TWM520387U - Ladder - Google Patents

Description

Step machine

This creation is related to fitness equipment, especially a step machine that can adjust the angle of lifting.

Due to the busy work of modern people, it is often difficult to have time to engage in outdoor sports, and outdoor sports are easily affected by the weather. Therefore, in order not to be limited by time and weather, office workers who like sports are usually prepared at home. Fitness equipment, so that you can use it at any time to achieve the effect of exercise and fitness.

In order to meet the needs of different users, there are already many different types of fitness equipment available for users to choose from, such as treadmills, steppers, elliptical machines or step machines, etc., in the case of ladder machines, mainly by pedal The circular operation allows the user to simulate the movement of the ladder to strengthen the muscle strength and increase the heart and lung function. However, the climbing gradient of the general ladder machine is usually fixed, and there is no way to further adjust according to the training needs of the user. It can be seen that the fitness effect that the user can obtain from the traditional ladder machine is very limited.

The main purpose of this creation is to provide a ladder machine that can adjust the lifting angle to achieve the effect of changing the climbing slope, to meet different training requirements, and to have good safety during operation.

In order to achieve the above object, the ladder machine of the present invention comprises a base, a first lift seat, a second lift seat, a lift seat adjuster, a pedal unit, a pedal adjuster and a sensor. And a control unit. The front end of the first lifting seat is slidably disposed at a front end of the base; the bottom surface of the second lifting seat is pivoted at a rear end of the first lifting seat, and the rear end of the second lifting seat a pivoting seat is disposed at a rear end of the base; the lifter adjuster is disposed between the front end of the first lift seat and the front end of the second lift seat for adjusting the second lift base relative to the base a lifting angle of the seat; the pedal unit is disposed on the second lifting seat and has a driving source and a plurality of pedals pivotable relative to the second lifting seat; the pedal adjuster is disposed on the second lifting seat and a pedal connected to the pedal unit for maintaining each of the pedals at a specific angle relative to the second lift base; the sensor is disposed at a rear end of the second lift base for sensing a user The pedaling position of the plurality of pedals sends a sensing signal; the control unit is electrically connected to the driving source of the pedal unit and the sensor for receiving the sensing signal of the sensor and according to the received sensing As a result, it is judged whether or not the control of the drive source is stopped.

Therefore, after the operation, the lifting seat adjuster can be used to adjust the lifting angle of the lifting seat, and then the pedal adjuster is used to adjust the angle of each pedal, so that the user can be in a correct and comfortable posture. The training of different climbing slopes is performed. In addition, during the training process, if the user triggers the sensor by accidental emptying, the sensor immediately transmits a sensing signal to a control unit, so that the control unit The driving source for controlling the pedal unit is stopped, thereby achieving an effect of increasing the safety of use.

Please refer to Figures 1, 2, 5 and 9 first. The ladder machine 10 of the present invention comprises a base 20, a first lifting seat 30, a second lifting seat 40, a lifting seat adjuster 50, and an armrest. The unit 60, a pedal unit 70, a pedal adjuster 80, a sensor 90, and a control unit 64.

The base 20 is mainly placed on the ground to provide a supporting effect. As shown in FIG. 5, the inner side of the base 20 has two opposing chutes 22.

The front end of the first lift base 30 is disposed in the sliding slot 22 of the base 20 by two opposite sliders 32, as shown in Figures 3 and 9, so that the first lift base 30 can slide back and forth relative to the base 20. shift.

The bottom surface of the second lifting seat 40 is pivotally disposed at the rear end of the first lifting seat 30, and the rear end of the second lifting seat 40 is pivotally disposed at the rear end of the base 20.

As shown in Figures 2 and 9, the riser adjuster 50 has a first motor 51, a first screw 52, and a first sleeve 53. The first motor 51 is pivotally disposed at the front end of the second lifting seat 40. The top end of the first screw 52 is connected to the first motor 51. The first sleeve 53 is screwed to the first screw 52 and the bottom end of the first sleeve 53. The pivot is disposed at the front end of the first lift seat 30. Thereby, when the first motor 51 drives the first screw 52 to rotate, the first sleeve 53 moves along the axial direction of the first screw 52, and the first sleeve 53 further drives the first lift during the vertical movement of the first sleeve 53. The lifting seat 30 slides back and forth with respect to the base 20, so that the second lifting seat 40 can adjust the lifting angle with respect to the base 20 by the first lifting seat 30 moving forward and backward.

