US20260183608A1 · App 19/182,482
INCLINE DEVICE AND TREADMILL
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Xiamen Renhe Sports Equipment Co.,Ltd.
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Yangjie Ren
Abstract
Provided are an incline device and a treadmill, belonging to the technical field of sports equipment. The incline device includes a bearing assembly, and a sliding assembly. The sliding assembly is movably connected to the bearing assembly, and the bearing assembly is provided with a first stopper. When the sliding assembly slides to a designated position along a target direction, a second stopper in the sliding assembly is clamped with the first stopper in the bearing assembly. As such, through the clamping of the first stopper and the second stopper, a stroke distance of relative movement of the bearing assembly and the sliding assembly can be accurately controlled to accurately control the expansion and retraction degree of the incline device, thereby accurately controlling an inclination angle of a running platform support.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001]This application claims the priority benefit of China application serial no. 202423298863.X, filed on Dec. 30, 2024. The entirety of each of the above-mentioned patent applications is hereby incorporated by reference herein and made a part of this specification.
BACKGROUND
Technical Field
[0002]The present disclosure relates to the technical field of sports equipment, and in particular to an incline device, and a treadmill.
Description of Related Art
[0003]With the continuous development of science and technology, fitness equipment is more and more used in the work and life of consumers. At present, home fitness equipment usually includes a treadmill, a vibration exercise machine, a spinning exercise bike, etc., among which, the treadmill is a set of equipment for a user to run or walk indoors. The treadmill is relatively stable in running rhythm, has relatively small impact on the body of the user, and thus is suitable for long-term use.
[0004]The treadmill is typically driven by a motor that powers a rotating running belt to simulate the feeling of walking or running outdoors, thus helping users carry out aerobic training, and playing a role of improving cardiopulmonary function, burning fat and shaping legs. The treadmill is mainly composed of a running belt, a running platform support, a motor, a roller assembly, and other components. Because the slope of the road usually changes when the users exercise outdoors, most users of the treadmills have the need to simulate walking with different slopes. Most incline devices in the market are driven by incline motors, which are expensive and difficult to repair after failure. Therefore, there is an urgent need for a structure which is simple and can adjust the slope angle of the treadmill.
SUMMARY
[0005]An embodiment of the present disclosure provides an incline device, and a treadmill, thus solving the problem that a structure which is simple and can adjust a slope angle of a treadmill without a motor for driving is urgently needed in the prior art to meet use requirements of a user to simulate walking with different slopes. The technical solution is as follows.
- [0007]a bearing assembly, where the bearing assembly is provided with a first stopper, and is configured to connect a running platform support; and
- [0008]a sliding assembly, where the sliding assembly is movably connected to the bearing assembly, the sliding assembly and the bearing assembly are both able to slide relatively along a target direction, the target direction intersects with the ground, the sliding assembly is provided with a second stopper, and the second stopper is configured to be clamped with the first topper in the bearing assembly when the sliding assembly slides to a designated position along the target direction.
- [0010]the second stopper includes a rotary latch and a locating part, the limiting slot is arranged adjacent to the locating part, and the rotary latch is located at one side, away from the ground, of the locating part;
- [0011]when the sliding assembly slides along the target direction, the rotary latch is located outside the limiting slot, and when the sliding assembly slides to the designated position along the target direction, an end part of the rotary latch is inserted into the limiting slot and abutted against the locating part.
- [0013]the rotating shaft is fixedly connected to the sliding frame,
- [0014]a first end of the clamping part is rotatably connected to the rotating shaft, and a second end of the clamping part is able to be inserted into the limiting slot;
- [0015]a first end of the elastic part is connected to a portion between the first end and the second end of the clamping part, and a second end of the elastic part is fixedly connected to the sliding frame, and the second end of the elastic part is located at one side, close to the ground, of the first end of the elastic part.
