US 12,239,870 B2
Braking systems and methods for exercise equipment
David William Petrillo, New York, NY (US); Thomas Philip Cortese, Summit, NJ (US); John Chester Consiglio, Jersey City, NJ (US); and Akshay Suresh Kashyap, New York, NY (US)
Assigned to Peloton Interactive, Inc., New York, NY (US)
Filed by Peloton Interactive, Inc., New York, NY (US)
Filed on Oct. 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/492,680.
Application 18/492,680 is a continuation of application No. 17/165,919, filed on Feb. 2, 2021, granted, now 11,794,054.
Application 17/165,919 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2019/045013, filed on Aug. 2, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/714,635, filed on Aug. 3, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0050794 A1, Feb. 15, 2024
Int. Cl. A63B 21/005 (2006.01); A63B 21/22 (2006.01); A63B 22/06 (2006.01); A63B 71/06 (2006.01)
CPC A63B 21/0056 (2013.01) [A63B 21/225 (2013.01); A63B 22/0605 (2013.01); A63B 71/0619 (2013.01); A63B 2220/17 (2013.01); A63B 2225/50 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An exercise apparatus comprising:
a frame;
a flywheel rotatably coupled to the frame and manually rotatable by an operator;
a resistance apparatus coupled to the frame and adapted to vary a resistance applied to the flywheel, the resistance apparatus comprising:
an adjusting bracket comprising a magnet;
an actuator configured to position the adjusting bracket relative to the flywheel to apply resistance to the rotation of the flywheel based at least in part on a proximity of the magnet to the flywheel; and
a load cell configured to generate a signal corresponding to a sensed position of the resistance apparatus relative to the flywheel, the load cell having a first end attached to the adjusting bracket and a second end attached to the frame, wherein the signal represents a reaction force applied to the first end of the load cell by the adjusting bracket as positioned by the actuator; and
control components configured to determine a resistance value applied to the flywheel, based at least in part on the signal generated by the load cell.