Rotating Display Running Machine for Immersive Exercise
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional running machines often lead to boredom during aerobic exercises, causing users to prematurely quit due to the lack of engaging environments, as they perform walking or running in place indoors.
Innovation Solution
A running machine featuring a hollow cylinder-shaped rotator with a transparent material and a surrounding display unit that encircles the rotator, providing an immersive experience through organic light emitting elements and allowing users to control rotation speed and image selection via a control panel, creating a visually engaging outdoor-like environment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional running machines are used for indoor aerobic exercise, then exercise can be performed in a controlled environment, but users experience boredom and prematurely quit due to lack of engaging environment
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a virtual copy of outdoor environments through display units that project images of landscapes, parks, and natural scenes onto the interior surfaces of the exercise chamber. This virtual copying of outdoor settings transforms the单调 indoor space into an engaging simulated environment, making users feel as though they are exercising outdoors while maintaining the safety and convenience of indoor facilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a visual dimension to the exercise experience by incorporating display units that project images onto the interior surfaces. This dimensional enhancement transforms the purely physical exercise experience into a multi-sensory experience that includes visual stimulation, thereby increasing environmental engagement without altering the fundamental exercise mechanics.
2Adaptability or versatility
If display units and rotators are integrated into the running machine structure, then immersive exercise environment is created, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the immersive environment system into separate functional modules: display units that can be independently controlled, rotators that rotate independently, and control panels that manage each component separately. This segmentation allows the complex immersive environment to be constructed from manageable modules, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining immersive capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The display units serve multiple functions: they project images to create immersive environments, display exercise information, and provide visual stimulation during exercise. The rotators both support the display units and create dynamic visual effects through rotation. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate dedicated components, thereby reducing overall device complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances the exercise experience by providing an immersive and engaging environment, allowing users to visualize walking or running in desired outdoor settings, thereby improving user engagement and reducing the likelihood of premature exercise cessation.
Implementation Method 1
The display unit may include an organic light emitting element
Data Source
AI summary
A running machine including a hollow cylinder-shaped rotator having a diameter and including a wall having a constant thickness, a hollow cylinder-shaped display unit having a diameter greater than that of the rotator and encircling the rotator, and a support for supporting the rotator and the display unit in an upright state and for enabling rotation of the rotator about an axis of the rotator.