Patent ID: 8062197
Filing Date: 2011-11-22
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. An exercise assisting device comprising: a seat member having a bearing surface configured to support buttocks of a user with one's feet placed on a predetermined foot rest; and a seat drive unit configured to activate a driving source to displace said seat member in such a manner as to vary a user's own weight acting on legs of the user, wherein said seat drive unit is configured to swing said seat member at least along a lateral direction, and said seat drive unit includes a linear drive configured to swing said seat member along a linear path along the lateral direction, wherein said seat drive unit includes a fore-aft drive configured to give a pitching operation to said seat member about a pitch axle of the fore-aft drive with respect to a lengthwise direction in an interlocked manner with the lateral swinging movement of said seat member, and wherein said fore-aft drive comprising a pitch axle which pivotally supports said seat member to allow the seat member to rotate about said pitch axle, and a pitch converter configured to generate a rotating force of rotating the seat member about the pitch axle in accordance with the lateral movement of the seat member along the linear path caused by said linear drive.