GB2477989A - A bench press machine with a guide mechanism to provide a straight path for a pivotally attached press member - Google Patents

A bench press machine with a guide mechanism to provide a straight path for a pivotally attached press member Download PDF

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GB2477989A
GB2477989A GB1002976A GB201002976A GB2477989A GB 2477989 A GB2477989 A GB 2477989A GB 1002976 A GB1002976 A GB 1002976A GB 201002976 A GB201002976 A GB 201002976A GB 2477989 A GB2477989 A GB 2477989A
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Abstract

An exercise machine comprising a frame, an arm press member 201 coupled to the frame and having a hand grip 202a, a resistance device attached to the press arm member and a guiding mechanism mounted on the frame wherein the press arm 201 member is pivotally coupled to the guiding mechanism and the guiding mechanism acts to provide movement along a substantially straight path B when force is applied at the hand grip. The guide mechanism may operate by providing horizontal movement to offset the horizontal element of the press arms pivotal movement. There may also be a releasably lockable pivot cam which can be used to lock the press arm member 201 at different heights. The resistance device may be directly coupled to the press arm arrangement by cables 209. The press arm member 201 may be less than 100cm long and the machine may be used as a horizontal bench press machine.

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EXERCISE MACHINE
The present invention relates to an exercise machine and more particularly to an exercise machine including a press arm member.
As shown in Figures 1 and IA, a known exercise machine 10 comprises a frame 20 having a vertical frame member 21 bolted at its lower end to a main base support member 22 of the frame 20. The known exercise machine 10 includes a press arm member 500 comprising a generally U' shaped press arm portion I, said generally U' shaped press arm portion 1 having hand control handles 2a and 2b at the respective ends of the press arm member 1. The Press arm member 500 is pivotally connected to the vertical frame member 21 via a pivot axis 53. The press arm portion I is also connected to an exercise resistance via cables and pulleys. During use, a user lies face up on a bench member 43 and grips hand control handles 2a and 2b. Then the user pushes hand control handles 2a and 2b of the press arm portion 1 upwardly against the exercise resistance thereby doing work and doing exercise. Since the press arm member 500 is pivoted about the pivot axis 53, the hand control handles 2a and 2b of the press arm portion I move in an arc line shown as A' in Figure IA during such exercise. However the exercise requires the hand control handles 2a and 2b to move substantially vertically throughout the motion to provide a better exercise experience for a user. The prior art exercise machines have to have the Ushaped press arm portion I as long as possible to reduce the amount of arc during the press arm's travel on being lifted by a user and increase the amount of usable travel. Such a known exercise machine with the long arm member takes up a lot of space and cannot be efficiently used when space is scarce. It also cannot be stored easily.
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a compact exercise machine to overcome or alleviate at least one of the above disadvantages.
The present invention provides an exercise machine comprising: a frame; a press arm member coupled to said frame member, the press arm member having a hand control portion; an exercise resistance attached to the press arm member; and a guiding mechanism mounted on the frame member; wherein the press arm member is coupled to the guiding mechanism by a first pivot about which the press arm member is rotatable, and the guiding mechanism defines via the pivot a path for the press arm member to force the hand control portion to move along a substantially straight line when a force is applied thereupon by a user.
Preferred features are defined in the dependent claims.
Preferred embodiments of the invention are described below by way of example only with reference to Figures 1-6B of the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a prior art exercise machine; Figure 1A is a side elevation view of the prior art exercise machine of Figure 1; Figure 2 is a perspective view of an exercise machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention; Figure 3 is a partially cut away side elevation view of an exercise machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention showing a press arm member of the exercise machine in a start position; Figure 3A is the same partially cut away side elevation view as Figure 3 with further parts of the press arm member cut away; Figure 4 is a partially cut away side elevation view of an exercise machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention showing the press arm member of the exercise machine in a mid lift position; Figure 4A is the same partially cut away side elevation view as Figure 4 with further parts of the press arm member cut away; Figure 5 is a partially cut away side elevation view of an exercise machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention showing the press arm member of the exercise machine in an upper lift position; Figure 6 is a partially cut away side elevation view of an exercise machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention; Figure 6A is a partially cut away side elevation view as Figure 6 with further parts of the press arm member cut away.
