The present invention relates to a climbing machine structure, and more particularly to a climbing machine structure able to reduce the height of slide rails.
A climbing machine is a common exercise machine, which includes displaceable pedals and handles disposed on vertical rails. The operator alternately treads on the pedals with both feet and grasps the handles with both hands to simulate rock climbing, so that the operator can practice the coordinated movements of hands and feet for rock climbing, achieving the sports and fitness effect.
Chinese Utility Model Publication No. CN210205813U discloses a climbing machine, and U.S. patent Publication Ser. No. 10/758,776B2 discloses a column-type combination climbing exercise machine.
As disclosed in Chinese Utility Model Publication No. CN210205813U, the climbing machine has a connecting frame that can be reciprocated up and down relative to a machine frame. The connecting frame is provided with handles and pedals. The handles and the pedals are disposed on the same connecting frame. For the operator to grasp the handles and for the pedals to be reciprocated, the connecting frame is higher. Besides, in order to maintain the balance of the climbing machine, the connecting frame is disposed at the center of the climbing machine, so the connecting frame may block the line of sight of the operator.
As disclosed in U.S. patent Publication Ser. No. 10/758,776B2, the handles and the pedals are disposed at both ends of the same column. Like the problems in Chinese Utility Model Publication No. CN210205813U, the column is high, and the line of sight of the operator is blocked by the column.
Taking the aforementioned patent CN210205813U as an example, since the line of sight of the operator is blocked, once a display screen is installed on the climbing machine, if the display screen is installed on the side of the connecting frame away from the operator, the display screen will be blocked by the connecting frame. If the display screen is installed on the side of the connecting frame close to the operator, the display screen will be too close to the operator for the operator to watch a program. Even if the display screen is disposed on the side as disclosed in the aforementioned U.S. Pat. No. 10,758,776B2, the operator still has to turn his/her head for watching a program. It is inconvenient in use.
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem that the line of sight of the operator is blocked, the primary object of the present invention is to provide a climbing machine structure for an operator to operate the climbing machine structure in a standing position. An extending direction of the operator's body is defined as a height direction. The climbing machine structure comprises a support frame, a first slide rail unit, a second slide rail unit, a first pedal, a second pedal, a first handle, a second handle, and a transmission unit. The support frame has a first side and a second side. The first slide rail unit is disposed on the first side of the support frame. The second slide rail unit is disposed on the second side of the support frame. The first pedal is slidably connected to the first slide rail unit. The second pedal is slidably connected to the second slide rail unit. The first handle is slidably connected to the first slide rail unit. The second handle is slidably connected to the second slide rail unit. The transmission unit is disposed on the first side and the second side of the support frame. The transmission unit includes a first belt and a second belt that are linked with each other. The first belt and the second belt are looped along the height direction to be moved relative to the support frame. The first pedal, the second pedal, the first handle and the second handle are connected to the first belt and the second belt respectively, such that the first pedal, the second pedal, the first handle and the second handle are driven by the transmission unit to slide back and forth on the first slide rail unit and the second slide rail unit, respectively. The first slide rail unit has a first top end. The second slide rail unit has a second top end. The first top end and the second top end are lower than an eye position of the operator in the height direction.
Preferably, the transmission unit further includes a first pulley, a second pulley, a third pulley, a fourth pulley and a rotating shaft. The first pulley and the second pulley are located on the first side of the support frame. The third pulley and the fourth pulley are located on the second side of the support frame. The first belt is looped around the first pulley and the second pulley. The second belt is looped around the third pulley and the fourth pulley. The second pulley and the fourth pulley are connected to the rotating shaft to rotate back and forth synchronously. The rotating shaft is disposed on the support frame and is rotatable relative to the support frame.
Preferably, the first belt includes a first far section and a first near section. The first far section is away from the operator. The first near section is close to the operator. The first far section and the first near section are moved in opposite directions. The second belt includes a second far section and a second near section. The second far section is away from the operator. The second near section is close to the operator. The second far section and the second near section are moved in opposite directions. The first pedal is provided with a first slide block. The first slide block is connected to the first near section through a first connecting member. The second pedal is provided with a second slide block. The second slide block is connected to the second far section through a second connecting member. The first handle is provided with a third slide block. The third slide block is connected to the first far section through a third connecting member. The second handle is provided with a fourth slide block. The fourth slide block is connected to the first near section through a fourth connecting member.
