Muscle Exercise Device Foot Tap Load Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing muscle exercise devices using drive motors for home workouts lack a simple and stable user interface for easily controlling exercise loads, especially when the load becomes too high for the user.
Innovation Solution
A muscle exercise device with a device body that users can step on, equipped with a drive motor, a load transfer unit, a touch detection part, and a load control part. The touch detection part detects physical touch, such as foot tapping, and the load control part analyzes this signal to control the exercise load, including reducing it to a preset basic load in emergency situations without requiring additional hardware.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a muscle exercise device using a drive motor is designed with a simplified structure for home workouts, then the device complexity is reduced and ease of manufacture is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates when the user needs to urgently remove the exercise load
Solution Approach 1:
The device uses the user's own body (foot) to operate the emergency load release function. By tapping the foot on the device body, the user can independently and quickly reduce the exercise load without needing external tools or complex control mechanisms, making the system self-service oriented
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical emergency release mechanisms (such as manual levers or buttons) with a touch detection system that senses foot taps. This substitution allows for a more simplified mechanical structure while maintaining ease of operation through an intuitive tactile interface
2Ease of operation
If a muscle exercise device using weights is used, then the exercise load can be easily removed by placing the barbell on a support, but the device complexity increases and is not suitable for home workouts
Solution Approach 1:
The device enables the user to independently control and remove the exercise load through a simple foot tap gesture. This self-service mechanism eliminates the need for external supports or assistance, allowing users to safely manage their own exercise load during home workouts
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the essential function of load removal from complex mechanical support structures and implements it through a simplified touch detection and control system. This extraction allows the device to maintain ease of load removal while reducing overall structural complexity for home workout suitability
3Ease of operation
If a user interface for controlling exercise load is added to the muscle exercise device, then the ease of operation is improved, but the device complexity increases due to additional hardware components
Solution Approach 1:
The device body serves multiple functions: it is both the structural platform for exercise and the input interface for load control. The touch detection part utilizes the existing device body structure, making it a multi-functional system that does not require separate dedicated hardware for user interaction
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the user interface functionality with the existing device body structure. The touch detection part is integrated into the device body, combining the structural element with the control interface element, thereby improving ease of operation without significantly increasing hardware complexity
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AI summary
Proposed is a muscle exercise device. The muscle exercise device may include a touch detection part configured to detect a physical touch applied to an upper surface of a device body. Furthermore, the muscle exercise device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may include a load control part configured to recognize the physical touch as a load control signal when the physical touch satisfies a preset recognition criterion and to control an exercise load of the a drive motor by analyzing the load control signal. Through this, the exercise load provided by the drive motor may be more easily and stably controlled by using a physical touch such as foot tapping.