Exercise equipment with personalized and automated adjustment of ergonomic features
View Patent ↗Exercise equipment accessed by multiple people includes a user interface that allows users to log into their accounts, position the ergonomic features of the exercise equipment to their preference, and save the settings to their account. During subsequent login sessions, the exercise equipment loads their user-specific settings from their account. The exercise equipment uses these settings to electromechanically drive the various ergonomic features into position. By providing electromechanically controlled mechanisms that allow automated adjustment of positions of ergonomic features, settings for positions of such ergonomic features can be stored and personalized for each user. Storing and automating setup of ergonomic features on exercise equipment to user-specific settings improves the ease of setup and use of exercise equipment and reduces the likelihood of injury. Users can enable their settings on compatible equipment when traveling or even when using a different instance of the same equipment within their usual gym.
1 . Exercise equipment, comprising:
a frame comprising a plurality of interconnected members;
a post configured to be installed in a first member of the plurality of interconnected members and configured to be connected to a support component adapted to be physically engaged by a body part of an individual using the exercise equipment;
a first motor assembly including a first motor affixed to the frame and a first moving member connected to the post, the first moving member configured to be moved by the first motor in response to a drive signal input to the first motor assembly to move the post along the first member with a first range of motion between a first position and a second position;
a first sensor configured to sense a first current position of the first moving member along the first range of motion and having an output providing a signal indicative of the first current position;
a second motor assembly including a second motor configured to be affixed to the post and a second moving member adapted to be connected to the support component, the second moving member configured to be moved by the second motor in response to a second drive signal input to the second motor assembly to move the second moving member laterally with respect to the post with a second range of motion between a third position and a fourth position;
a second sensor configured to sense a second current position of the second moving member along the second range of motion and having an output providing a signal indicative of the second current position; and
a computing device including computer program instructions that configure the computing device to:
receive data describing a desired position of the post,
receive data based on the signal indicative of the first current position,
determine a first drive amount for the first motor assembly based on at least the desired position of the post and the first current position,
output the first drive signal to the first motor assembly based on the determined first drive amount,
receive data describing a desired position of the support member,
receive data based on the signal indicative of the second current position,
determine a second drive amount for the second motor assembly based on at least the desired position of the support member and the second current position, and
output the second drive signal to the second motor assembly based on the determined second drive amount.
2 . The exercise equipment of claim 1 , wherein the first member comprises a seat tube forming part of a back section of the exercise equipment.
3 . The exercise equipment of claim 2 , wherein the post comprises a seat post.
4 . The exercise equipment of claim 3 , further comprising the support component, wherein the support component comprises a seat.
5 . The exercise equipment of claim 1 , wherein the first member comprises a head tube forming part of a front section of the exercise equipment.
6 . The exercise equipment of claim 5 , wherein the post comprises a stem for a handlebar.
7 . The exercise equipment of claim 6 , further comprising the support component, wherein the support component comprises a handlebar.
8 . The exercise equipment of claim 1 , wherein the second range of motion comprises an angular range of motion.
9 . The exercise equipment of claim 1 , wherein the second range of motion comprises a linear range of motion.
10 . The exercise equipment of claim 1 , wherein the computing device is further configured to, in response to a user input, store, in computer storage, the first current position and the second current positions as settings of the ergonomic feature for the user.
11 . The exercise equipment of claim 1 , wherein the frame comprises a frame for a bicycle adapted for road use.