Chair exerciser
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Solution Overview
Problem
Long periods of sitting in modern work and leisure activities lead to health issues such as obesity, high blood pressure, and muscle distress, as existing solutions like standing desks and inflatable seat cushions do not provide adequate exercise opportunities.
Innovation Solution
The Chair Exerciser, a device that fits on a regular chair, allowing users to exercise their core, back, and legs through adjustable resistive motion, enabling exercise while performing seated tasks like computer work or gaming, with features like air compression, adjustable resistance, and vital sign monitoring.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If people sit for long periods to work and watch television, then productivity and leisure time are maximized, but health deteriorates due to lack of exercise
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines work and exercise functions by integrating an exercise mechanism into the chair itself. The chair allows users to perform seated exercises (leg lifts, core workouts) while remaining in the seated position needed for work or leisure activities, effectively merging two previously separate activities into one unified system.
Solution Approach 2:
The chair is designed to serve multiple functions simultaneously: it provides standard seating support for work or leisure while also enabling various exercise routines. The exercise mechanism can be adjusted to target different muscle groups, making the chair a multi-functional device that addresses both productivity and health needs.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If exercise facilities and breaks are provided at work, then health benefits are improved, but time available for actual exercise is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The exercise chair enables continuous exercise action during periods when traditional exercise would require stopping work. Users can perform exercises in intervals throughout the day without leaving their workspace, transforming discrete exercise sessions into a continuous health-maintenance practice that integrates with the work flow.
Solution Approach 2:
The chair allows individuals to exercise independently at their own pace and schedule without requiring supervision, equipment setup, or dedicated exercise time. Users can perform exercises whenever needed during work hours, making the system self-service oriented and eliminating barriers related to time scheduling and facility access.
3Ease of operation
If standing desks and inflatable seat cushions are used, then comfort is improved, but active exercise capability is not provided
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges comfort and exercise capabilities by designing a chair that provides both supportive seating features and active exercise mechanisms. The chair maintains comfort through proper cushioning and ergonomic design while simultaneously enabling users to perform exercises, unlike traditional solutions that address only one aspect.
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 core, back, and leg exercise during prolonged sitting periods, promoting health benefits while allowing multitasking, with adjustable resistance and vital sign monitoring to enhance user experience.
Implementation Method 1
The spring 13, provides the support resistance in the downward motion and, during the upward assist, the subject moves in the upward direction
Implementation Method 2
The bladder 14 provides air compression during the downward motion of the seat
Data Source
AI summary
The Chair Exerciser is an apparatus and method to exercise one's core, back, and legs while working on tasks that are normally performed seated. These tasks include computer work, watching television, or computer gaming. The Chair Exerciser fits on a regular chair and one sits upon it. The Chair Exerciser's resistance can be adjusted to the suit the needs of the user. The multitasking of work and exercise is an attractive benefit to the Chair Exerciser. The Chair Exerciser can also be formed as an integral part of the chair as opposed to a portable unit.