Elastic module, elastic mattress, and application thereof

Abstract

The present disclosure discloses an elastic module, it comprises a plurality of pre-compressed springs, the pre-compressed springs contact or approach, a middle part of a pre-compressed spring is disposed with one of one or more connecting members, it further comprises one or more lapping members, the pre-compressed springs are connected to the one or more lapping members through the one or more connecting members, and the one or more lapping members enable the plurality of pre-compressed springs to be connected in series to form rows and connect the pre-compressed springs in two adjacent ones of the rows together. The elastic mattress adjusts a stress scope applied to springs according to a posture of human body on the elastic mattress to conform to a curve of the human body when being used in the elastic mattress, so that the elastic mattress can conform to ergonomic requirements to be softer and more comfortable while being subjected to greater stress.

Description

RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application claims priority to Chinese patent application number 202410191774.0, filed on February 21, 2024. Chinese patent application number 202410191774.0 is incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE

[0002] The present disclosure relates to the field of elastic mattresses of furniture, and in particular relates to an elastic module, an elastic mattress, and an application thereof.BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE

[0003] Bed mattresses are essential furniture in beddings for human use in modern life. Especially, elastic bed mattresses with a middle part having elastic components are becoming increasingly popular for relaxation during sleep with increasing pressure in human lives. In order to withstand greater pressure, springs of the existing elastic mattresses, such as bed mattresses with elastic components, are often formed as whole structures and are not independent from each other, even with respect to independent pocket springs, various spring ends are often connected together through a connecting base, so that stress applied to a local portion will drive its surrounding springs around to be subjected to the stress, thereby preventing the elastic mattresses from changing a stress scope applied to the springs to conform to a curve of a human body by following a posture of the human body.

[0004] Therefore, the existing elastic mattresses cannot enable the elastic mattresses to conform to the curve of the human body to be more comfortable and softer by adjusting the stress according to a sleeping posture of a person.BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE

[0005] The technical problem addressed by the present disclosure is to provide an elastic module to allow an elastic mattress to adjust a stress scope applied to springs according to a posture of human body on the elastic mattress to conform to a curve of the human body when being used in the elastic mattress, so that the elastic mattress can conform to ergonomic requirements to be softer and more comfortable while being subjected to greater stress.

[0006] In order to solve the aforementioned technical problems, the present disclosure provides an elastic module, it comprises a plurality of pre-compressed springs, the pre-compressed springs contact or approach, a middle part of a pre-compressed spring is disposed with one of one or more connecting members, it further comprises one or more lapping members, the one or more lapping members comprise a plurality of lapping units, the pre-compressed springs are connected to the one or more lapping units through the one or more connecting members, and the one or more lapping members enable the plurality of pre-compressed springs to be connected in series to form rows and connect the pre-compressed springs in two adjacent ones of the rows together.

[0007] In some embodiments, a plurality of lapping units are integrally formed into the one or more lapping members, or the plurality of lapping units are spliced to form the one or more lapping members.

[0008] In some embodiments, the one or more connecting members comprise first connecting structures, the lapping units comprise second connecting structures, and the first connecting structures are connected to the second connecting structures to achieve a connection between the lapping units and the one or more connecting members.

[0009] In some embodiments, one or more side surfaces of the one or more connecting members comprise one or more buckling pins acting as the first connecting structures, and one or more position-buckled members configured to limit a position of the one or more buckling pins are respectively disposed on two side surfaces of the lapping units acting as the second connecting structures.

[0010] In some embodiments, the one or more buckling pins comprise one or more connecting arms and one or more position-buckled portions, the one or more connecting arms are fixedly connected to the one or more connecting members, and one or more widths of the one or more connecting arms are smaller than one or more widths of the one or more position-buckled portions to enable the one or more buckling pins to form one or more T-shaped buckling pins.

