Adjustable Bench Support for Cable Pulley Training
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing training devices lack adaptability to different training exercises and body sizes of users, as their support surfaces and limb supports are not easily adjustable.
Innovation Solution
The training device features a bench with a parallelogram guide for height adjustment and support surfaces that can be aligned in multiple positions, allowing for optimal adjustment to various exercises and user sizes, including convexly curved surfaces for knees and flat tread surfaces for feet, enabling versatile training configurations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the support surface and support are fixed in position, then the device structure is simple, but the adaptability to different training exercises and user body sizes is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The support surface is made adjustable between multiple height settings (first and second heights) relative to the base, allowing the bench to adapt to different user body sizes and training exercises. The support for limbs is also made adjustable with multiple alignment positions (first, second, and third positions) relative to the support surface, enabling dynamic adaptation to various exercise requirements and user anatomies.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the support surface is made adjustable to multiple heights, then the adaptability to different user body sizes is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustment mechanism for the support surface is integrated into the bench structure as a separate adjustable component, allowing the support surface to be divided into discrete height settings (first height and second height) that can be independently selected based on user needs.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the support for limbs is made adjustable to multiple positions, then the versatility for different training exercises is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The support for limbs is designed with dynamic adjustability, allowing it to be positioned in multiple alignment positions (first, second, and third positions) relative to the support surface. This enables the support to adapt to different limb lengths and exercise requirements, enhancing versatility for various training exercises.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a training device (1) with at least one cable pulley arrangement (2) for operation by the muscle power of a training user (3), at least one handle (4) attachable to the cable pulley arrangement (2) for handling by the user (3) when operating the cable pulley arrangement (2), at least one weight (5) that can be lifted via the operation of the cable pulley arrangement (2), at least one bench (6) with a support surface (7) for the user (3) to sit and/or lie on when operating the cable pulley arrangement (2), and at least one support (8) for supporting limbs (9, 10) of the user (3) sitting or lying on the support surface (7) when operating the cable pulley arrangement (2), wherein the support surface (7) of the bench (6) can be moved into at least two height settings (11, 12), and wherein the support (8) can be aligned in at least two orientation positions (13, 14, 15) relative to the support surface (7).