U.S. patent application number 10/284197 was filed with the patent office on 2004-01-08 for treading exercise machine with elliptical trace.
Invention is credited to Chang, Huang-Tung.
Application Number | 20040005960 10/284197 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 29213751 |
Filed Date | 2004-01-08 |
United States Patent
Application |
20040005960 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Chang, Huang-Tung |
January 8, 2004 |
Treading exercise machine with elliptical trace
Abstract
A treading exercise machine with an elliptical trace comprises a
base, a first pivotal shaft, a second pivotal shaft, a supporting
rod, and a pair of treading rods. When the insertion shaft of the
button is adjusted to position in one of the positioning hole, the
arm is positioned. The treading rods move reciprocally with the
treading actions of the user. If the insertion shaft of the button
is inserted into another positioning hole, the moving range of the
treading rods will change so as to adjust the difficulty in
exercise. When the shaft of the button is adjusted to move out of
the positioning hole, the arm freely moves forwards and backwards.
As the pulley slides to a buckle groove at a distal end of the
guide groove, by the cranks to move along a round trace, the
treading rods is drive to move along an elliptical trace.
Inventors: |
Chang, Huang-Tung;
(Chang-Hua City, TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
HUANG-TUNG CHANG
P.O. BOX 487
CHANG-HUA CITY
500
TW
|
Family ID: |
29213751 |
Appl. No.: |
10/284197 |
Filed: |
October 31, 2002 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
482/52 ;
482/57 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A63B 22/0056 20130101;
A63B 2022/067 20130101; A63B 22/0015 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
482/52 ;
482/57 |
International
Class: |
A63B 022/04; A63B
022/06; A63B 069/16 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Jul 4, 2002 |
TW |
091210377 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A treading exercise machine with an elliptical trace comprising
a base, a first pivotal shaft, a second pivotal shaft, a supporting
rod, and a pair of treading rods; wherein a front end of the base
has the supporting rod; a middle section of the supporting rod is
installed with the first pivotal shaft which passes through a
though hole in the supporting rod and arranged at two sides of the
supporting rod; a top of the supporting rod is installed with a
control panel and a handle; a rear end of the base has a second
pivotal shaft; a pair of swingable arms are positioned at two sides
of the supporting rod and pivotally suspended from the first
pivotal shaft; a pair of cranks are pivotally installed from the
second pivotal shaft; front ends of the pair of treading rods are
pivotally connected to the lower ends of the arms, respectively;
each side of the first pivotal shaft is firmly secured with an
angle adjusting plate which is at an inner side of the arm; a lower
side of the angle adjusting plate is installed with a plurality of
positioning holes; each arm is installed with a button at a
position with respect to a selected positioning hole of the angle
adjusting plate; the button has an insertion shaft which has a size
smaller than the size of the positioning hole; thereby, adjusting
the button causes the shaft to be inserted into one of the
positioning hole; thereby, when the insertion shaft of the button
is adjusted to position in one of the positioning hole, the arm is
positioned; the treading rods move reciprocally with the treading
actions of the user; if the insertion shaft of the button is
inserted into another positioning hole, the moving range of the
treading rods will change so as to adjust the difficulty in
exercise; when the shaft of the button is adjusted to move out of
the positioning hole, the arm freely moves forwards and backwards;
as the pulley slides to a buckle groove at a distal end of the
guide groove, by the cranks to move along a round trace, the
treading rods are drive to move along an elliptical trace.
2. The treading exercise machine with an elliptical trace as claim
in claim 1, wherein an upper end of each treading rod is installed
with a position-adjustable pedal so as to set a connecting position
of the pedal to the treading rod.
3. The treading exercise machine with an elliptical trace as claim
in claim 1, wherein a plurality of though holes are spaced arranged
at one lateral side of the treading rod; a bottom of the pedal has
a resisting plate which resists against the lateral sides of the
treading rod; the clamping plate is installed with a positioning
pin at position with respect to one side of the treading rod having
the though holes; the positioning pin is inserted into one of the
though hole; by moving the pedals, moving traces of the pedals are
changed.
