CN217854340U

CN217854340U - Treadmill and handrail assembly thereof

Info

Publication number: CN217854340U
Application number: CN202221691016.8U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 白先丙; 刘永春; 彭星伟; 靳国强
Original assignee: Beijing Kingsmith Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Kingsmith Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-06-30
Filing date: 2022-06-30
Publication date: 2022-11-22
Anticipated expiration: 2032-06-30

Abstract

The utility model relates to a treadmill and handrail assembly thereof, handrail assembly includes base (1), rotation portion and damping structure (3), base (1) is used for connecting on stand (10) of treadmill, rotation portion includes installing support (21), handrail (22) and control panel (23), handrail (22) with control panel (23) all connect on installing support (21), installing support (21) around along the rotation axis of horizontal extension rotationally connect in base (1), and drive handrail (22) with control panel (23) simultaneous movement, damping structure (3) set up installing support (21) with between base (1), and provide the resistance when installing support (21) rotate. The handrail assembly can solve the technical problem that a user is injured by pounding due to accidental falling of the handrail, and ensures the folding efficiency.

Description

Treadmill and handrail assembly thereof

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of sports equipment, in particular, a treadmill and a handrail assembly thereof.

Background

As for treadmills, which generally include a post, an electronic watch, and a handrail, some foldable treadmills are available for the convenience of storage and transportation of the treadmills.

In the related art, for a treadmill with foldable armrests, the armrests are prone to accidentally falling back in the folding process, and the user is prone to being injured by a crashing object.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

An object of the present disclosure is to provide an armrest assembly for a running machine, which can solve the technical problem of injury to a user due to accidental fall-back of an armrest, and ensure folding efficiency.

In order to achieve the above object, the present disclosure provides an armrest assembly for a treadmill, the armrest assembly including a base, a rotating portion and a damping structure, the base being configured to be connected to a column of the treadmill, the rotating portion including a mounting bracket, an armrest, and a control panel, the armrest and the control panel being connected to the mounting bracket, the mounting bracket being rotatably connected to the base around a rotation axis extending horizontally and driving the armrest and the control panel to move synchronously, the damping structure being disposed between the mounting bracket and the base and providing resistance to rotation of the mounting bracket.

Optionally, the damping structure includes a friction plate, the friction plate is configured to rotate synchronously with the mounting bracket, and the mounting bracket is configured to provide a pre-tightening force for pressing the friction plate to the base.

Optionally, the mounting bracket includes a connecting plate, the connecting plate through following the articulated shaft that the axis of rotation extends with the base is rotationally connected, the portion of rotating includes making the friction disc follow the synchronous pivoted follow-up structure of mounting bracket, follow-up structure includes restraint axle and arc restraint groove, the centre of a circle in arc restraint groove is located on the axis of rotation, this arc restraint groove forms on the base, restraint axle with articulated shaft parallel arrangement and setting are in arc restraint groove and wear to locate the connecting plate, the connecting plate can drive restraint axle along the extending direction in arc restraint groove removes, the friction disc is established at least the cover is in on the restraint axle.

Optionally, the friction plate includes a first connecting hole and a second connecting hole that are disposed at an interval, and the friction plate is sleeved on the restraining shaft through the first connecting hole and is sleeved on the hinge shaft through the second connecting hole.

Optionally, the rotation portion includes a first pair of lock screws having the restraint shaft and a second pair of lock screws having the hinge shaft, wherein the connection plate provides a preload force to press the friction plate toward the base by the first pair of lock screws and the second pair of lock screws.

Optionally, the connecting plate includes two connecting sub-plates arranged at intervals in a direction parallel to the rotation axis, the hinge shaft and the restraining shaft are both arranged between the two connecting sub-plates in a penetrating manner, and the friction plate is arranged between each connecting sub-plate and the base.

Optionally, the treadmill has a use position in which the base has a notch exposed to the rotating portion, and the armrest assembly includes a shield disposed on the base and covering the notch.

Optionally, the shielding member is sleeved on the hinge shaft and includes a fixing structure connected to the base.

According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a treadmill, comprising a running platform, two upright posts connected to the running platform, and the handrail assembly of the treadmill, wherein the upright posts are arranged at a transverse interval, the rotation axis extends horizontally, each upright post is connected with the base, the mounting bracket comprises two connecting plates arranged at a transverse interval, each connecting plate is rotatably connected with one base, and the damping structure is arranged between each connecting plate and the corresponding base.

