Jump Height Measuring Device

Abstract

A jump height measuring device with an arrangement of impact elements that are arranged one above the other at a respective distance in a longitudinal direction and which can be pivoted individually transverse to the longitudinal direction, wherein the number of pivoted impact elements forms a measure for a jump height. Each impact element can be pivoted out of a base position against a return force in at least one pivoting direction, up to a defined end position.

1 . A jump height measuring device ( 1 ) with an arrangement of impact elements that are arranged at a distance above one another in a longitudinal direction, and that can be pivoted individually transverse to the longitudinal direction, wherein the number of pivoted impact elements forms a measure for a jump height, characterized in that each impact element can be pivoted out of a base position against a return force into at least one pivot direction up to a defined end position. 
     
     
         2 . The jump height measuring device ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the impact elements form a module that can be mounted on a bracket such that the impact elements cover a jump height range. 
     
     
         3 . The jump height measuring device ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , characterized in that an arrangement of identically formed impact elements is provided, said impact elements being arranged equidistant one above the other in the vertical direction. 
     
     
         4 . The jump height measuring device ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the impact elements are formed by impact bars ( 3 ). 
     
     
         5 . The jump height measuring device ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the base position and the at least one end position is defined in the same manner, respectively, for all impact elements. 
     
     
         6 . The jump height measuring device ( 1 ) according to  claim 5 , characterized in that the longitudinal axes of the impact elements are formed parallel, both in their base position as well as their at least one end position. 
     
     
         7 . The jump height measurement ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , characterized in that a mounting arrangement extending in a longitudinal direction with an arrangement of identically formed mounting units ( 5 ) arranged one above the other is provided, wherein each mounting unit ( 5 ) has a mounting segment ( 6 ) on which an impact element is pivotably mounted. 
     
     
         8 . The jump height measuring device ( 1 ) according to  claim 7 , characterized in that each impact element has two arm segments ( 8   a ,  8   b ) at a longitudinal end, between which segments the mounting segment ( 6 ) is mounted. 
     
     
         9 . The jump height measuring device ( 1 ) according to  claim 7 , characterized in that each mounting unit ( 5 ) has at least one stop ( 7 ) by means of which the impact element is held in the end position. 
     
     
         10 . The jump height measuring device ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , characterized in that an impact element can only be pivoted in one direction from the base position to only one end position. 
     
     
         11 . The jump height measuring device ( 1 ) according to  claim 10 , characterized in that a spring element is provided that generates a return force against which the impact element can be pivoted out of the base position. 
     
     
         12 . The jump height measuring device ( 1 ) according to  claim 11 , characterized in that the spring element is a spring plate ( 10 ). 
     
     
         13 . The jump height measuring device ( 1 ) according to  claim 11 , characterized in that the spring element is only mounted on one of the arm segments ( 8   a ,  8   b ) of the impact element. 
     
     
         14 . The jump height measuring device ( 1 ) according to  claim 10 , characterized in that the mounting segment ( 6 ) has a circular-cylindrical sleeve surface on which the arm segments ( 8   a ,  8   b ) of the impact element are guided. 
     
     
         15 . The jump height measuring device ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , characterized in that an impact element can be pivoted out of the base position in two directions and into one end position in each direction. 
     
     
         16 . The jump height measuring device ( 1 ) according to  claim 15 , characterized in that each respective end position is defined by a respective stop ( 7 ). 
     
     
         17 . The jump height measuring device ( 1 ) according to  claim 15 , characterized in that the mounting segment ( 6 ) of a mounting unit ( 5 ) has a rotationally asymmetrical sleeve surface with two contact surfaces ( 9   a ,  9   b ) opposite one another, wherein in the base position of the impact element, each of its arm segments ( 8   a ,  8   b ) contact a contact surface ( 9   a ,  9   b ) 
     
     
         18 . The jump height measuring device ( 1 ) according to  claim 17 , characterized in that the arm segments ( 8   a ,  8   b ) of the impact element are elastically deformable. 
     
     
         19 . The jump height measuring device ( 1 ) according to  claim 17 , characterized in that in the case of non-deformed arm segments ( 8   a ,  8   b ), their clear distance to one another is less than the distance of the contact surfaces ( 9   a ,  9   b ). 
     
     
         20 . The jump height measuring device ( 1 ) according to  claim 17 , characterized in that the mounting segment ( 6 ) forms an essentially rectilinear outer contour, wherein its narrow sides form the contact surfaces ( 9   a ,  9   b ). 
     
     
         21 . The jump height measuring device ( 1 ) according to  claim 17 , characterized in that the edges between the narrow sides and the longitudinal sides of the mounting segment ( 6 ) are rounded. 
     
     
         22 . The jump height measuring device ( 1 ) according to  claim 17 , characterized in that the inner contours of the arm segments ( 8   a ,  8   b ) are adapted to the outer contour of the mounting segment ( 6 ). 
     
     
         23 . The jump height measuring device ( 1 ) according to  claim 12 , characterized in that when an impact element is in an end position, the longitudinal sides of the mounting segment ( 6 ) contact the inner sides of the arm segments ( 8   a ,  8   b ) of the impact element without these being elastically deformed. 
     
     
         24 . The jump height measuring device ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , characterized in that a reset device is provided by means of which the impact elements can be reset to their base position.