US20170106240A1

US20170106240A1 - Position changeable sensor

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Publication number: US20170106240A1
Application number: US14/979,586
Authority: US
Inventors: Lung-Fei Chuang
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2015-10-14
Filing date: 2015-12-28
Publication date: 2017-04-20
Also published as: TWM516442U; KR20170044002A; JP3204593U; DE202015107161U1; EP3156107A1

Abstract

The present disclosure discloses a position changeable sensor which includes a main body and an attaching member. The position changeable sensor is disposed on an exercise equipment, and the main body is disposed in a selectable position on the exercise equipment. The main body includes at least one gravity sensor. The attaching member is disposed on the main body, and the attaching member is removably attached to the exercise equipment and the main body.

Description

RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority to Taiwan Application Serial Number 104216444, filed Oct. 14, 2015, which is herein incorporated by reference.

BACKGROUND

Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to a position changeable sensor. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a position changeable sensor which is removable and can be disposed on different positions of an exercise equipment.
Description of Related Art
With the advance of technological development, urbanites become more and more busy and activity space is limited. Therefore, it is important for people live in city to exercise in limited time and space, thus many indoor exercise equipments are developed for meeting the demand as described.
The intensity of some types of static exercise such as weightlifting, pushup or riding stationary bikes can be varied with operation cycles. By setting the cycle of operation for each of these static exercises, the practice targets help different trainees to achieve their goals authentically and safely. Another advantage is that the trainees can encourage and challenge themselves again and again according to the record of cycles during the training. However, calculating the cycle of operation accurately is impractical for a person who is doing exercise. In view of this, many kinds of counters for different exercises are launched into the market and with great popularity.
Conventionally, the counter is fixed on one immutable position of an exercise equipment, this is due to most of exercise equipments have only single-directional motion so there is no need to dispose two or more counters at different positions. For the demand of complex training, the exercise equipment having multi-exercise parts or multi-motion routes are getting more popular, thus the type of fixing one counter or one sensor fixed on one position is no more suitable for the above situation.
Moreover, in the internet era, people are used to share their daily life information to others with cell phones or Tablet PCs. The sharing information definitely includes the record of exercise, for example, times of pushup, heart rate or caloric cost. Opposite to the change, conventional counter is used only for single and particular exercise motion and also can't transmit the mentioned information to electronic devices.
Therefore, the conventional counter that only can be applied on single part for the exercise equipment is out of use. Therefore, a device that being capable for sensing different exercise parts and motion routes, and directly transmitting exercise record to other electronic devices is needed.

SUMMARY

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a position changeable sensor which is disposed on an exercise equipment, the exercise equipment includes two exercise parts having two different motion routes. The position changeable sensor includes a main body and an attaching member. The main body is removably disposed on one of the exercise parts, and the main body includes at least one gravity sensor. The attaching member is disposed on the main body, and the attaching member is removably attached to the exercise equipment and the main body.
According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, a position changeable sensor is disposed on an exercise equipment, the exercise equipment includes two exercise parts having two different motion routes. The position changeable sensor includes a main body and a removable connecting device. The main body is removably disposed on one of the exercise parts, and the main body includes at least one gravity sensor. The removable connecting device is connected with the exercise equipment and the main body.
According to still another embodiment of the present disclosure, a position changeable sensor is disposed on an exercise equipment, the position changeable sensor includes a main body and a attaching member. The main body is disposed in a selectable position on the exercise equipment, and the main body includes at least one gravity sensor. The attaching member is disposed on the main body, and the attaching member is removably attached to the exercise equipment and the main body.
According to yet another embodiment of the present disclosure, a position changeable sensor is disposed on an exercise equipment, the position changeable sensor includes a main body, a wireless handheld device, an attaching member and a removable connecting device. The main body is disposed in a selectable position on the exercise equipment. The main body includes at least one gravity sensor and a wireless transmitter. The wireless transmitter is connected with the gravity sensor, and the wireless transmitter transmits data outwardly. The wireless handheld device is for receiving the data transmitted by the wireless transmitter. The attaching member is disposed on the main body, and the attaching member is removably attached to the exercise equipment and the main body. The removable connecting device is connected with the exercise equipment and the main body.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The disclosure can be more fully understood by reading the following detailed description of the embodiment, with reference made to the accompanying drawings as follows:

