Adjustable Campus Board Panels for Variable Step Configurations
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional campus boards offer a single challenge, limiting user variety and gym space efficiency, as they are not adjustable to different configurations.
Innovation Solution
An adjustable campus board climbing assembly with a plurality of panels that can be transformed between standard and stepped configurations through an adjustment system, allowing for varying angles of incline and user challenges.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional campus boards are used, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the adaptability is limited to a single challenge configuration
Solution Approach 1:
The campus board is divided into multiple separate panels that can be independently positioned and configured. Each panel can be adjusted to different depths relative to the support wall, allowing the creation of various climbing configurations including standard, stepped, and angled arrangements.
Solution Approach 2:
The panels are designed to be movable rather than fixed, allowing dynamic reconfiguration of the climbing surface. The adjustment system enables panels to be repositioned between different depths and angles, transforming the static structure into a dynamically adaptable climbing apparatus.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple campus boards are provided to offer variety, then user challenge variety is improved, but gym space consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
A single campus board structure is designed to perform multiple functions by accommodating different panel configurations. The same physical structure can be transformed into various climbing challenges including standard vertical climbs, stepped configurations for advanced users, and angled inclines, replacing the need for multiple separate boards.
Solution Approach 2:
The adjustable panels enable one campus board to dynamically adapt to different climbing scenarios, effectively becoming multiple boards in one. This dynamic reconfiguration capability allows a single apparatus to provide diverse training challenges while occupying the space of only one board.
3Adaptability or versatility
If panels are made adjustable to create stepped configurations, then adaptability is improved, but the adjustment mechanism complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The panels incorporate self-adjusting mechanisms that allow users to easily reposition panels without requiring complex external adjustment systems. The design enables climbers to independently configure the panels to their desired positions, eliminating the need for motorized or highly complex mechanical adjustment mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The support wall serves as an intermediary structure that facilitates panel adjustment. By providing mounting points and guidance features on the support wall, the system enables smooth panel repositioning while keeping the adjustment mechanism integrated into the existing structure rather than adding separate complex adjustment devices.
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AI summary
A campus board climbing assembly is made up of a plurality of panels stacked vertically, with the front surfaces of the panels together forming a climbing surface. The front surfaces of the panels include climbing grips, such as rungs. The assembly also includes an adjustment system that is configured to move the panels between at least a first position, in which the front surfaces of the panels form a substantially continuous climbing surface, and a second position, in which the front surfaces of the panels form a stepped climbing surface.