Patent ID: 6592496
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
An ascending/descending and folding structure for running exerciser, comprising:a base seat having two pivot sections on two sides thereof; a running board frame, two sides of one end of the running board frame being respectively pivotally mounted on the two pivot sections of the base seat, a running board being disposed on the running board frame, a running belt being wound around the running board; and a linking mechanism capable of adjusting the inclination of the running board frame and folding the running board frame, the linking mechanism including a supporting device and a power telescopic rod, the supporting device having a caster support pivotally mounted under the running board frame in a predetermined position distal from the end of the running board frame pivotally connected with the base seat, at least one caster being disposed under the bottom of the caster support, the caster support being pivotally connected with one end of a telescopic tube assembly, the other end of the telescopic tube assembly being pivotally mounted on the base seat, the telescopic tube assembly, the base seat, the caster support and the running board frame forming a four-link mechanism, one end of the power telescopic rod being pivotally mounted on the caster support, while the other end thereof being pivotally mounted on the running board frame, the power telescopic rod being driven by a power source.