Hardness-adjustable platform for supporting conveyor belt of treadmill

Abstract

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.

Description

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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Benefits of technology

The present invention is a platform for supporting the conveyor belt of a treadmill that can adjust its hardness based on the user's physical condition and running speed to improve running efficiency and reduce the risk of exercise injury. The platform has a body with a movable filler that can change its position to create different hardness regions in the platform. This allows the user to adjust the hardness of the platform to their needs, and can make the running experience more comfortable and efficient while also reducing the risk of injury.

Problems solved by technology

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 conveyor belt supported by the platform.

On the contrary, if the platform is too hard, the runner's knee joint intends to get hurt.

Under this circumstance, the conventional platform having a fixed hardness may cause a user to feel uncomfortable or get an exercise injury if the user continuously runs on the treadmill equipped with the aforesaid platform for a long period of time.

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