Control apparatus and method for exercise therapy device
First Claim
1. An exercise therapy device, the exercise therapy device configured to be used by an exerciser to carry out interval training in which a high-intensity exercise corresponding to an anaerobic exercise and a low-intensity exercise corresponding to an aerobic exercise, which have different exercise loads, are alternately carried out, the exercise therapy device comprising:
- a storage part in which an exercise program including set values of exercise loads and exercise time periods for the high-intensity exercise and the low-intensity exercise is stored;
a man-machine interface unit used by the exerciser and configured for selecting and setting the exercise program and displaying the exercise load proceeding along with a temporal change during the interval training;
a load control unit configured for controlling an exercise load to be applied to the exerciser according to the exercise program;
a load motor to be controlled by the load control unit to generate the exercise load;
a speed reduction mechanism for transmitting the exercise load generated by the load motor to the exerciser'"'"'s feet as an appropriate load torque and rotation speed; and
two pedals coupled to the speed reduction mechanism so as to be freely rotatable and used by the exerciser,wherein the man-machine interface unit comprises;
a display control part configured for looking ahead to a time at which exercise intensity of the exercise program is to change next during the interval training in accordance with a descriptive content of the exercise program and displaying the exercise program graphically as the exercise load proceeding along with a temporal change on a display device of the exercise therapy device, the exercise program displayed graphically having a time axis as an abscissa axis including a past, present, and future time, and an exercise load axis as an ordinate axis, so that an exerciser is capable of carrying out training with the exercise load suited to a purpose while checking a next change of the exercise load, and displaying an exercise-finished portion that corresponds to a transition of the exercise load in the past time and a result of looking ahead that corresponds to a transition of the exercise load in the future time graphically using different lines.
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Abstract
Provided is a control apparatus for an exercise therapy device to be used to carry out interval training where a high-intensity exercise and a low-intensity exercise, which have different exercise loads, are alternately carried out, including: an exercise load setting part for inputting an exercise load and exercise time period for the high-intensity exercise and low-intensity exercise from an input device of the exercise therapy device and setting the input exercise load and exercise time period in a storage part of the exercise therapy device as an exercise program; and a display control part for displaying a timing at which an exercise intensity of the exercise program is to change next during the interval training on a display device of the exercise therapy device.
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1. An exercise therapy device, the exercise therapy device configured to be used by an exerciser to carry out interval training in which a high-intensity exercise corresponding to an anaerobic exercise and a low-intensity exercise corresponding to an aerobic exercise, which have different exercise loads, are alternately carried out, the exercise therapy device comprising:
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a storage part in which an exercise program including set values of exercise loads and exercise time periods for the high-intensity exercise and the low-intensity exercise is stored; a man-machine interface unit used by the exerciser and configured for selecting and setting the exercise program and displaying the exercise load proceeding along with a temporal change during the interval training; a load control unit configured for controlling an exercise load to be applied to the exerciser according to the exercise program; a load motor to be controlled by the load control unit to generate the exercise load; a speed reduction mechanism for transmitting the exercise load generated by the load motor to the exerciser'"'"'s feet as an appropriate load torque and rotation speed; and two pedals coupled to the speed reduction mechanism so as to be freely rotatable and used by the exerciser, wherein the man-machine interface unit comprises; a display control part configured for looking ahead to a time at which exercise intensity of the exercise program is to change next during the interval training in accordance with a descriptive content of the exercise program and displaying the exercise program graphically as the exercise load proceeding along with a temporal change on a display device of the exercise therapy device, the exercise program displayed graphically having a time axis as an abscissa axis including a past, present, and future time, and an exercise load axis as an ordinate axis, so that an exerciser is capable of carrying out training with the exercise load suited to a purpose while checking a next change of the exercise load, and displaying an exercise-finished portion that corresponds to a transition of the exercise load in the past time and a result of looking ahead that corresponds to a transition of the exercise load in the future time graphically using different lines. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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