Patents Assigned to Tonic Fitness Technology, Inc.
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Publication number: 20050238182Abstract: A prescription remote-control system includes a designed prescription encoded by audio-frequency encoding technique, and then the encoded signal is burned with sounds or both sounds and images to make a sound or an image-and-sound prescription compact disk. After the sounds and images of the prescription compact disk are broadcast, an audio-frequency decoder will receive the sounds and decode them and then transmit the decoded signal to the controller of an apparatus. According to different signals and commands received, the controller will control the apparatus to make various settings which are the same as the designed contents of the prescription, thus enabling a user to carry out self-training anytime and anywhere in accordance with the designed prescription.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2004Publication date: October 27, 2005Applicant: Tonic Fitness Technology, Inc.Inventors: Ching-Tu Shih, Chin-Tang Huang
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Publication number: 20050227815Abstract: A walk simulating machine includes two pedal connect rods, a horizontal rod, two side connect rods consisting of an upper and a lower connect rod, and a stop member in front of each upper connect rod. The lower connect rods sway together with the pedal connect rods. The upper and the lower connect rods sway straight if the upper connect rods not stopped by the stop member; the lower connect rods solely sway if the upper connect rods stopped. So the walking orbit of the pedals may have different centers in the two different conditions. The front end portion of the walking orbit bends up, letting the heels land on the ground first for a user to stand stably. Further, a slope adjuster is provided to adjust the angle of the stop members relative to the upper connect rods for making three modes of exercise.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2004Publication date: October 13, 2005Applicant: Tonic Fitness Technology, Inc.Inventor: Shih-Chang Tsai
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Publication number: 20050227816Abstract: A walk simulating machine is provided with two side connecting rods for supporting two pedal connecting rods. Each side connecting rod consists of an upper and a lower connecting rod pivotally connected with each other, the upper connecting rod fixed with a horizontal rod, while the lower connecting rod able to sway back and forth together with the pedal connecting rod. Thus, when the upper and the lower connecting rod are positioned in a straight line and in a non-straight line, the sway pivot of the front end of the pedal connecting rod will be different and hence the front end of the walking orbit will turn upward a bit, able to keep a user's body stable when exercising walk thereon. The upper connect rods can be driven by a slope adjuster to change its positional angles and synchronously change the angles of the walking orbit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2004Publication date: October 13, 2005Applicant: Tonic Fitness Technology, Inc.Inventor: Shih-Chang Tsai
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Patent number: 6945915Abstract: A transmitting device for exercise appliances includes a first, a second and a third shaft all fixed on a bike frame in parallel. The first shaft has a first transmitting wheel and a first transmitting wheel, the second shaft has a second transmitting gear with a one-way bearing and a second transmitting gear, and the third shaft has a third transmitting wheel with a one-way bearing, a fourth transmitting wheel and a fifth transmitting wheel. The first transmitting gear engages with the second transmitting gear, the first transmitting wheel is connected with the third transmitting wheel by a first connecting member, the second transmitting wheel is connected with the fifth transmitting wheel by an endless belt. The fourth transmitting wheel always rotates in an ordinary or forward direction, whether the first shaft is rotated in the ordinary or in the reverse direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2003Date of Patent: September 20, 2005Assignee: Tonic Fitness Technology, Inc.Inventor: Mu-Chuan Wu
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Patent number: 6942603Abstract: A control system of resisting and assisting force for a rehabilitation apparatus includes a motor, a resistance adjustment control device and a motor output force control device. The motor drives the rotating wheels of the rehabilitation apparatus and controls the rotating wheels to produce resistance and power assisting force. The resistance is designed by imitating the frictional force of different road conditions. The motor output force control device gathers the resistance value preset by the resistance adjustment control device. and the force of a patient pushing or pedaling the rotating wheels and then controls the compensation and the output force of the motor to push the rotating wheels. When the resistance is adjusted to become increasingly larger and larger by the resistance adjustment device, the force of a patient's hands or legs will gradually increase and finally able to push or pedal the rotating wheels by himself.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2002Date of Patent: September 13, 2005Assignee: Tonic Fitness Technology, Inc.Inventors: Mi-Ching Tsai, Tien-Chi Chen, Cheng-Hu Chen, Jia-Sheng Hu, Andy Wu, Joseph Wu
