CN103930171A - Exercise apparatus having targeted fluid support system - Google Patents

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CN103930171A
CN103930171A CN201280035360.4A CN201280035360A CN103930171A CN 103930171 A CN103930171 A CN 103930171A CN 201280035360 A CN201280035360 A CN 201280035360A CN 103930171 A CN103930171 A CN 103930171A
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乔治·普拉茨
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Abstract

An exerciser, preferably in the form of a stepper with a fluid resistance system guides stepper treadles angularly downward and outward from the center of the stepper. According to an embodiment bellows that support treadles angle downward and outward. An embodiment of the invention involves an exercise resistance device with depresser plates angled to receive a user's appendages at targeted angles. A more specific embodiment involves a targeted air support or resistance stepper system with angled treadles that compress bellows connected by air passages.

Description

The exercise device with target fluid support system
Related application
This is the continuation-in-part application of the U. S. application submitted on May 20th, 2011 numbers 13113029.The U. S. application that this application also relates on December 8th, 2011 to be submitted to numbers 61568619.Applicant requires the priority date of these applications at this.Just as what enumerate completely at this, the content of these applications is accordingly as the application's a part.
Invention field
The method that the present invention relates to exercise device and implemented by exercise device, particularly but be not limited to have the exercise device of pedal.
Background of invention
Exercise device, for example ladder is climbed machine and treadmills, is used for the motion that assisted user expects.For example, exercise device allows user's correct location and correctly completing of user movement, so that the exercise of isolated expectation muscle.And such machine is for supporting to a certain extent user that the impulsive force of using is down to minimum.
The object of the invention is to improve this equipment.
Embodiment of the present invention summary
An embodiment of the present invention relate to have angled to receive the exercise resistance equipment of the appendicular pressing device plate of user (depresser plate) by target angle.
More particular embodiment relates to the support of target air or the resistance treadmills system with the angled pedal that compresses the bellows that connect by air duct.
Characterize various novel features of the present invention and point out in claims, and formed the part of this description.When reading according to following diagram, other target of the present invention and advantage will become obvious from describe in detail.
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Fig. 1 is the perspective view with the exercise device of air support system.
Fig. 2 is the top view of an embodiment of the exercise device of Fig. 1, also has air support system.
Fig. 2 A is the top view of another embodiment of the exercise device of Fig. 1, also has air support system.
Fig. 3 is the front view of the exercise device of Fig. 1, also has air support system.
Fig. 4 is the side view of the exercise device of Fig. 1, also has air support system.
Fig. 5 is the schematic diagram of air support system.
Fig. 6 is the schematic diagram with the air support system of a plurality of support sections.
Fig. 7 is the side view with the exercise device of a plurality of support bellows.
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Fig. 1,2,2A, 3 and 4 have described the exercise device 100 with the fluid step movement that air support system carries out with assisted user, and for example ladder is climbed embodiment and the view of machine or treadmills.In these figure, exercise device 100 comprises shell 110, one or more pedal 120, one or more pivot 130, one or more bellows 140, one or more knob 150, and one or more display 160.Shell 110 comprises front portion 112, rear portion 116, and the middle part 114 between front portion 112 and rear portion 116.The member that rear portion 116 comprises or part comprises air support system and/or air support system, for example bellows 140.Bellows 140 comprise top 142 and bottom 144.In the present embodiment of the present invention, the rear portion 116 of shell 110 is connected with the bottom 144 of bellows 140.
In use, bellows 140, by the air of pressurization or selectable fluid gas for example, are sent to pedal 120 with in check amount from air transport channel.In the present embodiment, bellows 140 comprise deformable container and are positioned at nozzle or the outlet at bellows 140 tops.When power puts on moving both vertically on pedal 120 and is applied in the top 142 of bellows 140 by user, the size of bellows 140 is dwindled and air is discharged by outlet.This fluid transmits and provides attaching to the supportive strength of the pedal 120 of bellows 140.Import is positioned at the bottom 144 of bellows 140, and is connected with air transport channel, is beneficial to air and enters bellows 140.Bellows 140 are parts of at least part of air support system being comprised by shell 110.At this, discuss air transportation system in more detail.