FIG. 1 is a front side view of a position changeable sensor according to one embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of an attaching member which is a magnet of the position changeable sensor of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the position changeable sensor of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of an attaching member which is a chuck of the position changeable sensor of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a removable connecting device which is a buckle of the position changeable sensor of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a removable connecting device which is a velcro of the position changeable sensor of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a removable connecting device which is a container of the position changeable sensor of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view showing the position changeable sensor disposed on an exercise equipment;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view showing the position changeable sensor disposed on an exercise equipment;

FIG. 10 is a schematic view showing the position changeable sensor assembled with a wireless handheld device and disposed on a exercise equipment;

FIG. 11 is a schematic view showing the position changeable sensor assembled with a wireless handheld device and disposed on a exercise equipment; and

FIG. 12 is a schematic view showing the position changeable sensor without a monitor.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The following is the description of the present disclosure according the drawings. For describing precisely, the details in practice will be introduced as below, but the details should not be a limitation of the present disclosure. Namely, the details introduced in the specification are optional. Moreover, for simplifying the drawings, the conventional structures or members will be shown briefly therein, and the repeated members will be labeled as the same number.
FIG. 1 is a front side view of a position changeable sensor 100 according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 2 is a schematic view of an attaching member which is a magnet 210 of the position changeable sensor 100 of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the position changeable sensor 100 of FIG. 1.
Please refer to FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the position changeable sensor 100 includes a main body 110 and a magnet 210. The main body 110 includes at least one gravity sensor 140 and a wireless transmitter 150. The main body 110 is a cuboid with rounded corners and is made of plastic. The main body is hollow therein for accommodating electronic member such as a circuit board. The main body 110 is consisting of a front lid 111 and a rear lid 112 and is dissemble. The main body 110 includes holes for exposing a button 120 and a monitor 130. The button 120 can be pushed to change the display content of the monitor 130, the detail structure of the main body 110 will be described later. Moreover, the monitor 130 is optional according to a user's requirement.
In FIG. 2, the two magnets 210 are circular sheets and are disposed on the rear lid 112. The two magnets 210 are acted as the attaching member in the embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a schematic view showing the position changeable sensor 100 disposed on an exercise equipment 400. In FIG. 8, the position changeable sensor 100 can be disposed on the exercise equipment 400 which includes two exercise parts.
In FIG. 3, the main body 110 is consisting of the front lid 111 and the rear lid 112. The main body 110 is hollow therein for accommodating a circuit board, the circuit board, the button 120, the monitor 130, the gravity sensor 140 and the wireless transmitter 150 can be disposed on the circuit board. The main body 110 includes holes so the button 120 and the monitor 130 can be exposed out from the main body 110.
In one example, the exercise equipment 400 includes three exercise parts, a first handle 411, a second handle 412 and a pedal 420. When a user operates the exercise equipment 400, the user pulls the first handle 411 and the second handle 412 with hands. In the circumstances, the first handle 411 and the second handle 412 move along a first motion route A and a second motion route B respectively, and the pedal 420 swing along a third motion route C. The position changeable sensor 100 is removably disposed on the three exercise parts of the exercise equipment 400 with the magnet 210. The quantity and the position of the main body 110 is selectable. When the user operates the exercise equipment 400, the gravity sensor 140 of the main body 110 records a data, and the wireless transmitter 150 transmits the data outwardly. The bottom 120 can change the display content of the monitor 130 to show the information to the user.
FIG. 4 is a schematic view of an attaching member which is a chuck 220 of the position changeable sensor of FIG. 1. In FIG. 4, the absorbing member of the position changeable sensor 100 are two chucks 220 disposed on the rear lid 112.
In one example, the gravity sensor 140 can have three to nine sensing axes for detecting the sport data of the user. The wireless transmitter 150 can transmit the sport data through a Bluetooth signal. The exercise part can be a flat surface, and the absorbing member is the magnet 210. In detail, the exercise equipment 400 can includes a surface with magnetic induction and can be attached by the magnet 210. Similarly, the flat surface can be attached by the chuck 220. The attaching action applied on the chuck 220 is a well-known art so it will not be described herein.
FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a removable connecting device which is a container 250 of the position changeable sensor 100 of FIG. 1. FIG. 9 is a schematic view showing the position changeable sensor 100 disposed on an exercise equipment 500. In FIG. 9, the position changeable sensor 100 is disposed on the exercise equipment 500, and the exercise equipment 500 includes three exercise parts, a third handle 511, a fourth handle 512, a pedestal 520 or a backrest 530. When a user operates the exercise equipment 500, the user pulls the third handle 511 and the fourth handle 512 with hands. In the circumstances, the third handle 511 and the fourth handle 512 move along a fourth motion route D and a fifth motion route E respectively. The user sits on the pedestal 520 then sways along a sixth motion route F, or lies on the backrest 530 then sways along a seventh motion route G. The main body 110 is removably disposed at the third handle 511, the fourth handle 512, the pedestal 520 and the backrest 530 of the exercise equipment 500 with the container 250. The gravity sensor 140 of the main body 110 records a data, the wireless transmitter 150 transmits the data outwardly.