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Publication number: 20050075850Abstract: A dynamic platform with a reality-simulating device includes a base, an inclining mechanism, a swaying mechanism, and a dynamic platform. The inclining mechanism has two inclining shaft frames respectively striding on support members of the base, driven by a motor to incline. A frame base is respectively provided between two non-pivoted ends of the two inclining shaft frames. The swaying mechanism is pivotally connected with the inclining mechanism, having a swaying frame and two swaying plates extending down and pivotally connected with the frame bases of the inclining mechanism. Two spiral gears are provided on the base and driven by another motor for moving the swaying mechanism. The dynamic platform is placed on the swaying mechanism, with an exercise appliance placed thereon, and with a screen provided beside the platform.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2003Publication date: April 7, 2005Applicant: Tonic Fitness Technology, Inc.Inventors: Mu-Chuan Wu, Joseph Wu, Mi-Ching Tsai, Bor-Jeng Lin, Jia-Sheng Hu
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Patent number: 6840892Abstract: A recuperating machine includes a bottom base and a machine body. The machine body has a frame in the interior, and a pair of grips and a pair of pedals combined on the frame in such way that the grips can be rotated manually and the pedals not moving only for the feet of a user to step on or the pedals possible to be rotated but the grips not moving only for holding by means of a one-way bearing. So a user can select two modes of exercising by moving the hands only or by moving the feet only. Depending on the body condition of the user. Further the frame is pivotally connected with the front end of the bottom base for adjusting its inclining angles to suit to the height of a user sitting on a chair or a wheelchair.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2002Date of Patent: January 11, 2005Assignee: Tonic Fitness Technology, Inc.Inventor: Mu-Chuan Wu
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Patent number: 6837124Abstract: A directly driven power swing rod device without dead points includes a control rod provided with a coordinate rod base, two L-shaped frames respectively provided with a hole base having a bearing fixed therein, two motors respectively provided with a position detecting coder for receiving a coordinate message and transmitting it to a control device which is able to control the rotating angles of the motor shafts respectively connected with the two L-shaped frames, a first interacting member inserted through a guide hole of the coordinate rod base and secured with the first L-shaped frame, and a second interacting member having one end inserted in a positioning hole of said coordinate rod base and the other end connected with the second L-shaped frame. Then the control rod may be deflected by the motors for driving a high speed, sensitive response system.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2002Date of Patent: January 4, 2005Assignee: Tonic Fitness Technology, Inc.Inventors: Mi-Ching Tsai, Bor-Jeng Lin, Jia-Sheng Hu, Cason Wu, Andy Wu, Joseph Wu
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Publication number: 20040209742Abstract: A transmitting device for exercise appliances includes a first, a second and a third shaft all fixed on a bike frame in parallel. The first shaft has a first transmitting wheel and a first transmitting gear, the second shaft has a second transmitting gear with a one-way bearing and a second transmitting wheel, and the third shaft has a third transmitting wheel with a one-way bearing, a fourth transmitting wheel and a fifth transmitting wheel. The first transmitting gear engages with the second transmitting gear, the first transmitting wheel is connected with the third transmitting wheel by a first connecting member, the second transmitting wheel is connected with the fifth transmitting wheel by an endless belt. Then the fourth transmitting wheel always rotates in an ordinary direction, whether the first shaft is rotated in the ordinary or in the reverse direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2003Publication date: October 21, 2004Applicant: TONIC FITNESS TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventor: Mu-Chuan Wu
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Publication number: 20040112160Abstract: A directly driven power swing rod device without dead points includes a control rod provided with a coordinate rod base, two L-shaped frames respectively provided with a hole base having a bearing fixed therein, two motors respectively provided with a position detecting coder for receiving a coordinate message and transmitting it to a control device which is able to control the rotating angles of the motor shafts respectively connected with the two L-shaped frames, a first interacting member inserted through a guide hole of the coordinate rod base and secured with the first L-shaped frame, and a second interacting member having one end inserted in a positioning hole of said coordinate rod base and the other end connected with the second L-shaped frame. Then the control rod may be deflected by the motors for driving a high speed, sensitive response system.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2002Publication date: June 17, 2004Applicant: Tonic Fitness Technology, Inc.Inventors: Mi-Ching Tsai, Bor-Jeng Lin, Jia-Sheng Hu, Cason Wu, Andy Wu, Joseph Wu
