PASSIVE EXERCISE APPARATUS

• US 20110021953A1
• Filed: 03/31/2008
• Published: 01/27/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Electric Works Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Miyaguchi, Masamichi, Tohyama, Nozomu, Sanematsu, Wataru, Imai, Bungo
• Application Number:
  US12/736,300
• Publication Number:
  US 20110021953A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 601/5
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/065 Visualisation of specific exercise parameters
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/00178 for active exercising, the apparatus being also usable for passive exercising
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/62 Time or time measurement used for time reference, time stamp, master time or clock signal
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0062 Monitoring athletic performances, e.g. for determining the work of a user on an exercise apparatus, the completed jogging or cycling distance
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/04 simulating the movement of horses toy animals for riding A63G19/00
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/06 Indicating or scoring devices for games or players , or for other sports activities

Abstract

Exercise apparatus is configured to cause a human body to exercise by adding an external force generated through a drive means to the human body to cause the human body to exert a force counteracting the external force. The apparatus includes: a timer means 21 for measuring the time, which the drive means operated, as exercise time; a storage means 6 for storing the measured exercise time together with time and date; and an arithmetic control means 2 for indicating accumulated exercise time evaluated from the stored exercise time to a user through an indication means 4. The continuity of exercise can be enhanced and the calculated exercise can be easily practiced.

Claims

1. Exercise apparatus, configured to causing a human body to exercise by adding an external force generated through a drive means to the human body to cause the human body to exert a force counteracting the external force,

wherein the exercise apparatus comprises:

a timer means for measuring the time that the drive means operated, said time being measured as exercise time;

a storage means for storing the measured exercise time together with time and date; and

an arithmetic control means for indicating accumulated exercise time evaluated from the stored exercise time to a user through an indication means.

2. The exercise apparatus of claim 1,

wherein the indication means is a display,

wherein the arithmetic control means is configured to display days, on each of which exercise was performed, in a calendar format on the display.

3. The exercise apparatus of claim 1, comprising an input part for entering a desired attainment target exercise amount and a target date to be attained with respect to the target exercise amount,

wherein the arithmetic control means is configured:

to evaluate a target exercise amount per day by dividing an exercise amount difference by the number of days from the present time and date to the target date, said exercise amount difference being a difference between an accumulated exercise amount obtained from the accumulated exercise time and the attainment target exercise amount; and

to indicate the target exercise amount to the user through the indication means.

4. The exercise apparatus of claim 3, wherein the arithmetic control means is configured to further perform the drive control of the drive means, the arithmetic control means being configured to continuously drive the drive means only during the exercise time that the target exercise amount is obtained.

5. The exercise apparatus of claim 3, comprising a content storage means for storing content,

wherein the arithmetic control means is configured:

to evaluate a provisional exercise consumption by multiplying an exercise amount by the number of days from an exercise start date to the present time and date, said exercise amount being obtained by dividing the attainment target exercise amount by the number of days from the exercise start date to the target date; and

to execute the content when the provisional exercise consumption substantially equals the accumulated exercise amount.

6. The exercise apparatus of claim 5,

wherein the content can be executed by the day based on the number of the days from the start date to the target date,

wherein the arithmetic control means is configured to execute a part of the content, said part being a part from the start date to the present time and date.

7. The exercise apparatus of claim 2, comprising an input part for entering a desired attainment target exercise amount and a target date to be attained with respect to the target exercise amount,

wherein the arithmetic control means is configured:

to evaluate a target exercise amount per day by dividing an exercise amount difference by the number of days from the present time and date to the target date, said exercise amount difference being a difference between an accumulated exercise amount obtained from the accumulated exercise time and the attainment target exercise amount; and

to indicate the target exercise amount to the user through the indication means.

8. The exercise apparatus of claim 7, wherein the arithmetic control means is configured to further perform the drive control of the drive means, the arithmetic control means being configured to continuously drive the drive means only during the exercise time that the target exercise amount is obtained.

9. The exercise apparatus of claim 7, comprising a content storage means for storing content,

wherein the arithmetic control means is configured:

to evaluate a provisional exercise consumption by multiplying an exercise amount by the number of days from an exercise start date to the present time and date, said exercise amount being obtained by dividing the attainment target exercise amount by the number of days from the exercise start date to the target date; and

to execute the content when the provisional exercise consumption substantially equals the accumulated exercise amount.

10. The exercise apparatus of claim 4, comprising a content storage means for storing content,

wherein the arithmetic control means is configured:

to evaluate a provisional exercise consumption by multiplying an exercise amount by the number of days from an exercise start date to the present time and date, said exercise amount being obtained by dividing the attainment target exercise amount by the number of days from the exercise start date to the target date; and

to execute the content when the provisional exercise consumption substantially equals the accumulated exercise amount.

11. The exercise apparatus of claim 8, comprising a content storage means for storing content,

wherein the arithmetic control means is configured:

to evaluate a provisional exercise consumption by multiplying an exercise amount by the number of days from an exercise start date to the present time and date, said exercise amount being obtained by dividing the attainment target exercise amount by the number of days from the exercise start date to the target date; and

to execute the content when the provisional exercise consumption substantially equals the accumulated exercise amount.

12. The exercise apparatus of claim 9,

wherein the content can be executed by the day based on the number of the days from the start date to the target date,

wherein the arithmetic control means is configured to execute a part of the content, said part being a part from the start date to the present time and date.

13. The exercise apparatus of claim 10,

wherein the content can be executed by the day based on the number of the days from the start date to the target date,

wherein the arithmetic control means is configured to execute a part of the content, said part being a part from the start date to the present time and date.

14. The exercise apparatus of claim 11,

wherein the content can be executed by the day based on the number of the days from the start date to the target date,

wherein the arithmetic control means is configured to execute a part of the content, said part being a part from the start date to the present time and date.