[0011] In some embodiments, the one or more position-buckled members comprise one or more position-buckled notches into which the one or more T-shaped buckling pins are inserted, position-limited portions configured to limit a position of the one or more position-buckled portions in a horizontal direction and formed by extending inward in opposite directions from two sides of the one or more position-buckled members in a direction facing away from the lapping units, and one or more position-buckled structures configured to limit a position of the one or more T-shaped buckling pins in a vertical direction.

[0012] In some embodiments, the one or more position-buckled structures are disposed on at least one side of the position-limited portions and limit a position of the one or more connecting arms of the one or more T-shaped buckling pins.

[0013] In some embodiments, the one or more position-buckled structures are disposed in the one or more position-buckled notches and limit a position of the one or more position-buckled portions of the one or more T-shaped buckling pins.

[0014] In some embodiments, the one or more position-buckled members further comprise one or more releasing members for releasing from limiting a position of the one or more buckling pins.

[0015] In some embodiments, the one or more position-buckled structures have elasticity, the one or more releasing members are connected to the one or more position-buckled structures, and the one or more releasing members push and pull the one or more position-buckled structures to limit a position of the one or more T-shaped buckling pins and release.

[0016] In some embodiments, cantilevered arms are respectively disposed on two sides of the one or more buckling pins, the cantilevered arms are divided into first parts extending upward in a vertical direction and second parts extending outward in a horizontal direction, the first parts comprise position-buckled structures extending outward in the horizontal direction, and the position-buckled structures and the second parts form buckling grooves.

[0017] In some embodiments, the one or more position-buckled members are one or more insertion grooves into which the one or more buckling pins are inserted, two side surfaces of the one or more insertion grooves are inwardly hollowed out in the horizontal direction to form position-limited portions on two sides of upper portions of the one or more insertion grooves, and the buckling grooves and the position-limited portions achieve a position-limited cooperation in the vertical direction after the one or more buckling pins are inserted into the one or more insertion grooves.

[0018] In some embodiments, the one or more buckling pins further comprise a releasing member for releasing from limiting a position of the one or more buckling pins.

[0019] In some embodiments, the releasing member is connected to the cantilevered arms, and the releasing member pushes and pulls the cantilevered arms to drive the position-buckled structures to be buckled to or be separated from the position-limited portions to limit a position of the one or more buckling pins and release using the one or more position-buckled members.

[0020] In some embodiments, side surfaces of the one or more connecting members comprise one or more first connecting structures and one or more third connecting structures, the one or more first connecting structures are different from the one or more third connecting structures, the lapping units comprise one or more second connecting structures, the one or more first connecting structures are connected to the one or more second connecting structures to enable the pre-compressed springs connected in series to form in a row, and the one or more first connecting structures on the pre-compressed springs in a rear row and the one or more third connecting structures on the plurality of pre-compressed springs which have been connected in series to form the row are connected together to achieve a connection of the plurality of pre-compressed springs in two adjacent rows.

[0021] In some embodiments, two side surfaces of the one or more connecting members extend outward to form extended portions, the extended portions on one side comprise one or more rotatable protrusions configured to rotate about the extended portions as the one or more first connecting structures, and the extended portions on another side comprise one or more recessed holes configured to enable the one or more rotatable protrusions to pass through as the one or more third connecting structures.

[0022] In some embodiments, the lapping units comprise one or more connecting holes acting as the one or more second connecting structures, the one or more rotatable protrusions extend into the one or more connecting holes and rotate to be misaligned with the one or more connecting holes to connect the pre-compressed springs connected in series to form the row, and the one or more rotatable protrusions of the pre-compressed springs in the rear row extend into the one or more recessed holes of the pre-compressed springs connected in series to form the row and rotate be misaligned with the one or more recessed holes to connect the pre-compressed springs in two adjacent rows together.

[0023] In some embodiments, one end of the lapping units comprise insertion members, another ends comprise insertion sockets, and an insertion member on a lapping unit is inserted into an insertion socket of another lapping unit to be spliced to form a lapping member.

