Portable Exercise Device with Rotating Platform and Variable Resistance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Exercise devices often lack variability in resistance and functionality, leading to user boredom and disuse as muscle memory develops, and are typically bulky and difficult to store.
Innovation Solution
A portable exercise device with a track and track carriage system that includes a resistance system with adjustable elastic members, allowing for variable resistance and multiple exercise movements, along with a platform that rotates and adjustable height settings for varied difficulty levels.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If exercise devices provide only one or two possible exercise movements, then the device structure remains simple, but the user quickly develops muscle memory and the device becomes unused
Solution Approach 1:
The exercise device enables multiple exercise movements (at least three different movements) through a single integrated system combining a movable platform, resistance mechanism, and support structure. The platform can perform rotational exercises, linear movements along the support structure, and combined movements, allowing one device to replace multiple specialized devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The device incorporates a movable platform that can rotate and translate along the support structure, transforming a static exercise device into a dynamic one. The platform's ability to move along the support structure and rotate about its axis provides continuous motion variability, preventing muscle adaptation and maintaining exercise effectiveness.
2Adaptability or versatility
If resistance forces are used to increase exercise difficulty, then the exercise intensity increases, but the resistance cannot be readily varied to adapt to user strength
Solution Approach 1:
The resistance mechanism allows adjustment of resistance parameters through the elastic member system. By modifying the elastic member configuration or selecting different elastic members, the resistance force can be varied to adapt to different user strength levels and exercise intensities, providing continuous adaptability without requiring complex electronic control systems.
3Adaptability or versatility
If exercise devices are designed with multiple features and functionality, then user engagement increases, but the devices become bulky, heavy and difficult to store
Solution Approach 1:
The exercise device achieves multi-functionality through a compact integrated design where the movable platform, resistance mechanism, and support structure work together to enable at least three different exercise movements. This universal design eliminates the need for multiple separate exercise devices, reducing overall weight and storage requirements while maintaining exercise variety.
Solution Approach 2:
The device employs a nested configuration where the movable platform operates within the confines of the support structure. The platform can rotate and translate within the vertical space defined by the support structure, effectively nesting multiple movement degrees of freedom within a compact form factor that minimizes footprint and weight.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables continuous challenge for users by providing easily adjustable resistance and multiple exercise options, making the device effective for targeting various muscle groups while being easy to use and store.
Implementation Method 1
the resistance system comprises at least one elastic member; and the elastic member provides resistance against movement of the track carriage away from the first end of the track
Implementation Method 2
a platform adapted to support a user of the device, rotatably secured to the carriage such that the platform rotates relative to the track carriage about an axis that is perpendicular to the track
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AI summary
An exercise device for performing multiple exercise movements. The device includes a track, a track carriage, and a variable resistance system so that users can exercise multiple muscle groups. The resistance system provides assistance to the user during certain exercise movements and increased difficulty during other exercise movements.