The front portion 112 of shell 110 comprises or part comprises pivot 130.In the present embodiment, the front portion 112 of shell 110 is for being connected to pivot 130 to allow pivot to carry out in predetermined scope clockwise and motion counterclockwise.This desired movement contributes to the vertical motion substantially with the joining pedal 120 of pivot 130.
And shell 110 comprises and/or hold one or more knobs, for example knob 150.Knob 150 is for allowing equipment user to adjust and controlling the valve of bellows 140 transmission members of the air support system comprising at least in part in shell 110.
As showing, pedal 120 attaches to pivot 130.Pedal 120 is configured to receive user's adjunct, is pin in this case, and can correspondingly be adjusted size or be shaped.In certain embodiments, pedal comprises various tread pattern, and/or is resized or is shaped to hold pin, for example user's of exercise device 100 right crus of diaphragm or left foot.Although the present embodiment is for receiving user's pin, those of ordinary skill in the art will readily appreciate that together with the hand applying the present invention to user and uses.In the embodiment of Fig. 2, pedal 120 comprises the rear portion that is configured to be attached to bellows 140 tops, and the front portion that is configured to be attached to pivot 130.In the embodiment of Fig. 2 A, rear portion 116 has formed other mechanism of the rotation or the transverse movement that are conducive to pedal 120.
Pedal 120 attaches to pivot 130 and/or bellows 140 and makes when equipment is during in resting guard, and the pin that pedal is user provides angled receiving surface.User can based on expection comfortable angle adjustment angled attached.In one embodiment, pedal 120 is angled by the front portion 112 towards shell 110, and wherein the afterbody of pedal 120 is positioned on higher horizontal plane than the front portion of pedal 120.According to various embodiments, this angled surface is by pedal 120 being attached to angled pivot 130, angled bellows 140, or a plurality of bellows 140, or having exerted pressure by bellows 140.
Fig. 2 has explained the top view of the exercise device 100 with air support system.As shown in Figure 1, exercise device 100 comprises shell 110, one or more pedal 120, one or more pivot 130, one or more bellows 140, one or more knob 150, and one or more display 160.
The shell 110 that comprises front portion 112, rear portion 116 and middle part 114 contains knob 150 or other electronic or manual controlling organization, and this controlling organization is controlled, adjusts, regulated and/or otherwise operates and be contained in the one or more valves in the air support system in shell 110.The air capacity of knob 150 for helping control valve to be included in to increase bellows 140, the air capacity of being included in to reduce bellows 140, and between regulates.As shown, knob 150 comprises the predefined increment 200 that arranges, to set up correction to expecting the certain pressure of resistance.Although four predefined being arranged in the present embodiment are that significantly those of ordinary skills will readily appreciate that the scope that the controlling organization of any series can arrange by a large amount of resistances is employed, as known in the art.
Shell 110 comprises display 160, for example, the exercise exercise information of sequence and/or the digital display of data 208 that about the user by exercise device 100, carry out are provided.Display 160 and relevant computing system can follow the tracks of with show to take exercise in the relevant information of the paces number that steps, exercise time, take exercise in the calory count, mobile estimated distance in taking exercise of burning, the scope of the value relevant with the difficulty degree of taking exercise, etc.Display 160 also comprises status button 202, comprises indicator lamp.Status button 202 is for exercising a plurality of functions, such as the ability of replacement computing system, input user data etc.Those skilled in the art will appreciate that exercise device can comprise other members and/or the equipment not being shown in the present embodiment, for example, contribute to the rope by health to be attached to the health rope attachment members (body cord attachment component) of shell 110.This health rope is attached, also can allow the data that transmission is relevant to user's workout scheme to temper, store and take exercise relevant data with monitoring, etc.