Optionally, the upright is rotatably connected to the treadmill about a pivot axis disposed parallel to the axis of rotation, the armrest has a connecting rod connected to the mounting bracket, the treadmill is configured to be sequentially switched between a use position, a first folded position and a second folded position,

in the use position, the upright column extends vertically, and the connecting rod is arranged along the horizontal extension; in the first folding position, the upright column extends in a vertical direction, and the connecting rod rotates to be arranged parallel to the upright column; and in the second folding position, the upright post and the connecting rod are arranged in parallel to the running platform.

Through the technical scheme, in the handrail assembly of treadmill that this disclosure provided, at the installing support rotation in-process, the handrail can rotate in order to progressively be folded along with the installing support synchronization, here, the resistance when damping structure can provide the installing support rotation, thus, when the unexpected fall back of handrail or have the trend of fall back, the resistance that damping structure provided can slow down the speed that the handrail fell back and prevent the handrail to fall back even, thereby reduced and avoided the handrail to pound the probability of hindering the user even, solved the unexpected fall back of handrail promptly and pound the technical problem who hinders the user, and simultaneously, can drive handrail and control panel synchronous motion when the installing support rotates, handrail and control panel can fold in step promptly, folding efficiency has been guaranteed.

Additional features and advantages of the disclosure will be set forth in the detailed description which follows.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the disclosure and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the disclosure and together with the description serve to explain the disclosure without limiting the disclosure. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of a treadmill provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure, wherein the treadmill is in a use position;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the treadmill of FIG. 1, wherein the treadmill is not shown;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view of a treadmill provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure, wherein the treadmill is in a first, folded position;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of a treadmill provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure, wherein the treadmill is in a second, folded position.

Description of the reference numerals

1-base, 21-mounting bracket, 211-connecting plate, 2111-connecting sub-plate, 22-handrail, 221-connecting rod, 23-control panel, 241-restraining shaft, 242-arc restraining groove, 25-first pair of locking screws, 26-second pair of locking screws, 27-first decorative plate, 28-second decorative plate, 3-damping structure, 31-friction plate, 311-first connecting hole, 312-second connecting hole, 4-hinged shaft, 5-shielding piece, 51-fixing structure, 10-upright post and 20-running platform.

Detailed Description

The following detailed description of specific embodiments of the present disclosure is provided in connection with the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the detailed description and specific examples, while indicating the present disclosure, are given by way of illustration and explanation only, not limitation.

In the present disclosure, unless otherwise stated, terms of orientation such as "lateral and vertical" are used, which are defined based on the XYZ coordinate system in fig. 1, specifically, X denotes a longitudinal direction, Y denotes a lateral direction, Z denotes a vertical direction, and corresponds to an up-down direction, and one side indicated by an arrow is an up side, and vice versa. "inner and outer" refer to the inner and outer contours of each component part itself. The terms "first and second" are used herein to distinguish one element from another, and are not necessarily order nor importance. Moreover, the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, in which like reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements throughout the different views, and the disclosure will not be described in detail.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided an armrest assembly for a treadmill, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the armrest assembly includes a base 1, a rotating portion and a damping structure 3, the base 1 is configured to be connected to a vertical column 10 of the treadmill, the rotating portion includes a mounting bracket 21, an armrest 22 and a control panel 23, the armrest 22 and the control panel 23 are both connected to the mounting bracket 21, the mounting bracket 21 is rotatably connected to the base 1 around a rotation axis extending horizontally and drives the armrest 22 and the control panel 23 to move synchronously, and the damping structure 3 is disposed between the mounting bracket 21 and the base 1 and provides resistance to rotation of the mounting bracket 21.

Through the technical scheme, in the handrail assembly of the treadmill that this disclosure provides, in installing support 21 rotation process, handrail 22 can be along with installing support 21 synchronous rotation in order progressively being folded, here, damping structure 3 can provide the resistance when installing support 21 rotates, and like this, when handrail 22 falls or has the trend of falling back by accident, the resistance that damping structure 3 provided can slow down the speed that handrail 22 fell back and prevent handrail 22 to fall back even, thereby reduced and avoided handrail 22 to pound the probability of hindering the user even, solved handrail 22 and fallen back by accident and pound the technical problem who hinders the user promptly, and simultaneously, installing support 21 can drive handrail 22 and control panel 23 synchronous motion when rotating, handrail 22 and control panel 23 can fold in step promptly, folding efficiency has been guaranteed.

