KR200221747Y1 - Control module attaching to stationary exercise bicycle for health - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an indoor bicycle control device added to an indoor bicycle (aerobike, stationary exercise bicycle) which is a fitness exercise device, more specifically, a user inputs and stores his exercise related data, and the user When using a bicycle, the indoor bicycle can be added to an indoor bicycle that is connected to the Internet or independently exists so that the convenience and usefulness of the indoor bicycle can be improved by controlling the indoor bicycle according to the user's exercise amount based on the input and stored exercise-related data. A bicycle control device.

The present invention for this purpose when the user exercise using the indoor bicycle, the comparison unit for receiving the exercise amount measured in the measuring unit of the indoor bicycle and compared with the exercise amount of the input and stored data compared in the comparison unit It includes a central processing unit for outputting a control signal for controlling the driving device of the indoor bicycle according to the state.

Description

Control module attaching to stationary exercise bicycle for health}

The present invention relates to an indoor bicycle control device added to an indoor bicycle (aerobike, stationary exercise bicycle) which is a fitness exercise device, and more specifically, a user inputs and stores his exercise related data, and the user uses the indoor bicycle. When the bicycle is used, the indoor bicycle is added to an indoor bicycle that is connected to the Internet or independently exists so that the convenience and usefulness of the indoor bicycle can be improved by controlling the indoor bicycle according to the user's exercise amount based on the input and stored exercise related data. It relates to a control device.

In recent years, with the aging of society, people's awareness of health care, health maintenance, and health promotion is increasing.

In general, many people are not only diagnosed or advised by experts in medical facilities such as hospitals for the early detection or prevention of diseases, but also by using non-medical facilities such as sports clubs to manage, maintain and promote their health. I'm trying to.

In addition, devices for supporting health care, such as treadmills, steppers, and indoor bicycles, have been developed to maintain or promote one's own health and fitness at home or at a health club, or to be used as a series of treatments. It is widely used.

In order to operate various exercise apparatuses used for such health management, in particular, indoor bicycles, first, user's exercise-related data should be input to the indoor bicycle, and the user's exercise pattern should be input.

That is, a user who wants to use an indoor bicycle inputs his height and weight, and inputs his or her desired exercise time and exercise intensity.

As such, when the user inputs the exercise-related data into the indoor bicycle once, the indoor bicycle is configured to operate according to the input data characteristics, and thus, the indoor bicycle is operated separately from the user's exercise ability, exercise state, and physical condition. You can't really get the effect of exercise.

In addition, when a user inputs exercise-related data into an indoor bicycle, there is a need to repeat the exercise-related data input every time he exercises, that is, every time he uses the indoor bicycle, thereby preventing the proper use of the indoor bicycle. Was present.

In addition, there is a problem that can not be systematically managed when the user uses the indoor bicycle, the exercise place is not fixed and exercising in various places.

Therefore, the present invention is to solve such problems, the object of the present invention is to operate the indoor bicycle according to the data characteristics when the user inputs the exercise-related data on the indoor bicycle, the user's exercise state In the event of lack of exercise, the indoor bicycle operates to take a large amount of exercise, and in case of excessive exercise, provides an indoor bicycle control module which is added to the indoor bicycle that controls the indoor bicycle in real time to reduce the amount of exercise. It is for.

Another object of the present invention is to provide indoor bicycles to be controlled in the same way by inputting exercise-related data into the indoor bicycle control device even when the indoor bicycle used by the user is in several places. To provide a control module.

Another object of the present invention is to control the indoor bicycle to receive the exercise-related data of the indoor bicycle user through a leased line, public line network, Internet network, etc. according to the user's exercise state It is for providing a device.

1 is a graph for showing a target heart rate target zone according to the purpose of exercise by age group applied to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a graph showing the target heart rate according to the exercise time applied to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a block diagram showing a state in which the control device according to the present invention is connected to the indoor bicycle,

3a is a diagram illustrating a configuration in which a server which is a remote control device and an indoor bicycle are connected through the Internet,

3B is a block diagram of a general-purpose computer and an indoor bicycle, which are independently configured control devices.

