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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2008
Applicants:
Youichi Shinomiya, Ibaraki, JP;
Takahisa Ozawa, Katano, JP;
Kazuhiro Ochi, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 26/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention has an object of providing an exercise assisting device which allows the user's thigh to contract while having a simple structure with low manufacturing cost. The device comprising a seat member and a seat drive unit. The seat member has a bearing surface configured to support buttocks of a user with one' feet placed on a predetermined foot rest. The seat drive unit is configured to activate a driving source to displace the seat member in such a manner as to vary a user's own weight acting on legs of the user. The seat drive unit swings the seat member at least along a lateral direction.