In FIG. 7, the container 250 is made of plastic and has a accommodating structure to accommodate the main body 110. In brief, the container 250 is fixed on the exercise part for the user to operate, then the position changeable sensor 100 can be disposed into the accommodating structure of the container 250. Also, the container 250 can be fixed on the exercise part by a velcro or a magnet.
In one example, the position of the container 250 can be changed or selected. FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a removable connecting device which is a buckle 230 of the position changeable sensor 100 of FIG. 1. FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a removable connecting device which is a velcro 240 of the position changeable sensor 100 of FIG. 1. In FIG. 5, the buckle 230 includes a front end 231 and a rear end 232, the front end 231 buckles with main body 110, and the rear end 232 can be place on the exercise part which is a flat surface. Therefore, the buckle 230 can connect the exercise equipment 500 and the main body 110 with the front end 231 and the rear end 232. In FIG. 6, the removable connecting device is the velcro 240 which connects the exercise equipment 500 and the main body 110.
In FIG. 5, the rear end 232 can be fixed on the exercise equipment with a velcro or a magnet. The front end 231 can be two strips and fixed on the rear lid 112. The front end 231 includes a protrusion, and the rear end 232 includes a hollow, therefore, the position changeable sensor 100 can be fixed on the selected position with the protrusion and the hollow of the buckle 230.
In FIG. 6, the velcro 240 is consisting of two ribbons that have crochet and velour, respectively. The crochet hooks the velour so that the velcro 240 can connect the two ribbons to fix the main body 110.
In one example, the gravity sensor 140 can have three to nine sensing axes for detecting the sport data of the user. The wireless transmitter 150 can transmit the sport data through a Bluetooth signal. The features are the same as the above mentioned so will not state herein.
FIG. 10 is a schematic view showing the position changeable sensor 100 combines with a wireless handheld device 300 and are disposed on a exercise equipment 600. In FIG. 2, FIG. 3 and FIG. 10, the position changeable sensor 100 is disposed on the exercise equipment 600. The exercise equipment 600 includes a right portion 610 and a left portion 620 for stepping. When stepped, the right portion 610 and the left portion 620 will swing along an eighth motion route H and a ninth motion route I respectively. The attaching member can be the magnet 210 that attached with the right portion 610 and the left portion 620. Moreover, the gravity sensor 140 of the main body 110 records the data, and the wireless transmitter 150 transmits the data outwardly as mentioned. The user can use the wireless handheld device 300 to receive and process the data transmitted from the wireless transmitter 150.
Also, in the example, the absorbing member can be the chuck 220 as shown in FIG. 4.
In one example, the position changeable sensor 100 can be disposed on the tennis racket, a golf club or a dumbbell. The wireless handheld device 300 can be a cell phone or a Tablet PC, so the wireless handheld device 300 can process the data transmitted from the wireless transmitter 150, such as counts, distance or time. The information displayed to the user can include displacement, rates, gesture recognition, panning, zooming, scrolling, free fall interrupt, high-G interrupt, zero-motion detection, tap detection, shake detection and even calories. Features about the number of the sensing axes of the gravity sensor 140, the Bluetooth signal used in the wireless transmitter 150, and the absorbing member can be magnet 210 or chuck 220 that absorbs with a flat surface can also be applied on the example.
FIG. 11 is a schematic view showing the position changeable sensor 100 combines with a wireless handheld device 300 and are disposed on an exercise equipment 700. In FIG. 3, FIG. 7 and FIG. 11, the position changeable sensor 100 is disposed on an exercise equipment 700, the user sits on the shaking cushion 710 and swings along a tenth motion route J.
FIG. 12 is a schematic view showing a position changeable sensor 100 a excludes the monitor 130. The position changeable sensor 100 a includes the main body 110 and the button 120. Except for the monitor 130, the position changeable sensor 100 a is the same as the example shown in FIG. 3. Similarly, the position changeable sensor 100 a can include the wireless transmitter 150 to transmit the data outwardly.
According to the aforementioned embodiments, the advantages of the present disclosure are described as follows. 1. The user can select different exercise parts to install the position changeable sensor, so that to record the sport data. 2. By using the gravity sensor, the position changeable sensor can measure more types of sport data than conventional sensing equipment. 3. The position changeable sensor can transmit the data outwardly to the phone or Tablet PC, the user can review the information on personal electronic equipments. 4. Being different from the conventional sensing equipments, the position changeable sensor is removable and portable, so it can record the data on different exercise equipments, or record the caloric cost of the user all day.
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the structure of the present disclosure without departing from the scope or spirit of the present disclosure. In view of the foregoing, it is intended that the present disclosure cover modifications and variations of this present disclosure provided they fall within the scope of the following claims.