Figure 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control device and the indoor bicycle according to the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for controlling an indoor bicycle connected to the Internet by using the control device of the present invention.

6 is a graph illustrating the superimposed heart rate of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a graph of an example of the exercise history according to the present invention.

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300,400: Indoor bicycle 401: Indoor bicycle control unit

450: control unit 451: central processing unit

456: comparison unit

Features of the present invention for achieving these purposes,

An indoor bicycle control device for managing and controlling an indoor bicycle provided with an electronic control device;

An exercise program storage unit for storing exercise programs of users of the indoor bicycle;

A comparison unit for receiving the exercise amount measured by the measuring unit of the indoor bicycle and comparing the exercise amount indicated by the exercise program storage unit when the user exercises using the indoor bicycle;

And a central processing unit for outputting a control signal for controlling the electronic control devices of the indoor bicycle according to the state compared in the comparing unit.

In addition, the output signal of the central processing unit in the present invention is a control signal to increase the amount of exercise in the electronic control device when the exercise amount of the user is smaller than the exercise amount indicated by the exercise program as a result of the comparison in the comparison unit, the comparison result When the exercise amount of the user is greater than the exercise amount indicated by the exercise program is characterized in that the control signal to reduce the exercise amount in the electronic control device.

In addition, the measurement of the exercise amount of the user in the present invention is characterized in that it is proportionally estimated by the user's heart rate.

In addition, the indoor bicycle in the present invention is characterized in that it further comprises a display unit for displaying the exercise amount and the exercise amount of the user indicated in the exercise program at the same time.

The present invention may further include an exercise program processor for generating an exercise program suitable for the user based on the exercise-related data by the user inputting exercise-related data.

In addition, the indoor bicycle and the control device in the present invention is characterized in that connected by the mutual communication network.

In addition, the communication network in the present invention is characterized in that the Internet.

In addition, the communication network in the present invention is characterized in that the LAN.

In addition, the control program of the indoor bicycle from the control device in the present invention is characterized in that the installation by the push technology.

In another aspect, the present invention provides an indoor bicycle control method in which an indoor bicycle equipped with an electronic control device and a control module are connected to each other through a communication network;

A recognition step of recognizing the user and the indoor bicycle when the user uses the indoor bicycle;

A comparison step of comparing the exercise state indicated by the exercise program by measuring the exercise amount and the exercise state indicated by the pre-stored exercise program of the user on the indoor bicycle recognized in the recognition step; And

And a control step of controlling the indoor bicycle by the comparison result of the comparison step.

In addition, the present invention includes an exercise program generation step of receiving an exercise-related data of the user to generate an exercise program suitable for the user.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. First, in adding reference numerals to the elements of each drawing, it should be noted that the same elements are denoted by the same reference numerals as much as possible even if they are displayed on different drawings. In addition, in the following description, many specific details such as components of a specific circuit are shown, which are provided to help a more general understanding of the present invention, and the present invention may be practiced without these specific details. It is self-evident to those of ordinary knowledge in Esau. In describing the present invention, when it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a graph for showing a target heart rate target zone according to the purpose of exercise by age group applied to an embodiment of the present invention.

In general, if you exercise, your heart rate per minute (hereinafter referred to as heart rate) increases, and the more you exercise, the more your heart rate increases. Therefore, during exercise, an index of exercise amount can be estimated based on heart rate.

As shown in FIG. 1, the horizontal axis is an axis for distinguishing age, and the vertical axis represents heart rate per minute. Even though the same age, the exercise intensity is different according to the purpose of exercise, so the target zone according to the exercise intensity is classified. In this case, the target zone is a region of the lowest heart rate and the highest heart rate classified according to the exercise purpose at a specific age. For example, if a 60-year-old is a beginner, he is a low-intensity exercise whose heart rate should be within 80 to 100 times per minute. In addition, if the same person passes the exercise beginner state for the exercise of obesity management, that is, low-intensity exercise, you should exercise within 100 to 120 heart rate per minute. As such, target zones to be observed are formed according to exercise purpose and age, and these target zones are formed by regression equations based on various sampling, but various modifications are taken into account when considering special variables such as disease and unusual exercise history. Examples can be assumed.

