Exercise apparatus with rotatable display assembly

Abstract

An exercise apparatus includes a display assembly, a rotatable base, a stationary base, a first shaft, a second shaft, a bearing, a stationary stop, and a movable stop. The display assembly is coupled to the rotatable base. The stationary base is positioned below the rotatable base and is coupled to the first shaft about which the rotatable base is rotatable. The bearing is positioned between the rotatable base and the stationary base, and the first shaft passes through the bearing. The stationary stop extends downwardly from a bottom surface of the rotatable base. The movable stop is positioned between the stationary base and the rotatable base and is rotatable about the second shaft.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the technical field of sports equipment, and in particular to a sports equipment with a rotatable display component. Background Technology

[0002] Taiwan Patent Publication No. TWI799307B discloses a sports device with a rotatable display, comprising the display and a rotating mechanism. The rotating mechanism includes a rotating body and a limiting body. The rotating body is connected to the display, and the limiting body is connected to the mechanism of the sports device. The display rotates with the rotating body, and its rotation angle has an upper limit to avoid damage to the cables. Furthermore, the rotating mechanism can emit an audible signal to notify the user that the display has been rotated to a specific angle.

[0003] In the aforementioned patent, the display can rotate to the right or left, with a maximum rotation angle of approximately 130 degrees, but not reaching 180 degrees. Utility Model Content

[0004] This utility model content is provided to introduce selected utility models in a simplified form, which will be further described in the detailed description below. The content of this utility model content and background art is not intended to identify key or essential aspects of the claimed target. Furthermore, this utility model content is not intended to be used to help confirm the scope of the claimed target.

[0005] The purpose of this invention is to provide a sports device with a rotatable display component to solve the problem that the display component is difficult to rotate to the left or right to a larger range of approximately 180 degrees, which easily causes the control wires of the display device to become tangled.

[0006] In one aspect of this invention, a sports equipment includes a display assembly having a display device and a support rod, a rotatable base, a fixed base, a first shaft, a second shaft, a bearing, a fixed stop, and a movable stop. The upper end of the support rod is connected to the display device. The lower end of the support rod is connected to the rotatable base. The fixed base is located below the rotatable base. The first shaft is connected to the fixed base, and the rotatable base is rotatable about the first shaft. The bearing is located between the rotatable base and the fixed base, and the first shaft passes through the bearing. The fixed stop extends downward from the bottom surface of the rotatable base but does not contact the fixed base. The second shaft is fixed to the fixed base. The movable stop is located between the fixed base and the rotatable base and pivotally connected to the second shaft, allowing the movable stop to rotate about the second shaft. When the rotatable base rotates about the first shaft to an angle, the fixed stop contacts the movable stop.

[0007] In one embodiment, the default position of the center of the fixed stop, the center of the first axis, and the center of the second axis are on the same straight line.

[0008] In one embodiment, the fixed base includes a sidewall with a limiting groove, and the end of the movable stop is disposed in the limiting groove, which is used to limit the rotation angle of the movable stop.

[0009] In one embodiment, the sidewall also has two elastic components, each having two ends, one end of which is fixed to the sidewall and the other end of which is fixed to the movable stop. The two elastic components are used to maintain the position of the movable stop in the middle of the limiting groove.

[0010] In one embodiment, the movable stop has a notch on each side, and when the rotatable seat rotates 180 degrees clockwise or counterclockwise, the fixed stop contacts one of the notches.

[0011] In one embodiment, the second shaft extends upward from the top surface of the fixed base but does not contact the rotatable base.

[0012] In one embodiment, the exercise equipment further includes a plurality of control lines for controlling the display device, the plurality of control lines being arranged within the support rod, the first shaft including a hollow channel through which the plurality of control lines pass.

[0013] In one embodiment, the upper end of the fixing stop is located inside the support rod.

[0014] In one embodiment, the bearing comprises a thrust ball bearing or a thrust roller bearing.

[0015] In one embodiment, the upper end of the first shaft has a thread, and the first shaft also includes a nut that engages the thread to secure the rotatable seat to the first shaft.

