The present invention relates to exercise equipment technology and more particularly, to a rower.
US Patent Publication No. 2018/0056117 discloses a rowing machine. As can be seen from
U.S. Pat. No. 7,108,639 also describes a rowing machine, which includes a slide rail 31 and a lifting unit 40, and the lifting unit 40 is connected to the slide rail 31 to adjust the angle of the slide rail 31.
One of the objectives of the present invention is to improve various deficiencies in the prior art, and then propose a structure design of rower, which can reduce the overall volume of the rowing machine.
To achieve this and other objects of the present invention, the present invention provides a rower, which comprises a main frame, a seat cushion and a resistance device. The main frame is provided with a slide rail that has a front and an opposing rear end. The seat cushion is slidably arranged on the slide rail. The resistance device is installed under the slide rail and adjacent to the rear end of the slide rail.
By changing the resistance device to be arranged in the rear half of the rower and arranged under the slide rail, the overall volume of the rower can be further reduced.
Preferably, the resistance device comprises a housing, a driving wheel, a driven wheel and a magnetoresistor. The driving wheel comprises a rope reel and a pulling reel coaxially arranged. The rower further comprises a handlebar. The handlebar is connected with a first rope, and the first rope is connected to the rope reel. The pulling reel is connected to the driven wheel through a belt.
Preferably, the rower further comprises a second frame. The second frame is provided with a resistance adjustment button, and the resistance adjustment button is connected with a second rope. The second rope is connected to the magnetoresistor so as to control the magnetoresistor to approach or stay away from the driven wheel.
The detailed structure, characteristics, assembly or use of the rower will be explained in the following preferred embodiment. However, it should be understood that the preferred embodiment and drawings described below are only illustrative, and should not be used to limit the scope of the patent application of the present invention.
In the following, the technical content and features of the present invention will be described in detail by means of a preferred embodiment listed in conjunction with the drawings. The directional adjectives such as “up”, “down”, “inner”, “outer”, “top”, and “bottom” mentioned in the content of this specification are just examples of descriptive terms based on the normal direction of use, and are not intended to limit the scope of claims.
Furthermore, the singular forms of “a”, “one” and “said” as used in the scope of the claims of the present invention include multiple meanings. Therefore, for example, the description of “an element” refers to one or more elements, and includes equivalent replacements known to those with ordinary knowledge in the field. All conjunctions used in similar situations should also be understood as the broadest meaning. The specific shapes and structural features or technical terms described in the description content should also be understood to include equivalent replacement structures or technical terms that include the functions that can be achieved by the specific structure or technical terms.
In order to explain in detail the technical features of the present invention, the following preferred embodiment is given in conjunction with the drawings to illustrate as follows, wherein in order to facilitate the description of the following preferred embodiment, the following preferred embodiment will use the second frame 20 of the rower to be located in front of the rower as the direction reference.
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The main frame 10 comprises a slide rail 11 and a base 12 that are integrally connected. The slide rail 11 is located above the base 12. The slide rail 11 has a flat top surface, and the two sides of the slide rail 11 are respectively provided with a protruding edge portion 111. There is an accommodating space 13 between the slide rail 11 and the base 12, and the accommodating space 13 is used for the installation of the resistance device 40. As shown in
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Since the slide rail 11 of this embodiment is gradually bent upwards from front to back, when the user pedals the set of pedals 14 with both feet and holds the handlebar 30 for rowing, the user's buttocks together with the seat cushion 50 will be sliding backwards along the slide rail 11, the height of the user in a sitting position will gradually increase as the seat cushion 50 slides backwards. Compared with the slide rail of the conventional rower that extends straight from front to back, the seat cushion 50 of this embodiment can rise higher along the bent slide rail 11. Therefore, the component force of the user's own weight required to load the legs of the user will be greater, which generates a higher weight load on the user's legs, and enhances the user's exercise and fitness effects.
The present invention also provides a folding mechanism of the rower 1, as seen in
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When the user needs to collapse the rower 1 and needs to pivot the second frame 20 from the unfolded position to the folded position, the user can first loosen the locking bolt 17 so that the bolt head 19 of the locking bolt 17 no longer tightens the buckle member 23, and then the user can hold the second frame 20 and pivot the second frame 20 to the folded position. At this time, the middle section of the shaft 22 is stopped by the stopper 15. In this way, the overall volume of the rower 1 and the volume during transportation can be reduced, allowing users to fold the rower 1 when finished using the rower 1, to save space.
The present invention also provides a handlebar fixing mechanism of the rower 1. Referring to
Through the design of the handlebar fixing mechanism of the above embodiment, when the user wants to collapse the rower 1, because the handlebar 30 is integrated with the second frame 20 through its slot 31, and the first magnetically attractive member 32 in the slot 31 is attracted by the second magnetically attractive member 241 of the second frame 20, the handlebar 30 can be firmly combined with the second frame 20. Therefore, in the process of bending the second frame 20, the handlebar 30 is not easy to separate from the second frame 20. Therefore, the user can fold the handlebar 30 relatively conveniently and easily, and can avoid the handlebar 30 from being damaged by accidental falling during the folding process.
In order to effectively reduce the overall volume of the rower 1, the resistance device 40 is also placed under the slide rail 11 in this embodiment. Please refer to
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The second frame 20 also has a resistance adjustment button 25, which is connected to a second rope 46. The second rope 46 is connected to the magnetoresistor 44 through internal wiring, so as to control the magnetoresistor 44 to approach or stay away from the driven wheel 43, thereby forming a magnetic resistance to the driven wheel 43.
Compared with the conventional rower that has the resistance device positioned in the front half of the rower, the invention has the resistance device 40 set in the rear half of the rower 1 and below the slide rail 11, so that the overall volume of the rower 1 can be further reduced.
Finally, it must be explained again that the methods and constituent elements disclosed in the foregoing preferred embodiment of the present invention are only examples, and are not used to limit the patent scope of the present invention. Any simple structural modification or change made without going beyond the spirit of the present invention, or replacement with other equivalent components, should still fall within the scope of the patent application of the present invention.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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108135773 | Oct 2019 | TW | national |
109137241 | Oct 2020 | TW | national |
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Parent | 17060125 | Oct 2020 | US |
Child | 17509587 | US |