Figure 2 is a graph showing the target heart rate according to the exercise time applied to an embodiment of the present invention.

When exercising using an exercise device, for example, an indoor bicycle, the exercise is roughly divided into a warm-up step, a main exercise step, and a clean-up step, and exercise intensity and exercise time vary depending on the purpose and age of the exercise. Therefore, according to the state of the user using the indoor bicycle and the purpose of exercise, the exercise program as shown in Figure 2 can be created by the expert. In addition, on the basis of the target heart rate target zone graph according to the purpose of exercise by age group as shown in FIG. 1, when the user inputs an age and an exercise purpose, a processor capable of generating an exercise program prepared in an indoor bicycle is illustrated in FIG. 2. It is possible to create an exercise program as shown.

The exercise program shown in FIG. 2 shows a case in which a 20-year-old man performs exercise for obesity management, and starts a workout and prepares for 5 to 10 minutes to obtain the lowest target heart rate of the 20-year-old exercise target zone. It is suggested that the exercise program for reaching the main exercise for 10 to 35 minutes and preparing for 5 to 10 minutes after reaching the maximum target heart rate of 140 is performed.

3 is a block diagram showing a state in which the indoor bicycle control module according to the present invention is connected to the indoor bicycle. Here, the control module is preferably a server 100 (FIG. 3A) connected to the Internet or a general purpose computer 150 (FIG. 3B) independently connected to an indoor bicycle.

The indoor bicycle 300 which is electronically controlled is connected to the control device 100 or 150 by a communication network. At this time, the communication network refers to a communication network capable of mutual data transmission made by a general public line network (PSTN), ISDN, leased line, local area network (LAN) and wide area network (WAN). In particular, the data transmission using the Internet (internet) that is free to transmit and receive data between the control module 100 and the indoor bicycle 200 by using a web browser to these communication networks is advantageous.

The indoor bicycle 300 shown in FIG. 3 is preferably provided with a monitor 405 for displaying (displaying) a state related to the amount of exercise, and an example of the type displayed on the monitor 405 is shown in an enlarged state in FIG. 3. Looking at the contents displayed on the enlarged monitor 405, this indicates that the user is the most suitable exercise state (GOOD) when the amount of exercise he is doing, for example 40-60 pedal rotation, and below If it is, the momentum pedal rotation speed is slow (slow), and if it is higher, the momentum pedal rotation speed is fast (fast). When the pedal speed of the indoor bicycle 300 is, for example, in the range of 40-60, 'GOOD' is displayed for the normal person, and the pedal speed is 10- when the normal person is not a normal person such as an elderly person or a diabetic patient. Of course, the control module 100 of the present invention can be controlled to display the GOOD when in the 30 range. In some cases, when the user uses the indoor bicycle 400 at an unsuitable pedal speed, the control module 100 displays a text message on the monitor 405 indicating that the user is not properly exercising, for example, a warning. Be sure to

Figure 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the indoor bicycle control apparatus and the indoor bicycle according to the present invention.

An indoor bicycle equipped with an electronic control device may be schematically illustrated as 400 of FIG. 4. The indoor bicycle 400 may be operated by being connected to the control device 450 and the Internet, but may also be operated independently. The indoor bicycle control unit 401 performing various data processing, an input unit 402 for inputting data, data and programs ROM403 to be stored, RAM404 to temporarily store data, Monitor 405 to visually display data to the user, Measuring unit 406 to measure the actual heart rate during the user's exercise, Output unit 407 such as a printer, RPM of the indoor bicycle Drives 408 for changing variable elements such as revolution per minute displacement or torque or resistance, and interface for performing data conversion so that the Internet and indoor bicycle control unit 401 can transmit and receive data. Is made of.

