Exerciser having adjustable seat

Description

1. Field of the Invention

[0001] The present invention relates to an exerciser, and more particularly to an exerciser having an adjustable seat for being easily adjusted by users.

2. Description of the Prior Art

[0002] Various kinds of typical exercisers, such as cycle exercisers have been developed and comprise a seat disposed thereon for supporting users. For allowing the users to be comfortably supported on the seat, various kinds of typical cushioning devices have been provided to cushion the seat, and thus to cushion the users.

[0003] For example, U.S. Patent No. 6,089,656 to Hals discloses one of the typical cycle exercisers comprising a seat pivotally disposed or supported thereon with a parallelogrammic structure for supporting users, and a spring-biasing cushioning device disposed in the parallelogrammic structure for cushioning the seat and thus the users.

[0004] However, the parallelogrammic structure may not be solidly secured to the seat or to the other supporting bases, such that the seat may not be solidly secured to the supporting bases, and such that the users may not be stably supported on the supporting bases with the parallelogrammic structure.

[0005] The applicant has developed another typical cycle exerciser which has been allowed and issued as U.S. Patent No. 6,565,487 to Kuo, and which also comprises a seat pivotally disposed or supported thereon with a parallelogrammic structure for supporting users, and a lock rod for locking the parallelogrammic structure to the supporting bases at any selected heights or positions.

[0006] Such an exersiser is also disclosed in US 5,971,894.

[0007] However, when it is required to adjust the parallelogrammic structure to the supporting bases at the selected heights or positions, the users have to move away from the seat, and then have to actuate the lock rod and to move or adjust the parallelogrammic structure relative to the supporting bases to the required or selected heights or positions, and then to release the lock rod, to allow the lock rod to lock the parallelogrammic structure to the supporting bases at the required or selected heights or positions.

[0008] The cited typical cycle exercisers have no support devices to solidly support the parallelogrammic structure relative to the supporting bases at the required or selected heights or positions, and have no adjusting device for allowing the users to easily and readily adjust the parallelogrammic structure relative to the supporting bases to any required or selected heights or positions.

[0009] The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate the afore-described disadvantages of the conventional cycle exercisers.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0010] The primary objective of the present invention is to provide an exerciser including an adjustable seat for being easily adjusted by users.

[0011] This objective is solved according to the invention by an exerciser having the features of claim 1.

[0012] The other objective of the present invention is to provide an exerciser including an adjustable seat having a parallelogrammic structure that may be solidly supported relative to the supporting bases at any required or selected heights or positions.

[0013] In accordance with one aspect of the invention, there is provided an exerciser comprising a base, a parallelogrammic supporting device rotatably supported on the base, to allow the parallelogrammic supporting device to be rotated and adjusted relative to the base to selected angular position, a seat device disposed on the parallelogrammic supporting device, to allow the seat device to be adjusted relative to the base to selected position with the parallelogrammic supporting device, the seat device including a first handle disposed thereon, a first actuator coupled between the parallelogrammic supporting device and the base, to adjustably support the parallelogrammic supporting device and thus the seat device to the base at selected position, and a first hand grip pivotally attached to the first handle, and coupled to the first actuator, to control the first actuator to adjust the parallelogrammic supporting device and the seat device relative to the base, and for allowing users to operate the first actuator without departing the seat device.

[0014] The parallelogrammic supporting device includes two bars rotatably attached on the base with pivot axles, and a rod pivotally secured to upper portions of the bars with pivot pins, to form a parallelogrammic structure.

[0015] The seat device includes a sleeve slidably and adjustably disposed on the rod, to adjustably secure the seat device to the rod of the parallelogrammic supporting device. The seat device includes a seat member rotatably attached onto the sleeve with a pivot shaft, to allow the seat member to be rotated and adjusted relative to the sleeve to selected angular position.

[0016] The seat member includes an extension having a slot formed therein, to slidably receive a fastener which is extended from the sleeve, to limit a rotational movement of the seat member relative to the sleeve.

[0017] The seat device includes a pivotal seat back disposed thereon, and a second actuator coupled to the seat back, to adjust and to support the seat back relative to the seat device at selected angular positions. The seat back includes a plurality of orifices formed therein for air circulation purposes.

[0018] The seat device includes a second handle disposed thereon, a second hand grip pivotally attached to the second handle, and coupled to the second actuator, to control the second actuator to adjust the seat back relative to the seat device, and for allowing users to operate the second actuator without departing the seat device.