Fig. 2 A has shown another embodiment, and this embodiment is the variant of embodiment in Fig. 2.In the embodiment of Fig. 2 A, each pedal 120 comprises reception pedal (upper reception pedal) 206 and lower support pedal 204, is both attached to pivot 130 to carry out moving both vertically of pedal.In each pedal 120, upper reception pedal 126 is positioned at a plane, and lower support pedal 124 is positioned at the plane parallel with the plane cardinal principle of upper reception pedal.In each pedal 120, to fix for one in upper reception pedal 206 and lower support pedal 204, in upper reception pedal 206 and lower support pedal 204, another is in its oneself level or to approach in the plane of level be rotatable with respect to pivot 130.This allows pedal 204 and 206 relative to each other substantially laterally to move.In the embodiment shown in Fig. 2 A, the upper reception pedal 206 of pedal 120 is fixed, and the lower support pedal 204 of same pedal 120 can move right.In another embodiment, the upper reception pedal 206 of pedal 120 is movably, and the lower support pedal of same pedal 120 is fixed.Receive the movement of level so substantially of pedal 206 or support pedal 204 substantially the mobile of level allow the rear end 124 in each pedal 120 rotating separated and gathering, therefore allow the narrow customer location expected for users'comfort as user or wide customer location.And the such horizontal cross motion between upper reception pedal 206 and lower support pedal 204 contributes to user's the vigorous and graceful ability of other muscle.
Fig. 3 is the front view with the exercise device 100 of air support system, same reference number in use and Fig. 1.In Fig. 3, exercise device 100 comprises shell 110, one or more pedal 120, one or more pivot 130, one or more bellows 140, one or more knob (not shown), and one or more display 160.In the embodiment illustrated, shell 110 bears the user's applied force amount by various weight ranges by the hard material manufacture of essence.In addition, shell 110 fully increases the weight of, to control the motion of exercise device 100 in use.As those of ordinary skills will easily be familiar with, the user's of " step device " workout scheme applies a large amount of power with various angles, such device must be able to bear this power applying, resist to a certain extent this power, simultaneously by the distance minimization that on the surface of standing at exercise device 100, shell 110 moves.Except fully increasing the weight of of exercise device 100, one embodiment of the invention relate in the bottom of shell 110 uses embossing, be used on coarse floor such as the floor of carpeting, another embodiment relates in the bottom of shell encloses pumping equipment, be used for smooth surface floor such as floorboards of wood, to increase the static friction of exercise device 100, this depends on the surface that exercise device 100 is stood.
Fig. 4 has described the side view of the exercise device 100 with air support system.In the present embodiment, exercise device 100 is shown in " active state ".This first power 410 be applied in be connected to pivot 130 pedal 406(corresponding to pedal 120) upper, for example, by user's pin (not shown).These force compresses bellows 408(is corresponding to bellows 140) and forced air by air support system, carry out fluid transmission.From the air of bellows 408, transmit and cause bellows 404(also corresponding to bellows 140) pressure increase and produce the power making progress, or support force, with lift be connected in pivot 130 pedal 402(also corresponding to pedal 120).In fact this produced to user's another pin (not shown) the power making progress.Successively, once the user of exercise device 100 has applied downward power to pedal 402, bellows 404 are sent to bellows 408 and are therefore lifted pedal 406 by air support system by compressed air and by air.Such power transmits repeated " marking time " activity of simulation expection.
Although disclose two bellows of a part that is integrated into air compression system, be quite apparent that and can use independently bellows.
Fig. 5 has shown the further details of the air support system of exercise device.The figure illustrates the schematic diagram of the air support system 500 with angled support bellows.Air support system 500 comprises the bellows 140 of the bottom of the shell 110 that has the top of the pedal 120 that attaches to exercise device and attach to exercise device 100.Air support system 500 is supported the motion of the pedal 120 of exercise device, when pedal is shifted to the shell 110 of exercise device downwards, to pedal, provides one dimension or two-dimentional support force.Namely, air support system can be received power at the first pedal place of exercise device; And the power of receiving is sent to the second pedal of exercise device, for example, by angled bellows or a plurality of bellows, therefore contribute to mobile downward or upward pedal, to apply power target and/or two dimension in the operating period of exercise device.Air support system 500 also comprises occluded air Transfer pipe, conduit or the member 510 that comprises air 525 and the valve 520 of controlling air Transfer pipe 510 interior air-flows.
