US20070105693A1 - Control mechanism of an electric treadmill - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B24/00—Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of preceding groups; Controlling or monitoring of exercises, sportive games, training or athletic performances
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B22/00—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements
- A63B22/02—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements with movable endless bands, e.g. treadmills
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B22/00—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements
- A63B22/0015—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements with an adjustable movement path of the support elements
- A63B22/0023—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements with an adjustable movement path of the support elements the inclination of the main axis of the movement path being adjustable, e.g. the inclination of an endless band
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B22/00—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements
- A63B22/02—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements with movable endless bands, e.g. treadmills
- A63B22/0235—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements with movable endless bands, e.g. treadmills driven by a motor
- A63B22/0242—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements with movable endless bands, e.g. treadmills driven by a motor with speed variation
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B2210/00—Space saving
- A63B2210/50—Size reducing arrangements for stowing or transport
- A63B2210/56—Size reducing arrangements for stowing or transport electrically folded and erected
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H9/00—Details of switching devices, not covered by groups H01H1/00 - H01H7/00
- H01H9/02—Bases, casings, or covers
- H01H9/06—Casing of switch constituted by a handle serving a purpose other than the actuation of the switch, e.g. by the handle of a vacuum cleaner
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Abstract
A control mechanism of an electric treadmill having a large area pressure strip located on each of handles of the treadmill while a touch switch is disposed under the pressure strip. The touch switch is electrically connected to an electronic console either for an easy control of the rotational speed of a running belt or for a practical adjustment of the fold-up inclination of a tread base.
Description
- 1. Fields of the Invention
- The invention relates to a control mechanism of an electric treadmill, and more particularly, to a mechanism that ensures an easy control of the rotational speed of a running belt as well as a practical adjustment of the inclination of a tread base without distracting the attention of the operator.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- The electric treadmill provides an optimal simulation of walking movement so that it becomes more and more popular and is one of the important indoor exercise devices. Moreover, the treadmill allows an easy control of the rotational speed of a running belt and a practical adjustment of a tread base. The relevant techniques belong to the prior art so that no further descriptions thereto are given hereinafter.
- The control of the rotational speed of the running belt and the adjustment of the tread base is often done either by the operation keys on an electronic console or by the touch switches on handle bars. However, the operation keys and the touch switches are often so small and far away from the operator that the operator has to be concentrated to locate the operation keys and the touch switches when he wants to execute the adjustment. In other words, the operator has to avoid false input while keeping up with the speed of the running belt during the exercise session, and this would pose a hazard to the operator.
- A primary object of the invention is to avoid the above-mentioned drawbacks and to provide a control mechanism of an electric treadmill that ensures an easy control of the rotational speed of a running belt as well as a practical adjustment of the inclination of a tread base without distracting the attention of the operator.
- In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a large area pressure strip is located on each of handles of the treadmill while a touch switch is disposed under the pressure strip. The touch switch is electrically connected to an electronic console either for an easy control of the rotational speed of a running belt or for a practical adjustment of the fold-up inclination of a tread base.
- The accomplishment of this and other objects of the invention will become apparent from the following description and its accompanying drawings of which:
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 2 is a cutaway view of a handle and a pressure strip of the preferred embodiment ofFIG. 1 -
FIG. 3 is a cutaway view of the handle and the pressure strip of the preferred embodiment ofFIG. 1 after a force acts on the pressure strip; -
FIG. 4 is a cutaway view of the handle and the pressure strip in accordance with another preferred embodiment of the invention - Referring to
FIGS. 1 through 3 , anelectric treadmill 10 in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention includes asupport base 11, twohandles 12, anelectronic console 13, atread base 14, arunning belt 15 andbottom support elements 16. Thetread base 14 can be driven by a lifting motor (not shown) to create change of supporting inclination. Therunning belt 15 is driven by another motor (not shown) for an in-place rotation. Each of thehandles 12 is provided with at least one largearea pressure strip 20 under which atouch switch 22 is disposed. Thetouch switch 22 is electrically connected to theelectronic console 13 either for an easy control of the rotational speed of therunning belt 15 or for a practical adjustment of the fold-up inclination of thetread base 14. - The operation will be described by use of a simple example as follows. For example, a command of acceleration can be given to the motor for the
running belt 15 via theelectronic console 13 when thepressure strip 20 on onehandle 12 is compressed to trip thetouch switch 22. Meanwhile, the corresponding elements on theother handle 12 are designed for the deceleration command. Thepressure strip 20 occupies such a large space that the operator can easily reach one of thepressure strips 20 for a desired action of the treadmill. - Of course, a
spring element 24 is interposed between thepressure strip 20 and thehandle 12 for resetting thepressure strip 20 to its original position after removal of an external force on thepressure strip 20. - Alternatively, the
pressure strips 20 on thehandles 12 and theassociated touch switches 22 can be designed for controlling the lifting motor to adjust the inclination of thetread base 14. This belongs to a prior art so that no further descriptions are given hereinafter. - As shown in
FIG. 4 , a T-shaped pressure strip 30 can be employed in cooperation with twotouch switches 22. In this way, the T-shaped pressure strip 30 can be compressed at both sides thereof while bothtouch switches 22 are correspondingly designed both for acceleration or deceleration and for fold-up or fold-down action. Thus, the operator can install on bothhandles 12 of theelectric treadmill 10 two sets of control units for adjusting the operation speed of therunning belt 15 and the inclination of thetread base 14. As a result, the application value of the treadmill can be enhanced. - Many changes and modifications in the above-described embodiment of the invention can, of course, be carried out without departing from the scope thereof. Accordingly, to promote the progress in science and the useful arts, the invention is disclosed and is intended to be limited only by the scope of the appended claim.
Claims (3)
1. A control mechanism of an electric treadmill, comprising at least one large area pressure strip located on each of handles of the treadmill, a plurality of touch switches being disposed under the pressure strip such that the touch switches can be activated as a result of the application of an external force on the pressure strip,
wherein the touch switches are electrically connected to an electronic console either for an easy control of the rotation al speed of a running belt or for a practical adjustment of the fold-up inclination of a tread base,
wherein the pressure strip includes a T-shaped section such that both ends of the T-shaped section are compressible to trip the touch switches.
2. The control mechanism according to claim 1 wherein a spring element is interposed between the pressure strip and the handle.
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US20090048068A1 (en) * | 2007-08-16 | 2009-02-19 | Leao Wang | Touch type panel switch for a swing arm of an exercise apparatus |
US20090124466A1 (en) * | 2007-11-09 | 2009-05-14 | Johnson Health Tech Co., Ltd. | Treadmill having a compact shape |
US20090234257A1 (en) * | 2008-03-11 | 2009-09-17 | Mu-Chuan Wu | Vibration-exercising machine |
CN105355491A (en) * | 2015-11-27 | 2016-02-24 | 山东汇祥健身器材有限公司 | Treadmill hidden emergency-stop switch |
US9707447B1 (en) * | 2016-04-21 | 2017-07-18 | Vielka Lopez Babodilla | Exercise treadmill for children |
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