Figures 2 to 5 illustrate a compact exercise machine 100 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The exercise machine 100 comprises a frame 102 having a base support member 122 which lies on the floor and a main support member 121 bolted at its lower end to the base support member 122 and extended upwardly. The frame 102 of the exercise machine 100 further comprises a bench support member 124 for supporting a bench member 130 of the exercise machine 100. One end portion of the bench support member 124 is pivotally connected to the base support member 122 and another end portion of the bench support member 124 is fixed to a front support leg 128 so that the front support leg 128 and the base support member 122 together support the bench member 130 above the floor. The bench member 130 is adjustable such that a user can be supported in various positions. The exercise machine 100 further comprises a generally U-shaped press arm member 201. The generally U-shaped press arm member 201 has two press arm portions 201a and 201b connected to each other via a middle portion 20 Ic, and further has a short strut 201d protruding from the middle portion 2Olc towards the back of the exercise machine. The press arm portions 2Ola and 201b, the middle portion 201c are in the form of an integrated tube with the strut 201d welded to it.
However they can be formed separately. Two hand control portions 202a and 202b protrude from the respective press arm portions 201 a and 201 b of the U-shaped press arm member 201, parallel to the floor. It is understood that one press arm portion with one hand control portion can also be used. An exercise resistance 7 is attached to the U-shaped press arm member 201 by cables 209 and pulleys. The exercise machine 100 further comprises a guiding mechanism mounted on the frame 102, the U-shaped press arm member 201 being pivotally coupled to the guiding mechanism via a first pivot 61 (see Figures 3A, and 4A) about which each of the two press arm portions 201a and 201b is rotatable in a vertical plane. The guiding mechanism defines via the first pivot 61 a travelling path for the U-shaped press arm member 201 so as to force the hand control portions 202a and 202b to move along a substantially straight line when a force is applied thereupon by a user during exercise.
In order to show the guiding mechanism hidden behind the press arm portions 201a in Figures 3 and 4, the press arm portion 201a is partially cut away in Figures 3A and 4A.
As best see in Figures 3A, 4A and 5, the guiding mechanism comprises an arm assembly member 211 having a first end portion pivotally connected to the main support member 121 through a second pivot 62 and having a second end portion pivotally connected to the press arm member through the first pivot 61. The pivot axis of the first pivot 61 is parallel to the pivot axis of the second pivot 62. The guiding mechanism further comprises a moving arm member 203 with a first end portion pivotally connected to the strut 201d of the generally U-shaped press arm member 201 through a third pivot 63 and a second end portion pivotally connected to the main support member 121 through a forth pivot 64. The second pivot 62 is located between the first pivot 61 and the hand control portions 202a and 202b of the U-shaped press arm member 201. The press arm member 201 is coupled to the main support member 121 by the arm assembly 211 and the moving arm member 203.
Preferably the start height of the U-shaped press arm member 201 is adjustable according to a user's preference.
In the present embodiment a pivotable cam assembly 210 with a series of holes (501,502,503 etc) provided on the pivotable cam assembly 210 at different heights is pivotally connected to the main support member 121 via the second pivot 62. The arm assembly member 211 is releasably locked to the pivotable cam assembly 210 by a sprung pull pin 208, thereby the pivotable cam assembly 210 can rotate with the arm assembly member 211 together about the axis of the second pivot 62. As shown in Figures 3 and 3A, the generally U-shaped press arm member 201 is in its start position.
A user can select the start height of the generally U-shaped press arm member 201 by selectively locating the sprung pull pin 208 in a different hole of the pivotable cam assembly 210. Accordingly the generally U-shaped press arm member 201 is releasably locked to the pivotable cam assembly 210 at different heights (501,502,503 etc) to adjust the start height of the generally U-shaped press arm member 201. Other kinds of suitable adjusting means can also be used, for example a removable pull pin or a handwheel.
As shown in Figures 4 and 4A, the generally U-shaped press arm member 201 is in its mid lift position wherein the U-shaped press arm member 201 is parallel to the floor.
When the hand control portions 202a and 202b are lifted upwards from a start position by a user thereby rotating the U-shaped press arm member 201 from the start position (as shown in Figures 3 and 3A) to the mid lifi position (as shown in Figures 4 and 4A), the arm assembly member 211 is caused to rotate about the second pivot 62. In turn the arm assembly member 21 ipushes both the moving arm member 203 and the generally U-shaped press arm member 201 backwards. As the hand control portions 202a and 202b are pushed upwardly yet further, i.e. from the mid lift position as shown in Figures 4 and 4A to the upper lift position as shown in Figures 5, the arm assembly member 201 pulls the U-shaped press arm member 201 and the moving arm member 203 forward. Under such a configuration, each of hand control portions 202a and 202b of the generally U-shaped press arm member 201 is forced to move in a substantially vertical line (shown as line B in the Figures 3 to 5 in relation to the hand control portion 202a) during the whole travel when pushed by a user.