4. The treading exercise machine with an elliptical trace as claim
in claim 1, wherein a rear bottom of the treading rod is installed
with a seal guide groove and an inner side of the distal end of the
treading rod has a positioning plate; the positioning plate has a
round hole at a predetermined position; a sliding wheel of the
crank is mounted in the seal guide groove; the sliding wheel has a
concave hole; the sliding wheel is guided to a distal end of the
guide groove; then the concave hole of the sliding wheel is aligned
to the round hole of the positioning plate; then a pin is inserted
into the concave hole from the round hole so that the sliding wheel
is positioned at a fixing position of the guide groove; when the
pin is taken not, the sliding wheel is movable in the guide groove.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to treading exercise machine,
and particularly to a treading exercise machine with an elliptical
trace.
[0002] Prior art treading exercise machine has a feature. That is,
one end of each of two treading rod is pivotally installed to one
axial rod. When the two treading rods are operated, the rods moves
upwards and downwards instead of moving along an elliptical
trace.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0003] Accordingly, the primary object of the present invention is
to provide a treading exercise machine with an elliptical trace
which comprises a base, a first pivotal shaft, a second pivotal
shaft, a supporting rod, and a pair of treading rods. When the
insertion shaft of the button is adjusted to position in one of the
positioning hole, the arm is positioned. The treading rods move
reciprocally with the treading actions of the user. If the
insertion shaft of the button is inserted into another positioning
hole, the moving range of the treading rods will change so as to
adjust the difficulty in exercise. When the shaft of the button is
adjusted to move out of the positioning hole, the arm freely moves
forwards and backwards. As the pulley slides to a buckle groove at
a distal end of the guide groove, by the cranks to move along a
round trace, the treading rods is drive to move along an elliptical
trace.
[0004] The various objects and advantages of the present invention
will be more readily understood from the following detailed
description when read in conjunction with the appended drawing.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0005] FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing the structure
of the present invention.
[0006] FIG. 2 is an assembled cross section view of the treading
rods, cranks, and pulleys of the present invention.
[0007] FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing that the present
invention is used as a treading exercise machine.
[0008] FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing FIG. 5 is a schematic
view showing one embodiment of the present invention.
[0009] FIG. 6 shows another embodiment of the treading rod and
crank of the present invention.
[0010] FIG. 7 is a partial exploded schematic view of FIG. 6.
[0011] FIG. 8 is a partial assembled schematic view of FIG. 6.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0012] Referring to FIGS. 1 to 5, the treading exercise machine
with an elliptical trace of the present invention is illustrated.
The treading exercise machine with an elliptical trace mainly
includes a base 10, a first pivotal shaft 12, a second pivotal
shaft 15, a supporting rod 11, a pair of treading rods 40. A front
end of the base 10 has the supporting rod 11. The middle section of
the supporting rod 11 is installed with the first pivotal shaft 12
which passes through the supporting rod 11 and arranged at two
sides of the supporting rod 11. A top of the supporting rod 11 is
installed with a control panel 13 and a handle 14. A rear end of
the base 10 has a second pivotal shaft 15. A pair of swingable arms
20 are positioned at two sides of the supporting rod 11 and
pivotally suspended from the first pivotal shaft 12. A pair of
cranks 30 are pivotally installed from the second pivotal shaft 15.
Front ends of the pair of treading rods 40 are pivotally connected
to the lower ends of the arms 40, respectively.
[0013] Each side of the first pivotal shaft 12 is firmly secured
with an angle adjusting plate 161 which is at the inner side of the
arm 20. A lower side of the angle adjusting plate 161 is installed
with a plurality of positioning holes 161. Each arm 20 is installed
with a button 21 at a position with respect to a selected
positioning hole 161 of the angle adjusting plate 161. The button
21 has a shaft 211 which has a size smaller than the size of the
positioning hole 161. Thereby, adjusting the button 21 causes the
shaft to be inserted into one of the positioning hole 161.
