1. A workout device comprising:
a frame;
an activating assembly having a pedal connected to the frame;
an activating arm connected to the pedal at one end and connected to a support arm at the opposite end;
a guide rail connected to the frame;
the support arm slidably mounted to the guide rail; and
a stop mechanism connected to the support arm such that when weights are placed on the support arm the stop mechanism prevents movement of the support arm.
2. The device of claim 1 further comprising a support member connected to the support arm.
3. The device of claim 1 wherein the pedal locks in position.
4. The device of claim 1 wherein the activating assembly is biased towards a position.
5. (canceled)
6. A workout device comprising:
a frame;
an activating assembly having a pedal connected to the frame;
an activating arm connected to the pedal at one end and connected to an activating member at the opposite end; and
a support arm pivotally mounted to the frame and positioned such that the activating member engages the support arm.
7. The device of claim 6 wherein the pedal locks in position.
8. The device of claim 6 further comprising a support member connected to the support arm.
9. The device of claim 8 wherein an arcuate member extends from the support member.
10. The device of claim 8 wherein the support member is removable.
11. The device of claim 8 wherein the support member is rotatable.
12. The device of claim 8 wherein a holding device is connected to the support member.
13. The device of claim 6 wherein the activating assembly is biased towards a position.
14. The device of claim 6 further comprising a stop mechanism connected to the support arm.
15. The device of claim 6 further comprising a stop device connected to the frame.
16. The device of claim 14 wherein when weights are placed on the support arm the stop mechanism prevents movement of the support arm.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An inverter apparatus which converts input voltage to AC driving voltage to supply it to a load, the inverter apparatus comprising:
an output transformer of which secondary coil are connected to the load;
a main transformer of which secondary coil are connected to a primary coil of the output transformer; and
a driving circuit which applies switching voltage alternately repeating the input voltage and a predetermined fixed voltage to a primary coil of the main transformer.
2. The inverter apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
the driving circuit includes:
a switching circuit which includes a plurality of transistors connected to the primary coil of the main transformer and supplies switching voltage alternately showing the input voltage and the fixed voltage on the primary coil of the main transformer corresponding to a turn-on and a turn-off of the plurality of transistors;
a plurality of pulse transformers which are provided for every plurality of transistors and have each secondary coil connected to control terminals of corresponding transistors; and
a control circuit which supplies pulse voltage to primary coils of the plurality of pulse transformers.
3. The inverter apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
the output transformers are plural and have each primary coil connected in series to the secondary coil of the main transformer to form a loop.
4. The inverter apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
the main transformer and the driving circuit are disposed on a first substrate, the output transformer is disposed on a second substrate, and the secondary coil of the main transformer on the first substrate and the primary coil, of the output transformer on the second substrate being connected through a cable.
5. The inverter apparatus according to claim 2, wherein
the plurality of transistors are MOSFET (metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor) and each secondary coil of the plurality of pulse transformers is provided on a path from gates to sources of the corresponding plurality of transistors.
6. The inverter apparatus according to claim 2, wherein
the control circuit supplies the pulse voltage to primary coils of the plurality of pulse transformers so that current flowing in the load approaches a desired current value.
7. A power supply apparatus which includes a primary side-region and a secondary side-region that should be electrically insulated from each other, the power supply apparatus comprising:
an ACDC converter which is disposed in the primary side-region and converts input commercial AC voltage into DC voltage; and
an inverter apparatus according to claim 1 which receives the DC voltage output from the ACDC converter, as input voltage, and converts it into AC voltage to supply it to a load disposed in the secondary side-region.
8. A power supply apparatus which includes a primary side-region and a secondary side-region that should be electrically insulated from each other, the power supply apparatus comprising:
an ACDC converter which is disposed in the primary side-region and converts input commercial AC voltage into DC voltage; and
an inverter apparatus according to claim 2 which receives DC voltage output from the ACDC converter, as input voltage, and converts it into AC voltage to supply it to load disposed in the secondary side-region, wherein
the switching circuit, secondary coils of the plurality of pulse transformers, and primary coil of the main transformer of the inverter apparatus are disposed in the primary side-region, and the control circuit, primary coils of the plurality of pulse transformers, secondary coil of the main transformer, and the output transformer of the inverter apparatus are disposed in the secondary side-region.
9. A light-emitting apparatus, comprising:
a fluorescent lamp; and
a power supply apparatus according to claim 7 which supplies AC driving voltage having the fluorescent lamp that is a load.
10. The light-emitting apparatus according to claim 9,
wherein
the fluorescent lamp is a cold cathode fluorescent lamp.
11. The light-emitting apparatus according to claim 9,
wherein
the fluorescent lamp is an external electrode fluorescent lamp,
12. A picture display apparatus, comprising:
a liquid crystal panel; and
a light-emitting apparatus according to claim 9 disposed on a rear surface of the liquid crystal panel as a backlight.