Pilates Reformer Foot Bar Assembly Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pilates reformers lack adjustable mechanisms for accommodating users of varying heights and leg lengths, leading to unsafe exercises and inefficient resistance adjustments, and they also lack effective storage solutions for compact storage and easy handling.
Innovation Solution
The reformer features an adjustable foot bar assembly for secure storage and easy lifting, an anchor bar assembly that can be quickly adjusted without losing attachment and rotating, and mechanisms for adjusting the starting position of the platform and spring resistance, allowing for nestable stacking and vertical storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the anchor bar is made removable for adjustment, then the spring resistance can be adjusted, but the anchor bar may become lost
Solution Approach 1:
The foot bar assembly serves multiple functions: it acts as a structural support element, a adjustment lever for repositioning the anchor bar, and a storage location for the anchor bar when not in use. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate removable anchor bars while maintaining adjustment capability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the anchor bar is made adjustable between functional locations, then the starting resistance can be adjusted, but the adjustment mechanism becomes cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The foot bar assembly itself serves as the adjustment mechanism. By simply moving the foot bar assembly to different positions on the frame, the anchor bar is automatically repositioned without requiring separate adjustment tools or complex mechanisms. The structure adjusts itself through the movement of its existing components.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the reformer is designed for full functionality, then all exercise features are available, but the storage space requirement increases
Solution Approach 1:
The foot bar assembly can be positioned in a storage location that nests it within the frame structure when not in use. The anchor bar can be stored in the foot bar assembly when not needed. This nesting arrangement allows the full-functionality reformer to occupy less storage space by utilizing existing structural spaces.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the spring anchor bar is made adjustable, then users of different heights can exercise safely, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustment mechanism for spring resistance is merged with the foot bar assembly structure. The same components that provide foot support and structural integrity also serve as the adjustment mechanism. This combination eliminates the need for separate adjustment devices, thereby accommodating different user sizes without increasing overall device complexity.
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 solution ensures safe and customizable exercises for users of different sizes and provides efficient storage and handling options, preventing the anchor bar from becoming lost and simplifying the adjustment of spring resistance, while allowing for easy stacking and vertical storage.
Implementation Method 1
springs are typically connected to the platform and extend to the frame where one or more of the springs are typically attached to adjust the resistance
Implementation Method 2
The user may press against the frame with his or her hands or feet, and thereby move the platform away from the end of the frame against the spring's resistance
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AI summary
An improved exercise table or reformer having increased adjustability and storage features. The starting point of the carriage or platform is adjustable to accommodate different sized users. An anchor bar mechanism is adjusted to correspond to carriage starting point, and limits rotation of the anchor bar with respect to the reformer and may be non-removable from the reformer frame. A foot bar assembly may be adjusted and placed in a storage position, allowing the foot bar to serve as a lift handle. The reformer's adjustability provides greater ease of storage.