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Exerciser for generating electricity

Exerciser for generating electricity description/claims

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to an exerciser or exercising device, and more particularly to an exerciser for being operated or actuated by the users and including an electric generating device for being powered by the users to generate an electric energy and to supply the electric energy to the electric energy reservoir, and/or to energize the electric facilities or devices for the exerciser.

2. Description of the Prior Art

Typical exercisers or exercising mechanisms, such as treadmills, cycling exercisers, pedaling exercisers, stepping exercisers, rowing exercisers, or other hand actuating or foot actuating exercisers comprise an exercising mechanism for being operated or actuated by the hands or the feet of the users.

For example, U.S. Pat. No. 2,788,211 to Ivanoff discloses one of the typical amusement and therapeutic devices comprising a pair of foot pedals for being stepped or operated or actuated by the feet of the users, and a motor switched on or actuatable only when the coin is inserted into a coin box, and provided for operating a braking device.

However, the motor is required to be energized by the commercial electric energy, but may not be energized by the energy spent by the users, or the typical amusement and therapeutic devices may not be used to generate an electric energy and may not be used to energize or to operate or actuate the braking devices for the exercisers.

U.S. Pat. No. 4,185,622 to Swenson discloses another typical foot and leg exerciser comprising a pair of foot pedals for being stepped or operated or actuated by the feet of the users, and a motor for operating or actuating crankshafts to operate or actuate the foot pedals.

However, similarly, the motor is required to be energized by the commercial electric energy, but may not be energized by the energy spent by the users, or the typical exercisers may not be used to generate an electric energy and may not be used to energize or to operate or actuate the motor for the exercisers.

U.S. Pat. No. 4,869,494 to Lambert, Sr. discloses a further typical exerciser for the handicapped and comprising a pair of foot pedals for being stepped or operated or actuated by the feet of the users and/or by the hands of the users, and one or more gear motors for operating or actuating the foot pedals or the handles.

However, similarly, the gear motors are required to be energized by the commercial electric energy, but may not be energized by the energy spent by the users, or the typical exercisers may not be used to generate an electric energy and may not be used to energize or to operate or actuate the gear motors for the exercisers.

U.S. Pat. No. 5,310,392 to Lo discloses a still further typical exerciser comprising a pair of foot pedals for being stepped or operated or actuated by the feet of the users, and a magnet-type resistance generator for braking the cycling or rotational movement of the exerciser.

However, similarly, the magnet-type resistance generators are required to be energized by the commercial electric energy, but may not be energized by the energy spent by the users, or the typical exercisers may not be used to generate an electric energy and may not be used to energize or to operate or actuate the magnet-type resistance generators for the exercisers.

U.S. Pat. No. 5,669,857 to Watterson et al. discloses a still further typical treadmill exerciser comprising an electric motor coupled to two rollers in order to rotate or drive an endless treadmill belt.

However, similarly, the electric motors are required to be energized by the commercial electric energy, but may not be energized by the energy spent by the users, or the typical exercisers may not be used to generate an electric energy and may not be used to energize or to operate or actuate the electric motors for the exercisers.

The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate the afore-described disadvantages of the conventional exercisers or exercising mechanisms.

The primary objective of the present invention is to provide an exerciser for being operated or actuated by the users and including an electric generating device for being powered by the users to generate an electric energy and to supply the electric energy to the electric energy reservoir, and/or to energize the electric facilities or devices for the exerciser.

In accordance with one aspect of the invention, there is provided an exerciser comprising an exercising mechanism for being operated by a user who may spend and consume an energy to operate the exercising mechanism, an electric generating device coupled to the exercising mechanism for being actuated by the exercising mechanism to generate an electric energy, a converter coupled to the electric generating device for receiving the electric energy from the electric generating device and for converting the electric energy into an alternate current, an electric energy reservoir coupled to the converter for receiving the alternate current generated by the converter, and a control circuit coupled to the converter for being energized with the alternate current generated by the converter.

The control circuit includes a processor device coupled between the electric generating device and the converter. The control circuit includes a power controller coupled to the processor device, and an energy consuming mode setting and a power command processing unit coupled to the power controller.

The control circuit includes a current controller coupled between the power controller and the converter. The electric energy reservoir includes an input terminal coupled to a portion between the power controller and the current controller.

Further objectives and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from a careful reading of the detailed description provided hereinbelow, with appropriate reference to the accompanying drawings.

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