Technogym S.p.a.

Paolo Paganelli

Alessandro Del Monaco

Fabio Ronchi

Claudio Serra

Giuseppe Fedele

Enrico Vannoni

The present invention relates to a system (S) for monitoring the weight adjustment of a dumbbell, which can be used by a user to perform a gymnastic exercise, comprising: a dumbbell (), provided with a handle (), having an axial development along an axis (R), able to rotate around said axis (R), clockwise and counterclockwise, and provided with a first end () and a second end (), a first plurality of weights (P), wherein each weight can be individually coupled to said first end (), when said handle () rotates in one direction, and decoupled from said first end (), when said handle () rotates in the opposite direction, a second plurality of weights (P), wherein each weight can be individually coupled to said second end (), when said handle () rotates in one direction, and decoupled from said second end (), when said handle () rotates in the opposite direction, wherein said system (S) is characterised in that it comprises an element provided with a plurality of reflective portions (), in that it comprises at least one detection device () able to detect data coming from at least one reflective portion () and able to send said data, and in that it comprises a logic control unit (U) able to receive said data sent by said at least one detection device () and to associate to said data a weight of said first (P) and second (P) plurality of weights. The present invention also relates to the method for operating such system.

System for monitoring a gym apparatus and functioning method of the system

A method determines running phases of a user on a treadmill having first and second rotating elements rotating about respective rotational axes transverse to a longitudinal axis of the treadmill. A physical exercise surface connects to the rotating elements. An electric motor operatively associated with one rotating element rotates the rotating elements and the physical exercise surface. A processor connects to the electric motor and controls the electric motor. The processor determines a magnitude variable over time, which is correlated to user interaction with the exercise surface while exercising and has a periodic trend. The processor determines time instants of at least two points of the periodic trend. The time instants of each point representing instants of user interaction with the exercise surface. The processor determines a running phase of the user on the exercise surface as a function of the respective time instants of the periodic trend.

Method for determining running phases of a user on a treadmill and treadmill implementing such method

An adaptive control method for a treadmill includes dividing the physical exercise surface of the treadmill into control zones; detecting, by an electronic control unit, a distance value of a user from a reference point. The electronic control unit compares the detected distance value with the first distance of the first boundary line of a first control zone. If the detected distance value is smaller than the first distance, the method further includes the electronic control unit controlling an increase in feeding speed of the physical exercise surface, and modifying the first distance of a first boundary line of the first control zone from a first value to a second value, along a development direction of the physical exercise surface in a second feeding direction opposite to the first feeding direction. The second value is either greater than or equal to the detected distance value.

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Paolo Paganelli