Patent ID: 7670267

Claim:
An elliptical cross trainer having a pace-adjusting mechanism, comprising: a) a frame unit having a rear end; b) a flywheel transmission unit placed on the frame unit; c) a crank located at both sides of the flywheel transmission unit; d) a corresponding treadle plank pivotally coupled to the crank, the elliptical cross trainer having two upright posts at the front end thereof between which a cross bar is extended, two handles being pivotally attached to the cross bar, a bend being pivotally coupled to a bottom end of the handles, respectively, the opposing end of the bend being pivotally coupled to a bottom end near the front section of the treadle plank so that the aforementioned components are coupled in such a way that they can be synchronically moved; e) an electric adjusting motor installed at the bottom of the flywheel transmission unit; f) a telescopic tube driven by the motor to elongate and retract; g) two connecting rods; h) two separate L-shaped connecting elements, each respective L-shaped connecting element pivotally connected to each connecting rod, to adjust the vertical position of the two treadle planks; and wherein, when the telescopic tube is driven by the motor to create a reciprocating in-place displacement thereof, a change of the supporting angle of each of the two connecting rods such that the vertical position of the treadle plank and the treadle thereon is adjusted by the coupling relationship of the two connecting rods, thereby achieving different exercise paces.