Title:
TREADMILL HAVING A DEVICE FOR A VIRTUAL WALKING COURSE IMAGE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE TREADMILL
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/161541
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a treadmill having a device for a virtual walking course image, and to a method for driving the treadmill. The treadmill is structured such that the treadmill may be used within a restricted space and has a separate image device which enables a user to select, using a selection unit, a course from a virtual walking course image menu installed in the device for a virtual walking course image, and then images of, e.g., each course of the Olle trail of Jeju Island, each course of the Dulle pass of Jiri Mountain, the course of the Yunjung road of Yeouido, and major domestic and foreign marathon courses, are outputted to a monitor. The speed of the image displayed on the monitor changes with the walking speed of the user. In a slope mode in which the walking course has sloped and curved road sections, a driving belt of the treadmill operates according to the mode to realize the corresponding slope. Thus, the treadmill of the present invention has effects in that the user may enjoy exercising continuously without boredom since the user experiences the feeling of actually walking along a real course even though the treadmill is used within the restricted space. Further, a storage device stores and manages walking records of the user, thereby enabling a personal exercise record to be checked, and the whole course may be divided into several courses in case of a long-distance walk. Further, the treadmill of the present invention has effects in that the screen of the monitor is split into two or more screens to respectively display two or more different videos to thereby enable the user to watch a broadcast program such as news while walking along a virtual walking course so as to thereby increase the utility of the treadmill.
Inventors:
LIM KANG JUN (KR)
Application Number:
PCT/KR2012/004144
Publication Date:
May 02, 2013
Filing Date:
May 24, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
LIM KANG JUN (KR)
International Classes:
A63B24/00; A63B22/02
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2010111390A1 | 2010-09-30 |
Foreign References:
| KR20100108926A | 2010-10-08 | |||
| JPH09233464A | 1997-09-05 | |||
| KR20100109271A | 2010-10-08 | |||
| US20060122035A1 | 2006-06-08 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 2716331A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KIM, Dong Woo (1543-12 Seocho-dong Seocho-gu, Seoul 137-070, KR)
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