Patent ID: 8465398

Claim:
An elliptical exercise apparatus comprising: a frame unit including a base frame and a first upstanding frame; a crank wheel unit disposed on said base frame and including two crank arms; an adjustment unit including a motor mounted on said frame unit, a slide mounted on said first upstanding frame and movable upwardly and downwardly relative to said first upstanding frame, and a threaded rod connected threadedly to said slide and connected drivenly to said motor to move said slide; and two swing units disposed respectively on left and right sides of said frame unit, each of said swing units including a handle connected pivotally to and movable along with said slide, a link rod connected pivotally to said handle and one of said crank arms, a pivot arm connected pivotally to said link rod, and a pedal rod connected pivotally to said handle and said pivot arm, said handle having an upper connecting portion connected pivotally to said slide, a lower connecting portion opposite to said upper connecting portion, and an intermediate portion connected between said upper and lower connecting portions, said link rod having two opposite ends connected pivotally and respectively to said intermediate portion of said handle and one of said crank arms, said pedal rod having two opposite ends connected pivotally and respectively to said lower connecting portion of said handle and said pivot arm; wherein said slide moves upwardly or downwardly along said first upstanding frame when said motor is activated to adjust the position of said handle relative to said first upstanding frame.