Exercise apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9814930-B2
Application number	US-201514925682-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 28, 2015
Priority date	Jun 1, 2015
Publication date	Nov 14, 2017
Grant date	Nov 14, 2017

Abstract

An exercise apparatus includes a platform having a front roller, a rear roller and an endless belt mounted around the front roller and the rear roller for allowing a user to perform walking, jogging or running exercises on the belt. A flywheel is coupled to one of the two rollers. A friction resistance device is coupled to the flywheel for being manually controlled by the user to adjust rotational resistance of the flywheel, and a magnetic resistance device is coupled to the flywheel as well for being manually controlled by the user to adjust the rotational resistance of the flywheel. A front frame is mounted at a front side of the platform and has at least one holding portion for being held by the user.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An exercise apparatus, comprising:
a platform having a front roller, a rear roller and an endless belt mounted around the front roller and the rear roller for allowing a user to perform walking, jogging or running exercises on the belt;
a flywheel coupled to one of the two rollers;
a friction resistance device coupled to the flywheel for being controlled by the user to adjust rotational resistance of the flywheel;
a magnetic resistance device coupled to the flywheel for being controlled by the user to adjust the rotational resistance of the flywheel; and
a front frame mounted at a front side of the platform, and having at least one holding portion for being held by the user.

2. An exercise apparatus, comprising:
a platform having a support frame resting on a ground surface, a front roller and a rear roller rotationally mounted to the support frame, an endless belt mounted around the front roller and the rear roller, and a flywheel;
a frame body secured on the support frame, the frame body comprising a front frame, the front frame having at least one holding portion for being held by a user;
a magnetic resistance device for applying a first drag force to the flywheel;
a friction resistance device for applying a second drag force to the flywheel, wherein the second drag force generated by the friction resistance device is higher than the first drag force generated by the magnetic resistance device;
a first control interface disposed on the frame body for allowing the user to control the magnetic resistance device to increase or decrease the first drag force applied to the flywheel; and
a second control interface disposed on the frame body for allowing the user to control the friction resistance device to increase or decrease the second drag force applied to the flywheel;
wherein the exercise apparatus is provided for the user to selectively perform a first type exercise as jogging, running or perform a second type exercise in which the user grasps a holding portion of the front frame and pushes the endless belt backwards, the second drag force applied to the flywheel when performing the second type exercise.

3. The exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the first control interface has at least one first symbol that includes a human figure showing a posture that is associated with the first drag force; and the second control interface has at least one second symbol which includes another human figure showing a posture that is associated with the second drag force, the second symbol being different from the first symbol.

4. The exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the first symbol represents a figure with a running person dragging a parachute.

5. The exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the second symbol represents a figure with a person pushing a weight forward.

6. The exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the first control interface is labeled with two first symbols corresponding with increasing and decreasing the first drag force, both the two first symbols representing a figure with a running person dragging a parachute, the parachute of one first symbol corresponding to the direction of increasing the first drag force and being larger than the parachute of the other first symbol corresponding to the direction of decreasing the first drag force; the second control interface is labeled with two second symbols corresponding with increasing and decreasing the second drag force, both the two second symbols representing a figure with a person pushing a weight forward, the weight of one second symbol corresponding to the direction of increasing the second drag force and being larger than the weight of the other second symbol corresponding to the direction of decreasing the second drag force.

7. An exercise apparatus for allowing a user to choose to perform a first type exercise or a second type exercise, the exercise apparatus comprising:
a frame;
a moving member movably mounted to the frame, and being powered by the user performing the first type exercise or the second type exercise;
a first resistance device for applying a first drag force to the moving member; a second resistance device for applying a second drag force to the moving member, wherein the second drag force generated by the second resistance device is higher than the first drag force generated by the first resistance device;
a first control interface connected to the first resistance device, for allowing the user to control the first resistance device to increase or decrease the first drag force applied to the moving member, the first control interface having at least one first symbol including a human figure showing a posture that is associated with the first drag force; and
a second control interface connected to the second resistance device, for allowing the user to control the second resistance device to increase or decrease the second drag force applied to the moving member, the second control interface having at least one second symbol including a human figure showing a posture that is associated with the second drag force, the second symbol being different from the first symbol;
wherein exercise resistance for performing the second type exercise is higher than the exercise resistance for performing the first type exercise.

8. The exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the moving member comprises a flywheel, the first resistance device comprises an eddy current brake, and the second resistance device comprises a friction brake.

9. The exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 7 , further comprising a front roller, a rear roller rotationally mounted to the frame, an endless belt mounted around the two rollers, and a front frame mounted on the frame, the front frame having at least one holding portion for being held by the user; wherein the first type exercise corresponds to exercises as jogging or running, and the second type exercise corresponds to a weight training in which the user grasps the holding portion for simulating a motion of pushing a weight forward.

10. The exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the first symbol represents a figure with a running person dragging a parachute, and the second symbol represents a figure with a person with hands pushing a weight forward.

Assignees

• Johnson Health Tech Co Ltd
• Johnson Health Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Manzke Russell C
• Crist Ryan Francis

Classifications

• A63B22/02 Primary

  with movable endless bands {, e.g. treadmills (other training appliances for running on the spot A63B69/0028)} · CPC title

• A63B21/015

  including rotating or oscillating elements {rubbing against fixed elements} · CPC title

• A63B2209/08

  magnetic · CPC title

• A63B69/0057

  Means for physically limiting movements of body parts (A63B23/0211 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A63B2071/009

  Protective housings covering the working parts of the apparatus · CPC title