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Multi-degree-of-freedom (mdof) muscle training machineMulti-degree-of-freedom (mdof) muscle training machine description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20080085819, Multi-degree-of-freedom (mdof) muscle training machine. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001](1) Field of the Invention [0002]This invention relates to a muscle training machine, and more particularly to a multi-degree-of-freedom (MDOF) muscle training machine. [0003](2) Description of the Prior Art [0004]It is a common sense to visit a doctor for sickness. However, a great amount of out-patient therapies, especially some rehabilitation recipes, advised by the doctor can depend only on the patient himself/herself. Usually, the rehabilitation recipes relating to a specific muscle need the patient to frequently rehabilitate or train this muscle in order to recovery. For example, office workers usually keep some working positions for office hours. Therefore, some muscle groups may be over-exercised and some may be under-exercised. It may induce tingling at the beginning, but may grow into a deep pain for long-term overlooking. Such an occupational injury cannot be simply cured by medication. Adequate muscle training is generally required for revitalizing the fatigue muscles or muscle groups. In addition, the patient after an operation may also need some adequate muscle training to rehabilitate his/her atrophic muscle groups. [0005]There are various fitness equipments for strengthening muscle groups available in the gym. Users may select an adequate fitness equipment to strengthen specific muscle groups. In addition, some fitness equipments allow the users to vary the loading for efficiently training purposes. However, those fitness equipments are only suitable for the healthy user who wants to enhance his/her muscle strength. For a patient with injury muscles, the basic or minimum loading of any fitness equipment may be too large to be sustained. For a forced try, the patient may even further injure his/her muscles. Therefore, the patient with injury muscles usually has to go to a rehabilitation center to train his/her muscles under the instructions of a qualified person. [0006]In the rehabilitation center, rehabilitation machines are usually task-oriented, such as the isokinetic assessment and training unit, the upper body cycle, the semi-recumbent elliptical, the semi-recumbent cycle, the rehabilitation treadmill, the balance system, the running machine, the traction system, and etc. However, these rehabilitation machines still have some inherent drawbacks as listed below for example. One of the drawbacks is that these machines are too expensive to be afforded for ordinary patients, and so the patient can only use them in hospital or in the rehabilitation center. Another one is that each of the rehabilitation machines has its specific task, and so a professional rehabilitation center has to pay a huge amount of money to purchase various rehabilitation machines for the wide-ranged needs of different patients. [0007]Accordingly, it remains a topic to provide a rehabilitation machine capable of training various muscle groups at home. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0008]It is a main object of the present invention to provide a rehabilitation machine, which enables users to train different muscles in multi degrees of freedom (MDOF). [0009]A MDOF muscle training machine is provided in the present invention. The training machine has multi-degree-of-freedom (MDOF) being able to be set by users to make various cyclic motions with respect to various groups of muscle to be trained. The training machine comprises an adjustable frame and a cyclic motion device. The adjustable frame has MDOF being able to be adjusted with respect to the various cyclic motions. The cyclic motion device is assembled on the adjustable frame. The adjustable frame can be adjusted to decide a specific position of the cyclic motion device with respect to specific groups of muscle. Both arms (legs) of the user are constrained by the cyclic motion device. The user has to coordinate the specific groups of muscle to drive the cyclic motion device. [0010]In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the adjustable frame has a seat. The seat is movable on a plane perpendicular to the ground for adjusting a height or an inclination of the seat with respect to the ground, and for adjusting a distance between the seat and the cyclic motion device. [0011]In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the adjustable frame has a first and a second degrees of freedom between the seat and the cyclic motion device. Wherein, the first degree of freedom is rotation of the cyclic motion device in a first plane perpendicular to the ground and extending from the seat to the cyclic motion device, and the second degree of freedom is translational motion of the cyclic motion device on the first plane. [0012]In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the adjustable frame has a first and a second degrees of freedom between the seat and the cyclic motion device. Wherein, the first degree of freedom is translational motion of the cyclic motion device along a vertical axis perpendicular to the ground, and the second degree of freedom is rotation of the cyclic motion device with respect to a rotational axis on the first plane. [0013]In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the adjustable frame further has a third degree of freedom. The third degree of freedom is rotation of the cyclic motion frame together with the seat in a first plane perpendicular to a ground and extending from the seat to the cyclic motion device. [0014]In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the cyclic motion device has a resistant wheel set and two cranks. The cranks are connected to the opposite sides of the resistant wheel set. The user has to apply torque to drive the resistant wheel set with both arms (legs). In addition, the cyclic motion device can be adjusted to above the user's shoulder. [0015]In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the cyclic motion device has two holders connected to the cranks respectively. The holder has a first portion and a second portion pivotally connected to the first portion for users to adjust an angle between the second portion and a rotational axis of the resistant wheel set to change the specific muscle groups to be trained. [0016]In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the cyclic motion device has two pedals pivotally connected to the cranks respectively. The users may adjust the inclination of the pedal with respect to a ground so as to change the muscle groups of both legs to be trained. [0017]In a preferred embodiment, the MDOF training machine has an upper body cyclic motion device and a lower body cyclic motion device. The upper body cyclic motion device and the lower body cyclic motion device are assembled on the adjustable frame. The upper body motion device and the lower body motion device can work independently. [0018]The MDOF training machine enables the user to select proper training tasks to cyclically train his/her muscles, and is helpful for the ordinary user to train his muscles at home. In addition, the MDOF training machine also enables the patient to adjust his muscle power, enhance the coordination of muscles, and prevent possible muscle adhesion. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0019]The present invention will now be specified with reference to its preferred embodiment illustrated in the drawings, in which: [0020]FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing first preferred embodiment of the MDOF training machine in the present invention; [0021]FIGS. 2A and 2B are schematic view showing a preferred embodiment of the seat of the adjustable frame of the MDOF training machine in the present invention; Continue reading about Multi-degree-of-freedom (mdof) muscle training machine... 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