Hardness-adjustable platform for supporting conveyor belt of treadmill

a technology of treadmills and platforms, applied in the field of treadmill parts, can solve the problems of affecting the running efficiency and the comfort of runners, runner's knee joint intending to get hurt, and the running speed may be adversely affected, so as to reduce the risk of exercise injury and enhance the running efficiency

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-05-23
HEALTHSTREAM TAIWAN INC
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[0006]The present invention has been accomplished in view of the above-noted circumstances. It is therefore one objective of the present invention to provide a platform for supporting a conveyor belt of a treadmi

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It is known that the hardness of the platform will affect the running efficiency and the runner's comfort.
Specifically speaking, if the platform that supports the conveyor belt of the treadmill is softer, the runner may feel more comfortable whiling running; however, the running speed may be adversely affected by the increase of the contact time of the foot with the conve

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[0024]As shown in FIG. 1, a platform 10, which is provided according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention for being used in a treadmill (not shown in the drawings) to support a conveyor belt (not shown), comprises a platform body 20 and a plurality of fillers 30.

[0025]The platform body 20 comprises a wooden plate 22, a reinforcement plate 24 located above the wooden plate 22 for enhancing the structural strength of the platform body 20, and a shock-absorbing plate 26 sandwichedly mounted between the wooden plate 22 and the reinforcement plate 24 for absorbing the impact force generated by runner's steps. The shock-absorbing plate 26 has a plate body 262 and a plurality of cushions 264 arranged on the plate body 262 in matrix in rows and columns. Each cushion 264 protrudes from a surface of the plate body 262 towards the wooden plate 22 and stops against the wooden plate 22, such that the plate body 262 of the shock-absorbing plate 26, adjacent two rows of the cus...

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A hardness adjustable platform for supporting a conveyor belt of a treadmill includes a platform body having internal spaces, and a plurality of elastic fillers moveably and respectively disposed in the internal spaces of the platform body for providing a cushion effect. The fillers are moveable relative to the platform body by an external force and divide the platform body into first and second regions having different hardness. As a result, the runner who uses the treadmill equipped with the aforesaid platform may adjust the positions of the fillers according to his/her physical condition and running speed to change the hardness distribution of the platform so as to enhance his/her running efficiency and reduce the risk of exercise injury.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates generally to parts of a treadmill, and more particularly, to a platform for supporting a conveyor belt of the treadmill, which is capable of adjusting its hardness.[0003]2. Description of the Related Art[0004]Running is one of the popular exercises around the world. Nowadays, many people use treadmills to do exercise for body fitness. One of the advantages of using treadmill to do exercise is that user can do a running exercise while staying in one place without being affected by weather and / or terrain. In addition, when the treadmill is in use, it can provide a certain cushion effect to reduce the counterforce exerting back to user's foot stepping on a plane so as to protect the user's knee joint.[0005]Generally, the cushion effect provided by the conventional treadmills is achieved by using a flexible running platform to absorb the impact and vibration generated by running. It is known th...

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IPC IPC(8): A63B22/02
CPCA63B2022/0228A63B22/02A63B22/0228
Inventor HOU, KUANG-HUAYANG, HUNGLIU, CHI-MINGCHEN, TERRYCHIU, RENCHUNG, FONG-CHIAO
Owner HEALTHSTREAM TAIWAN INC
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