The armrest unit 60 has two opposite movable poles 61, two opposite fixed poles 62, and two opposite armrests 63. The bottom end of each movable pole 61 is pivotally disposed at a central position of the second lift base 40. The bottom end of each fixed pole 62 is fixed to the rear end of the base 20 and located behind each movable pole 61. It is disposed at the top end of the movable pole 615 and the top end of the fixed pole 62. Thereby, the armrest unit 60 can be adjusted to a specific angle suitable for supporting by the raising and lowering of the second lifting seat 40.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the pedal unit 70 has two opposite front sprocket 72, two opposite sprocket 73, two chain 74, and a plurality of pedals 75 which are arranged side by side. The two front sprockets 72 are assembled to the left and right sides of the front end of the second riser 40 by a front axle 722; the two rear sprockets 73 are assembled to the second lifter 40 by a rear axle 732 The left and right sides of the end; each chain 74 is wound around the front side and the rear sprocket 72, 73 so that the front and rear sprockets 72, 73 can rotate synchronously; each pedal 75 is pivotally connected by a pedal shaft 752 The two chains 74 enable the pedals 75 to be circulated by the chain 74 on the one hand, and can be pivoted up and down relative to the second riser 40 on the other hand. In addition, the pedal unit 70 has a drive source 79 that is mounted to the front end of the second riser 40 and is coupled to one of the front sprockets 72 for providing a source of power.

As shown in FIG. 7, the pedal unit 70 further has a pedal adjuster 76. The pedal adjuster 76 has two opposite side plates 77. The two side plates 77 are connected together by two support bars 78, and the front ends of the side plates 77 are connected. There is a shaft hole 772 (shown in FIG. 1) which is inserted by the front wheel shaft 722. The front shaft hole 772 has an outer diameter larger than the outer diameter of the front wheel shaft 722, and the rear end of each side plate 77 has a rear wheel shaft 732. Thereafter, the shaft hole 774 (shown in Fig. 1) has a larger diameter than the outer diameter of the rear wheel shaft 732, whereby the side plate 77 can be moved up and down with respect to the lift base 30. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the inner side surface of each side plate 77 has a guiding groove 776, and each pedal 75 is connected to each side plate 77 by a guiding rod 754. A guide wheel 756 is respectively mounted on both ends of the guiding rod 754. The 756 is rollably embedded in the channel 776 of the side panel 77, which not only increases the stability of the pedal 75 during cycling, but also allows the pedal 75 to operate in synchronization with the pedal adjuster 76.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the pedal adjuster 80 has a second motor 81, a second screw 82, and a second sleeve 83. The second motor 81 is pivotally mounted to the second lift base 40, and the second The front end of the screw 82 is connected to the second motor 81, and the second sleeve 83 is screwed to the second screw 82. Thereby, when the second motor 81 drives the second screw 82 to rotate, the second sleeve 83 will follow the second The axial direction of the screw 82 is displaced back and forth. In addition, the pedal adjuster 80 further has a bracket 84 having two parallel rail seats 85, two parallel rails 86, two opposite slides 87, a linkage 88, and two opposite sides. Link arm 89. The slide rail seat 85 is located at the bottom surface of the second lift base 40 and the rear end of the slide rail seat 85 is fixed to the rear end of the second lift base 40; the slide rail 86 is disposed on the outer side of the slide rail seat 85; the slide table 87 can be slid back and forth The grounding member is disposed on the sliding rail 86; the connecting seat 88 is connected to the top surface of the second sliding table 87 and is pivotally connected by the rear end of the second sleeve 83; the top and bottom ends of the linking arm 89 are respectively connected by a first pivot The shaft P1 and the second pivot P2 are pivotally disposed at one end of the side plate 77 and the connecting seat 88 of the pedal adjuster 76, wherein the second pivot P2 is slidably disposed forward and backward of the second lift seat 40. In the bit slot 42.

As shown in FIG. 1, the sensor 90 is mounted at the rear end of the second riser 40 for sensing the user's stepping position on the pedal 75. In the present embodiment, the sensor 90 has a light-emitting element 92 and a light-receiving element 94 as an example. When the light path between the light-emitting element 92 and the light-receiving element 94 is blocked, the user is represented by the user. The sensor 90 sends a sensing signal when it is not held in the proper stepping position.

The control unit 64 is mounted on the front end of the armrest frame 63 and electrically connected to the driving source 79 of the pedal unit 70 and the sensor 90. When the control unit 64 receives the sensing signal of the sensor 90, it immediately controls the pedal unit 70 to stop operating. .

With the above structural composition, if the user wants to change the different climbing slopes, the first motor 41 is first activated, so that the first screw 42 can be driven by the first motor 41 to push the first lift base 30 through the first sleeve 53. The first lift base 30 drives the second lift base 40 to be deflected relative to the base 20, as shown in FIG. 9, by the different angles presented after the second lift base 40 is deflected. The effect of the climb slope is adjusted until the first motor 41 is closed and the second lifter 40 is held in position after being adjusted to an appropriate angle, at which time the user can start pedaling the pedal 75 for exercise training.

