Folding exercise treadmill with front inclination

• US 6,926,644 B2
• Filed: 03/26/2004
• Issued: 08/09/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: James Chen
• Original Assignee: James Chen
• Inventors: Chen, James
• Primary Examiner(s): Crow, Stephen R.
• Application Number:
  US10/809,900
• Publication Number:
  US 20050096188A1
• Time in Patent Office: 501 Days
• Field of Search: 482/51, 482/54
• 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 2210/56 electrically folded and erected

Abstract

An exercise treadmill includes a base frame having first and second guiding slots in each of two lateral sides thereof, a treadmill frame, which has two locating rods respectively movably coupled to the second guiding slots and a shaft transversely disposed at a front side thereof and moveably coupled to the first sliding slots at two distal ends thereof, and a lifting device. The lifting device includes a motor and a transmission mechanism coupled to the motor and the shaft for moving the shaft along the first guiding slots and to further lift the front side or a rear side of the treadmill frame so as to further adjust the angle of inclination of the treadmill frame or to receive the treadmill frame in a non-operative position.

Claims

1. An exercise treadmill comprising:

a base frame for supporting on a floor, said base frame having a front side, a rear side, and left and right sides each having a first guiding slot and a second guiding slot, said first guiding slot having an upper section substantially extending vertically and a lower section backwardly extended from a bottom side of said upper section, said second guiding slot substantially extending vertically and disposed behind the upper section of the first guiding slot;

a treadmill frame pivotally movably mounted on said base frame, said treadmill frame having a shaft transversely pivotally fastened to a front side thereof, two locating rods symmetrically disposed at two opposite lateral sides thereof and respectively coupled to and movable along the second guiding slots of said base frame, and two coupling members respectively provided at two distal ends of said shaft and engaged with the first guiding slots of said base frame and movable along the first guiding slots of said base frame upon rotary motion of said shaft; and

a lifting device mounted in said treadmill frame, said lifting device having a motor, and a transmission mechanism coupled between said motor and the shaft of said treadmill frame for rotating said shaft and said coupling members upon operation of said motor for enabling the front side of said treadmill frame to be lifted upon movement of said coupling members in the upper sections of the first guiding slots of said base frame, and for enabling a rear side of said treadmill frame to be lifted and turned about said locating rods during operation of said motor while said coupling members is moved to the lower sections of the first guiding slots of said base frame.

2. The exercise treadmill as claimed in claim 1, wherein said transmission mechanism comprises a screw rod rotatably connected to said motor, a sliding block threaded onto said screw rod and movable along said screw rod upon rotary motion of said screw rod, and a chain coupled between said shaft and said sliding block for rotating said shaft upon movement of said sliding block along said screw rod.

3. The exercise treadmill as claimed in claim 1, wherein said coupling members are chain wheels respectively meshed with a respective chain disposed in the first guiding slot of said base frame.

4. The exercise treadmill as claimed in claim 1, wherein said coupling members are gears respectively meshed with a respective rack disposed in the first guiding slot of said base frame.

5. The exercise treadmill as claimed in claim 1, wherein said coupling members are ratchet wheels respectively meshed with a respective toothed means disposed in the first guiding slot of said base frame.

6. The exercise treadmill as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a plurality of spring members coupled between said base frame and said treadmill frame for imparting an upward push force to said treadmill frame.