Exercise equipment for jumping rope

Abstract

Provided is an exercise apparatus for a jump rope which is adapted to exert the exercise of jump rope without using an actual jump rope and which allows an exerciser to perform running as well as the exercise of jumping rope. The exercise apparatus includes a rotary belt unit including first and second rotary shafts rotatably mounted to a body frame to be spaced apart from each other, a first driver rotating about the first rotary shaft, and a belt configured to perform an endless track motion along the first and second rotary shafts; a base frame supporting the body frame such that a cord connecting the first rotary shaft and the second rotary shaft is upwardly inclined with respect to the ground; and a plurality of discrimination bands formed on the outer circumference in shapes of bands that can be discriminated from the belt to visualize as if the rope were turned when an exerciser performs a jumping exercise at a position opposite to the rotating belt, the plurality of discrimination bands spaced apart from each other in a direction orthogonal to the rotation direction of the belt.

1 . An exercise apparatus for a jump rope comprising:
 a rotary belt unit including first and second rotary shafts rotatably mounted to a body frame to be spaced apart from each other, a first driver rotating about the first rotary shaft, and a belt configured to perform an endless track motion along the first and second rotary shafts;   a base frame supporting the body frame such that a cord connecting the first rotary shaft and the second rotary shaft is upwardly inclined with respect to the ground; and   a plurality of discrimination bands formed on the outer circumference in shapes of bands that can be discriminated from the belt to visualize as if the rope were turned when an exerciser performs a jumping exercise at a position opposite to the rotating belt, the plurality of discrimination bands spaced apart from each other in a direction orthogonal to the rotation direction of the belt.   
   
   
       2 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the discrimination bands are painted in a second color different from a first color coating the belt. 
   
   
       3 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the body frame is rotatably coupled to the base frame so that an exerciser performs a running exercise on the belt by controlling an angle of inclination of the body frame with respect to the base frame. 
   
   
       4 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 3 , further comprising a second driver including a driven gear provided on a hinge shaft extending from the body frame and rotatably supported to the base frame, a driving motor installed in the base frame, and a driving gear provided on a rotary shaft of the driving motor and engaged with the driven gear. 
   
   
       5 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the base frame includes first and second support members spaced a predetermined distance apart from each other and extending in parallel with each other, a panel-shaped jumping board mounted between the first and second support members and offering an exercise space for running, and first and second sub-frames upwardly extending a pre-determined length from top surfaces of the first and second support members, respectively, and the exercise apparatus further comprises: a pair of handles installed to be opposite to and facing the first and second sub-frames so as to be gripped by the exerciser while running on the jumping board and extensibly installed with respect to the first and second sub-frames so as to be rotated by the exerciser while running; and a sound portion presenting a sound effect when the exerciser runs on the jumping board according to the rotation speed of the belt as if the exerciser jumping rope. 
   
   
       6 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a pair of handle portions each including a gripping portion gripped by a user, and a rotary rope extending a predetermined length from an end of the gripping portion;   a speed sensor installed in the handle portions and measuring a rotation speed of the rotary rope;   a remote transmitter portion installed in the handle portions and including a transmitter transmitting information about the rotation speed of the rotary rope measured by speed sensor, and a receiver receiving a signal from the transmitter; and   a controller controlling the first driver to adjust a rotation speed of the belt according to the rotation speed of the rotary rope based on the signal received from the receiver.