Patent Abstract:
A horse riding exercise machine includes: a saddle support; an operation frame; a pair of operation rods; an elevation rod; a forward-backward rod; a vertical bar; a movable bar; a flywheel; a rotation frame; a main spring; a gear; and a handle. The horse riding exercise machine can be driven without power by using energy stored in the flywheel so noise from the motor and a drive apparatus indoor can be suppressed and energy consumption can be prevented, and, specifically, the horse riding exercise machine can be adjusted suitable for the weight of the user by using the handle and the foot support can be used according to the height of the user.

Full Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to a horse riding exercise machine, and more particularly, to a horse riding exercise machine which can be operated without power and can be adjusted suitable for weight and height of a user. 
     2. Description of the Related Art 
     Recently, the number of obese people, from children to adults and regardless of sex, is rapidly rising due to rapid westernization of dietary life and lack of exercise. The rapid rise in the number of obese people is having an enormously bad influence nationally, socially and individually. Obesity has become a social epidemic, and exercise has been the easiest method as the solution of obesity for obese people. 
     Specifically, an obese person makes efforts to get rid of obesity through methods of walking without using a separate exercise machine and methods of using an exercise machine such as a treadmill to break down the fat in the body, which brings about obesity. 
     However, these typical exercise methods are monotonous and tedious regardless of whether using the exercise machine or not, so obese people easily give up and so these methods are not a big help for getting rid of obesity. 
     In addition, horse riding is an exercise having an unusual characteristic in which the rider is required to be in unity with a living horse, is a sport which trains the body and enlivens one&#39;s spirit by fostering chivalry, and is an exercise of the whole body which helps to properly develop the body and develop boldness and sound thinking abilities. 
     In addition, the horse riding is an exercise of the whole body, which can be enjoyed by men and women of all ages, and the horse riding is an exercise performed by straightening one&#39;s back such that one&#39;s posture is corrected. The horse riding can strengthen intestinal function when seating on a horse, which is moving up and down, is helpful for alleviating constipation for women and students, is effective in prostatic diseases for men, improves lung capacity and is helpful for strengthening the lower body such as calves or thighs. 
     Therefore, when horse riding, the upper body is straightly corrected, the waist becomes flexible, mental concentration and body rhythm are built, lung capacity is improved, the hip is strengthen, one&#39;s courage is developed, and the sense of balance and flexibility of each part of the body are developed to help properly develop a healthy body. 
     The fact that outstanding effects of the exercise of the whole body can be achieved through horse riding is widely known, however, majority of people cannot actually enjoy horse riding because of economic situations, locations and time. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     Meanwhile, due to the reasons described above, various horse riding machines have been proposed so that horse riding may be enjoyed in narrow spaces such as an indoor, however, typical horse riding machines are driven by motors so noise occurs indoor and energy is consumed. 
     In addition, the horse riding machines according to typical technologies may not be adapted according to heavy adults or light teenagers, and specifically, may not be adapted according to height. 
     Therefore, the present invention is provided to solve the described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a horse riding exercise machine which can suppress noise occurring indoor, fundamentally prevents energy consumption, and appropriately adapt according to weight and height of the user. 
     To achieve the object of the present invention, according to an aspect of the present invention, a horse riding exercise machine includes: a body frame having a box shape; a saddle support spaced apart from a central upper part of the body frame in an upward direction by a predetermined distance to support a saddle; a pair of upper support brackets mounted on atop surface of the body frame while facing each other; a shaft coupled by the upper support bracket; an operation frame having one end rotatably coupled to the shaft; a pair of operation rods having ends parts rotatably coupled to an end part of the operation frame and opposite end parts rotatably installed to both side surface parts of a rear part of the saddle support; a lower support bracket installed at a lower part of the body frame; a coupling bar rotatably coupled to the lower support bracket; a coil spring having one end coupled to the coupling bar; a T bar formed in a “T” shape and having one end coupled to the lower support bracket; an elevation rod having one end coupled to the T bar and an opposite end coupled to the saddle support; a forward-backward rod rotatably installed on the saddle support and having one end installed to a lower part of a handle; a link rod having one end rotatably installed at a lower part of the handle and an opposite end rotatably installed at the saddle support; a first bar coupled to the forward-backward rod to interwork with the forward-backward rod and having one end rotatably installed at a front part of the saddle support; a second bar having one end rotatably installed at a rear part of the saddle support; a first rod having one end rotatably coupled to a lower end part of the first bar; a second rod rotatably coupled to the first rod; a third rod rotatably coupled to the second rod; a vertical bar having an upper end part rotatably coupled to a part at which the second rod and the third rod are coupled; a movable bar rotatably coupled at a rear end of the operation frame; a second flywheel coupled to a lower end part of the movable bar by a link to rotate through an elevation of the movable bar; a first flywheel interworking with the second flywheel by a belt; a lower bar rotatably installed at a lower end part of the vertical bar; a rotation frame having one end rotatably installed at the lower support bracket and an opposite end in a form of a free end; a main spring having one end fixed to the operation frame and an opposite end seated on a top surface of the rotation frame; a gear box installed in an inner space of the body frame and provided therein with a worm and a worm gear; a handle installed outside the body frame to rotate the worm of the gear box; and a rotation rod having one end coupled to the worm gear inside the gear box and an opposite end installed to the rotation frame to rotate by an operation of the handle. 
