US20120322623A1 - Exercise machine - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an exercise machine having an oval-shaped mechanism, and more particularly to an oval-shaped mechanism having driving arms, which can provide a longer and variable stroke with respect to the fly wheel.
- a prior art exercise machine as shown in FIG. 27 , comprises: an oval-shaped structure 50 , two swing handles 60 and two slidable bars 70 .
- the oval-shaped structure 50 comprises a base 51 having a fly wheel 52 and a standing rod 53 attached to a front end of the oval-shaped structure 50 .
- the fly wheel 52 has a shaft 521 extending from opposing sides of the flywheel and a pivoting shaft 531 extends from opposite sides of the standing rod 53 .
- the two swing handles 60 respectively have a gripping portion 61 , a linking arm 62 and a connecting tube 63 jacketed onto the pivoting shaft 531 of the standing rod 53 .
- the linking arm 62 has an assembly portion 64 at an opposite end of the gripping portion 61 .
- the slidable bars 70 each have a first pivoting portion 71 for attachment onto the assembly portion 64 of the respective swing handle 60 , a second pivoting portion 72 with a ring for jacketing onto the shaft 521 of the fly wheel 52 , and a pedal 73 disposed on a predetermined position of each slidable bar 70 .
- the user wants to operate the exercise machine, he or she stands on both of the pedals 73 of the slidable bars 70 and holds both of the swing handles 60 ; by swinging both arms and stepping with both legs, the fly wheel 52 provides a continuous movement and identically travelling strokes for the swing handles 60 and the slidable bars 70 .
- the prior art exercise machine has the following drawback: since the second pivoting portion 72 with a ring is directly jacketed onto the shaft 521 of the fly wheel 52 and the first pivoting portion 71 is attached onto the assembling portion 64 of the swing handle 60 , the oval-shaped structure 50 has a travel stroke limited by the fly wheel 52 such that the slidable bars 70 and the swing handles 60 have the same travel stroke as the fly wheel 52 .
- An objective of the present invention is to provide an exercise machine, which can provide a longer and variable stroke with respect to the fly wheel.
- An exercise machine comprises an oval-shaped structure, two driving arms, two swing handles and two slidable bars.
- the oval-shaped structure comprises a base having a fly wheel.
- the fly wheel has an assembling section eccentrically extending from two opposing sides and a corresponding adjusting member.
- the adjusting member has an assembling portion for connecting to the assembling section of the fly wheel.
- the assembling section of the fly wheel is a non-circular raised member, and the assembling portion of the adjusting member is an aperture with a corresponding shape.
- the adjusting member is a circular disk or rectangular bracket.
- An outer side of the adjusting member has a protruding rod and a corresponding sliding sleeve, and the sliding sleeve has a limiting track.
- a standing rod is attached to a front end of the oval-shaped structure.
- the two driving arms are respectively attached to two sides of the oval-shaped structure.
- An end of each driving arm has a securing portion and another end has a first pivoting portion with a ring for assembly with the corresponding adjusting member.
- the two swing handles are installed onto the standing rod.
- Each swing handle has at least one positioning portion that is disposed on the swing handle for coupling with the securing portion of the driving arms, and an assembling portion at a lower end of the swing handle.
- Each slidable bar is a long bracket narrower than the limiting track of the sliding sleeve and respectively has a second pivoting portion for attaching onto the assembling portion of the respective swing handle.
- a pedal is disposed at a predetermined position on each slidable bar.
- the fly wheel of the oval-shaped structure utilizes the assembling section to be connected an adjusting member, such that the movement strokes can be adjusted.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is an exploded view of an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of an adjusting member according to the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a side view illustrating operation of an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a side view illustrating continuous movement of an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is another side view illustrating continuous movement of an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is another side view illustrating continuous movement an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is an adjustment schematic drawing of an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is another adjustment schematic drawing of an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is another adjustment schematic drawing of an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is a local detailed view of a fly wheel and an adjusting member of an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is an exploded view of an adjusting member with a passive rod of an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 illustrates usage of an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 14 is another local detailed view of a fly wheel and an adjusting member of an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a swing handle of an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 16 is a local detailed view of FIG. 15 .
- FIG. 17 is another perspective view of a swing handle of an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 18 is a local detailed view of FIG. 17 .
- FIG. 19 is another perspective view of a swing handle of an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 20 is a local detailed view of FIG. 19 .