It should be noted that the present disclosure does not limit the way in which the damping structure 3 specifically provides the resistance, and the present disclosure will be described in detail in the following embodiments.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, referring to fig. 1 and 2, the damping structure 3 may include a friction plate 31, the friction plate 31 may be configured to rotate synchronously with the mounting bracket 21, and the mounting bracket 21 is configured to provide a preload force for pressing the friction plate 31 toward the base 1, so that a friction force is generated between the friction plate 31 and the base 1, and the friction force is used as the above-mentioned resistance force. Thus, the friction plate 31 rotates synchronously with the mounting bracket 21, so that the friction plate 31 can provide resistance at any time, and the friction plate 31 can be prevented from failing, wherein the friction force generated between the friction plate 31 and the base 1 can be used as the resistance, and the structure is simple and easy to realize. Here, the present disclosure does not limit the specific arrangement between the friction plate 31 and the mounting bracket 21, and the present disclosure will be described in detail in the following embodiments.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, referring to fig. 1 and 2, the mounting bracket 21 may include a connecting plate 211, the connecting plate 211 is rotatably connected to the base 1 through a hinge shaft 4 extending along a rotation axis, the rotating portion includes a follower structure for synchronously rotating the friction plate 31 with the mounting bracket 21, the follower structure includes a restraining shaft 241 and an arc restraining groove 242, a center of the arc restraining groove 242 is located on the rotation axis, the arc restraining groove 242 is formed on the base 1, the restraining shaft 241 is arranged in parallel with the hinge shaft 4 and is disposed in the arc restraining groove 242 and penetrates through the connecting plate 211, the connecting plate 211 can drive the restraining shaft 241 to move along an extending direction of the arc restraining groove 242, and the friction plate 31 is at least sleeved on the restraining shaft 241. Thus, during the rotation of the connecting plate 211, the friction plates can be driven to rotate synchronously by the restraining shaft 241, and here, the arc restraining groove 242 and the restraining shaft 241 can be matched to ensure that the mounting bracket 21 rotates around the hinge shaft 4, so as to prevent the mounting bracket 21 from deviating and shifting. In other embodiments of the present disclosure, the friction plate 31 may also be fixedly connected to the connecting plate 211, for example, bonded or clamped to the connecting plate 211, so that the friction plate 31 can also rotate synchronously with the connecting plate 211, which is not limited by the present disclosure.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, referring to fig. 2, the friction plate 31 may include first coupling holes 311 and second coupling holes 312 that are spaced apart, and the friction plate 31 is sleeved on the restraining shaft 241 through the first coupling holes 311 and on the hinge shaft 4 through the second coupling holes 312. Therefore, the friction plate 31 is sleeved on the hinge shaft 4 and the restraining shaft 241, so that the size of the friction plate 31 perpendicular to the rotation axis can be increased, the contact area with the base 1 is increased, and the numerical value of the friction force is ensured. Here, the friction plate 31 may be configured as an oblong friction plate, to which the present disclosure is not limited.

Alternatively, referring to fig. 2, the rotating portion may include a first pair of locking screws 25 and a second pair of locking screws 26, the first pair of locking screws 25 having a restraining shaft 241 and the second pair of locking screws 26 having an articulated shaft 4, wherein the connection plate 211 provides a preload force to press the friction plate 31 toward the base 1 through the first pair of locking screws 25 and the second pair of locking screws 26. Here, the first pair of locking screws 25 and the second pair of locking screws 26 can press the connecting plate 211 to the friction plate 31, and the connecting plate 211 can press the friction plate 31 to the base 1, that is, the above-mentioned pre-tightening force is provided, and in addition, the first pair of locking screws 25 and the second pair of locking screws 26 are simple in structure and can be easily assembled with the base 1, the connecting plate 211 and the friction plate 31.

The friction plate 31 may be a rubber friction plate or a metal friction plate, and the disclosure does not limit the specific material of the friction plate 31.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, referring to fig. 2, the connection plate 211 includes two connection sub-plates 2111 spaced apart in a direction parallel to the rotation axis, and the hinge shaft 4 and the restricting shaft 241 are each interposed between the two connection sub-plates 2111, wherein a friction plate 31 is provided between each connection sub-plate 2111 and the base 1. In this way, the resistance effect provided by the damping structure 3 can be ensured. Here, each damping structure 3 includes two friction plates 31.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, referring to fig. 1 and 2, the treadmill has a use position in which the base 1 may have a notch (not shown) exposed to the rotation portion, and the armrest assembly may include a shielding member 5 provided to the base 1 and covering the notch. Like this, can cover the breach through shielding piece 5, can prevent that the panel beating of rotating part from exposing to can improve handrail assembly's wholeness, and improve handrail assembly's outward appearance aesthetic feeling.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, referring to fig. 2, the shutter 5 may be sleeved on the hinge shaft 4, i.e., the hinge shaft may provide a mounting base for the shutter, and the shutter may include a fixing structure 51 connected to the base 1. Here, the shielding member 5 can be attached to the base 1 by the fixing structure 51, ensuring the reliability of the shielding member 5. According to some embodiments, the fixing structure 51 may include a snap to the base 1, which is not overly limited by the present disclosure.

