Archery Trainer With Adjustable Weight And Elastic Resistance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing archery training devices lack the ability to simulate the tension of a bow and effectively strengthen the muscles required for accurate archery performance, as they often rely on elastic members that do not adequately replicate the resistance and weight of a real bow, limiting training effectiveness and consistency.
Innovation Solution
An archery trainer with a gripping handle, adjustable weight, and a force resistance elastic member that connects to an archery release attachment, allowing for simulated bow resistance and muscle development, along with a sighting mechanism to practice proper aiming and hand positioning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a simple elastic member is used to simulate bow resistance, then the device portability and ease of use are improved, but the training effectiveness and muscle strengthening capability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple materials with different properties: an elastic member for resistance, a weight member for added mass, and a rigid handle for structural support. This composite approach allows the device to simulate both the elastic resistance of a bow and the gravitational pull of a weighted bow, thereby improving training effectiveness while maintaining portability and ease of use.
2Reliability
If an adjustable weight member is added to simulate bow weight, then the muscle strengthening capability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The weight member is designed as a separate, detachable component that can be independently adjusted or removed. This segmentation allows users to modify the weight according to their training needs without redesigning the entire device, thereby improving muscle strengthening capability while keeping the device structure relatively simple and easy to adjust.
3Force
If the elastic member is made highly elastic to simulate bow tension, then the resistance simulation is improved, but the ability to hold steady position during sighting deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The weight member acts as a counterbalancing element that provides a constant gravitational force opposing the elastic force. This combination allows the device to simulate the dynamic tension of a drawn bow while the weight provides a stabilizing downward force that helps the user maintain a steady pulling position during sighting, thereby resolving the contradiction between resistance simulation and position stability.
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
The device enables archers to practice and strengthen the muscles needed for accurate shooting by simulating the resistance and weight of a bow, improving aiming and muscle development without the need for actual bow use, enhancing archery form and reducing strain during shooting.
Implementation Method 1
a force resistance elastic member, such as a bungee cord, connects at one end to the loop portion
Implementation Method 2
A bottom surface of the gripping handle is equipped with a weight attachment to enable connection of a weight
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AI summary
An archery trainer and exercise device has a gripping handle having a central grip surface, a relatively inelastic member connected to the gripping handle and a force resistance elastic member connected at one end to the inelastic member and another end connected to a string attachment. A sight extends from a top surface of the gripping handle and a weight extends from a bottom surface of the gripping handle.