Wearable Upper Body Exercise Apparatus With Adjustable Resistance Dial
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a growing need for exercise apparatuses that can accommodate individuals with joint issues, as the aging population faces difficulties with traditional exercising methods, and existing solutions do not adequately provide adjustable resistance and feedback for effective upper body workouts.
Innovation Solution
A wearable upper body exercise apparatus comprising a torso support, arm frame, wrist frame, elastic band, and motion sensors, with a dial for adjusting resistance and vibrators for feedback, allowing users to perform various exercises with adjustable intensity and posture guidance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional exercise apparatus are used, then exercise intensity can be maintained, but individuals with joint issues cannot exercise properly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by using an elastic band with adjustable tension to modify the resistance level during exercise. The tension of the elastic band can be adjusted to accommodate individuals with joint issues, allowing them to perform exercises at reduced intensity without compromising form or safety. This directly addresses the contradiction by enabling exercise participation for those with joint problems.
2Productivity
If exercise intensity is increased for effective workouts, then workout effectiveness improves, but risk of injury increases for individuals with joint issues
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamics through motion sensors that continuously monitor exercise posture and provide real-time feedback. This dynamic adjustment capability allows the system to detect improper form that could lead to injury and alert the user to correct it, thereby maintaining workout effectiveness while reducing injury risk for individuals with joint issues.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies feedback principles through motion sensors and vibrators that provide real-time information about exercise posture and form. This continuous feedback loop enables users to adjust their movements to maintain proper technique even when exercising with modified intensity, ensuring workout effectiveness while preventing injury.
3Reliability
If motion sensors and feedback mechanisms are added, then posture correction and safety improve, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing motion sensors that serve multiple functions: monitoring exercise posture, detecting movement range, and providing feedback through vibrators. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate dedicated components for each function, thereby improving reliability without proportionally increasing device complexity.
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
Enables users to perform exercises with adjustable resistance and feedback, enhancing exercise intensity and posture correction, thus accommodating individuals with joint issues and providing a comprehensive upper body workout experience.
Implementation Method 1
an elastic band having one end connected, directly or indirectly, to the string and the other end connected, directly or indirectly, to the wrist frame or the glove, passing through an inner space of each of the arm frame and the second guide, and extending or contracting by a tension of the string
Implementation Method 2
vibrators for feedback
Data Source
AI summary
A wearable exercise apparatus may include one or more of: a torso support including an abdominal frame, a chest frame, a shoulder frame, a back frame, an arm frame, a first guide, a wrist frame, a second guide, a glove, a dial rotatably connected to the chest frame, a string connected to the dial, at least partially wound around the dial, and passing through an inner space of each of the torso support and the first guide, and an elastic band having one end connected to the string and the other end connected to the wrist frame or the glove, passing through an inner space of each of the arm frame and the second guide, and extending or contracting by a tension of the string.