KR200431295Y1 - Endless belt for exercise treadmill - Google Patents

Abstract

The belt device includes an outer peripheral layer having one or more conductive wires formed in the inner portion to remove static electricity. The outer peripheral layer includes a plurality of longitudinal fibers arranged parallel to the conductive wires or a plurality of transverse fibers arranged parallel to the conductive wires. The inner peripheral layer is engaged with the outer peripheral layer. The inner peripheral layer also includes one or more conductive wires for removing static electricity and includes a plurality of longitudinal fibers arranged parallel to the conductive wires or a plurality of transverse fibers arranged parallel to the conductive wires.

Treadmill, Endless Belt, Conductive Wire, Peripheral Layer, Cover Layer

Description

Endless belt for exercise treadmill

1 is a schematic partial top plan view of a circulation belt device according to the invention;

2 is a schematic partial side or end cross-sectional view of the endless belt device;

3 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of the circulation belt device.

4 is a partially enlarged sectional view showing an upper or outer layer of the endless belt device;

FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged cross sectional view showing another alignment of the endless belt device similar to FIG. 4; FIG.

6 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view showing another alignment of the endless belt device, similar to FIGS. 4 and 5;

The present invention relates to an athletic treadmill, and more particularly, to a circulation belt for an athletic treadmill having a structure for removing or reducing static electricity.

Conventional athletic treadmills have a circulating belt device positioned over a roller that represents a walking surface that supports a user thereon in an inclined plane and allows walking or jogging movements or the like.

For example, US Pat. No. 3,554,541 (Seaman) discloses one of the prior art exercise treadmills of the kind used in gyms, health clubs, and nurse rooms to provide a limited form of exercise in limited indoor spaces. Conventional athletic treadmills also have a purging belt disposed on a relatively large number of rollers arranged transversely in a support frame that forms a working surface in the inclined plane and supports the user thereon and allows the user to make various movements. With a device.

Recently, electrical installations have been attached to exercise treadmills to sense, discover, or measure a variety of information of an athlete, such as the speed of rotation or movement of the circulation belt, and / or breathing, heart rate, or other health or physical condition of the athlete.

For example, U.S. Patent No. 4,998,725 (Watterson) is a microprocessor for generating a signal to control an exerciser and allowing a user's heart rate to be regular by changing resistance to exercise. Disclosed is a conventional exercise treadmill having a).

However, the circulating belt of a conventional kinetic treadmill is generally made of a polymer material such as polyester, and static electricity is generated when the circulating belt moves or rotates around the roller, and the static electricity is rotated or It can affect the speed of movement or sensing, finding or measuring the information of the athlete.

The present invention is designed to alleviate and / or eliminate the disadvantages of the conventional endless belt for the above-described exercise treadmill.

It is a primary object of the present invention to provide a circulation belt device attached to an athletic circulation belt attached to an athletic treadmill and including a structure for reducing or eliminating static electricity and allowing a variety of information to be effectively detected, found or measured by an electrical installation. To provide.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a circulating belt device having an outer covering layer of charcoal or carbon to reduce or eliminate static electricity.

According to one embodiment of the invention, an outer peripheral layer is provided with at least one conductive wire to reduce or eliminate static electricity and to allow for a variety of information that is effectively detected, discovered or measured by an electrical installation. Provided is a belt device comprising a.

The outer peripheral layer includes a plurality of longitudinal fibers arranged parallel to the conductive wires. The outer peripheral layer includes a plurality of lateral fibers arranged parallel to the conductive wires. The outer peripheral layer may further include an outer covering layer made of carbon material.

An inner peripheral layer may be provided in engagement with the outer peripheral layer. One or more intermediate layers may be provided located between the inner and outer peripheral layers.

The inner peripheral layer may also have at least one conductive wire for removing static electricity and include a plurality of longitudinal fibers arranged parallel to the conductive wires and / or a plurality of transverse fibers arranged parallel to the conductive wires.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

1 to 3, the circulation belt device 10 of the present invention is provided with an exercise treadmill (not shown) of the kind used in gymnasiums, health clubs and nurse rooms to provide a limited form of exercise in a limited interior space. Provided or disposed attached, the endless belt device is provided with a relatively large number of rollers arranged transversely in the support frame of the exercise treadmill, which forms a working surface in the inclined plane, supports the user thereon and allows the user to perform various movements. Is placed.

