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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2017
Applicant:
True Fitness Technology, Inc., O'Fallon, MO (US);
Inventor:
Tom Russo, St. Charles, MO (US);
Assignee:
True Fitness Technology, Inc., O'Fallon, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 3/24 (2006.01); A63B 21/00 (2006.01); A63B 22/00 (2006.01); A63B 22/02 (2006.01); A63B 24/00 (2006.01); A63B 7/00 (2006.01); A63B 71/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 71/0054 (2013.01); A63B 21/00192 (2013.01); A63B 22/0023 (2013.01); A63B 22/025 (2015.10); A63B 24/0087 (2013.01); H02P 3/24 (2013.01); A63B 2071/0072 (2013.01); A63B 2071/0081 (2013.01); H02P 2207/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for using an active braking mechanism to halt the motion of a treadmill belt, or other exercise machine system, when the engine ceases driving it and to hold the belt, or system, after the brake is engaged. The types of braking systems will generally utilize at least one but often two or more forms of electrical braking. Frictional braking systems may also be present, but the electrical braking systems will generally be primarily responsible for braking the belt at high inclines.