The disclosure relates to the technical field of fitness equipment, and in particular to a water-resistance rowing exercise machine.
A rowing device, also known as a rowing machine or a rowing exercise machine, is used for indoor exercise. It is a fitness device that simulates rowing on land and has significant effect on muscle strengthening of the legs, waist, upper limbs, chest, and back, and is popular among fitness people. At present, the rowing devices on the market can be divided into the following types: gravity rowing devices, rocking rowing devices, pulling rod rowing devices, wind-resistance rowing devices, magnetic-resistance rowing devices and water-resistance rowing devices. Each type of the aforementioned rowing devices has its own unique advantages and disadvantages. The water-resistance rowing device is a rowing device that appears late. When the water-resistance rowing device is used, the muscles of almost the whole body can be exercised in a short time by employing water-resistance and changes of impeller speeds so as to create a visual, acoustic and sensory effect of real rowing. Compared with other types of rowing devices, the water-resistance rowing device has a more realistic simulation experience, and is more popular with fitness people. For example, a water-resistance type rowing machine is disclosed in Chinese patent CN206228840U, and a rowing machine is disclosed in Chinese patent CN205924911U. The existing water-resistance rowing device generally comprises a linear slide rail and a seat cushion on the linear slide rail. A water tank is provided in the extending direction of the linear slide rail. An impeller is provided in the water tank through a rotation shaft, and a number of blades are provided on the impeller. The rotation shaft is provided with a pulley that can rotate synchronously therewith. A conveyor belt wound on the pulley is connected with a handle. The pulley is also provided with an elastic rope. When the handle is pulled hard, the conveyor belt can drive the pulley to rotate, thereby driving the rotation shaft and the impeller to rotate. When the impeller rotates, the blade is subjected to the resistance of the water in the water tank, and in the meantime the elastic rope is stretched to generate tension and is wound around the pulley as the pulley rotates. When the handle is no longer pulled hard, the tension of the elastic rope causes the pulley and the rotation shaft to rotate in reverse, thereby resetting the handle to its initial state. The water-resistance rowing device in the prior art cannot be adjusted after being installed in the water tank due to its constant number of blades and inclination angle. When using a rowing device for exercising, users usually need to adjust the resistance of the rowing device for the purpose of adjusting their own exerting force based on the magnitude of the resistance, which cannot be achieved in the existing water-resistance rowing device.
The present disclosure is intended to overcome the disadvantages in the prior art and provide a double-impeller water-resistance rowing exercise machine, in which a distance between the blades on the two impellers is adjustable to achieve the purpose of adjusting the resistance during rotation.
In order to achieve the aforementioned object, a water-resistance rowing exercise machine of the present disclosure comprises a bracket, a water tank fixed on the bracket, a linkage mechanism and a rotation angle adjustment mechanism. A first impeller and a second impeller are disposed inside the water tank. The linkage mechanism comprises a rotation shaft assembly partially inserted into the water tank and connecting the first impeller and the second impeller, a pulley fixed on a portion of the rotation shaft assembly located outside the water tank, a conveyer belt capable of being wound around the pulley, a handle connected to an end of the conveyor belt away from the pulley, and an elastic rope connected to the bracket and capable of being wound on the pulley. The first impeller comprises a first plate portion and a number of first blades distributed on the periphery of the first plate portion. The second impeller comprises a second plate portion and a number of second blades distributed on the periphery of the second plate portion. The rotation angle adjustment mechanism is configured to adjust a relative rotation angle between the first impeller and the second impeller so as to enable the first blades and the second blades to approach toward or depart from each other.
The rotation angle adjustment mechanism comprises a first gear portion fixed to the second plate portion, a second gear portion capable of approaching the first gear portion to mesh therewith and push the second plate portion to move toward the first plate portion or capable of moving away from the first gear portion to be disengaged therefrom, a knob connected to the second gear portion and located outside the water tank, a compression spring having two ends bearing against the first plate portion and the second plate portion respectively, a clamping mechanism located on a side of the second plate portion away from the first plate portion and fixed to the rotation shaft assembly. The clamping mechanism is capable of clamping the second plate portion so that the second impeller is able to rotate along with the rotation of the rotation shaft assembly, and the clamping mechanism is capable of being disengaged from the second plate portion when the second plate portion moves toward the first plate portion.
A push shaft is fixed on a side of the second gear portion away from the first gear portion, and the push shaft is fixed to the knob after passing through a shaft hole on a side wall of the water tank. A return spring is disposed between the knob and the side wall of the water tank; the knob is configured to push the second gear portion toward the first gear portion so that the second gear portion can be meshed with the first gear portion and can continue to push the second plate portion to move close to the first plate portion, making the clamping mechanism to be disengaged from the second plate portion, and configured to rotate the second impeller after the clamping mechanism is disengaged from the second plate portion.
The clamping mechanism comprises at least one limiting post, and the second plate portion is provided with at least one group of holes corresponding to the limiting post. The group of holes comprises a plurality of limiting holes capable of accommodating the limiting post.
Each group of holes comprises two limiting holes, and an angle between two perpendicular lines from the two limiting holes to an axis of the rotation shaft assembly is 30°.
The clamping mechanism further comprises a clamping plate, a fastening screw, and a compression ring. The clamping plate is key-connected with an end of the rotation shaft assembly so that the clamping plate can rotate synchronously with the rotation shaft assembly. A cap is provided at an end of the limiting post away from the second plate portion, and the limiting post is configured to pass through a perforation hole on the clamping plate. The fastening screw is configured to be screwed to an internal threaded hole at the end of the rotation shaft assembly and press the compression ring so that the compression ring can press the cap against the clamping plate.