[0014] A rear bottom of the treading rod 40 is formed with a closed
guide groove 41. The inner side of the guide groove 41 is formed
with a convex cambered portion 411. Each crank 30 is pivotally
installed with a pulley 31. A middle section of the pulley 31 is
formed as a concave cambered portion 311 for receiving the convex
cambered portion 411 so that the pulley 31 is positioned in the
guide groove 41 of the treading rod 40 and can freely move in the
guide groove 41.
[0015] Thereby, when the shaft 211 of the button 21 is adjusted to
position in one of the positioning hole 161, the arm 20 is
positioned. Thereby, a movable fulcrum is formed at the pivotal
connection of the treading rod 40 and the arm 20. When the crank 30
moves cyclically, the pulley 31 pivotally installed to the crank 30
only moves in the guide groove 41 leftwards and rightwards.
Moreover, the treading rods 40 move reciprocally with the treading
actions of the user. If the shaft 211 of the button 21 is inserted
into another positioning hole 161, the moving range of the treading
rods 40 will change so as to adjust the difficulty in exercise.
[0016] Moreover, when the shaft of the button 21 is adjusted to
move out of the positioning hole 161, the arm 20 can freely move
forwards and backwards. As the pulley 31 slides to a buckle groove
42 at a distal end of the guide groove 41, by the cranks 30 to move
along a round trace, the treading rods 40 is drive to move along an
elliptical trace. Thereby, the present invention has dual
functions.
[0017] Furthermore, referring to FIGS. 2 and 5, an upper end of
each treading rod 40 is installed with a position-adjustable pedal
50 so as to set a connecting position of the pedal 50 to the
treading rod 40. A plurality of though holes 43 are spaced arranged
at one lateral side of the treading rod 40. A bottom of the pedal
50 has a resisting plate 51 which can resist against the two
lateral sides of the treading rod 40. The clamping plate 51 is
installed with a positioning pin 52 at position with respect to one
side of the treading rod 40 having the though holes 43. When one
end of the positioning pin 52 is adjusted to be inserted to one
though hole 43, the pedal 50 is firmly positioned to the treading
rod 40. The pedal 50 serves to be treaded by users. When the pedal
50 is adjusted to be positioned to the treading rod 40 near the
supporting rod 11, the moving arc of the pedal 50 is smaller. If
the pedal 50 is positioned near a distal end of the treading rod
40, the moving arc of the pedal 50 is larger.
[0018] Referring to FIGS. 6 to 8, one embodiment of the trading rod
40 and crank 30 of the present invention is illustrated. A rear
bottom of the treading rod 40 is installed with a seal guide groove
41 and an inner side of the distal end has a positioning plate 44.
The positioning plate 44 has a round hole 441 at a predetermined
position. A sliding wheel 31 of the crank 30 is mounted in the seal
guide groove 41. The sliding wheel 31 has a concave hole 312. The
sliding wheel 31 can be guided to a distal end of the guide groove
41. Then the concave hole 312 of the sliding wheel 31 is aligned to
the round hole 411 of the positioning plate 44. Then a pin 60 is
inserted into the concave hole 312 from the round hole 441 so that
the sliding wheel 31 is positioned at a fixing position of the
guide groove 41. When the pin 60 is taken not, the sliding wheel 31
is movable in the guide groove 41.
[0019] Although the present invention has been described with
reference to the preferred embodiments, it will be understood that
the invention is not limited to the details described thereof.
Various substitutions and modifications have been suggested in the
foregoing description, and others will occur to those of ordinary
skill in the art. Therefore, all such substitutions and
modifications are intended to be embraced within the scope of the
invention as defined in the appended claims.
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