- FIG. 21 is another perspective view of a swing handle of an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 22 is a local detailed view of FIG. 21 .
- FIG. 23 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 24 is an exploded view of another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 25 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 26 is a schematic drawing of another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 27 is a perspective view of a prior art device.
- An exercise machine comprises an oval-shaped structure 10 , two driving arms 20 , two swing handles 30 and two slidable bars 40 .
- the oval-shaped structure 10 comprises a base 11 having a fly wheel 12 .
- the fly wheel 12 has an assembling section 121 eccentrically extending from two opposing sides and a corresponding adjusting member 13 .
- the adjusting member 13 has an assembling portion 131 for connecting to the assembling section 121 of the fly wheel 12 .
- the assembling section 121 of the fly wheel 12 is a non-circular raised member, and the assembling portion 131 of the adjusting member 13 is an aperture with a corresponding shape.
- the adjusting member 13 is a circular disk or rectangular bracket as shown in FIG. 3 .
- An outer side of the adjusting member 13 has a protruding rod 132 and a corresponding sliding sleeve 14 , and the sliding sleeve has a limiting track 141 .
- a standing rod 15 is attached to a front end of the oval-shaped structure 10 .
- the two driving arms 20 are respectively attached to two sides of the oval-shaped structure 10 .
- An end of each driving arm 20 has a securing portion 21 and another end has a first pivoting portion 22 with a ring for assembly with the corresponding adjusting member 13 .
- the two swing handles 30 are installed onto the standing rod 15 .
- Each swing handle has at least one positioning portion 31 that is disposed on the swing handle 30 for coupling with the securing portion 21 of the driving arms 20 , and an assembling portion 32 at a lower end of the swing handle.
- Each slidable bar 40 is a long bracket narrower than the limiting track 141 of the sliding sleeve 14 and respectively has a second pivoting portion 41 for attaching onto the assembling portion 32 of the respective swing handle 30 .
- a pedal 42 is disposed at a predetermined position on each slidable bar 40 .
- the assembling portion 131 of the adjusting member 13 jackets onto the assembling section 121 of the fly wheel 12 . Furthermore, the adjusting member 13 provides an adjustable stroke for the slidable bar 40 by adjusting a relative position between the protruding rod 132 and the fly wheel 12 .
- the driving arms 20 are respectively attached to opposing sides of the oval-shaped structure 10 , the first pivoting portions 22 at the rear ends are pivoted onto the protruding rods 132 of the adjusting members 13 , and the protruding rods 132 are jacketed with the sliding sleeves 14 for supporting the corresponding slidable bars 40 .
- the two swing handles 30 are also respectively coupled to two opposing sides of the oval-shaped structure 10 and secured onto the standing rod 15 . Furthermore, the positioning portion 31 of the swing handle 30 is secured with the securing portion 21 of the driving arm 20 .
- the two slidable bars 40 are also respectively attached to two opposing sides of the oval-shaped structure 10 , the second pivoting portions 41 are pivoted with the assembling portions 32 of the swing handles 30 and rest on the sliding sleeve 14 jacketed onto the protruding rod 132 such that each slidable bar 40 is limited by the corresponding limiting track 141 .
- FIG. 4 For actual use, please refer to FIG. 4 with FIG. 5 to FIG. 7 .
- a user stands on both of the pedals 43 of the slidable bars 40 and holds both of the gripping portions 31 of the swing handles 30 ; the user then swings both arms and employs a stepping motion with both legs.
- the pivoting portion 22 of the driving arms 20 are jacketed onto the protruding rod 132 of the adjusting member 13 , while the securing portion 21 is mounted onto the positioning portion 31 of the swing handle 30 , such that each driving arm 20 is connected to both the fly wheel 12 and the respective swing handle 30 .
- the slidable bars 40 utilize the second pivoting portion 41 for attaching onto the assembling portions 32 of the swing handles 30 , such that the slidable bars 40 and driving arms 20 utilize different pivoting points for swinging movements and both overlap the sliding sleeves 14 of the protruding rods 132 of the adjusting members 13 ; therefore, when the user steps with both feet and swings with both hands, with the free joints formed by the second pivoting portions 41 of the slidable bars 40 and the assembling portions 32 of the swing handles 30 , the movements of the slidable bars 40 are extended by the sliding sleeve 14 of the protruding rod 132 , such that the swing handles 30 and the slidable bars 40 are capable of having travel strokes that are different than the travel stroke of the fly wheel 12 .