In the present embodiment, air Transfer pipe 510 is connected with the inlet component of bellows 140, and this contributes to air 525 to input to bellows 140 from air Transfer pipe 510.In some embodiments, the air pressure in bellows 140 and/or air Transfer pipe 510 is controlled by valve 520, and this valve is connected to knob, and for example knob 150, to regulate resistance and to proofread and correct exercise device, or other member of shell 110.This makes the air pressure in user's control valve 520 and bellows 140.
In the present embodiment, air Transfer pipe 510 contributes to the transmission of the power between pedal 120, for example, between right-hand tread plate and left-hand tread plate.That is to say, the downward power that right-hand tread plate is received, for example, step on by user's pin the power that right-hand tread plate causes downwards, can cause that air 525 leaves relevant bellows 140, moves, and apply support force to left-hand tread plate, for example two-dimentional power by air Transfer pipe 510.
In some embodiments, bellows 140 are configured to and/or are placed as the angled θ of vertical axis V with respect to the shell 110 of exercise device i.That is to say, bellows or a plurality of bellows 140 are placed the angle θ forming between the plane of shell 110 of the longitudinal axis L that makes at bellows 140 and exercise device 100 and are less than 90 degree.In some cases, angle θ is acute angle, for example the angle between 90 and 60 degree.
In these embodiments, bellows 140 are configured such that the longitudinal axis L of right bellows and the longitudinal axis L of left bellows cross one another.In an embodiment of the present invention, interior angle of the crossing θ ibe 45 degree or less.
Angled bellows 140 provide various target support forces to pedal 120, for example, have the support force of vertical and horizontal component.For example, except other effects, angled bellows contribute to apply the first dimension component of support force and the two dimensional component of support force to pedal.
Although what Fig. 5 showed is fixed angle, according to an embodiment, the attached angle of bellows 140 is adjustable.For example, pedal 120 comprises the coupling member that the user of the angle θ that contributes to one or two bellows 140 adjusts.Therefore, user can wish to adjust at exercise period, by changing the angle of one or two bellows 140, strengthens comfort level, the certain muscle of target.
In addition and/or alternatively, in some embodiments, air support system can support the pedal of exercise devices by two or more bellows, and for example bellows 140.
Fig. 6 is the schematic diagram with the air support system 600 of a plurality of support bellows.Air support system 600 comprises the outside outer bellows 610 that are connected in pedal 120 and the interior bellows 620 that are connected in the inside of pedal 120.Outer bellows 610 are connected in the first air Transfer pipe 630 that comprises valve 632 and compressed air 635.Similarly, interior bellows 620 are connected in the second air Transfer pipe 640 that comprises valve 642 and compressed air 645.
In one embodiment, outer bellows 610 higher and expansion to a greater degree than interior bellows 620.This allows the pedal 120 connecting except other benefit, and angled stayed surface is also provided.In some embodiments, the first air Transfer pipe 630 to the second air Transfer pipes 640 are arranged under higher pressure.In some embodiments, the first air Transfer pipe 630 to the second air Transfer pipes 640 are arranged under lower pressure.The knob of shell 110, for example knob 150, control valve 635 and/or valve 645, object is the air pressure being adjusted in one or two air Transfer pipe 630,640.
Therefore, in optional embodiment, the use of two or more bellows 610,620 contributes to applying of target support force, and for example the first power puts on the outside of pedal, and the second different power puts on the inside of pedal alternatively.The user that these target support forces are exercise device provides support and/or the comfort level of enhancing, and except other benefits, also provides exercise adjustment or target.
