TWM497031U - A pedaling exerciser - Google Patents

Description

Foot gym

The present invention relates to a sports equipment, and more particularly to a foot exercise machine.

Nowadays, many occupations require people to stay in a standing position for a long time. For a long time, the blood vessels in the legs are very harmful. The blood flow of the lower extremity vein requires the contraction of the muscle to assist, and the muscle contraction of the sedentary station is reduced, which causes the blood flow velocity of the vein to slow down, swelling of the leg, tingling, varicose veins induced over time, and even life-threatening deep vein thrombosis of the lower extremity. Studies have shown that people who sit at a desk for more than three hours a day are twice as likely to suffer from deep vein thrombosis in the lower extremities, and the risk of thrombosis increases by 20% for every additional hour. Therefore, some doctors suggest that those who sit in the office for a long time, take a long-distance ride, take a plane, or sit and watch TV at home for a long time should do some in-situ exercise, such as a small amount of leg movement like stepping on the sewing machine pedal.

For example, Chinese Patent No. 201020193857.7 discloses a pedal structure of a fitness equipment, comprising a main shaft, two cranks respectively mounted at two ends of the main shaft, and two foot pedals mounted on the outer ends of the two cranks, the two cranks and two of the above two cranks The foot pedals are mounted at both ends of the spindle in the same direction. The shortcoming lies in two points. First, the two pedals are in the same direction. When pedaling, the feet need to rotate forward or backward at the same time. Second: the spindle cannot be adjusted, and the user cannot Make adjustments.

The technical problem to be solved by the novel is to provide a pedal exerciser with various functions and simple structure; and the friction plate damping can be adjusted according to the user's needs, and the fitness is more targeted.

A foot exerciser according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a base and a base a frame, at least one pedal, and a friction plate. The bracket is connected to the base. The pedal is connected to a support tube through a damping mechanism. The support tube connection is free to rotate one of the sleeves. The friction plate is disposed on one side of the sleeve. A shaft core passes through the sleeve and the friction plate in turn and is connected to a knob. Turn the knob to adjust the degree of compression of the friction plate and the sleeve to adjust the friction damping.

In an embodiment, the pedal exerciser further includes a damping adjustment device. The damping adjustment device is disposed between the friction plate and the knob. The damping adjustment device includes a ring piece, a spring receiving rod and a spring. The spring receiving rod is protruded from the annular piece. The springs are juxtaposed and sleeved on the spring receiving rod. A metal piece is disposed on one side of the spring receiving rod. The metal piece locks the spring.

In one embodiment, the foot exerciser further includes two support discs arranged side by side. Supporting discs are respectively disposed on both sides of the sleeve. The sleeve penetrates through the through hole of the supporting circular plate, so that the sleeve is free to rotate in the through hole of the supporting circular plate.

In one embodiment, the friction plate abuts the support disc on one side. A limiting bolt sliding groove is arranged on the supporting circular plate on the other side. A limit bolt passes through the bracket and slides freely in the sliding slot of the limit bolt.

In one embodiment, the damping mechanism is selected from the group consisting of a tension spring, a torsion spring, a spring leaf, and a spring bar.

In one embodiment, the pedal is provided with a raised portion that massages the contact portion of the sole.

In one embodiment, the number of pedals is two. A baffle is placed on one side of each pedal. The baffles are oppositely arranged.

In an embodiment, the base is a two-arc bottom provided symmetrically. The center of the curved bottom is fixed to the bracket by a screw.

In an embodiment, the base includes two curved bottoms that are symmetrically disposed. Among the curved bottoms The heart part touches the ground. A central portion of the lower surface of the base is coupled to an arcuate member. The ends of the bow member are in contact with the ground through a pulley.

In one embodiment, the brackets are two bracket pieces arranged side by side. The sleeve is placed between the stent sheets.

In an embodiment, the pedal exerciser further comprises at least one positioning piece. The positioning piece has an elongated fixing groove, a curved sliding groove and a positioning hole. The support tube is provided with a long fixing groove so that the positioning piece can translate relative to the support tube along the extending direction of the elongated fixing groove. The support tube further extends a positioning pin. The positioning piece can move relative to the support tube to selectively pass the positioning pin through the arcuate chute or the positioning hole. When the positioning pin passes through the arc chute, the positioning piece can pivot relative to the support tube to cause the positioning pin to slide along the arc chute relative to the positioning piece. When the positioning pin passes through the set hole, the positioning piece is fixed to the support tube through the positioning pin and abuts against the lower edge of the pedal.

