Arm Locking Mechanism for Compact Wall-Mounted Exercise Machines
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional electronic exercise machines are bulky, require significant wall space, and have cumbersome controls and limited customization options, discouraging users from engaging in effective exercise routines.
Innovation Solution
A minimalist, wall-mountable electronic exercise machine with a T-shaped configuration, single-button adjustment, and modular design, along with a cloud service for personalized exercise routines, offering space efficiency, ease of use, and customization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If conventional electronic exercise machines are used, then exercise functionality is provided, but the machines are bulky and require significant wall space
Solution Approach 1:
The exercise machine is divided into separate modular components including a motor unit, a pulley system, and an arm assembly that can be independently positioned and adjusted. This segmentation allows the machine to maintain full exercise functionality while reducing the overall footprint and wall space requirement compared to conventional integrated designs.
Solution Approach 2:
The machine utilizes vertical wall mounting with adjustable arm positions at multiple heights, transitioning from horizontal space occupation to vertical space utilization. The arm can be positioned at different elevations along the wall-mounted structure, enabling full exercise functionality within a compact wall-space footprint.
2Ease of operation
If conventional exercise machines with numerous controls are used, then adjustment capability is provided, but the controls are cumbersome and require two-handed adjustments
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple adjustment functions are merged into a single integrated control mechanism. The arm can be adjusted to different positions and locked in place using one unified control system, eliminating the need for multiple separate controls and two-handed operations required by conventional machines.
Solution Approach 2:
Complex control mechanisms are extracted and replaced with a simplified single-control system. The essential adjustment functionality is retained while removing unnecessary controls and mechanisms that contribute to device complexity and operational difficulty.
3Adaptability or versatility
If conventional exercise machines are used, then basic exercise routines are provided, but customization capability is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The machine features dynamically adjustable components including an arm that can be positioned at multiple heights and angles, allowing users to customize exercise routines to their specific needs. The modular design enables flexible configuration changes without requiring complex adjustment mechanisms or tools.
Data Source
AI summary
An exercise equipment, that includes (a) a frame that includes a vertically wall-mountable beam; (b) one or more brackets for connecting the vertically wall-mountable beam to a wall; (c) an arm that rotatable in relation to the vertically wall-mountable beam and is selectively positionable along the vertically wall-mountable beam; (d) a cable; (e) a resistance source, and (f) a cable transfer unit that is configured to convey the cable through a cable path formed within the frame.