     According to the present invention, the horse riding exercise machine further includes an indication bar having one end fixed to the rotation frame and an opposite end protruding out of the body frame such that the opposite end protruding out of the body frame elevates according to an elevation of the rotation frame. 
     In addition, the horse riding exercise machine further includes a foot support at both side surfaces of the saddle. 
     Further, the foot support includes an inclined frame inclined downward; and a plurality of support bars spaced apart from the inclined frame by a predetermined distance. 
     According to the present invention, at least one of the support bars is foldable by a hinge. 
     In addition, the coupling bar interworks with the T bar. 
     According to the embodiment of the present invention, the horse riding exercise machine is driven without a motor and without power by using energy stored in the flywheel so noise from the motor or a drive apparatus indoor can be suppressed and energy consumption can be prevented, and, specifically, the horse riding exercise machine can be adjusted to fit the weight of the user by using the handle and the foot support can be used according to the height of the user. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view showing main parts of a horse riding exercise machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 2  is a rear perspective view showing the main parts of the horse riding exercise machine shown in  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 3  is a perspective view showing the main parts. 
         FIGS. 4 and 5  are rear perspective views showing the main parts of  FIG. 3 . 
         FIGS. 6 and 7  are views for explaining a main spring and a coil spring. 
         FIG. 8  is a side view of the horse riding exercise machine. 
         FIGS. 9 and 10  are side views of the main parts. 
         FIG. 11  is a rear view of the main parts. 
         FIG. 12  is a view for explaining an adjustment according to weight. 
         FIG. 13  is a view for explaining a handle and an indication bar. 
         FIG. 14  is a view for explaining a foot support. 
         FIGS. 15 and 16  are views showing the horse riding exercise machine according to another embodiment. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to accompanying drawings, and same reference numbers are used for same parts in every drawing. 
       FIG. 1  is a perspective view showing essential parts of a horse riding exercise machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and  FIG. 2  is a rear perspective view showing main parts of the horse riding exercise machine. 
     As shown in the drawing, the horse riding exercise machine according to the present invention designated as reference number  10  includes, a body frame  11  having a box shape, and a saddle support  13  spaced apart from a central upper part of the body frame  11  in an upward direction by a predetermined distance to support a saddle  100 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 3 , a pair of upper support brackets  17  are mounted on a top surface of the body frame  11 , and shafts  19  are installed at the pair of upper support brackets  17 . 
     In addition, an operation frame  21  is rotatably installed at a center part of the horse riding exercise machine and has one end rotatably coupled to the shaft  19  (Refer to  FIG. 6 ). 
     Further, a pair of operation rods  23  having end parts rotatably coupled to an end part of the operation frame  21  and opposite end parts rotatably installed to both side surface parts at a rear part of the saddle support  13  are installed (Refer to  FIGS. 3 and 5 ). 
     A lower support bracket  25  is installed at a lower part of the body frame  11 , and as shown in  FIGS. 6 and 7 , a coupling bar  55  is rotatably installed on the lower support bracket  25 , and a coil spring  27  is coupled and seated to the coupling bar  55 . 
     In addition, a T bar  77  formed in a “T” shape is installed at the lower support bracket  25 , and as shown in  FIG. 9 , an elevation rod  15  is coupled to the T bar  77 . 