Since the second lift base 40 can be angled with respect to the base 20, in order to allow the user's hands to hold the armrest frame 63 in an ergonomic posture during the step of the user stepping on the pedal 75, The movable design of the armrest frame 63 and the movable upright 61 allows the user to adjust the armrest frame 63 to an appropriate position in accordance with the lifting angle of the second lift base 40.

On the other hand, since the pedal 75 will slightly tilt with the different lifting angles of the second riser 40, in order to allow the pedal 75 to remain at a specific angle for the user to step on under different angular changes As shown in FIGS. 4 to 8, the present invention activates the second motor 81 to drive the second screw 82 to be driven by the second motor 81 and then pulls the linkage 83 through the second sleeve 83. After the linkage 88 is pulled, On the one hand, the second sliding table 87 is pulled forward along the sliding rail 86, and on the other hand, the bottom end of the linking arm 89 is pulled, so that the second pivot P2 is along the limiting slot 42 of the second lifting seat 40. The front arm moves to cause the linkage arm 89 to deflect. During the deflection of the linkage arm 89, the top end of the linkage arm 89 pulls down the pedal adjustment bracket 76 to move the pedal adjustment bracket 76 downward relative to the second lift base 40. During the movement of the pedal adjuster 76, the relationship between the side plates 77 and the guide wheels 756 is further utilized to push the pedals 75 to pivot relative to the second lift base 40, so that the pedals 75 can be changed in the second lift base 40. After the angle is raised, it can still be kept at a specific level for the user to step on. Degree, such as a horizontal or slightly inclined angle of the angle, so that the user performs a depression is more economical manner.

In order to make the operation mode of the creation more efficient and convenient, the lifter adjuster 50 and the pedal adjuster 80 can be synchronized by the electronic control method, so that the second lift seat 40 changes the lift angle. The pedal 75 can be correspondingly deflected to a position suitable for movement. On the other hand, when the user accidentally stepped on the pedal 75 to block the light path of the sensor 90, the control unit 64 receives the sensing signal sent by the sensor 90. The control pedal unit 70 is stopped to reduce the risk of injury to the user.

In summary, the ladder machine 10 of the present invention adjusts the pedal 75 to a specific angle suitable for pedaling by using the pedal adjuster 80 in addition to adjusting the lift angle of the second lift seat 40 by using the lifter adjuster 50. Allowing the user to perform different climbing slope training in a correct and comfortable posture, and additionally using the sensor 90 to increase the user's operational safety, or to electronically control the lifter adjuster 50 And the pedal adjuster 80 is synchronously linked, and the user can obtain a good supporting effect in operation, thereby achieving the purpose of the creation.

10‧‧‧step machine
20‧‧‧ Pedestal
22‧‧‧Chute
30‧‧‧First ascending seat
32‧‧‧ Slider
40‧‧‧Second lift
42‧‧‧Limited slot
50‧‧‧Yen lift adjuster
51‧‧‧First motor
52‧‧‧First screw
53‧‧‧First casing
60‧‧‧Handrail unit
61‧‧‧ Activity pole
62‧‧‧Fixed pole
63‧‧‧Handrail
64‧‧‧Control unit
70‧‧‧ pedal unit
72‧‧‧Front sprocket
722‧‧‧ front axle
73‧‧‧After sprocket
732‧‧‧ Rear axle
74‧‧‧Chain
75‧‧‧ pedal
752‧‧‧ pedal shaft
754‧‧‧guides
756‧‧·guide wheel
76‧‧‧ pedal adjuster
77‧‧‧ side panels
772‧‧‧ front axle hole
774‧‧‧ rear axle hole
776‧‧‧ Guide slot
78‧‧‧Support rod
79‧‧‧ drive source
80‧‧‧ pedal adjuster
81‧‧‧second motor
82‧‧‧Second screw
83‧‧‧Second casing
84‧‧‧ bracket
85‧‧‧Slide rail seat
86‧‧‧rails
87‧‧‧ slide table
88‧‧‧ linkage
89‧‧‧ linkage arm
P1‧‧‧ first pivot
P2‧‧‧ second pivot
90‧‧‧ Sensor
92‧‧‧Lighting elements
94‧‧‧Light-receiving components

The first picture is a perspective view of the creation. Figure 2 is a perspective view of another perspective of the creation. Figure 3 is a side view of the creation. Figure 4 is a partial perspective view of the creation, mainly showing the detailed structure of the pedal adjuster. Fig. 5 is another partial perspective view of the creation, mainly showing the detailed structure of the pedal adjuster. Figure 6 is a partial enlarged view of the bracket of the creation. Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 7-7 of Fig. 3, mainly showing the structural relationship between the pedal and the pedal mount. Fig. 8 is similar to Fig. 6 and mainly shows the state of the bracket after the second lifter is raised. Figure 9 is similar to Figure 3 and mainly shows the state of the second lift seat after adjusting the lift angle.

