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Exercise therapy deviceExercise therapy device description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20080171635, Exercise therapy device. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an exercise therapy device used by an athlete, an exerciser in postoperative recovery of orthopedic surgery, an exerciser with cerebrovascular disorder, or the like, for the purpose of exercise therapy. 2. Description of the Related Art A conventional exercise therapy device includes a treadmill as an example, which is provided with a driving device for driving an endless belt for running of the treadmill, an operation panel for selecting an operation speed of the driving device and image information in a database to be output on a display device, and a landscape display device for displaying images on the display device through a control section for performing a process of displaying and outputting images in conjugation with the operation speed of the driving device. When the treadmill has entered a running state in which the endless belt for running which is driven by the driving device, images are displayed on the display device through the operation of the operation panel for selecting the operation speed of the driving device and image information in the database to be output to the display device and the control section for performing a process of displaying and outputting images in conjunction with the operation speed of the driving device, to thereby highly motivate an exerciser to continue running so as to continue the exercise. As described above, the exerciser can watch images that the exerciser likes, and therefore, it is an effective method for ensuring a motivation of the exerciser to continue exercising (see, for example, JP 2005-74211 A). According to the conventional exercise therapy device, backgrounds of the images to be displayed change at a lower speed when the running speed is low, then the device produces an effect of giving a sense of realism to the exerciser. However, the exerciser cannot perform exercise while watching or listening to an ordinary movie or music at a normal reproducing speed. Accordingly, it is impossible to reproduce various contents at a normal reproducing speed irrespective of whether the running speed becomes slower or even faster. Therefore, the images that the exerciser can watch during exercise are limited, which makes it difficult to keep motivating the exerciser. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONIt is an object of the present invention to provide an exercise therapy device capable of highly motivating an exerciser to continue exercise therapy. According to the present invention, there is provided an exercise therapy device provided with AV equipment for reproducing a content and a rotation shaft which rotates when applied with torque of exercise, the exercise therapy device including: rotation speed detection means for detecting a rotation speed of the rotation shaft; display means for displaying menu items of contents and displaying the content reproduced by the AV equipment; menu selection means for sequentially displaying the menu items of contents when the rotation shaft is rotating and, when one of the menu items displayed on the display means has been externally selected, confirming the one of the menu items as a menu to be displayed by the AV equipment; and reproduction speed setting means for setting to reproduce a content by the AV equipment at one of a predetermined constant speed and a variable speed, in which the AV equipment reproduces the content at one of the predetermined constant speed or the variable speed which is set when the rotation shaft is rotating, and stops reproducing the content when the rotation shaft is stopped. According to the exercise therapy device of the present invention, the menu items for allowing the exerciser to select a content that the exerciser wants to watch or listen to are sequentially displayed on the display device only when the exerciser is pedalling the pedals, to thereby produce an effect that an exerciser is highly motivated to continue exercise therapy by a desire to search for a content that the exerciser wants to watch or listen to. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGSPreferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail based on the following figures, wherein: FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an ergobike according to an embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a control device according to the embodiment of the present invention. Continue reading about Exercise therapy device... 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