Patent ID: 7455623

Claim:
An exercise machine comprising: a machine body including a first support structure, and a second support structure extending upwardly from said first support structure; a transmission unit including left and right cranks mounted rotatably to said first support structure and rotatable about a substantially horizontal first rotation axis; a swing unit including left and right rotary shafts mounted rotatably and respectively to two opposite sides of said second support structure, and left and right handles, each of which has an intermediate part mounted to a respective one of said left and right rotary shafts, said left and right rotary shafts being respectively rotatable about a substantially horizontal second and third rotation axes, each of said second and third rotation axes being inclined to a line parallel to said first rotation axis; and a pedal unit including left and right pedal rods, each of which is connected rotatably to a respective one of said left and right handles and a respective one of said left and right cranks, and is provided with a foot plate; wherein said first support structure has front and rear ends, said second support structure being disposed proximate to said front end, said first rotation axis extending in a left-to-fight direction, said left rotary shaft of said swing unit extending leftward and forward from said second support structure, said right rotary shaft of said swing unit extending rightward and forward from said second support structure, said pedal unit further including two universal connectors, each of which connects a respective one of said left and right pedal rods to the respective of said left and right handles, each of said universal connectors having first, second and third pivot axes which are substantially perpendicular to each other, each of said left and right pedal rods being turnable about said first, second and third pivot axes so as to rotate relative to the respective one of said left and right handles.