Adjustable Push-up Apparatus with Pivotable Base Seats
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional push-up exercise frames have fixed handgrip positions, which fail to accommodate varying user body types and training intensities, limiting the effectiveness of muscle and joint strengthening exercises.
Innovation Solution
A push-up exercise apparatus with a base mechanism featuring pivotable base seats, a retaining mechanism using rotating caps and elastic members to adjust the distance between handgrips, and an angle adjustment unit allowing users to customize grip angles and distances for tailored workouts.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If handgrips are fixed to the base seat, then the structure is simple and stable, but the handgrip distance cannot be adjusted according to user body type or training intensity
Solution Approach 1:
The base seats are made pivotable relative to each other about a vertical axis, and the connecting bodies are made rotatable, transforming the fixed structure into a dynamic one that can be adjusted to different angles and positions according to user needs
Solution Approach 2:
The base mechanism is divided into separate pivotable base seats and rotatable connecting bodies, allowing independent adjustment of each component to achieve various handgrip configurations
2Reliability
If retaining mechanism with rotating cap and elastic members is added, then handgrip position can be fixed at adjusted positions, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The first elastic member automatically pushes the connecting bodies apart when the rotating cap is rotated, and the meshing teeth automatically engage to lock the position, eliminating the need for additional actuators or complex locking mechanisms
Solution Approach 2:
The rotating cap serves as an intermediary component that, when rotated, drives the retaining members to move and engage with the meshing teeth, providing a simple rotational input for position locking
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables adjustable handgrip positions and angles, enhancing the intensity and effectiveness of chest muscle training by accommodating different user body types and preferences, thereby improving exercise outcomes.
Implementation Method 1
a first elastic member disposed between the connecting bodies
Data Source
AI summary
A push-up exercise apparatus includes two base seats pivotable relative to each other about a vertical axis, and two handgrips respectively disposed on the base seats. Each base seat includes a connecting body. The connecting bodies of the base seats are disposed one above the other and are rotatable relative to each other about the vertical axis. A retaining mechanism includes a rotating cap rotatably disposed on an upper one of the connecting bodies, an elastic member disposed between the connecting bodies, and at least one retaining unit including first and second retaining members respectively disposed on the rotating cap and a lower connecting body and engaged with each other.