Thomas B Cortese

US Patent:

20210154517, May 27, 2021

Filed:

Feb 2, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/165919

Inventors:

- New York NY, US
Thomas Philip Cortese - Summit NJ, US
John Chester Consiglio - Jersey City NJ, US
Akshay Suresh Kashyap - New York NY, US

International Classification:

A63B 21/005
A63B 21/22

Abstract:

Systems and methods for adjusting resistance on an exercise apparatus include a first resistance apparatus having an adjusting bracket, magnetic members mounted on an inner surface of the adjusting bracket, a stepper motor having an adjusting shaft and operable to traverse a portion of the length of the adjusting shaft. At a first position, the magnetic members are disposed above a flywheel, and in a second position, the magnetic members are disposed on opposite sides of the flywheel, providing resistance thereto. A load cell couples the adjusting bracket to the frame and generates a signal corresponding to the movement of the adjusting bracket. A computing system calculates resistance, rpms, power from load cell signal, stepper motor position, shaft rotational position and other sensor inputs.