Braking and locking system for a treadmill
AssigneeThe Giovanni Project LLC
InventorGiovanni Raoul Fima
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Abstract
A system for a manual treadmill having a tread that rotates around a front axle and a rear axle and side rails on opposing sides of the tread includes a brake configured to slow rotation of at least one of the front axle or the rear axle, a controller, and a first presence sensor in communication with the controller, the first presence sensor positioned on a side rail and configured to detect a user on the side rail. The brake is not normally engaged during operation of the treadmill when the tread is moving and the first presence sensor does not detect the user on the side rail. The controller is configured to, in response to the first presence sensor subsequently detecting the user on the side rail, engage the brake.
Claims19
A system for a manual treadmill, the manual treadmill including a tread that rotates around a front axle and a rear axle and side rails on opposing sides of the tread, the system comprising:
- a brake configured to slow rotation of at least one of the front axle or the rear axle;
- a controller;
- and
- a first presence sensor in communication with the controller, the first presence sensor positioned on a side rail and configured to detect a user on the side rail,
- wherein the brake is not engaged during operation of the treadmill when the tread is moving and the first presence sensor does not detect the user on the side rail, the controller configured to:
- in response to the first presence sensor subsequently detecting the user on the side rail, engage the brake.
A system for a manual treadmill, the manual treadmill including a tread that rotates around a front axle and a rear axle and side rails on opposing sides of the tread, the system comprising:
- a brake configured to slow rotation of at least one of the front axle or the rear axle;
- a controller;
- and
- a tread sensor in communication with the controller and configured to detect a speed of the tread, the controller configured to:
- receive an input from a user of a desired tread speed;
- and
- during operation of the manual treadmill by the user, control the speed of the tread by engaging and disengaging the brake to maintain the desired tread speed.
A system for a manual treadmill, the manual treadmill including a tread that rotates around a front axle and a rear axle and side rails on opposing sides of the tread, the system comprising:
- a controller;
- a brake configured to slow a rotation speed of at least one of the front axle and the rear axle in response to a signal from the controller;
- a presence sensor configured to detect a user on the manual treadmill;
- and
- a locking mechanism configured to, when engaged, prevent rotation of at least one of the front axle and the rear axle when the presence sensor detects that the user is not on the manual treadmill.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.