During the whole movement, the guiding mechanism applies a force to the generally U-shaped press arm member 201 to force it to move with a horizontal component of movement while the generally U-shaped press arm member 201 is also rotated about the first pivot 61. Therefore the length of each of the press arm portions 201a and 2Olb of the press arm member 201 of the subject invention is much less compared to those of the prior art exercise machine shown in Figures 1 and IA herein. The present invention relates to a compact exercise machine which takes up less space than in the prior art exercise machine.
When hand control portions 202a and 202b of the generally U-shaped press arm member 201 are lifted by a user, the U-shaped press arm member 201 is rotated anti-clockwise which in turn lifts the arm assembly member 211 and the pivotable cam 210 which is locked into arm assembly member 211, as shown in Figures 4,4A and 5. The pivotable cam 210 then draws cable 209 coupled to the pivotable cam 210 upwards which in turn pulls pulley brackets 204, 205 and 206 each time multiplying the resistance until eventually lifting the selected weight plates at a 1:1 ratio to hand control portions 202a and 202b of U-shaped press arm member 201.
Figure 6 shows a second embodiment according to the present invention. The guiding mechanism is constructed in the same way as in the first embodiment, but no cam is used in this second embodiment. A cable 209 is coupled directly to the arm assembly member 211. The start height of the press arm member is then fixed. When the hand control portions 202a and 202b of the U-shaped press arm member 201 are lifted by a user, the U-shaped press arm member 201 is rotated about the axis of the first pivot 61 which in turn lifts arm assembly member 211. The arm assembly member 211 then draws the cable 209 upwards which in turn pulls pulley brackets 204, 205 and 206 then eventually lifting the selected weight plates. This second embodiment has a simpler construction compared to the first embodiment.
Preferably the length of the whole press arm member (from the strut 201d to the edge of the press arm portion 201 a of the press arm member 201 is less than 100cm, and more preferably the length of the press arm member is in the range of 85cm to 90cm and even more preferably the length of the press arm member is about 88cm.
Although in the above described embodiments, the generally U-shaped press arm member 201 is positioned horizontally in its mid lift position as shown in Figures 4 and 4A, the press arm member can also be positioned vertically in its mid lift position on a space saving vertical gym apparatus. The principle that how the guiding mechanism works is the same as that in the described embodiments, but the positions of the arm assembly and the moving arm member need to be changed. The hand control handles of the press arm member can then be forced to move forwards or backwards in substantially horizontal lines under the control of the arm assembly member and the moving arm member during exercise.
In the above described embodiments, the guiding mechanism comprises the arm assembly member 211 and the moving arm member 203 to force the hand control portions 202a and 202b of the U-shaped press arm member 201 to move in a substantially straight line. However other suitable guiding means can be used, such as a guiding wheel.
The press arm member is pivotally coupled to the guiding wheel about a pivot. The guiding wheel defines via the pivot a path along which the generally U-shaped press arm member moves while it is also rotated when the handle control handles are lifted by a user so as to force the hand control portions of the press hand member to move in a substantially straight line.
Preferably the guiding mechanism further comprises a second arm assembly member S which has the same configuration as the first arm assembly member 211 described above.
Each arm assembly member has a first end portion pivotally fixed to the frame 102 through the respective second pivots 62 and has a second end portion pivotally connected through the respective first pivots 61 to the respective hand control portions of the press arm members the first pivots being located between the third pivot and the respective hand control portions of the press hand member.

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  1. CLAIMS: I. An exercise machine comprising: a frame; a press arm member coupled to said frame member, the press arm member having a hand control portion; an exercise resistance attached to the press arm member; and a guiding mechanism mounted on the frame member; wherein the press arm member is coupled to the guiding mechanism by a first pivot about which the press arm member is rotatable, the guiding mechanism defines via the pivot a path for the press arm member to force the hand control portion to move along a substantially straight line when a force is applied thereupon by a user.
  2. 2. An exercise machine according to claim 1, wherein said guiding mechanism comprises: an arm assembly member having a first end portion pivotally connected to the frame member through a second pivot and having a second end portion pivotally connected to the press arm member through the first pivot.
  3. 3. An exercise machine according to claim 2, wherein said guiding mechanism further comprises a moving arm member with a first end portion pivotally connected to the press arm member through a third pivot and a second end portion pivotally connected to the frame member through a forth pivot, the first pivot being located between the third pivot and the hand control portion of the press arm member.
