Biceps Curl Machine with Adjustable Cable Paths
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing exercise equipment often subjects users to unnatural body positions and counterproductive stress, leading to potential injury and inadequate engagement of muscle groups, as it typically employs fixed resistance paths that do not mimic daily activities.
Innovation Solution
The development of exercise machines with cable connections and adjustable movement paths that allow users to define their own resistance paths, maintaining a biomechanically correct position through natural arc movements, engaging additional muscle groups and improving comfort and range of motion.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional strength machines use fixed resistance paths, then the exercise targets a specific muscle, but the movement does not mimic daily activities and creates unnatural body positions
Solution Approach 1:
The resistance path is made dynamic and adjustable rather than fixed. The cable system allows the resistance path to be reconfigured for different exercises and movement patterns, enabling adaptation to various functional movements while maintaining proper biomechanics through adjustable guide structures.
Solution Approach 2:
The exercise machine is divided into separate functional components: a fixed support structure, an adjustable cable system, and independent guide structures. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently - the cable system for resistance delivery and the guides for maintaining biomechanical alignment.
2Productivity
If exercise equipment uses fixed body positions, then the exercise path is simplified, but additional muscle groups are not engaged and functional movement is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
Guide structures act as intermediaries between the fixed support and the cable system. These guides constrain the cable's movement path to follow biomechanically correct trajectories, enabling complex functional movements while maintaining proper form and engaging multiple muscle groups.
3Ease of operation
If the resistance path is fixed, then the device structure is simpler, but user comfort and range of motion are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The cable system serves multiple functions: it provides resistance delivery, defines the movement path through its routing, and allows adjustment for different exercises. This multi-functionality enables a single machine to accommodate various functional movements and user preferences without requiring separate fixed-resistance machines for each exercise.
Data Source
AI summary
A biceps curl machine includes: a resistance element; a user support; a first movement element comprising: a first column; and a first connecting element comprising a first pivot point such that the user support is able to pivot about a first axis associated with the first connecting element, wherein the first connecting element is movably coupled to the first column such that the first connecting element is able to move along a first path defined by the first column; and a second movement element comprising: a second column; and a second connecting element comprising a second pivot point such that the user support is able to pivot about a second axis associated with the second connecting element, wherein the second connecting element is movably coupled to the second column such that the second connecting element is able to move along a second path defined by the second column.