Treadmill Workstation Assembly With Adjustable, Low-Vibration Platform
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional treadmills are limited in functionality, as they primarily serve for running and workstation use, lack user safety due to hidden controls, are not versatile in function, experience vibrations that can damage electronics, and have a non-adjustable workstation, reducing user convenience and safety.
Innovation Solution
A treadmill design featuring a movable tread utility assembly with an outwardly extended control unit, adjustable and secure platform that can incline, and additional handle bars for support, allowing users to perform various tasks safely and conveniently while exercising, with a focus on prioritizing exercise experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If the control unit is hidden underneath the table top member, then the workstation structure is compact, but the user's exercise feeling is reduced and safety is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The control unit is extracted from the hidden position underneath the table top member and relocated to the front edge of the table top member. This extraction resolves the safety issue by making the control unit visible and accessible to the user, allowing them to monitor and adjust exercise parameters while maintaining a relatively compact workstation structure.
2Length of moving object
If the workstation is supported by supporting shafts extended from the tread assembly, then the workstation is elevated to a usable height, but the treadmill shakes and vibrations damage electronic equipment
Solution Approach 1:
A damping mechanism is introduced as an intermediary element between the supporting shafts and the tread assembly. This damping mechanism absorbs and reduces the vibrations generated by the moving tread, preventing them from being transmitted to the workstation and electronic equipment while maintaining the elevated height of the workstation through the supporting shafts.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the workstation is fixed in position, then the structure is stable, but the user cannot adjust the angle of inclination to suit different users and exercises
Solution Approach 1:
The workstation is transformed from a fixed structure to a dynamic, adjustable structure. The angle of inclination of the workstation relative to the supporting shafts can be adjusted to suit different users and exercise requirements. This dynamic adjustment capability is achieved through movable joints or adjustment mechanisms that allow angle changes while maintaining structural stability during use.
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AI summary
A treadmill includes a tread assembly, a supporting frame, a control unit and a tread utility assembly. The supporting frame has a lower end portion connected to a front end portion of the tread assembly, and an upper end portion extended from the lower end portion at a predetermined evaluation. The control unit is mounted at the upper end portion of the supporting frame for controlling an operation of the tread assembly. The tread utility assembly includes a utility member frontwardly and movably extended from the control unit to form a utility platform which has a predetermined angle of inclination with respect to the control unit, wherein a user is allowed to simultaneously operate the control unit and run on the tread assembly, and accomplish a predetermined task on the utility platform in a convenient and safe manner.