- each adjusting member 13 provides an adjustable stroke for the corresponding slidable bar 40 by adjusting a relative position between the protruding rod 132 and the fly wheel 12 , as shown in FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 .
- FIG. 11 An embodiment of a combination of the fly wheel 12 and the adjusting member 13 is shown in FIG. 11 .
- the assembling section 121 of the fly wheel 12 is a rod
- the adjusting member 13 is a Z-shaped member.
- the assembling portion 131 of the adjusting member 13 is a sleeve corresponding to the assembling section 121 for jacketing onto the assembling section 121 of the fly wheel 12 .
- the first pivoting portion 22 of the driving arm 20 is assembled with the assembling portion 131 of the adjusting member 13 and pivoted onto the assembling section of the fly wheel; and the protruding rod of the adjusting member is jacketed with the sliding sleeve for supporting the slidable bar.
- the assembling portion 131 is a sleeve corresponding to the assembling section 121 and used for jacketing onto the assembling section 121 of the fly wheel 12 .
- the first pivoting portion 22 of the driving arm 20 is assembled with the assembling portion 131 of the adjusting member 13 and pivoted onto the assembling section 121 of the fly wheel 12 .
- the protruding rod 132 of the adjusting member 13 is jacketed with the sliding sleeve 14 for supporting the slidable bar 40 .
- FIG. 12 and FIG. 13 Another embodiment of a combination of the fly wheel 12 and the adjusting member 13 is shown in FIG. 12 and FIG. 13 .
- the adjusting member 13 further has a passive rod 16 , the passive rod 16 has a third pivoting portion 161 at a side for attaching onto the protruding rod 132 of the adjusting member 13 and connecting to the first pivoting portion 22 of the driving arm 20 and a connecting rod 162 at an opposite side jacketed with the sliding sleeve 14 for supporting the slidable bar 40 .
- the adjusting member provides an adjustable stroke for the slidable bar, and the different locations of the passive rod 16 on the adjusting member 13 can also provide different adjustments.
- FIG. 14 Another embodiment of a combination the fly wheel 12 and the adjusting member 13 is shown in FIG. 14 .
- the assembling section 121 of the fly wheel 12 is a threaded aperture, and the adjusting member 13 and the corresponding assembling portion 131 of the assembling section 121 form a screw, such that the adjusting member 13 is screwed onto the fly wheel 12 .
- FIG. 15 and FIG. 16 For another embodiment of the exercise machine, please refer to FIG. 15 and FIG. 16 .
- a plurality of the positioning portions 31 are disposed on a side of each swing handle 30 such that the securing portion 21 of the respective driving arm 20 is adjustable for connection to any of the positioning portions 31 of the linking arm 30 .
- the positioning portion 31 further has a positioning ring 311 and a positioning member 312 ; the positioning portion 31 is jacketed onto the swing handle 30 such that the positioning portion 31 can freely move along the swing handle 30 with the positioning ring 311 , and the positioning member 312 attached onto the swing handle 30 engages with the securing portion 21 of the driving arm 20 .
- the positioning member 312 is a quick-release member, a locking member or a tightening member, as shown in the respective figures.
- FIG. 23 and FIG. 24 For another embodiment of the exercise machine, please refer to FIG. 23 and FIG. 24 .
- a distance between the base 11 of the oval-shaped structure 10 can be shortened, and the length of the slidable bars 40 can also be shortened corresponding to the oval-shaped structure 10 to reduce the entire size of the machine.
- FIG. 25 and FIG. 26 Another embodiment of the standing rod 15 and the swing handles 30 is shown in FIG. 25 , and an adjustment of the protruding rods 132 of the adjusting members 13 is shown in FIG. 26 .
- the fly wheel 12 of the oval-shaped structure 10 utilizes the assembling section 121 to be connected an adjusting member 13 , such that the movement strokes can be adjusted.
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An exercise machine comprises an oval-shaped structure, two driving arms, two swing handles and two slidable bars. With the above-mentioned embodiments, following benefits can be obtained, the fly wheel of the oval-shaped structure utilizes the assembling section to be connected an adjusting member, such that the movement strokes can be adjusted.