Preferably, the first slide rail unit includes a first near slide rail and a first far slide rail. The first near slide rail is close to the operator. The first far slide rail is away from the operator. The second slide rail unit includes a second near slide rail and a second far slide rail. The second near slide rail is close to the operator. The second far slide rail is away from the operator. The first slide block slides on the first near slide rail. The second slide block slides on the second near slide rail. The third slide block slides on the first far slide rail. The fourth slide block slides on the second far slide rail.
Preferably, the first slide block, the second slide block, the third slide block and the fourth slide block each include at least one roller. The roller is configured to roll in the first slide rail unit and the second slide rail unit so that the first slide block, the second slide block, the third slide block and the fourth slide block slide relative to the first slide rail unit and the second slide rail unit, respectively.
Alternatively, the first slide block, the second slide block, the third slide block and the fourth slide block each include at least one bushing. The bushing is configured to be sleeved on the first slide rail unit and the second slide rail unit so that the first slide block, the second slide block, the third slide block and the fourth slide block slide relative to the first slide rail unit and the second slide rail unit, respectively.
Preferably, the climbing machine structure further comprises a resistance unit disposed on the support frame. The resistance unit includes a driving wheel, a driven wheel, a small driven wheel, a resistance wheel, a third belt, a fourth belt, and a resistance member. The driving wheel is connected to the rotating shaft. The driven wheel and the small driven wheel are coaxial and rotated synchronously. The small driven wheel is connected with the driving wheel via the third belt. The driven wheel is connected with the resistance wheel via the fourth belt. The resistance member is movable relative to the resistance wheel. The second pulley and the fourth pulley drive the driving wheel to rotate back and forth through the rotating shaft. The driving wheel drives the resistance wheel to rotate through the third belt, the small driven wheel, the driven wheel and the fourth belt. The resistance member is configured to apply a resistance to the resistance wheel. The resistance is transmitted to the second pulley and the fourth pulley through the resistance unit. The resistance is further applied to the first pedal, the second pedal, the first handle and the second handle.
Preferably, the resistance member is a magnetic resistance member. The resistance unit further includes a control member disposed on the support frame. The control member is connected to the magnetic resistance member. The position of the magnetic resistance member is controlled by the control member to change the magnitude of the resistance.
Preferably, the support frame further includes a display screen stand. A display screen is disposed on the display screen stand. The display screen corresponds to the eye position of the operator in the height direction.
Preferably, the support frame includes a post and a base. The height direction is a Z direction. An X direction and a Y direction are perpendicular to the Z direction. The X direction and the Y direction are perpendicular to each other. The X direction is a direction extending along the operator's body width. The X direction and the Y direction constitute an XY plane. The post extends obliquely along the Z direction. The post has a post top end. The post top end is lower than the eye position of the operator in the height direction. The base is located on the XY plane. The first slide rail unit and the second slide rail unit are disposed on the post. The first pedal and the second pedal are spaced by a distance in the X direction. The first handle and the second handle are spaced by another distance in the X direction.
According to the above technical features, the following effects can be preferably achieved.
Embodiments of the present invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The climbing machine structure includes a support frame 10, a first slide rail unit 20, a second slide rail unit 30, a first pedal 40, a second pedal 50, a first handle 60, a second handle 70, a transmission unit 80, a resistance unit 90, and a display screen 100. The first pedal 40 and the first handle 60 are slidably connected to the first slide rail unit 20. The second pedal 50 and the second handle 70 are slidably connected to the second slide rail unit 30.
The support frame 10 includes a post 101, a base 102, and a display screen stand 103. The post 101 extends obliquely along a Z direction (i.e., the height direction). The base 102 is disposed on an XY plane perpendicular to the Z direction. The XY plane is formed by an X direction and a Y direction which are perpendicular to each other. The X direction is a direction extending along the operator's body width. The display screen stand 103 is inclined upward from the post 101 in a direction away from the operator A. In the X direction, the support frame 10 defines a first side 104 on its left side and a second side 105 on its right side.
The display screen 100 is disposed on the display screen stand 103. The display screen 100 corresponds to an eye position of the operator A in the height direction. Because the display screen stand 103 is inclined upward in a direction away from the operator A, in addition to corresponding to the eye position of the operator A, the display screen 100 also keeps an appropriate distance from the operator A to reduce the burden on the eyes of the operator A.
