Patent ID: 7314434

Claim:
A damper adjusting device mounted on a base of an exercise apparatus, said damper adjusting device comprising: a resistance wheel rotatably mounted on said base of the exercise apparatus; a pivoting member pivotably mounted on said base and having a resistance portion and a driven portion, said resistance portion approaching or moving away from said resistance wheel while said pivoting member pivots; a driving mechanism mounted on said base and having a driving source, a turntable, and a lug, said turntable being driven to rotate by said driving source, said lug being formed on said turntable and spaced from a center of said turntable and positioned at a side of said driven portion of said pivoting member; and a biasing member for generating resilience which keeps said driven portion of said pivoting member contacting against said lug of said driving mechanism, whereby when said lug is driven to move, said pivoting member pivots for an angle and the distance between said resistance portion and said resistance wheel is changed to further adjust resistance generated while said resistance wheel turns.