Extendable Wing Fitness Device with Gearbox Resistance
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for home fitness equipment that is easy to use, store, and transport, offers a full body workout, is low-cost, durable, customizable, and fun, while avoiding the limitations of existing equipment such as being non-portable, space-consuming, and offering limited customization options.
Innovation Solution
A fitness device with a main body and extendable wings, featuring a gearbox, spool assembly, brake assembly, and pulley system, along with a software application for customizable workouts, sensors for data collection, and a rechargeable battery, allowing for adjustable resistance and versatile exercise options.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If home fitness equipment is designed to provide full body workout, then workout versatility is improved, but device complexity and space requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The fitness device incorporates a main body with multiple extendable wings that can be positioned in various configurations to enable different exercise types. The system includes multiple cables, pulleys, and resistance mechanisms that can be adjusted to target different muscle groups, allowing one device to replace multiple specialized equipment pieces.
Solution Approach 2:
The device is divided into modular components including a central main body and multiple detachable/adjustable wings. Each wing can be independently positioned and configured, allowing the system to be adapted for different workout types while maintaining a compact storage form factor when wings are collapsed or removed.
2Adaptability or versatility
If fitness equipment is designed for full body workout capability, then workout versatility is improved, but the equipment takes up more space
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into modular components including a central main body and multiple detachable/adjustable wings. Each wing can be independently positioned and configured, allowing the system to be adapted for different workout types while maintaining a compact storage form factor when wings are collapsed or removed.
Solution Approach 2:
The wings are designed to extend outwardly from the main body in a collapsed position during storage, utilizing vertical or lateral space rather than horizontal footprint. This allows the equipment to maintain a small storage area while providing full workout capability when deployed.
3Ease of operation
If fitness equipment is designed to be portable and easy to store, then ease of transport is improved, but the equipment may offer limited workout options
Solution Approach 1:
The fitness device incorporates a main body with multiple extendable wings that can be positioned in various configurations to enable different exercise types. The system includes multiple cables, pulleys, and resistance mechanisms that can be adjusted to target different muscle groups, allowing one device to replace multiple specialized equipment pieces.
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 device provides a compact, easy-to-use, and customizable full-body workout solution that is portable and adaptable, eliminating the need for additional equipment, offering balanced resistance and allowing users to create varied exercise programs, suitable for all fitness levels.
Implementation Method 1
a brake assembly connected to an output end of the gearbox
Implementation Method 2
a pulley assembly
Data Source
AI summary
A fitness device includes a main body, a left wing extending outwardly from the main body in a first direction, and a right wing extending outwardly from the main body in a second direction opposite the first direction. A cable extends from the main body to each of the left wing and the right wing. The fitness device further includes a gearbox, a spool assembly connected to an input end of the gearbox, a brake assembly connected to an output end of the gearbox, and a pulley assembly.