Further, referring to fig. 1 and 2, the rotating part may include a first decorative plate 27 covering the mounting bracket 21, and the control panel 23 may be coupled to the first decorative plate 27, where the mounting bracket 21 may be prevented from being exposed by the first decorative plate 27, the mounting bracket 21 may be prevented from scratching a user, and the aesthetic appearance of the armrest assembly may be improved.

According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a treadmill, as shown in fig. 1 to 4, comprising a running platform 20, two columns 10 connected to the running platform 20, and an armrest assembly of the treadmill as described above, wherein the columns 10 are arranged at a transverse interval, the rotation axis extends horizontally in the transverse direction, each column 10 is connected with a base 1, the mounting bracket 21 comprises two connecting plates 211 arranged at a transverse interval, each connecting plate 211 is rotatably connected with one base 1, and a damping structure 3 is arranged between each connecting plate 211 and the corresponding base 1. In this way, a damping structure 3 is provided between each base 1 and the connection plate 211, so that the armrest 22 can be further prevented from accidentally falling back. In addition, this treadmill still has the whole beneficial effect of above-mentioned handrail assembly, and this disclosure does not need to describe here again. In addition, the user can realize the requirement of running through the treadmill of the present disclosure, and can also realize the requirement of walking through the treadmill of the present disclosure, which is not described in detail in the present disclosure.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, referring to fig. 1, 3 and 4, the upright 10 is rotatably connected to the treadmill 20 about a pivot axis disposed parallel to the rotation axis, the armrest 22 has a connecting rod 221 connected to the mounting bracket 21, the treadmill is used to sequentially switch between a use position in which the upright 10 extends in a vertical direction, and a first folded position in which the connecting rod 221 extends in a horizontal direction; in the first folded position, the upright 10 extends vertically, and the connecting rod 221 rotates to be arranged parallel to the upright 10; in the second folded position, both the upright 10 and the connecting rod 221 are arranged parallel to the treadmill 20. In this way, in the use position, the horizontal arrangement of the connecting rod 221 can facilitate the user's holding; in the first folding position, the connecting rod 221 and the upright post 10 are arranged in parallel, so that the two can be conveniently folded together, and the operation space is saved; in the second folded position, the arrangement of the upright post 10, the connecting rod 221 and the running platform 20 can effectively reduce the arrangement space of the treadmill, thereby facilitating the storage or transportation of the treadmill in the second folded position. Here, the damping structure 3 may provide resistance during switching of the treadmill from the use position to the first folding position and during switching from the first folding position to the second folding position, and may also provide resistance during switching of the treadmill from the second folding position to the first folding position and during switching from the first folding position to the use position, which is not limited by the present disclosure. In addition, the armrest 22 may be gradually folded upward during the switching of the treadmill from the use position to the first folded position, which is not limiting of the present disclosure.

The phrase "the treadmill is used to sequentially switch among the use position, the first folding position, and the second folding position" means that the treadmill may be switched from the use position to the first folding position and from the first folding position to the second folding position, or may be switched from the second folding position to the first folding position and from the first folding position to the use position. In addition, the treadmill 20 may extend in a longitudinal direction, which is not limited by the present disclosure. Further, the armrest 22 of the present disclosure may be configured as a U-shaped armrest having an opening facing the upright 10, although the present disclosure is not so limited.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, in the use position, the control panel 23 may be extended obliquely upward gradually in the longitudinal direction away from the armrest 22 to facilitate the use by the user; in the first folded position, the control panel 23 may extend gradually obliquely downward in a vertical direction away from the armrest 22; in the second folded position, the control panel 23 may be gradually extended obliquely upward in the longitudinal direction away from the armrest 22 and disposed close to the running deck 20, so that the arrangement space of the treadmill may be reduced. Of course, the control panel 23 of the present disclosure may also be arranged in other postures, which the present disclosure does not unduly limit.

