Exercise chair

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional home and office exercise equipment is often bulky, expensive, complicated, and unsuitable for daily use due to space constraints and lack of time, failing to address the need for unobtrusive and simple exercise solutions, especially during gym closures or for those who prefer not to visit gyms.

Innovation Solution

An exercise chair design featuring a base, hinges, a rotatable seat, an axle, a back assembly with resistance elements, allowing users to perform exercises by moving the seat up and down to adjust tension, which can be easily integrated into a home or office setting and used with a work surface.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If conventional home exercise equipment is used, then exercise functionality is provided, but the equipment becomes bulky and occupies excessive space

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveexercise functionalityVSAvoidequipment space occupation

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSArea of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The chair combines exercise functionality with standard seating functionality, allowing the same object to serve dual purposes. The resistance elements can be detached when not needed for exercise, enabling the chair to function as a regular chair during non-exercise periods, thus eliminating the need for dedicated exercise equipment space.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The resistance elements are stored within or attached to the chair structure itself when not in use, nesting the exercise components within the chair's own form factor. This allows the exercise equipment to be compact and unobtrusive while maintaining full exercise functionality when needed.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

2Adaptability or versatility

If conventional home exercise equipment is used, then exercise functionality is provided, but the equipment becomes complicated to assemble and use

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveexercise functionalityVSAvoidassembly and operation complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The exercise system is segmented into modular components: the chair base, detachable resistance elements, and connection mechanisms. This segmentation allows for simple assembly and disassembly, and enables users to configure only the components needed for specific exercise routines, reducing overall complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The resistance elements are designed to be dynamically attachable and detachable rather than permanently fixed, allowing users to adjust the configuration based on exercise needs. This dynamic design simplifies operation by enabling easy reconfiguration without complex assembly procedures.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

3Adaptability or versatility

If conventional home exercise equipment is used, then exercise functionality is provided, but the equipment becomes heavy and difficult to move

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveexercise functionalityVSAvoidequipment weight

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSWeight of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

By segmenting the exercise system into a permanent chair base and separate resistance elements, the overall weight is distributed. The resistance elements can be removed and stored separately, reducing the weight of the chair when exercise functionality is not needed, and allowing flexible repositioning of the lighter components.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

4Adaptability or versatility

If conventional home exercise equipment is used, then exercise functionality is provided, but the equipment becomes expensive

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveexercise functionalityVSAvoidmanufacturing cost

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The chair serves dual purposes as both exercise equipment and standard seating, eliminating the need to purchase separate exercise machines. This multi-functionality provides exercise functionality at the cost of a standard chair, significantly reducing the overall expense compared to dedicated exercise equipment.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The resistance elements are designed as relatively simple, replaceable components that can be manufactured at low cost. If a resistance element wears out or becomes damaged, it can be replaced independently without replacing the entire chair, reducing long-term costs.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #27Cheap short-living objects (Disposable)

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

Provides a compact, user-friendly, and space-efficient means of exercising that can be used during daily activities, offering a convenient way to engage in physical activity without the need for a dedicated gym space, promoting regular exercise and improving health outcomes.

Implementation Method 1

at least one resistance element detachably connected to the axle and to the upper bar

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectElasticity: Elasticity

Data Source

PatentUS11590378B2Exercise chair

Publication Date: 2023.02.28 THURMAN ROBERT S

AI summary

An exercise chair allows a user to obtain physical exercise at his or her desk or other workplace. An exemplary exercise chair may include a frame, including a base, an angled section angled upward from the front of the base, and a back support extending upward from the rear of the base; a seat support rotatably connected to the angled section; and at least one resistance element connected to a rear portion of the seat support and to the back support.