[0019] The seat device may also include a remote control device attached on the first handle, for controlling the first actuator. A post may further be provided and extended from the base, and a pair of foot pedals coupled to the post with cranks, for conducting cycle exercises.

[0020] Further objectives and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from a careful reading of the detailed description provided hereinbelow, with appropriate reference to the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] 

FIG. 1 is a rear perspective view of an exerciser in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of the exerciser;

FIG. 3 is a side schematic view of the exerciser; and

FIGS. 4, 5, 6 are side schematic views of the exerciser, similar to FIG.3, illustrating the operation of the exerciser.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

[0022] Referring to the drawings, and initially to FIGS. 1-3, an exerciser in accordance with the present invention comprises a base 10 including a longitudinal beam 11 having one or more lateral beams 12, 13 laterally attached to the front portion 14 and/or the rear portion 15 thereof, for increasing an area or a stability of the base 10, and for allowing the base 10 to be stably supported on ground or various supporting surfaces.

[0023] A post 20 is disposed on or extended upwardly from the front portion 14 of the base 10, and includes a display 21 or the like disposed thereon for showing various information of the exerciser, and includes a pair of foot pedals 22 coupled thereto with cranks 23, for allowing users to conduct cycle exercises. The cycling mechanism of the exerciser is typical and shielded within a housing 24, and will not be described in further details.

[0024] A parallelogrammic supporting device 30 includes one or more front bars 31 and one or more rear bars 32 each having a lower portion rotatably or pivotally secured to the rear portion 15 of the base 10 with a pivot axle 17, 18, and includes a rod 33 rotatably or pivotally secured to the upper portions of the bars 31, 32 with pivot pins 34, in order to form a parallelogrammic structure, and for allowing the parallelogrammic supporting device 30 to be rotated relative to the base 10, and to be adjusted forwardly and downwardly, or rearwardly and upwardly relative to the base 10.

[0025] An extendible or adjustable actuator 35, such as a bolt-and-tube adjusting device, a hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder, or the like, may further be provided and coupled between the base 10 and the parallelogrammic supporting device 30, such as the rod 33 of the supporting device 30, in order to adjust and to support the rod 33 of the supporting device 30 relative to the base 10 at any selected angular positions or heights. For example, the bolt-and-tube adjusting device may include a bolt and a tube threaded together and coupled between the base 10 and the supporting device 30, to adjust and to support the supporting device 3 0 relative to the base 10.

[0026] A seat device 40 includes a sleeve 41 slidably and adjustably attached onto the rod 33 of the parallelogrammic supporting device 30, and fixable to the rod 33 with fasteners or latches (not shown), for allowing the seat device 40 to be adjusted along the rod 33 of the parallelogrammic supporting device 30 to any selected position. The seat device 40 includes a seat member 42 pivotally or rotatably attached onto the sleeve 41 with a pivot shaft 43, for allowing the seat member 42 to be rotated or adjusted relative to the sleeve 41 to any selected angular position (FIG. 6).

[0027] The seat member 42 includes a front extension 44 having an oblong and/or curved slot 45 formed therein, to slidably receive a fastener 46 which is extended from the sleeve 41, in order to limit the rotational movement of the seat member 42 relative to the sleeve 41. The fastener 46 may secure the extension 44 of the seat member 42 to the sleeve 41, in order to adjustably secure the seat member 42 to the sleeve 41 to any selected angular position (FIG. 6). The seat member 42 includes a seat cushion 47 disposed thereon to comfortably support the users thereon.

[0028] The seat device 40 includes a seat back 48 pivotally or rotatably disposed thereon, such as pivotally or rotatably attached to the seat member 42 with a pivot pole 49, to allow the seat back 48 to be rotated or adjusted relative to the seat member 42 or relative to the seat device 40 to any required or selected angular position (FIG. 5). The seat back 48 preferably includes a number of orifices 50 formed therein (FIGS. 1, 2) for air circulation purposes, and one or more pockets 51 attached thereto (FIG. 1) for receiving or storing various objects.

[0029] An extendible or adjustable actuator 53, such as a bolt-and-tube adjusting device, a hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder, or the like, may further be provided and coupled between the seat member 42 or the parallelogrammic supporting device 30, such as the rod 33 of the parallelogrammic supporting device 30, and the seat back 48, in order to adjust and to support the seat back 48 relative to the seat member 42 or the parallelogrammic supporting device 30 at any selected angular positions.

