Exercise assemblies having foot pedal members that are movable along user defined paths
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A63B-022/00
A63B-071/00
A63B-022/04
A63B-021/00
A63B-022/06
출원번호
US-0783610
(2013-03-04)
등록번호
US-9050498
(2015-06-09)
발명자
/ 주소
Lu, Zhi
Clayton, Gary Scott
Termion, Mark C.
출원인 / 주소
Brunswick Corporation
대리인 / 주소
Andrus Intellectual Property Law, LLP
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
13인용 특허 :
120
초록▼
An exercise assembly comprises a frame and elongated foot pedal members that are each movable along user-defined paths of differing dimensions. Each foot pedal member has a from portion and a rear portion. Footpads are disposed on the rear portion of one of the pair of foot pedal members. Elongated
An exercise assembly comprises a frame and elongated foot pedal members that are each movable along user-defined paths of differing dimensions. Each foot pedal member has a from portion and a rear portion. Footpads are disposed on the rear portion of one of the pair of foot pedal members. Elongated coupler arms have a lower portion and an upper portion that is pivotally connected to the frame. Crank members have a first portion that is pivotally connected to the front portion of one of the pan of foot pedal members and have a second portion that is pivotally connected to the lower portion of one of the pair of coupler arms, such that each crank member is rotatable in a circular path. Elongated rocker arms have a lower portion that is pivotally connected to one of the pair of foot pedal members in between the foot pad and the crank member and have an upper portion that is pivotally connected to the frame.
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1. An exercise assembly, the assembly comprising: a frame;a pair of elongated foot pedal members, each foot pedal member having a front portion and a rear portion;a pair of foot pads, each foot pad being disposed on the rear portion of one of the pair of foot pedal members;a pair of elongated couple
1. An exercise assembly, the assembly comprising: a frame;a pair of elongated foot pedal members, each foot pedal member having a front portion and a rear portion;a pair of foot pads, each foot pad being disposed on the rear portion of one of the pair of foot pedal members;a pair of elongated coupler arms, each coupler arm having a lower portion and having an upper portion that is pivotally connected to the frame;a pair of crank members, each crank member having a first portion that is pivotally connected to the front portion of one of the pair of foot pedal members and having a second portion that is pivotally connected to the lower portion of a respective one of the pair of coupler arms, such that each crank member is rotatable in a circular path about the lower portion of the respective one of the pair of coupler arms as the pair of elongated coupler arms pivot back and forth with respect to the frame; anda pair of elongated rocker arms, each rocker arm having a lower portion that is pivotally connected to one of the pair of foot pedal members in between the foot pad and the crank member and having an upper portion that is pivotally connected to the frame;wherein the pair of foot pedal members are each movable along user defined paths of differing dimensions. 2. The assembly according to claim 1, further comprising a pair of handles, each handle disposed on one of the pair of rocker arms. 3. The assembly according to claim 2, wherein the upper portions of the pair of rocker arms pivot about a common axis. 4. The assembly according to claim 3, wherein the pair of rocker arms are pivotally connected to the frame via a rear cross-shaft. 5. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the lower portion of one of the pair of rocker arms is pivotally attached to one of the pair of foot pedal members. 6. The assembly according to claim 1, comprising a pair of elongated link members, each link member having a front portion and haying a rear portion that is pivotally connected to one of the pair of rocker arms; and further comprising a cross-link member, wherein the front portions of the link members are pivotally connected to opposite ends of the cross-link member. 7. The assembly according to claim 6, wherein the cross-link member is pivotally connected to the frame at a pivot axis extending between the link members. 8. The assembly according to claim 7, comprising pivotal joints that connect the link members to the cross-link member. 9. The assembly according to claim 1, comprising a front cross-shaft that connects the upper portions of the pair of coupler arms to the frame. 10. An exercise assembly, the assembly comprising: a frame;a pair of elongated foot pedal members, each foot pedal member having a front portion and a rear portion;a pair of foot pads, each foot pad being disposed on the rear portion of one of the pair of foot pedal members;a pair of elongated coupler arms, each coupler arm having a lower portion and having an upper portion that is pivotally connected to the frame;a pair of crank members, each crank member having a first portion that is pivotally connected to the front portion of one of the pair of foot pedal members and having a second portion that is pivotally connected to the lower portion of one of the pair of coupler arms, such that each crank member is rotatable in a circular path, anda pair of elongated rocker arms. each rocker arm having a lower portion that is pivotally connected to one of the pair of foot pedal members in between the foot pad and the crank member and having an upper