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Energy absorbing unit for physical exercising devices
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1974-07-26
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Granted: 1978-04-18
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Expires: 1994-07-26
Abstract
Abstract An energy absorbing unit for physical exercising devices is arranged as an asynchronous motor the stator of which has windings to be connected to an AC supply and cooperates with the rotor of ferromagnetic material having a circular circumference, and an input shaft and an epicyclic gearing arranged inside the rotor circumference operatively connecting the input shaft to the rotor with the input shaft adapted to be driven by the training person, in order to generate an electromagnetic motive force on the rotor to tend to drive it in the direction opposing movement of the shaft by the training person and thereby act as a braking force on the shaft independently of the movement thereof.
Inventors
- 👤 Lars Osten Forsman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 15:43
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B21/00; A63B21/005; A63B21/0058; A61; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/22; A61B5/221; A63B21/0059; A63B22/00; A63B22/06; A63B22/0605; A63B2230/00; A63B2230/04; A63B2230/06; A63B2230/062; A63B23/00; A63B23/035; A63B23/04; A63B23/0476; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/20; Y10T74/20576; Y10T74/20732; Y10T74/2078; Y10T74/20792
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
189 words
An energy absorbing unit for physical exercising devices comprising a frame; a member movably journalled therein comprising a rotor of a ferromagnetic material and having a circular circumference, and an input shaft and an epicyclic gearing arranged inside the rotor circumference operatively connecting the input shaft to the rotor, and having planet wheels, and at least an annular portion of the rotor being made of an electrically insulating material; which member is adapted to be driven by the training person; and said rotor being the rotor of an asynchronous AC motor having a wire-wound stator in operative relationship to said rotor which is connectable to an AC supply for generating when energized an electromagnetic motive force on the rotor to tend to drive it in the direction opposing movement of the shaft by the training person and thereby act as a braking force on the shaft independent of the movement thereof, the stator comprising a laminated metal sheet core which extends over part of the circular circumference of the rotor, partially surrounds the rotor, and has pole members facing the rotor; and wire winding provided on said pole members.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
189 words
An energy absorbing unit for physical exercising devices comprising a frame; a member movably journalled therein comprising a rotor of a ferromagnetic material and having a circular circumference, and an input shaft and an epicyclic gearing arranged inside the rotor circumference operatively connecting the input shaft to the rotor, and having planet wheels, and at least an annular portion of the rotor being made of an electrically insulating material; which member is adapted to be driven by the training person; and said rotor being the rotor of an asynchronous AC motor having a wire-wound stator in operative relationship to said rotor which is connectable to an AC supply for generating when energized an electromagnetic motive force on the rotor to tend to drive it in the direction opposing movement of the shaft by the training person and thereby act as a braking force on the shaft independent of the movement thereof, the stator comprising a laminated metal sheet core which extends over part of the circular circumference of the rotor, partially surrounds the rotor, and has pole members facing the rotor; and wire winding provided on said pole members.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
An energy absorbing unit as claimed in claim 1 wherein each pole member has a winding and wherein the windings of adjacent pole members are connected to different current circuits.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
An energy absorbing unit as claimed in claim 2 for connection to a single phase AC supply wherein the windings on alternate pole members form the main phase and the auxiliary phase, respectively.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
47 words
An energy absorbing unit as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a housing enclosing the asynchronous motor, which forms an elongated through air passage around the stator said passage being open at opposite ends thereof for the inlet and outlet of ventiliation air passing through the passage.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
An energy absorbing unit as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a current regulator connected to the phase windings of the asynchronous motor.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
48 words
An energy absorbing unit as claimed in claim 5 further comprising a control circuit in said current regulator and a signal source connected to the control circuit for supplying a control signal which is dependent of the size of a variable quantity in relation to a reference quantity.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
An energy absorbing unit as claimed in claim 6 further comprising a signal transmitter for supplying a signal representing the rotational speed of the rotor, which is operatively connected to the rotor of the asynchronous machine.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
38 words
An energy absorbing unit as claimed in claim 7 further comprising a multiplier and integrator circuit connected to the control circuit of the current regulator and to the signal transmitter for supplying a signal representing the work performed.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
An energy absorbing unit as claimed in claim 8 further comprising a programming unit for supplying a programmed reference signal, which is connected to the multiplier and integrator circuit.
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