[0030] The seat device 40 may further include two handles 60, 61 disposed thereon, such as attached on the seat member 42, and two control hand grips 62, 63 pivotally attached to the handles 60, 61 respectively, and coupled to the actuators 35, 53 with cables 64, 65 respectively, in order to control the actuators 35, 53 respectively, and so as to adjust the seat device 40 and the parallelogrammic supporting device 30 relative to the base 10, and to adjust the seat back 48 relative to the seat member 42 or the seat device 40 respectively.

[0031] It is to be noted that the control hand grips 62, 63 are pivotally attached to the handles 60, 61 and may thus be easily and readily operated or actuated by the hands of the users that hold or grasp the handles 60, 61 respectively, such that the users may actuate the actuators 35, 53 to adjust the seat device 40 relative to the base 10, and to adjust the seat back 48 relative to the seat member 42 without departing from the seat device 40.

[0032] As shown in FIG. 2, a remote control device 66 may further be provided, or selectively attached to one of the handles 60, 61, for allowing the users to actuate the actuators 35, 53 to adjust the seat device 40 relative to the base 10, and to adjust the seat back 48 relative to the seat member 42 remotely, and without departing from the seat device 40.

[0033] Accordingly, the exerciser in accordance with the present invention includes an adjustable seat for being easily adjusted by users, and having a parallelogrammic structure that may be solidly supported relative to the supporting bases at any required or selected heights or positions.

Claims

1. An exerciser comprising:

a base (10),

a supporting device (30) rotatably supported on said base (10), to allow said supporting device (30) to be rotated and adjusted relative to said base (10) to selected angular position,

a seat device (40) disposed on said supporting device (30), to allow said seat device (40) to be adjusted relative to said base (10) to selected position with said supporting device (30), said seat device (40) including a first handle (60) disposed thereon, characterised by

a first actuator (35) coupled between said supporting device (30) and said base (10), to adjustably support said supporting device (30) and thus said seat device (40) to said base (10) at selected position, and

a first hand grip (62) pivotally attached to said first handler (60), and coupled to said first actuator (35), to control said first actuator (35) to adjust said supporting device (30) and said seat device (40) relative to said base (10), and for allowing users to operate said first actuator (35) without departing said seat device (40).

2. The exerciser as claimed in claim 1, wherein said supporting device (30) includes two bars (31, 32) rotatably attached on said base (10) with pivot axles (17, 18), and a rod (33) pivotally secured to upper portions of said bars (31, 32) with pivot pins (34), to form a parallelogrammic structure.

3. The exerciser as claimed in claim 2, wherein said seat device (40) includes a sleeve (41) to slidably and adjustably disposed on said rod (33), to adjustably secure said seat device (40) to said rod (33) of said parallelogrammic supporting device (30).

4. The exerciser as claimed in claim 3, wherein said seat device (40) includes a seat member (42) rotatably attached onto said sleeve (41) with a pivot shaft (43), to allow said seat member (42) to be rotated and adjusted relative to said sleeve (41) to selected angular position.

5. The exerciser as claimed in claim 4, wherein said seat member (42) includes an extension (44) having a slot (45) formed therein, to slidably receive a fastener (46) which is extended from said sleeve (41), to limit a rotational movement of said seat member (42) relative to said sleeve (41).

6. The exerciser as claimed in claim 1, wherein said seat device (40) includes a pivotal seat back (48) disposed thereon, and a second actuator (53) coupled to said seat back (48) to adjust and to support said seat back (48) relative to said seat device (40) at selected angular positions.

7. The exerciser as claimed in claim 6, wherein said seat back (48) includes a plurality of orifices (50) formed therein for air-circulation purposes.

8. The exerciser as claimed in claim 6, wherein said seat device (40) includes a second handle (61) disposed thereon, a second hand grip (63) pivotally attached to said second handle (61), and coupled to said second actuator (53), to control said second actuator (53), to adjust said seat back (48) relative to said seat device (40), and for allowing users to operate said second actuator (53) Without departing said seat device (40).

9. The exerciser as claimed in claim 1, wherein said seat device (40) includes a remote control device (66) attached on said first hand (60), for controlling said first actuator (35).

10. The exerciser as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a post (20) extended from said base (10), and a pair of foot pedals (22) coupled to said post (20) with cranks (23), for conducting cycle exercises.

