EP2762204A1 - Tilting and folding device for a treadmill - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
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- A63B22/00—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements
- A63B22/02—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements with movable endless bands, e.g. treadmills
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B22/00—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements
- A63B22/0015—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements with an adjustable movement path of the support elements
- A63B22/0023—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements with an adjustable movement path of the support elements the inclination of the main axis of the movement path being adjustable, e.g. the inclination of an endless band
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
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- the present invention relates to a treadmill, and more particularly, to a tilting and folding device for a treadmill.
- the conventional treadmill is a commonly used interior exerciser and generally comprises folding device which allows the users to fold the treadmill for convenience of storage and transportation.
- U.S. Patent No. 5,855,537 discloses a powered folding treadmill apparatus and method, and comprises a track bed 10 with two support legs 12, 14 on two sides of the track bed 10. Each of the two support legs 12, 14 has an inclined motor 36/38 located therein so as to drive the correspondent linear actuator 44 to extend and retract.
- the linear actuator When the linear actuator is activated, the front end of the track bed can be controlled to be lifted or lowered.
- the linear actuator is lowered, which pivots an arm 48, and the rear end of the track bed is lifted to an upright position by the engagement of the male and female spline structures 54, 58.
- the lifting of the track bed is made by the inclined motor, the linear actuator and the arm of each of the two support legs.
- the arm is lifted by the linear actuator which is driven by the inclined motor.
- the track bed is to be folded, the rear end of the track bed is lifted, the arm is lowered by the linear actuator which is driven by the inclined motor, and the male and female spline structures 54, 58 are engaged with each other.
- the lifting action of the front end of the track bed and the lifting action of the rear end of the track bed are made by two individual actions. The two individual actions require precisely arrangement of the related parts and the high cost is incurred.
- the two sides of the track bed should be simultaneously lifted or lowered.
- the two actions are made by two individual inclined motors, when the two inclined motors are not controlled to be operated simultaneously due to the design of the electric circuits, the transmission between the inclined motors and the linear actuators, between the inclined motors and the arms or between the male and female spline structures has a time lag, the two sides of the track bed cannot move simultaneously.
- the design and the assembling processes have to be precise enough to achieve the purposes.
- the large number of parts in the inclined motors, the linear actuators and the arms also make the cost be high and have less competition in the market.
- the present invention intends to provide a tilting and folding device for a treadmill to improve the shortcomings of the conventional folding devices.
- the present invention relates to a tilting and folding treadmill and comprises a base a track bed which has a front end and a rear end. The rear end of the track bed is put on a floor.
- An arm has first pivotal end pivotably connected to the track bed, and a second pivotal end pivotably connected to the base. A pivotal portion is located between the first pivotal end and the second pivotal end.
- An actuator is pivotably connected between the base and the pivotal portion.
- a support device is pivotably connected to the base and the track bed.
- the primary object of the present invention is to provide a tilting and folding device of a treadmill and the folding device uses only one actuator and one arm to lift the track bed to the upright position so as to improve the shortcomings of the conventional folding device.
- the tilting and folding device of a treadmill of the present invention comprises a base 1 and a track bed 2 is located on the base 1 and has a front end and a rear end which is put on the floor.
- the base 1 has two wheels 13 connected to the underside of the two sides thereof so that the base 1 can be moved easily.
- the front end of the track bed 2 has a wheel 23 connected thereto which contacts the floor when the track bed 2 is folded.
- An arm 3, a support device 4 and an actuator 6 are connected between the base 1 and the track bed 2.
- the arm 3 has a first pivotal end 31 and a second pivotal end 32, wherein the first pivotal end 31 is pivotably connected to the track bed 2 and the second pivotal end 32 is pivotably connected to the base 1.
- a pivotal portion 33 is located between the first pivotal end 31 and the second pivotal end 32.
- the track bed 2 has a connection portion 21 transversely connected between the two sides of the track bed 2.
- the first pivotal end 31 of the arm 3 is pivotably connected to the connection portion 21.
- the support device 4 is pivotably connected to the base 1 and the track bed 2, and comprises two link 5 and two slots 22 which are respectively defined in two insides of the track bed 2.
- the links 5 each have a first end are pivotably connected to the base 1 and a second end of each link 5 has a protrusion 51 extending radially thereform, the protrusion 51 is slidably engaged with the slot 22 corresponding thereto.
- the two respective protrusions 51 are slidably engaged with the slots 22 and each slot 22 has a pre-set stroke.
- the actuator 6 comprises a motor 61 on the first end thereof, and a threaded rod 62 is retractably connected to the second end of the actuator 6.
