TWI415648B - Treadmill running board - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a running board for a treadmill, which mainly forms a groove on a wood substrate top surface; the groove depth is gradually reduced from the front end of the wood substrate to the rear end of the wood substrate, and is provided for installing a shock-absorbing layer, thereby allowing the running board of this invention to simulate a user running on actual roads, and providing appropriate buffering effect so as to enhance training efficacy of the user.

Description

Treadmill for treadmill

The present invention relates to a treadmill, and more particularly to a running board for a treadmill.

Treadmills are quite common indoor sports equipment. They mainly use a running belt to allow users to carry out running training in situ. In order to keep the running belt running continuously, the treadmill usually provides a running board as a support for the running belt. . The conventional running board mainly forms a groove on the top surface of a wooden substrate, and a shock absorbing layer is disposed in the groove to provide a buffering effect.

However, when people run on the actual road, they often land on the heel. At this time, the body receives the greatest impact force, and then gradually transfers the force to the whole foot. Finally, the forefoot is used to smash off the ground to make the body's center of gravity. Go forward and step on the next step. However, the groove depth of the wooden substrate provided by the conventional running board is uniform, so that the cushioning effect provided by the shock absorbing layer at any position is also the same, so when people step on the conventional running board for running training. At the time, the conventional running board has no way to simulate the impact force that the user receives when running on the actual road surface to provide an appropriate cushioning effect.

The main object of the present invention is to provide a running board for a treadmill, which can effectively simulate a user's actual cushioning effect on the actual road surface to improve the user's training performance.

In order to achieve the above object, the running board of the present invention is used for providing support to a running belt, and comprises a wooden substrate and a shock absorbing layer, wherein the wooden substrate has a top surface and a recess formed by the top surface recessed. The depth of the groove is gradually reduced from the front end of the wooden substrate to the rear end of the wooden substrate for the shock absorbing layer to be disposed.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the top surface of the wooden substrate and the top surface of the shock absorbing layer may be coplanar, and a top layer of the wooden substrate and a top surface of the shock absorbing layer may be provided with a strengthening layer for adding The structural strength of the invention.

With the above design, the running board of the present invention can effectively simulate the running condition of the user on the actual road surface by using the design of the groove and the shock absorbing layer to provide an appropriate cushioning effect to improve the training performance.

For a detailed description of the structure, features, and advantages of the present invention, a preferred embodiment is illustrated and described in conjunction with the following drawings.

Referring to the first figure, a running board (20) according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is mounted on a treadmill (10) for providing support to a running belt (12). Referring to Figures 2 to 3, the running board (20) includes a wooden substrate (30), a shock absorbing layer (40), and a reinforcing layer (50).

The wooden substrate (30) has a top surface (32) and a recess (34) formed by a recess formed by the top surface (32). The depth of the recess (34) is from the front end of the wooden substrate (30) to the wooden substrate (30). The end is gradually reduced.

The shock absorbing layer (40) is disposed in the recess (34) of the wooden substrate (30) for providing a buffering effect, and the top surface of the shock absorbing layer (40) is coplanar with the top surface of the wooden substrate (30).

The reinforcing layer (50) is made of melamine and is disposed on the top surface of the wooden substrate (30) and the top surface of the shock absorbing layer (40) for increasing the overall structural strength.

According to the above structure, since the depth of the groove (34) of the wooden substrate (30) is gradually reduced from the front, the thickness of the shock absorbing layer (40) provided in the groove (34) is also gradually reduced from the point of travel. A first segment (42), a second segment (44), and a third segment (46). When a person performs running training and then the heel is stepped on the running board (20) of the present invention, the first section (42) of the shock absorbing layer (40) (having the deepest thickness) will provide appropriate cushioning force to reduce the body. The impact, then when the force is gradually transferred to the full foot, is the cushioning force provided by the second section (44) of the shock absorbing layer (40) (having the second deep thickness), and finally the front foot is used to smash off the ground. The cushioning force is then provided by the third section (46) of the shock absorbing layer (40) (having the shallowest thickness). Therefore, the running board (20) of the present invention can effectively simulate the impact force that the user receives when running on the actual road surface and provide an appropriate cushioning effect, so as to achieve the purpose of improving the training performance.

The constituent elements of the present invention disclosed in the foregoing embodiments are merely illustrative and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. The alternative or variations of other equivalent elements are also covered by the scope of the patent application.

(10). . . Treadmill

(12). . . Running belt

(20). . . Running board

(30). . . Wooden substrate

(32). . . Top surface

(34). . . Groove

(40). . . Shock absorbing layer

(42). . . First section

(44). . . Second section

(46). . . Third section

(50). . . Strengthening layer

The first figure is a perspective view of a treadmill to which a preferred embodiment of the present invention is applied.

The second figure is a partial side cross-sectional view of the first figure.

The third figure is a partial enlarged view of the second figure.

12‧‧‧ running belt

20‧‧‧Running board

30‧‧‧Wood substrate

32‧‧‧ top surface

34‧‧‧ Groove

40‧‧‧ shock absorbing layer

42‧‧‧First section

44‧‧‧second section

46‧‧‧ third section

50‧‧‧ Strengthening layer

Claims (3)

A running board for a treadmill, comprising: a wooden substrate having a top surface and a recess formed by the top surface recessed, wherein the depth of the recess is gradually reduced from a front end of the wooden substrate toward a rear end of the wooden substrate And a shock absorbing layer disposed in the groove of the wooden substrate. The running board for a treadmill according to claim 1, wherein a top surface of the shock absorbing layer is coplanar with a top surface of the wooden substrate. The running board for a treadmill according to claim 1, further comprising a reinforcing layer made of a material harder than the wooden substrate, and disposed on a top surface of the wooden substrate and a top surface of the shock absorbing layer.