ADJUSTABLE STATIONARY BICYCLE
First Claim
1. A stationary bicycle comprising:
- a frame;
a crankset rotatably mounted to the frame to receive a pedaling actuation from a user of the stationary bicycle;
a seat mounted to the frame to support the user using the crankset in the pedaling actuation;
a handlebar mounted to the frame to serve as a hand/arm support for the user during the pedaling actuation;
at least one translational joint between the frame and at least one of the seat and the handlebar for translational displacement of the seat or handlebar with respect to the crankset; and
a mechanism connected to the translational joint for locking the translational joint in a selected position, the mechanism allowing movement of the translational joint solely by a selected actuation displacing the translational joint proportionally in the direction of the translational displacement.
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Abstract
A stationary bicycle comprises a frame. A crankset is rotatably mounted to the frame to receive a pedaling actuation from a user of the stationary bicycle. A seat is mounted to the frame to support the user using the crankset in the pedaling actuation. A handlebar is mounted to the frame to serve as a hand/arm support for the user during the pedaling actuation. Translational joints between the frame and the seat and the handlebar are provided for translational displacement of the seat or handlebar with respect to the crankset. A mechanism is connected to the translational joint for locking the translational joint in a selected position, the mechanism allowing movement of the translational joint solely by a selected actuation displacing the translational joint proportionally in the direction of the translational displacement.
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22 Claims
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1. A stationary bicycle comprising:
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a frame;
a crankset rotatably mounted to the frame to receive a pedaling actuation from a user of the stationary bicycle;
a seat mounted to the frame to support the user using the crankset in the pedaling actuation;
a handlebar mounted to the frame to serve as a hand/arm support for the user during the pedaling actuation;
at least one translational joint between the frame and at least one of the seat and the handlebar for translational displacement of the seat or handlebar with respect to the crankset; and
a mechanism connected to the translational joint for locking the translational joint in a selected position, the mechanism allowing movement of the translational joint solely by a selected actuation displacing the translational joint proportionally in the direction of the translational displacement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A stationary bicycle control system in combination with a stationary bicycle, comprising:
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a stationary bicycle comprising a crankset rotatably mounted to a frame to receive a pedaling actuation from a user of the stationary bicycle, a seat and a handlebar, at least one 1-DOF seat joint between the frame and the seat, and at least one 1-DOF handlebar joint between the frame and the handlebar;
a seat actuator to actuate the 1-DOF seat joint to cause displacement of the seat;
a handlebar actuator to actuate the 1-DOF handlebar joint to cause displacement of the handlebar;
a bicycle controller system comprising;
a user interface for entering/adjusting positions for the seat and for the handlebar;
a position commander for displacing the seat and the handlebar through actuation of the seat actuator and the handlebar actuator; and
a position calculator receiving actuation data from the position commander and calculating a position of the seat and of the handlebar so as to guide the position commander in positioning the seat and the handlebar to selected positions. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for adjusting a stationary bicycle for a user, comprising:
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providing a stationary bicycle with a seat and a handlebar related to a crankset by actuators;
obtaining anthropometric data associated with the user;
selecting a seat position and a handlebar position with respect to the crankset for the stationary bicycle, as a function of the anthropometric data associated with the user; and
displacing the seat to said selected seat position and the handlebar to said selected handlebar position relative to the crankset by actuating said actuators;
whereby the stationary bicycle is adjusted for the user. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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