- the first end of the actuator 6 is pivotably connected to a bar transversely connected between the two sides of the base 1, and the threaded rod 62 is pivotably connected to the pivotal portion 33 of the arm 3.
- the bar to which the first end of the actuator 6 is connected is located away from the front end of the track bed 2.
- the pivotal portion 33 is located higher than the bar to which the first end of the actuator 6 is connected, so that the threaded rod 62 can pivot the arm 3 upward when the threaded rod 62 is extended.
- the buffering devices 11 are resilient pads.
- the resilient pads are connected to the underside of the track bed 2 so as to absorb the load applied to the base 1 as shown in Figs. 4 and 5 .
- the base 1 has two stops 12 extending therefrom and the arm 3 is stopped by the stops 12 when the arm 3 reaches the upright position.
- the motor 61 is activated to extend the threaded rod 62 so that the arm 3 is pivoted about the second pivotal end 32 to lift the front end of the track bed 2.
- the angle that the front end of the track bed 2 lifts is about 8.6 degrees.
- the motor 61 continuously extend the threaded rod 62 as shown in Fig. 8 and the protrusion 51 on the second end of each link 5 moves to one end of the travel stroke in the slot 22.
- the links 5 support the track bed 2 and the angle that the front end of the track bed 2 is about 13 degrees.
- the base 1, the track bed 2, the arm 3 and the links 5 form a 4-bar linkage.
- the rear end of the track bed 2 is lifted and until the stops 12 stop the arm 3 to maintain the track bed 2 at the upright position.
- the front end of the track bed 2 can be lifted to a pre-set position and will not be lifted further, the rear end of the track bed 2 then is lifted along with the continuous extension of the threaded rod 62 of the actuator 6, so that the arm 3 is continuously pivoted to lift the rear end of the track bed 2.
- the support device 4 supports the track bed 2 and the track bed 2 can be pivoted to its upright position.
- the pivotal movement of the track bed 2 is made by the pivotal movement of the arm 3 which is driven by the threaded rod 62.
- the threaded rod 62 moves in one direction to pivot the track bed 2 from the horizontal position to the upright position.
- Fig. 10 shows the second embodiment of the present invention, wherein the support device 4 replaces the two links 5 as disclosed in the previous embodiment by two retractable units 7.
- the two retractable units 7 are located to the two insides of the track bed 2 and each comprises an inner tube 70 and an outer tube 71 in which the inner tube 70 is retractably inserted.
- a biasing unit such as a compressed air or spring (not shown) is located in the outer tube 71 so as to normally push the inner tube 70 out from the outer tube 71.
- the outer tube 71 has one end pivotably connected to the base 1 and the inner tube 70 extends beyond the connection portion 21 and is pivotably connected to the inside of the track bed 2.
- Fig. 13 shows the third embodiment, wherein the arm 3A has a first pivotal end 31A, a second pivotal end 32A and a pivotal portion 33A.
- the support device 4 comprises a support portion 311 A fixed to the fist pivotal end 31.
- the support portion 311 A is moved with the arm 3 and has a contact face 312A.
- the arm 3A is pivotably connected to the two sides of the track bed 2 at the support portion 311A.
- the contact face 312A supports the underside of the track bed 2.
- the pre-set stroke starts from the track bed 2 at the horizontal position to the position where the contact face 312A supports the underside of the track bed 2.
- the threaded rod 62 extends to pivot the arm 3A upward and the front end of the track bed 2 is lifted.
- the support portion 311 A supports the track bed 2.
- the threaded rod 62 continuously extends, because the track bed 2 is supported by the support portion 311A, the rear end of the track bed 2 is pivoted upward until the upright position.
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Description
- The present invention relates to a treadmill, and more particularly, to a tilting and folding device for a treadmill.
- The conventional treadmill is a commonly used interior exerciser and generally comprises folding device which allows the users to fold the treadmill for convenience of storage and transportation.
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U.S. Patent No. 5,855,537 discloses a powered folding treadmill apparatus and method, and comprises a track bed 10 with twosupport legs 12, 14 on two sides of the track bed 10. Each of the twosupport legs 12, 14 has an inclined motor 36/38 located therein so as to drive the correspondent linear actuator 44 to extend and retract. When the linear actuator is activated, the front end of the track bed can be controlled to be lifted or lowered. When the linear actuator is lowered, which pivots an arm 48, and the rear end of the track bed is lifted to an upright position by the engagement of the male and female spline structures 54, 58. - The lifting of the track bed is made by the inclined motor, the linear actuator and the arm of each of the two support legs. When the front end of the track bed is lifted, the arm is lifted by the linear actuator which is driven by the inclined motor. When the track bed is to be folded, the rear end of the track bed is lifted, the arm is lowered by the linear actuator which is driven by the inclined motor, and the male and female spline structures 54, 58 are engaged with each other. It is noted that the lifting action of the front end of the track bed and the lifting action of the rear end of the track bed are made by two individual actions. The two individual actions require precisely arrangement of the related parts and the high cost is incurred.
