Pedometer

• US 5,065,414 A
• Filed: 04/13/1990
• Issued: 11/12/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/1989
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Marutaka Co., Ltd. (Fukuda Family)
• Original Assignee: Marutakairyoki Kabushikikaisha
• Inventors: Tsuzuki, Toshihiro, Matsuura, Motohiro, Endou, Mikiya
• Primary Examiner(s): Heyman, John S.
• Application Number:
  US07/509,046
• Time in Patent Office: 578 Days
• Field of Search: 377/5, 377/24.2, 377/24.1, 272/DIG. 5
• US Class Current: 377/24.2
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0627 when used improperly, e.g. by giving a warning
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/17 Counting, e.g. counting periodical movements, revolutions or cycles, or including further data processing to determine distances or speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/64 Frequency, e.g. of vibration oscillation
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/80 Special sensors, transducers or devices therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/0028 for running, jogging or speed-walking movable endless bands A63B22/02
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0686 Timers, rhythm indicators or pacing apparatus using electric or electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 22/006 Pedometers

Abstract

A pedometer which has a walking sensor for detecting a walking by the vibration of a walker'"'"'s body, a counter for counting the number of walker'"'"'s walking steps from the walking sensor, an indicator for indicating the value of the counter, a walking reference signal setter for storing a walking reference signal arbitrarily set in advance by the walker, a walking reference signal generator for generating a walking reference signal set by the walking reference signal setter, and sound producing unit for producing a sound upon reception of the output of the walking reference signal generator. Thus, the pedometer can measure a walking reference signal arbitrarily set in advance by a user or a pitch of user'"'"'s walking when he actually walks with the pedometer by sounding the result as the walking reference signal to give the standard of the strength of his walking motion to the user, thereby providing the walking motion with high motion efficiency.

Claims

1. A pedometer comprising:

a walking sensor for detecting walking motion by the movement of the walker'"'"'s body;

a counter, coupled to said walking sensor, for counting the number of walking steps;

an indicator, coupled to said counter, for displaying the value of said counter;

a walking reference signal setting memory means, for storing a walking reference signal set by the walker;

a timer coupled to said counter;

pace calculating means, coupled to said timer and said counter, for calculating a walking pace upon reception of the output of said counter, whereby said walking reference signal setting memory means is automatically set as a result of said pace calculating means;

switch means, associated with said walking reference signal setting memory means, for switching between a reference signal set by the walker and an automatically set reference signal;

walking reference signal generator means, coupled to said walking reference signal setting memory means and said timer, for generating a walking reference signal set by said walking reference signal setting memory means; and

sound producing means, coupled to said walking reference signal generator means, for producing a sound upon reception of the output of said walking reference signal generator means.