     The T bar  77  interworks with the coupling bar  55  such that, when the T bar  77  rotates on the lower support bracket  25 , the coupling bar  55  interworks with the T bar and rotates. Therefore, the elastic force of the coil spring  27  influences the T bar  77  and the elevation rod  15  via the coupling bar  55 . One end of an elevating rod  15  is coupled to the T bar  77  and an opposite end is coupled to the saddle support  13  (Refer to  FIG. 5 ). 
     As shown in  FIGS. 2 and 3 , a forward-backward rod  51  is rotatably installed on the saddle support  13  and has one end installed to a lower part of a handle  200 . A link rod  52  having one end rotatably installed at a lower part of the handle  200  and an opposite end rotatably installed at the saddle support  13  is installed. 
     As shown in  FIGS. 9 and 10 , a first bar  91  is coupled to the forward-backward rod  51  to interwork with the forward-backward rod  51  and has one end rotatably installed at a front part of the saddle support  13 , and a second bar  92  has one end rotatably installed at a rear of the saddle support  13 . 
     In addition, a first rod  61  has one end rotatably coupled to a lower end part of the first bar  91 , a second rod  62  is rotatably coupled to the first rod  61 , and a third rod  63  is rotatably coupled to the second rod  62 . Further, a vertical bar  83  rotatably is coupled to a part to which the second rod  62  and the third rod  63  are coupled. In addition, a lower bar  80  is rotatably installed at a lower end part of the vertical bar  83  (Refer to  FIGS. 9 and 10 ). 
     As shown in  FIGS. 3 and 9 , a movable bar  71  is rotatably coupled at a rear end of the operation frame  21 , a second flywheel  90   b  is coupled to a lower end part of the movable bar  71  by a link  74  such that the second flywheel  90   b  is rotated by an elevation of the movable bar  71 , and a first flywheel  90   a  is interlocked to the second flywheel ( 90   b ) by a belt  81 . 
     In addition, a rotation frame  29  is shown in  FIG. 10 . One end of the rotation frame  29  is rotatably installed at the lower support bracket ( 25 ) and an opposite end is formed in a form of a free end. 
     As shown in  FIG. 7 , a main spring  31  is seated on a top surface of the rotation frame  29 . The main spring  31  supports the operation frame  21 . 
     A gear box  35  and a handle  37  is shown in  FIGS. 4 and 5 . The gear box  35  is installed at a rear part of an inner space of the body frame  11 , and a worm (not shown) and a worm gear (not shown) are provided in the gear box  35 . The worm and the worm gear decrease the torque, however the embodiment is not limited thereto and other mechanical elements may be used. In addition, a handle  37  is installed outside the body frame  11  to rotate the worm of the gear box  35 . 
     In addition, as shown in  FIG. 12 , a crank  36  is coupled to the worm gear in the gear box  35 , and the crank interworks with the rotation frame  29  by the rotation rod  33 . Therefore, the user operates the handle  37  to elevate a lower end part of the main spring  31 . As shown in  FIGS. 1 and 3 , the handle  37  is installed outside of the body frame  11  so that the user may easily operate the handle  37 . 
     In addition, an indication bar  39  having one end fixed to the rotation frame  29  and an opposite end protruding out of the body frame  11  is installed such that the opposite end protrudes out of the body frame  11  elevates according to an elevation of the rotation frame  29 . 
     As shown in  FIGS. 1 and 11 , a foot support  41  is installed on a frame of a cover formed at both side surfaces of the saddle  100 , the foot support  41  includes an inclined frame  43  inclined downward and a plurality of support bars  45  spaced apart from the inclined frame  43  by a predetermined distance, and the support bars  45  located at upper positions may be folded by a hinge. 
     An operation according to the configuration described above will be described below. 
     In addition, as shown in  FIGS. 1 and 2 , the handle  200  allows the body to maintain balance and prevent the body from falling during horse riding and the handle may be pulled and pushed back and forth, respectively, by hand. The handle  200  is in a shape of “U” laid down sideways so that the handle may be gripped by both hands. 
     When the user pushes the handle to a forward direction by using the center of the body while gripping the handle  200 , the upper end of the forward-backward rod  51  leans forward and is pushed, and the lower end of the forward-backward rod  51  is pushed to a backward direction. One end of the link rod  52  installed adjacent to the forward-backward rod  51  is rotatably installed at the handle  200  and the other end is rotatably installed at the saddle support  13 . Therefore, when the forward-backward rod  51  moves, the link rod  52  also moves, thus the handle  200  moves horizontally. 
