Flow Weight Exercise Machine Automation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing exercise machines using weight members require manual adjustment of weights, causing user discomfort and inconvenience.
Innovation Solution
An exercise machine system that utilizes flow weights, including a flow weight supply part, valves, length adjustment tubes, a flow weight loading part, and motors to automatically adjust the weight based on preset values, allowing users to perform exercises with desired weights without manual intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual weight adjustment is used in exercise machines, then device complexity is reduced, but ease of operation deteriorates due to user inconvenience
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically adjusts weights by transferring flow weights between storage and loading parts based on preset values, eliminating the need for manual intervention. The control unit autonomously manages the weight adjustment process, allowing the machine to serve itself rather than requiring user operation for each weight change.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical weight adjustment with an automated system using flow weights that can be transferred through valves and tubes. The mechanical system is supplemented with control units and automated transfer mechanisms, substituting the need for manual mechanical handling of weight plates.
2Ease of operation
If automated weight adjustment is implemented, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases due to additional components
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses flow weights (fluid or granular material) instead of traditional solid weight plates, allowing weights to be transferred through valves and tubes using pneumatic or gravitational flow. This enables automated weight adjustment without complex mechanical gripping or lifting mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The control unit automatically changes the weight parameter by adjusting the number of flow weights in the loading part based on preset values. The system manages multiple parameters (weight amount, valve positions, tube flow) to achieve automated weight adjustment while maintaining user-friendly operation.
3Productivity
If flow weights are used for automatic adjustment, then productivity is improved by eliminating manual adjustment time, but device complexity increases due to valve and tube system
Solution Approach 1:
The weight adjustment system is divided into separate functional segments: storage part for holding flow weights, loading part for active use, valves for controlling flow, and tubes for transport. This segmentation allows independent optimization of each component and enables automated operation while maintaining manageable system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces intermediate components (valves and tubes) that mediate the transfer of flow weights between storage and loading parts. These intermediaries enable automated weight adjustment by providing controlled pathways for weight transfer, eliminating the need for direct manual handling.
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AI summary
Provided is an exercise machine system capable of adjusting a weight by using flow weights, and more particularly, to an exercise machine system capable of adjusting a weight by adjusting the number of flow weights such as short balls and loading the flow weights in a flow weight loading part of an exercise machine. The exercise machine system capable of adjusting a weight by using flow weights, which is capable of allowing a user to perform an exercise with a desired weight by setting up an exercise weight and supplying the flow weight parts to the flow weight loading part based on the preset exercise weight. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the inconvenience to the user having to manually adjust the weight.