Exercise Device with Pneumatic Damping and Adjustable Seat
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional exercise devices are either limited to training specific body parts or have complex, expensive, and inconvenient multifunctional designs that cannot efficiently satisfy the need for comprehensive body training.
Innovation Solution
A simple exercise device with a device body, damping assembly, pedal set, and angle sensors that allows users to stretch their legs, perform deep squats, and adjust the seat height, enabling multiple modes of exercise including leg stretching, deep squatting, and calf stretching with detection and display of swinging angles and velocities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional exercise devices are designed to train multiple portions of the body, then the versatility is improved, but the device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The exercise device is designed with a single integrated structure that enables multiple training functions: leg stretching through the pedal mechanism, deep squatting via the seat assembly, and body stretching through the handlebar configuration. This universal design allows one device to replace multiple specialized exercise devices, resolving the contradiction between versatility and complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple exercise functions into a single integrated device body. The pedal set, seat assembly, and handlebar system are merged into one cohesive structure that performs stretching, squatting, and body conditioning simultaneously. This merging eliminates the need for separate devices for each exercise type, reducing overall device complexity while maintaining multifunctionality.
2Device complexity
If conventional exercise devices are designed to train specific body parts, then the device structure is simplified, but the versatility to train multiple portions is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The device employs a universal design where the same structural components serve multiple purposes: the pedal mechanism provides both leg stretching and calf stretching functions, the seat assembly enables both deep squatting and body stretching, and the handlebar system supports both leg exercises and body conditioning. This universality achieves training variety without increasing structural complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The exercise device incorporates adjustable and movable components including the adjustable seat height, movable pedal rods, and flexible handlebar positions. These dynamic elements allow the same structure to adapt to different exercise requirements, providing versatility while maintaining structural simplicity through controlled adjustability rather than multiple fixed structures.
3Device complexity
If the seat height is fixed, then the device structure is simplified, but the ease of operation for different users is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The seat assembly incorporates height adjustment capability that allows users to modify the seat position according to their preferences and exercise requirements. This dynamic adjustment feature enhances ease of operation for different users while adding minimal structural complexity through a straightforward adjustment mechanism integrated into the existing seat assembly.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The device provides easy operation, adjustable height for versatile exercises, and multifunctional training effects, enhancing user convenience and effectiveness in stretching and strengthening multiple body parts.
Implementation Method 1
The damping assembly has a tube, a pneumatic cylinder, and a seat. The pneumatic cylinder is inserted into the tube, and has a cylinder body and a piston rod.
Implementation Method 2
The pedal set has a supporting stand, an axle, a first supporting rod, a second supporting rod, a first pedal, a second pedal, and multiple elastic rings.
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AI summary
An exercise device for deep squat and body stretch has a device body, a damping assembly, and a pedal set. The device body has a base. The damping assembly is disposed on the base, and has a tube, a pneumatic cylinder which has multiple positioning through holes, and a seat. The pneumatic cylinder is mounted in the tube. An adjusting component is able to extend through the tube and is mounted with one of the positioning through holes. The seat is connected to the pneumatic cylinder for height adjustment. The pedal set is assembled on the device body, and has two pedals rotatably mounted on the device body.