Fitness Device with Nested Tubular Elements and Magnetic Obstacles
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing whole-body fitness devices are passive and dependent on user will, lacking active engagement and aesthetic appeal, with complex designs and environmental pollution issues due to external rotational movement components.
Innovation Solution
A fitness device with obstacles that perform rotational movement within a tubular cavity, using a drive motor and magnetic connections for adjustable height and detachable obstacles, enhancing encapsulation and aesthetic design.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If the body providing rotational movement of obstacles is located externally on a fixed support console, then the rotational movement function is achieved, but the device is exposed to environmental pollution and has aesthetic drawbacks
Solution Approach 1:
The body providing rotational movement (inner body) is nested inside a cavity formed by tubular elements, creating a compact enclosed structure that protects internal components from environmental pollution while maintaining the rotational movement function
Solution Approach 2:
The drive motor, inner body, and tubular elements are merged into a single integrated enclosed structure, simplifying the overall device design while protecting components from environmental factors
2Ease of operation
If obstacles are fixedly connected to an externally positioned body, then rotational movement is achieved, but the device has large area of friction surfaces and complex implementation
Solution Approach 1:
The obstacles are extracted from the rotating body and made detachably connected, allowing them to be removed when not in use. This reduces friction surfaces and simplifies the device structure while maintaining the rotational movement function during operation
3Shape
If obstacles are stationary and protruding in working and non-working positions, then the training function is provided, but the aesthetic appearance is impaired
Solution Approach 1:
The obstacles are made dynamically adjustable - they can be positioned protruding during training operations and retracted or removed when not in use. This dynamic capability maintains aesthetic appearance during non-operational periods while ensuring training functionality during operation
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 active whole-body training with improved encapsulation and aesthetics, allowing for adjustable obstacle height and reduced environmental impact, enhancing user engagement and training effectiveness.
Implementation Method 1
a drive motor, located at the base of the device, providing the rotational movement of the lower tubular element and the part of the inner body located in its cavity by means of a gear connected to the motor shaft
Implementation Method 2
at least two obstacles such as a lower obstacle magnetically connected to a sliding means and an upper obstacle also magnetically connected to a sliding means
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AI summary
A fitness device for training the whole body. The device has coaxially arranged one above the other tubular elements of the same diameter, and an inner body disposed in cavities defined by the tubular elements. At the base of the inner body is a drive motor, providing rotational movement of the lower tubular element and the part of the inner body disposed in its cavity, which transmits the rotational movement and of the part of the inner body disposed in the cavity, by a spindle, at least two obstacles with identical construction respectively lower and upper, each magnetically connected to a sliding means, respectively detachably connected to sliders and of the inner body and a cover.