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Granted Patent B2
US 12,220,606 · App. 17/860,151 · Granted Feb 11, 2025

Exerciser

Inventor: Shu-Chiung Liao Lai (Taichung, TW)
A63B21/0051A63B22/0056F16H57/02A63B21/225
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,220,606
App. No.
17/860,151
Granted
Feb 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An exerciser has a frame, a driving assembly, a damping assembly, and a linkage assembly. The frame has a base, a front supporting rod, and a rear supporting rod, and a grip assembly. The driving assembly is mounted on the frame and has a gear box and two cranks. The gear box is mounted in the rear supporting rod and has a box body, an input axle, an input gear, two unidirectional bearings, an output gear, and multiple transmission gear sets. The input axle is mounted rotatably in the box body. The input gear is co-axially mounted securely on the input axle. The unidirectional bearings are mounted respectively on two ends of the input axle. The transmission gear sets are mounted between and engaged with the input gear and the output gear. Each crank has a first end connected with one of the unidirectional bearings.

Claims (31)

1. An exerciser comprising:

a frame having:

a base;

a front supporting rod mounted on a front end of the base;

a rear supporting rod mounted on the base; and

a grip assembly mounted on the front supporting rod;

a driving assembly mounted on the frame and comprising

a gear box mounted in the rear supporting rod and comprising

a box body;

an input axle mounted rotatably in the box body;

an input gear co-axially mounted securely on the input axle;

two unidirectional bearings mounted respectively on two ends of the input axle;

an output gear mounted rotatably in the box body and having an output axle co-axially protruding from the output gear and extending out of the box body; and

multiple transmission gear sets mounted between and engaged with the input gear and the output gear; and

two cranks, each having a first end connected with one of the two_unidirectional bearings, and a second end provided with a pedal;

a damping assembly mounted on the rear supporting rod, connected with the output axle, and being driven by the gear box to generate a drug force to the driving assembly; and

a linkage assembly connected between the rear supporting rod and the two cranks to allow the two cranks to respectively swing in reverse directions.

2. The exerciser as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the frame further comprises a damping controller mounted on the front supporting rod;

the damping assembly comprises

a flywheel mounted co-axially with the output axle;

an adjustable damper having a first end connected pivotally with the rear supporting rod and having multiple magnetic members; and

a control cable having a first end connected with the damping controller and a second end connected with a second end of the adjustable damper.

3. The exerciser as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the damping assembly further comprises a fixed damper mounted on the rear supporting rod and having multiple magnetic members.

4. The exerciser as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the frame further comprises a seat mounted on a top of the rear supporting rod.

5. The exerciser as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each transmission gear set of the multiple transmission gear sets comprises a pinion and a transmission gear co-axially connected with the pinion.

6. The exerciser as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the gear box is a set-up gear box based on gear radio of the input gear, the out gear and the transmission gear sets.

7. The exerciser as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the linkage assembly further comprises

two pivotal arms connected pivotally to the rear supporting rod of the frame;

a connection member connected to the two pivotal arms to allow that while one of the two pivotal arms is pivoted upward, and the other pivotal arm is pivoted downward; and

two levers, each having a first end connected pivotally with one of the two cranks and a second end connected pivotally to a corresponding one of the two pivotal arms.

Continuity (1)
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