Pull Carriage Fitness Attachment for Versatile Home Training
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing fitness training devices lack variability in exercises, are not suitable for simultaneous training of both sides of the body, and require separate frames, making them impractical for home use.
Innovation Solution
An attachment for a fitness device comprising a long piece with a movable carriage on a vertical support, allowing for multiple exercise options by adjusting the orientation and position of the long piece relative to the support, and using traction cables and carriages for versatile training.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If a training device is optimized for one specific exercise type, then the exercise precision is improved, but the versatility for different exercises deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The training device incorporates multiple pulleys with different orientations (vertical, horizontal, angled) and a movable carriage system that can perform various exercises including pull-ups, push-ups, rows, and presses using the same basic structure, making one device serve multiple exercise functions
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate training devices are provided for different exercises, then the exercise variety is improved, but the device complexity and space requirement deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple exercise functions into a single integrated training device by incorporating a vertical bar, horizontal bar, multiple pulleys with different orientations, and a movable carriage that can perform pull-ups, push-ups, rows, and presses, eliminating the need for multiple separate devices
3Stability of the object's composition
If a separate frame is added to provide structural support, then the stability is improved, but the space requirement and cost deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The vertical bar structure serves dual purposes: it provides the necessary structural support for the entire training device while simultaneously functioning as a pull-up bar and mounting point for pulleys, eliminating the need for a separate frame structure
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
Provides a space-saving, cost-effective, and versatile training device suitable for home use, enabling a wide range of exercises by allowing simultaneous training of both sides of the body without requiring additional frames.
Implementation Method 1
The pull rope, which is used to work against the weights, is guided over a pulley whose height is adjustable
Implementation Method 2
a tensile force, with which the carriage is movable in two directions
Implementation Method 3
A deflection pulley is provided at the end of the long piece far from the support. The traction cable is guided from the end of the long piece closest to the support to the end far from the support, and further from the end far from the support to the carriage
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AI summary
The present invention relates to an attachment for fitness training. The attachment is generally used together with a frame or post and then forms a training device for upper body training. In particular, it relates to an attachment (10) for a fitness device, wherein the attachment (10) comprises an elongated piece (20) with a longitudinal axis and is designed for mounting on a vertical support (12, 14) and can be fastened to the vertical support (12, 14) by means of a holder such that the elongated piece (20) can assume a position in which it does not run in the vertical direction, and wherein the attachment comprises a carriage (64) movable on this elongated piece (20) along the longitudinal axis. The invention also relates to a method for muscle training.