Assistive Movement Trainer With Rotatable Base and Adjustable Supports

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing movement assisting apparatuses for disabled individuals are difficult to use without assistance, lack adjustability to individual needs, and provide inadequate comfort, leading to poor adherence and health outcomes.

Innovation Solution

A movement assisting apparatus with a rotatable base, adjustable supports, and a switching mechanism that allows for easy entry and secure positioning, combined with a movement assistance unit for alternating leg movements, enhancing user-friendliness and comfort.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If the apparatus structure is made complex to provide adjustability and support functions, then the adaptability and support capability are improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadjustability to individual needsVSAvoiddifficulty to enter and secure
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The apparatus is divided into modular components including adjustable support units, separate securing devices, and interchangeable training modules. Each module can be independently adjusted or removed, allowing the system to adapt to different user needs while maintaining operational simplicity through modular assembly and disassembly.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The support units incorporate dynamic adjustment mechanisms that allow real-time modification of support positions and angles during operation. The securing devices feature dynamic locking and releasing mechanisms that enable easy entry and exit while maintaining secure positioning during training activities.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Reliability

If the apparatus provides comprehensive support and securing functions, then the reliability and safety are improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesafety during trainingVSAvoidconfiguration complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The apparatus incorporates self-adjusting and self-securing mechanisms that automatically adapt to the user's body dimensions and positioning requirements. The securing devices feature automatic locking mechanisms that engage when proper positioning is achieved, eliminating the need for complex manual configuration while ensuring reliable and safe operation throughout the training process.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentEP4313329B1Assistive movement training apparatus for the disabled
Publication Date: 2025.07.09 MADE FOR MOVEMENT GRP
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AI summary

The present invention relates to the field of medical devices. In particular, the present invention relates to an apparatus (10) for assisting the movement of a subject, such as a patient or disabled person, to train and strengthen the muscles of their body, said apparatus (10).