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Patent number: 6749545Abstract: A force-retarding device for a stationary bicycle includes a supporting base, a flywheel provided on the supporting base, a transmitting element, a shaft combined with the flywheel and the transmitting element, and a movement-stopping base provided between the transmitting element and the shaft. The movement-stopping base has an annular vertical contact surface. At one side of the contact surface are orderly provided a first bearing, a separating ring and a second bearing. An annular sealer is provided, screwed on an inner annular surface of the transmitting element and located outside of the second bearing. Then the sealer may press against the first bearing, the separating ring, the second bearing and the movement-stopping base to leave no gap between them to prohibit the bearings from sliding right or left. So the force-retarding device may not give rise to vibration or noise in pedaling the stationary bicycle.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2002Date of Patent: June 15, 2004Assignee: Tonic Fitness Technology, Inc.Inventor: Mu-Chuan Wu
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Patent number: 6719670Abstract: A one-way output device with a clockwise-counterclockwise unit includes a lengthwise hollow sleeve formed with a recessed fixing base. An inner gear cover is covered on the fixing base. A solar gear and two planetary gears are positioned between the fixing base and the inner gear cover, and the two planetary gears mesh with the inner teeth of the inner gear cover. A shaft is fitted thereon with an inner and an outer drive ring positioned interposing each other and fitted thereon with a clutch with balls. The shaft has its opposite ends respectively extending out of the fixing base and the inner gear cover and stably positioned. The inner and the outer drive ring and the balls are respectively fitted with the solar gear and the inner gear cover, carrying out one-way output whether the shaft is driven to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2003Date of Patent: April 13, 2004Assignee: Tonic Fitness Technology, Inc.Inventors: Mu-Chuan Wu, Joseph Wu
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Patent number: 6710491Abstract: The device includes at least a roller unit having a fixed immovable shaft rod combined with two coiled stator units having silicon steel stators respectively wound with a coil. Each coil stator unit has its outer circumference covered by a tubular-shaped magnet rotor unit having magnet rotors fitted inside, with every two abutting magnets axially and biasly positioned. A combination unit composed of a bearing and a bearing outer cover is fixed respectively at two ends of the magnet rotor unit. The roller unit includes gaps between the magnet rotors and gaps between the magnet rotors and the silicon steel stator. When the coiled stator units are electrically connected, the magnet rotor unit will rotate around the coiled stator unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2001Date of Patent: March 23, 2004Assignee: Tonic Fitness Technology, Inc.Inventors: Mu-Chuan Wu, Bor-Jeng Lin, Mi-Ching Tsai, Shang-Hsun Mao
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Patent number: 6677740Abstract: An applied control system of the power periphery of a health apparatus having function of power generation is connected with a health apparatus able to generate electricity and a peripheral device unit. The applied control system includes a voltage-controlling oscillator, an analog digital converter and an intellectual control system. The peripheral device unit includes several peripheral devices arranged in sequence. DC generated by the health apparatus is transmitted to the voltage control oscillator, which modulates the DC to a proper frequency. The analog digital converter, detects the electric power that the voltage controlled oscillator can output, transmits the detected data to the intellectual control system and controls the intellectual control system to decide the number of the peripheral devices to be started according to the electric power, the sequence and the power consumption of the peripheral devices, able to utilize electric power completely.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2002Date of Patent: January 13, 2004Assignee: Tonic Fitness Technology, Inc.Inventors: Tien-Chi Chen, Mi-Ching Tsai, Tsai-Jiun Ren, Andy Wu, Joseph Wu