     According to the movement, the first bar  91  and the first rod  61 , the second rod  62 , and the second rod  62  and the third rod  63  move by a joint, and the vertical bar  83  rotates around a center by the movement. The lower bar  80  rotates by a rotation of the vertical bar  83  (Refer to  FIG. 10 ). 
     In addition, when the user pushes the handle forward, the upper end part of the forward-backward rod  51  moves forward, and the lower end of the first bar  91  interworking with the front/rear rod  51  moves backward. When the lower end of the first bar  91  moves backward, the lower part bar  80  moves forward by the vertical bar  83 . 
     In addition, when the saddle support  13  is elevated by using the weight of the user while the user is seated on the horse saddle  100 , the operation frame  21  rotates around the center by the operation rod  23 . The elevation rotates the second flywheel  90   b  coupled to the movable bar  71  by the crank. When the user moves the center of gravity back and forth while gripping the handle  200 , the second flywheel  90   b  rotates 360° or more. The torque continues to rotate by inertia, and even when the user is sitting still on the horse saddle  100 , the second flywheel  90   b  rotates and elevates the horse saddle  100 . 
     In addition, the adjustment according to the weight of the user will be described. 
     As shown in  FIGS. 4 and 5 , the handle  37  is installed at a back surface of the body frame  11 . In addition, as shown in  FIG. 13 , a long hole is formed next to the handle  37  and an indication bar  39  protrudes through the long hole, and markings are formed according to weight along the long hole. 
     Therefore, when the user rotates the handle  37 , the rotation rod  33  coupled to the gear box  35  and the rotation frame  29  interworking with the rotation rod  33  are elevated, and the main spring  31  is elevated by the elevating rotation frame  29 . As shown in  FIG. 13 , the indication bar  39  also elevates along the markings by the elevating rotation frame  29 . 
     In other words, when the user rotates the handle  37  and positions the indication bar  39  to a position indicating the weight of the user, the main spring  31  also elevates to apply an elastic force at an appropriate position. 
     In addition, as shown in  FIGS. 1 and 14 , the foot support  41  includes the inclined frame  43  inclined to a lower part thereof and a plurality of support bars  45  spaced apart from the inclined frame  43  at a predetermined distance, and as shown in  FIG. 14 , at least one of the support bars  45  may be folded by a hinge  46 . 
     Therefore, the user may easily get on or get off the saddle  100  by using one of the support bars  45  according to the height of the user. 
     According to the horse riding exercise machine of the present invention, when the user elevates the saddle support  13  by using the weight of the of the user while sitting on the horse saddle  100 , the operation frame  21  also rotates around a center by the operation rod  23  such that the second flywheel  90   b  coupled to the movable bar  71  by a crank is rotated by the elevation. 
     When the user does not use the weight while sitting on the horse saddle  100 , the second flywheel  90   b  is automatically rotated so that the horse riding exercise is possible. 
     The second flywheel  90   b  may be automatically rotated by automatically rotating the first flywheel  90   a  interworking with the second flywheel  90   b  by the belt  81 . 
     In this case, as shown in  FIGS. 15 and 16 , to automatically rotate the first flywheel  90   a , a motor  150  is fixed to a lower part of the body frame  11  and an electrical driving belt  160  is coupled to a shaft  152  of the motor  150  and coupled to the first flywheel  90   a  to rotate the first flywheel  90   a.    
     According to the present invention, when the user does not use the weight while sitting on the horse saddle  100 , the first flywheel  90   a  is rotated by the motor  150  and the electrical driving belt  160  to rotate the second flywheel  90   b  interworking with the first flywheel  90   a  so that the horse saddle  100  is elevated. 
     The user may automatically exercise by horse riding through operating the motor  150 , and the motor  150  may be stopped to manually exercise by horse riding when exercising by horse riding through using the weight of the user. 
     While the horse riding exercise machine according to the present invention has been particularly shown and described by embodiments, it should not be interpreted in any way to limit the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the described embodiments, but is limited only by the accompanying claims and equivalents thereof, and any alterations equivalent to the accompanying claims are within the scope of the present invention.

Technology Classification (CPC): 0