Muscle exercise device

Abstract

Proposed is a muscle exercise device. The muscle exercise device may include a touch detection part configured to detect a physical touch applied to an upper surface of a device body. Furthermore, the muscle exercise device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may include a load control part configured to recognize the physical touch as a load control signal when the physical touch satisfies a preset recognition criterion and to control an exercise load of the a drive motor by analyzing the load control signal. Through this, the exercise load provided by the drive motor may be more easily and stably controlled by using a physical touch such as foot tapping.

1 . A muscle exercise device comprising:
 a device body configured to support a user for exercising;   at least one drive motor installed inside the device body and configured to provide an exercise load;   a load transfer unit configured to transfer the exercise load from the drive motor to an outside;   a touch detection part configured to detect a physical touch applied to an upper surface of the device body; and   a load control configured to recognize the physical touch as a load control signal when the physical touch satisfies a preset recognition criterion and to control the exercise load of the drive motor by analyzing the load control signal.   
     
     
         2 . The muscle exercise device of  claim 1 , wherein the load control signal is determined as a preset emergency brake signal, the load control is to determine the exercise load of the drive motor. 
     
     
         3 . The muscle exercise device of  claim 2 , wherein when the load control signal is recognized at least once, the load control is to determine the load control signal as the emergency brake signal. 
     
     
         4 . The muscle exercise device of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 a user input configured to input a target load,   wherein the load control controls the drive motor so that the exercise load is output by being changed to the target load which is input through the user input, and reduces the exercise load of the drive motor when the emergency brake signal is recognized in a process in which the exercise load of the drive motor is reaching the target load and in a state in which the exercise load has reached the target load.   
     
     
         5 . The muscle exercise device of  claim 2 , wherein when the emergency brake signal is recognized, the load control reduces the exercise load of the drive motor to a preset basic load. 
     
     
         6 . The muscle exercise device of  claim 2 , wherein the touch detection part comprises a vibration detection installed inside the device body and configured to detect a vibration generated by the physical touch. 
     
     
         7 . The muscle exercise device of  claim 6 , wherein the vibration detection comprises an inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensor. 
     
     
         8 . The muscle exercise device of  claim 2 , wherein the physical touch is generated by foot tapping while a user is on the surface of the device body. 
     
     
         9 . The muscle exercise device of  claim 2 , wherein when an intensity of the physical touch is greater than or equal to a preset reference intensity, the load control determines that the recognition criterion is satisfied. 
     
     
         10 . The muscle exercise device of  claim 2 , wherein the load control analyzes the load control signal based on at least one of a number of times of successive occurrences of the load control signal and a pattern of the load control signal. 
     
     
         11 . The muscle exercise device of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 a user input configured to input a target load,   wherein when it is determined that the load control signal is a preset exercise initiation signal while a preset exercise preparation condition is recognized, the load control part controls the drive motor so that the exercise load is output by being changed to the target load which is input through the user input.   
     
     
         12 . The muscle exercise device of  claim 11 , wherein when the load control is recognized twice in succession, the load control determines the load control signal as the exercise initiation signal. 
     
     
         13 . The muscle exercise device of  claim 11 , wherein the load is to control the drive motor so that the exercise load reaches the target load from a preset basic load according to the exercise initiation signal, and changes the current exercise load which is output from the drive motor to the target load when it is determined that the load control signal is a preset load change signal while the exercise load reaches the target load from the basic load. 
     
     
         14 . The muscle exercise device of  claim 13 , wherein the load control part is to increase of the exercise load of the drive motor and provides a select alarm for selecting whether to change a load when it is determined that the load control is the load change, and changes the current exercise load to the target load when a load change approval is input in response to the select alarm. 
     
     
         15 . The muscle exercise device of  claim 14 , wherein the load control is to determine whether to make the load change approval based on the load control signal. 
     
     
         16 . An exercise device comprising:
 a device body;   a drive motor configured to provide an exercise load;   a load transfer unit configured to transfer the exercise load from the drive motor to an outside;   a touch detection configured to detect a physical touch applied to an upper surface of the device body; and   a load control configured to recognize the physical touch as a load control signal when the physical touch satisfies a preset recognition criterion and to control the exercise load of the drive motor by analyzing the load control signal.   
     
     
         17 . The muscle exercise device of  claim 16 , wherein the load control signal is determined as a preset emergency brake signal, the load control is to determine the exercise load of the drive motor. 
     
     
         18 . The muscle exercise device of  claim 17 , further comprising:
 a user input configured to input a target load,   wherein when it is determined that the load control signal is a preset exercise initiation signal while a preset exercise preparation condition is recognized, the load control part controls the drive motor so that the exercise load is output by being changed to the target load which is input through the user input.   
     
     
         19 . The muscle exercise device of  claim 18 , wherein when the load control is recognized twice in succession, the load control determines the load control signal as the exercise initiation signal. 
     
     
         20 . The muscle exercise device of  claim 19 , wherein the load is to control the drive motor so that the exercise load reaches the target load from a preset basic load according to the exercise initiation signal, and changes the current exercise load which is output from the drive motor to the target load when it is determined that the load control signal is a preset load change signal while the exercise load reaches the target load from the basic load.