Adjustable Exercise Equipment with Telescopic Racks for User Adaptability

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional exercise equipment cannot effectively train multiple muscle groups simultaneously, and most devices have rigid size requirements that do not accommodate user stature, leading to inadequate muscle joint movement and limited self-selectivity.

Innovation Solution

The active and passive exercise training equipment features a swinging device with a telescopic rack and adjustable top and front grips, allowing for customizable height and distance adjustments to accommodate user stature, enabling simultaneous training of upper and lower limbs while promoting torsion and rotation, thus enhancing muscle strength and relaxation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If conventional exercise equipment is used, then the device structure is simple, but it cannot train multiple muscle groups simultaneously and has limited adaptability to different user statures

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveability to train multiple muscle groupsVSAvoidequipment structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple exercise functions into a single integrated device. The equipment merges active exercise (user-driven) and passive exercise (device-driven) capabilities, along with adjustable telescopic racks and multiple grip positions, allowing simultaneous training of upper and lower body muscle groups that would otherwise require separate equipment

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The exercise equipment is designed with universal adaptability to serve multiple functions. The telescopic rack system and adjustable grip positions enable the same device to train different muscle groups (shoulders, back, arms, legs) for users of various statures, replacing the need for multiple specialized equipment pieces

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Adaptability or versatility

If fixed-size exercise equipment is used, then the manufacturing cost is low, but it does not accommodate users of varying heights and limits self-selectivity

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccommodation of user statureVSAvoidmanufacturing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements dynamic adjustability through telescopic racks that can extend and retract to different lengths. This dynamic structure allows the equipment to adapt to users of varying heights and body proportions, with the rack length and grip positions being adjustable rather than fixed, thereby accommodating diverse user requirements

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The equipment utilizes parameter changes in the form of adjustable dimensions. The telescopic rack system allows modification of key dimensional parameters (rack length, grip height, horizontal distance) to match different user statures, transforming a fixed-parameter device into a variable-parameter system that maintains manufacturing feasibility while improving adaptability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Ease of operation

If rigid exercise equipment is used, then the structural stability is high, but it cannot provide effective muscle joint movement for relaxation and flexibility

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemuscle joint movementVSAvoidequipment stability
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the rigid structure into movable and fixed components. The telescopic rack system introduces controlled mobility segments that allow muscle joint movement and stretching, while the base and support structures remain stable and fixed. This segmentation enables the equipment to provide both stability for support and flexibility for effective exercise movement

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS10420975B2Active and passive exercise training equipment
Publication Date: 2019.09.24 CHENG SHIU UNIVERSITY
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AI summary

The present invention provides an active and passive exercise training equipment comprising a swinging device, a supporting device, and a front supporting device. The swinging device comprises a seat cushion with moving function for a user to sit. The supporting device comprises a telescopic rack and a top rack for the user to grip. The top rack is set on the telescopic rack for being located at different heights. The front supporting device comprises a front telescopic rack and a front grip for the user to bend forward to grip. The grip is set on the front telescopic rack for being located at different horizontal distances and vertical heights. The height and the distance can be adjusted according to the stature or requirement of the user so that the user can train his muscular strength efficiently and also make his body to achieve a relaxed state.