Treadmill with pedometer and method of counting the number of steps of user running or walking on treadmill
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1. A treadmill, comprising:
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a motion assembly having two roller pivoted on the base and a running belt mounted on the rollers for rotation;
a sensor for monitoring a speed of an element of the motion assembly;
a processor for detecting instant variations of the speed of the element of the motion and to count the instant variations, and a display for showing a number of the instant variations.
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Abstract
A treadmill includes a base, a motion assembly and a pedometer system. The pedometer system has a sensor mounted on the base to monitor a speed of an element of the motion assembly, such as a motor, a transmission device, rollers or a running belt, a processor mounted on the base to detect instant variations of the speed of the element of the motion and count the instant variations, and a display mounted on the base to show a number of the instant variations. As a result, people running or walking on the treadmill of the present invention is informed the number of steps of running or walking.
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1. A treadmill, comprising:
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a base;
a motion assembly having two roller pivoted on the base and a running belt mounted on the rollers for rotation;
a sensor for monitoring a speed of an element of the motion assembly;
a processor for detecting instant variations of the speed of the element of the motion and to count the instant variations, and a display for showing a number of the instant variations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of counting a number of steps that a person runs or walks on a treadmill, wherein the treadmill has a base and a motion assembly, and the motion assembly has a running and two rollers, comprising the steps of:
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monitoring a speed of an element of the motion assembly of the treadmill;
detecting instant variations of the speed;
counting the instant variations of the speed, and display a number of the instant variations of the speed. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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