[0016] This utility model has at least the following advantages over the prior art:

[0017] The sports equipment of this utility model includes: a display assembly comprising a display device and a support rod, the upper end of which is connected to the display device; a rotatable base, the lower end of which is connected to the support rod; a fixed base located below the rotatable base; a first shaft connected to the fixed base, the rotatable base being rotatable about the first shaft; a bearing located between the rotatable base and the fixed base, the first shaft passing through the bearing; a fixed stop extending downward from the bottom surface of the rotatable base but not contacting the fixed base; a second shaft fixed to the fixed base; and a movable stop located between the fixed base and the rotatable base and pivotally connected to the second shaft, such that the movable stop is rotatable about the second shaft; wherein, when the rotatable base rotates about the first shaft to an angle, the fixed stop contacts the movable stop. The sports equipment of this utility model has a rotatable display assembly, which can be rotated to the left or right by approximately 180 degrees without causing the control wires of the display device to become tangled. Attached Figure Description

[0018] The following description, with reference to the accompanying drawings, outlines non-limiting and non-exhaustive embodiments of the disclosed technology, including preferred embodiments, wherein, unless otherwise stated, the same symbols denote the same components or parts in all views.

[0019] Figure 1A This invention relates to a sports equipment having a rotatable display component according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the rotation angle of the display device is 0 degrees.

[0020] Figure 1B show Figure 1A The display device of the sports equipment can be rotated 180 degrees to the right or left.

[0021] Figure 2 for Figure 1A A cross-sectional schematic diagram of the sports equipment shown.

[0022] Figure 3 for Figure 1A Another cross-sectional view of the sports equipment shown.

[0023] Figure 4 for Figure 1A A three-dimensional view of a portion of the sports equipment shown (some components omitted).

[0024] Figure 5 for Figure 1B A cross-sectional schematic diagram of the sports equipment shown.

[0025] Figure 6 for Figure 1A The sports equipment shown is a partial top view with some components omitted, showing the equipment rotating at 0 degrees.

[0026] Figure 7 for Figure 1B The sports equipment shown is a partial top view with some components omitted, showing the equipment rotated 180 degrees.

[0027] Explanation of icon numbers

[0028] 1: Display device

[0029] 2: Support rod

[0030] 3: Rotatable seat

[0031] 4: Bearings

[0032] 5: Fixed stop

[0033] 6: Fixture

[0034] 7: Movable stop

[0035] 11: First Axis

[0036] 12: Second Axis

[0037] 30: Opening

[0038] 40: Nuts

[0039] 60: Sidewall

[0040] 70: Notch

[0041] 110: Hollow Channel

[0042] 600: Limiting groove

[0043] 602: Flexible Component Detailed Implementation

[0044] Embodiments will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this document and illustrate specific exemplary embodiments by way of illustration. These embodiments are disclosed in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the present invention. However, these embodiments may be implemented in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Therefore, the following detailed description is not intended to be limiting.

[0045] Figure 1A This invention relates to a sports equipment having a rotatable display assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention. The display assembly includes a support rod 2 and a display device 1. Rotation of the support rod 2 can drive the display device 1 to rotate. Figure 1A The support rod 2 and the display device 1 are in their default positions. In the illustrated embodiment, the exercise equipment is a treadmill, and the display device 1 is a monitor, but is not limited thereto. In some embodiments, the display device 1 may be an operating interface or electronic device with a screen (e.g., a tablet or mobile phone). Taking the direction in which the display device 1 faces the user as a reference direction (e.g., the 0-degree direction), the display device 1 can be rotated 180 degrees to the right or left by the support rod 2. Figure 1B show Figure 1A The display device 1 of the sports equipment is rotated 180 degrees to the right or left by the support rod 2, so that the display device 1 faces away from the user. In some embodiments, as is well known in the art, the sports equipment may also have a mechanism that allows the display device 1 to rotate relative to the support rod 2.

