Lifting mechanism and treadmill arrangement

• US 6,913,563 B2
• Filed: 01/07/2003
• Issued: 07/05/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Chao-Chuan Chen
• Original Assignee: Chao-Chuan Chen
• Inventors: Chen, Chao-Chuan
• Primary Examiner(s): Huson, Gregory L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): NGUYEN, TAM M
• Application Number:
  US10/337,388
• Publication Number:
  US 20040132584A1
• Time in Patent Office: 910 Days
• Field of Search: 482 51- 54
• US Class Current: 482/54
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/0023 the inclination of the main axis of the movement path being adjustable, e.g. the inclination of an endless band
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2210/50 Size reducing arrangements for stowing or transport

Abstract

A lifting mechanism and treadmill arrangement is constructed to include a base frame having a horizontal guide frame, a treadmill base, two links bilaterally mounted on the base frame, and a lifting mechanism mounted between a front side of the treadbase and the base frame and having a push member and an inclining motor controlled to drive the push member to move back and forth along the guide frame so as to adjust the angle of inclination of the treadbase.

Claims

1. A treadmill comprising:

a base frame, positioned on the floor horizontally, having a guide member;

a treadbase formed of a treadbase frame and an endless belt;

two links bilaterally mounted on said treadbase frame, said links each having a first coupling end and a second coupling end, said first coupling end being mounted pivotally on a front end of said base to form a first pivot point, said second coupling end being mounted pivotally on a front end of said treadbase frame to form a second pivot point, said treadbase frame being turned about the first pivot point with respect to said base frame between an operative position and a non-operative position;

a treadbase motor fixedly mounted in a front side of said treadbase frame for driving said endless belt to rotate; and

a lifting mechanism including a push member and an inclining motor, said push member having stop means at a front end thereof, said inclining motor being mounted pivotally on said treadbase frame to drive said stop means of said push member to move back and forth along said guide member of said base frame.

2. The treadmill as defined in claim 1, wherein said base frame includes two parallel side bars and a transverse bar connected between rear ends of said side bars;

wherein said guide member is a frame and is fixedly mounted to said transverse bar and positioned parallel to said side bars, said guide frame including at least one sliding slot, said sliding slot extending parallel to said side bars and defining a first dead point and a second dead point at two ends thereof.

3. The treadmill as defined in claim 2, wherein said guide frame includes two vertical side plates and a bottom plate, said side plates each having said sliding slot;

wherein said lifting mechanism further includes a barrel, and said push member is formed of a screw rod running into said barrel;

wherein said treadbase motor drives said screw rod to screw in and out of said barrel, said screw rod having a through hole, said stop means having a stop pin running through the through hole, said stop pin having two ends respectively running through said sliding slots.

4. The treadmill as defined in claim 1, wherein said treadbase includes a receiving space defined between said treadbase frame and a front side of said endless belt for receiving said inclining motor while said treadbase is in said operative position.

5. The treadmill as defined in claim 3, wherein a buffer block is fixedly mounted between said vertical side plates and adjacent to said first dead point.