TWI593440B - Treadmill running board - Google Patents

Description

Treadmill running board

The invention relates to a treadmill, and in particular to a running board for a treadmill.

A treadmill is a cardio training device that is generally used to simulate running. It mainly uses a running belt to allow the user to perform running training in situ. However, in order to allow the running belt to continue to operate, the treadmill usually provides a running board as a running board. The support of the running belt.

In the structure of the conventional running board, a groove is formed mainly on the top surface of a wooden substrate, and a shock absorbing plate is disposed in the groove to absorb the impact force generated by the user when stepping on the wooden substrate. A reinforcing plate can also be provided to increase the overall structural strength.

However, since the shock absorbing plate is a simple flat plate structure and no other auxiliary structures are disposed on both sides thereof, the design of the light absorbing plate itself may make the conventional running plate lack sufficient elastic supporting force, and the cushioning effect provided by the conventional running board is also equivalent. limited.

The main object of the present invention is to provide a running board for a treadmill, which has good elastic supporting force and cushioning effect.

In order to achieve the above object, the running board of the present invention comprises a wooden substrate, a reinforcing plate is disposed above the wooden substrate, and a shock absorbing plate is disposed between the wooden substrate and the reinforcing plate, wherein the shock absorbing plate is directed thereto The wood One side of the substrate protrudes from the plurality of shock absorbing bodies to abut the wooden substrate, so that the overall structure has good elastic supporting force and at the same time provides a good cushioning effect under stress.

Furthermore, each of the shock absorbing bodies may be a wide and narrow tapered body, and the rectangular array is optimally arranged, wherein adjacent two rows of shock absorbers have the same spacing, and adjacent The two columns of shock absorbers may have the same or different spacing between them.

For a detailed description of the structure, features, and advantages of the present invention, a preferred embodiment is illustrated and described in conjunction with the following drawings.

Referring to the first drawing, a running board 10 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is mounted on a treadmill (not shown) for providing support to a running belt (not shown). Referring to the second figure, the running board 10 includes a wooden substrate 20, a reinforcing plate 30, and a shock absorbing plate 40.

The reinforcing plate 30 is made of bakelite and is placed above the wooden substrate 20 to increase the overall structural strength.

The shock absorbing plate 40 is disposed between the wooden substrate 20 and the reinforcing plate 30, and is attached to the reinforcing plate 30 by a side thereof away from the wooden substrate 20, and protrudes from the side of one of the wooden substrates 20 integrally. The body 42 abuts the wooden substrate 20 as shown in the third figure. Each of the shock absorbing bodies 42 is a tapered column and is wider at one end of the shock absorbing plate 40 and narrower at one end of the wooden substrate 20. The shock absorbing bodies 42 are arranged in a rectangular array. In the present embodiment, between the adjacent two rows of shock absorbing bodies 42 and between the adjacent two columns of shock absorbing bodies 42 All have the same spacing, as shown in the fourth figure.

According to the above configuration, the shock absorbing plate 40 of the present invention utilizes the design of the tapered shock absorbing body 42 arranged in a rectangular array, so that the shock absorbing plate 40 can provide a good elastic supporting force, once the user steps on the running board 10 of the present creation. When the shock absorbing body 42 corresponding to the stepping position is adapted to the size of the pedaling force, an appropriate compression deformation is generated to provide a good cushioning effect for the user.

On the other hand, the shock absorbing bodies 42 may have different arrangements. As shown in the fifth figure, the adjacent two rows of shock absorbing bodies 42 have the same spacing, and the adjacent two columns of shock absorbers distributed in the front half of the shock absorbing plate 40. The spacing between the bodies 40 will be smaller than the spacing between the adjacent two rows of shock absorbing bodies 42 distributed in the rear half of the shock absorbing plate 40. That is, the shock absorbing body 42 will be densely distributed in the front half of the shock absorbing plate 40 to form a harder one. The area will be looser in the rear half of the shock absorbing plate 40 to form a softer area, so that the inventive running board 10 will have different softness to simulate the situation of running on the actual ground. Appropriate buffering effect.

The constituent elements of the present invention disclosed in the foregoing embodiments are merely illustrative and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. The alternative or variations of other equivalent elements are also covered by the scope of the patent application.

10‧‧‧Running board

20‧‧‧Wood substrate

30‧‧‧Strengthened board

40‧‧‧ Shock Absorbing Plate

42‧‧‧ shock absorber

The first figure is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the invention.

The second figure is an exploded perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The third figure is a cross-sectional view of the first figure taken along line 3-3.

The fourth figure is a bottom view of a shock absorbing plate provided by a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The fifth figure is similar to the fourth figure, mainly showing another configuration of the shock absorber.

10‧‧‧Running board

20‧‧‧Wood substrate

30‧‧‧Strengthened board

40‧‧‧ Shock Absorbing Plate

42‧‧‧ shock absorber

Claims (1)

A running board for a treadmill, comprising: a wooden substrate; a shock absorbing plate disposed on the wooden substrate, the shock absorbing plate protruding toward a side of the wooden substrate and a plurality of shock absorbing bodies abutting the wooden substrate, The shock absorbing bodies are arranged in a rectangular array, and the adjacent two rows of the shock absorbing bodies have the same spacing, and the spacing between the adjacent two rows of the shock absorbing bodies distributed in the front half of the shock absorbing plate is smaller than that distributed in the second half of the shock absorbing plate. The spacing between the two shock absorbers in the adjacent two rows of the shock absorbers is densely distributed in the front half of the shock absorbing plate, and the shock absorbers are more loosely distributed in the latter half of the shock absorbing plate; and a reinforcing plate The shock absorbing plate is disposed between the wood substrate and the reinforcing plate; wherein each of the shock absorbing body is a tapered column, and one end of the shock absorbing plate is connected to the wooden substrate. One end is narrower.