Technical Field

The present invention relates to the innovations made in portable fitness equipment used in the field of exercise systems, and smart, digital, and portable fitness equipment that has a microprocessor control unit, that can be controlled with a mobile application, and that has a magnetic brake system.

The present invention relates to a training device system, in which the working resistance is increased or decreased without the need of manual adjustment by having a working resistance of servo motor by pulling the rope wound on the pulley and connecting said resistance to the software on the device and this software to the mobile application by means of the magnetic brake system and the encoder thereof.

Prior Art

Digital fitness equipment developed in the state of the art demonstrates quite precipitous development. However, many digital products commercially available are not portable. Other techniques developed as portable do not have a digital infrastructure. Portable products from the prior art create resistance with a mechanical brake or by making an effort to rotate a certain weight such as a flywheel.

There is an adjustment part that is seated on the product used in the state of the art. Said adjustment part allows for changing the brake amount and increasing the resistance level by turning, and it moves in the direction of which changing the resistance amount by changing the flywheel discs. These systems are disadvantageous since the amount of resistance can only be adjusted with a certain step.

In the prior art, fitness equipment developed in W02020014667A1 increases the cost of excess parts with the compact structure thereof, and it is inconvenient to use since it will make part deformations inevitable due to user-based errors. This equipment in the state of the art has pedal structures. The user activates the system with the tension force of the rope receiving from the pulleys by means of said pedals. In this system that receives the data of the user through the sensors on the pedals, the system becomes useless as the data cannot be received in case the pedals or sensors are damaged. In said state of the art, resistance change and resistance force are controlled by the motor. Said motor can be programmable, however the weight range thereof varies between 2,27 kilograms - 226,79 kilograms (5-500 pounds). It is useless due to the fixed value range since a value above or below this range cannot be set.

In the said prior art numbered W02020014667A1, the resistance module operates via audio and has audio capable speakers for listening to instructions from any coaching app. Speakers with sensors are disadvantageous since they may be damaged and lose their properties due to usage or user errors. Said available technique detects distance and speed by means of the hall sensors. The sensitivity of these sensors depends on high electron mobility and magnetic force, and it is required to use graphene material in order to get high performance since the sensitivity of the material used affects the correct measurement. This situation is also disadvantageous since it increases the costs. Also, said sensor causes the sensitivity to remain inactive since it can detect in a certain frequency range.

Problems in said state of the art such as the structures of the parts and part damage due to friction necessitated conducting an R.&D study in this field.

Objects of the Invention

The present invention solves the problems mentioned in the prior art. The present invention creates the magnetic brake and resistance system of the device used in exercise systems, and it is a digital, easy-to-carry training device controlled by a mobile device by means of the microprocessor placed in the system.

The object of the present invention is to remotely control the resistance amount by means of the embedded software on the microprocessor and the application on the mobile device while adjusting the amount of resistance via magnetic brake with the aid of servo motor. The present invention can create unlimited weight combinations by means of the parts such as a microprocessor, wireless connection module, servo motor, and encoder.

Another object of the present invention is to prevent friction by creating resistance in a passive manner by means of the magnetic brake mechanism. Thus, the drawbacks of the parts that are worn or worn out due to friction are prevented.

Detailed Description of the Invention

Figures of the portable training device controlled by microprocessor are as follows;

Figure - 1 is the Top Sectional View of the Portable Training Device

Figure - 2 is the Perspective Outer View of the Portable Training Device

Figure - 3 is the Side View of the Portable Training Device

Reference Numerals:

1. Body

2. On Off Switch

3. Foot Pressure Plate

4. Rope

5. Servo Motor

6. Microprocessor

7. Wireless Communication Module

8. Brake Plate

9. Magnetic Brake System

10. Pulley

11. Reducer System

12. Encoder

13. Slide 14. Outer Shaft

15. One-way Bearing

16. Driving Spring

17. Inner Shaft

18. Battery

The invention is basically a portable, wired training device controlled by a microprocessor (6). The invention, designed in a tube-like structure, includes a pulley (10) and a magnetic brake system (9) therein that creates a resistance by means of pulling said pulley (10). The present invention creates a resistance not by friction, but by magnetic force by means of the magnetic brake system (9).