In an embodiment, the pedal exerciser further comprises at least one return spring. The return spring is sandwiched between the positioning piece and the positioning portion of the pedal.

According to the foot exercise device disclosed in the above-mentioned new embodiment, the left and right pedals of the present invention can swing side by side at the same time, and a friction plate capable of adjusting the damping size is arranged in the device, and the user can freely adjust the damping according to his own needs, which is convenient to adjust. The structure is simple, and the fitness is more targeted and more humanized, which enhances the interest of the people in fitness.

In addition, in some embodiments, since the pedaling mode can also be switched by changing the position of the positioning pin through the setting tab, the user is provided with more choices.

The above description of the present invention and the following description of the embodiments are intended to illustrate and explain the principles of the present invention and to provide a further explanation of the scope of the invention.

10‧‧‧ pedal fitness machine

100‧‧‧Base

101‧‧‧ curved bottom

102‧‧‧ rubber mat

103‧‧‧Bow parts

104‧‧‧Shaped parts

105‧‧‧ pulley

106‧‧‧Opening

107‧‧‧parallel beams

108‧‧‧ beams

109‧‧‧ bracket

110‧‧‧ horizontal axis

111‧‧‧ horizontal support

112‧‧‧elastic materials

200‧‧‧ bracket

201‧‧‧ bracket piece

202‧‧‧Axis core through hole

203‧‧‧Limited through hole

204‧‧‧Place slot

300‧‧‧ pedal

301‧‧‧Protruding

302‧‧‧Baffle

310‧‧‧ Positioning Department

400‧‧‧Support tube

401‧‧ ‧ spring piece

402‧‧‧ Spring piece fixing part

403‧‧‧Extension axis

404‧‧‧ bushing

405‧‧‧ Limit set

410‧‧‧ Positioning pin

500‧‧‧ casing

501‧‧‧ bushing

600‧‧‧ shaft core

601‧‧‧ knob

602‧‧‧ nuts

700‧‧‧Support round plate

800‧‧‧damper adjustment device

801‧‧‧rings

802‧‧‧ Spring bearing rod

803 ‧ ‧ spring

804‧‧‧metal piece

900‧‧‧ friction plate

901‧‧‧Limit bolt

950‧‧‧ Positioning film

951‧‧‧Long fixed groove

952‧‧‧Arc chute

953‧‧‧Positioning holes

970‧‧‧Return spring

In order to more clearly illustrate the novel embodiments or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings to be used in the embodiments or the prior art description will be briefly described below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only Some of the novel embodiments may be used to obtain other figures from those skilled in the art without any inventive effort.

1 is a perspective view of a foot exerciser according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is an exploded view of the foot exerciser of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a top view of the foot exerciser of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a left side view of the foot exerciser of Figure 1.

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural view of a base of a pedal exerciser according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural view of a base of a pedal exerciser according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural view of a base of a pedal exerciser according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the pedal exerciser according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 9 is a schematic diagram of the combination of the foot exercise device of Figure 8.

Fig. 10 is a schematic view showing another combination of the foot exercise device of Fig. 8.

The detailed features and advantages of the present invention are described in detail below in the embodiments, which are sufficient to enable the skilled person to understand the technical contents of the present invention and to implement the contents, the scope of the patent application and the drawings according to the present specification. Any related art and related art can easily understand the related purposes and advantages of the present invention. The following examples are intended to describe the present invention in further detail, but do not limit the scope of the present invention in any way.

In the following description, the first, second, third, etc. words used are used to distinguish the graph. Different components, components, and regions in the formula. These words are not intended to limit elements, components, or regions. That is, the first element, the first component, and the first region described may also be the second component, the second component, and the second region, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present proposal.

In the following description, the terms "upper, lower, left, right, and the like" are used to describe the relative relationship of the elements in the drawings. That is to say, without departing from the spirit and scope of this proposal, the stated statement A may also be above B.

Embodiment 1: Please refer to Figures 1 to 4. 1 is a perspective view of a foot exerciser according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 is an exploded view of the foot exerciser of Figure 1. Figure 3 is a top view of the foot exerciser of Figure 1. Figure 4 is a left side view of the foot exerciser of Figure 1.