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- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to an exercise machine having an oval-shaped mechanism, and more particularly to an oval-shaped mechanism having driving arms, which can provide a longer and variable stroke with respect to the fly wheel.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- Currently, a prior art exercise machine, as shown in
FIG. 27 , comprises: an oval-shaped structure 50, twoswing handles 60 and twoslidable bars 70. The oval-shaped structure 50 comprises abase 51 having afly wheel 52 and a standingrod 53 attached to a front end of the oval-shaped structure 50. Thefly wheel 52 has a shaft 521 extending from opposing sides of the flywheel and a pivoting shaft 531 extends from opposite sides of the standingrod 53. The twoswing handles 60 respectively have a grippingportion 61, a linkingarm 62 and a connectingtube 63 jacketed onto the pivoting shaft 531 of the standingrod 53. The linkingarm 62 has an assembly portion 64 at an opposite end of thegripping portion 61. Theslidable bars 70 each have a first pivoting portion 71 for attachment onto the assembly portion 64 of therespective swing handle 60, a second pivoting portion 72 with a ring for jacketing onto the shaft 521 of thefly wheel 52, and apedal 73 disposed on a predetermined position of eachslidable bar 70. When the user wants to operate the exercise machine, he or she stands on both of thepedals 73 of theslidable bars 70 and holds both of theswing handles 60; by swinging both arms and stepping with both legs, thefly wheel 52 provides a continuous movement and identically travelling strokes for theswing handles 60 and theslidable bars 70. - However, the prior art exercise machine has the following drawback: since the second pivoting portion 72 with a ring is directly jacketed onto the shaft 521 of the
fly wheel 52 and the first pivoting portion 71 is attached onto the assembling portion 64 of theswing handle 60, the oval-shaped structure 50 has a travel stroke limited by thefly wheel 52 such that theslidable bars 70 and theswing handles 60 have the same travel stroke as thefly wheel 52. - Therefore, it is desirable to provide an exercise machine to mitigate and/or obviate the aforementioned problems.
- An objective of the present invention is to provide an exercise machine, which can provide a longer and variable stroke with respect to the fly wheel.
- In order to achieve the above-mentioned objectives An exercise machine comprises an oval-shaped structure, two driving arms, two swing handles and two slidable bars. The oval-shaped structure comprises a base having a fly wheel. The fly wheel has an assembling section eccentrically extending from two opposing sides and a corresponding adjusting member. The adjusting member has an assembling portion for connecting to the assembling section of the fly wheel. The assembling section of the fly wheel is a non-circular raised member, and the assembling portion of the adjusting member is an aperture with a corresponding shape. The adjusting member is a circular disk or rectangular bracket. An outer side of the adjusting member has a protruding rod and a corresponding sliding sleeve, and the sliding sleeve has a limiting track. A standing rod is attached to a front end of the oval-shaped structure. The two driving arms are respectively attached to two sides of the oval-shaped structure. An end of each driving arm has a securing portion and another end has a first pivoting portion with a ring for assembly with the corresponding adjusting member. The two swing handles are installed onto the standing rod. Each swing handle has at least one positioning portion that is disposed on the swing handle for coupling with the securing portion of the driving arms, and an assembling portion at a lower end of the swing handle. Each slidable bar is a long bracket narrower than the limiting track of the sliding sleeve and respectively has a second pivoting portion for attaching onto the assembling portion of the respective swing handle. A pedal is disposed at a predetermined position on each slidable bar.
- With the above-mentioned embodiments, following benefits can be obtained, the fly wheel of the oval-shaped structure utilizes the assembling section to be connected an adjusting member, such that the movement strokes can be adjusted.
