Modular Exercise Bench With Sliding Frame And Attachment Receivers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing exercise equipment lacks adjustability and diversity, limiting its ability to accommodate a wide range of exercises with minimal space and resources.
Innovation Solution
An exercise bench with independently adjustable seat and back supports, multiple receivers for user-selectable attachments, and a sliding frame assembly for enhanced flexibility, allowing for various exercises with customizable configurations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If exercise equipment is made with fixed, non-adjustable structures, then manufacturing and space requirements are minimized, but adaptability and versatility are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The exercise bench is divided into modular components including an adjustable seat section, backrest section, and base frame. Each section can be independently adjusted or removed, allowing the bench to be reconfigured for different exercises while maintaining manufacturing efficiency through standardized connection mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The bench is designed with universal attachment points and adjustable components that enable it to support multiple exercise types (e.g., bench press, incline press, floor press, shoulder press). The same basic structure serves multiple functions through positional adjustment rather than requiring separate equipment for each exercise.
2Adaptability or versatility
If exercise equipment includes multiple fixed attachments for different exercises, then exercise diversity is improved, but device complexity and space requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The bench employs dynamic, adjustable components including movable seat sections, adjustable backrest angles, and repositionable attachment points. These dynamic features allow the equipment to adapt its configuration for different exercises without requiring multiple separate attachments, thereby maintaining compact space requirements while achieving exercise diversity.
3Ease of operation
If exercise equipment uses non-adjustable supports, then manufacturing simplicity is maintained, but ease of operation for users of varying heights and fitness levels is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The bench incorporates adjustable parameters including seat angle, backrest inclination, and support position that can be modified to accommodate users of varying heights and fitness levels. These parameter changes are achieved through simple adjustment mechanisms that maintain manufacturing simplicity while significantly improving user accessibility and comfort across different user profiles.
Data Source
AI summary
An exercise bench includes a base frame having a left side rail with a channel and a right side rail with a channel, and a support system having a front bar and a rear bar extending substantially parallel to one another; rear angled support bars extending from the rear bar to the left side rail and the right side rail; and front angled support bars extending from the front bar to the left side rail and the right side rail; a mid-frame having wheels for engaging with the channels; a seat frame coupled to the mid-frame; a seat support and a back support each coupled to the seat frame; and receivers extending from one or more of the left side rail, the right side rail, the front bar, and the rear bar; the seat support and the back support are independently adjustable; and the receivers are to receive attachments.