The second plate portion is provided with a bowl portion protruding toward a side away from the first plate portion, and the compression spring is configured to bear against the bowl portion.
The pulley comprises a first cylinder, a second cylinder coaxially sleeved outside the middle of the first cylinder, and a plurality of connection plates disposed between the first cylinder and the second cylinder and spaced apart from each other; the two ends of the elastic rope are fixedly connected to the bracket, and the middle portion of the elastic rope passes through a gap between the two adjacent connection plates; an end of the conveyor belt away from the handle is fixed to the second cylinder.
There are two water tanks. The axis of the rotation shaft assembly is horizontally arranged, and the two water tanks are arranged on two sides of the pulley.
The water-resistance rowing exercise machine further comprises a linear guide rail provided on the bracket, and a seat cushion capable of sliding along the linear guide rail is mounted on the linear guide rail.
With the above technical solutions, the water-resistance rowing exercise machine of the present disclosure can adjust the distance between the first blades and the second blades by adjusting the relative rotation angle of the first impeller and the second impeller. When the first blades and the second plates almost overlap, the resistance of the two impellers rotating in the water tank is small; when the first blades and the second blades are spaced apart from each other, the resistance of the two impellers rotating in the water tank is large. Therefore, the purpose of adjusting the magnitude of resistance of the water-resistance rowing exercise machine can be achieved by adjusting the resistance encountered by the two impellers rotating in the water tank. The water-resistance rowing exercise machine of the disclosure can adjust the water-resistance by adjusting the morphology of the two impellers, which is not disclosed in the water-resistance rowing device in the prior art. The design of two impellers in each water tank has been implemented currently, and further modification can be made by increasing the number of the impellers for adjustment.
In the following, the technical solutions of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings and specific embodiments of the present disclosure.
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The rotation angle adjustment mechanism is configured to adjust the relative rotation angle between the first impeller 11 and the second impeller 12 so that the first blades 112 and the second blades 122 can be approach to or depart from each other.
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The clamping mechanism 36 can comprise a clamping plate 361, a fastening screw 362, a compression ring 363, and four limiting posts 364. Each of the limiting posts 364 is provided with a cap 364a. The clamping plate 361 is key-connected to the end of the connection shaft 212, so that the clamping plate 361 can rotate synchronously with the rotation shaft assembly 21. In some embodiments, the end of the connection shaft 212 is provided with a stepped portion 212a, and an insertion hole 361a corresponding to the shape of the end surface of the connection shaft 212 is arranged in the middle of the clamping plate 361. When the end of the connection shaft 212 is inserted into the insertion hole 361a, the clamping plate 361 can rotate synchronously with the connection shaft 212. The limiting posts 364 pass through the perforations 361b on the clamping plate 361, and the fastening screw 362 is screwed into an internal threaded hole 212b on the end of the connection shaft 212, so that the fastening screw 362 can press the compression ring 363, and the compression ring 363 can press the caps 364a on the clamping plate 361, making the clamping plate 361 to be pressed on the stepped portion 212a so as not to be able to move in the axial direction of the connection shaft 212. There are four sets of hole groups 121a corresponding to the limiting posts 364 perforated on the second plate portion 121. Each set of hole groups 121a can comprise two limiting holes 121a′ capable of accommodating the limiting posts 364, and an angle between perpendicular connection lines from the two limiting holes 121a′ of each hole group 121a to the axis of the rotation shaft assembly 21 is 30°.
Under the action of the compression spring 34, the second plate portion 121 is pressed by the compression spring 34 and moves close to the clamping mechanism 36, so that the limiting posts 364 can be inserted into the limiting holes 121a′. At this time, the rotation shaft assembly 21 can drive the first impeller 11 and the second impeller 12 to rotate synchronously therewith. When the knob 33 is pushed to bring the second plate portion 121 to be closer to the first plate portion 111, the limiting posts 364 can disengage from the limiting holes 121a′, and at this time the first impeller 11 and the second impeller 12 can rotate relative to each other. Therefore, when the knob 33 is further rotated, the knob 33 can drive the second gear portion 32, the first gear portion 31 and the second impeller 12, to rotate. When it is rotated by a rotation angle of 30°, the knob 33 is released, and then the second impeller 12 is reset under the action of the compression spring 34, so that the limiting posts 364 can enter another limiting holes 121a′ and the rotation shaft assembly 21 can continue to drive the second impeller 12 to rotate.
In some embodiments, it is of course to be understood that the angle between the two perpendicular lines from the two limiting holes 121a′ of each hole group 121a to the axis of the rotation shaft assembly 21 may be 30°, because the number of the first blades 112 and the second blades 122 is six respectively. If the number of the first blades 112 and the second blades 122 are set to other number, for example, two or three, then the number of the limiting holes 121a′ in each hole group 121a may also be more than two, and an angle between the perpendicular connection lines from adjacent limiting holes 121a′ to the axis of the rotation shaft assembly 21 may also be less than or greater than 30°.
The second plate portion 121 is provided with a bowl portion 121b protruding toward the side away from the first plate portion 111, and the compression spring 34 bears against the bowl portion 121b. The bowl portion 121b is configured to accommodate the compression spring 34, so that other portions of the second impeller 12 except the bowl portion 121b can be made closer to the first impeller 11.
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Obviously, the aforementioned embodiments are only examples for a clear explanation, and are not intended to limit the way of implementation. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other forms of changes or modifications can be made based on the above description. There is no need and it is impossible to exhaustively list all implementations. Any obvious changes or modifications derived from this disclosure are still within the scope of the disclosure.
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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PCT/CN2017/097427 | 8/14/2017 | WO |