Patent ID: 6719668
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A treadmill operation mode control system used in a treadmill comprising a base frame having a front upright support, a treadbase fastened pivotally with said base frame and carrying an endless belt, a treadbase motor adapted to rotate said endless belt, and an instrument panel mounted on a top side of the front upright support of said base frame, the treadmill operation mode control system comprising:a first ultrasonic transmitter receiver unit installed in a left side of the upright support of said base frame, said first ultrasonic transmitter receiver unit comprising a ultrasonic transmitter adapted to emit a first ultrasonic signal, and a ultrasonic receiver adapted to receive said first ultrasonic signal and to output a corresponding control signal when the user of said treadmill moving a part of the body toward said first ultrasonic transmitter receiver unit to reflect said first ultrasonic signal; a second ultrasonic transmitter receiver unit installed in a right side of the upright support of said base frame, said first ultrasonic transmitter receiver unit comprising a ultrasonic transmitter adapted to emit a second ultrasonic signal, and a ultrasonic receiver adapted to receive said second ultrasonic signal and to output a corresponding control signal when the user of said treadmill moving a part of the body toward said second ultrasonic transmitter receiver unit to reflect said second ultrasonic signal; and a microprocessor electrically connected in between said first and second ultrasonic transmitter receiver units and said instrument panel and adapted to receive the control signal from said first ultrasonic transmitter receiver unit and the control signal from said second ultrasonic transmitter receiver unit and to accelerate/reduce the speed of said treadbase motor subject to the control signal.