Forhouse Corporation

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Francis Pan

Shih-Huang Chu

Tzu-Peng Chiang

John Chungteh Pan

Pao-Chuan Wang

S Peter Lee

Yen-Hwa Liao

A CNC drilling and milling machine comprised of a movable drill motor platform () with a laser reference point finder () in the form of a laser () that is attached to the machine adjacent a spindle (). The reference point is aligned on the workpiece () with an identical reference located in a CNC computer (). A workpiece holder () has two opposed bars () attached to a T-groove base of the drilling and milling machine, with each bar having a longitudinal notch () for holding the edges of a workpiece (). A plate compression support and debris collecting member () collects debris and provides support for the workpiece (). The entire platform is moved to drill or mill at predetermined computer selected positions, having the initial reference point () located with the calibrated laser beam.

Thin plate drilling and milling machine

An elliptic motion exercise machine includes a frame, on which a reciprocating motion mechanism, a circular motion mechanism and two linking members are provided. Two parallelogram linkage mechanisms are movably mounted on the frame and connected to the linking members. Two foot panels are fixed on the parallelogram linkage mechanisms respectively. The parallelogram linkage mechanisms keep the foot panels in fixed slops in the entire motion, such that when an user stands feet on the foot panels and exerts the foot panels, toes of user's feet moves in a speed that is substantially identical to that of use's heels.

Elliptic motion exercise machine

An automatic score dartboard assembly has a base, a dartboard, a support, at least one imaging element and a main control circuit. The dartboard and the support are attached to the base, and the at least one imaging element is mounted on the support to capture a direct viewing image of the dartboard periodically. The images are output to the main control circuit to determine the score of a dart when the dart sticks in the dartboard. The main control circuit is composed of an image processor and a memory device. The image processor uses an image comparison method to determine the score of the dart. Therefore, the present invention uses as few as one imaging element to determine the score and increases accuracy of determining score.

Automatic score dartboard assembly

A treadmill includes a base assembly, a collapsible treadmill deck and a locking device that includes a telescopic tube and a latch. The telescopic tube supports the treadmill deck in a folded position and includes an inside tube and an outside tube. The outside tube has a pawl hole and a bottom end pivotally mounted to the base assembly. The inside tube is telescopically mounted in the outside tube and has an outside end pivotally mounted on the treadmill deck and multiple positioning holes aligned with the pawl hole. The latch includes a stationary bracket fastened on the outside tube and a pivot pawl pivotally mounted on the stationary bracket. The pivot pawl has an inside end extended into the pawl hole to engage one of positioning holes to interlock the inside tube with the outside tube to firmly hold the folded treadmill deck in position.

Locking device to lock a collapsible treadmill deck in a folded position

A locking device to lock a collapsible treadmill deck in a folded position includes a telescopic tube and a lock. The telescopic tube includes an outside tube and an inside tube. The outside tube has a though hole. The inside tube is telescopically mounted in the outside tube and has multiple positioning holes corresponding to the through hole. The lock is attached to the outside tube, aligned with the through hole and includes a mounting bracket, an adjusting knob and a detent assembly. The adjusting knob is rotatably and retractably mounted on the mounting bracket. The detent assembly includes a rotating shaft with a locking pin movably mounted in the mounting bracket and connected to the adjusting knob. Therefore, the locking pin will be pulled into one of the positioning holes to engage the inside tube by pushing the adjusting knob toward the mounting bracket.

A control device for a treadmill having a dual-purpose electronic element having a panel and a control circuit formed in the panel. The control circuit basically includes a controller, driving unit connected between the controller and a motor and a speed control and switch unit connected between the controller and the driving unit. The speed control and switch unit has at least two functions which are adjusting the speed of the motor and immediately stopping the rotation of the motor. Therefore the control device not only saves at least one electronic element for the control circuit but the panel has more space.

