Multi-function Exercise Apparatus with Articulating Frame
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional exercise apparatus are limited in the number of exercises they can perform and are not designed to be easily reoriented, which leads to inefficiencies in fitness centers and home gyms, particularly in guided sessions where multiple users need to perform different exercises simultaneously.
Innovation Solution
A multi-function exercise apparatus with an articulating frame assembly that allows for full and partial tilting configurations, enabling users to easily reorient the apparatus to face desired directions, and incorporating a cushion assembly and storage for weights and accessories.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional exercise apparatus are used, then the apparatus structure is simple, but the number of exercises that can be performed is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The exercise apparatus is designed with a movable frame assembly that can be reoriented in multiple positions (e.g., 0°, 45°, 90°) to perform different exercises. The same apparatus can support various exercise types such as lying leg raises, sitting knee raises, and cable crunches by simply changing the frame orientation, making one apparatus serve multiple functions without requiring separate machines for each exercise.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame assembly incorporates movable joints and pivot points that allow the structure to be dynamically reconfigured between different exercise positions. The frame can be moved between a first position for lying leg raises and a second position for sitting knee raises through controlled movement of the frame elements, enabling adaptability without permanent structural changes.
2Productivity
If multiple apparatus are provided for different exercises, then all muscle groups can be targeted, but the fitness center requires excessive equipment and users experience delays
Solution Approach 1:
A single apparatus is designed to replace multiple separate exercise machines. The movable frame can be repositioned to provide different exercise configurations (lying leg raises, sitting knee raises, cable crunches), allowing one apparatus to serve the function of what would traditionally require three or more separate machines, thereby reducing equipment quantity and improving user access efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple exercise functions into a single integrated apparatus. The frame assembly, cushion assembly, and cable mechanism are merged into one unified structure that can perform various exercises by changing frame orientation, eliminating the need for separate machines for lying leg raises, sitting knee raises, and cable crunches.
3Ease of operation
If apparatus are fixed in orientation, then the structure is stable, but the user cannot easily reorient to face instructor or mirror
Solution Approach 1:
The frame assembly incorporates movable joints and pivot points that allow the structure to be dynamically reconfigured between different exercise positions. The frame can be moved between a first position for lying leg raises and a second position for sitting knee raises through controlled movement of the frame elements, enabling adaptability without permanent structural changes.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame assembly is divided into multiple segments connected by movable joints, allowing independent movement of each section. This segmentation enables the frame to be reoriented in specific increments (e.g., 45° angles) while maintaining structural stability, providing ease of operation through modular reconfiguration rather than requiring complete structural redesign.
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AI summary
A multi-function exercise apparatus for conducting an exercise regimen with a single exercise apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus may be readily reoriented via a selectively extensible caster and wheels to face a desired direction for performance of an exercise. The multi-function exercise apparatus may be provisioned with storage locations to maintain weights and other accessories with the apparatus, to equip the multi-function exercise with the necessary weights and accessories for performing a full body exercise regimen. An articulating frame assembly permits a cushion assembly to be raised in either of a partial tilting configuration and a full tilting configuration. In the partial tilting configuration, a seated exercise apparatus is provided. In the full tilting configuration, a full cushioned surface of the apparatus may be tilted to a desired vertical orientation for performance of other exercises with the apparatus.