The foot exercise device 10 includes: a base 100. The base 100 is composed of two symmetrically arranged curved bottom portions 101. The end of the curved bottom portion 101 is provided with a rubber pad 102 to prevent the entire device from slipping and a connection with the base 100. The bracket 200 is a bracket piece 201 arranged side by side. The bracket piece 201 has a "convex" shape. On both bracket pieces 201, a shaft core through hole 202 is defined on one side of the bracket piece 201. A limiting through hole 203 is defined in the lower side of the core through hole 202, and a placing groove 204 is formed in the other side supporting piece 201.

The two bracket pieces 201 are fixed to the middle of the curved bottom portion 101 through a screw (not shown) to fix the base 100 and the bracket 200 fixedly; and the left and right pedals 300, the left and right pedals 300 are provided with massage sole contact. a protrusion 301 of the portion, a baffle 302 is disposed on one side of each pedal 300, and two baffles 302 are oppositely disposed. The baffle 302 serves as a support portion of the user to prevent the user from slipping; the end of the support tube 400 is disposed. An extension shaft 403 extends the pedal 300 to the support tube 400. Two sleeves 404 are disposed on the extension shaft 403, and a limit is set between the two sleeves 404. Bit set 405.

A support tube 400 is connected to the underside of the pedal 300 through a damping mechanism. The damping mechanism may be a tension spring, a torsion spring, a spring piece, and an elastic rod.

In the first embodiment, the damper structure is a spring piece 401. The spring piece 401 is circumferentially fixed on the support tube 400. The spring piece 401 has an arc shape, and the end of the spring piece 401 is a spring piece fixing portion 402, which is fixed by welding or screwing. At the bottom of the pedal 300, since the spring piece 401 has elasticity, the pedal 300 located on the spring piece 401 is also elastic. Since the left and right pedals 300 are separately disposed, the spring piece 401 can be stepped on and off at the same time during the movement. Separate and cross.

The two support tubes 400 are connected to a sleeve 500. The support tube 400 and the sleeve 500 are connected by welding or core-fixing, and further include a supporting circular plate 700 disposed side by side, respectively disposed on both sides of the sleeve 500, and the sleeve 500 The through-hole of the supporting circular plate penetrates through the hole so that the sleeve 500 is freely rotated in the through-hole of the supporting circular plate.

The friction plate 900 is disposed on the one side supporting the circular plate 700, and the other side supporting circular plate 700 is provided with a limiting bolt sliding groove. The limiting bolt 901 passes through the bracket piece 201 and then slides freely in the limiting bolt sliding groove.

The shaft core 600 sequentially passes through the bracket piece 201, the sleeve 500, the bushing 501 and the friction plate 900 in the sleeve 500, and the screw 602 is connected to a knob 601. The knob 601 is rotated to adjust the friction plate 900 and the sleeve. 500 compression degree, to achieve adjustment of friction damping.

A damping adjustment device 800 is disposed between the friction plate 900 and the knob 601. The damping adjustment device 800 includes a ring piece 801 and a spring receiving rod 802 on a protruding ring piece 801. The spring receiving rod 802 is placed on a spring 803 disposed side by side and sleeved on the spring receiving rod 802, and a metal piece 804 disposed on a side of the spring receiving rod 802. The metal piece 804 locks the spring 803 to prevent the spring 803 from popping open.

The knob 601 is in close contact with the metal piece 804. When the user needs to perform a large amount of motion, the knob 601 applies a force to the metal piece 804 by tightening the knob 601, and the spring 803 on the side of the metal piece 804 is in close contact with the ring piece. The friction plate 900 of 801 applies an axial force to press the friction plate 900 and the support circular plate 700, so that the frictional force generated by the friction plate 900 is increased, and when the user stands on the pedal 300, it takes a lot of effort to overcome the friction plate 900. The friction generated.

The friction plate 900 of the present invention uses other materials such as PVC (polyvinyl chloride) material or fiber, and its shape may be circular, square, and other shapes, and is not limited to the shape indicated in the embodiment.

When the user needs to perform a small amount of movement, by loosening the knob 601, the knob 601 does not apply a force to the metal piece 804 to the friction plate 900, so that the frictional force is reduced, and when the user stands on the pedal 300, only a small physical force is required to overcome the friction. The friction generated by the sheet 900.

According to the user's needs, the frictional force can be freely adjusted, and the user-friendly use is not only convenient to adjust, but also simple in structure, and also enhances the interest of the people in fitness.