Preferably, the base 102 includes two support rods 1021 that are juxtaposed in the Y direction. The support rods 1021 extend along the X direction. According to the position of the center of gravity of the climbing machine structure, the support rods 1021 may have different lengths and appearances, so as to ensure the stability of the climbing machine structure and the operation safety of the operator A.
The first slide rail unit 20 and the second slide rail unit 30 are disposed on the post 101. The first slide rail unit 20 and the second slide rail unit 30 are juxtaposed on the post 101 in the X direction, so that the first slide rail unit 20 is located on the first side 104 and the second slide rail unit 30 is located on the second side 105.
Preferably, the first slide rail unit 20 has a first top end 20a that is the highest in the height direction, and the second slide rail unit 30 has a second top end 30a that is the highest in the height direction. The post 101 has a post top end 101a that is the highest in the height direction. The first top end 20a, the second top end 30a and the post top end 101a are all lower than the eye position of the operator A in the height direction.
In this embodiment, the first slide rail unit 20 and the second slide rail unit 30 each include two juxtaposed slide rails in the Y direction. The first slide rail unit 20 includes a first near slide rail 201 close to the operator A and a first far slide rail 202 away from the operator A. The second slide rail unit 30 includes a second near slide rail 301 close to the operator A and a second far slide rail 302 away from the operator A. In this embodiment, after the first far slide rail 202 and the first near slide rail 201 are fixed to the post 101, the upper end of the first far slide rail 202 is slightly higher than the upper end of the first near slide rail 201 in the height direction. Thus, the first top end 20a of the first slide rail unit 20 refers to the upper end of the first far slide rail 202. Similarly, the upper end of the second far slide rail 302 is slightly higher than the upper end of the second near slide rail 301 in the height direction. Thus, the second top end 30a of the second slide rail unit 30 refers to the upper end of the second far slide rail 302.
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In this embodiment, the first belt 801 includes a first far section 8011 away from the operator A (referring to
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The first pulley 803 is independently pivoted to the upper section of the post 101 on the first side 104. The second pulley 804 is connected to the rotating shaft 807 on the first side 104. The rotating shaft 807 is pivotally connected to the lower section of the post 101. The rotating shaft 807 is rotatable relative to the post 101. The third pulley 805 is independently pivoted to the upper section of the post 101 on the second side 105. The fourth pulley 806 is connected to the rotating shaft 807 on the second side 105. The first belt 801 is looped around the first pulley 803 and the second pulley 804. The second belt 802 is looped around the third pulley 805 and the fourth pulley 806. Because both the second pulley 804 and the fourth pulley 806 are connected to the rotating shaft 807, the second pulley 804, the rotating shaft 807 and the fourth pulley 806 rotate back and forth synchronously, thereby enabling the first belt 801 and the second belt 802 to rotate back and forth synchronously.
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The first slide block 401, the second slide block 501, the third slide block 601 and the fourth slide block 701 each include at least one roller 403, 503, 603, 703.
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Specifically, the first slide block 401 slides on the first near slide rail 201, the second slide block 501 slides on the second near slide rail 301, the third slide block 601 slides on the first far slide rail 202, and the fourth slide block 701 slides on the second far slide rail 302.
Through the rollers 403, 503, 603, 703, the first pedal 40, the second pedal 50, the first handle 60 and the second handle 70 can slide smoothly along the first slide rail unit 20 or the second slide rail unit 30, respectively.
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In the second embodiment, the second far slide rail 302a includes two tubular guide rails 3021a that are parallel to each other. Each of the four corners of the fourth slide block 701a is provided with a slide seat 7011a. The slide seat 7011a has a groove 7012a corresponding to the tubular guide rail 3021a. A bushing 7013a is fixed in the groove 7012a. The bushing 7013a is made of a wear-resistant material with low friction. The fourth slide block 701a slides on the second far slide rail 302a through the bushings 7013a sleeved on the respective tubular guide rails 3021a.
In actual implementation, viewed from the cross-sectional direction of the slide seat 7011a perpendicular to the axial direction, the cross-sectional profile of the groove 7012a is approximately three-quarters of the circumference, so that it can embrace the tubular guide rail 3021a to slide smoothly.
The other structures of the second embodiment are the same as the corresponding structures of the first embodiment, and will not be repeated hereinafter.
The first embodiment adopts a roller-type slide member, such as the roller 403, 503, 603, 703 as shown in
Although particular embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail for purposes of illustration, various modifications and enhancements may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the present invention is not to be limited except as by the appended claims.