Pillared Exerciser With Auxiliary Marks And Removable Pillar
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing exercisers lack the ability to ensure correct exercising motions, leading to reduced effectiveness and increased risk of injury due to excessive deformation and the need for multiple, bulky equipment pieces.
Innovation Solution
A pillared exerciser with auxiliary marks on its side surface and a separable auxiliary bar that guides proper body positioning, enhancing muscle exercise and reducing injury risk, while being compact and easy to store.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a hollow exercise roller is used, then the body can be deformed to adapt to exercises, but it is easily and excessively deformed, failing to effectively aid various motions
Solution Approach 1:
The roller is divided into a hollow body and a separate pillar component. The pillar can be inserted into or removed from the hollow body, allowing the structure to be segmented for different exercise needs while maintaining stability when the pillar is inserted.
Solution Approach 2:
The roller transitions from a static hollow body to a dynamic structure that can accommodate a pillar. This dynamic configuration allows the roller to maintain its shape for stability during exercises while still providing adaptability through the removable pillar design.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a cylinder-shaped foam roller is used, then it eases muscle tension and strengthens core muscle, but it has a single use status and function, requiring multiple exercisers that are bulky to store
Solution Approach 1:
The roller is designed with multiple auxiliary marks (first auxiliary lines for knee positioning, second auxiliary lines for hand positioning, auxiliary signs for foot positioning) that enable a single device to guide various exercise motions, making it multi-functional and replacing the need for multiple separate exercisers.
Solution Approach 2:
The pillar can be inserted into the hollow body of the roller, creating a nested structure. This allows the components to be stored compactly within each other, reducing storage volume while maintaining the ability to provide different exercise functions when needed.
3Ease of operation
If existing exercisers are used, then exercises can be performed, but they cannot determine whether the motion made is correct, reducing exercising effect and causing sport injuries
Solution Approach 1:
The roller incorporates auxiliary marks that automatically guide users into correct positions without requiring external monitoring or complex electronic systems. The marks serve themselves by providing visual cues that ensure proper positioning and motion execution.
Solution Approach 2:
The auxiliary marks are designed with distinct visual characteristics (different types of lines and signs) that provide clear visual feedback to users about correct positioning, making it easy to identify and follow the proper exercise form.
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AI summary
A pillared exerciser includes a pillar and an auxiliary bar stored in the pillar. A side surface of the pillar is provided with several auxiliary marks. The auxiliary marks include a pair of first auxiliary lines, a plurality of pairs of second auxiliary lines and a plurality of pairs of auxiliary signs. The first auxiliary lines are circumferentially extended on a central region of the side surface of the pillar. The second auxiliary lines and the auxiliary signs are circumferentially arranged at two ends of the side surface of the pillar. The auxiliary marks guide an exercising practicer to make motions of all parts of the body more exactly and effectively exercise the muscle that needs to exercise, thereby avoiding sport injuries. Besides, the auxiliary bar aids to satisfy the omni-directional requirement for exercising body and apparently improve the exercising effect.