- [0017]the guide part is fixedly connected to the portion between the first end and the second end of the clamping part;
- [0018]the disengagement guide member is located at one side, close to the ground, of the reset guide member, and configured to drive the guide part and the clamping part to rotate towards a direction away from the limiting slot when the sliding assembly slides towards the ground along the target direction; and
- [0019]the reset guide member is configured to drive the guide part and the clamping part to rotate towards a direction close to the limiting slot when the sliding assembly slides away from the ground along the target direction.
- [0021]the sliding assembly is located in the accommodating cavity;
- [0022]the limiting slot is formed in one of the first plate bodies, and the disengagement guide member and the reset guide member are both located in the accommodating cavity and fixedly connected to one of the second plate bodies.
- [0024]each of an extending direction of the first guide bar and an extending direction of the second guide bar forms an acute included angle with the target direction, and ends, away from the ground, of the first guide bar and the second guide bar are closer to the limiting slot;
- [0025]the guide part moves between the first guide bar and the second guide bar.
- [0027]when the one end, away from the ground, of the sliding assembly slides to a position where the one end, close to the ground, of the bearing assembly is located, the third stopper is abutted against the fourth stopper.
[0028]Alternatively, the incline device further includes a position sensor, where the position sensor is located outside the limiting slot, and configured to detect whether the rotary latch is inserted into the limiting slot or not.
- [0030]the supporting base is fixedly connected to the sliding assembly, and the mounting support is fixedly connected to the bearing assembly and the running platform support.
[0031]According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a treadmill is provided, including the incline device above.
- [0033]an incline device including a bearing assembly and a sliding assembly is provided. The sliding assembly is movably connected to the bearing assembly, and the bearing assembly is provided with at least one first stopper. When the sliding assembly slides to a designated position along a target direction, a second stopper in the sliding assembly is clamped with the first stopper in the bearing assembly. As such, through the clamping of the first stopper and the second stopper, a stroke distance of relative movement of the bearing assembly and the sliding assembly can be accurately controlled to accurately control the expansion and retraction degree of the incline device, thereby accurately controlling an inclination angle of a running platform support. The structure is exquisite and easy to operate, which can solve the problem that a structure which is simple and can adjust a slope angle of a treadmill without a motor for driving is urgently needed in the prior art to meet use requirements of a user to simulate walking with different slopes, and achieve the effect of improving the applicability of the treadmill. In a further technical solution, a position sensor is provided, which can detect an incline angle of the treadmill and transmit the data to a control side to achieve the data display and recording at a display side.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0034]To describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure more clearly, the following briefly introduces the accompanying drawings required for describing the embodiments or the prior art. Apparently, the accompanying drawings in the following description show merely some embodiments of the present disclosure, and those of ordinary skill in the art may still derive other drawings from these accompanying drawings without creative efforts.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS
[0045]To make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the present disclosure more clearly, the embodiments of the present disclosure are further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0046]Although the present disclosure can easily be embodied in different forms of embodiments, only some specific embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings and will be described in detail in this specification. Meanwhile, it should be understood that this specification should be regarded as an exemplary explanation of the principle of the present disclosure and is not intended to limit the present disclosure to what is described here.
[0047]Therefore, a feature pointed out in this specification will be used to describe one of the features of an embodiment of the present disclosure, rather than implying that each embodiment of the present disclosure must have the described features. In addition, it should be noted that many features are described in this specification. Although some features can be combined to illustrate possible system designs, these features can also be used in other combinations that are not explicitly described. As such, the illustrated combinations are not intended to be limiting unless otherwise specified.
[0048]In the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings, the directions (such as up, down, left, right, front, and back) are used to explain that the structures and movements of various elements of the present disclosure are not absolute but relative. When these elements are located at positions shown in the accompanying drawings, these descriptions are suitable. If the descriptions of the positions of these elements change, the indications of these directions also change accordingly.
[0049]Please referring to
[0050]The bearing assembly 11 may be configured to connect a running platform support, the bearing assembly 11 can be fixedly connected to one end of the running platform support, or one end of the running platform support is installed at one end, away from the ground, of the bearing assembly 11.
