Abstract: An elliptical exercise apparatus includes a body having a base frame and two supporting frames uprighted at two opposite sides of the base frame; a pair of lead swing arms each having an upper end pivotally coupled with the corresponding supporting frame wherein a sliding treadle assembly having a lower end provided with a treadle portion is axially slidably attached to the lead swing arm; a pair of subsidiary swing arms each having one end pivotally coupled with the base frame wherein a subsidiary sliding sleeve pivotally coupled with the sliding treadle assembly via a pivot is axially slidably attached to the subsidiary swing arm; and a rotational shaft transversely and pivotally coupled with the base frame, wherein at each of two ends of the rotational shaft, a vertical rotational link has one end coupled with the rotational shaft and an opposite end pivotally coupled with the sliding sleeve.

Abstract: A hip-abduction stepper exercise apparatus primarily comprises a base and two pedal assemblies settled abreast on the base. Each of the pedal assemblies includes a pedal, a vertical movement module, an expanding movement module, and a recovery module. The pedal is settled on the vertical movement module while the expanding movement module is settled on the base so that the two pedals can depart from or come close to each other with respect to a level position. The vertical movement module is connected to the expanding movement module so that the two pedals can vertically move in a direction non-perpendicular to the ground. The recovery module is connected to the vertical movement module and the base and provides an external force for returning the vertical movement module and the expanding movement module to initial positions thereof.

Abstract: A suspension system for walk training in physical therapy is disclosed to include a framework formed of a top rail and two wheeled posts supporting the top rail, a suspension mechanism, which has a suspension rod suspending from the top rail by a suspension rope for securing a harness for a patient, a spring force control unit fixedly mounted in the framework for stretching the suspension rope and adjusting the stretch force to the suspension rope, an elevation adjustment unit fixedly mounted in the framework for adjusting the elevation of the suspension rod, and a suspension force measurement unit for measuring the pull force of the suspension rope.

Abstract: A hip-abduction stepper exercise apparatus primarily comprises a base and two pedal assemblies settled abreast on the base. Each of the pedal assemblies includes a pedal, a vertical movement module, an expanding movement module, and a recovery module. The pedal is settled on the vertical movement module while the expanding movement module is settled on the base so that the two pedals can depart from or come close to each other with respect to a level position. The vertical movement module is connected to the expanding movement module so that the two pedals can vertically move in a direction non-perpendicular to the ground. The recovery module is connected to the vertical movement module and the base and provides an external force for returning the vertical movement module and the expanding movement module to initial positions thereof.

Abstract: A method for driving a display is disclosed. According to the driving method, a display panel is divided into a plurality of bright regions and a plurality of dark regions, wherein the dark regions and the bright regions are alternately arranged so that the bright regions within the display panel are not adjacent to each other. Next, a full-color frame is divided into four sub-frames, wherein the sub-frames are matched with the four color-orders one by one. In this way, the display randomly displays the sub-frames in a frame period.

Abstract: An elliptical exercise machine with an adjustable exercising track comprises a framework, having a flywheel, a crank settled on the flywheel, and at least two parallel rails; a wheel assembly, comprising two wheel-shafts arranged at two sides of the crank and two wheels slidably coupled to the rails; a handle-shaft assembly, comprising a pair of handle-shafts disposed at two sides of the framework for being gripped by a user; a stepping-pedal assembly, comprising two pedals coupled to two pedal-shafts which are linked to the handle-shafts; and a pair of adjusting assemblies for shifting positions of joints of the pedal-shafts and the wheel-shafts along the wheel-shafts. By shifting the positions of joints of the pedal-shafts and the wheel-shafts, a minor axis of the elliptical exercising track can be lengthened or shortened and consequently the elliptical exercising track can be non-proportionally scaled.

Abstract: An exercise training system primarily comprises a guiding-track generating unit and a controlling unit wherein the controlling unit can direct the guiding-track generating unit to produce a variable circulative guiding track for an exerciser to move accordingly and detect the exerciser's motion to provide objective data of performance assessment.

