Portable Gym Design
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*This project was done as part of a designathon in a team of three
Personal Goal: As the team's CAD lead, my goal was to properly translate the team's idea into a SolidWorks design by coordinating my own and the teammates' contributions
Project Goal: To design a strong candidate product for the designathon focused on portable gym equipment
My specific CAD contributions:
I designed and implemented exterior aesthetics and interior components:
The cord-reeling system
The resistance mechanism
The cord and handles
Chasis aesthetics
Concept
Concept
The design above is to be worn as a backpack (straps not shown) or to be stepped on while pulling on the handles which provide resistance to the user.
Interior
Interior
The interior consists of a metal coil that's attached to a rotating disk causing the coil to act as a spring (initial resistance). This allows the cords to be reeled back in automatically.
Resistance Mechanism
Resistance Mechanism
The user can increase resistance by turning the knob on the bottom. The threads will make the rod translate upwards and create a torque on the triangle part consequently applying a force on the rotating disk (not the cords). This mechanism increases the friction between the felt pad and the disk.
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