Retractable Wall-Mounted Weightlifting Bench for Small-Gym Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional weightlifting benches are large and require significant storage space when not in use, posing a challenge for smaller gyms, and are often made of heavy materials that are cumbersome to move.
Innovation Solution
A retractable wall-mounted weightlifting bench system with a mounting bracket, pivotally connected bench, and support members that allow the bench to extend outwardly for use and retract vertically for compact storage, utilizing a mechanism with actuators for easy transition between positions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional weightlifting benches are constructed with heavy metal materials for strength and stability, then the bench provides reliable support for weightlifting exercises, but the bench becomes difficult and cumbersome to move around the gym
Solution Approach 1:
The bench transitions from a static structure to a dynamic one by incorporating a pivot connection that allows it to rotate between a horizontal extended position for use and a vertical retracted position for storage. This dynamic capability enables the bench to be easily repositioned without manual lifting, resolving the contradiction between reliability and movability.
Solution Approach 2:
The bench utilizes vertical space by rotating from a horizontal plane to a vertical plane. When retracted, the bench stands upright against the wall, effectively using the third dimension (vertical space) to minimize floor footprint while maintaining structural integrity, thus improving movability without sacrificing support reliability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional weightlifting benches are designed with a large structure to provide adequate exercise space, then the bench offers sufficient room for various weightlifting exercises, but the bench requires significant storage space when not in use
Solution Approach 1:
The bench employs a dynamic folding mechanism with pivot connections that allow it to transform from a large horizontal structure during use to a compact vertical structure during storage. This dynamic transformation enables the bench to provide adequate exercise space when needed while minimizing storage footprint, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and storage space requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The bench utilizes vertical space for storage by rotating the bench structure from a horizontal orientation to a vertical orientation. This dimensional change allows the bench to maintain its full exercise surface area when in use while reducing its floor footprint to a minimal vertical profile during storage, effectively resolving the space contradiction.
3Stability of the object's composition
If conventional weightlifting benches are designed as fixed structures for stability during exercises, then the bench provides stable support, but the bench cannot be easily repositioned or stored in compact spaces
Solution Approach 1:
The bench incorporates a dynamic pivot connection system that maintains structural stability when extended in the horizontal position for exercises, while enabling easy repositioning by rotating to a vertical position. The pivot mechanism ensures the bench remains stable during use but can be easily repositioned or stored, resolving the contradiction between structural stability and repositionability.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The system provides a compact storage solution, reducing space requirements and simplifying movement, while maintaining functionality for various exercises with adjustable incline options.
Implementation Method 1
a mounting bracket adapted to be attached to a wall, a bench pivotally connected to the mounting bracket that has an extended position and a retracted position
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AI summary
A retractable wall mounted weightlifting bench system for that is extended outwardly from the wall when in use and retracted towards the wall when not in use. The retractable wall mounted weightlifting bench system generally includes a mounting bracket adapted to be attached to a wall, a bench pivotally connected to the mounting bracket that has an extended position and a retracted position, a first support member pivotally attached to the bench and a second support member pivotally attached to the bench. The first surface of the bench is horizontal or inclined when in the extended position to be used as a weightlifting bench. The first surface of the bench is in a substantially vertical position when in the retracted position for compact storage of the bench near the wall.