Pivotable Boom Exercise Machine for Rowing and Climbing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing rowing exercise machines do not allow for a pivot from a horizontal to a vertical configuration to enable climbing exercises, limiting the variety of workouts that can be performed on a single machine.
Innovation Solution
An exercise machine with a pivotable boom that transitions between a horizontal rowing configuration and a vertical climbing configuration, equipped with climb handles and pedals, and a row handle and pedals, connected to respective resistance devices via transmission systems, allowing users to perform both rowing and climbing exercises.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a rowing exercise machine is designed with a fixed horizontal boom configuration, then the rowing exercise function is optimized, but the ability to perform climbing exercises is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The boom is designed to be dynamically reconfigurable between horizontal and vertical orientations through a pivot mechanism. This allows the same structural element to serve different exercise functions (rowing when horizontal, climbing when vertical) without requiring multiple fixed structures, thereby improving versatility while controlling complexity through a single movable component rather than multiple fixed ones
Solution Approach 2:
The boom structure serves multiple functions: it acts as the support beam for rowing exercises when horizontal, and transforms into the climbing frame when vertical. The transmission system also provides dual functionality by connecting both rowing handles and climbing handles/pedals to the same resistance device, allowing one system to perform multiple exercise types
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate exercise machines are used for rowing and climbing, then exercise functionality is comprehensive, but space requirement and equipment cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges rowing and climbing exercise functions into a single integrated machine. The boom structure, transmission system, and resistance device are shared between both exercise modes. When the boom is horizontal, rowing exercises are performed; when vertical, climbing exercises are performed. This consolidation eliminates the need for separate rowing and climbing machines, reducing space requirements and equipment cost while maintaining comprehensive exercise functionality
3Adaptability or versatility
If the boom is made fixed in horizontal position for rowing, then structural stability is maintained, but transition to climbing configuration is impossible
Solution Approach 1:
The boom transitions from a fixed horizontal structure to a dynamically reconfigurable element that can pivot between horizontal and vertical positions. The pivot mechanism allows controlled movement while maintaining structural integrity in both configurations. During exercise use, the boom remains stable in its selected position (horizontal for rowing, vertical for climbing), providing the necessary structural stability while enabling configuration changes between exercise types
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AI summary
An exercise machine has a base supporting a boom. The boom has an elongate rigid body that is attached at a proximal end via a pivot mount to the base such that the boom is able to pivot about an axis with respect to the base between a rowing configuration wherein the boom is horizontal, and a climbing configuration wherein the boom extends upwardly. A seat element is slidably mounted above the boom when the boom is in the rowing configuration. A row handle is attached to a row transmission system that includes a row cable that extends to a row resistance device. The boom has a pair of climb handles and a pair of climb pedals, each slidably mounted on the boom, for performing climbing exercises. A climber transmission system connects the climb handles and climb pedals to a climber resistance device.