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Platform for supporting conveyor belt of treadmill

a technology for supporting platforms and treadmills, which is applied in the direction of gymnastic exercise, sport apparatus, cardiovascular exercise devices, etc., can solve the problems of limited cushion effect, and achieve the effect of good elastic support force and cushion

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-05-23
HEALTHSTREAM TAIWAN INC
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The present invention provides a platform for supporting a conveyor belt of a treadmill that provides good elastic support force and cushion effect. The platform comprises a wooden plate, a reinforcement plate above the wooden plate, and a shock-absorbing plate sandwiched between the wooden plate and the reinforcement plate. The shock-absorbing plate has a surface facing the wooden plate base, and a plurality of cushions protruding from the surface and stopping against the wooden plate. The design of the platform allows it to provide a good elastic support force to the conveyor belt and a good cushion effect when it receives an external force.

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This simple design of the cushion plate tends to make the conventional platform have an insufficient elastic support force, resulting in that the conventional platform for supporting the conveyor belt of the treadmill can provide a limited cushion effect.

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[0016]As shown in FIG. 1, a platform 10, which is provided according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention for being used in a treadmill (not shown in the drawing) to support a conveyor belt (not shown), comprises a wooden plate 20, a reinforcement plate 30 and a shock-absorbing plate 40.

[0017]The reinforcement plate 30 is made of phenolic resin and located above the wooden plate 20 for enhancing the structural strength of the platform 10.

[0018]The shock-absorbing plate 40 is sandwichedly mounted between the wooden plate 20 and the reinforcement plate 30 and has a top surface that is remote from the wooden plate 20 attached with the reinforcement plate 30, and a bottom surface that faces the wooden plate 20. A plurality of cushions 42 integrally protrude from the bottom surface of the shock-absorbing plate 40 and stop against the wooden plate 20, as shown in FIG. 3. Each cushion 42 has a shape like an inverted truncated cone with a relatively wide top end connected with...

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Abstract

A platform for supporting a conveyor belt of a treadmill includes a wooden plate, a reinforcement plate above the wooden plate, and a shock-absorbing plate sandwiched between the wooden plate and the reinforcement plate. The shock-absorbing plate has a surface facing the wooden plate base, and a plurality of cushions protruding from the surface and stopping against the wooden plate for providing good elastic support force and cushion effect.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates generally to parts of a treadmill, and more particularly, to a platform for supporting a conveyor belt of the treadmill.[0003]2. Description of the Related Art[0004]A treadmill is an apparatus capable of simulating walking and / or running for cardiorespiratory training. Generally, the treadmill includes an endless wide conveyor belt for allowing a person to do a running exercise while staying in one place. In order to allow the belt to run continuously, the treadmill is equipped with a platform for supporting the belt. Conventionally, the platform has a wooden plate with a concavity recessed from a top thereof, and a cushion plate disposed in the concavity of the wooden plate for absorbing the impact force generated by runner's steps. On the top of the wooden plate a reinforcement plate may be mounted for enhancing the structural strength of the platform.[0005]However, the aforesaid cushion ...

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IPC IPC(8): A63B22/02
CPCA63B22/02A63B2209/02A63B2022/0214A63B22/0285A63B22/0214
Inventor HOU, KUANG-HUAYANG, HUNGLIU, CHI-MINGCHEN, TERRYCHIU, RENCHUNG, FONG-CHIAO
Owner HEALTHSTREAM TAIWAN INC
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