IP Library Granted Patent US 12,440,722
Granted Patent B2
US 12,440,722 · App. 18/237,892 · Granted Oct 14, 2025

Treadmill frame for realizing folding and slope lifting of treadmill platform

Inventors: Xiqun Lin (Fujian, CN); Chuanwen Chen (Fujian, CN)
Assignee: SUNLINK (XIAMEN) SPORTS EQUIPMENTS INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
A63B22/02A63B2225/093
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Patent No.
US 12,440,722
App. No.
18/237,892
Granted
Oct 14, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A treadmill frame for realizing folding and slope lifting of a treadmill platform is provided by the disclosure, including a treadmill platform, a base, a bracket, a telescopic rod and a switch piece; a running belt is arranged at a front and back of the treadmill platform; the base is under the treadmill platform and is configured to fall on a ground; a bottom end of the bracket is pivoted on the base, and a top end of the bracket is tilted backward and pivoted on a front half of the treadmill platform; the switch piece is configured to pivotally connect a front end of the treadmill platform on the base or loosen the front end of the treadmill platform from the base. Through a driving mechanism, the disclosure can simultaneously adjust the inclination of the treadmill platform and the erected folding of the treadmill platform.

Claims (10)

1. A treadmill frame for realizing folding and slope lifting of a treadmill platform, comprising a treadmill platform ( 1 ), a base ( 2 ), a bracket ( 3 ), a telescopic rod ( 4 ) and a switch piece ( 5 );

a running belt ( 6 ) is arranged at a front and back of the treadmill platform ( 1 );

the base ( 2 ) is under the treadmill platform ( 1 ) and is configured to fall on a ground;

a bottom end of the bracket ( 3 ) is pivoted on the base ( 2 ), and a top end of the bracket ( 3 ) is tilted backward and pivoted on a front half of the treadmill platform ( 1 );

one end of the telescopic rod ( 4 ) is pivoted on the base ( 2 ), and a pivot point of the telescopic rod ( 4 ) and the base ( 2 ) is located behind a pivot point of the bracket ( 3 ) and the base ( 2 ), the other end of the telescopic rod ( 4 ) is pivoted on the treadmill platform ( 1 ), and a pivot point of the telescopic rod ( 4 ) and the treadmill platform ( 1 ) is located in front of a pivot point of the bracket ( 3 ) and the treadmill platform ( 1 ), so as to form a cross between the bracket ( 3 ) and the telescopic rod ( 4 );

the switch piece ( 5 ) is configured to pivotally connect a front end of the treadmill platform ( 1 ) on the base ( 2 ) or loosen the front end of the treadmill platform ( 1 ) from the base ( 2 ), and a rotation shaft is coaxial with a rotation shaft of the bracket ( 3 ) pivoted on the base ( 2 ), and is located in front of the pivot point of the treadmill platform ( 1 ) and the telescopic rod ( 4 ).

2. The treadmill frame for realizing folding and slope lifting of the treadmill platform according to claim 1 , wherein the switch piece ( 5 ) comprises a swing plate ( 7 ) and a pin hole ( 8 ) formed on the base ( 2 ) that extends left and right; an axis of the pin hole ( 8 ) is coaxial with the rotation shaft of the bracket ( 3 ) pivoted on the base ( 2 ), one end of the swing plate ( 7 ) is pivoted on the treadmill platform ( 1 ), and the other end of the swing plate ( 7 ) is formed with a pin ( 9 ) that extends left and right, and the swing plate ( 7 ) swings left and right so that the pin ( 9 ) is inserted into or pulled out of the pin hole ( 8 ).

3. The treadmill frame for realizing folding and slope lifting of the treadmill platform according to claim 1 , wherein a front and rear length of the base ( 2 ) is shorter than a front and rear length of the treadmill platform ( 1 ), the base ( 2 ) is located under the front of the treadmill platform ( 1 ), and a rear of the treadmill platform ( 1 ) is on the ground.

4. The treadmill frame for realizing folding and slope lifting of the treadmill platform according to claim 1 , wherein a bottom side of the rear of the treadmill platform ( 1 ) is equipped with rollers ( 10 ) for rolling back and forth.

5. The treadmill frame for realizing folding and slope lifting of the treadmill platform according to claim 1 , wherein a left side and a right side of the base ( 2 ) are respectively provided with handrails ( 11 ), and the handrails ( 11 ) are extended upward.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 24, 2023
From: LIN, XIQUN; CHEN, CHUANWEN
To: SUNLINK (XIAMEN) SPORTS EQUIPMENTS INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064700/0259 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202211685046.2 · Dec 27, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240207673A1 · Jun 27, 2024
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