Abstract: A suspension system for walk training in physical therapy is disclosed to include a framework formed of a top rail and two wheeled posts supporting the top rail, a suspension mechanism, which has a suspension rod suspending from the top rail by a suspension rope for securing a harness for a patient, a spring force control unit fixedly mounted in the framework for stretching the suspension rope and adjusting the stretch force to the suspension rope, an elevation adjustment unit fixedly mounted in the framework for adjusting the elevation of the suspension rod, and a suspension force measurement unit for measuring the pull force of the suspension rope.

Abstract: An elliptical exercise machine with adjustable exercising orbit substantially comprises a framework, an upright support disposed thereon, a flywheel disposed inside the upright support, a crank settled on the flywheel, at least two parallel rails arranged adjacent said framework, a wheel means comprising two wheel-shafts arranged on each side of said crank and each has a wheel which is coupled to said rail, a handle-shaft means comprising a pair of handle-shafts disposed on each side of the upright support with the top portions for users' handling, a running-pedal means comprising two pedals respectively coupled to two pedal-shafts which are linked to said handle-shafts for users' pedaling, a pair of adjust-devices on the wheel-shafts which are pivotally connected to the pedal-shafts for adjust the position of joints of pedal-shafts and wheel-shafts by moving axially along the wheel-shafts forwards and backwards.

Abstract: A medical therapeutic treadmill capable of automatically adjusting its rail height includes, a base having a treadmill platform disposed on the base, a control panel disposed at the front of the base; and a rail set having a rail separately disposed on both sides of the base, characterized in that the bottom of each rail has a rail height adjusting mechanism that can simultaneously drive the rail to move up and down, so that the height adjusting mechanism can adjust the height of the rails on both sides of the treadmill, and quickly and easily adjusting the rail height for patients.

Abstract: A medical gymnastic treadmill is disclosed to include two handrail assemblies each having a horizontal top rail a plurality of screw rods pivotally supported on the base frame of the treadmill body, vertical tubes respectively coupled between the top rail and the screw rods, a reversible motor, and a transmission mechanism coupled between the reversible motor and the screw rods for rotating the screw rods to move the tubes and top rails of the two handrail assemblies to the desired elevation at the same time upon rotation of the reversible motor.

Abstract: An exercise pattern control method and system for connecting rod locus-type exercise apparatus that establishes an exercise physiology database, an exercise resistance pattern database, and an exercise locus database. Based on the exercise resistance pattern settings and locus exercise pattern settings along with the sensed user heart beat, leg angle speed, and connecting rod length, and other relevant figures so archived, a controller then calculates and processes all the database data and figures to accordingly control the length extension of the connecting rod relative to the current physiological condition of the user. As such, the present invention enables the exercise apparatus to have an operational means of locus configuration to effectively match the physiological condition of the user, thereby achieving utilization convenience, safety, and enhanced exercise efficacy.

Abstract: An exercise pattern control method and system for connecting rod locus-type exercise apparatus that establishes an exercise physiology database, an exercise resistance pattern database, and an exercise locus database. Based on the exercise resistance pattern settings and locus exercise pattern settings along with the sensed user heart beat, leg angle speed, and connecting rod length, and other relevant figures so archived, a controller then calculates and processes all the database data and figures to accordingly control the length extension of the connecting rod relative to the current physiological condition of the user. As such, the present invention enables the exercise apparatus to have an operational means of locus configuration to effectively match the physiological condition of the user, thereby achieving utilization convenience, safety, and enhanced exercise efficacy.

Abstract: A treadmill with a shock-absorbing and cushioning structure includes a base frame, and a belt frame, and a cushioning device. The base frame is separated from the belt frame. Thus, the base frame is disposed at a stationary state, thereby enhancing the stability and stiffness of the treadmill. In addition, movement of the belt frame is efficiently cushioned by the cushioning device, thereby enhancing the stability of the treadmill, and thereby reducing the noise in use.