The indoor bicycle configured as described above is provided at the input unit 401 with a selection button for inputting whether to operate in conjunction with the control device 450 or not. In addition, the input unit 401 includes buttons for inputting a user's ID and password, and inputting his or her height and weight, a specific history such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and exercise related data such as an exercise purpose.

In addition, the ROM403 may be provided with an exercise program to be operated when the indoor bicycle 400 is operated independently of the control device 450.

The control unit 450 includes a central processing unit 451 for performing data processing and logic operations, a normal input unit 452 such as a touch screen, a keyboard, and a mouse, a database unit 453 for storing various data, a RAM454 for storing temporary data, an application program, and preservation data. ROM455 is provided is stored.

In addition, in the database section 453, a user db 4531 in which the user's name, ID, password, disease history, exercise purpose, etc. are stored, the exercise program db 4532 configured appropriately for the indoor bicycle 400 to the user, and the user When the contents bicycle is used, the exercise history db 4533 is provided to store the exercise amount for each indoor bicycle and the total exercise amount for the whole daily or weekly or monthly basis.

In addition, the control device 450 includes a comparator 456, an exercise program processor 457, an exercise amount analysis processor 458, a data converter 461, an output unit 459, and an interface unit 460.

At this time, the comparison unit 456 reads a suitable heart rate (hereinafter referred to as reference heart rate) from the exercise program db4532 under the control of the central processing unit 451 when the user uses the indoor bicycle 400, and compares the actual heart rate measured by the measurement unit 406.

In addition, the exercise program processor 457 generates an exercise program of the user suitable for the indoor bicycle 400 based on exercise-related data stored in the user db4531 and the target heart rate target zone according to the exercise purpose for each age group shown in FIG. 1. Stored under the control of the central processing unit 451 in db4532. At this time, instead of the exercise program processor 457, a professional group may artificially create an exercise program based on the data stored in the user db4531 and input it into the exercise program db4533.

In addition, the exercise amount analysis processor 458 calculates the exercise amount of the indoor bicycle 400 and the exercise amount of the same user who exercised on the indoor bicycle in another place connected to the Internet network, and calculates this in daily unit, weekly unit, monthly unit, etc. Stored in the exercise history db4533 under the control of 451.

In addition, the data converter 461 converts the data to display the data on the heart rate measured by the measurement unit 406 on the monitor, and to display the reference heart rate read by the exercise program db 4532 on the monitor 405 on the monitor 405. A processor that performs data conversion.

Hereinafter, a method of controlling an indoor bicycle connected to the Internet by using the indoor bicycle control apparatus will be described with reference to FIG. 5.

First, the indoor bicycle 400 user turns on the indoor bicycle 400 (501), the user's history and user as directed in the window window of the web browser provided on the monitor 405 of the indoor bicycle 400 in the control device 450 If an ID and password are input (502), data relating to such a user is stored in user db4531 in control device 450 (503). This may be configured to be input directly from the input unit 452 in the control device 450, or both can be input. In this embodiment, the input unit 402 of the indoor bicycle 400 is assumed.

As such, when the user history is stored in the user db4531, and the user ID and password are stored, the user ID and password are input to check whether the user ID and password match the user ID and password stored in the user db4531 stored in the control device 450. Verify the user (504). If the user is a legitimate user, the processed data is transferred from the data converter 461 according to the data stored in the exercise program db4532 of the user to the indoor bicycle 400 and displayed on the monitor 405 of the indoor bicycle 400 (505). In this case, one form to be displayed is displayed on a graph of the reference heart rate as shown in FIG. 2.

At this time, the control signal of the indoor bicycle based on the heart rate is supplied from the control device 450 to the control unit 401 of the indoor bicycle 400, and the indoor bicycle control unit 401 controls driving each of the driving units 408 (505).

In accordance with the operation of the indoor bicycle 400, the user exercises, and during exercise, the heart rate measured by the heart rate measuring means is input to the measuring unit 406, which is transmitted to the exercise program db4532 by the comparing unit 456 of the controller 450. It is compared with the stored heart rate. In this case, the heart rate input from the measuring unit 406 is processed by the data converter 461 and displayed on the monitor 405, and is displayed to overlap with the reference heart rate shown in FIG. 2 (506).