Embodiment 2: Please refer to Figure 5. FIG. 5 is a schematic structural view of a base of a pedal exerciser according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The base 100 has two symmetrical disposed arcuate members 104, the central portion of which is in contact with the ground. A central portion of the lower surface of the base 100 is coupled to an arcuate member 103, and both ends of the arcuate member 103 are in contact with the ground through the pulley 105. The curved member 104 is provided with an opening 106. The opening (not shown) of the arcuate member 103 and the opening 106 can be connected in a line. Inserting a pin in the aforementioned opening fixes the movement of the curved member 104.

Embodiment 3: Please refer to Figure 6. FIG. 6 is a schematic structural view of a base of a pedal exerciser according to a third embodiment of the present invention. The base 100 is integrally formed by a parallel beam 107 and The beam 108 is composed of.

Embodiment 4: Please refer to Figure 7. FIG. 7 is a schematic structural view of a base of a pedal exerciser according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. The bracket 109 and the base 100 are integrally connected through the elastic material 112. The bracket 109 has a horizontal axis 110 at its connection. The bracket 109 is rotatable about the horizontal axis 110 and is folded and received. The pedal 300 is movably coupled to the horizontal shaft 110 through the sleeve 500.

There is a horizontal support 111 between the brackets 109, which is foldable.

Embodiment 5: Please refer to Figures 8 to 10. FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the pedal exerciser according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. Figure 9 is a schematic diagram of the combination of the foot exercise device of Figure 8. Fig. 10 is a schematic view showing another combination of the foot exercise device of Fig. 8. The present embodiment is similar to the previous embodiment, wherein the same reference numerals are used for the same or similar elements, and the following description is only for the differences.

In the present embodiment, the pedal exerciser 20 further includes at least one positioning piece 950 corresponding to the support tube 400 and the pedal 300. In detail, the positioning piece 950 has an elongated fixing groove 951, an arcuate sliding groove 952, and a positioning hole 953. In the present embodiment, the arcuate chute 952 is located between the elongated fixing groove 951 and the positioning hole 953. The support tube 400 is provided with an elongated fixing groove 951. In detail, the support tube 400 is movably disposed through the elongated fixing groove 951. That is, the positioning piece 950 can translate relative to the support tube 400 along the extending direction of the elongated fixing groove 951. How the support tube 400 is described in detail in the elongated fixing groove 951.

On the other hand, the support tube 400 of the embodiment further extends a positioning pin 410, and the positioning pin 410 corresponds to the arcuate sliding slot 952 and the positioning hole 953 of the positioning piece 950. Further, the positioning piece 950 can move relative to the support tube 400 to selectively pass the positioning pin 410 through the arcuate chute 952 or the positioning hole 953. The movement of the positioning piece 950 relative to the support tube 400 corresponds to the positioning piece 950 in the long fixing groove Translation within 951.

Further, in the embodiment, the pedal exerciser further includes at least one return spring 970. The return spring 970 corresponds to the positioning piece 950 and the pedal 300. In detail, the return spring 970 is interposed between the positioning piece 950 and the positioning portion 310 of the pedal 300. The operational relationship between the return spring 970 and the positioning tab 950 and the positioning portion 310 of the pedal 300 will be described in more detail in later paragraphs.

First, when the positioning pin 410 passes through the curved sliding slot 952, the positioning piece 950 can pivot relative to the supporting tube 400 to cause the positioning pin 410 to slide along the curved sliding slot 952 relative to the positioning piece 950 (as shown in FIG. 9). ). In this state, the user can also pivot the pedal 300 relative to the support tube 400 when the pedal 300 is stepped on, and can provide different usage states of the user. On the other hand, when the user wants to keep the pedal 300 and the support tube 400 fixed, the user can lift the positioning piece 950 toward the positioning portion 310 of the pedal 300, and the positioning piece 950 presses the return spring 970 and positions the positioning pin. The 410 is disengaged from the curved chute 952. Then, the user adjusts the position of the positioning piece 950, and can be reset by the return spring 970 to cause the positioning pin 410 to pass through the setting hole 953. In this way, the positioning piece 950 can be fixed to the support tube 400 through the positioning pin 410 and abut against the lower edge of the pedal 300 (as shown in FIG. 10), so that the pedal 300 cannot pivot relative to the support tube 400, thereby Can provide users with different usage status. As described above, the user can switch the pedaling mode by changing the position of the positioning pin 410 through the setting position piece 950.

