Method and arrangement in connection with exercise device

• US 20070179024A1
• Filed: 01/25/2007
• Published: 08/02/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Tunturi Oy Ltd. (Accell Group BV)
• Original Assignee: Tunturi Oy Ltd. (Accell Group BV)
• Inventors: Stenstrom, Peter, Mattila, Pasi, Maenpaa, Simo, Maki, Mikael
• Application Number:
  US11/657,451
• Publication Number:
  US 20070179024A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 482/57
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2022/0658 for cycling with a group of people, e.g. spinning classes
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/009 the load of the exercise apparatus being controlled in synchronism with visualising systems, e.g. hill slope
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/225 with flywheels
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/0605 performing a circular movement, e.g. ergometers
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/00 Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of preceding groups; Controlling or monitoring of exercises, sportive games, training or athletic performances
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/06 for rowing or sculling
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0622 Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user

Abstract

The invention relates to a method and an arrangement in connection with an exercise device, which comprises a flywheel, wherein resistance of an exercise being performed is adjusted by decelerating the rotation of the flywheel. The method and arrangement also comprise adjusting the magnitude of the exercise resistance by means of a virtual flywheel simulation.

Claims

1. A method in connection with an exercise device, which comprises a flywheel, wherein resistance of an exercise being performed is adjusted by decelerating the rotation of the flywheel, and wherein the magnitude of the exercise resistance is further adjusted by a virtual flywheel simulation.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the virtual flywheel simulation comprises storing a desired exercise route as a course and elevation file and repeating the route virtually by software in a user interface of the exercise device so that the resistance and the inertia obtained from computational kinetic and potential energy are adjusted automatically as a function of the route'"'"'s angle of ascent/descent and of air and rolling resistance dependent on the speed.

3. A method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the user of the exercise device changes the resistance by using the gears of the exercise device virtually.

4. A method according to claim 2, wherein the desired exercise route is videoed in connection with storing and the stored exercise route is repeated as the exercising person proceeds.

5. A method according to claim 2 or 4, wherein the stored exercise route is repeated on a display of the user interface of the exercise device.

6. An arrangement in connection with an exercise device, which comprises a flywheel, wherein resistance of an exercise being performed is arranged to be adjusted by decelerating the rotation of the flywheel, and wherein the arrangement comprises a means arranged to further adjust the resistance by means of a virtual flywheel simulation.

7. An arrangement according to claim 6, wherein in the virtual flywheel simulation, a desired exercise route is arranged to be stored as a course and elevation file and the stored information is arranged to be repeated virtually by software in a user interface of the exercise device so that the resistance and the inertia obtained from computational kinetic and potential energy are adjusted automatically as a function of the route'"'"'s angle of ascent/descent and of air and rolling resistance dependent on the speed.

8. An arrangement according to claim 7, wherein the arrangement is provided with means allowing the user of the exercise device to use the gears of the exercise device virtually and thus to change the resistance.

9. An arrangement according to claim 7, wherein the exercise route is arranged to be videoed in connection with storing and that the arrangement comprises means for repeating the stored exercise route as the exercising person proceeds.

10. An arrangement according to claim 9, wherein the exercise route is arranged to be repeated on a display of the user interface of the exercise device.