portion that is pivotally connected to the frame;wherein the pair of foot pedal members are each movable alone user defined paths of differing dimensionsa front cross-shaft that connects the upper portions of the pair of coupler arms to the frame; anda pair of timing belts, each timing belt being connected to the second portion of one of the pair of crank members, such that movement of each of the pair of crank members along the circular path causes rotation of the respective timing belt. 11. The assembly according to claim 10, comprising a pair of lower timing pulleys, each lower timing pulleys being connected to one of the pair of crank members and transferring rotational movement of the respective crank member to the timing belt. 12. The assembly according to claim 10, wherein each timing belt is connected to an opposite end of the front cross-shaft such that rotation of each timing belt causes rotation of the front cross-shaft. 13. The assembly according to claim 12, comprising a pair of upper timing pulleys, each upper timing pulley being connected to one end of the front cross-shaft and transferring rotational movement of a respective timing belt to the front cross-shaft. 14. The assembly according to claim 12, comprising a pulley connected to the front cross-shaft; wherein rotation of the front cross-shaft causes rotation of the pulley. 15. The assembly according to claim 14, comprising a resistance device being connected to the pulley and providing resistance on rotation of the front cross-shaft. 16. The assembly according to claim 15, comprising a pulley belt that connects the resistance device to the pulley; wherein rotation of the pulley is translated to the resistance device by the pulley belt. 17. The assembly according to claim 16, wherein the resistance device generates power based upon rotation of the pulley. 18. The assembly according to claim 10, comprising a pair of belt tightening mechanisms for adjusting tension in the pair of timing belts. 19. The assembly according to claim 18, wherein each of the pair of belt tightening mechanisms comprises an idler wheel that is coupled to one of the pair of coupler arms by a joint that allows the idler wheel to be fixed at different locations with respect to the coupler arm; wherein fixing the idler wheel at a different location with respect to the coupler arm adjusts the tension. 20. The assembly according to claim 19, wherein the movable joint comprises a plate having at least one slot that receives a fixing screw at different slot locations. 21. The assembly according to claim 1, comprising a cross-linking mechanism that pivotally connects the pair of rocker arms together. 22. An exercise assembly, the assembly comprising: a frame;a pair of elongated foot pedal members, each foot pedal member having a front portion and a rear portion;a pair of foot pads, each foot pad being disposed on the rear portion of one of the pair of foot pedal members;a pair of elongated coupler arms, each coupler arm having a lower portion and having an upper portion that is pivotally connected to the frame;a pair of crank members, each crank member having a first portion that is pivotally connected to the front portion of one of the pair of foot pedal members and having a second portion that is pivotally connected to the lower portion of one of the pair of coupler arms, such that each crank member is rotatable in a circular path; anda pair of elongated rocker arms, each rocker arm having a lower portion that is pivotally connected to one of the pair of foot pedal members in between the foot pad and the crank member and having an upper portion that is pivotally connected to the frame;wherein the pair of foot pedal members are each movable along user defined paths of differing dimensions, wherein the cross-linking mechanism comprisesa cross-linking mechanism that pivotally connects the pair of rocker arms together;a cross-linking shaft;a pair of first elongated link members that each have a rear portion that is pivotally coupled to one of the pair of rocker arms; anda pair of second elongated link members that each have a first portion that is pivotally coupled to a front portion of one of the pair of first elongated link members and a second portion that is fixedly coupled to the cross-linking shaft such that rotation of one of the pair of second elongated link members causes rotation of the cross-linking shaft and the other of the pair of second elongated link members. 23. The assembly according to claim 22, comprising extension members that are fixedly coupled to one of the pair of rocker arms and that are pivotably coupled to the rear portion of one of the pair of first elongated link members, such that the pair of first elongated link members pivot with respect to the pair of rocker arms. 24. An exercise assembly, the assembly comprising: a frame;a pair of elongated foot pedal members, each foot pedal member having a front portion and a rear portion;a pair of foot pads, each foot pad being disposed on the rear portion of one of the pair of foot pedal members;a pair of elongated coupler arms, each coupler arm having a lower portion and having an upper portion that is pivotally connected to the frame;a pair of crank members, each crank member having a first portion that is pivotally connected to the front portion of one of the pair of foot pedal members and having a second portion that is pivotally connected to the lower portion of one of the pair of coupler arms, such that each crank member is rotatable in a circular path;a pair of elongated rocker arms, each rocker arm