Collapsible Exercise Equipment With Rotating Frames for Space Saving
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing exercise equipment is often bulky and lacks versatility in function, posing challenges in space management and user convenience during workouts.
Innovation Solution
A collapsible exercise equipment design featuring a first body unit and a second body unit that can be folded or unfolded, with rotating and movable components, including cushion units and frames, allowing for various exercises and easy storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If exercise equipment is designed with multiple functions and components, then versatility and exercise effectiveness are improved, but device complexity and space occupation increase
Solution Approach 1:
The exercise equipment is divided into multiple independent body units (first body unit, second body unit, third body unit) that can be connected or separated. Each body unit contains specific functional components (frames, cushion units, rotating components) that can be independently configured, allowing the equipment to provide multiple exercise functions while maintaining manageable complexity through modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
The equipment design integrates multiple exercise functions into a single system where frames, cushion units, and rotating components can serve different purposes depending on configuration. The same basic structure supports various exercise types through adjustable arrangements of components, achieving multi-functionality without proportionally increasing overall complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If exercise equipment is designed with multiple functions and components, then versatility and exercise effectiveness are improved, but space occupation increases
Solution Approach 1:
The collapsible design allows body units to be nested or folded into each other when not in use. The frames and cushion units can be arranged in a compact configuration that minimizes floor space occupation while maintaining full functionality when deployed, enabling the equipment to provide multiple exercise functions without requiring proportionally large storage space.
3Area of stationary object
If exercise equipment is made collapsible for space saving, then space occupation is reduced, but ease of operation and handling difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The equipment incorporates rotating components and collapsible frames that can dynamically transition between expanded and collapsed states. The rotation mechanism allows smooth transformation between configurations, making the collapsible features easy to operate while maintaining structural stability during exercise use, thus resolving the contradiction between space-saving collapse capability and operational ease.
Data Source
AI summary
The exercise equipment may include a first body unit 110 or 110′ which includes: a first frame 211a and a second frame 211b disposed vertically to the surface and parallel to each other, a third frame 212a and a fourth frame 212b connecting the first frame 211a to the second frame 211b, a first connecting frame 214a connected to the third frame 212a, and a second connecting frame 214b connected to the fourth frame 212b; and a second body unit 120 or 120′ which includes: a border frame 311 including connection shafts 313a and 313b inserted into a first hole formed in the first connecting frame 214a and a second hole formed in the second connecting frame 214b, and cushion units 321, 322 and 323 or 381, 382, 383a and 383b which are arranged on one side of the border frame 311.