Control device for a treadmill having a dual-purpose electronic element

A transportation wheel for a treadmill consists a roller and an engraved pattern defined in an outer surface the roller. The roller has an enlarged middle portion and two tapered ends on which a traveling belt is positioned. The engraved patterns are similar to fabric texture and defined on the outer surface of the roller, especially the enlarged middle portion. The engraved patterns provide an excellent guiding efficiency to keep the traveling belt from detaching from the roller.

Transportation wheel for a treadmill

An angle-adjusting device for a treadmill is composed of two attachment blocks ( ) respectively secured at a certain position at two sides of the belt frame of the treadmill and two polygonal feet ( ) corresponding to the attachment blocks ( ). Each polygonal foot ( ) is rotatably attached to the attachment block ( ) and directly engages the attachment block ( ). Therefore, the belt frame ( ) is immovably combined with the polygonal feet ( ) to ensure the treadmill has less vibration during operation.

Angle-adjusting device for a treadmill frame

A knob having a button for a rheostat includes a base, at least one arcuate contacts, a hub, a pushbutton cap with a conductive arc corresponding to the arcuate contacts and a biasing member mounted in the pushbutton cap. The biasing member can be mounted between the pushbutton cap and the hub or the base to make the pushbutton cap return to its original position when pressure on the pushbutton cap is released. A rotating shaft of a rheostat extends out from the base and connects to the hub. The pushbutton cap is mounted on the hub to turn the hub and the rotating shaft to change resistance of the rheostat.

Knob combined a rheostat and a pushbutton

Door for a dart board

Dart board

An electrical scoring dart target, which provides a 'soccer' competition, an 'American football' competition, as well as other 'sport' competitions effect, is disclosed. The dart target includes a target defining a plurality of target areas. The target areas are divided into a frustration region, an offense/defense interaction region, and an offensive gain region. The electrical scoring dart target further includes a control panel disposed below the target and a control circuit provided within the target. The control panel has two sets of score displays and function keys, as well as a clocking display and a pilot lamp indicating attack. The plurality of target areas are configured as a 'soccer', 'American football', 'basketball' or some other 'sports' competition ground.

Electrical scoring dart target

A kind of dart board with a baseball game effect is proposed. The dart board is composed of a plurality of target areas being configured as a baseball field and which are grouped into three main regions of play. A control panel is disposed below the target area and a control circuit provided within the target areas. The control panel has two sets of indicators which show scores, a switch key for switching the competition sides, a selection key for selecting whether one or two players are participating, a set key for setting the innings number, a pilot lamp configured as an infield of the baseball ground for indicating the baserunning and an indicator light composed of a group of lamps for indicating the put-out number. Two sets of flashers are respectively provided on the two sets of indicators for presenting a blinder light to prompt the defense to throw a dart when appropriate.

Baseball dart board

An automatic counting apparatus for a dart game which includes darts and a dart board, includes a main control circuit, a conventional dart sensing circuit connected to the main control circuit for sensing a throw of one of the darts onto the dart board and transmitting a corresponding thrown information to the main control circuit, a key set connected to the main control circuit for setting a plurality of inputs to the main control circuit, a plurality of displays for displaying the inputs already set by the key set. The plurality of inputs includes a game mode input, a total number of players input, a common object score input for all players, and a handicap input selectively applied on any one of the players.

Automatic counting apparatus for a dart game with handicap feature

A dart game includes a dart and a dart board. The dart board includes a base plate, a target frame fixed to the base plate, and an automatic scoring register mounted between the target frame and the base plate. The target frame has a target portion including a plurality of target plates formed with blind counterbores for receiving the dart when the dart strikes the target portion. The target plate shifts rearwardly upon being struck by the dart to impact one of the membrane switches of the automatic scoring register so as to show a score on a display unit of the automatic scoring register. The bull's-eye section of the target portion includes two target plates to define two scoring areas with two different score values.

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Taichung Hsien, Taiwan

Francis Pan