having a lower portion that is pivotally connected to one of the pair of foot pedal members in between the foot pad and the crank member and having an upper portion that is pivotally connected to the frame;wherein the pair of foot pedal members are each movable along paths of differing dimensions, respectively;a front cross-shaft that connects the upper portions of the pair of coupler arms to the frame;a pair of timing belts, each timing belt being connected to the second portion of one of the pair of crank members, such that movement of each of the pair of crank members along the circular path causes rotation of the respective timing belt;wherein each timing belt is connected to an opposite end of the front cross-shaft such that rotation of each timing belt causes rotation of the front cross-shaft; anda resistance device providing resistance on rotation of the front cross-shaft. 25. An exercise assembly having a front end and a back end, said assembly extending between said front end and said back end in a length direction, from a lower end to an upper end in a height direction that is perpendicular to the length direction; and from a first side to a second side in a width direction that is perpendicular to the height direction and perpendicular to the length direction; the assembly comprising: a pair of elongated foot pedal members, each foot pedal member extending in the length direction between a front portion and a rear portion;a pair of foot pads, each foot pad being disposed on the rear portion of one of the pair of foot pedal member;a pair of elongated coupler arms, each coupler arm extending in the height direction between a lower portion and an upper portion;a pair of crank members, each crank member extending between a first portion that is pivotally connected to the from portion of one of the pair of foot pedal members and a second portion that is pivotally connected to the lower portion of a respective one of the pair of coupler arms, such that each crank member is rotatable in a circular path about the lower portion of the respective one of the pair of coupler arms as the pair of elongated coupler arms pivot back and forth with respect to the frame, when viewed from the first and second sides; anda pair of elongated rocker arms, each rocker arm having a lower portion that is pivotally connected to one of the pair of foot pedal members in between the foot pad and the crank member;wherein the pair of foot pedal members are each movable along user defined paths when viewed from the first and second sides. 26. The assembly according to claim 25, comprising a pair of elongated link members, each link member extending in the length direction between a front portion and a rear portion that is pivotally connected to one of the pair of rocker arms; and further comprising a cross-link member extending in the width direction between opposite ends, wherein the front portions of the link members are pivotally connected to one of the opposite ends, respectively, of the cross-link member; wherein the cross-link member pivots about a pivot, axis extending between the pair of link members. 27. An exercise assembly having a front end and a back end, said assembly extending between said front end and said back end in a length direction, from a lower end to an upper end in a height direction that is perpendicular to the length direction; and from a first side to a second side in a width direction that is perpendicular to the height direction and perpendicular to the length direction; the assembly comprising: a pair of elongated foot pedal members, each foot pedal member extending in the length direction between a front portion and a rear portion;a pair of foot pads, each foot pad being disposed on the rear portion of one of the pair of foot pedal members;a pair of elongated coupler arms, each coupler arm extending in the height direction between a lower portion and an upper portion;a pair of crank members, each crank member extending between a first portion that is a pivotally connected to the front portion of one of the pair of foot pedal members and a second portion that is pivotally connected to the lower portion of one of the pair of coupler arms, such that each crank member is rotatable in a circular path when viewed from the first and second sides; anda pair of elongated rocker arms, each rocker arm having a lower portion that is pivotally connected to one of the pair of foot pedal members in between the foot pad and the crank member;wherein the pair of foot pedal members are each movable along user defined paths when viewed from the first and second sides; andcomprising a pair of timing belts, each timing belt being connected to the second portion of one of the pair of crank members, such that movement of each crank member along the circular path causes rotation of a respective timing belt. 28. The assembly according to claim 27, wherein each timing belt is connected to one end of the front cross-shaft such that rotation of the timing belt causes rotation of the front cross-shaft. 29. The assembly according to claim 28, comprising a pulley connected to the front cross-shaft; wherein rotation of the front cross-shaft causes rotation of the pulley. 30. The assembly according to claim 29, comprising a resistance device that provides resistance on rotation of the front cross-shaft. 31. The assembly according to claim 30, comprising a pulley belt that connects the resistance device to the pulley; wherein rotation of the pulley is translated to the resistance device.
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