Abstract

A treadmill for rehabilitation purposes, comprising: a substantially horizontal support plate and an endless running belt stretched between two cylindrical rotatable rollers, wherein said treadmill is provided with actuators arranged to cause said two rollers with said belt to move laterally relative to said support plate. Furthermore said support plate is mounted on first vertical supports being arranged to rest on a base surface, and said rollers are mounted on second vertical supports arranged to rest on said base surface, wherein said second vertical supports are separate from said first vertical supports. Sensors are arranged to determine local forces between said support plate and said base surface.

IPC Classes  ?

• A63B 22/02 - Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements with movable endless bands
• A63B 24/00 - Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of groups
• A63B 26/00 - Exercising apparatus not covered by groups

Abstract

A walking-trainer device for persons with a walking disorder to relearn walking has a movable tread surface and a display unit for displaying target indications of the corresponding and consecutive foot positions for movements made by a person walking on the tread surface. The target indications have the form of a number of consecutive patterns located above a target surface at the height of and in the longitudinal direction of the tread surface moving in the direction of the person, which visibly move from a distance of between 0.5 m and 0.5 m, preferably between 15 m and 5 m and more preferably between 0.7 m and 2.5 m, from the target surface in the direction of and over the tread surface up to the feet of the person. The speed of movement of the patterns is substantially equal to the speed of movement of the tread surface.

IPC Classes  ?

• G09B 23/04 - Models for scientific, medical, or mathematical purposes, e.g. full-sized device for demonstration purposes for mathematics for geometry, trigonometry, projection, or perspective
• A61H 3/00 - Appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk about
• A63B 22/02 - Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements with movable endless bands
• A61B 5/103 - Measuring devices for testing the shape, pattern, size or movement of the body or parts thereof, for diagnostic purposes
• A63B 71/06 - Indicating or scoring devices for games or players