- Other objects, advantages, and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 2 is an exploded view of an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of an adjusting member according to the present invention. -
FIG. 4 is a side view illustrating operation of an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 5 is a side view illustrating continuous movement of an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 6 is another side view illustrating continuous movement of an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 7 is another side view illustrating continuous movement an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 8 is an adjustment schematic drawing of an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 9 is another adjustment schematic drawing of an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 10 is another adjustment schematic drawing of an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 11 is a local detailed view of a fly wheel and an adjusting member of an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 12 is an exploded view of an adjusting member with a passive rod of an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 13 illustrates usage of an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 14 is another local detailed view of a fly wheel and an adjusting member of an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a swing handle of an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 16 is a local detailed view ofFIG. 15 . -
FIG. 17 is another perspective view of a swing handle of an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 18 is a local detailed view ofFIG. 17 . -
FIG. 19 is another perspective view of a swing handle of an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 20 is a local detailed view ofFIG. 19 . -
FIG. 21 is another perspective view of a swing handle of an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 22 is a local detailed view ofFIG. 21 . -
FIG. 23 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 24 is an exploded view of another embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 25 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 26 is a schematic drawing of another embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 27 is a perspective view of a prior art device. - Please refer to
FIG. 1 andFIG. 2 . An exercise machine comprises an oval-shaped structure 10, two drivingarms 20, twoswing handles 30 and twoslidable bars 40. The oval-shaped structure 10 comprises abase 11 having afly wheel 12. Thefly wheel 12 has anassembling section 121 eccentrically extending from two opposing sides and a corresponding adjustingmember 13. The adjustingmember 13 has an assemblingportion 131 for connecting to theassembling section 121 of thefly wheel 12. The assemblingsection 121 of thefly wheel 12 is a non-circular raised member, and the assemblingportion 131 of the adjustingmember 13 is an aperture with a corresponding shape. The adjustingmember 13 is a circular disk or rectangular bracket as shown inFIG. 3 . An outer side of the adjustingmember 13 has a protrudingrod 132 and a corresponding slidingsleeve 14, and the sliding sleeve has a limitingtrack 141. A standingrod 15 is attached to a front end of the oval-shapedstructure 10. The two drivingarms 20 are respectively attached to two sides of the oval-shapedstructure 10. An end of each drivingarm 20 has a securingportion 21 and another end has afirst pivoting portion 22 with a ring for assembly with the corresponding adjustingmember 13. The two swing handles 30 are installed onto the standingrod 15. Each swing handle has at least onepositioning portion 31 that is disposed on the swing handle 30 for coupling with the securingportion 21 of the drivingarms 20, and an assemblingportion 32 at a lower end of the swing handle. Eachslidable bar 40 is a long bracket narrower than the limitingtrack 141 of the slidingsleeve 14 and respectively has asecond pivoting portion 41 for attaching onto the assemblingportion 32 of the respective swing handle 30. Apedal 42 is disposed at a predetermined position on eachslidable bar 40. - For assembly, please refer to
FIG. 1 andFIG. 2 . The assemblingportion 131 of the adjustingmember 13 jackets onto the assemblingsection 121 of thefly wheel 12. Furthermore, the adjustingmember 13 provides an adjustable stroke for theslidable bar 40 by adjusting a relative position between the protrudingrod 132 and thefly wheel 12. The drivingarms 20 are respectively attached to opposing sides of the oval-shapedstructure 10, thefirst pivoting portions 22 at the rear ends are pivoted onto the protrudingrods 132 of the adjustingmembers 13, and the protrudingrods 132 are jacketed with the slidingsleeves 14 for supporting the corresponding slidable bars 40. The two swing handles 30 are also respectively coupled to two opposing sides of the oval-shapedstructure 10 and secured onto the standingrod 15. Furthermore, the positioningportion 31 of the swing handle 30 is secured with the securingportion 21 of the drivingarm 20. The twoslidable bars 40 are also respectively attached to two opposing sides of the oval-shapedstructure 10, thesecond pivoting portions 41 are pivoted with the assemblingportions 32 of the swing handles 30 and rest on the slidingsleeve 14 jacketed onto the protrudingrod 132 such that eachslidable bar 40 is limited by the corresponding limitingtrack 141. - For actual use, please refer to
