Exercise Machine with Adjustable Tension for Biomechanical Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current exercise machines for developing chest muscles often fail to consider correct anatomical joint motion, leading to muscle sheering, injury, and reduced effectiveness in muscular development due to improper alignment and resistance distribution.
Innovation Solution
An exercise machine that combines pushup and dumbbell fly motions, featuring a track with adjustable tension elements and end bridges to provide biomechanically correct motion, ensuring proper alignment and resistance distribution, thus preventing injury and maximizing muscle development efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If exercise machines use fixed resistance and motion paths, then the machine structure is simple, but the muscle development effectiveness is reduced due to improper alignment
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the resistance elements adjustable and reconfigurable. The cable system allows users to modify resistance distribution across different muscle groups, and the motion path can be adjusted to accommodate different anatomical variations, transforming a static machine into a dynamic one that adapts to individual needs.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements parameter changes through adjustable resistance levels and modifiable motion parameters. Users can change resistance magnitude, cable tension, and motion arc parameters to optimize muscle engagement, allowing the same machine to serve multiple training objectives with proper anatomical alignment.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If exercise machines provide fixed resistance, then the device complexity is low, but injury risk increases due to improper resistance distribution
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the resistance system into multiple independent cable elements that can be individually adjusted. Each cable can be configured to provide appropriate resistance to specific muscle groups, allowing proper resistance distribution that reduces injury risk while maintaining manageable system complexity through modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
The resistance system is made dynamic and adjustable rather than fixed, allowing users to modify cable tension and resistance distribution based on their anatomical characteristics and training goals, thereby reducing injury risk through proper force application.
3Reliability
If exercise machines limit motion to one or two dimensions, then the machine structure is simple, but the anatomical arc structure of muscles is not properly utilized
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extends the motion system from traditional one or two-dimensional constraints to three-dimensional motion paths that follow the natural anatomical arcs of muscles. The cable system enables multi-axis movement that accommodates the complex geometry of muscle attachment points and joint ranges of motion.
Solution Approach 2:
The motion system is made dynamic and adaptable, allowing the motion path to be adjusted based on individual anatomical variations. This dynamic capability enables the machine to properly utilize the arc structure of muscles while maintaining reasonable system complexity through programmable motion control.
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
The machine ensures anatomically correct motion, reducing the risk of injury and enhancing muscle development by providing progressive resistance that adapts to the user's anatomy, ensuring both sides of the body work equally, thereby improving workout effectiveness and safety.
Implementation Method 1
The tension element comprises an elastomeric band having a first end that is attached to the platform and a second end that is attached to the handle's end bridge. As the platform is slid medially, the resistance of the medial motion is increased as tension is applied to the tension element.
Implementation Method 2
Weight training uses the weight force of gravity to oppose the force generated by muscle through concentric or eccentric contraction.
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AI summary
The present invention provides an exercise machine for developing the chest muscles while maintaining correct biomechanical posture and joint movement for the user, thereby maximizing efficiency and safety. The present invention includes a track in which two handles independently slide. The handles are interconnected to either an end bridge or a middle bridge by one or more tensioning elements that are configured to provide gradual and progressively increased resistance as a distance between the interconnected components increases.