Gymnastic Machine With Movable Support And Rotatable Bearing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current gymnastic machines for muscle stretching are limited in availability and safety for home use, particularly for preventing lumbar pains, as they require a trainer or specific equipment like walls or gym bars, and there is a need for a device that can be used independently without assistance.
Innovation Solution
A gymnastic machine with a movable support member and a rotatable bearing member that allows for adjustable inclination, enabling effective muscle stretching exercises without the need for a trainer, featuring a guiding device, regulating mechanism, and control system to modulate the stretching action.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If gymnastic machines for muscle stretching are designed for home use without trainer assistance, then accessibility and ease of operation are improved, but safety and effectiveness deteriorate due to the critical nature of stretching exercises requiring professional supervision
Solution Approach 1:
The machine enables users to perform stretching exercises independently without trainer assistance through self-regulating mechanical features. The movable support member and rotatable bearing member allow users to self-adjust the stretching action based on their comfort level, making the system self-sufficient for home use while maintaining safety
Solution Approach 2:
The machine incorporates dynamic elements including a movable support member that can move along a guiding device and a rotatable bearing member that adjusts inclination dynamically. These dynamic features allow real-time adaptation of the stretching exercise intensity and position, enabling safe independent use while maintaining effectiveness
2Device complexity
If gymnastic machines for muscle stretching are designed with fixed structures like walls or gym bars, then device complexity is reduced, but adaptability and versatility deteriorate as they cannot provide controlled stretching actions
Solution Approach 1:
The invention transforms static structures into dynamic systems by introducing a movable support member guided along a path and a rotatable bearing member. These components enable controlled stretching actions with adjustable inclination angles, providing adaptability while maintaining relative structural simplicity
Solution Approach 2:
The machine combines multiple functions in a single device: the movable support member provides positional adjustment, the rotatable bearing member provides inclination control, and the guiding device ensures safe motion paths. This multi-functionality allows the relatively simple structure to deliver controlled, adaptable stretching actions
Data Source
AI summary
A gymnastic machine (1) includes a first frame (10), a first support member (22) carried by the first frame (10) by means of a guiding device (20) to be movable along at least one given direction (D), the first support member (22) being shaped to be interfaced with a first body region of a user and a bearing member (30) being rotatably supported by the first frame (10) around an axis (32) transverse to the given direction (D), the bearing member (30) being shaped to be interfaced to a second body region.