[0024] In some embodiments, the insertion member rotates around the insertion socket to enable the elastic module to be folded and raised.

[0025] In some embodiments, an elastic position-limited member is disposed on a surface of the insertion member, the elastic position-limited member comprise a downwardly-inclined plane along an insertion direction of the insertion member, and a position-limited cooperation of the insertion socket and the elastic position-limited member achieves a spliced connection of the lapping units.

[0026] In order to solve the aforementioned technical problems, the present disclosure further provides an elastic mattress, the elastic mattress comprises the elastic module in the aforementioned embodiments.

[0027] In order to solve the aforementioned technical problems, the present disclosure further provides a method for applying the elastic mattress, the elastic mattress is used in bed mattresses, sofas or upholstered stools.

[0028] Compared with the existing techniques, the technical solution has the following advantages. 1. In the elastic module provided by the present disclosure, the connecting members are disposed on in the middle parts of the pre-compressed springs, adjacent ones of the pre-compressed springs are connected using a cooperation of the one or more lapping members and the connecting members, upper ends of the pre-compressed springs are independently subjected to stress, at the same time, the elastic module can adjust a stress scope according to a posture of a human body while being dense and compact as a whole and resist to stress, and the elastic module more conforms to ergonomics and is softer and more comfort when being used in the elastic mattress. 2. In the elastic module provided by the present disclosure, the one or more releasing members are disposed on the connecting members or the one or more lapping members to release a connection of the connecting members and the one or more lapping members, so that the pre-compressed springs after assembly can be disassembled to facilitate the user transporting and storing the elastic mattress or replacing worn ones of the pre-compressed springs. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0029] FIG. 1 illustrates a diagrammatic view of a pre-compressed spring in Embodiment 1; FIG. 2 illustrates a side view of the pre-compressed spring in Embodiment 1; FIG. 3 illustrates a diagrammatic view of a buckling pin in Embodiment 1; FIG. 4 illustrates a diagrammatic view of a lapping member in Embodiment 1; FIG. 5 illustrates a diagrammatic view of lapping units in Embodiment 1 in a disassembled state; FIG. 6 illustrates a diagrammatic view of a lapping unit in Embodiment 1; FIG. 7 illustrates a side view of the lapping unit in Embodiment 1; FIG. 8 illustrates a diagrammatic view of a position-buckled member of the lapping unit in Embodiment 1; FIG. 9 illustrates a sectional view of a connection of the lapping unit and a connecting member in Embodiment 1; FIG. 10 illustrates a diagrammatic view of a connection of the pre-compressed spring and the lapping member in Embodiment 1; FIG. 11 illustrates a diagrammatic view of pre-compressed springs that are connected in series to form a row in Embodiment 1; FIG. 12 illustrates a diagrammatic view of a connection of the pre-compressed springs in two adjacent rows in Embodiment 1; FIG. 13 illustrates a diagrammatic view of the connection using a second method in Embodiment 1; FIG. 14 illustrates a diagrammatic view of an elastic module in Embodiment 1; FIG. 15 illustrates a diagrammatic view of a pre-compressed spring in Embodiment 2; FIG. 16 illustrates a diagrammatic view of a buckling pin in Embodiment 2; FIG. 17 illustrates a diagrammatic view of a lapping member in Embodiment 2; FIG. 18 illustrates a side view of the lapping member in Embodiment 2; FIG. 19 illustrates a diagrammatic view of a lapping unit in Embodiment 2; FIG. 20 illustrates a sectional view of a connection of the lapping unit and a connecting member in Embodiment 2; FIG. 21 illustrates a diagrammatic view of an assembly of the pre-compressed spring in Embodiment 2; FIG. 22 illustrates a diagrammatic view of a connection of the pre-compressed spring and the lapping member in Embodiment 2; FIG. 23 illustrates a diagrammatic view of pre-compressed springs that are connected in series to form a row in Embodiment 2; FIG. 24 illustrates a diagrammatic view of a connection of the pre-compressed springs in two adjacent rows in Embodiment 2; FIG. 25 illustrates a diagrammatic view of an elastic module in Embodiment 2; FIG. 26 illustrates a diagrammatic view of a pre-compressed spring in Embodiment 3; FIG. 27 illustrates a diagrammatic view of a buckling pin in Embodiment 3; FIG. 28 illustrates a diagrammatic view of a connection of the pre-compressed spring and a lapping member in Embodiment 3; FIG. 29 illustrates a diagrammatic view of a lapping unit in Embodiment 3; FIG. 30 illustrates a sectional view of a connection of the lapping unit and a connecting member in Embodiment 3; FIG. 31 illustrates a diagrammatic view of pre-compressed springs that are connected in series to form a row in Embodiment 3; FIG. 32 illustrates a diagrammatic view of a connection of the pre-compressed springs in two adjacent rows in Embodiment 3; FIG. 33 illustrates a diagrammatic view of an elastic module in Embodiment 3; FIG. 34 illustrates a diagrammatic view of a pre-compressed spring in Embodiment 4; FIG. 35 illustrates a diagrammatic view of a lapping member in Embodiment 4; FIG. 36 illustrates a diagrammatic view of a rotatable protrusion extending into a connecting hole in Embodiment 4; FIG. 37 illustrates a diagrammatic view of a connection of the pre-compressed spring and the lapping member in Embodiment 4; FIG. 38 illustrates a diagrammatic view of a connection of the pre-compressed springs in two adjacent rows in Embodiment 4; FIG. 39 illustrates a sectional view of a connection position of the pre-compressed springs in the two adjacent rows in Embodiment 4; and FIG. 40 illustrates a diagrammatic view of an elastic module in Embodiment 4. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