10‧‧‧step machine

20‧‧‧ Pedestal

40‧‧‧Second lift

60‧‧‧Handrail unit

61‧‧‧ Activity pole

62‧‧‧Fixed pole

63‧‧‧Handrail

64‧‧‧Control unit

70‧‧‧ pedal unit

72‧‧‧Front sprocket

722‧‧‧ front axle

73‧‧‧After sprocket

732‧‧‧ Rear axle

74‧‧‧Chain

75‧‧‧ pedal

772‧‧‧ front axle hole

774‧‧‧ rear axle hole

90‧‧‧ Sensor

92‧‧‧Lighting elements

94‧‧‧Light-receiving components

Claims (10)

A ladder machine includes: a base; a first lift seat, the front end of the first lift seat is slidably disposed at a front end of the base; a second lift seat, the second lift a bottom of the lifting seat is pivoted at a top end of the first lifting seat, and a rear end of the second lifting seat is pivoted at a rear end of the base; a lift seat adjuster is disposed at the first lifting seat a front end and a front end of the second lift seat; a pedal unit disposed on the second lift base and having a drive source and a plurality of pedals pivotable relative to the second lift base; a pedal adjuster, a pedal disposed on the second lifting seat and connected to the pedal unit for holding each of the pedals at a specific angle with respect to the second lifting seat; a sensor disposed on the second lifting seat a sensor for sensing a stepping position of the pedal and transmitting a sensing signal; and a control unit electrically connecting the driving source of the pedal unit and the sensor for receiving the sensor The sensing signal determines whether to control the driving source to stop according to the sensing result. The stepping machine of claim 1, wherein the lifter adjuster has a first motor, a first screw, and a first sleeve, the first motor being pivoted at a front end of the second lift seat, The top end of the first screw is connected to the first motor, and the first sleeve is screwed to the first screw and the bottom end of the first sleeve is pivoted to the first lifting seat. The step machine of claim 1 further comprising an armrest unit movably disposed on the second lift base so that the armrest unit can be adjusted to the specific one in accordance with the lifting of the second lift base angle. The step machine of claim 3, further comprising an armrest unit having two opposite movable poles, two opposite fixed poles, and two opposite armrests, the bottom end of each of the movable poles Provided in the second lifting seat, the bottom ends of the fixed poles are fixed to the rear end of the base and behind the movable poles, and the armrests are pivotally disposed at the top end of the movable pole and fixed The top of the pole. The stepping machine of claim 1, wherein the pedal unit further has a pedal adjusting frame, wherein the pedal adjusting frame is vertically movable and disposed on the second lifting seat and has two opposite side plates and a connecting the two side plates. a support rod, the outer side of each side panel is connected to the pedal adjuster, and the inner side of each side panel has a guide wheel groove. The pedal unit has a plurality of guide rods and a plurality of guide wheels, and each of the guide rods is disposed on the pedal. A plurality of guide wheels are respectively disposed at two ends of the guide rod and are rollably embedded in the guide wheel groove. The step machine of claim 5, wherein the pedal unit has two opposite front sprocket, two opposite sprocket, and two chains, and the two front sprocket are pivoted to the second hoist by a front axle The front sprocket is disposed at the rear end of the second hoisting seat by a rear axle, and the chain is wound around the front and rear sprocket; each of the pedals is pivoted on the pedal shaft by the pedal shaft Chain. The step machine of claim 6, wherein the front and rear ends of the side plate of the pedal adjuster respectively have a front axle hole and a rear axle hole, and the front and rear axle holes are respectively worn by the front and rear axles. The apertures of the front and rear axle holes are respectively larger than the outer diameters of the front and rear axles. The stepped machine of claim 5, wherein the pedal adjuster has a second motor, a second screw, a second sleeve, and a bracket, the second motor being pivoted to the second lift base. The second screw is connected to the second motor, and the second sleeve is screwed to the second screw. The bracket is pivoted to the rear end of the second sleeve and connected to the side plate of the pedal adjuster. The step machine of claim 8, wherein the bracket has a slide rail seat, a slide rail, a slide table, a linkage base, and two opposite linkage arms, the slide rail seat is located in the second lift seat The bottom surface of the sliding rail seat is fixed to the rear end of the second lifting seat, and the sliding rail is disposed on one side of the sliding rail seat, and the sliding platform can be disposed on the sliding rail in the front and rear sliding manner, and the connecting seat Connected to the top surface of the sliding table and pivoted by the rear end of the second sleeve, the top and bottom ends of each of the linking arms are respectively pivoted on the pedal by a first pivot and a second pivot The side plate of the adjusting frame and one end of the connecting seat. The step machine of claim 9, wherein the left and right sides of the second lifting seat respectively have a limiting slot, and the limiting slot is pierced by the second pivot.