Adjustable Vertical Exercise Device with Horizontal Vibration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current vertical exercise apparatuses are limited by design and configuration, leading to musculoskeletal performance detriments, ergonomic issues, and increased risk of injury due to lack of adjustability and incorrect joint positioning, which restricts the sustainability and effectiveness of vertical exercise.
Innovation Solution
A vertically oriented exercise device with adjustable handles and foot supports that accommodate varying body shapes and sizes, featuring multiple angles and positions to maintain natural wrist alignment, prevent joint impingement, and allow for varied intensity levels, including a thumb control plate to maintain finger-based grip tension, and a horizontal vibration system to enhance muscle recruitment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If vertical exercise apparatus uses fixed design and configuration, then manufacturing is simpler, but it causes musculoskeletal performance detriments and increased injury risk due to inability to accommodate varying body shapes and sizes
Solution Approach 1:
The apparatus incorporates adjustable components including handles that can be repositioned along vertical rails, foot supports with variable positioning, and resistance mechanisms that can be modified. This dynamic adjustability allows the equipment to adapt to different user body types, heights, and fitness levels, thereby accommodating varying musculoskeletal structures without requiring multiple fixed designs, thus reducing injury risk while maintaining manufacturing efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The design enables modification of key parameters such as handle height, foot support positioning, resistance levels, and exercise range of motion. These parameter changes allow the same apparatus to be safely used across diverse populations from toddlers to elderly users, different body shapes and sizes, while avoiding the need to manufacture multiple specialized devices
2Device complexity
If vertical exercise apparatus uses fixed joint positioning, then device complexity is reduced, but it causes incorrect joint positioning and ergonomic issues
Solution Approach 1:
The apparatus is divided into modular segments including separate handle assemblies, foot support units, and resistance mechanisms that can be independently adjusted. Each segment can be positioned separately to match the user's anatomy, allowing complex ergonomic customization through simple modular adjustments rather than requiring a single complex fixed positioning mechanism
Solution Approach 2:
The positioning mechanisms allow dynamic adjustment of joint angles and limb positions during exercise. Handles can be repositioned along vertical rails, foot supports can be moved to different heights and angles, enabling the device to adapt to various ergonomic requirements without requiring overly complex fixed positioning structures
3Device complexity
If vertical exercise apparatus lacks adjustability, then device complexity is reduced, but it restricts sustainability and effectiveness of vertical exercise
Solution Approach 1:
The apparatus incorporates multiple adjustable parameters including handle positions, foot support heights, resistance levels, and exercise range of motion that can be modified as users progress in their fitness journeys. This dynamic adjustability allows the equipment to maintain effectiveness over long periods by adapting to improving user capabilities, thereby extending the sustainable duration of exercise programs
Solution Approach 2:
The design provides multi-functionality through adjustable components that can accommodate various exercise types, user ages, and fitness levels within a single apparatus. This universality allows the device to remain effective and sustainable for diverse users over extended periods without requiring multiple specialized pieces of equipment
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 device enables safer, longer-term vertical exercise with reduced joint pain and increased muscle recruitment, accommodating a range of users from toddlers to the elderly, while promoting more even tension and preventing injury through ergonomic design and adjustability.
Implementation Method 1
The exercise device may also include a horizontal vibration system
Data Source
AI summary
A vertical exercise device for triggering sympathetic and/or parasympathetic system responses comprising at least one foot support and a handlebar assembly. The foot support(s) may have a support surface configured to contact the entire ball of a user's foot during use, which may be inclined at an angle and substantially flat. The handlebar assembly may have at least an upper handle configuration and a lower handle configuration, and be adapted to keep a user's wrist within a safe range of motion during use. The positioning and orientation of foot support(s) and the handlebar assembly may each be independently adjustable in various aspects, such as horizontal and vertical displacement, rotation, tilt, angle, etc. The angle and depth of the support surface may each be independently adjustable. A horizontal vibration system may move one or more components of the device along the horizontal plane. Handlebars may have thumb plates to restrict grip.