[0051]The sliding assembly 12 may be movably connected to the bearing assembly 11, the sliding assembly 12 and the bearing assembly 11 can slide relatively along a target direction, and the target direction intersects with the ground. Exemplary, the target direction includes a direction perpendicular to the ground. Through a sliding connection between the sliding assembly 12 and the bearing assembly 11, the bearing assembly 11 can slide relative to the sliding assembly 12, or the sliding assembly 12 can slide relative to the bearing assembly 11 to achieve extension and retraction of the incline device 10 in a direction perpendicular to the ground, thus driving one end of the running platform support to ascend or descend along the direction perpendicular to the ground by the incline device 10 to change an included angle between the running platform support and the ground. Exemplary, the bearing assembly 11 can slide relative to the sliding assembly 12 along a direction away from the ground to increase an overall height of the incline device 10, making a distance between one end of the running platform support and the ground increased. The bearing assembly 11 can slide relative to the sliding assembly 12 along a direction close to the ground to reduce an overall height of the incline device 10, making the distance between one end of the running platform support and the ground decreased.
[0052]The bearing assembly 11 may be provided with one first stopper 111, or multiple first stoppers 111 arranged along the target direction. The sliding assembly 12 may be provided with a second stopper 121, and the second stopper 121 is configured to be clamped with one of the first stoppers 111 in the bearing assembly 11 when the sliding assembly 12 slides to a designated position along the target direction.
[0053]Continuing to refer to
[0054]Through the clamping of the first stopper 111 and the second stopper 121, the bearing assembly 11 and the sliding assembly 12 can be locked at the designated position to prevent a situation that the bearing assembly 11 still moves relative to the sliding assembly 12 after the sliding assembly 12 slides to the designated position relative to the bearing assembly 11 along a direction perpendicular to the ground, the stability of the incline device 10 can be improved, and the raised incline device 10 can stably support the running platform support.
[0055]Moreover, as the multiple first stoppers 111 can be arranged along the target direction, through the clamping of the first stopper 111 and the second stopper 121, a stroke distance of relative movement of the bearing assembly 11 and the sliding assembly 12 can be accurately controlled to accurately control the expansion and retraction degree of the incline device 10, thereby accurately controlling an inclination angle of the running platform support.
[0056]In an embodiment of the present disclosure, an included angle between the running platform support and the ground can be adjusted by the incline device 10, thus adjusting slope of the treadmill including the incline device 10 and the running platform support, and making the treadmill able to simulate various outdoor sports scenes through slope adjustment. Moreover, exercise intensity can be adjusted through multi-step slopes, making a user have diversified sports experiences. In addition, when the treadmill is not used, the incline device 10 can be lowered to reduce the overall occupied space of the treadmill and facilitate the user to store the treadmill.
[0057]In conclusion, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an incline device 10 including a bearing assembly 11 and a sliding assembly 12. The sliding assembly 12 is movably connected to the bearing assembly 11, and the bearing assembly 11 is provided with at least one first stopper 111. When the sliding assembly 12 slides to the designated position along the target direction, the second stopper 121 in the sliding assembly 12 is clamped with the first stopper 111 in the bearing assembly 11. As such, through the clamping of the first stopper 111 and the second stopper 121, a stroke distance of relative movement of the bearing assembly 11 and the sliding assembly 12 can be accurately controlled to accurately control the expansion and retraction degree of the incline device 10, thereby accurately controlling an inclination angle of a running platform support. The structure is exquisite and easy to operate, which can solve the problem that a structure which is simple and can adjust a slope angle of a treadmill without a motor for driving is urgently needed in the prior art to meet use requirements of a user to simulate walking with different slopes, and achieve the effect of improving the applicability of the treadmill.