[0030] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure. It is evident that the described embodiments are merely preferred embodiments of the present disclosure and should not be regarded as exclusive of other embodiments. All other embodiments fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure provided that they are obtained based on the embodiments of the present disclosure by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts.

[0031] In the claims, the specification and the drawings of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, it should be noted that the terms, such as "height", "upper end", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "upper", "lower", "front", and "rear", indicate the orientation or the positional relationship based on the orientation and the positional relationship shown in the drawings and are only used to easily describe the present disclosure and simplify the description, rather than indicating or implying that the referenced device or element should have a specified orientation or be constructed and be operated in the specified orientation, so that it should not be understood as a limitation of the specific protection scope of the present disclosure.EMBODIMENT 1

[0032] Referring to FIGS. 1-14, this embodiment provides an elastic module, which comprises a plurality of pre-compressed springs 1, the pre-compressed springs 1 are waist-shrinking springs with two ends larger than middle parts, outer sides of springs are wrapped with fabric sleeves, a connecting member 2 is sleeved on an outer side of a fabric sleeve wrapped on a middle part of a pre-compressed spring 1, the elastic module further comprises one or more lapping members 3, the one or more lapping members 3 are formed by a front-and-rear spliced connection of a plurality of lapping units 31, the plurality of pre-compressed springs 1 contact or approach, the connecting members 2 on the pre-compressed springs 1 and the lapping units 31 of the one or more lapping members 3 are connected each other, each of the lapping units 31 on the one or more lapping members 3 is connected to the pre-compressed spring 1, the one or more lapping members 3 connect the pre-compressed springs 1 in series to form rows and are connected to two adjacent ones of the rows of the pre-compressed springs 1.

[0033] Specifically, in this embodiment, two opposite side surfaces of the connecting member 2 are respectively disposed with one of buckling pins 21 acting as a first connecting structure, the buckling pins 21 comprise connecting arms 21.1 and a position-buckled portions 21.2, the connecting arms 21.1 are fixedly connected to the side surfaces of the connecting member 2 to enable the buckling pins 21 to be fixedly connected to the connecting member 2, and widths of the connecting arms 21.1 are smaller than widths of the position-buckled portions 21.2, so that the buckling pins 21 define T-shaped buckling pins 21.