In some embodiments, two or more bellows are placed with the diverse location along pedal and provide support.Fig. 7 shows the side view of the exercise device 700 with a plurality of support bellows.Exercise device 700 comprises the rear bellows 710 at the rear portion 116 that is positioned at shell 110, and is positioned at the middle bellows 720 at the middle part 114 of shell 110.As air support system 600, discuss, exercise device 700 can comprise two or more air Transfer pipes, and each air Transfer pipe is connected with a set of bellows, for example rear bellows 710 and/or middle bellows 720.
In the use of exercise device 700, rear bellows 710 provide the first support force to pedal, and middle bellows 720 provide the second different support force to pedal.For example, rear bellows 710 can provide the support force providing than middle bellows 720 low support force.Variable support force, except other benefit, also can provide the comfort level of enhancing to user, can provide target in specific muscle group's exercise, for example the muscle group in user's leg.
In some embodiments, exercise device, for example exercise device 100 or 700, utilizes the support system that depends on fluid rather than air to provide support with the user to exercise device.In one embodiment, fluid support system comprises hydraulic fluid and/or other compressible or incompressible fluids.
The exercise device different embodiments with air support system has been described.In some embodiments, exercise device, except other effect, also provides target support by angled bellows and/or a plurality of bellows to the user of exercise device.
As shown, the embodiment of exercise device is taked the form of climbing or the equipment of marking time, and this equipment has adopted the air of target to support or resistance system.In some embodiments, exercise device comprises the air support system that is configured to provide two dimension support or resistance in the use of exercise device.
Depend on disclosed particular, the single bellows that is configured to support the single pedal of exercise device is placed and/or attached in various angles.This being configured for helps two-dimentional power applying to pedal.
In alternative disclosed embodiment, the two or more bellows that are configured to support the pedal of exercise device are placed and/or attach to pedal.In one embodiment, bellows in the part of pedal by adjacent each other attached, and/or adjacent each other attached along the length of pedal in another embodiment.This contributes to two-dimentional power to be applied to pedal.
Therefore, described here equipment or device provide target to support to the user of exercise device.The support of target provides to the user in taking exercise the support that improves or strengthen like this, to help to take exercise certain muscle group, adjusts or improves and take exercise.
The detailed description of previous embodiments of the present invention is disclosed.Yet, according to manufacturing technology of the present invention and resulting structures can various forms and pattern be implemented, wherein some can be very different from those forms and pattern in disclosed embodiment.Therefore, particular structural details disclosed herein is only representational, yet in that respect, they are considered to as open object represents suitable enforcement, and for claim herein provides basis, claim has defined scope of the present invention.The detailed description of more than having shown several embodiments of the present invention.
And, for realizing well-known process, program and the material of object of the present invention and explaination preferred embodiment, be merged in herein, but be not described in detail, to prevent unnecessarily fuzzy novelty of the present invention aspect.
The figure of the various embodiments of listing in diagram as the understanding of the present invention and from those different targets listed above.Although some aspect of the present invention has been explained in the enforcement having shown, generally speaking, Apparatus and operation method of the present invention target further with it and advantage can referenced in schematic, embodiment and above description are more easily understood.Embodiment and Tu are not intended to limit the scope of listing especially in claim appendix or revision subsequently of the present invention, and are only to illustrate and illustrate the present invention.
Other air compression system of the operations improvement that the present invention and providing in the support system based on mechanical in other exercise device are minimum contrasts.Generally speaking, such air compression system only contributes to moving up and down of user.
Although some aspect of equipment is with certain claim form in lower displaying, inventor has thought deeply the various aspects of system with the claim form of any number.Therefore, inventor adds other claim the other side of system is proposed to the right of such accessory claim form after being retained in submit applications.
Unless other requirement clearly made in context, in whole description and claim, word " comprises (comprise) ", the meaning to comprise explained in " comprising (comprising) " and similar word, contrary with exclusive or detailed meaning; That is to say, with the meaning of " including but not limited to ".As used herein, term " connection ", " connection " or its any variant, the meaning is any connection or connection direct or indirect between two or more elements; Connection between element or connection can be physical property, logicality or its combination.In addition, word " at this ", " more than ", " below " and the word with similar implication, when for this application, should be in full with reference to this application rather than with reference to any specific part of this application.When context allows, in detailed description, use the word of odd number or plural number also can comprise respectively plural number or odd number.Word " or ", about the list of two or more projects, cover all following explanation of word: any combination of any project in list, all items in list and the project in list.As used herein, term " air " is intended to comprise and is not only air but any gas.
