Portable Car Exerciser with Adjustable Resistance Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Long commutes due to traffic jams and other factors lead to reduced time for exercise, as traditional gyms are often inaccessible and memberships are expensive, necessitating a portable exerciser for use in vehicles.
Innovation Solution
A portable car exerciser with adjustable resistance elements and mounting options for use inside a vehicle, allowing users to exercise when the car is stationary, providing adjustable tension and versatile mounting configurations for comfort and safety.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional gyms are used for exercise, then exercise effectiveness is improved, but accessibility and time availability deteriorate due to location constraints and long commutes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the essential exercise function from traditional gym equipment and relocates it to a portable device that can be used in a car. The resistance mechanism is removed from the gym setting and brought into the vehicle, allowing exercise to occur in previously inaccessible locations during commute time.
Solution Approach 2:
The exerciser is designed to be universally applicable in multiple settings - primarily in a car during commutes, but also potentially in other confined spaces. The device serves multiple purposes: providing resistance exercise, utilizing otherwise wasted commute time, and requiring no special location or gym membership.
2Ease of operation
If gym memberships are obtained for exercise, then exercise availability is improved, but cost increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a cost-effective resistance mechanism using simple elastic bands or springs instead of expensive gym equipment. The exerciser uses inexpensive components that can be easily replaced if needed, eliminating the need for costly gym memberships while maintaining exercise functionality.
3Volume of moving object
If exerciser is mounted on car seat, then space utilization is improved, but mounting stability may deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The exerciser is divided into separate components: a mounting mechanism that attaches to the car seat, a resistance mechanism, and handles. This segmentation allows the mounting portion to be specifically designed for secure attachment to the seat while keeping the exercise function separate, ensuring both space efficiency and stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting mechanism is designed to be installed and secured before exercise begins. The car seat mounting is established in advance, creating a stable base that remains fixed throughout the exercise session, preventing instability during use.
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
Enables effective upper body and extremity exercises in a confined vehicle environment, promoting healthy living without the need for gym memberships or time away from work, while ensuring safety by use only when the vehicle is not moving.
Implementation Method 1
The resistance elements are adjustable in tension
Data Source
AI summary
A portable exerciser that fits in a car that allows the user to exercise in traffic when the vehicle is not moving, or while the car is parked. The exerciser includes a body, resistance elements attached to the body and a tension adjuster, and handles attached to the resistance elements so that the user may exercise. The resistance elements are adjustable using the tension adjuster or replaceable for selecting the proper tension for any user. The exerciser is mounted behind or in front of the car seat, which can be the driver seat or the passenger seat.