[0058]Referring to
[0059]Please referring to
[0060]When the sliding assembly 12 slides along the target direction, the rotary latch 1211 is located outside the limiting slot c1, and the rotary latch 1211 and the locating part 1212 are in a separated state, thus preventing the rotary latch 1211 from obstructing the relative sliding between the sliding assembly 12 and the bearing assembly 11.
[0061]When the sliding assembly 12 slides to the designated position along the target direction, the end part of the rotary latch 1211 is inserted into the limiting slot c1 and abutted against the locating part 1212, thus achieving the limiting of the sliding assembly 12 and the bearing assembly 11 and prevent the sliding assembly 12 and the bearing assembly 11 from sliding continuously.
[0062]It may be understood that as shown in
[0063]Please referring to
[0064]The rotating shaft k1 may be fixedly connected to the sliding frame 122, a first end of the clamping part k2 is rotatably connected to the rotating shaft k1, and a second end of the clamping part k2 can be inserted into the limiting slot c1. A first end of the elastic part k3 is connected to a portion between the first end and the second end of the clamping part k2, and a second end of the elastic part k3 is fixedly connected to the sliding frame 122, and the second end of the elastic part k3 is located at one side, close to the ground, of the first end of the elastic part k3.
[0065]In an exemplary embodiment, the sliding frame 122 may include a third plate body b3 and two side plates b4 located on both sides of the third plate body b3, the two side plates b4 can be oppositely arranged and both connected to the third plate b3, and a plate surface of the third plate body b3 is perpendicular to a plate surface of any one of the side plates b4. The rotary latch 1211 can be mounted on the third plate body b3. Exemplary, the rotating shaft k1 in the rotary latch 1211 can be fixedly connected to the third plate b3, and one end, away from the clamping part k2, of the elastic part k3 may also be fixedly connected to the third plate body b3.
[0066]When the sliding assembly 12 slides along the target direction, the clamping part k2 in the rotary latch 1211 can rotate counterclockwise and disengage from the limit groove c1 to be located outside the limit groove c1. At this time, the elastic part k3 can be in a stretching state to apply a pulling force towards the ground to the clamping part k2, thus preventing the clamping part k2 from continuously rotating counterclockwise. Moreover, when the clamping part k2 moves to the next limiting slot c1 along with the sliding frame 122, the clamping part k2 can be inserted into the limiting slot c1 under the pulling force of the elastic part k3.
[0067]Please referring to
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[0069]The limiting slot c1 is formed in the first plate body b1, the two first plate bodies b1 and the two second plate bodies b2 are connected in turn to form a quadrilateral frame, which may include a rectangular frame.
[0070]Please referring to
[0071]The sliding frame 122 may slide along a direction perpendicular to the ground in the accommodating cavity of the bearing frame 112. As such, the coupling of the sliding frame 122 and the bearing frame 112 can make the extension and retraction directions of the bearing assembly 11 and the sliding assembly 12 parallel to the target direction all the time.
[0072]Please referring to
[0073]Referring to
[0074]Two ends of the bearing assembly 11 in the target direction may also have a disengagement guide member 113 and a reset guide member 114, respectively, and the disengagement guide member 113 is located at one side, close to the ground, of the reset guide member 114. The disengagement guide member 113 and the reset guide member 114 are both arranged in the accommodating cavity and fixedly connected to the second plate body b2.
[0075]The disengagement guide member 113 is configured to drive the guide part k4 and the clamping part k2 to rotate towards a direction away from the limiting slot c1 when the sliding assembly 12 slides towards the ground along the target direction. The reset guide member 114 is configured to drive the guide part k4 and the clamping part k2 to rotate towards a direction close to the limiting slot c1 when the sliding assembly 12 slides away from the ground along the target direction.