In addition, referring to fig. 2, the base 1 has a first side and a second side opposite to each other in the longitudinal direction, wherein the first side is provided with the above-mentioned notch, and the second side is provided with a notch, wherein the armrest assembly may include a second decorative plate 28 covering the notch, so that the notch may be prevented from being exposed by the second decorative plate 28, and the aesthetic appearance of the armrest assembly may be improved.

The preferred embodiments of the present disclosure are described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, however, the present disclosure is not limited to the specific details of the above embodiments, and various simple modifications may be made to the technical solution of the present disclosure within the technical idea of the present disclosure, and these simple modifications all belong to the protection scope of the present disclosure.

It should be noted that, in the foregoing embodiments, various features described in the above embodiments may be combined in any suitable manner, and in order to avoid unnecessary repetition, various combinations that are possible in the present disclosure are not described again.

In addition, any combination of various embodiments of the present disclosure may be made, and the same should be considered as the disclosure of the present disclosure as long as it does not depart from the gist of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. The utility model provides an armrest assembly of treadmill which characterized in that, armrest assembly includes base, rotation portion and damping structure, the base is used for connecting on the stand of treadmill, rotation portion includes installing support, handrail and control panel, the handrail with control panel all connects on the installing support, the installing support around the axis of rotation that extends along the level rotationally connect in the base, and drive the handrail with control panel synchronous motion, the damping structure sets up the installing support with between the base, and provide resistance when the installing support rotates.

2. The treadmill handrail assembly of claim 1, wherein the damping structure comprises a friction plate configured to rotate synchronously with the mounting bracket, the mounting bracket configured to provide a preload force that urges the friction plate toward the base.

3. The handrail assembly of claim 2, wherein the mounting bracket includes a connecting plate rotatably connected to the base through a hinge shaft extending along the rotation axis, the rotation portion includes a follower structure for synchronously rotating the friction plate with the mounting bracket, the follower structure includes a restraint shaft and an arc-shaped restraint groove, a center of the arc-shaped restraint groove is located on the rotation axis, the arc-shaped restraint groove is formed on the base, the restraint shaft is disposed in the arc-shaped restraint groove in parallel with the hinge shaft and penetrates the connecting plate, the connecting plate can drive the restraint shaft to move along an extending direction of the arc-shaped restraint groove, and the friction plate is at least sleeved on the restraint shaft.

4. The handrail assembly of claim 3, wherein the friction plate includes a first connecting hole and a second connecting hole which are spaced apart from each other, and the friction plate is sleeved on the restraining shaft through the first connecting hole and the hinge shaft through the second connecting hole.

5. The handrail assembly of claim 4, wherein the rotating portion comprises a first pair of locking screws having the restraint shaft and a second pair of locking screws having the hinge shaft, wherein the connecting plate provides a preload force to press the friction plates toward the base through the first and second pairs of locking screws.

6. The handrail assembly of claim 3, wherein the connecting plate comprises two connecting sub-plates spaced apart in a direction parallel to the rotational axis, the hinge shaft and the restraint shaft each being disposed between the two connecting sub-plates, and wherein the friction plate is disposed between each of the connecting sub-plates and the base.

7. The armrest assembly for a treadmill of claims 1 or 3, wherein the treadmill has a use position in which the base has a notch exposed to the rotating portion, the armrest assembly comprising a shield disposed on the base and covering the notch.

8. The handrail assembly of a treadmill of claim 7, wherein the blocking member is mounted about the hinge axis and includes a fixed structure coupled to the base.

9. A treadmill, comprising a running deck, two posts connected to the running deck, and the handrail assembly of any one of claims 1-8, wherein the posts are spaced apart laterally, the axis of rotation extends horizontally laterally, each post has the base connected thereto, the mounting bracket comprises two connecting plates spaced apart laterally, each connecting plate is rotatably connected to one of the bases, and each connecting plate is provided with the damping structure between the corresponding base.

10. The treadmill of claim 9, wherein the upright is rotatably coupled to the deck about a pivot axis disposed parallel to the rotational axis, the armrest having a connecting rod coupled to the mounting bracket, the treadmill for sequentially switching between a use position, a first folded position, and a second folded position,

in the using position, the upright column extends along the vertical direction, and the connecting rod is arranged along the horizontal extension; in the first folding position, the upright column extends in a vertical direction, and the connecting rod rotates to be arranged parallel to the upright column; and in the second folding position, the upright post and the connecting rod are arranged in parallel to the running platform.