Ansprüche

1. Übungsgerät, das umfasst:

eine Basis (10),

eine Unterstützungsvorrichtung (30), die an der Basis (10) drehbar unterstützt ist, um zu ermöglichen, dass die Unterstützungsvorrichtung (30) relativ zu der Basis (10) in eine ausgewählte Winkelposition gedreht und eingestellt wird,

eine Sitzvorrichtung (40), die an der Unterstützungsvorrichtung (30) angeordnet ist, um zu ermöglichen, dass die Sitzvorrichtung (40) relativ zu der Basis (10) mit der Unterstützungsvorrichtung (30) in eine ausgewählte Position eingestellt wird, wobei die Sitzvorrichtung (40) einen daran angeordneten ersten Haltegriff (60) aufweist, gekennzeichnet durch

einen ersten Aktuator (35), der zwischen die Unterstützungsvorrichtung (30) und die Basis (10) gekoppelt ist, um die Unterstützungsvorrichtung (30) und somit die Sitzvorrichtung (40) an der Basis (10) an einer ausgewählten Position einstellbar zu unterstützen, und

einen ersten Handgriff (62), der an dem ersten Haltegriff (60) schwenkbar befestigt und mit dem ersten Aktuator (35) gekoppelt ist, um den ersten Aktuator (35) so zu steuern, dass die Unterstützungsvorrichtung (30) und die Sitzvorrichtung (40) relativ zu der Basis (10) eingestellt werden, und um Anwendern zu ermöglichen, den ersten Aktuator (35) ohne Verlassen der Sitzvorrichtung (40) zu betätigen.

2. Übungsgerät nach Anspruch 1, bei der die Unterstützungsvorrichtung (30) zwei Stäbe (31, 32), die an der Basis (10) mittels Schwenkachsen (17, 18) drehbar befestigt sind, und eine Stange (33), die an oberen Abschnitten der Stäbe (31, 32) mittels Schwenkstiften (34) schwenkbar befestigt ist, aufweist, um eine parallelogrammartige Struktur zu bilden.

3. Übungsgerät nach Anspruch 2, bei der die Sitzvorrichtung (40) eine Buchse (41) aufweist, die an der Stange (33) gleitend und einstellbar angeordnet ist, um die Sitzvorrichtung (40) an der Stange (33) der parallelogrammartigen Unterstützungsvorrichtung (30) einstellbar zu befestigen.

4. Übungsgerät nach Anspruch 3, bei der die Sitzvorrichtung (40) ein Sitzorgan (42) aufweist, das an der Buchse (41) mittels einer Schwenkwelle (43) drehbar befestigt ist, um zu ermöglichen, dass das Sitzorgan (42) relativ zu der Buchse (41) in eine ausgewählte Winkelposition gedreht und eingestellt wird.

5. Übungsgerät nach Anspruch 4, bei dem das Sitzorgan (42) eine Verlängerung (44) aufweist, die einen darin ausgebildeten Schlitz (45) besitzt, der eine Befestigungseinrichtung (46), die von der Buchse (41) absteht, gleitend aufnimmt, um eine Drehbewegung des Sitzorgans (42) relativ zu der Buchse (41) zu begrenzen.

6. Übungsgerät nach Anspruch 1, bei dem die Sitzvorrichtung (40) eine daran angeordnete schwenkbare Sitzrückenlehne (48) und einen zweiten Aktuator (53), der mit der Sitzrückenlehne (48) gekoppelt ist, aufweist, um die Sitzrückenlehne (48) relativ zu der Sitzvorrichtung (40) in ausgewählte Winkelpositionen einzustellen und in diesen zu unterstützen.

7. Übungsgerät nach Anspruch 6, bei dem die Sitzrückenlehne (48) mehrere Öffnungen (50) aufweist, die darin zu Luftzirkulationszwecken ausgebildet sind.

8. Übungsgerät nach Anspruch 6, bei dem die Sitzvorrichtung (40) einen zweiten daran angeordneten Haltegriff (61) und einen zweiten Handgriff (63), der an dem zweiten Haltegriff (61) schwenkbar befestigt und mit dem zweiten Aktuator (53) gekoppelt ist, aufweist, um den zweiten Aktuator (53) zu steuern, um die Sitzrückenlehne (48) relativ zu der Sitzvorrichtung (40) einzustellen und um Anwendern zu ermöglichen, den zweiten Aktuator (53) ohne Verlassen der Sitzvorrichtung (40) zu betätigen.

9. Übungsgerät nach Anspruch 1, bei dem die Sitzvorrichtung (40) eine Fernsteuervorrichtung (66) aufweist, die an dem ersten Haltegriff (60) befestigt ist, um den ersten Aktuator (35) zu steuern.

