# US 2025/0082988 A1 · Fitness equipment

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- Number: US 2025/0082988 A1
- Document ID: US20250082988A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 18/788,035
- Filed: 2024-07-29
- Published: 2025-03-13
- Earliest claimed: 2023-09-11
- Assignees: Shenzhen Thousandshores Technology Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Shenzhen Thousandshores Technology Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Hui XU; Haoxuan ZENG; Peiyan LAI; Caixiang YU
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20250082988A1

## CPC

- A63B 22/0605: {performing a circular movement, e.g. ergometers}
- A63B 22/0235: {driven by a motor}
- A63B 22/0664: {performing an elliptic movement}
- A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H)

## Abstract

Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a fitness device, comprising fitness equipment and a resistance module. The fitness equipment and the resistance module are detachably connected through a connecting assembly. The connecting assembly includes a first connecting gear and a second connecting gear. A first guide component is disposed at one end of the first connecting gear. A second guide component is disposed at one end of the second connecting gear. The first guide component and the second guide component are cooperated for guidance. The first connecting gear and the second connecting gear are cooperated to be connected.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A fitness device, comprising:
fitness equipment; and
a resistance module, wherein the fitness equipment and the resistance module are detachably connected through a connecting assembly;
the connecting assembly includes a first connecting gear and a second connecting gear,
the fitness device further includes a first guide component disposed at an end of the first connecting gear, and a second guide component disposed at an end of the second connecting gear, the first guide component and the second guide component for guidance, and the first connecting gear and the second connecting gear are connected.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The fitness device of claim 1, wherein the fitness equipment includes at least one of a spinning bike, an elliptical machine, or a treadmill.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The fitness device of claim 1, further comprising a mounting structure, wherein the mounting structure includes a first connecting buckle and a second connecting buckle, the first connecting buckle is disposed on the fitness equipment, the second connecting buckle is disposed on the resistance module, and the first connecting buckle and the second connecting buckle are snap-fitted.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The fitness device of claim 1, wherein the first connecting gear includes a spur external gear, the second connecting gear includes a spur internal gear, and the spur external gear is meshed with the spur internal gear.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The fitness device of claim 1, wherein the first guide component includes a bevel external gear, and a maximum cross section of the bevel external gear is the same as a cross section of the spur external gear; and
the second guide component includes a bevel internal gear, and a minimum cross section of the bevel internal gear is the same as a cross section of the spur internal gear.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The fitness device of claim 5, wherein a taper degree of the bevel external gear and a taper degree of the bevel internal gear are within a range of 10°-30°.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The fitness device of claim 6, wherein a ratio of an axial length of the bevel external gear to an axial length of the spur external gear is a preset ratio.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The fitness device of claim 6, wherein a count of teeth of the first connecting gear and a count of teeth of the second connecting gear are 16, 18, or 20.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The fitness device of claim 1, wherein the fitness equipment includes a first assembly;
the first assembly includes a mounting rod, a first support rod, and a first folding mechanism, and the mounting rod and the first support rod are folded and unfolded through the first folding mechanism.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The fitness device of claim 9, wherein the first folding mechanism includes a first mounting member and a second mounting member, the first mounting member is connected with the mounting rod, the second mounting member is connected with the first support rod, and the first mounting member and the second mounting member are rotatably connected.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The fitness device of claim 10, wherein the first folding mechanism further includes a first operating member and a positioning pin, the positioning pin is movably disposed in the first mounting member and the first operating member, and the first operating member drives the positioning pin to move between a first position and a second position; when the positioning pin is in the first position, the first folding mechanism is in a first folded state; when the positioning pin is in the second position, the first folding mechanism is in a first unfolded state.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The fitness device of claim 11, wherein the second mounting member is provided with a first positioning groove and a second positioning groove, and the first positioning groove and the second positioning groove cooperate with the positioning pin; when the positioning pin is in the first positioning groove, the first folding mechanism is in the first folded state; when the positioning pin is in the second positioning groove, the first folding mechanism is in the first unfolded state.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The fitness device of claim 12, wherein the first mounting member is provided with a first hole, the positioning pin is disposed in the first hole, and the positioning pin is capable of moving in the first hole.

### Claim 14 (depends on 11)

The fitness device of claim 11, wherein the first folding mechanism includes a guide pin, and the guide pin is movably disposed in the first mounting member and the first operating member.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The fitness device of claim 14, wherein the first mounting member is provided with a second hole, the guide pin is disposed in the second hole and the guide pin is capable of moving in the second hole.

### Claim 16 (depends on 11)

The fitness device of claim 11, wherein the first folding mechanism further includes a tension spring member, one end of the tension spring member is fixed to the first mounting member, and the other end of the tension spring member is fixed to the positioning pin.

### Claim 17 (depends on 9)

The fitness device of claim 9, wherein the first assembly includes a second folding mechanism, the second folding mechanism includes a second support rod, a third support rod, a second operating member, and a matching member, the second support rod and the third support rod are movably connected, the second support rod is connected with the second operating member, and the third support rod is connected with the matching member.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The fitness device of claim 17, wherein the second operating member is operably cooperated or separated from the matching member;
when the second folding mechanism is in a second unfolded state, the second operating member is cooperated with the matching member; when the second folding mechanism is in a second folded state, the second operating member is separated from the matching member.

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

The fitness device of claim 18, wherein the second folding mechanism further includes a shaft, and the second support rod and the third support rod are capable of rotating around the shaft.

### Claim 20 (depends on 18)

The fitness device of claim 18, wherein the second folding mechanism further includes a connection block.
