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US 12,678,649 B2Granted
Resistance unit and exercise machine having the same
OwnerTsung-Chou Lininventor
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Abstract
A resistance unit and an exercise machine having the same are disclosed. The resistance unit includes a body, a power-driven resistance unit, a reel, and a cable. The power-driven resistance unit is fixed to the body. The reel is connected to an output shaft of the power-driven resistance unit. The reel is rotated along with the output shaft. The power-driven resistance unit gives a rotational resistance to the reel. The cable is connected to and coiled around the reel. The exercise machine includes at least one exercise machine frame. The resistance unit is detachably connected to the exercise machine frame.
Claims14
A resistance unit, comprising:
- body comprising a closed box having a front end, a rear end, and an upper surface extending from the front end to the rear end, the closed box having a recessed pedal portion extending from the rear end towards the front end in the upper surface, the pedal portion being configured for a single foot of a user to step therein while the user faces the front end of the body;
- a power-driven resistance unit disposed within the front end of the closed box forward of the recessed pedal portion in a longitudinal direction;
- a reel, connected to an output shaft of the power-driven resistance unit, the reel being rotated along with the output shaft, the power-driven resistance unit giving a rotational resistance to the reel;
- and a cable, connected to and coiled around the reel, the cable having a free end extending through an aperture through the upper surface at the front end of the closed box.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.