FIG. 4 withFIG. 5 toFIG. 7 . A user stands on both of the pedals 43 of theslidable bars 40 and holds both of thegripping portions 31 of the swing handles 30; the user then swings both arms and employs a stepping motion with both legs. The pivotingportion 22 of the drivingarms 20 are jacketed onto the protrudingrod 132 of the adjustingmember 13, while the securingportion 21 is mounted onto thepositioning portion 31 of theswing handle 30, such that each drivingarm 20 is connected to both thefly wheel 12 and the respective swing handle 30. The slidable bars 40 utilize thesecond pivoting portion 41 for attaching onto the assemblingportions 32 of the swing handles 30, such that theslidable bars 40 and drivingarms 20 utilize different pivoting points for swinging movements and both overlap the slidingsleeves 14 of the protrudingrods 132 of the adjustingmembers 13; therefore, when the user steps with both feet and swings with both hands, with the free joints formed by thesecond pivoting portions 41 of theslidable bars 40 and the assemblingportions 32 of the swing handles 30, the movements of theslidable bars 40 are extended by the slidingsleeve 14 of the protrudingrod 132, such that the swing handles 30 and theslidable bars 40 are capable of having travel strokes that are different than the travel stroke of thefly wheel 12. When the protrudingrod 132 of the adjustingmember 13 is disposed on an inner side of theassembling section 121 of thefly wheel 12, the protrudingrod 132 rotates around with the assemblingsection 121, having a smaller rotational movement than the rotational movement of thefly wheel 12. On the other hand, when the protrudingrod 132 of the adjustingmember 13 is disposed on an outer side of theassembling section 121 of thefly wheel 12, as shown inFIG. 8 , the protrudingrod 132 rotates around with the assemblingsection 121 with a larger rotational movement than the rotational movement of thefly wheel 12. In addition, each adjustingmember 13 provides an adjustable stroke for the correspondingslidable bar 40 by adjusting a relative position between the protrudingrod 132 and thefly wheel 12, as shown inFIG. 9 andFIG. 10 . - An embodiment of a combination of the
fly wheel 12 and the adjustingmember 13 is shown inFIG. 11 . The assemblingsection 121 of thefly wheel 12 is a rod, and the adjustingmember 13 is a Z-shaped member. The assemblingportion 131 of the adjustingmember 13 is a sleeve corresponding to theassembling section 121 for jacketing onto the assemblingsection 121 of thefly wheel 12. Thefirst pivoting portion 22 of the drivingarm 20 is assembled with the assemblingportion 131 of the adjustingmember 13 and pivoted onto the assembling section of the fly wheel; and the protruding rod of the adjusting member is jacketed with the sliding sleeve for supporting the slidable bar. The assemblingportion 131 is a sleeve corresponding to theassembling section 121 and used for jacketing onto the assemblingsection 121 of thefly wheel 12. Thefirst pivoting portion 22 of the drivingarm 20 is assembled with the assemblingportion 131 of the adjustingmember 13 and pivoted onto the assemblingsection 121 of thefly wheel 12. Moreover, the protrudingrod 132 of the adjustingmember 13 is jacketed with the slidingsleeve 14 for supporting theslidable bar 40. - Another embodiment of a combination of the
fly wheel 12 and the adjustingmember 13 is shown inFIG. 12 andFIG. 13 . The adjustingmember 13 further has apassive rod 16, thepassive rod 16 has athird pivoting portion 161 at a side for attaching onto the protrudingrod 132 of the adjustingmember 13 and connecting to thefirst pivoting portion 22 of the drivingarm 20 and a connectingrod 162 at an opposite side jacketed with the slidingsleeve 14 for supporting theslidable bar 40. The adjusting member provides an adjustable stroke for the slidable bar, and the different locations of thepassive rod 16 on the adjustingmember 13 can also provide different adjustments. - Another embodiment of a combination the
fly wheel 12 and the adjustingmember 13 is shown inFIG. 14 . The assemblingsection 121 of thefly wheel 12 is a threaded aperture, and the adjustingmember 13 and the corresponding assemblingportion 131 of theassembling section 121 form a screw, such that the adjustingmember 13 is screwed onto thefly wheel 12. - For another embodiment of the exercise machine, please refer to
FIG. 15 andFIG. 16 . A plurality of thepositioning portions 31 are disposed on a side of each swing handle 30 such that the securingportion 21 of therespective driving arm 20 is adjustable for connection to any of thepositioning portions 31 of the linkingarm 30. - For another embodiment of the driving
arm 20 and theswing handle 30, please refer toFIG. 17 toFIG. 21 . The positioningportion 31 further has apositioning ring 311 and apositioning member 312; thepositioning portion 31 is jacketed onto the swing handle 30 such that thepositioning portion 31 can freely move along the swing handle 30 with thepositioning ring 311, and thepositioning member 312 attached onto the swing handle 30 engages with the securingportion 21 of the drivingarm 20. The positioningmember 312 is a quick-release member, a locking member or a tightening member, as shown in the respective figures. - For another embodiment of the exercise machine, please refer to
FIG. 23 andFIG. 24 . A distance between the base 11 of the oval-shapedstructure 10 can be shortened, and the length of theslidable bars 40 can also be shortened corresponding to the oval-shapedstructure 10 to reduce the entire size of the machine. Furthermore, please refer toFIG. 25 andFIG. 26 . Another embodiment of the standingrod 15 and the swing handles 30 is shown inFIG. 25 , and an adjustment of the protrudingrods 132 of the adjustingmembers 13 is shown inFIG. 26 . - With the above-mentioned embodiments, following benefits can be obtained, the
fly wheel 12 of the oval-shapedstructure 10 utilizes the assemblingsection 121 to be connected an adjustingmember 13, such that the movement strokes can be adjusted. - Although the present invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.