Therefore, a plurality of most important feature of the present invention is summed up and is summarized with broad form generally.Although shown that this general introduction makes this contribution can better be understood for the novelty of association area, but the of the present invention other feature (it will form the theme of claims) that is more apparent that after this description will further be determined to scope, novelty, and the improvement to any prior art in some cases.The understanding completely that is more than described as the various embodiment of technology provides concrete details with describing.It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that without many these details and just can implement technology, and will readily appreciate that, the present invention who herein shows in its application, be not restricted to the details of structure and in ensuing description, list or integrate herein and the various figure that classify in the arrangement of the member of illustrating.For example, in some cases, do not show in detail or describe the 26S Proteasome Structure and Function of knowing, to avoid the unnecessarily description of the embodiment of fuzzy technology.Be intended that the term used in the description of following displaying with it the most widely rational method explain, although the detailed description of some embodiment of its positive combination technology and being used.Although below can emphasize some term, any be intended to the term explained with any ordered all as in this detailed description part, be disclosed and definition clearly.Those skilled in the art will understand, of the present invention openly can being easily utilized as form the basis of other analog structure, method and system in order to realize various object of the present invention and target.Therefore, as listed, claim should allow the structure being equal to like this, as long as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention as described herein.

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1. an exercise device, comprising:
Shell, it has front and rear;
Right pressing device, it is configured to the user's reception from described exercise device;
Left pressing device, it is configured to the user's reception from described exercise device;
Pivot, it is configured to movably described right pressing device and described left pressing device to attach to the described front portion of described shell; And
Support system, it is comprised by the described rear portion of described shell at least in part, and wherein said support system comprises:
Right power blocker, it has the right bottom that attaches to the right top of described right pressing device and attach to the described rear portion of described shell with an angle;
Left power blocker, it has the bottom left that attaches to the left top of described left pressing device and attach to the described rear portion of described shell with an angle; And
Resistance system, it is comprised by the described rear portion of described shell at least partly, and is connected in described right blocker and described left blocker, and is configured to conveying capacity.
2. exercise device according to claim 1, wherein said the first power blocker is bellows, and described the second power blocker is bellows, and wherein said resistance system is air duct, described air duct is comprised by the described rear portion of described shell at least partly, and be connected in described right bellows and described left bellows, and be configured in response to the motion of described right pressing device and described left pressing device, air be transmitted between described right bellows and described left bellows.
3. equipment according to claim 1, wherein said right pressing device is the right-hand tread plate of right crus of diaphragm that is configured to receive the user of described exercise device; And described left pressing device is the left-hand tread plate of left foot that is configured to receive the user of described exercise device.
4. equipment according to claim 1, wherein said right pressing device is the right hand plate of the right hand that is configured to receive the user of described exercise device; And described left pressing device is the left hand plate of left hand that is configured to receive the user of described exercise device.
5. equipment according to claim 2, the described right top of wherein said right bellows attaches to described right pressing device, and the described left top of described left bellows attaches to described left pressing device, the longitudinal axis of described right bellows and the longitudinal axis of described left bellows are crossed one another.
6. equipment according to claim 2, the described right top of wherein said right bellows attaches to described right pressing device, and the described left top of described left bellows attaches to described left pressing device, make the longitudinal axis of described right bellows and the longitudinal axis of described left bellows cross one another to form the interior angle that is less than 45 degree.
7. equipment according to claim 2, wherein said air support system comprises:
The second right bellows, it has the second right bottom that attaches to the second right top of described right pressing device and attach to the described rear portion of described shell with an angle;
The second left bellows, it has the second bottom left that attaches to the second left top of described left pressing device and attach to the described rear portion of described shell with an angle; And
The second air duct, it is comprised by the described rear portion of described shell at least partly, and be connected in described the second right bellows and described the second left bellows, and be configured in response to the motion of described right pressing device and described left pressing device, air be transmitted between described the second right bellows and described the second left bellows.
