Transmission device for swing exercising device

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6749539
  • Patent Number
    6,749,539
  • Date Filed
    Monday, June 24, 2002
    22 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, June 15, 2004
    20 years ago
  • Inventors
  • Examiners
    • Lucchesi; Nicholas D.
    • Nguyen; Tam
    Agents
    • Baxley; Charles E.
Abstract
A transmission device for a swing exercising device and includes two shafts respectively and eccentrically connected to two gears. One of the shafts pivotably connected to a support member and the other shaft is reciprocatingly retained in a slot of a frame in the support member.
Description




FIELD OF THE INVENTION




The present invention relates to a transmission device for a swing exercising device wherein the frame is driven in various ways of movement.




BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




A conventional swing exercising device generally includes a motor which drives a cam device and a frame having two recesses for two feet of a user to put in is driven by the cam device so that when the motor is operating, the frame is moved reciprocatingly and the feet of the user is exercised during the reciprocal movement. An inherent shortcoming of the conventional swing exercising device is that only one mold of movement of the frame is provided for the user and it is easily to feel boring during using the swing exercising device. The boring movement of the conventional swing exercising obviously cannot attract the users to use it.




The present invention intends to provide a transmission device for a swing exercising device that provides multiple ways of movement.




SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a swing exercising device that includes a base having holes defined therethrough and two gears are pivotably connected to an outside of the base by extending shafts through the holes in the base and connected to gears eccentrically. A driving device has a driving gear engaged with the two gears and a frame with a support member is connected to the two shafts. The frame has a hole and a slot respectively defined therethrough and the two shafts are engaged with the hole and movably retained in the slot respectively.




The present invention will become more obvious from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings which show, for purposes of illustration only, a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention.











BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS





FIG. 1

is an exploded view to show the swing exercising device of the present invention;





FIG. 2

shows the engagement of the gears of the driving device and the reduction device;





FIG. 3

shows the engagement of the driving gear and the two gears;





FIG. 4

is a side view to show the engagement of the gears of the driving device and the reduction device, and





FIGS. 5

to


9


show different positions of the support member of the swing exercising device of the present invention.











DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT




Referring to

FIGS. 1

to


4


, the swing exercising device of the present invention comprises a U-shaped base


10


which has holes


12


defined through two walls thereof and two gears


20


are pivotably connected to an outside of the base


10


by extending two rods


21


connected to a center of the two gears


20


through the holes


12


. A driving device


30


includes a driving gear


32


which is engaged with the two gears


20


.




A shaft


22


is connected to each gear


20


eccentrically at the hole


201


in each of the gears


20


by a nut


202


. The driving gear


32


is driven by a reduction device


33


located in a space


11


between the two walls of the base


10


. A motor


31


drives the reduction device


33


and has an output shaft


311


connected to a worm rod


312


which drives a reduction gear


331


and a shaft


332


extending from the reduction gear


331


that is connected to the driving gear


32


. By reduction device


33


, the rotational speed of the two gears


20


is reduced.




A swing assembly


40


includes a frame


42


having two rods


43


and a support member


41


is connected to the two rods


43


. Two recesses are defined in a top of the support member


41


so that two feet of a user are put in the recesses. A hole


421


and a slot


422


are respectively defined in the frame


42


. Two bushes


423


are respectively received in the hole


421


and the slot


422


, and one of the two shafts


22


is engaged with the hole


421


and the other shaft


22


is movably retained in the slot


422


. The two bushes


423


are mounted to the two shafts


22


and each shaft


22


is connected with a nut


424


and a washer


425


.





FIGS. 5

to


9


shows various positions of the support member


41


when the swing exercising device of the present invention is in use. The shaft


22


engaged with the hole


421


in the frame


42


rotates an end of the frame


42


in a circular motion, and the other shaft


22


in the slot


422


makes the other end of the frame


42


to move in an elliptical movement. By the two shafts


22


, the support member


41


performs in different ways and this provides the user to enjoy changeable swing molds.




While we have shown and described the embodiment in accordance with the present invention, it should be clear to those skilled in the art that further embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.



Claims
  • 1. A swing exercising device comprising:a base having holes defined therethrough; two gears pivotably connected to an outside of the base and a shaft connected to each gear eccentrically; a driving device having a driving gear engaged with the two gears, and a frame having a support member connected thereto and a hole and a slot respectively defined in the frame wherein one of the two shafts is engaged with the hole in the frame and the other shaft is movably retained in the slot.
  • 2. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the driving gear is driven by a reduction device and a motor, the reduction device having a plurality of gears to reduce the rotational speed.
  • 3. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein two bushes are respectively received in the hole and the slot and mounted to the shafts.
US Referenced Citations (5)
Number Name Date Kind
5372563 Chien-Nan Dec 1994 A
5468215 Park Nov 1995 A
6342042 Martin Jan 2002 B1
6511447 Huang Jan 2003 B1
6572568 Huang Jun 2003 B2