TWM539966U - Folding mechanism of elliptical exercise machine - Google Patents

Description

Elliptical exercise machine folding mechanism

This creation is related to an elliptical exercise machine, especially a folding mechanism of an elliptical exercise machine.

The elliptical exercise machine is a common exercise device, which is usually composed of a plurality of components such as a swing arm, an armrest, and a pedal, and can achieve a fitness effect by pedaling. The elliptical exercise machine usually carries the components to the installation site after the purchase of the consumer, and then assembles them, but the components are reassembled into a complete elliptical exercise machine, which has increased labor and labor. problem.

If the elliptical exercise machine is assembled and re-delivered first, the manpower and working hours of the assembly at the installation site can be saved, but the overall packaging of the elliptical exercise machine takes up more space than the components, especially the support that stands up as one. The space occupied by the column and the member that rises with the support column may cause difficulty in storage and the space required for packaging may not be reduced, resulting in a problem that the transportation cost is difficult to reduce.

The main purpose of the present invention is to solve the above problem that the space required for packaging cannot be reduced due to the difficulty in storage of the support column, and the folding mechanism of the elliptical exercise machine is divided into the lower section and the upper section by the support column. The shaft member is pivoted so that the upper portion can be bent toward the rear end of the chassis, and the support column and the member that rises therewith are placed against the chassis, so that the occupied space is reduced and the storage is facilitated, thereby effectively reducing the transportation cost.

The elliptical exercise machine has a front end and a rear end, the front end of the bottom frame has a support column, a rotation and resistance mechanism is arranged on the bottom frame, and a treading portion is coupled to the rotation and resistance mechanism. When the tread portion is stepped on, there is resistance provided by the rotation and resistance mechanism. For the purpose of the foregoing, the folding mechanism of the present invention comprises a lower section and an upper section, wherein the bottom section is fixed to the bottom frame, and the top end has a width larger than the lower section, the lower seat a side pivoting portion on a side facing the rear end and a lower joint portion on a side facing away from the lower pivoting portion; the bottom end of the upper portion has a width larger than the upper portion of the upper portion, the upper seat facing the rear end One side has an upper pivoting portion, and has an upper joint on a side facing away from the upper pivoting portion, the upper pivoting portion and the lower pivoting portion being separated from the width of the lower portion and the upper portion by a shaft member The pivoting portion allows the upper portion to be erected or bent toward the rear end, and when the upper portion is erected, the upper joint portion is adjacent to the lower joint portion and joined by a fixing member outside the width of the lower portion and the upper portion.

Wherein, the fixing member has a rod, one end of the rod has a pivoting end, and the other end of the rod is pivotally provided with a fastener, and one of the lower joint portion or the upper joint portion is pivoted end of the rod Pivot, the other has an opening that allows the rod to pivot and move in and fasten the fastener.

The above and other objects and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the detailed description and the accompanying drawings.

Of course, the present invention is allowed to differ in some of the parts, or the arrangement of the parts, but the selected embodiments are described in detail in the present specification, and the construction thereof is shown in the drawings.

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 7 , which shows the structure of the embodiment selected for the creation of the present invention. This is for illustrative purposes only and is not limited by the structure in the patent application.

The present invention provides a folding mechanism for an elliptical exercise machine. The elliptical exercise machine described herein, as shown in FIG. 1, has a chassis 1 having a front end 11 and a rear end 12. The front end 11 of the chassis 1 has a front end 11 The support column 2 is provided with a rotation and resistance mechanism 3 on the chassis 1, and a tread portion 4 is provided to connect the rotation and resistance mechanism 3, and when the tread portion 4 is stepped on, the resistance provided by the rotation and resistance mechanism 3 is provided.

As shown in Figures 1 to 4, the folding mechanism comprises a lower section 21 and an upper section 22, the lower section 21 is fixed at the bottom end of the chassis 1, and the top end has a width larger than the lower section 21 of the lower seat 211. The lower seat 211 has a lower pivoting portion 212 on a side facing the rear end 12, and a lower joint portion 213 on a side opposite to the lower pivotal portion 212. The bottom end of the upper portion 22 has a width larger than the upper portion 22 of the upper portion 22 The upper seat 221 has an upper pivoting portion 222 on a side facing the rear end 12 and an upper joint portion 223 on a side opposite to the upper pivotal portion 222.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the upper pivoting portion 222 and the lower pivoting portion 212 are pivotally connected by a shaft member 5 outside the width of the lower portion 21 and the upper portion 22, so that the upper portion 22 can be raised or bent toward the rear end 12. And when the upper section 22 is erected, the upper joint portion 223 is adjacent to the lower joint portion 213, and is joined by a fixing member 6 outside the width of the lower portion 21 and the upper portion 22.

As shown in the second and fourth embodiments, in the preferred embodiment, the fixing member 6 has a rod 61. One end of the rod 61 has a pivot end 611, and the other end of the rod 61 is pivotally provided with a fastener 62. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the following joint portion 213 is pivoted by the pivot end 611 of the rod 61, and the upper joint portion 223 has an opening 224 for pivoting the rod 61 into the opening 224 to the fastener 62. Fastened to the upper joint portion 223. In addition, in different implementations, the upper joint portion 223 can be pivoted by the pivot end 611 of the rod 61, and the lower joint portion 213 has an opening such as the opening 224, which can also pivot the rod 61 into the lower joint portion. After the opening of 213, the fastener 62 is fastened to the lower joint portion 213 to fix the lower joint portion 213 and the upper joint portion 223.

