Foldable Horizontal Bar Bases for Compact Home Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional horizontal bars are bulky, heavy, and difficult to store or move, limiting their convenience for home use and accessibility for beginners.
Innovation Solution
A foldable horizontal bar design featuring a horizontal bar supported by a pair of supports and bases with movable parts that rotate around connection points, allowing the bar to transition between unfolded and folded states, reducing occupied space and facilitating movement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional horizontal bars are designed with fixed structure to ensure stability, then strength and reliability are improved, but volume and weight increase making them difficult to store and move
Solution Approach 1:
The base is divided into three separate parts: a fixed part and two movable parts (first and second movable parts). These segments can rotate relative to each other around connection points, allowing the base to transition between extended and folded states. This segmentation enables the structure to maintain stability when extended while reducing occupied space when folded.
Solution Approach 2:
The base incorporates movable parts that can dynamically change their configuration. The first movable part rotates around a first connection point, and the second movable part rotates around a second connection point, transforming the base from a static fixed structure to a dynamic adjustable structure that adapts between stable extended state and compact folded state.
2Strength
If traditional horizontal bars use fixed height design to ensure structural integrity, then strength is improved, but adaptability for different scenarios and users is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The support structure incorporates movable components that allow dynamic adjustment of the horizontal bar's height and angle. The movable parts can be positioned at different locations along the support, enabling the horizontal bar to adapt to different user heights and exercise requirements while maintaining structural integrity through proper mechanical connection.
Solution Approach 2:
The foldable base design with adjustable support structures enables the horizontal bar to serve multiple functions and adapt to various scenarios. It can be adjusted for different user sizes, stored in compact form when not in use, and deployed in different locations, making it a universal fitness solution for diverse home exercise needs.
3Reliability
If traditional horizontal bars are designed as heavy-duty fixed structures, then strength and reliability are improved, but ease of movement and storage is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The base is segmented into fixed and movable parts that can be easily assembled and disassembled. The movable parts can be folded into compact positions, reducing the overall footprint from an extended configuration to a folded configuration, making the equipment easy to move and store while maintaining structural reliability through robust connection points.
Solution Approach 2:
The introduction of movable parts with rotation capabilities transforms the static heavy-duty structure into a dynamic system that can transition between operational and storage states. The movable parts allow the base to be easily manipulated into folded positions for storage or moved to different locations, while the fixed part ensures structural reliability remains intact.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The design enables easy storage and transportation of the horizontal bar, improving its adaptability for various scenarios and enhancing user convenience.
Implementation Method 1
The first movable part may be rotatable around a first connection point between the fixed part and the first movable part within a preset angle. The preset angle may be larger than 90 degrees.
Implementation Method 2
The second movable part may be rotatable around a second connection point between the fixed part and the second movable part within the preset angle. The preset angle may be larger than 90 degrees.
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AI summary
The present disclosure provides a foldable horizontal bar. The foldable horizontal bar may include a horizontal bar; a pair of supports configured to support the horizontal bar; and a pair of bases. Each base may include a first movable part, a second movable part, and a fixed part. The fixed part may be mechanically connected with the first movable part and the second movable part. The first movable part may be rotatable around a first connection point between the fixed part and the first movable part within a preset angle. The second movable part may be rotatable around a second connection point between the fixed part and the second movable part within the preset angle. The preset angle being larger than 90 degrees.