Exercise machine
AssigneeZangzhou I Con Machinery Co., Ltd.
InventorMike Sher
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Abstract
An exercise machine includes a frame, a motor/generator mounted on the frame and switched between a motor mode and a generator mode, a control unit connected with the motor/generator for activating the motor/generator in the motor mode, and two cranks connected with the motor/generator, wherein the cranks are driven via the motor/generator in the motor mode and drive the motor/generator in the generator mode. In an aspect, the exercise machine includes two pedals each attached to one of the cranks. In another aspect, the exercise machine includes two cranes pivotally mounted on the frame and two skis each including an end pivotally connected with one of the cranes and an opposite end pivotally connected with one of the cranks.
Claims14
An exercise machine including:
- a frame;
- a motor/generator mounted on the frame and switched between a motor mode and a generator mode;
- a control unit connected with the motor/generator for activating the motor/generator in the motor mode;
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- two cranks connected with the motor/generator, wherein the cranks are driven via the motor/generator in the motor mode and drive the motor/generator in the generator mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.