[0034] The lapping units 31 define elongated shapes, and position-buckled members 310 configured to limit positions of the T-shaped buckling pins 21 and acting as second connecting structures are respectively disposed on two side surfaces of the lapping units 31 with the elongated shapes. The position-buckled members 310 are fixedly connected to the two side surfaces of a lapping unit 31, each of the position-buckled members 310 comprises a position-buckled notch 310.1 into which a T-shaped buckling pin is inserted, position-limited portions 310.2 configured to limit a position of a position-buckled portion 21.2 in a horizontal direction and formed by extending inward in opposite directions from two sides of a side surface of a position-buckled member 310 in a direction facing away from the lapping unit 31, and a position-buckled structure 310.3 disposed on one of the position-limited portions 310.2 on a right side, and the position-buckled structure 310.3 is configured to limit a position of a buckling pin 21 disposed in the position-buckled notch 310.1 in a vertical direction. As a simple alternative to this embodiment, the position-buckled structure 310.3 can also be disposed on one of the position-limited portions 310.2 on a left side, or the position-buckled structure 310.3 can be disposed on each of the position-limited portions 310.2 on two sides.

[0035] The position-buckled structure 310.3 has elasticity, the position-buckled member 310 further comprises a releasing member 310.4 configured to release from limiting the position of the buckling pin 21, the releasing member 310.4 is connected to the position-buckled structure 310.3 through a cantilevered arm, the releasing member 310.4 pushes and pulls the position-limited portions 310.2 to drive the position-buckled structure 310.3 to be buckled to or be separated from a connecting arm 21.1 of the T-shaped buckling pin 21, thus limiting the position of the T-shaped buckling pin 21 and releasing.

[0036] When the pre-compressed springs 1 are connected, the releasing member 310.4 is pressed to pull the one of the position-limited portions 310.2 on the right side to enable the position-limited portions 310.2 on the two sides to form a space configured to receive the connecting arm 21.1 of the T-shaped buckling pin 21, at this time, the T-shaped buckling pin 21 on the connecting members 2 of the pre-compressed springs 1 and acting as the first connecting structure is inserted into the position-buckled notch 310.1 on the position-buckled members 310 of the lapping units 31 and acting as the second connecting structure from an upper side, after insertion, a position of the position-buckled portion 21.2 is limited by the position-limited portions 310.2 in the horizontal direction, the connecting arm 21.1 is disposed between the position-limited portions 310.2 on the two sides, the releasing member 310.4 is released to allow the position-buckled structure 310.3 to limit a position of the connecting arm 21.1 in the vertical direction, so that the buckling pin 21 and the position-buckled member 310 form a position-limited cooperation to achieve a connection between the lapping units 31 and the connecting members 2.

[0037] Similarly, the T-shaped buckling pins 21 of each of the connecting members of the pre-compressed springs are inserted into the position-buckled members 310 on the two sides of the plurality of lapping units 31 of the one or more lapping members 3, the one or more lapping members 3 comprise the plurality of lapping units 31, the plurality of lapping units 31 enable the pre-compressed springs 1 to be connected to the one or more lapping members 3 synchronously to connect the plurality of pre-compressed springs 1 in series to form the rows, at the same time, as the position-buckled members 310 are disposed on the two sides of the lapping units 31, the position-buckled members 310 on the two sides are all connected to the T-shaped buckling pins 21 of the connecting members of the pre-compressed springs 1 to connect the pre-compressed springs 1 in the two adjacent ones of the rows together.

