Multifunction Fitness Testing Device Integrating Muscular Endurance and Flexibility Measurements

Solution Overview

Problem

Existing fitness devices are limited to recording information specific to their type of exercise, requiring multiple devices for varied workouts and occupying significant space, leading to additional costs and space usage.

Innovation Solution

A multifunction fitness testing device with a main body, muscular endurance, flexibility, grip, cardiopulmonary function, strength, and weight measurement parts, connected to a host computer with wireless sensors, allowing for comprehensive fitness data recording across various exercises and reducing space requirements.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If multiple separate sport devices are purchased to record different types of exercise information, then the functionality and measurement precision are improved, but the device complexity and space occupation increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvefitness information recording accuracyVSAvoidnumber of devices required

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple separate fitness testing functions (muscular endurance, flexibility, grip strength, cardiopulmonary function, strength, and weight measurement) into a single integrated device. The main body houses multiple test parts that can perform different exercises and record various fitness information, eliminating the need for multiple separate devices while maintaining comprehensive measurement capabilities

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The fitness testing device is designed with universal functionality to perform multiple types of fitness assessments. The device includes a muscular endurance test part with folding plate and foot fixing part, flexibility test part, grip test part, cardiopulmonary function test part, strength test part, and weight and body fat measurement part, allowing one device to serve multiple exercise and measurement purposes

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Measurement precision

If multiple separate sport devices are purchased to record different types of exercise information, then the measurement precision is improved, but the cost increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvefitness information recording accuracyVSAvoidtotal device cost

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple separate fitness testing functions (muscular endurance, flexibility, grip strength, cardiopulmonary function, strength, and weight measurement) into a single integrated device. The main body houses multiple test parts that can perform different exercises and record various fitness information, eliminating the need for multiple separate devices while maintaining comprehensive measurement capabilities

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The fitness testing device is designed with universal functionality to perform multiple types of fitness assessments. The device includes a muscular endurance test part with folding plate and foot fixing part, flexibility test part, grip test part, cardiopulmonary function test part, strength test part, and weight and body fat measurement part, allowing one device to serve multiple exercise and measurement purposes

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Measurement precision

If multiple separate sport devices are purchased to record different types of exercise information, then the measurement precision is improved, but the area occupied increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvefitness information recording accuracyVSAvoidspace occupation

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSArea of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple separate fitness testing functions (muscular endurance, flexibility, grip strength, cardiopulmonary function, strength, and weight measurement) into a single integrated device. The main body houses multiple test parts that can perform different exercises and record various fitness information, eliminating the need for multiple separate devices while maintaining comprehensive measurement capabilities

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The fitness testing device is designed with universal functionality to perform multiple types of fitness assessments. The device includes a muscular endurance test part with folding plate and foot fixing part, flexibility test part, grip test part, cardiopulmonary function test part, strength test part, and weight and body fat measurement part, allowing one device to serve multiple exercise and measurement purposes

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentEP2870915B1Multifunction fitness testing device

Publication Date: 2021.04.21 TAI

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AI summary

A multifunction fitness testing device (1, 1a) is disclosed. The multifunction fitness testing device (1, 1a) includes a main body (10), a muscular endurance test part (20), a flexibility test part (40), a grip test part (50), and a host computer (200,200a). The muscular endurance test part (20) connects to the main body (10). The muscular endurance test part (20) includes a foot fixing part (22) and a folding plate (21). The foot fixing part (22) connects to the folding plate (21). The flexibility test part (40) is located near the foot fixing part (22). The host computer (200, 200a) connects to the main body (10) and electrically connects to the folding plate (21), the flexibility test part (40), and the grip test part (50).