Running deck assembly and treadmill

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11446543-B2
Application number	US-201916396445-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 26, 2019
Priority date	Nov 27, 2017
Publication date	Sep 20, 2022
Grant date	Sep 20, 2022

Abstract

A running deck assembly and a treadmill are provided. The running deck assembly includes: a front running deck; a rear running deck, wherein a front end face of the rear running deck is hinged with a rear end face of the front running deck by a hinge, and a hinging gap is located at a location where the front running deck is hinged to the rear running deck; an annular running belt, which is rotatably mounted around the front running deck and the rear running deck with a clearance; and a flexible layer, which is laid on an upper surface of the front running deck and an upper surface of the rear running deck and covers the hinging gap.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A running deck assembly, comprising:
a front running deck comprising a rear end face;
a rear running deck comprising a front end face, wherein the front end face of the rear running deck is hinged with the rear end face of the front running deck by a hinge, and a hinging gap is located at a location where the front running deck is hinged to the rear running deck and is located between the rear end face of the front running deck and the front end face of the rear running deck;
an annular running belt, which is rotatably mounted around the front running deck and the rear running deck with a clearance; and
a flexible layer in one-piece, which is laid on an upper surface of the front running deck and an upper surface of the rear running deck and covers the hinging gap, wherein the flexible layer is placed under a wear-resisting layer to protect the flexible layer from wearing, the wear-resisting layer is placed under a smooth layer for reducing noise, and the smooth layer has a friction coefficient that is less than a friction coefficient of the wear-resisting layer and adapted to a friction coefficient of the annular running belt,
wherein the running deck assembly further comprises a first fastener which is located on a portion of the flexible layer above and opposite to the hinging gap, to fasten a connection between the flexible layer and the wear-resisting layer above the hinging gap.

2. The running deck assembly of claim 1 , wherein the running deck assembly further comprises: second fasteners, configured to fasten, on two sides of the hinging gap, a connection between the flexible layer and the front running deck and a connection between the flexible layer and the rear running deck.

3. The running deck assembly of claim 2 , wherein:
the second fasteners are super glue layers, which adhere the flexible layer to the front running deck and adhere the flexible layer to the rear running deck, on two sides of the hinging gap; or
the second fasteners are flexible binding components, which bind the flexible layer with the front running deck, and bind the flexible layer with the rear running deck, on two sides of the hinging gap.

4. The running deck assembly of claim 1 , wherein:
the flexible layer is laid on the upper surface of the front running deck and the upper surface of the rear running deck by adhering; or
the flexible layer is laid on the upper surface of the front running deck and the upper surface of the rear running deck by snap-fitting.

5. The running deck assembly of claim 1 , wherein a material of the flexible layer is ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer or polyethylene.

6. The running deck assembly of claim 1 , wherein the wear-resisting layer is laid on the upper surface of the flexible layer by adhering.

7. The running deck assembly of claim 1 , wherein a material of the wear-resisting layer is one or a combination selected from a group consisting of: poly tetra fluoroethylene, polyamide, and polyethylene terephthalate.

8. The running deck assembly of claim 1 , wherein the smooth layer comprises a rubber material doped with graphite.

9. A treadmill, comprising a running deck assembly, wherein the running deck assembly comprises:
a front running deck;
a rear running deck, wherein a front end face of the rear running deck is hinged with a rear end face of the front running deck by a hinge, and a hinging gap is located at a location where the front running deck is hinged to the rear running deck and is located between the rear end face of the front running deck and the front end face of the rear running deck;
an annular running belt, which is rotatably mounted around the front running deck and the rear running deck with a clearance; and
a flexible layer in one-piece, which is laid on an upper surface of the front running deck and an upper surface of the rear running deck and covers the hinging gap, wherein the flexible layer is placed under a wear-resisting layer to protect the flexible layer from wearing, and the wear-resisting layer is placed under a smooth layer for reducing noise, and the smooth layer has a friction coefficient that is less than a friction coefficient of the wear-resisting layer and adapted to a friction coefficient of the annular running belt,
wherein the running deck assembly further comprises a first fastener which is located on a portion of the flexible layer above and opposite to the hinging gap, to fasten a connection between the flexible layer and the wear-resisting layer above the hinging gap.

10. The treadmill of claim 9 , wherein the running deck assembly further comprises: second fasteners, configured to fasten, on two sides of the hinging gap, a connection between the flexible layer and the front running deck and a connection between the flexible layer and the rear running deck.

11. The treadmill of claim 10 , wherein:
the second fasteners are super glue layers, which adhere the flexible layer to the front running deck and adhere the flexible layer to the rear running deck, on two sides of the hinging gap; or
the second fasteners are flexible binding components, which bind the flexible layer with the front running deck, and bind the flexible layer with the rear running deck, on two sides of the hinging gap.

12. The treadmill of claim 9 , wherein:
the flexible layer is laid on the upper surface of the front running deck and the upper surface of the rear running deck by adhering; or
the flexible layer is laid on the upper surface of the front running deck and the upper surface of the rear running deck by snap-fitting.

13. The treadmill of claim 9 , wherein a material of the flexible layer is ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer or polyethylene.

14. The treadmill of claim 9 , wherein the wear-resisting layer is laid on the upper surface of the flexible layer by adhering.

15. The treadmill of claim 9 , wherein a material of the wear-resisting layer is one or a combination selected from a group consisting of: poly tetra fluoroethylene, polyamide, and polyethylene terephthalate.

Assignees

• Beijing Kingsmith Tech Co Ltd
• Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jin Guoqiang
• Zhang Xiaohui
• Jing Zhifeng
• Wang Wei
• Li Chuangqi

Classifications

• A63B2210/50

  Size reducing arrangements for stowing or transport · CPC title

• A63B22/0285 Primary

  Physical characteristics of the belt, e.g. material, surface, indicia · CPC title

• A63B22/0235

  driven by a motor · CPC title

• A63B22/0207

  having shock absorbing means · CPC title

• A63B2209/00

  Characteristics of used materials · CPC title