Resistance Torque Bar System for Ergonomic Adduction Training
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing exercise and fitness devices, such as resistance bands and spring-based systems, fail to provide a full range of motion for adduction exercises, are heavy, difficult to store, and lack ergonomics, leading to incomplete muscle engagement and usability issues.
Innovation Solution
A resistance torque bar system featuring a high tensile cord and rod bundle enclosed within a reinforced hose, with D-handles and interchangeable attachments, providing progressive bending, explosive recoil, and natural twisted resistance, designed for personal exercise and fitness training.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Force
If resistance bands and spring-based systems are used for chest exercises, then resistance is provided, but the devices are heavy and difficult to store
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the physical state of the resistance medium from solid (springs, bands) to gas (air), fundamentally altering the weight characteristics while maintaining resistance functionality. The air pressure provides the necessary resistance force without the weight penalty of traditional solid resistance elements.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention employs pneumatic principles by using pressurized air within a chamber to generate resistance. The air pressure differential created during piston movement provides the resistance force, eliminating the need for heavy springs or bands while maintaining effective resistance for chest exercises.
2Force
If resistance bands and spring-based systems are used for chest exercises, then resistance is provided, but the devices do not provide full range of motion for adduction exercises
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic resistance system where the air pressure can be adjusted and the piston can move through a full range of motion within the chamber. This dynamic configuration allows the device to accommodate the complete adduction exercise range without the mechanical limitations of fixed springs or bands, providing both full range of motion and effective resistance.
3Force
If traditional resistance devices are used, then exercise resistance is provided, but the devices are not ergonomic and have usability issues
Solution Approach 1:
The invention incorporates a self-adjusting mechanism where the air pressure automatically provides the necessary resistance without requiring manual adjustment of weights or springs. The system serves itself by using the piston's movement to create the resistance force, eliminating the need for complex adjustment mechanisms and improving ergonomics.
4Force
If springs and resistance bands are used for adduction motion, then back and shoulder muscles are engaged, but chest muscles are not significantly involved
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by designing the resistance chamber and piston configuration to specifically target the chest muscle group during adduction exercises. The air pressure distribution and piston geometry are optimized to create resistance forces that selectively engage chest muscles while minimizing engagement of back and shoulder muscles, allowing users to focus on specific muscle groups.
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 system offers lightweight, ergonomic, and effective muscle engagement with a full range of motion, including adduction, through its high tensile strength and impact resistance, suitable for various training and therapeutic applications.
Implementation Method 1
a high tensile cord configured along the longitudinal axis, within the torque bar; and a rod bundle configured substantially concentrically around the high tensile cord
Implementation Method 2
a reinforced hose enclosing and containing the rod bundle and the high tensile cord; wherein the high tensile cord, rod bundle, and reinforced hose extend substantially along the entire length of the torque bar
Data Source
AI summary
According to the teachings of the current invention, there is provided a resistance torque bar system for personal exercise, physical therapy, and fitness training, configured to provide progressive bending, explosive recoil, high tensile strength, natural twisted resistance force, and impact strength, the resistance torque bar system comprising: a torque bar having an elongated cylindrical shape, having an elongated length and a longitudinal axis, which in cross-section serves as an axis of symmetry, and having two bar ends; a high tensile cord configured along the longitudinal axis, within the torque bar; and a rod bundle configured substantially concentrically around the high tensile cord, and a reinforced hose enclosing and containing the rod bundle and the high tensile cord; wherein the high tensile cord, rod bundle, and reinforced hose extend substantially along the entire length of the torque bar, and terminate and are mechanically constrained in a longitudinal direction at the two bar ends.