  4. 4. An exercise machine according to claim 3,wherein said guiding mechanism further comprising a second arm assembly member which has the same configuration as said arm assembly member, and said press arm member further comprises a further hand control portion, each arm assembly member has a first end portion pivotally fixed to the frame member through the respective second pivot and has a second end portion pivotally connected to the respective hand control portion of the press arm members through the respective first pivot, the first pivots being located between the third pivot and the respective hand control portions of the press hand member.
  5. 5. An exercise machine according to any preceding claim, wherein said exercise machine further comprises a pivot cam, the pivot cam is releasably locked to the arm assembly member by a sprung pull pin, thereby and the press arm member can be releasely locked to the pivot cam at different heights to adjust the height of the press member.
  6. 6. An exercise machine according to any preceding claim, wherein the exercise resistance is directly coupled to the arm assembly member by cables.
  7. 7. An exercise machine according to any preceding claim, wherein the length of the press arm member is less than 100cm, and preferably the length of the press arm member is in the range of 85cm to 90cm, and more preferably the length of the press arm member is about 88cm.
  8. 8. An exercise machine according to any preceding claim, wherein the connection press member further comprises a pair of press handles coupled to the hand control portion of the press arm member.
  9. 9. An exercise machine according to any of claims 2 to 8, wherein said exercise machine is a horizontal bench press arm machine.
  10. 10. An exercise machine according to claim 9, wherein the guiding mechanism is configured in such a way that when the hand control portion is lifted upwards by a user, the arm assembly member is caused to rotate along the second pivot which pushlpull both the moving arm member and the press arm member backwards/forwards so as to force the hand control portion of the press arm member to move in a substantially vertical line.
  11. 1 1. An exercise machine substantially as described hereinabove with reference to Figures 2 to SB or Figures 6 and 6A of the accompanying drawings.Amendments to the claims have been filed as follows CLAIMS: 1. An exercise machine comprising: a frame; a press arm member coupled to said frame member, the press arm member having a hand control portion; an exercise resistance means attached to the press arm member; and a guiding mechanism mounted on the frame member; wherein the press arm member is coupled to the guiding mechanism by a first pivot about which the press arm member is rotatable, the guiding mechanism defines a reciprocating path for the press arm member by rotation of said press arm member about said first pivot to force the hand control portion to move along a substantially straight line when a force is applied thereupon by a user.2. An exercise machine according to claim 1, wherein said guiding mechanism comprises: an arm assembly member having a first end portion pivotally connected to the frame member through a second pivot and having a second end portion pivotally connected to the press arm member through the first pivot.S..... * * *. *3. An exercise machine according to claim 2, wherein said guiding mechanism further comprises a moving arm member with a first end portion pivotally connected to the press * : arm member through a third pivot and a second end portion pivotally connected to the *:*. frame member through a forth pivot, the first pivot being located between the third pivot and the hand control portion of the press arm member.4. An exercise machine according to claim 3,wherein said guiding mechanism further comprising a second arm assembly member which has the same configuration as said arm assembly member, and said press arm member further comprises a further hand control portion, each arm assembly member has a first end portion pivotally fixed to the frame member through the respective second pivot and has a second end portion pivotally connected to the respective hand control portion of the press arm members through the respective first pivot, the first pivots being located between the third pivot and the respective hand control portions of the press hand member.5. An exercise machine according to any preceding claim, wherein said exercise machine further comprises a pivot cam, the pivot cam is releasably locked to the arm assembly member by a sprung pull pin, thereby and the press arm member can be releasely locked to the pivot cam at different heights to adjust the height of the press member.6. An exercise machine according to any preceding claim, wherein the exercise resistance means is directly coupled to the arm assembly member by cables.* : *.: 7. An exercise machine according to any preceding claim, wherein the length of the press arm member is less than 100cm.8. An exercise machine according to any preceding claim, wherein the length of the press : arm member is in the range of 85cm to 90cm. * * * . * * **9. An exercise machine according to any preceding claim, wherein the press arm member further comprises a pair of press handles coupled to the hand control portion of the press arm member.10. An exercise machine according to any of claims 2 to 9, wherein said exercise machine is a horizontal bench press arm machine.11. An exercise machine according to claim 10, wherein the guiding mechanism is configured in such a way that when the hand control portion is lifted upwards by a user, the arm assembly member is caused to rotate along the second pivot which push/pull both the moving arm member and the press arm member backwards/forwards so as to force the hand control portion of the press arm member to move in a substantially vertical line.
  12. 12. An exercise machine substantially as described hereinabove with reference to Figures 2 to 5B or Figures 6 and 6A of the accompanying drawings. **.* * *SS..... * S * S. * . S S.. S * .. * , S S.. * S. S S * S S **
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