1. An exercise machine comprising
a base having
a base bar having
a top;
a front end; and
a rear end;
two crossbars being attached respectively to the front end and the rear end of the base bar;
a bracket being attached to and protruding up from the base bar between the front end and the rear end of the base bar and having
two sides;
a lever pivot hole; and
a leveling rod pivot hole; and
a connector being attached to and protruding up from the base bar near the rear end;
a lever being attached pivotally to the lever pivot hole in the bracket and having
a front end;
a rear end; and
a handlebar being attached to the front end of the lever;
a pad being attached to the rear end of the lever and having
a pad body having a bottom surface; and
a mounting bracket being attached to the bottom surface of the pad body, connecting the pad body to the lever and having
two wings protruding down and being connected pivotally to the rear end of the lever, and each wing having
a lever pivot hole, wherein the lever pivot holes of the wings are aligned with each other and are connected pivotally to the rear end of the lever;
a leveling pivot hole, wherein the leveling pivot holes of the wings are aligned with each other; and
a through hole, wherein the through holes of the wings are aligned with each other; and
a pin being mounted in the two through holes in the wings;
a leveling rod being connected parallel to the lever and pivotally to the leveling rod pivot holes in the bracket and the leveling pivot holes in the wings; and
a resilient element being mounted between the pad and the base and having
an upper end being attached to the pin; and
a lower end being attached to the connector on the base.
2. The exercise machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the handlebar further has a box.
3. The exercise machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the base further has a bumper attached to and protruding up from the top of the base bar near the front end.
4. The exercise machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the crossbars further have a set of covers respectively covering the two crossbars.
5. The exercise machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bracket further has two side covers mounted respectively on the sides of the bracket.
6. The exercise machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bracket further has
a bumper seat attached to the bracket and having a top; and
a secondary bumper attached to and protruding up from the top of the bumper seat.
7. The exercise machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the connector is a hook.
8. The exercise machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the lever has a front segment and a rear segment.
9. The exercise machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the resilient element is a spring.
10. The exercise machine as claimed in claim 2, wherein the box has a counter.
11. The exercise machine as claimed in claim 2, wherein the exercise machine further has
at least one vibrator attached to the bottom surface of the pad body; and
a controlling system controlling the cooperation of the at least one vibrator and comprising
a power regulator electrically connecting selectively to an external power supply to transform and convert an external power and to supply an electrical power to the at least one vibrator; and
an electrical cable connecting the power regulator to the at least one vibrator.
12. The exercise machine as claimed in claim 11, wherein the controlling system further has
a switch mounted in the electrical cable to turn the at least one vibrator on or off;
a rheostat mounted in the electrical cable to control how much power is sent to the at least one vibrator and how much the at least one vibrator vibrates.
13. The exercise machine as claimed in claim 12, wherein the electrical cable extends through the lever and is mounted in the box;
the switch is mounted in the box; and
the rheostat is mounted in the box.
14. The exercise machine as claimed in claim 12, wherein the electrical cable is connected directly from the power regulator to the at least one vibrator.
15. The exercise machine as claimed in claim 11, wherein the electrical cable extends through the lever and is mounted in the box.
16. The exercise machine as claimed in claim 11, wherein the electrical cable is connected directly from the power regulator to the at least one vibrator.
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. A method for supplying at least one bus user via a control unit, the method comprising:
transmitting data to the at least one bus user during at least one phase for data transmission; and
transmitting power during at least one phase for power transmission, the at least one phase for data transmission and the at least one phase for power transmission being provided alternately;
wherein at least one of a length of the phase for data transmission and a length of the phase for power transmission is set variably,
wherein a control unit having a dynamic interface is used to switch over between the at least one phase for power transmission and the at least one phase for data transmission, and
wherein at least one of the length of the phase for data transmission and the length of the phase for power transmission are at least one of flexibly adapted and dynamically adapted to at least one of a quantity of the data to be transmitted and to a demand for power of the at least one bus user, wherein power is provided at a first high output during the at least one phase for power transmission, and wherein power is provided at a second, lower output, in addition to the data, during the at least one phase for data transmission.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one bus user is connected to a network when at least one signal is present, which is transmitted during at least one phase for power transmission, and wherein the at least one signal is configured as at least one of a synchronization signal and a time specification signal.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the phases for data transmission and the phases for power transmission are decoupled.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein a length of the at least one phase for power transmission lasts until an action is completed by the at least one bus user.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein a bus user configured as a sensor is supplied with data and power.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the dynamic interface is a distributed sensor interface.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein a switchover pause is provided between the at least one phase for data transmission and the at least one phase for power transmission.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one bus user is connected to a network when at least one signal is present, which is transmitted during at least one phase for power transmission, and wherein the at least one signal is configured as at least one of a synchronization signal and a time specification signal.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the phases for data transmission and the phases for power transmission are decoupled.
10. The method of claim 8, wherein a length of the at least one phase for power transmission lasts until an action is completed by the at least one bus user.
11. The method of claim 8, wherein a bus user configured as a sensor is supplied with data and power.
12. The method of claim 8, wherein the dynamic interface is a distributed sensor interface, and wherein a switchover pause is provided between the at least one phase for data transmission and the at least one phase for power transmission.
13. A system, comprising:
a control unit to supply at least one bus user, wherein the control unit is configured to transmit data to the at least one bus user during at least one phase for data transmission and to transmit power during at least one phase for power transmission, and to alternately provide the at least one phase for data transmission and the at least one phase for power transmission, and to variably set at least one of lengths of the phases for data transmission and lengths of the phases for power transmission;
wherein the control unit includes a dynamic interface which is used to switch over between the at least one phase for power transmission and the at least one phase for data transmission, and
wherein at least one of the length of the phase for data transmission and the length of the phase for power transmission are at least one of flexibly adapted and dynamically adapted to at least one of a quantity of the data to be transmitted and to a demand for power of the at least one bus user, wherein power is provided at a first high output during the at least one phase for power transmission, and wherein power is provided at a second, lower output, in addition to the data, during the at least one phase for data transmission.
14. The system of claim 13, further comprising:
at least one pair of lines, via which the at least one bus user is connected to the control unit.
15. The system of claim 13, wherein the dynamic interface is a distributed sensor interface.
16. The system of claim 13, wherein a switchover pause is provided between the at least one phase for data transmission and the at least one phase for power transmission.
17. The system of claim 13, wherein the at least one bus user is connected to a network when at least one signal is present, which is transmitted during at least one phase for power transmission, and wherein the at least one signal is configured as at least one of a synchronization signal and a time specification signal.
18. The system of claim 13, wherein the phases for data transmission and the phases for power transmission are decoupled.
19. The system of claim 13, wherein a length of the at least one phase for power transmission lasts until an action is completed by the at least one bus user.
20. The system of claim 13, wherein a bus user configured as a sensor is supplied with data and power.
21. The system of claim 13, wherein the dynamic interface is a distributed sensor interface, and wherein a switchover pause is provided between the at least one phase for data transmission and the at least one phase for power transmission.