10. Übungsgerät nach Anspruch 1, das ferner eine von der Basis (10) sich erstreckende Säule (20) und ein Paar Fußpedale (22), die mit der Säule (20) über Kurbeln (23) gekoppelt sind, umfasst, um Fahrradübungen auszuführen.

Revendications

1. Appareil d'entraînement, comprenant :

une base (10)

un dispositif de support (30) supporté en rotation sur ladite base (10), afin de permettre la rotation et l'ajustage dudit dispositif de support (30) relativement à ladite base (10) dans une position angulaire choisie,

un dispositif de siège (40) disposé sur ledit dispositif de support (30), afin de permettre audit dispositif de siège (40) d'être ajusté relativement à ladite base (10) dans la position choisie avec ledit dispositif de support (30), ledit dispositif de siège (40) comprenant une première poignée (60) disposée dessus, caractérisé par

un premier actionneur (35) couplé entre ledit dispositif de support (30) et ladite base (10) pour supporter de manière ajustable ledit dispositif de support (30) et donc ledit dispositif de siège (40) à ladite base (10) dans une position choisie, et

un premier manche (62) fixé de manière pivotante à ladite première poignée (60) et raccordé audit premier actionneur (35), pour commander ledit premier actionneur (35), afin d'ajuster ledit dispositif de support (30) et ledit dispositif de siège (40) relativement à ladite base (10) et de permettre aux utilisateurs de faire fonctionner ledit premier actionneur (35) sans sortir dudit dispositif de siège (40).

2. Appareil d'entraînement selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ledit dispositif de support (30) comprend deux barres (31, 32) fixées en rotation sur ladite base (10) avec des essieux de pivot (17, 18) et une tige (33) fixée de manière pivotante sur des portions supérieures desdites barres (31, 32) avec des broches de pivot (34), pour former une structure parallélogrammique.

3. Appareil d'entraînement selon la revendication 2, dans lequel ledit dispositif de siège (40) comprend un manchon (41) disposé de manière coulissante et ajustable sur ladite tige (33) afin de fixer de manière coulissante ledit dispositif de siège (40) à ladite tige (33) dudit dispositif de support parallélogrammique (30).

4. Appareil d'entraînement selon la revendication 3, dans lequel ledit dispositif de siège (40) comprend un élément de siège (42) fixé en rotation sur ledit manchon (41) avec un arbre de pivot (43), afin de permettre audit élément de siège (42) d'être tourné et ajusté relativement audit manchon (41) dans la position angulaire choisie.

5. Appareil d'entraînement selon la revendication 4, dans lequel ledit élément de siège (42) comprend une extension (44) ayant une fente (45) ménagée à l'intérieur, afin de recevoir de manière coulissante un dispositif de fixation (46) qui est étendu depuis ledit manchon (41), pour limiter le mouvement en rotation dudit élément de siège (42) relativement audit manchon (41).

6. Appareil d'entraînement selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ledit dispositif de siège (40) comprend un dossier de siège pivotant (48) disposé dessus, et un second actionneur (53) raccordé audit dossier de siège (48), afin d'ajuster et de supporter ledit dossier de siège (48) par rapport audit dispositif de siège (40) selon des positions angulaires choisies.

7. Appareil d'entraînement selon la revendication 6, dans lequel ledit dossier de siège (48) comprend une pluralité d'orifices (50) ménagés à l'intérieur dans un but de circulation d'air.

8. Appareil d'entraînement selon la revendication 6, dans lequel ledit dispositif de siège (40) comprend une seconde poignée (61) disposée dessus, un second manche (63) fixé de manière pivotante à ladite seconde poignée (61) et raccordé audit second actionneur (53), afin de commander ledit second actionneur (53) pour ajuster ledit dossier de siège (48) par rapport audit dispositif de siège (40) et pour permettre aux utilisateurs de faire fonctionner ledit second actionneur (53) sans sortir dudit dispositif de siège (40).

9. Appareil d'entraînement selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ledit dispositif de siège (40) comprend un dispositif de commande à distance (66) fixé sur ladite première poignée (60) pour commander ledit premier actionneur (35).

10. Appareil d'entraînement selon la revendication 1, comprenant en outre un piquet (20) s'étendant depuis ladite base (10), et une paire de pédales (22) raccordées audit piquet (20) avec des manivelles (23) pour réaliser des exercices de vélo.

Drawing