- Furthermore, in order to ensure that the front end or the rear end of the track bed can be precisely lifted, the two sides of the track bed should be simultaneously lifted or lowered. However, the two actions are made by two individual inclined motors, when the two inclined motors are not controlled to be operated simultaneously due to the design of the electric circuits, the transmission between the inclined motors and the linear actuators, between the inclined motors and the arms or between the male and female spline structures has a time lag, the two sides of the track bed cannot move simultaneously. The design and the assembling processes have to be precise enough to achieve the purposes. The large number of parts in the inclined motors, the linear actuators and the arms also make the cost be high and have less competition in the market.
- The present invention intends to provide a tilting and folding device for a treadmill to improve the shortcomings of the conventional folding devices.
- The present invention relates to a tilting and folding treadmill and comprises a base a track bed which has a front end and a rear end. The rear end of the track bed is put on a floor. An arm has first pivotal end pivotably connected to the track bed, and a second pivotal end pivotably connected to the base. A pivotal portion is located between the first pivotal end and the second pivotal end. An actuator is pivotably connected between the base and the pivotal portion. A support device is pivotably connected to the base and the track bed. When the arm is pivoted about the second pivotal end and driven by the actuator, the front end of the track bed is lifted and stopped after being traveled to a pre-set stroke. When the actuator continuously drives the arm, the rear end of the track bed is supported by the support device and continuously lifted to an upright position.
- The primary object of the present invention is to provide a tilting and folding device of a treadmill and the folding device uses only one actuator and one arm to lift the track bed to the upright position so as to improve the shortcomings of the conventional folding device.
- The present invention will become more obvious from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings which show, for purposes of illustration only, a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention.
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Fig. 1 is a perspective view to show the tilting and folding device of a treadmill of the present invention; -
Fig. 2 is a perspective view to show the main parts of the tilting and folding device of a treadmill of the present invention; -
Fig. 3 is a top view to show the tilting and folding device of a treadmill of the present invention; -
Fig. 4 shows that the track bed is supported on the buffering device on the base of the tilting and folding device of a treadmill of the present invention; -
Fig. 5 is a side view to show that the track bed is in horizontal position relative to the base of the tilting and folding device of a treadmill of the present invention; -
Fig. 6 shows that the arm is stopped by the stop on the base; -
Fig. 7 shows that the front end of the track bed is lifted; -
Fig. 8 shows that the protrusion of the link moves the end of the slot; -
Fig. 9 shows that the rear end of the track bed is pivoted to the upright position; -
Fig. 10 shows the main parts of the second embodiment of the tilting and folding device of a treadmill the present invention; -
Fig. 11 shows that the front end of the track bed is lifted of the second embodiment of the tilting and folding device of a treadmill the present invention; -
Fig. 12 shows that the rear end of the track bed of the second embodiment of the tilting and folding device of a treadmill of the present invention is pivoted to the upright position; -
Fig. 13 shows the main parts of the third embodiment of the tilting and folding device of a treadmill of the present invention; -
Fig. 14 shows that the front end of the track bed is lifted of the third embodiment of the tilting and folding device of a treadmill of the present invention, and -
Fig. 15 shows that the rear end of the track bed of the third embodiment of the tilting and folding device of a treadmill of the present invention is pivoted to the upright position. - Referring to
Figs. 1 to 3 , the tilting and folding device of a treadmill of the present invention comprises abase 1 and atrack bed 2 is located on thebase 1 and has a front end and a rear end which is put on the floor. Thebase 1 has twowheels 13 connected to the underside of the two sides thereof so that thebase 1 can be moved easily. The front end of thetrack bed 2 has awheel 23 connected thereto which contacts the floor when thetrack bed 2 is folded. - An
arm 3, asupport device 4 and anactuator 6 are connected between thebase 1 and thetrack bed 2. - The