[0046] Figure 2 and Figure 3 for Figure 1A A cross-sectional schematic diagram of the sports equipment shown. Figure 4 for Figure 1A A three-dimensional view of a portion of the sports equipment shown (some components omitted). Figure 5 for Figure 1B A cross-sectional schematic diagram of the sports equipment shown. Figure 1A, Figure 2 , Figure 3 , Figure 4 The central support rod 2 causes the display device 1 to rotate at an angle of 0 degrees, while Figure 5 The central support rod 2 drives the display device 1 to rotate by 180 degrees.

[0047] See Figures 1A to 5 The sports equipment may include a display assembly comprising a support rod 2 and a display device 1, a rotatable seat 3, a bearing 4, a fixed stop 5, a fixed seat 6, a movable stop 7, a first shaft 11, and a second shaft 12. The upper end of the support rod 2 is connected to the display device 1, and the lower end of the support rod 2 is connected to the rotatable seat 3. The rotatable seat 3 can rotate around the first shaft 11. The fixed seat 6 is a mechanism connecting the sports equipment, and its structure is not limited to those shown in these figures. The fixed seat 6 is located below the rotatable seat 3. The bearing 4 is located between the rotatable seat 3 and the fixed seat 6. In the illustrated embodiment, the bearing 4 is a thrust bearing, which may be a thrust ball bearing or a thrust roller bearing. The first shaft 11 passes through the opening 30 of the bearing 4 and the rotatable seat 3, and its lower end is connected to the fixed seat 6. Its upper end has a thread, and the rotatable seat 3 can be fixed to the first shaft 11 by engaging the thread with a nut 40.

[0048] See Figures 1A to 5 With the above design, the user can hold the support rod 2 to rotate the rotatable seat 3 around the first axis 11, thereby changing the rotation angle of the display device 1.

[0049] See Figures 1A to 5 The fixed stop 5 is connected to the rotatable seat 3 and extends downward from the bottom surface of the rotatable seat 3, but does not contact the fixed seat 6. In the illustrated embodiment, the upper end of the fixed stop 5 is located inside the support rod 2, but it is not limited thereto. The second shaft 12 can be fixed to the fixed seat 6 and extends upward from the top surface of the fixed seat 6, but does not contact the rotatable seat 3. The movable stop 7 is located between the fixed seat 6 and the rotatable seat 3 and pivotally connected to the second shaft 12, so that the movable stop 7 can rotate about the second shaft 12. In the illustrated embodiment, preferably, the default position of the center of the fixed stop 5, the center of the first shaft 11, and the center of the second shaft 12 are on the same straight line.

[0050] See Figures 1A to 5The fixed base 6 may have a side wall 60, and the side wall 60 has a limiting groove 600. In the illustrated embodiment, the side wall 60 and the limiting groove 600 are perpendicular to the fixed base 6, but are not limited thereto. One end of the movable stop 7 is disposed within the limiting groove 600, thereby limiting the rotation angle of the movable stop 7. In the illustrated embodiment, the side wall 60 also has two elastic components 602, such as, but not limited to, torsion springs, springs, elastic ropes, etc. Each elastic component 602 has two ends, one end of which is fixed to the side wall 60, and the other end is fixed to the movable stop 7. The two elastic components 602 are used to maintain the position of the movable stop 7 in the middle of the limiting groove 600. The movable stop 7 has a notch 70 on each side.

[0051] Figure 6 for Figure 1A The sports equipment shown is a partial top view with some components omitted, in which the support rod 2 drives the display device 1 to rotate at an angle of 0 degrees. Figure 7 for Figure 1B The sports equipment shown is a partial top view with some components omitted, in which the support rod 2 drives the display device 1 to rotate by 180 degrees.

[0052] See Figures 1A to 7 When the user holds the support rod 2, the rotatable seat 3 rotates 180 degrees around the first axis 11, for example, in Figure 7 When the center rotates 180 degrees to the right (clockwise), the fixed stop 5 rotates around the first axis 11 along with the rotatable seat 3 and comes into contact with the right recess 70 of the movable stop 7. At this time, because the movable stop 7 is in contact with the right end of the limiting groove 600, its rotation angle is limited, so the maximum rotation angle of the display device 1 is approximately 180 degrees. The display device 1 can rotate between 0 degrees and 180 degrees.

