Patent ID: 7942783
Filing Date: 2011-05-17
Classification: A61H,A63B

Abstract:
1. An exercise aid device comprising: a base; a supporting member, movable relative to said base in a forward right direction and a forward left direction, which is configured to support a hip of a user; a footrest movable relative to said base at least in the up and down directions; a drive means configured to drive said supporting member and at least one of said footrest and a controller configured to control said drive means such that a load acting on a femoral region by own weight of the user supported on said supporting member changes according to a relative positional displacement between the user's toe and trochanter major, said positional displacement is allowed in a direction of flexion and extension of knee joint of the user, and an angle of the knee joint is maintained substantially constant, wherein the supporting member comprises a saddle for supporting the user's hip, wherein said drive means drives said supporting member so that: the saddle is oscillated between an upright posture relative to the base and an inclined posture in the forward right direction or the forward left direction.