[0076]As such, when the rotary latch 1211 in the sliding assembly 12 is inserted into a limit slot c1 at the lowest end of the bearing assembly 11, and the sliding assembly 12 continues to slide towards a direction away from the bearing assembly 11, the rotary latch 1211 can be disengaged from the limit slot c1 at the lowest end. At this time, the disengagement guide member 113 can be in contact with the guide part k4, and the clamping part k2 can be driven by the guide part k4 to rotate clockwise towards the direction away from the limiting slot c1. As such, the limiting function of the clamping part k2 can be released, making the sliding assembly 12 and the bearing assembly 11 slide relatively along the target direction. When the sliding assembly 12 slides to a position coinciding with the bearing assembly 11 along the target direction, the reset guide member 114 can be in contact with the guide part k4, and the clamping part k2 can be driven by the guide part k4 to rotate counterclockwise towards the direction close to the limiting slot c1, thus resetting the clamping part k2.
[0077]Please referring to
[0078]Exemplary, the target direction includes a first direction and a second direction. The first direction is a direction pointing to the ground, and the second direction is a direction away from the ground. When the rotary latch 1211 in the sliding assembly 12 is inserted into the limiting slot c1 at the lowest end of the bearing assembly 11, and the sliding assembly 12 continues to slide along the first direction, the rotary latch 1211 can be disengaged from the limiting slot c1 at the lowest end. In this case, as shown in
[0079]In an alternative embodiment, the guide part k4 may be connected to one end of the elastic part k3 to simplify a structure of the rotary latch 1211.
[0080]Referring to
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[0083]Exemplary, the incline device 10 further includes a controller and a display device. The bearing assembly 11 is provided with a first limiting slot and a second limiting slot arranged along a direction away from the ground. The multiple position sensors 13 include a first sensor and a second sensor. When the rotary latch 1211 is clamped into the first limiting slot, the first position sensor 13 can transmit a first position detection signal to the controller, the controller, after receiving the first position detection signal, can control the display device to display corresponding text information or picture information, where the text information or picture information can be used for describing a current inclination angle of the treadmill. Therefore, it is convenient for the user to check the current inclination of the treadmill and improve the user experience.
[0084]Referring to
[0085]The present disclosure further provides a treadmill. The treadmill may include an incline device 10, a running belt, a running platform support, a motor, and a roller assembly. The incline device 10 may be the incline device 10 in any above embodiment.
[0086]The number of the bearing assemblies 11 and the number of the sliding assemblies 12 in the incline device 10 may be two, and two bearing assemblies 11 and the two sliding assemblies 12 are in one-to-one sliding connection. The two bearing assemblies 11 can be located on both sides of the running platform support, respectively, and the two sliding assemblies 12 can also be located on both sides of the running platform support, respectively, thus making the incline device 10 have good symmetry and improving the aesthetics and stability of the incline device 10.
- [0088](1) Before the user uses the treadmill, the treadmill is in a horizontal state, and the user can drive the sliding assembly 12 to slide relative to the bearing assembly 11 through the handle part on the supporting base 14. When the rotary latch 1211 in the sliding assembly 12 is inserted into the second limiting slot c1 in the bearing assembly 11, the sliding assembly 12 stops moving, thus keeping the incline device 10 at a current height, that is, the inclination angle of the treadmill is kept at the current slope.
- [0089](2) The controller is configured to detect the position of the rotary latch 1211 through the position sensor 13, thus controlling the display device to display that the current slope of the treadmill is the first slope.
- [0090](3) The user drives the sliding assembly 12 to slide relative to the bearing assembly 11 again through the handle part on the supporting base 14. When the rotary latch 1211 in the sliding assembly 12 is inserted into the first limiting slot c1 in the bearing assembly 11, the sliding assembly 12 stops moving, thus keeping the incline device 10 at the current height. As such, inclination angle of the treadmill can be lifted, and the treadmill can be kept at the current slope.
- [0091](4) The controller is configured to detect the position of the rotary latch 1211 through the position sensor 13, thus controlling the display device to display that the current slope of the walking machine is the second slope.
