Holder for exercise assistance device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12427355-B2
Application number	US-202218088147-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 23, 2022
Priority date	Jun 26, 2020
Publication date	Sep 30, 2025
Grant date	Sep 30, 2025

Abstract

A holder for a wearable device such as an exercise assistance device where the holder may include: a main rod; a sliding rod capable of sliding with respect to the main rod; a gripper including a gripper base, which is connected to the sliding rod and can support an exercise assistance device, a gripper head, which is connected to the upper side of the gripper base and can face the rear surface of the exercise assistance device, and a gripper arm rotatably connected to the gripper head; and a control unit for controlling the operation of the gripper, wherein the gripper base rotates with respect to the sliding rod and tilts forward if the exercise assistance device is put on the gripper base, and the control unit can move the gripper arm so that at least a portion of the gripper arm can cover the front surface of the exercise assistance device.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A holder for holding an exercise assistance device, the holder comprising:
a main rod;
a sliding rod configured to be slidable with respect to the main rod; and
a gripper, comprising a gripper base, connected to the sliding rod and configured to support the exercise assistance device, a gripper head connected to an upper side of the gripper base and for-facing a rear surface of the exercise assistance device, and a gripper arm rotatably connected to the gripper head,
wherein the gripper base is configured to rotate with respect to the sliding rod and tilt forward when the exercise assistance device is disposed on the gripper base, the gripper arm being pivotable relative to the gripper base between a position in which at least a portion of the gripper arm is disposed to cover a front surface of at least part of the exercise assistance device and an outward position in which the gripper arm does not cover the front surface,
the holder further comprising a switch installed on the sliding rod, configured to be in contact with the gripper base when the gripper forms a predetermined angle with respect to the sliding rod, and configured to provide an on-off signal to a controller comprising circuitry,
wherein the controller is configured to control an operation of the gripper arm based on the on-off signal.

2. The holder of claim 1 , wherein the gripper base comprises a base body rotatably connected to the sliding rod and a protruding part protruding from the base body.

3. The holder of claim 1 , wherein the gripper further comprises a gripper spring having one end fixed to the sliding rod and another end fixed to the gripper base and configured to provide a restoring force to the gripper base.

4. The holder of claim 1 , further comprising:
an angle sensor configured to measure an angle formed by the gripper base with respect to the sliding rod,
wherein a controller, comprising circuitry, is configured to control an operation of the gripper arm based on angle information measured by the angle sensor.

5. The holder of claim 1 , further comprising:
a gravity compensation part, comprising a slider, provided inside the main rod and configured to be slidable along the main rod while supporting the sliding rod; and
a gravity compensation spring comprising an upper end fixed to the main rod and a lower end fixed to the gravity compensation part.

6. The holder of claim 5 , wherein the gravity compensation part is in close contact with an inner side surface of the main rod such that the gravity compensation spring can remain in a deformed state.

7. The holder of claim 5 , wherein the gravity compensation part comprises:
the slider, the slider being configured to support the sliding rod and comprising an accommodation space therein;
a core part provided in the accommodation space of the slider;
a moving part movable with respect to the slider in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the main rod and provided to be in close contact with an inner side surface of the main rod; and
a sub-spring configured to connect the core part and the moving part.

8. The holder of claim 7 , wherein
the slider comprises a slider hole penetrating in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the main rod, and
the moving part is movable along the slider hole.

9. The holder of claim 7 , wherein the moving part comprises:
a moving body connected to the sub-spring; and
one or more of moving wheels rotatably installed on the moving body and provided to be in contact with the inner side surface of the main rod.

10. The holder of claim 1 , further comprising:
a mounting guider comprising a guider body installed on the sliding rod, a damper connected to the guider body, a damper gear rotatably connected to the damper, a driving gear for engaging with the damper gear, a first rod connected to the driving gear in parallel with an axis of the driving gear, and a second rod extending from the first rod in a direction intersecting with a longitudinal direction of the first rod.

11. The holder of claim 10 , wherein the driving gear comprises an engaging part in which gear teeth that engage with the damper gear are formed and an idling part that does not engage with the damper gear.

12. The holder of claim 11 , wherein, the holder is configured so that in a state in which no external force is applied to the second rod, the second rod is to face vertically downward, and the driving gear is to engage with the damper gear.

13. The holder of claim 12 , wherein, the holder is configured so that when the second rod rotates in a direction toward the exercise assistance device, a part of the driving gear facing the damper gear is to be switched from the engaging part to the idling part.

14. The holder of claim 10 , wherein:
the mounting guider further comprises a guider housing configured to accommodate the damper gear and the driving gear, and
the holder further comprises a guider spring having one portion fixed to the guider housing and another portion fixed to the driving gear.

15. A holder for holding an exercise assistance device, the holder comprising:
a main rod;
a sliding rod configured to be slidable with respect to the main rod; and
a gripper comprising a gripper base connected to the sliding rod and configured to support the exercise assistance device, a gripper head connected to an upper side of the gripper base and facing a rear surface of the exercise assistance device, and a gripper arm rotatably connected to the gripper head,
wherein the gripper base is configured to rotate with respect to the sliding rod and tilt forward when the exercise assistance device is disposed on the gripper base, the gripper arm being displaceable relative to the gripper base such that at least a portion of the gripper arm is disposed to cover a front surface of at least part of the exercise assistance device, and
wherein the gripper further comprises a gripper spring having one end fixed to the sliding rod and another end fixed to the gripper base and configured to provide a restoring force to the gripper base.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Roh Se-Gon
• Lee Younbaek
• Lee Minhyung
• Choi Byungjune

Classifications

• F16M11/28

  Undercarriages for supports with one single telescoping pillar · CPC title

• F16M11/10

  around a horizontal axis {(F16M11/12 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• F16M11/041 Primary

  Allowing quick release of the apparatus · CPC title

• A63B2220/24

  Angular displacement · CPC title

• A63B71/04

  for small-room or indoor sporting games · CPC title