Foldable Universal Fitness Frame for Stable Multi-Exercise Use
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Solution Overview
Problem
The fitness equipment industry faces challenges of specialization leading to unsustainability, high cost, lack of home suitability, hygiene issues, and monotonous workouts due to complex, heavy, and specialized machines.
Innovation Solution
A universal fitness device with adjustable, foldable, and stable design using sustainable materials, allowing for various exercises and easy cleaning, featuring a connecting bar that can rotate or lock, and accommodating a barbell for versatile use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If specialized fitness equipment is used, then exercise effectiveness is improved, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The fitness device employs a universal support structure with multiple attachment points that can accommodate various exercise components and configurations, allowing a single device to perform multiple exercise functions rather than requiring specialized equipment for each exercise type
Solution Approach 2:
The device is divided into modular components including adjustable legs, interchangeable rods, and separable exercise attachments that can be independently configured and reconfigured for different exercise routines, reducing overall complexity while maintaining exercise effectiveness
2Stability of the object's composition
If heavy iron constructions are used, then structural stability is improved, but weight and sustainability worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The device utilizes composite construction combining wood elements with metal connectors and fasteners, creating a structure that achieves necessary stability through intelligent material combination rather than relying solely on heavy iron constructions throughout
Solution Approach 2:
Heavy-duty materials are applied only at critical stress points and connection areas where structural stability is most needed, while lighter materials are used for components that require less structural support, optimizing the weight-stability balance
3Adaptability or versatility
If specialized fitness equipment is used in fitness centers, then exercise variety is improved, but hygiene conditions worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The design allows exercise components and attachments to be easily removed and separated from the main support structure, enabling quick disassembly for thorough cleaning and disinfection between users while maintaining exercise variety through component interchangeability
4Adaptability or versatility
If complex fitness equipment is used, then exercise capabilities are improved, but maintenance requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The device is constructed with clearly segmented modular components that can be independently inspected, maintained, and repaired without affecting other parts of the system, simplifying maintenance while preserving exercise capabilities
5Area of stationary object
If simple fitness equipment is used, then space requirements are reduced, but exercise variety worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The equipment incorporates adjustable and reconfigurable elements that allow the same compact structure to dynamically adapt to support various exercise configurations, maintaining exercise variety while minimizing space requirements through flexible design
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AI summary
The invention relates to a fitness device (100) for performing fitness exercises, with at least two front legs (1a, 1b) and at least two rear legs (2a, 2b), each of which is connected to one another in an upper end region (oEb) by connecting joints (3a, 3b) and to at least one connecting or pull-up bar (4), and wherein the fitness device (100) comprises at least two fixing brackets (9a, 9b) by means of which one of the front legs (1a, 1b) can be connected to one of the rear legs (2a, 2b) in such a way that a fixed operating position (Bp) of the fitness device (100) is obtained in at least one predetermined spread angle (Sw) between the front legs (1a, 1b) and the rear legs (2a, 2b).