According to the foot exercise device disclosed in the above embodiment of the present invention, the pedal of the present invention is separated by the left and right pedals, and the left and right pedals can be stepped back and forth at the same time, or the pedals can be separated and stepped, and a friction plate capable of adjusting the damping size is disposed in the device. The user can adjust the damping freely according to his own needs, which is not only convenient to adjust, but also simple in structure, and makes the fitness more targeted and more humanized, which enhances the interest of the people's fitness.

In addition, in some embodiments, since the positioning pin can also be inserted through the change positioning pin The position to switch the stepping mode of the pedal exerciser, thus providing the user with more operational options.

Although the embodiments of the present invention are disclosed as described above, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and those skilled in the art can, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, the shapes, structures, and features described in the scope of the present application. And the spirit of the invention is subject to change. Therefore, the scope of patent protection of the present invention is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application attached to this specification.

10‧‧‧ pedal fitness machine

100‧‧‧Base

200‧‧‧ bracket

300‧‧‧ pedal

601‧‧‧ knob

900‧‧‧ friction plate

Claims (12)

A foot exercise machine comprising: a base; a bracket connected to the base; at least one pedal, the at least one pedal is connected to a support tube through a damping mechanism, the support tube is connected to a sleeve that can be freely rotated; The friction plate is disposed on one side of the sleeve, and a shaft core is sequentially connected to the sleeve and the friction plate to be connected with a knob; wherein the knob is rotated to adjust the degree of compression of the friction plate and the sleeve to adjust the friction damping. The pedaling exercise device of claim 1, further comprising a damping adjustment device disposed between the friction plate and the knob, the damping adjustment device comprising: a ring piece; a spring receiving rod, Protruding on the annular sheet; and a spring disposed side by side and sleeved on the spring receiving rod; wherein a side of one side of the spring receiving rod is provided with a metal piece, and the metal piece locks the spring. The pedaling exercise device according to claim 1, further comprising two supporting circular plates arranged in parallel, wherein the supporting circular plates are respectively disposed on two sides of the sleeve, and the sleeve runs through the through holes of the supporting circular plates. The sleeve is freely rotated within the through holes of the support discs. The pedaling exercise device of claim 3, wherein the friction plate is in close contact with the supporting circular plate on one side, and a limiting bolt sliding groove is disposed on the supporting circular plate on the other side, and a limiting bolt passes through the After the bracket, it slides freely in the sliding slot of the limiting bolt. The foot exercise device of claim 1, wherein the damping mechanism is selected from the group consisting of a tension spring and a torsion spring. A group of spring pieces and elastic rods. The foot exercise device of claim 1, wherein the at least one pedal is provided with a protrusion for contacting the foot contact portion. The pedaling exercise device according to claim 1 or claim 6, wherein the number of the at least one pedal is two, and one baffle is disposed on one side of each of the pedals, and the two baffles are oppositely disposed. The foot exercise device of claim 1, wherein the base is a symmetrically disposed two-arc bottom, and the central portions of the curved bottoms are respectively fixed to the bracket by a screw. The pedaling exercise device of claim 1, wherein the base comprises two arc-shaped bottoms disposed symmetrically, the central portion of the curved bottom portions contacting the ground, and a central portion of the lower surface of the base is coupled to an arcuate member, the arcuate portion The two ends of the part are in contact with the ground through a pulley. The foot exercise device of claim 1, wherein the bracket is two bracket pieces arranged side by side, and the sleeve is placed between the bracket pieces. The pedaling exercise device of claim 1, further comprising at least one positioning piece, the at least one positioning piece having an elongated fixing groove, an arcuate sliding groove and a positioning hole, wherein the supporting tube passes the long fixing The slot is adapted to translate the at least one positioning piece relative to the support tube along the extending direction of the elongated fixing groove, the support tube further extending a positioning pin, and the at least one positioning piece is movable relative to the support tube to selectively The positioning pin passes through the arc-shaped sliding slot or the positioning hole. When the positioning pin passes through the curved sliding slot, the at least one positioning piece can pivot relative to the supporting tube to cause the positioning pin to follow the curved shape. The sliding slot is slidable relative to the at least one positioning piece. When the positioning pin passes through the positioning hole, the at least one positioning piece is fixed to the supporting tube through the positioning pin and abuts against the lower edge of the at least one pedal. The foot exercise device of claim 11, further comprising at least one return spring, the at least one return spring being interposed between the at least one positioning piece and the positioning portion of the at least one pedal.