[0038] In this embodiment, the one or more lapping members 3 are formed by the front-and-rear spliced connection of the plurality of lapping units 31, a front end of the lapping unit 31 comprises an insertion member 311, a rear end of the lapping unit 31 comprises an insertion socket 312, the insertion member 311 of the front end of a rear one of the lapping units 31 is inserted into the insertion socket 312 of the rear end of a front one of the lapping units 31 to realize a spliced connection of two adjacent ones of the lapping units 31.

[0039] More specifically, a thickness of the insertion member 311 of the front end of the lapping unit 31 is slightly thinner than a thickness of the lapping unit 31, an elastic position-limited member 311.1 is disposed on a side surface of the insertion member 311, the elastic position-limited member 311.1 has elasticity and can be pressed from a first position protruding from the side surface of the insertion member 311 to a second position aligned with the side surface of the insertion member 311, and a front half of the elastic position-limited member 311.1 defines a downwardly-inclined plane along a direction in which the insertion member 311 is inserted into the insertion socket 312. A thickness of the insertion socket 312 of the rear end of the lapping unit 31 is slightly thicker than the thickness of the lapping units 31, a middle of the insertion socket 312 in a thickness direction comprises an insertion groove 312.1 for receiving the insertion member 311, a thickness of the insertion groove 312.1 is greater than the thickness of the insertion member 311 and smaller than a total thickness of the insertion member 311 and the elastic position-limited member 311.1, an inner side of the insertion groove 312.1 comprises a position-limited structure configured to limit a position of the elastic position-limited member 311.1, and the position-limited structure can be a space on an inner wall of the insertion groove 312.1 configured for popping out the elastic position-limited member 311.1.

[0040] When the one or more lapping members 3 are formed by the front-and-rear spliced connection of the plurality of lapping units 31, the insertion member 311 of the front end of the rear one of the lapping units 31 is inserted into the insertion groove 312.1 of the insertion socket 312 of the rear end of the front one of the lapping units 31, during an inserting process, the elastic position-limited member 311.1 is pressed by the inner wall of the insertion groove 312.1 to be gradually aligned with the side surface of the insertion member 311 so as to be inserted into the insertion groove 312.1, and when the insertion member 311 is inserted into the insertion groove 312.1 until the elastic position-limited member 311.1 pops out and is limited by the inner wall of the insertion groove 312.1, a connection between the front one and the rear one of the lapping units 31 is achieved. In order to adapt to application scenarios, such as hospital beds, where a bed head needs to be raised, as a simple alternative to this embodiment, the insertion member 311 can rotate around the insertion socket 312, so that the elastic module can be folded and raised.

[0041] A number of the lapping units 31 of the one or more lapping members 3 can be adjusted according to a size of the elastic module, in this embodiment, a lapping member 3 comprise twenty lapping units 31 having the front-and-rear spliced connection according to the aforementioned method, the pre-compressed springs 1 are then respectively connected to two side surfaces of the twenty lapping units 31 to connect twenty of the plurality of pre-compressed springs 1 together in series to form a row and connected to the pre-compressed springs 1 in two adjacent rows synchronously, and similarly, ten rows of the twenty of the pre-compressed springs 1 are connected together to form the elastic module. The pre-compressed springs 1 are connected to the lapping units 31, and the lapping units 31 are then spliced together to form the elastic module using the second method, a spliced sequence of the pre-compressed springs 1 and the lapping units 31 to form the elastic module is not limited, as long as a purpose of the present disclosure can be achieved.

[0042] The formed elastic module is dense, compact and resistant to stress, at the same time, a stress scope applied to the pre-compressed springs can be adjusted according to a posture of a human body, and the elastic module of this embodiment is softer and more comfortable when being used for bed mattresses, sofas, upholstered stools, or other furniture.EMBODIMENT 2

[0043] Referring to FIGS. 15-25, the pre-compressed springs 1 of this embodiment are the same as that of Embodiment 1, this embodiment mainly differs from Embodiment 1 in that two opposite sides of the connecting member 2 comprise T-shaped buckling pins 22, and position-buckled portions 22.2 of the T-shaped buckling pins 22 are slightly lower than connecting arms 22.1 in the vertical direction.

