Modular Resistance Trainer With Sliding Rail and Band Dock
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing reformer devices for resistance training are often bulky, heavy, and expensive, limiting their accessibility and usability.
Innovation Solution
A modular exercise system comprising a glide module with a chassis and resistance bands, an exercise bar module with a base and a fixed platform, and adjustable components for customizable resistance training, allowing for a variety of exercises and configurations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional reformer devices are used for resistance training, then effective strength and stretching training can be achieved, but the equipment becomes bulky, heavy, and expensive
Solution Approach 1:
The reformer device is divided into separate modular components including a glide module with resistance mechanisms, an exercise bar module with base and platform, and various attachment components. These modules can be independently assembled, disassembled, and stored separately, dramatically reducing the effective weight and bulk of the equipment during use while maintaining full functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs dynamic resistance bands that can be selectively attached and detached from the glide module and exercise bar, allowing users to configure the equipment for different exercises. This dynamic reconfigurability eliminates the need for permanent fixed structures, reducing overall equipment weight and bulk while preserving training effectiveness.
2Reliability
If traditional reformer devices are used for resistance training, then effective strength and stretching training can be achieved, but the equipment becomes bulky and expensive
Solution Approach 1:
The modular components serve multiple functions: the glide module provides both sliding resistance and can be configured for various exercise positions, the exercise bar module serves as both support structure and resistance anchor, and resistance bands can be attached to multiple points for different exercise types. This multi-functionality reduces the number of separate components needed, simplifying the overall system while maintaining training effectiveness.
3Ease of operation
If modular components are used to reduce equipment bulk and weight, then accessibility and usability improve, but device complexity may increase
Solution Approach 1:
The resistance mechanisms are extracted as separate, portable components (resistance bands) that can be easily attached and detached from the main structural elements. This extraction allows users to simplify the setup by only assembling the components needed for each specific exercise, reducing assembly complexity while improving usability through flexible configuration.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The system provides a versatile, compact, and cost-effective solution for full-body strength, stretching, and balance training, enabling a wide range of exercises with adjustable resistance and ergonomic design.
Implementation Method 1
one or more resistance devices, such as resistance bands, configured to be coupled between a docking structure of the chassis and the sliding extremity platform
Data Source
AI summary
An exercise system includes a chassis comprising a first board, a second board having one or more linear rails running along a lengthwise dimension of the chassis, a sled platform configured to couple to the one or more linear rails in a sliding engagement, and a resistance band dock coupled between the first board and the second board. The exercise system further includes an exercise bar stand comprising a fixed standing platform, first and second leg bases including lateral stabilizers disposed on opposite sides of the fixed standing platform, and an exercise bar projecting vertically from the first and second leg bases and including a horizontal crossbar portion.