Foot-operated unlocking treadmill

Abstract

The present invention discloses a foot-operated unlocking treadmill in which an unlocking member is stepped to drive a first locking member to move through a connecting rope so as to release a fit with a second unlocking member, so that upright posts may be flipped, wherein the upright posts are flipped towards a running platform for folding and stowage or flipped away from the running platform for deployment.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A foot-operated unlocking treadmill, comprising:
 a running platform provided with a deployed position and a stowed position; and   upright posts rotatably mounted on the running platform, the upright posts being rotated to the deployed position so that the running platform and the upright posts are in a relatively deployed state, and the upright posts being rotated to the stowed position so that the running platform and the upright posts are in a relatively stowed state;   wherein the running platform and the upright posts are respectively provided with a first locking member and a second locking member thereon, the first locking member is movably arranged, and the second locking member is fixedly arranged; and   an unlocking member, wherein the first locking member is drivingly movable by the unlocking member so that the first locking member and the second locking member are locked or unlocked;   the second locking member is provided with a first locking position and a second locking position thereon, when the upright posts are in the deployed position, the first locking member is snapped into the first locking position to lock the upright posts, and when the upright posts are in the stowed position, the first locking member is snapped into the second locking position to lock the upright posts; and   the unlocking member is a foot switch which is pivotally or reciprocally movably arranged, and the unlocking member acts to drive the first locking member to retract or displace, so that the first locking member is detached from the first locking position or the second locking position.   
     
     
         2 . The foot-operated unlocking treadmill according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a connecting rope respectively connecting the first locking member and the unlocking member; and   a resetting member provided in fit with the first locking member;   wherein when the upright posts are in the deployed position, the resetting member drives the first locking member to move so that the first locking member and the second locking member fit each other to lock, so that the upright posts and the running platform are in a locked state in the deployed state; and   when the unlocking member performs an unlocking action, the first locking member is pulled by the connecting rope to move so that the first locking member and the second locking member are detached from each other.   
     
     
         3 . The foot-operated unlocking treadmill according to  claim 2 , wherein:
 the unlocking member is vertically slidably arranged on the running platform, an upper end of the unlocking member is provided with a foot tread, and the foot tread is configured to be stepped to drive the unlocking member to slide downward; or the unlocking member is rotatably arranged on the running platform, the unlocking member is provided with a treading portion thereon, and the treading portion is stepped to drive the unlocking member to rotate; and   the first locking member is slidably arranged on the running platform, and the first locking member is pulled by the connecting rope to slide to release a fixed connection between the upright posts and the running platform; or the first locking member is rotatably arranged on the running platform, and the first locking member is pulled by the connecting rope to rotate to release the fixed connection between the upright posts and the running platform.   
     
     
         4 . The foot-operated unlocking treadmill according to  claim 3 , wherein: the unlocking member is rotatably arranged on the running platform, the resetting member comprises a first resetting member located between the unlocking member and the running platform, and the first resetting member is configured to rotatably reset the treading portion. 
     
     
         5 . The foot-operated unlocking treadmill according to  claim 4 , wherein: the unlocking member is cylindrical, the running platform is provided with a mounting sleeve sheathed on an outer periphery of the cylindrical unlocking member, the treading portion is arranged on the outer periphery of the unlocking member and located at an axial end of the mounting sleeve, the outer periphery of the unlocking member is provided with a mounting portion, the mounting portion is located at one end of the mounting sleeve away from the treading portion, and the first resetting member is mounted on the mounting portion. 
     
     
         6 . The foot-operated unlocking treadmill according to  claim 5 , wherein: the connecting rope is provided with a first anti-drop member thereon, the mounting portion is provided with a first mating slot thereon, the first mating slot penetrates the mounting portion and is provided with a first assembly notch, the connecting rope enters the first mating slot through the first assembly notch, and the first anti-drop member is located at one side of the mounting portion to refrain the connecting rope from falling out of the first mating slot; and
 the unlocking member is provided with a first mounting insertion hole thereon, the mounting portion is inserted into the first mounting insertion hole, and the first assembly notch and the first anti-drop member are located at both ends of the first mounting insertion hole.   
     
     
         7 . The foot-operated unlocking treadmill according to  claim 3 , wherein: the first locking position and the second locking position are both insertion holes, the first locking position is configured for inserting the first locking member at the deployed position where the upright posts are located to fixedly connect the upright posts with the running platform, and the second locking position is configured for inserting the first locking member at the stowed position where the upright posts are located to fixedly connect the upright posts with the running platform. 
     
     
         8 . The foot-operated unlocking treadmill according to  claim 3 , wherein: the first locking member is slidably arranged on the running platform, the resetting member comprises a second resetting member located between the first locking member and the running platform, and the second resetting member is configured to slidably reset the first locking member. 
     
     
         9 . The foot-operated unlocking treadmill according to  claim 8 , wherein: the running platform is provided with a sliding insertion hole, the first locking member is slidingly fitted in the sliding insertion hole, the first locking member is provided with an anti-drop portion at one end of the sliding insertion hole, and the anti-drop portion is configured to move in the direction of the sliding insertion hole to be limited by the running platform so as to prevent the first locking member from falling out of the sliding insertion hole; and
 the connecting rope is detachably arranged on the first locking member, the connecting rope is provided with a second anti-drop member thereon, the second anti-drop member is located at one end of the sliding insertion hole away from the anti-drop portion, and the second anti-drop member is configured to move in the direction of the sliding insertion hole to be limited by the running platform so as to prevent the first locking member from falling out of the sliding insertion hole.   
     
     
         10 . The foot-operated unlocking treadmill according to  claim 9 , wherein: the running platform is provided with a main sliding hole thereon, the anti-drop portion is located in the main sliding hole, and an outer periphery of the anti-drop portion is fitted to an inner peripheral wall of the main sliding hole to guide the first locking member to slide; and
 the second resetting member is a compression spring, the second resetting member is sheathed on an outer periphery of the first locking member and located in the main sliding hole, one end of the second resetting member abuts against the running platform, and the other end thereof abuts against the anti-drop portion.   
     
     
         11 . The foot-operated unlocking treadmill according to  claim 2 , wherein: the upright posts are two in number and are respectively located at both sides of the running platform; the first locking members are two in number and correspond to the two upright posts respectively; and the connecting rope comprises a source segment in fit with the unlocking member and branch segments in fit with each of the first locking members, and the source segment is respectively connected with each of the branch segments.