Claims

What is claimed is:

1. A position changeable sensor disposed on an exercise equipment, the exercise equipment comprising two exercise parts having two different motion routes, the position changeable sensor comprising:

a main body removably disposed on one of the exercise parts, wherein the main body comprises at least one gravity sensor; and

an attaching member disposed on the main body, and the attaching member being removably attached to the exercise equipment and the main body.

2. The position changeable sensor of claim 1, wherein the gravity sensor comprises three to nine sensing axes.

3. The position changeable sensor of claim 1, wherein the attaching member is a magnet, and the exercise part is a metal surface with magnetic induction.

4. The position changeable sensor of claim 1, wherein the attaching member is a chuck, and the exercise part is a flat surface.

5. A position changeable sensor disposed on an exercise equipment, the exercise equipment comprising two exercise parts having two different motion routes, the position changeable sensor comprising:

a removable connecting device connected with the exercise equipment and the main body.

6. The position changeable sensor of claim 5, wherein the gravity sensor comprises three to nine sensing axes.

7. The position changeable sensor of claim 5, wherein the removable connecting device is a velcro, a container or a buckle.

8. A position changeable sensor disposed on an exercise equipment, comprising:

a main body disposed in a selectable position on the exercise equipment, wherein the main body comprises at least one gravity sensor; and

9. The position changeable sensor of claim 8, wherein the exercise equipment is a tennis racket, a golf club or a dumbbell.

10. The position changeable sensor of claim 8, wherein the gravity sensor comprises three to nine sensing axes.

11. The position changeable sensor of claim 8, wherein the attaching member is a magnet, and the exercise part is a metal surface with magnetic induction.

12. The position changeable sensor of claim 8, wherein the attaching member is a chuck, and the exercise part is a flat surface.

13. A position changeable sensor disposed on an exercise equipment, comprising:

a main body disposed in a selectable position on the exercise equipment, the main body comprising:

at least one gravity sensor; and

a wireless transmitter connected with the gravity sensor, the wireless transmitter transmitting data outwardly;

a wireless handheld device for receiving the data transmitted by the wireless transmitter;

an attaching member disposed on the main body, the attaching member being removably attached to the exercise equipment and the main body; and

14. The position changeable sensor of claim 13, wherein the exercise equipment is a tennis racket, a golf club or a dumbbell.

15. The position changeable sensor of claim 13, wherein the wireless handheld device is a cell phone or a Tablet PC.

16. The position changeable sensor of claim 13, wherein the gravity sensor comprises three to nine sensing axes.

17. The position changeable sensor of claim 13, wherein the wireless transmitter uses a Bluetooth signal.

18. The position changeable sensor of claim 13, wherein the removable connecting device is a velcro, a container or a buckle.