Exercise Cycle Vibration Assemblies for Muscle Strength
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing exercise devices do not effectively incorporate vibration therapy to enhance muscle strength, bone density, and overall exercise experience, limiting the benefits of vibration therapy when combined with traditional exercises like cycling.
Innovation Solution
An exercise cycle with vibration capabilities, featuring a motor-driven shaft with eccentric weights that create vibrations in the seat, handlebar, and pedal assemblies, allowing for adjustable intensity and frequency of vibrations, and a tilting mechanism to simulate outdoor cycling experiences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If vibration therapy is incorporated into exercise devices, then muscle strength and bone density benefits are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines vibration therapy capabilities with traditional exercise cycling by integrating vibration assemblies into the cycle structure. The vibration assemblies are mounted on the seat, handlebars, and pedals, allowing the same device to provide both cycling exercise and vibration therapy benefits without requiring separate devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The exercise cycle is designed to perform multiple functions: traditional cycling exercise and vibration therapy. The vibration assemblies can be activated during cycling to provide vibration benefits, making the device universal for both purposes. This eliminates the need for users to have separate vibration therapy devices.
2Reliability
If multiple vibration assemblies are added to the exercise cycle, then vibration therapy effectiveness is improved, but device complexity and manufacturing cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The vibration system is segmented into multiple independent vibration assemblies, with each assembly dedicated to vibrating a specific body contact point (seat, handlebars, pedals). This segmentation allows each vibration assembly to be optimized for its specific function and simplifies the overall system design by distributing the vibration function across separate, manageable components.
3Adaptability or versatility
If vibration frequency and intensity are made adjustable, then user adaptability is improved, but control system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The vibration assemblies are designed with adjustable frequency and intensity capabilities, allowing the vibration characteristics to be dynamically changed based on user needs and exercise intensity. This dynamic adjustability enables the same hardware to adapt to different users and exercise levels without requiring multiple specialized devices.
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
Enhances muscle strength, bone density, and overall exercise experience by providing vibration therapy during cycling, improving aerobic conditioning, flexibility, and weight loss while simulating outdoor cycling scenarios, thus offering a more engaging and effective workout.
Implementation Method 1
at least one of the one or more vibration assemblies comprises a motor, a shaft rotatable by the motor about an axis of rotation, and one or more eccentric weights mounted on the shaft
Implementation Method 2
rotation of the shaft about the axis of rotation causes the centers of mass of the one or more eccentric weights to revolve around the axis of rotation, thereby creating the vibrations
Data Source
AI summary
An exercise cycle includes a base support and an upright support structure. Connected to the upright support structure are a seat, a handlebar assembly, a pedal assembly, and a resistance assembly. The upright support structure may be pivotally connected to the base support to allow the upright support structure to move between various tilted positions. One or more vibration assemblies may be connected to the exercise cycle at various locations in order to vibrate desired portions of the exercise cycle, such as the handlebar assembly, the seat, or the pedal assembly. The vibrations are transferred to a user during the performance of exercise to provide various physiological benefits to the user.