Exercise Machine Zone Segmentation for Compact Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing exercise machines face challenges in installation, particularly in limited spaces, due to the need for precise separation of work and service zones, which complicates installation and increases time and cost, especially for users with little experience and in home environments.
Innovation Solution
The exercise machine features a frame with a work zone and a service zone, both contained within a minimum volume, along with volume indicating means such as panels to separate the zones visually and prevent interference, allowing for easy installation and use in limited spaces without the need for measuring instruments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the work zone and service zone are separated using traditional protective devices (grills, housings), then safety is improved, but device complexity and installation difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The machine is divided into distinct work zone and service zone sections, with the load group positioned in the service zone separated from the user's work zone. This spatial segmentation allows safety without requiring complex protective enclosures throughout the entire machine structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The cable and pulley system acts as an intermediary mechanism that transmits force from the user's operations in the work zone to the load group in the service zone, allowing functional connection while maintaining physical separation and safety between zones.
2Reliability
If traditional protective housing is used to separate work zone and service zone, then user safety is improved, but installation time and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The machine structure is segmented into distinct zones with the load group positioned in the service zone, naturally separated from the work zone. This segmentation provides inherent safety without requiring additional protective housing that would extend installation time.
3Manufacturing precision
If precise measurement and positioning of work zone and service zone boundaries is performed, then zone separation accuracy is improved, but installation complexity and time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The machine is designed with clearly segmented zones where the load group is positioned in the service zone, creating natural boundaries that define work and service areas without requiring precise measurement and positioning during installation.
Solution Approach 2:
The machine structure itself provides the zone separation through its design, with the service zone containing the load group automatically defined by the machine's physical configuration, eliminating the need for external measurement tools or complex positioning procedures during installation.
4Manufacturing precision
If the machine is designed with fixed zone boundaries requiring precise installation, then zone separation is improved, but adaptability to different spaces deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The machine is segmented into work and service zones with the load group positioned in the service zone, creating clear functional separation while maintaining a compact overall design that can be adapted to various installation spaces without requiring precise boundary markings.
Data Source
AI summary
An exercise machine (1)(101) has a work zone (20)(120) for performing physical exercise in accordance with a predetermined medical/sport program, a service zone (30)(130) adjacent to work zone (20)(120) and provided with a load group (31)(131), with the work zone (20)(120) and the service zone (30)(130) being located adjacent to each other and inscribable completely inside a minimum volume (V) of a predetermined height (H), width (L) and depth (W), and volume indicating means (40′)(140′) capable to render a visually discernible minimum training module (M) of predetermined dimensions which can be easily assembled and rapidly installed in a space of limited dimensions.