FIG. 6 is a graph illustrating the overlapped heart rates. The solid line represents the reference heart rate, and the dotted line represents the heart rate of the user using the indoor bicycle in real time.

As such, when the comparison unit 456 compares the reference heart rate with the actual heart rate of the user and transmits the same to the central processing unit 451, the central processing unit 451 transmits a control signal based on the comparison value to the control unit 401 of the indoor bicycle 400 (506). . At this time, the transmitted control signal controls the driving unit 408 to proceed to increase the exercise intensity of the indoor bicycle when the actual heart rate is smaller than the reference heart rate, and to reduce the exercise intensity when the actual heart rate is greater than the reference heart rate. It is a signal.

When the user artificially terminates the exercise or the exercise ends as indicated by the exercise program (507), the exercise amount processor 458 calculates the exercise amount and stores it in the exercise history db4533, thereby saving the indoor bicycle of the user. The amount of exercise and the amount of daily exercise, weekly, monthly exercise can be calculated and stored in the exercise history db4533.

In addition, the exercise program processor 457 may allow the user to generate the exercise program of the next stage based on the total exercise amount for a predetermined period of time.

In addition, when the user wants to know the amount of exercise after the end of the exercise can be displayed on the monitor 405 of the indoor bicycle 400.

The graph shown in FIG. 7 illustrates an example of receiving and receiving data operated by the data converter 461 based on the data stored in the exercise history db4533.

As described above, in the detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the embodiments described, but should be defined by the utility model registration claims as described below and equivalents to the utility model registration claims.

As described in the above configuration, according to the present invention, when the user inputs exercise-related data once on the indoor bicycle, the input data is transmitted and stored in the control device so that the user can use the indoor bicycle in another place as it is. Minimize the inconvenience of data input.

In addition, the controller controls the exercise program suitable for the user, checks the exercise state of the user in real time, and adjusts the amount of exercise according to the state, which has the advantage of inducing sufficient exercise without overwhelming the user. . In the case where the exercise amount is individually calculated in the indoor bicycle of the place, it is difficult to calculate the total exercise amount if the user uses the indoor bicycle in another place. The advantage is that the history can be calculated accurately.

Claims (8)

An indoor bicycle control device for managing and controlling an indoor bicycle provided with an electronic control device; An exercise program storage unit for storing exercise programs of users of the indoor bicycle; A comparison unit for receiving the exercise amount measured by the measuring unit of the indoor bicycle and comparing the exercise amount indicated by the exercise program storage unit when the user exercises using the indoor bicycle; And a central processing unit for outputting a control signal for controlling the electronic control devices of the indoor bicycle according to the state compared by the comparing unit. According to claim 1, wherein the output signal of the central processing unit is a control signal for increasing the amount of exercise in the electronic control device when the exercise amount of the user is smaller than the exercise amount indicated by the exercise program as a result of the comparison in the comparison unit, The comparison result is an indoor bicycle control device added to the indoor bicycle, characterized in that the control signal to reduce the amount of exercise in the electronic control device when the exercise amount of the user is greater than the exercise amount indicated by the exercise program. The indoor bicycle control device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the measurement of the exercise amount of the user is proportionally estimated by the heart rate of the user. The indoor bicycle control apparatus of claim 1 or 2, wherein the indoor bicycle further includes a display unit for simultaneously displaying the exercise amount indicated by the exercise program and the exercise amount of the user. . According to claim 1 or 2, wherein the user inputs the exercise-related data further comprises an exercise program processor for generating an exercise program suitable for the user based on the exercise-related data further comprising an indoor bicycle Indoor bicycle controls. The indoor bicycle control device of claim 1 or 2, wherein the indoor bicycle and the control device are connected to each other by a mutual communication network. 7. The indoor bicycle control apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the communication network is the Internet. The indoor bicycle control apparatus of claim 6, wherein the communication network is a LAN.