As shown in the fifth to sixth figures, if the elliptical exercise machine is to be accommodated and the support column 2 is to be folded, it can be loosened on the upper joint portion 223 by the pulling of the fastener 62. The lever 61 is pivoted downward to disengage the upper joint portion 223 from the lower joint portion 213. At this time, since the pivot portion 222 on the upper portion 22 and the pivot portion 212 on the lower portion 21 are behind the shaft member 5 One side of the end 12 is pivotally connected, that is, as shown in FIG. 7, the upper section 22 is folded in the direction of the chassis 1, and the swing arm 7 and the armrest 8 attached to the upper section 22 are all received by the upper 22 Fold and lean against the chassis 1. To re-establish the support column 2, the upper section 22 is moved back to allow the upper joint portion 223 to approach the lower joint portion 213 again, and is fixed again by the fixing member 6.

It is not difficult to find out from the above description that the advantage of the present invention is that the problem that the space required for packaging cannot be reduced due to the difficulty in storing the support column of the conventional elliptical exercise machine is divided into the lower section 21 by the support column 2 and The upper section 22 is pivotally connected to the lower pivoting portion 212 and the upper pivoting portion 222 by the shaft member 5, so that the upper portion 22 can be bent toward the rear end 12 of the chassis 1, and can be supported when the package is required to be packaged. The column 2 and the member that rises up against the chassis 1 can reduce the occupied space and facilitate storage, thereby achieving the effect of effectively reducing the transportation cost.

The above description of the embodiments is intended to be illustrative of the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

From the above detailed description, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention can achieve the aforementioned objectives, and has been in compliance with the provisions of the Patent Law, and has filed a patent application.

1‧‧‧ Chassis
11‧‧‧ front end
12‧‧‧ Backend
2‧‧‧Support column
21‧‧‧ lower section
211‧‧‧The lower seat
212‧‧‧ lower pivotal
213‧‧‧Under the joint
22‧‧‧上段
221‧‧‧上上
222‧‧‧Upper pivotal
223‧‧‧Upper joint
224‧‧‧ openings
3‧‧‧Rotating and resistance mechanism
4‧‧‧Treading
5‧‧‧ shaft parts
6‧‧‧Fixed parts
61‧‧‧ pole
611‧‧‧ pivot end
62‧‧‧fasteners
7‧‧‧ swing arm
8‧‧‧Handrail

Fig. 1 is a side view of an elliptical exercise machine of the embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 is a partial enlarged view of the joint between the lower seat and the upper seat of the support column in Figure 1. Figure 3 is a partially enlarged view showing the pivotal connection of the lower seat and the upper seat to the left side of the second figure. Fig. 4 is a partially enlarged view showing the combination of the lower seat and the upper seat on the right side of Fig. 2 by a fixing member. Fig. 5 is a state diagram of the fixing member of Fig. 4 when it is released. Fig. 6 is a view showing a state in which the upper seat of Fig. 2 is separated from the lower seat when the fixing member is released. Figure 7 is a side view of the elliptical exercise machine of Figure 1 in a collapsed state with the support post leaning against the chassis.

2‧‧‧Support column

21‧‧‧ lower section

211‧‧‧The lower seat

212‧‧‧ lower pivotal

213‧‧‧Under the joint

22‧‧‧上段

221‧‧‧上上

222‧‧‧Upper pivotal

223‧‧‧Upper joint

5‧‧‧ shaft parts

6‧‧‧Fixed parts

61‧‧‧ pole

611‧‧‧ pivot end

62‧‧‧fasteners

7‧‧‧ swing arm

Claims (2)

A folding mechanism for an elliptical exercise machine, wherein the elliptical exercise machine has a front end and a rear end, the front end of the bottom frame has a support column, and a rotation and resistance mechanism is arranged on the bottom frame, and The stepping portion is coupled to the rotation and resistance mechanism, and when the stepping portion is stepped on, the resistance provided by the rotation and resistance mechanism is provided; the folding mechanism includes the lower section and an upper section, and the bottom section is fixed at the bottom end The bottom frame has a width greater than a lower portion of the lower portion, the lower seat has a lower pivoting portion on a side facing the rear end, and a lower joint portion on a side facing away from the lower pivot portion; The upper end has a width greater than the upper upper seat, the upper seat has an upper pivoting portion on a side facing the rear end, and an upper joint portion on a side facing the upper pivotal portion, the upper pivotal connection The pivoting portion and the lower pivoting portion are pivotally connected by a shaft member outside the width of the lower portion and the upper portion, so that the upper portion can be erected or bent toward the rear end, and when the upper portion is erected, the upper joint portion is adjacent to the upper portion a lower joint with a fixing member in the lower section and Binding the outer segment width. The folding mechanism of the elliptical exercise machine according to claim 1, wherein the fixing member has a rod, one end of the rod has a pivoting end, and the other end of the rod is pivoted with a fastener, the lower joint or One of the upper joints is pivoted by the pivotal end of the rod, and the other has an opening that allows the rod to pivot and be moved in and fastened with the fastener.