arm 3 has a firstpivotal end 31 and a secondpivotal end 32, wherein the firstpivotal end 31 is pivotably connected to thetrack bed 2 and the secondpivotal end 32 is pivotably connected to thebase 1. Apivotal portion 33 is located between the firstpivotal end 31 and the secondpivotal end 32. In detail, thetrack bed 2 has aconnection portion 21 transversely connected between the two sides of thetrack bed 2. The firstpivotal end 31 of thearm 3 is pivotably connected to theconnection portion 21. - The
support device 4 is pivotably connected to thebase 1 and thetrack bed 2, and comprises twolink 5 and twoslots 22 which are respectively defined in two insides of thetrack bed 2. Thelinks 5 each have a first end are pivotably connected to thebase 1 and a second end of eachlink 5 has aprotrusion 51 extending radially thereform, theprotrusion 51 is slidably engaged with theslot 22 corresponding thereto. The tworespective protrusions 51 are slidably engaged with theslots 22 and eachslot 22 has a pre-set stroke. - The
actuator 6 comprises amotor 61 on the first end thereof, and a threadedrod 62 is retractably connected to the second end of theactuator 6. The first end of theactuator 6 is pivotably connected to a bar transversely connected between the two sides of thebase 1, and the threadedrod 62 is pivotably connected to thepivotal portion 33 of thearm 3. The bar to which the first end of theactuator 6 is connected is located away from the front end of thetrack bed 2. Thepivotal portion 33 is located higher than the bar to which the first end of theactuator 6 is connected, so that the threadedrod 62 can pivot thearm 3 upward when the threadedrod 62 is extended. - There are two
buffering devices 11 connected to the underside of the front end of thetrack bed 2, in this embodiment, thebuffering devices 11 are resilient pads. The resilient pads are connected to the underside of thetrack bed 2 so as to absorb the load applied to thebase 1 as shown inFigs. 4 and5 . - As shown in
Fig. 6 , thebase 1 has twostops 12 extending therefrom and thearm 3 is stopped by thestops 12 when thearm 3 reaches the upright position. - As shown In
Fig. 7 , when the front end of thetrack bed 2 is to be lifted, themotor 61 is activated to extend the threadedrod 62 so that thearm 3 is pivoted about the secondpivotal end 32 to lift the front end of thetrack bed 2. The angle that the front end of thetrack bed 2 lifts is about 8.6 degrees. When thetrack bed 2 is to be positioned at the upright position, themotor 61 continuously extend the threadedrod 62 as shown inFig. 8 and theprotrusion 51 on the second end of eachlink 5 moves to one end of the travel stroke in theslot 22. Thelinks 5 support thetrack bed 2 and the angle that the front end of thetrack bed 2 is about 13 degrees. Thebase 1, thetrack bed 2, thearm 3 and thelinks 5 form a 4-bar linkage. As shown inFig. 9 , along with the extension of the threadedrod 62, the rear end of thetrack bed 2 is lifted and until thestops 12 stop thearm 3 to maintain thetrack bed 2 at the upright position. - The front end of the
track bed 2 can be lifted to a pre-set position and will not be lifted further, the rear end of thetrack bed 2 then is lifted along with the continuous extension of the threadedrod 62 of theactuator 6, so that thearm 3 is continuously pivoted to lift the rear end of thetrack bed 2. During the action, thesupport device 4 supports thetrack bed 2 and thetrack bed 2 can be pivoted to its upright position. - The pivotal movement of the
track bed 2 is made by the pivotal movement of thearm 3 which is driven by the threadedrod 62. In other words, the threadedrod 62 moves in one direction to pivot thetrack bed 2 from the horizontal position to the upright position. Compared with the two individual actions of the conventional folding device, the folding action of the present invention is more simplified and the actions of the related parts are also simplified so that the cost of fabrication is reduced. - Because the front end and the rear end of the
track bed 2 are lifted and lowered by thearm 3 which is driven by thesingle actuator 6, so that the two sides of thetrack bed 2 are ensured to move simultaneously. This allows the treadmill not to be manufactured precisely and to use less number of parts. -
Fig. 10 shows the second embodiment of the present invention, wherein thesupport device 4 replaces the twolinks 5 as disclosed in the previous embodiment by tworetractable units 7. The tworetractable units 7 are located to the two insides of thetrack bed 2 and each comprises aninner tube 70 and anouter tube 71 in which theinner tube 70 is retractably inserted. A biasing unit, such as a compressed air or spring (not shown) is located in theouter tube 71 so as to normally push theinner tube 70 out from theouter tube 71. Theouter tube 71 has one end pivotably connected to thebase 1 and theinner tube 70 extends beyond theconnection portion 21 and is pivotably connected to the inside of thetrack bed 2. - As shown in
Fig. 11 , when the threadedrod 62 extends, thearm 3 pivots the front end of thetrack bed 2. As shown inFig. 12 , when the threadedrod 62 extends, theinner tube 70 extends and supports thetrack bed 2, when the threadedrod 62 continuously extends, the rear end of thetrack bed 2 is lifted to the upright position. -
