Incline trainer safety brake

A safety brake for an incline trainer having:

• a power supply configured to be connected to the power source;
• a display;
• an endless belt;
• an incline motor configured to drive an incline mechanism to incline the endless belt;
• a belt drive motor connected to a belt drive train and configured to drive the belt drive train to rotate the endless belt;
• a controller including an emergency stop feature, said controller for selectively de-actuating both the incline motor and the belt drive motor and for disabling activation of the belt drive motor when the emergency stop feature is actuated;
• said safety brake comprising:
• a normally closed switch selectively connected to the power supply and configured to be open when the power supply is energized and configured to be closed when the power supply is not energized, said normally closed switch connected to the emergency stop feature and configured to be open when the emergency stop feature is not actuated and configured to be closed when the emergency stop feature is actuated;
• a brake drive motor having a stator connected to the normally closed switch and having a rotor connected to the belt drive train and/or the endless belt, the rotor configured to rotate when the belt is rotating;
• wherein the stator is open-circuited by the normally closed switch when the power supply is energized and the emergency stop feature is not actuated;
• and
• wherein the stator is closed-circuited by the normally closed switch when the power supply is not energized or when the emergency feature is actuated thereby braking the endless belt.

A motorized exercise apparatus for use with a power source comprising:

• an exercise apparatus having a power supply configured to be connected to the power source;
• an electronically commutated motor configured to drive the exercise apparatus;
• a controller configured to connect a power supply to the motor to selectively energize the motor to drive the exercise apparatus and including an emergency stop feature, said controller for selectively actuating the motor and for disabling activation of the motor when the emergency stop feature is actuated;
• an additional motor driven by the apparatus and configured to cause a dynamic braking action to slow the apparatus when the power source is disabled or when the emergency feature is actuated.