Balance Training Device With Spring Suspension
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing balance training devices are complex, expensive, and prone to manufacturing complications, with additional features like seesaw runners being easily lost, and they do not effectively support axis-correct training without requiring significant effort or stability.
Innovation Solution
A training device with a base plate connected by spring elements, featuring a cross-shaped convex rolling element and a part-spherical central element, allowing tilting about one axis with damping and return support, and optionally extending to two axes with additional spring elements, and adjustable rolling elements for varying difficulty.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If seesaw runners are added to limit mobility of the training device, then stability is improved, but device complexity and manufacturing cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the seesaw runners from the training device design. Instead of adding complex mobility-limiting components, the invention achieves stability through the spring element suspension system and base plate design, thereby eliminating unnecessary complexity while maintaining the required stability for balance training.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the base plate is allowed to tilt freely about all body axes, then training versatility is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the tilting freedom by allowing rotation about one axis while constraining movement about other axes through the spring element arrangement. This selective freedom enables focused balance training on specific planes without requiring complex mechanisms to control all degrees of freedom, achieving versatility through controlled limitation rather than complete freedom.
3Ease of manufacture
If spring elements are used to connect base plate to base, then manufacturing cost and complexity are reduced, but stability control becomes more challenging
Solution Approach 1:
The patent optimizes the spring element parameters (stiffness, arrangement, pre-tensioning) to achieve the desired stability characteristics. By carefully selecting and adjusting these parameters, the system maintains adequate stability for balance training while benefiting from the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of spring element connections compared to rigid or heavily braced alternatives.
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 provides a simple, compact, and cost-effective solution for axis-correct training, ensuring safe and targeted physical exercise with enhanced stability and ease of use, suitable for training around multiple axes without complex mounting, and adaptable to different user needs.
Implementation Method 1
the base plate being connected to the base plate by means of at least one first and one second spring element
Implementation Method 2
the base plate is connected to the base plate by means of at least one first and one second spring element
Implementation Method 3
at least one first rolling element is arranged on the second side, substantially in the region of at least one center point of the base plate
Implementation Method 4
this tilting movement being damped by the spring stiffness of the spring elements
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AI summary
The invention relates to a training appliance (1), especially for balance training, comprising a base plate (2) having a first side (3) and a second side (4) opposing the first side. The first side (3) is embodied as a standing surface (5) on which the person training is to stand, and the second side (4) of the base plate (2) is rotatably or tiltably connected to a mounting plate (6). In order to enable the user to train with the use of axes, on an appliance with a simple and compact structure, the base plate (2) is connected to the mounting plate (6) by means of at least one first spring element and one second spring element (7, 8), the first and second spring elements (7, 8) being arranged preferably essentially symmetrically around a central point (11) of the base plate (2).