[0044] Two sides of the lapping unit 32 comprise position-buckled members 320, position-buckled structures 320.3 of the position-buckled members 320 are independently disposed in parts of position-buckled notches 320.1 into which the position-buckled portions 22.2 are inserted, that is, the position-buckled structures 320.3 are disposed on inner sides of right ones of position-limited portions 320.2. When the T-shaped buckling pins 22 are inserted into the position-buckled notches 320.1 of the position-buckled members 320, the position-buckled structures 320.3 limit a position of the position-buckled portions 22.2 of the T-shaped buckling pins 22 in the vertical direction to limit positions of the T-shaped buckling pins 22.

[0045] A position-buckled member 320 further comprise a releasing member 320.4 configured to release from limiting a position of a T-shaped buckling pin 22, the releasing member 320.4 is connected to a position-buckled structure 320.3 through a cantilevered arm, the releasing member 320.4 pushes the position-buckled structure 320.3 to be buckled to or be separated from a position-buckled portion 22.2 of the T-shaped buckling pin 22 to limit the position of the T-shaped buckling pin 22 and release.

[0046] When the pre-compressed springs 1 are connected, the releasing member 320.4 is pressed to pull the position-buckled structure 320.3 apart to enable a position-buckled notch 320.1 on the inner sides of the position-limited portions 320.2 to form a space into which the position-buckled portion 22.2 of the T-shaped buckling pin 22 is inserted, at this time, the T-shaped buckling pin 22 on a connecting member 2 of a pre-compressed spring 1 acting as a first connecting structure is inserted into the position-buckled notch 320.1 on the position-buckled member 320 of the lapping unit 32 acting as a second connecting structure from an upper side, after insertion, a position of the position-buckled portion 222 is limited by the position-limited portions 320.2 in a horizontal direction, the connecting arm 22.1 is disposed between the position-limited portions 320.2 on the two sides, the releasing member 320.4 is released to enable the position-buckled structure 320.3 to limit a position of the position-buckled portion 22.2 disposed in the position-buckled notch 320.1 in the vertical direction, so that the T-shaped buckling pin 22 and the position-buckled member 320 form a position-limited cooperation to achieve a connection of the lapping unit 32 and the connecting member 2.

[0047] In this embodiment, the lapping member 3 is integrally formed by four of the lapping units 32, a frontmost end of the lapping member 3 formed by the four of the lapping units 32 comprises an insertion member 321, a rearmost end of the lapping member 3 comprises an insertion socket 322, the insertion member 321 of one of the lapping members 3 is inserted into the insertion socket 322 of another one of the lapping members 3 to form a lengthened lapping member 3 so as to adjust a length of the lengthened lapping member 3, and the lapping members 3 can be connected to form the lengthened lapping member 3 by splicing according to a size of the elastic module.

[0048] More specifically, a thickness of the insertion member 321 is slightly thinner than a thickness of the lapping member 3, an elastic position-limited member 321.1 is disposed on a side surface of the insertion member 321, the elastic position-limited member 321.1 has elasticity and can be pressed from a first position protruding from the side surface of the insertion member 321 to a second position aligned with the side surface of the insertion member 321, and a front half of the elastic position-limited member 321.1 defines a downwardly-inclined plane along a direction in which the insertion member 321 is inserted into the insertion socket 322. A thickness of the insertion socket 322 is slightly thicker than the thickness of the lapping member 3, a middle of the insertion socket 322 in a thickness direction comprises an insertion groove 322.1 into which the insertion member 321 is inserted, a thickness of the insertion groove 322.1 is greater than the thickness of the insertion member 321 and smaller than a total thickness of the insertion member 321 and the elastic position-limited member 321.1, an inner side of the insertion groove 322.1 comprises a position-limited structure configured to limit a position of the elastic position-limited member 321.1, and the position-limited structure can be a space on an inner wall of the insertion groove 322.1 configured for popping out the elastic position-limited member 321.1.