The device, which has a tube-like external structure, has a rope (4) that is wound on the pulley (10) therein. Different apparatuses are attached to said rope (4) and training is performed by means of pulling said rope (4). When the rope (4) is pulled, the structure of the pulley (10) connected to the magnetic brake system (9) creates a resistance. Also, when said rope (4) is released again, the rope (4) is rewound to the pulley (10) structure by means of the spring located on the center of the pulley (10).

The device system, which has a tube-like body (1) with a slide (13) at its base, consists of two different groups, namely, mechanical and electronic parts.

The mechanical part consists of the structures of magnetic brake system (9), gear system, driving spring (16), pulley (10), rope (4). While said gear system provides the reduction, the driving spring (16) is utilized to rewind the rope to the pulley. All these parts are connected to each other by means of the engaged shafts called inner shaft (17) and outer shaft (14). (Figure 1)

Electronic part consists of servo motor (5), microprocessor (6), wireless communication module (7), encoder (12), battery (18). Said servo motor (5) is connected to the magnetic brake system (9). The encoder (12), on the other hand, transmits speed and rotation information, distinctively previous inventions. The battery (18) part is utilized to give energy to the system. It transmits the resistance to the magnetic brake (9). The design of the body (1) seen in Figure 2 and Figure 3 is developed together with the slide (13) structure in order to connect different apparatuses. Different apparatuses such as foot pressure plate (3), wall bar, paddle stand are attached to the slide (13) structure.

Said body (1) operates the device by powered from the battery (18) by pressing the on-off switch (2) on the product. The wireless connection between the mobile device and the training device is performed via the mobile application after the system is running. After this connection, the training mode, weight, and similar parameters to be worked through the mobile application are adjusted according to the person's requirement. The selected weight value is received via the wireless communication module (7). This value is processed by the software on the microprocessor (6). Another feature of said software is that it gives angular rotation commands to the servo motor (5) by adjusting the level of the magnetic brake system (9). The servo motor (5) rotates the brake plate (8) and adjusts the operating resistance according to the varying magnet angles.

When the rope (4) on the device is pulled, the one-way bearing (15) on the pulley (10) transmits the pulling movement of the rope (4) to the outer shaft (14). The outer shaft (14) transmits said movement to the inner shaft (17) via the gear reducer system (11) that is connected at its end. One end of the inner shaft (17) is connected to the magnetic brake system (9), wherein the magnetic brake system (9) creates a resistance when the rope (4) wound on the pulley (10) is pulled. The pre-adjusted weight value is provided during use by means of this resistance. (Figure 1)

The reducer system (11) increases proportionally the amount of resistance formed in the brake. When the rope (4) wound to the pulley (10) is pulled, the encoder (12) connected to the inner shaft (17) senses the pulling speed of the rope (4). The speed rate detected by the encoder (12) is transmitted to the microprocessor (6).

The microprocessor (6) evaluates the training speed data received from the encoder (12) and during use, interprets the user's status through the data obtained.

The microprocessor (6) transmits this data it receives from the encoder (12) to the mobile application connected to the device via the wireless communication module (7). The mobile application evaluates this receiving data and makes suggestions for the amount of resistance that occurs during use and how this amount can be adjusted.

Said inventive portable training device that can be controlled by the microprocessor (6), differently from previous techniques, provides ease of use by creating an automatic resistance amount by means of recording of the data over the mobile application, allowing optional resistance adjustment to the user, and/or receiving the data automatically over the encoder (12). The wireless communication module (7) provides the user with historical and current training data by means of the mobile application through which the communication is established. In addition, it increases the variety of training types and has many similar advantages by attaching different apparatuses to the rope (4) wound to the pulley (10).