming the display content of the display device 22.

  Further, in the vehicle exercise device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention, when the electric energy is recovered by the charger 20 in accordance with the exercise using the exercising means 26 and 28 of the occupant, the electricity is converted by the generator 16. By converting the amount of electrical energy or the amount of electrical energy supplied to the charger 20, the recovered amount of this electrical energy is detected by the control circuit 18. Then, when the control circuit 18 controls the display device 22, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, characters such as “It is a saving effect for gasoline OO liters” are displayed on the display device 22. Accordingly, by doing this, it is possible to grasp the fuel saving effect and the like by confirming the display content of the display 22.

  Next, a modification of one embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  In the above-described embodiment, the exercise tools 26 and 28 provided in the vehicle seat 14 have been described as being for extending and contracting limbs. However, the exercise tool is not limited to extending and contracting limbs. In addition, for example, as in the modification shown in FIG. 5, the pedaling exercise tool 38 may be provided in the vehicle seat 14.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the character etc. were displayed on the indicator 22 and it was comprised so that the consumption of energy etc. might be notified with respect to a passenger | crew, an analog or digital meter is provided, and the display of this meter is carried out. The occupant may be configured to be notified of energy consumption.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the electric fan 24 was operated using the electrical energy converted by the generator 16, and this was comprised so that a passenger | crew might be cooled down, for example, for vehicles The seat 14 may be configured to incorporate a Peltier element or the like, operate the Peltier element or the like using the electrical energy converted by the generator 16, and thereby cool the occupant.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, it was comprised so that the kinetic energy produced by exercising using the exercise tools 26 and 28 may be directly converted into electric energy by the generator 16 and recovered, but the exercise tools 26, The thermal energy generated by the kinetic energy generated by the motion using 28 may be converted into electrical energy by other energy conversion means and recovered by the charger 20.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the control circuit 18 was comprised so that the electric fan 24 might be operated using the electrical energy converted by the generator 16 and collect | recovered by the charger 20, the control circuit 18 is a generator. The electric energy converted by 16 may be directly used (used without using the charger 20) to operate the electric fan 24.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of a vehicle exercise device according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining the display with which the display provided with the vehicle exercise device which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, and this display is displayed. It is explanatory drawing explaining the display with which the display provided with the vehicle exercise device which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, and this display is displayed. It is explanatory drawing explaining the display content with which the indicator provided in the athletic device for vehicles which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, and this indicator is displayed. It is a whole block diagram which shows the modification of the vehicle exercise device which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Vehicle motion apparatus 16 Generator (energy conversion means)
18 Control circuit (kinetic energy generation status detection means, electrical energy conversion status detection means, electrical energy recovery status detection means)
20 Charger (electric energy recovery means)
22 indicator (kinetic energy generation status display means, electrical energy conversion status display means, electrical energy recovery status display means)
24 Fan (cooling means)
26, 28, 38 Exercise equipment

Claims (6)

Exercise equipment that allows the occupant to exercise,
Energy conversion means for converting kinetic energy generated by movement of the occupant using the exercise tool into electrical energy;
Electrical energy recovery means for recovering electrical energy converted by the energy conversion means;
A vehicle exercise apparatus comprising:   The vehicle exercise device according to claim 1, further comprising a cooling unit that cools an occupant using the electric energy collected by the electric energy collecting unit. Kinetic energy generation status detection means for detecting the generation status of kinetic energy due to movement of the occupant using the exercise tool,
Kinetic energy generation status display means for displaying the detection result of the kinetic energy generation status detection means;
The vehicle exercise device according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle exercise device is provided. Electrical energy conversion status detection means for detecting a situation in which kinetic energy is converted into electrical energy by the energy conversion means as the passenger exercises the exercise tool;
Electrical energy conversion status display means for displaying a detection result of the electrical energy conversion status detection means;
The vehicle exercise device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: Electrical energy recovery status detection means for detecting a situation in which electrical energy is recovered by the electrical energy recovery means as the passenger exercises using the exercise tool;
Electrical energy recovery status display means for displaying a detection result of the electrical energy recovery status detection means;
The vehicle exercise device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising:   The vehicle exercise device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the exercise device is configured by a pedal rowing exercise device or an exercise device for extending or contracting a hand or a foot.

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