[0053] The same mechanism applies to the support rod 2 driving the display device 1 to rotate 180 degrees to the left (counterclockwise). The fixed stop 5 rotates around the first axis 11 with the rotatable seat 3 and contacts the left recess 70 of the movable stop 7. At this time, since the movable stop 7 contacts the left end of the limiting groove 600, its rotation angle is limited, so the maximum rotation angle of the display device 1 is approximately 180 degrees.

[0054] See Figures 1A to 7 In the illustrated embodiment, multiple control lines (not shown) for controlling the display device 1 are arranged within the support rod 2. Furthermore, the first shaft 11 includes a hollow channel 110 through which the control lines pass. This prevents the control lines from becoming tangled when the display device 1 rotates 180 degrees.

[0055] exist Figures 1A to 7 In the illustrated embodiment, the exercise equipment is a treadmill. In other embodiments, the exercise equipment may be other types of exercise equipment, such as an elliptical trainer, a rowing machine, or a fly bike.

[0056] As can be understood from the foregoing, specific embodiments of the present invention have been described herein for illustrative purposes, but various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is not limited except for the appended patent claims.

[0057] Although the technology in this case has been described using terms specific to certain structures and materials, it should be understood that the utility model as defined in the appended claims is not necessarily limited to the specific structures and materials described herein. Rather, specific embodiments are described as forms for implementing the claimed utility model. Because many embodiments of this utility model can be implemented without departing from the spirit and scope of this utility model, it falls within the appended claims.

Claims

1. A type of sports equipment, characterized in that, Include: The display assembly includes a display device and a support rod, the upper end of which is connected to the display device; A rotatable base, wherein the lower end of the support rod is connected to the rotatable base; A fixed base is located below the rotatable base; A first axis is connected to the fixed base, and the rotatable base can rotate around the first axis; A bearing is located between the rotatable seat and the fixed seat, and the first shaft passes through the bearing; A fixed stop extends downward from the bottom surface of the rotatable seat, but does not contact the fixed seat; The second shaft is fixed to the fixed base; as well as A movable stop is located between the fixed seat and the rotatable seat and pivotally connected to the second axis, so that the movable stop can rotate about the second axis; When the rotatable seat rotates around the first axis to an angle, the fixed stop contacts the movable stop.

2. The sports equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, The default position of the center of the fixed stop, the center of the first axis, and the center of the second axis are all aligned in a straight line.

3. The sports equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, The fixed base includes a side wall, the side wall includes a limiting groove, one end of the movable stop is disposed in the limiting groove, and the limiting groove is used to limit the rotation angle of the movable stop.

4. The sports equipment according to claim 3, characterized in that, The sidewall also has two elastic components, each of which has two ends, one end of which is fixed to the sidewall and the other end of which is fixed to the movable stop. The two elastic components are used to maintain the position of the movable stop in the middle of the limiting groove.

5. The sports equipment according to claim 4, characterized in that, The movable stop has a notch on each side. When the rotatable seat rotates 180 degrees clockwise or counterclockwise, the fixed stop contacts one of the notches.

6. The sports equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, The second shaft extends upward from the top surface of the fixed base, but does not contact the rotatable base.

7. The sports equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, It also includes a plurality of control lines for controlling the display device, the plurality of control lines being arranged within the support rod, the first shaft including a hollow channel through which the plurality of control lines pass.

8. The sports equipment according to claim 7, characterized in that, The upper end of the fixing stop is located inside the support rod.

9. The sports equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, The bearing includes a thrust ball bearing or a thrust roller bearing.

10. The sports equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, The upper end of the first shaft has a thread, and the first shaft also includes a nut that engages the thread to secure the rotatable seat to the first shaft.

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