- [0092](5) The user drives the sliding assembly 12 to slide again relative to the bearing assembly 11 through the handle part on the supporting base 14. When the rotary latch 1211 in the sliding assembly 12 is disengaged from the first limiting slot c1 in the bearing assembly 11 and rotates clockwise under the driving of the disengagement guide member 113, the sliding assembly 12 slides again relative to the bearing assembly 11 until the rotary latch 1211 rotates counterclockwise into the locating slot c2 under the driving of the reset guide member 114, the sliding assembly 12 and the load-bearing assembly 11 coincide in position, and in this case, the treadmill returns to a horizontal state.
[0093]It should be noted that dimensions may be exaggerated for clarity of illustration. It may be understood that when an element is referred to as being “on” another element, it can be directly on the other element or layer, or an intervening element may be present. In addition, it may be understood that when an element is referred to as being “under” another element, it can be directly under the other element or layer, or more than one intervening element may be present. In addition, it may also be understood that when an element is referred to as being “between” two elements, it can be the only layer between two elements, or more than one intervening element may be present. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.
[0094]In the present disclosure, the terms “first”, “second”, “third” and “fourth” are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance. Terms “a plurality of” means two or more, unless otherwise specifically defined.
[0095]The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, and is not used to limit the present disclosure. Any modification, equivalent substitution, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present disclosure should be included in the scope of protection of the present disclosure.
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. An incline device, comprising:
a bearing assembly, wherein the bearing assembly is provided with a first stopper, and is configured to connect a running platform support;
a sliding assembly, wherein the sliding assembly is movably connected to the bearing assembly, the sliding assembly and the bearing assembly are able to slide relatively along a target direction, the target direction intersects with a ground, the sliding assembly is provided with a second stopper, and the second stopper is configured to be clamped with the first topper in the bearing assembly when the sliding assembly slides to a designated position along the target direction.
2. The incline device according to
the second stopper comprises a rotary latch and a locating part, the limiting slot is arranged adjacent to the locating part, and the rotary latch is located at one side, away from the ground, of the locating part;
when the sliding assembly slides along the target direction, the rotary latch is located outside the limiting slot, and when the sliding assembly slides to the designated position along the target direction, an end part of the rotary latch is inserted into the limiting slot and abutted against the locating part.
3. The incline device according to
the rotating shaft is fixedly connected to the sliding frame;
a first end of the clamping part is rotatably connected to the rotating shaft, and a second end of the clamping part is able to be inserted into the limiting slot;
a first end of the elastic part is connected to a portion between the first end and the second end of the clamping part, and a second end of the elastic part is fixedly connected to the sliding frame, and the second end of the elastic part is located at one side, close to the ground, of the first end of the elastic part.
4. The incline device according to
the guide part is fixedly connected to the portion between the first end and the second end of the clamping part;
the disengagement guide member is located at one side, close to the ground, of the reset guide member, and is configured to drive the guide part and the clamping part to rotate towards a direction away from the limiting slot when the sliding assembly slides towards the ground along the target direction;
the reset guide member is configured to drive the guide part and the clamping part to rotate towards a direction close to the limiting slot when the sliding assembly slides away from the ground along the target direction.
5. The incline device according to
the sliding assembly is located in the accommodating cavity;
the limiting slot is formed in one of the first plate bodies, and the disengagement guide member and the reset guide member are both located in the accommodating cavity and fixedly connected to one of the second plate bodies.
6. The incline device according to
each of an extending direction of the first guide bar and an extending direction of the second guide bar forms an acute included angle with the target direction, and ends, away from the ground, of the first guide bar and the second guide bar are closer to the limiting slot; and
the guide part moves between the first guide bar and the second guide bar.
7. The incline device according to
when the one end, away from the ground, of the sliding assembly slides to a position where the one end, close to the ground, of the bearing assembly is located, the third stopper is abutted against the fourth stopper.
8. The incline device according to
9. The incline device according to
the supporting base is fixedly connected to the sliding assembly, and the mounting support is fixedly connected to the bearing assembly and the running platform support.
10. A treadmill, comprising the incline device according to