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Publication number: 20030195090Abstract: A force-retarding device for a stationary bicycle includes a supporting base, a flywheel provided on the supporting base, a transmitting element, a shaft combined with the flywheel and the transmitting element, and a movement-stopping base provided between the transmitting element and the shaft. The movement-stopping base has an annular vertical contact surface. At one side of the contact surface are orderly provided a first bearing, a separating ring and a second bearing. An annular sealer is provided, screwed on an inner annular surface of the transmitting element and located outside of the second bearing. Then the sealer may press against the first bearing, the separating ring, the second bearing and the movement-stopping base to leave no gap between them to prohibit the bearings from sliding right or left. So the force-retarding device may not give rise to vibration or noise in pedaling the stationary bicycle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2002Publication date: October 16, 2003Applicant: Tonic Fitness Technology, Inc.Inventor: Mu-Chuan Wu
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Patent number: 6561961Abstract: An adjusting mechanism for a seat back of an exerciser includes a pressure rod provided behind a seat back frame. The pressure rod has a cylinder, with its top surface pivotally connected to the seat back frame and a cylinder piston rod having a pressure-leaking valve provided at a lower end to leak out pressure in the cylinder and activate the cylinder piston rod to extend and shrink. A control rod base is fixed behind the seat back frame, having a housing for receiving the cylinder shaft. A control rod is fitted with the control rod base, with its horizontal end contacting with the pressure-leaking valve and its vertical rod positioned beside the seat frame. When the vertical rod is swung up, the pressure-leaking valve leak out the pressure in the cylinder and the cylinder piston rod activate the seat back frame to move backward to any angle.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2001Date of Patent: May 13, 2003Assignee: Tonic Fitness Technology, Inc.Inventor: Mu-Chuan Wu
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Patent number: 6561952Abstract: A turning control device for a virtual stationary bike includes a video monitor and a computer program. The program is driven by a flywheel of the bike to show images of a rider on the bike on a road. A control case is fixed at the lower end of the handle with a sensor fixed inside for sending signals, with a shade plate that moves with the handle. The shade plate is positioned between two circuit boards, and has a plurality of opening for controlling lights emitted by electronic elements of the two circuit boards. The handle Controls the shade and the sensor to send out different signals so that the video monitor shows images of the rider on the bike moving in directions according to the command of the computer program, permitting the rider to feel as though he were riding on a road to enhance the pleasure of exercise.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2000Date of Patent: May 13, 2003Assignee: Tonic Fitness Technology, Inc.Inventor: Mu-Chuan Wu
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Publication number: 20030080639Abstract: A roller device includes at least a roller unit having a fixed immovable shaft rod combined with two coiled stator units having silicon steel stators respectively wound with a coil. Each coil stator unit has its outer circumference covered up by a tubular-shaped magnet rotor unit having a plurality of magnet rotors fitted inside, with every two abutting magnets axially and biasly positioned. Then, a combination unit composed of a bearing and a bearing outer cover is fixed respectively at two ends of the magnet rotor unit. Thus, the roller unit is completed, having gaps of the magnet rotors and gaps between the magnet rotors and the silicon steel stator. When the coiled stator units are electrically connected, the magnet rotor unit will rotate around the coiled stator unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2001Publication date: May 1, 2003Applicant: Tonic Fitness Technology, Inc.Inventors: Mu-Chuan Wu, Bor-Jeng Lin, Mi-Ching Tsai, Shang-Hsun Mao
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Publication number: 20030069113Abstract: An adjusting mechanism for a seat back of an exerciser includes a pressure rod provided behind a seat back frame. The pressure rod has a cylinder, with its top surface pivotally connected to the seat back frame and a cylinder piston rod having a pressure-leaking valve provided at a lower end to leak out pressure in the cylinder and activate the cylinder piston rod to extend and shrink. A control rod base is fixed behind the seat back frame, having a housing for receiving the cylinder shaft. A control rod is fitted with the control rod base, with its horizontal end contacting with the pressure-leaking valve and its vertical rod positioned beside the seat frame. When the vertical rod is swung up, the pressure-leaking valve leak out the pressure in the cylinder and the cylinder piston rod activate the seat back frame to move backward to any angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2001Publication date: April 10, 2003Applicant: Tonic Fitness Technology, Inc.Inventor: Mu-Chuan Wu
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Patent number: D472946Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2002Date of Patent: April 8, 2003Assignee: Tonic Fitness Technology, Inc.Inventor: Mu-Chuan Wu