Diagnostic testing system for an exercie machine
First Claim
1. In an exercise machine having a plurality of components including means for providing a force to oppose exercising movements of a user, a diagnostic system to allow various of said components to be checked for maintenance comprising:
- input means actuable by authorized personnel for initiating diagnostic testing of one or more of said components; and
processing means for controlling in a test mode the operation of a plurality of said components including said opposition force providing means, said processing means being responsive to said input means for controlling said opposition force means to operate in said test mode.
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Abstract
A diagnostic testing system for an exercise machine having a computer control. The computer control of the machine is responsive to the actuation of a test button to enter a diagnostic test mode in which various components of the machine may be checked for maintenance. Tests are provided to check the machine'"'"'s display, keypad, sound generation system, opposition force providing system and speed sensing system. Another test is used to display accounting data which reflects the usage of the machine. The accounting data may be monitored by the computer control to automatically provide an indication to an operator when the data indicates that the machine should have a service check performed.
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1. In an exercise machine having a plurality of components including means for providing a force to oppose exercising movements of a user, a diagnostic system to allow various of said components to be checked for maintenance comprising:
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input means actuable by authorized personnel for initiating diagnostic testing of one or more of said components; and processing means for controlling in a test mode the operation of a plurality of said components including said opposition force providing means, said processing means being responsive to said input means for controlling said opposition force means to operate in said test mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. In an exercise machine, a diagnostic system to allow said exercise machine to be checked for maintenance comprising:
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input means actuable by authorized personnel for initiating diagnostic testing; means for displaying information to a user during operation of the machine; means for accumulating maintenance data resulting from the operation of the exercise machine; and processing means for controlling the display means and accumulating means, said processing means being responsive to said input means for controlling the display to display said maintenance data accumulated by said accumulating means. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. In an exercise machine having a plurality of components including means for providing a force to oppose exercising movements of a user, a diagnostic system to allow various of said components to be checked, comprising:
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input means actuable by authorized personnel for initiating diagnostic testing of said exercise machine; means for displaying information to a user during operation of the machine; and processing means for controlling a plurality of the machine'"'"'s components including said opposition force providing means and said display means, said processing means being responsive to said input means to control a component to operate in a test mode and to control said display to display instructions on how to perform a test for said component.
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11. An exercise machine diagnostic system comprising:
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a data storage memory; and means for accumulating maintenance data for said exercise machine including; means for monitoring the amount of time the exercise machine has been in use and storing said time data in said data storage memory; and means for monitoring the number of exercising movements performed during the time the exercise machine has been in use and storing said exercising movement data in said data storage memory. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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