Wall-Mounted Exercise Machine With Single-Button Resistance Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional electronic exercise machines are bulky, require significant wall space, have cumbersome controls, and offer limited customization, discouraging users from engaging in effective exercise routines.
Innovation Solution
A minimalist, wall-mountable exercise machine with a T-shaped configuration, single-button adjustments, and modular design, along with a cloud service for personalized exercise routines, allowing for space-efficient, user-friendly, and customizable workouts.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If conventional electronic exercise machines are used, then exercise functionality is provided, but the machines are large, bulky, and heavy, occupying significant space
Solution Approach 1:
The exercise machine is divided into separate functional modules: a wall-mounted resistance mechanism and a handheld exercise device. This segmentation allows the resistance generation to be固定在墙上, reducing the size of the portable exercise device while maintaining full exercise functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The machine transitions from a floor-standing design to a wall-mounted design, utilizing vertical wall space instead of horizontal floor space. This dimensional change reduces the footprint from occupying floor area to occupying wall area, making it suitable for smaller spaces.
2Area of stationary object
If wall mounted exercise machines are used, then space is saved, but they require significant wall space and have limited mounting locations
Solution Approach 1:
The resistance mechanism is designed with universal mounting capabilities that can accommodate different wall types and configurations. The system can be mounted in various locations including above doors, in corners, or on standard walls, providing flexibility in installation while maintaining a compact footprint.
3Adaptability or versatility
If exercise machines have numerous controls and adjustment mechanisms, then exercise customization is possible, but the controls are cumbersome and require two-handed adjustments
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces complex mechanical adjustment mechanisms with an electronic control system. A microprocessor-controlled resistance mechanism allows adjustments to be made through simple electronic inputs rather than manual mechanical adjustments, enabling one-handed operation while maintaining extensive customization capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides exercise customization through electronic parameter changes rather than mechanical adjustments. Users can modify resistance levels, exercise modes, and other parameters through simple electronic controls, allowing extensive customization without cumbersome mechanical adjustments.
4Ease of operation
If exercise machines have predefined routines, then convenience is provided, but adjustment and customization capability is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system combines static predefined routines with dynamic user customization capabilities. While preset routines provide immediate convenience, the electronic control system allows users to dynamically adjust parameters and create personalized exercise programs, merging the benefits of both approaches.
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AI summary
An exercise equipment, that includes (a) a frame that includes a vertically wall-mountable beam; (b) one or more brackets for connecting the vertically wall-mountable beam to a wall; (c) an arm that rotatable in relation to the vertically wall-mountable beam and is selectively positionable along the vertically wall-mountable beam; (d) a cable; (e) a resistance source, and (f) a cable transfer unit that is configured to convey the cable through a cable path formed within the frame.