The endless belt layer 10 may comprise an upper or outer peripheral layer (20 in FIGS. 1-3) and a lower or inner peripheral layer (30 in FIGS. 2-3), and / or an outer and inner peripheral layer 20, 30. One or more interposed or interlayers 40, 41 positioned or engaged therebetween. The outer peripheral layer 20 optionally comprises a plurality of longitudinal yarns or fibers 21 and a plurality of transverse yarns or fibers 22 that are woven together or interlocked with each other to form a woven or nonwoven fabric or structure. Include. The interlayers 40, 41 are preferably made of plastic or polymer or synthetic fibers such as polyvinyl chloride or the like.

The inner perimeter layer 30 also optionally includes a plurality of longitudinal yarns or fibers 31 and a plurality of transverse yarns or fibers 32 woven together to form a woven or nonwoven form or structure. The longitudinal threads or fibers 21, 31 and the transverse threads or fibers 22, 32 of the outer and inner peripheral layers 20, 30 may be a variety of natural fiber materials such as natural plant fibers or plastics or polymers or polyesters, etc. It can be made of synthetic fibers.

Each of the outer and inner peripheral layers 20, 30 further comprises conductive metal cables or wires 23, 33 woven together with at least one of the longitudinal thread or fibers 21, 31 and the horizontal thread or fibers 22, 32. Include. For example, each of the outer peripheral layers 20 may be one or more conductive metal cables or wires 23 and / or transverse yarns or fibers 22 that are woven together in and / or parallel to the longitudinal yarns or fibers 21. ) May comprise one or more conductive metal cables or wires 23 woven together. Each of the inner periphery layers 30 may also be woven together in one or more metal cables or wires 33 and / or in a transverse thread or fiber 32 which are woven together in parallel to and / or parallel to the longitudinal thread or fiber 31. It may include one or more conductive metal cables or wires 33.

The interwoven conductive metal cables or wires 23, 33 of the outer and inner peripheral layers 20, 30 can be in electrical contact with each other and are effectively detected or found by electrical equipment to reduce or eliminate static electricity. It may be provided or used to permit various information to be measured or measured. As shown in FIGS. 4-6, the outer peripheral layer 20 may further include an outer covering layer 24, preferably made of charcoal or carbon material, to reduce or eliminate static electricity.

During operation, the endless belt device can rotate or move at a relatively large movement speed relative to the supporting roller, and friction or rubbing or wear can occur between the endless belt device and the supporting roller, and therefore static electricity can It may be caused by friction or rubbing or abrasion between supporting rollers. Woven conductive metal cables or wires 23, 33 of the outer and inner peripheral layers 20, 30 and / or the outer covering layer 24 of the outer peripheral layer 20 can appropriately reduce or eliminate static electricity. It can be used to

Accordingly, the circulation belt device of the exercise treadmill according to the invention comprises a structure for reducing or eliminating static electricity and for allowing a variety of information which is effectively detected, found or measured by an electrical installation.

Although the present invention has been described in some detail, the present disclosure has been disclosed by way of example only, and various changes and combinations and arrangements of the parts of the detailed description may be modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the claims. Do.

Claims (9)

As a belt device, A belt device comprising an outer perimeter layer having therein at least one conductive wire for removing static electricity. The method of claim 1, And wherein the outer peripheral layer comprises a plurality of longitudinal fibers arranged parallel to the at least one conductive wire. The method of claim 1, And the outer peripheral layer comprises a plurality of transverse fibers arranged parallel to the at least one conductive wire. The method of claim 1, And the outer periphery layer comprises an outer covering layer made of carbon material. The method of claim 1, The belt device further comprises an inner peripheral layer engaged with the outer peripheral layer. The method of claim 5, And the inner peripheral layer includes at least one conductive wire for removing static electricity. The method of claim 6, And the inner peripheral layer comprises a plurality of longitudinal fibers arranged parallel to the at least one conductive wire. The method of claim 6, And the inner peripheral layer comprises a plurality of transverse fibers arranged parallel to the at least one conductive wire. The method of claim 5, And at least one intermediate layer located between said outer and inner peripheral layers.

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