8. equipment according to claim 2, wherein said air support system comprises:
The second right bellows, it has and attaches to the second right top of described right pressing device and attach to the described rear portion of described shell and the second right bottom of the position between described front portion;
The second left bellows, it has the second bottom left of the described rear portion and the position between described front portion that attach to the second left top of described left pressing device and attach to described shell; And
The second air duct, it is comprised by the described position between the described rear portion of described shell and described front portion at least partly, and be connected in described the second right bellows and described the second left bellows, and be configured in response to the motion of described right pressing device and described left pressing device, air be transmitted between described the second right bellows and described the second left bellows.
9. equipment according to claim 2, wherein said air support system comprises:
The second right bellows, it has and attaches to the second right top of described right pressing device and attach to the described rear portion of described shell and the second right bottom of the position between described front portion;
The second left bellows, it has the second bottom left of the described rear portion and the position between described front portion that attach to the second left top of described left pressing device and attach to described shell; And
The second air duct, it is comprised by the described position between the described rear portion of described shell and described front portion at least partly, and be connected in described the second right bellows and described the second left bellows, and be configured in response to the motion of described right pressing device and described left pressing device, air be transmitted between described the second right bellows and described the second left bellows;
Wherein said the second air duct is configured to apply to described right pressing device and described left pressing device the power that described air duct puts on the power of described right pressing device and described left pressing device that is greater than.
10. equipment according to claim 2, wherein said air support system comprises:
The second right bellows, it has and attaches to the second right top of described right pressing device and attach to the described rear portion of described shell and the second right bottom of the position between described front portion;
The second left bellows, it has the second bottom left of the described rear portion and the position between described front portion that attach to the second left top of described left pressing device and attach to described shell;
The second air duct, it is comprised by the described position between the described rear portion of described shell and described front portion at least partly, and be connected in described the second right bellows and described the second left bellows, and be configured in response to the motion of described right pressing device and described left pressing device, air be transmitted between described the second right bellows and described the second left bellows; And
Valve, it is comprised by described shell at least partly, and is configured to control the pressure in described the second air duct and described air duct.
11. equipment according to claim 2, wherein said pivot is configured to described right pressing device and described left pressing device to attach to movably with the attached angle between the described right top to described right bellows and described right pressing device or the angle similar to attached angle between described left pressing device to the described left top of described left bellows the described front portion of described shell.
12. equipment according to claim 2, the attached angle between the described right top of wherein said right bellows and described right pressing device is different with the attached angle between described left pressing device with the described left top of described left bellows.
13. exercise devices according to claim 3, one of wherein said pedal is included in the pedal of a pair of stack on parallel plane, and one of described pedal is movably with respect to the another in described pedal in one of described plane.
14. exercise devices according to claim 3, one of wherein said pedal is included in the pedal of a pair of stack on parallel plane, and one of described pedal is rotatable with respect to the another in described pedal in one of described plane.
15. exercise devices according to claim 3, wherein described in each, pedal comprises the pedal of a pair of stack, described in each in a pedal in described pedal, pedal is arranged in the parallel plane plane with another pedal of the described pedal of the described pedal of described pedal, in the plane of the described pedal of a pedal in the described pedal in the described pedal in described pedal in described pedal, be rotatable, described in each described in another in pedal, pedal is arranged in the parallel plane plane with another pedal of the described pedal of pedal described in another, in the plane of described another pedal of a pedal in the described pedal described in another in pedal in described pedal, be rotatable.
16. 1 kinds of air support systems for exercise device, comprising:
The first bellows, it is configured to acutangulate with respect to the vertical axis of described exercise device the first pressing device that attaches to described exercise device;
The second bellows, it is configured to acutangulate with respect to the described vertical axis of described exercise device the second pressing device that attaches to described exercise device; And
Fluid transmission member, it is comprised by described the first bellows and described the second bellows at least partly, and is configured in response to the motion of described the first pressing device or described the second pressing device, the fluid of pressurization be transmitted between described the first bellows and described the second bellows.