Fig. 13 shows the third embodiment, wherein thearm 3A has a firstpivotal end 31A, a secondpivotal end 32A and apivotal portion 33A. Thesupport device 4 comprises asupport portion 311 A fixed to the fistpivotal end 31. Thesupport portion 311 A is moved with thearm 3 and has acontact face 312A. Thearm 3A is pivotably connected to the two sides of thetrack bed 2 at thesupport portion 311A. The contact face 312A supports the underside of thetrack bed 2. The pre-set stroke starts from thetrack bed 2 at the horizontal position to the position where the contact face 312A supports the underside of thetrack bed 2. - As shown in
Fig. 14 , the threadedrod 62 extends to pivot thearm 3A upward and the front end of thetrack bed 2 is lifted. When thetrack bed 2 is lifted to a height, thesupport portion 311 A supports thetrack bed 2. As shown InFig. 15 , when the threadedrod 62 continuously extends, because thetrack bed 2 is supported by thesupport portion 311A, the rear end of thetrack bed 2 is pivoted upward until the upright position. - While we have shown and described the embodiment in accordance with the present invention, it should be clear to those skilled in the art that further embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.
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- A tilting and folding device of a treadmill comprising:a base (1);a track bed (2) and a rear end of the track bed adapted to be put on a floor;an arm (3) having a first pivotal end (31) pivotably connected to the track bed (2), and a second pivotal end (32) pivotably connected to a front end of the base(1), a pivotal portion (33) located between the first pivotal end (31) and the second pivotal end (32);an actuator (6) having an end pivotably connected to the base (1) and a second end of the actuator (6) pivotably connected to the pivotal portion (33);the front end of the track bed (2) being lifted by the arm (3) driven by the actuator (6) and pivoted about the second pivotal end (32), the front end of the track bed (2) being lifted and stopped after being traveled to a pre-set stroke, when the actuator (6) continuously drives the arm (3), the rear end of the track bed (2) is supported by a support device (4) and lifted to an upright position.
- The tilting and folding device of a treadmill as claimed in claim 1, wherein the support device (4) comprises a link (5) and a slot (22), the slot (22) is defined in the track bed (2), the link (5) has a first end is pivotably connected to the base (1) and a second end of link (5) is slidably engaged with the slot (22).
- The tilting and folding device of a treadmill as claimed in claim 2, wherein the track bed (2) has a connection portion (21) to which the first pivotal end (31) of the arm (3) is pivotably connected, the slot (22) has the pre-set stroke and the second end (32) of the link (5) is movable in the pre-set stroke which controls an angle that the front end of the track bed (2) is lifted, when the second end (32) of the link (5) moves to an end of the pre-set stroke, the rear end of the track bed (2) is lifted and pivoted to the upright position by the actuator (6).
- The tilting and folding device of a treadmill as claimed in claim 1, wherein the base (1) has a stop extending therefrom and the arm (3) is stopped by the stop (12) to restrict the range of the arm (3).
- The tilting and folding device of a treadmill as claimed in claim 1, wherein a buffering device (11) is located between the front end of the track bed (2) and the base (1).
- The tilting and folding device of a treadmill as claimed in claim 1, wherein the front end of the track bed (2) has a wheel (23) connected thereto which is adapted to contact the floor when the track bed (2) is folded.
- The tilting and folding device of a treadmill as claimed in claim 1, wherein the base (1) has another wheel (13) connected thereto.
- The tilting and folding device of a treadmill as claimed in claim 1, wherein the support device (4) comprises a retractable unit (7) pivotably connected to the base (1) and the track bed (2).
- The tilting and folding device of a treadmill as claimed in claim 8, wherein the retractable unit (7) comprises an inner tube (70) and an outer tube (71) in which the inner tube is retractably inserted so as to provide the pre-set stroke which controls an angle that the front end of the track bed (2) is lifted.
- The tilting and folding device of a treadmill as claimed in claim 1, wherein the support device (4) comprises a support portion (311A) fixed to the fist pivotal end (31), the support portion (311A) is moved with the arm (3) and has a contact face (312A).
- The tilting and folding device of a treadmill as claimed in claim 10, wherein the pre-set stroke starts from the track bed (2) at a horizontal position to a position where the contact face (312A) supports an underside of the track bed (2).
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