Claims (15)
1. An exercise machine comprising:
an oval-shaped structure comprising a base having a fly wheel, the fly wheel having an assembling section eccentrically extending from a plurality of sides and a corresponding adjusting member, the adjusting member having an assembling portion for connecting to the assembling section of the fly wheel, an outer side of the adjusting member having a protruding rod and a corresponding sliding sleeve, and a standing rod attached to a front end of the oval-shaped structure;
a plurality of driving arms respectively attached to a plurality of sides of the oval-shaped structure, an end having a securing portion and another end having a first pivoting portion with a ring for assembly with the adjusting member;
a plurality of swing handles installed onto the standing rod and at least one positioning portion disposed on the swing handles for securing the securing portion of the driving arms, and having an assembling portion at an lower end of the swing handle; and
a plurality of slidable bars overlapping the sliding sleeve covering the protruding rod and respectively having a second pivoting portion for attaching onto the assembling portion of the respective swing handle, and a pedal disposed at a predetermined position on each slidable bar.
2. The exercise machine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the assembling section of the fly wheel is a non-circular raised member, and the assembling portion of the adjusting member is an aperture with a corresponding shape.
3. The exercise machine as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the adjusting member is a circular disk.
4. The exercise machine as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the adjusting member is a rectangular bracket.
5. The exercise machine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the driving arms are respectively attached to sides of the oval-shaped structure, the first pivoting portion at the rear end is pivoted onto the protruding rod of the adjusting member, and the protruding rod is jacketed with the sliding sleeve for supporting the slidable bar.
6. The exercise machine as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the adjusting member further has a passive rod, the passive rod having a third pivoting portion at a side for attaching onto the protruding rod of the adjusting member and connecting to the first pivoting portion of the driving arm and a connecting rod at an opposite side jacketed with the sliding sleeve for supporting the slidable bar.
7. The exercise machine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the assembling section of the fly wheel is a rod, the adjusting member is a Z-shaped member; the assembling portion of the adjusting member is a sleeve corresponding to the assembling section for jacketing onto the assembling section of the fly wheel; the first pivoting portion of the driving arm is assembled with the assembling portion of the adjusting member and pivoted onto the assembling section of the fly wheel; and the protruding rod of the adjusting member is jacketed with the sliding sleeve for supporting the slidable bar.
8. The exercise machine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the adjusting member provides an adjustable stroke for the slidable bar by adjusting a relative position between the protruding rod and the fly wheel.
9. The exercise machine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the assembling section of the fly wheel is a threaded aperture, and the adjusting member and the corresponding assembling portion of the assembling section form a screw, such that the adjusting member is screwed onto the fly wheel.
10. The exercise machine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the sliding sleeve has a limiting track, and the slidable bar is a long bracket narrower than the limiting track of the sliding sleeve such that the slidable bar is limited by the limiting track.
11. The exercise machine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein one side of the swing handle has a plurality of positioning portions, and the driving arm of the securing portion can be attached onto any one of the positioning portions of the swing handle.
12. The exercise machine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the positioning portion further has a positioning ring and a positioning member, the positioning portion is jacketed onto the swing handle such that the positioning portion can freely move along the swing handle with the positioning ring, and the positioning member attached onto the swing handle engages with the securing portion of the driving arm.
13. The exercise machine as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the positioning member is a quick-release member, a locking member or a tightening member.
14. The exercise machine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a distance between a base of the oval-shaped structure and the can be shortened, and the length of the slidable bar can also be shortened corresponding to the oval-shaped structure.
15. The exercise machine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the driving arms are attached to respective sides of the oval-shaped structure, the first pivoting portion of each driving arm is pivoted onto the assembling portion and then again pivoted onto the assembling section of the fly wheel with the assembling portion of the adjusting member, and the protruding rod of the adjusting member has a corresponding sliding sleeve for supporting the slidable bar.
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