17. equipment according to claim 16, wherein said right pressing device is the right-hand tread plate of right crus of diaphragm that is configured to receive the user of described exercise device; And
Described left pressing device is the left-hand tread plate of left foot that is configured to receive the user of described exercise device.
18. equipment according to claim 13, wherein said right pressing device is the right panel of the right hand that is configured to receive the user of described exercise device; And
Described left pressing device is the left plate of left hand that is configured to receive the user of described exercise device.
19. air support systems according to claim 13, the described fluidic response in wherein said fluid transmission member is in the motion of described the second pressing device and apply two-dimentional power to described the first pressing device.
20. air support systems according to claim 13, the described fluid in wherein said fluid transmission member is air.
21. air support systems according to claim 13, the described fluid in wherein said fluid transmission member is hydraulic fluid.
22. air support systems according to claim 13, the attached angle of the attached angle of described first pressing device of wherein said the first bellows and described exercise device or described second pressing device of described the second bellows and described exercise device is that user is adjustable.
23. 1 kinds of air support systems for exercise device, comprising:
The first right bellows, it is configured to attach to the outside of the right pressing device of described exercise device;
The first left bellows, it is configured to attach to the outside of the left pressing device of described exercise device;
First fluid transmission member, it is comprised by described the first right bellows and described the first left bellows at least partly, and is configured in response to the motion of described right pressing device or described left pressing device, the fluid of pressurization be transmitted between described the first right bellows and described the first left bellows;
The second right bellows, it is configured to attach to the inside of the described right pressing device of described exercise device;
The second left bellows, it is configured to attach to the inside of the described left pressing device of described exercise device; And
Second fluid transmission member, it is comprised by described the second right bellows and described the second left bellows at least partly, and is configured in response to the motion of described right pressing device or described left pressing device, the fluid of pressurization be transmitted between described the second right bellows and described the second left bellows.
24. equipment according to claim 20, wherein said right pressing device is the right-hand tread plate of right crus of diaphragm that is configured to receive the user of described exercise device; And described left pressing device is the left-hand tread plate of left foot that is configured to receive the user of described exercise device.
25. equipment according to claim 20, wherein said right pressing device is the right panel of the right hand that is configured to receive the user of described exercise device; And
Described left pressing device is the left plate of left hand that is configured to receive the user of described exercise device.
26. air support systems according to claim 20, the diameter of wherein said the first right bellows is greater than the diameter of described the second right bellows, and the diameter of described the first left bellows is greater than the diameter of described the second left bellows.
27. air support systems according to claim 20, the described fluid with in described second fluid transmission member in wherein said first fluid transmission member is air.
28. air support systems according to claim 20, the described fluid with in described second fluid transmission member in wherein said first fluid transmission member is hydraulic fluid.
29. air support systems according to claim 20, the length of wherein said first fluid transmission member is greater than the length of described second fluid transmission member.
30. 1 kinds of methods that the user that is described exercise device by exercise device implements, described method comprises:
The first pressing device place reception at described exercise device; And
Received power is sent to the second pressing device of described exercise device by air support system, wherein received power is sent to described the second pressing device and comprise the first support force is sent to described the second pressing device and sends the second support force to second pressing device.
31. methods according to claim 27, wherein received power is sent to described the second pressing device and comprise that using first of support force, tieing up component sends described second pressing device by angled support bellows with an angle as described the first support force, and by described angled support bellows, with an angle, send the two dimensional component of described support force to described the second pressing device as described the second support force.
32. methods according to claim 27, wherein send received power to described the second pressing device and comprise the first support force is sent to described the second pressing device and sent the second support force to described the second bellows by the first support bellows.
33. exercise devices according to claim 3, one of wherein said pedal comprises single pedal.
34. exercise devices according to claim 3, wherein described in each, pedal comprises single pedal.
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