Modular Graspable Exerciser with Movable Ballast
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing exercisers for physical training lack a combination of aesthetic appeal, ease of use and assembly, versatility, modularity, and cost-effectiveness, which are essential for meeting the diverse needs of users in the fitness industry.
Innovation Solution
The development of an exerciser comprising an annular device with adjustable dimensions and ballast elements that are independently movable and customizable, allowing for a wide range of exercises and easy assembly and disassembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional exercisers are designed with fixed structure and mass, then manufacturing is simple and cost-effective, but versatility and adaptability to different user profiles are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The exerciser is divided into separate modular components: a handle and interchangeable ballast elements. This segmentation allows users to mix and match different ballast weights with the same handle, achieving versatility without requiring multiple complete exerciser designs. The modular structure resolves the contradiction by enabling adaptability through component combination rather than through complex integrated design.
Solution Approach 2:
The handle is designed as a universal component that can work with multiple types of ballast elements. This multi-functionality allows a single handle design to serve multiple training purposes and user profiles by simply changing the ballast attachment, thereby achieving versatility without proportionally increasing structural complexity.
2Ease of operation
If exercisers are made modular and easy to assemble, then ease of operation improves, but manufacturing complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the exerciser into standardized modules (handle and ballast elements), the patent achieves ease of assembly through simple attachment mechanisms while actually simplifying manufacturing. Each module can be produced independently using standard manufacturing processes, and the modular nature allows for efficient assembly without requiring complex integration steps.
3Adaptability or versatility
If ballast elements are made customizable and independently movable, then adaptability to different exercise types improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The ballast system is segmented into independent, interchangeable elements that can be attached to the handle separately. This segmentation enables customizability through simple replacement rather than through complex adjustment mechanisms, allowing users to customize their exerciser by swapping ballast elements without increasing overall system complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
An exerciser graspable by a user to perform a physical exercise is provided. The exercise has a ring extending about a device axis, and at least one ballast element having a linear extension along a main axis between a connection portion and a final end distal from the device axis. Each ballast element is freely connected to the ring by the connection portion, allowing a movement of universal type of the ballast element with respect to the ring in absence of a user's support.