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US 11,439,866 B2Granted
Exercise bike
AssigneeCoulter Ventures, LLC.
InventorsDylan Jones, Matt Dubberley, Patrick Burgess
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Abstract
An exercise bike includes a frame, a rotor assembly and a drive assembly mounted on the frame, where the drive assembly is configured to drive rotation of the rotor assembly, and a cover configured to at least partially cover the rotor assembly. The components of the drive assembly and the rotor assembly include structures that improve the performance of the exercise bike, including but not limited to a strong and rigid construction and improvements in belt tracking, user feel, effort consistency, synchronization, and rotor performance.
Claims28
An exercise bike comprising:
- a frame configured to rest on a ground surface and having a seat configured to support a user;
- a rotor supported by the frame, the rotor comprising a hub supported by the frame for rotation on a first axis, and a plurality of blades connected to the hub, wherein the hub and the plurality of blades are configured to rotate together about the first axis, wherein the hub comprises first and second circular plate-like end portions and a cylindrical center body extending axially between the first and second circular plate-like end portions, the center body having a smaller diameter than the first and second circular plate-like end portions, and wherein each of the plurality of blades has a proximal end connected to the hub and an elongated body extending outward in a longitudinal direction from the hub to a distal end, the elongated body extending between the proximal and distal ends and comprising first and second elongated edges and a proximal edge extending between the first and second elongated edges at the proximal end, and wherein each blade is connected to the first circular plate-like end portion of the hub at a first connection point proximate the first elongated edge and each blade is connected to the second circular plate-like end portion of the hub at a second connection point proximate the second elongated edge;
- a drive assembly including a pedal assembly operably connected to the rotor to drive rotation of the rotor.
An exercise bike comprising:
- a frame configured to rest on a ground surface and having a seat configured to support a user;
- a rotor supported by the frame, the rotor comprising a hub supported by the frame for rotation on a first axis and a plurality of blades connected to the hub, wherein the hub and the plurality of blades are configured to rotate together about the first axis, wherein the hub comprises first and second circular plate-like end portions and a cylindrical center body extending axially between the first and second circular plate-like end portions, the center body having a smaller diameter than the first and second circular plate-like end portions, wherein each of the plurality of blades has an elongated body extending outward in a longitudinal direction from the hub to a distal end and the elongated body comprising first and second edges, wherein each of the plurality of blades is connected to the first circular plate-like end portion of the hub and to the second circular plate-like end portion of the hub, and wherein each of the plurality of blades has a first engagement surface and the hub has first complementary engagement surfaces, wherein each first complementary engagement surface engages one of the first engagement surfaces of the plurality of the blades to resist pivoting of the blade with respect to the hub during rotation of the rotor;
- a drive assembly including a pedal assembly operably connected to the rotor to drive rotation of the rotor.
An exercise bike comprising:
- a frame configured to rest on a ground surface and having a seat configured to support a user;
- a rotor supported by the frame, the rotor comprising a hub supported by the frame for rotation on a first axis and a plurality of blades connected to the hub, wherein the hub and the plurality of blades are configured to rotate together about the first axis, wherein the hub comprises first and second circular plate-like end portions, and wherein the plurality of blades includes a first blade having a proximal end connected to the hub and an elongated body extending outward from the hub to a distal end, the elongated body having first and second elongated sides extending between the proximal and distal ends and a proximal edge extending between the first and second elongated sides at the proximal end, wherein the first blade is formed as a single integral piece, and wherein the first blade is connected to the first circular plate-like end portion of the hub at a first connection point proximate the first elongated side and the first blade is connected to the second circular plate-like end portion of the hub at a second connection point proximate the second elongated side;
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- a drive assembly including a pedal assembly operably connected to the rotor to drive rotation of the rotor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.