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US 9,616,278 B2Granted
Laterally tilting treadmill deck
AssigneeICON Health & Fitness, Inc.
InventorMichael L. Olson
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Abstract
A treadmill includes a running deck. The running deck includes a front portion, a rear portion connected to the front portion by a first side and a second side, a tread belt surrounding the front portion and the rear portion, a motor to drive movement of the tread belt, and an actuator that cause the running deck to tilt laterally towards either the first side or the second side to form a lateral tilt angle in response to a tilt command.
Claims18
A treadmill, comprising:
- a running deck, the running deck comprising:
- a front portion;
- a rear portion connected to the front portion by a first side and a second side;
- a tread belt surrounding the front portion and the rear portion;
- a motor to drive movement of the tread belt;
- a chassis that supports the running deck, the chassis including a front beam, a rear beam, and a central axle connecting the front beam to the rear beam along a length of the running deck;
- a base that supports the chassis;
- at least one actuator that causes the running deck to tilt laterally by rotating the chassis about the central axle towards either the first side or the second side to form a lateral tilt angle in response to a tilt command;
- wherein the actuator is connected to both the chassis and the base.
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A treadmill, comprising:
- a running deck, the running deck comprising:
- a front portion;
- a rear portion connected to the front portion by a first side and a second side;
- a tread belt surrounding the front portion and the rear portion;
- a motor to drive movement of the tread belt;
- an actuator that causes the running deck to tilt laterally towards either the first side or the second side to form a lateral tilt angle in response to a tilt command;
- a chassis that supports the running deck;
- the chassis including a front beam, a rear beam, and a central axle connecting the front beam to the rear beam;
- and
- a base that support the chassis;
- wherein the actuator is connected to both the chassis and the base;
- wherein the actuator causes the running deck to pivot about the central axle to create the lateral tilt angle.
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A treadmill, comprising:
- a running deck, the running deck comprising:
- a front portion;
- a rear portion connected to the front portion by a first side and a second side;
- a tread belt surrounding the front portion and the rear portion;
- a motor to drive movement of the tread belt;
- an actuator that causes the running deck to tilt laterally towards either the first side or the second side to form a lateral tilt angle in response to a tilt command;
- a chassis that supports the running deck;
- the chassis including a front beam, a rear beam, and a central axle connecting the front beam to the rear beam;
- a base that supports the chassis;
- wherein the actuator is connected to both the chassis and the base;
- wherein the actuator causes the running deck to pivot to create the lateral tilt angle by rotating the chassis about the central axle;
- and
- a processor and a memory, wherein the memory includes instructions executable by the processor to:
- elevate the first side or the second side to create the lateral tilt angle;
- simulate a real world route on the treadmill;
- and
- create the lateral tilt angle while elevating the front portion of the running deck or while elevating the rear portion of the running deck.
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