REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE FOR AN ELECTRONIC APPARATUS IN PARTICULAR FOR PERFORMING A PHYSICAL EXERCISE

• US 20090286653A1
• Filed: 06/18/2007
• Published: 11/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Decathlon SA
• Original Assignee: Decathlon SA
• Inventors: Wiber, Laurent
• Application Number:
  US12/306,005
• Publication Number:
  US 20090286653A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 482/4
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0683 Input by handheld remote control
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/025 electrically, e.g. D.C. motors with variable speed control
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• 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 71/141 in the form of gloves

Abstract

A remote control for electronic apparatus, in particular for performing a physical exercise, so as to monitor an operation parameter of the apparatus through a control signal received by a receiver associated with the apparatus.

The device comprises a control signal emitter, control means connected to the emitter so as to transmit to the receiver the control signal corresponding to a value of the operation parameter, an at least partially flexible support with a portion for inserting a support part of the hand.

The control means are integrated with the support along the insertion portion and the emitter is integrated with the support at a level of this insertion portion, so that these control means are disposed along the support part of the hand and can be actuated by another part of the hand termed the actuator part.

Claims

1. A remote control device of electronic apparatus especially for the practice of physical exercise, for controlling at least one operating parameter of said equipment by means of a control signal received by a receiver associated with said equipment, comprising a transmitter for sending said control signal, control means connected to said transmitter for selectively transmitting to said receiver said control signal corresponding to at least one value of said operating parameter of said equipment, and an at least partially flexible support comprising at least one insertion portion of a support part of the hand of the user,

characterised in that said control means are integrated into said support along said insertion portion, and in that said transmitter is integrated into said support at the level of this said insertion portion, such that these said control means are placed along said support part of the hand of the user, and can be actuated by another part of the hand of the user termed the actuator part.

2. The device as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that the insertion portion is an insertion portion of at least one support finger of the user, such that the control means are placed along said support finger of the user and that these said control means can be actuated by at least one of the other fingers or the palm of the hand of the user.

3. The device as claimed in claim 2, characterised in that the support comprises a base, receiving the transmitter and preferably designed to be positioned near the base of the support fingers of the user.

4. The device as claimed in claim 3, characterised in that the base is at least partially rigid.

5. The device as claimed in claim 3, characterised in that the support has an at least partially rigid return whereof the upper face receives the control means.

6. The device as claimed in claim 5, characterised in that the insertion portion is formed by at least part of the lower face of the return, at least part of the lower face of the base, and by a flexible element enabling insertion of at least one support finger of the user.

7. The device as claimed in claim 6, characterised in that the flexible element is an extensible element extends from the lower face of the return to the lower face of the base.

8. The device as claimed in claim 6, characterised in that the flexible element extends under the lower face of the base and has at least one lower projection serving as support to at least one of the support fingers of the user.

9. The device as claimed in any one of claims 6 to 8, characterised in that the flexible element is made of material of foam or elastic type.

10. The device as claimed in claim 3, characterised in that the base is at least partially flexible.

11. The device as claimed in claim 2, characterised in that at least one first part of the control means is integrated into the support along the insertion portion of a first support finger of the user and in that at least a second part of the control means is integrated into the support along the insertion portion of a second support finger of the user.

12. The device as claimed in claim 2, characterised in that the insertion portions have at least one opening at the level of each articulation of the support fingers, so as to benefit flexion of the or of said support finger(s) once inserted into said insertion portions.

13. The device as claimed in claim 2, characterised in that the insertion portions have an opening at their end, for letting through the end of the support finger(s) of the user.

14. The device as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that the insertion portion is an insertion portion of the palm of the user, such that the control means are placed in the hollow of the palm of the user and that said control means can be actuated by at least one of the fingers of the hand of the user.

15. Electronic apparatus especially for practising physical exercise, comprising a command centre for controlling at least one operating parameter of said equipment, a receiver for receiving at least one control signal emitted by a transmitter and corresponding to at least one value of said operating parameter of said equipment, characterised in that said transmitter is integrated into a remote control device, as claimed in claim 1.

16. The equipment as claimed in claim 15, characterised in that the receiver is integrated in or positioned near the command centre.

17. The equipment as claimed in claim 15, characterised in that it comprises a display device for visual control of receipt of the control signal by the command centre.

18. The device as claimed in claim 4, characterised in that the support has an at least partially rigid return whereof the upper face receives the control means.