[0049] In this embodiment, when the lapping members 3 are lengthened, the insertion member 321 of a front end of one of the lapping members 3 is inserted into the insertion groove 322.1 of the insertion socket 322 of a rear end of another one of the lapping members 3, during an inserting process, the elastic position-limited member 321.1 is pressed by the inner wall of the insertion groove 322.1 to be gradually aligned with the side surface of the insertion member 321 so as to be inserted into the insertion groove 322.1, when the insertion member 321 is inserted into the insertion groove 322.1 until the elastic position-limited member 321.1 pops out and is limited by the inner wall of the insertion groove 322.1, a connection between two of the lapping members 3 is achieved, thereby, the lapping members 3 can be connected to form the lengthened lapping member 3 having eight of the lapping units 32.

[0050] The pre-compressed springs 1 are respectively connected to two sides of the eight of the lapping units 32 to connect eight of the pre-compressed springs 1 together in series to form a row and connected to the pre-compressed springs 1 in two adjacent rows synchronously, and similarly, twenty rows of the eight of pre-compressed springs 1 are connected together to form the elastic module. The rest is the same as Embodiment 1 and will not be described herein.EMBODIMENT 3

[0051] Referring to FIGS. 26-33, the pre-compressed springs 1 of this embodiment are the same as that of Embodiment 1, this embodiment mainly differs from Embodiment 1 in that two opposite sides of a connecting member 2 comprise buckling pins 23, two cantilevered arms 230 are respectively disposed on two sides of a buckling pin 23, a two cantilevered arm 230 is divided into a first part 230.1 extending upward in a vertical direction and a second part 230.2 extending outward in a horizontal direction, the first part 230.1 comprise a second position-buckled structure 230.3 extending outward in the horizontal direction, and the second position-buckled structure 230.3 and the second part 2302 form a buckling groove 230.4.

[0052] Two side surfaces of a lapping unit 33 comprise insertion grooves 330 acting as position-buckled members, two sides of an insertion groove 330 are inwardly hollowed out in the horizontal direction to enable two sides of an upper portion of the insertion groove 330 to form a position-limited portion 330.1, and after the buckling pin 23 is inserted into the insertion groove 330, the buckling groove 230.4 and the position-limited portion 330.1 form a position-limited cooperation in the vertical direction to limit positions of the buckling pin 23 and the insertion groove 330.

[0053] In this embodiment, the buckling pin 23 further comprises releasing members 231 configured to release from limiting the positions of the buckling pin 23 and the insertion groove 330, the two cantilevered arms 230 are respectively connected to two of the releasing members 231, and the releasing members 231 push and pull the cantilevered arms 230 to drive the second position-buckled structure 230.3 to be buckled to or to be separated from the position-limited portion 330.1 to limit a position of the buckling pin 23 using the insertion groove 330 as a position-buckled member and release.

[0054] When the pre-compressed springs 1 are connected, the releasing members 231 on two sides of the buckling pin 23 are pressed inward, the buckling pin 23 is then inserted into the insertion groove 330 from an upper side, the releasing members 231 are released, and at this time, the position-limited portion 330.1 is buckled to the buckling groove 230.4. A position of the buckling pin 23 is limited by the insertion groove 330 in the horizontal direction after being inserted into the insertion groove 330, at the same time, the second position-buckled structure 230.3 is buckled to a lower end of the position-limited portion 330.1, and the second part 230.2 is buckled to an upper end of the position-limited portion 330.1 to limit a position of the buckling pin 23 in the vertical direction, thereby achieving the connection of the connecting members 2 and the one or more lapping members 3.

[0055] When the pre-compressed springs 1 are disassembled, the releasing members 231 on the two sides are pressed inward to drive the second position-buckled structure 230.3 to be separated from the position-limited portion 330.1, and the buckling pin 23 is then pulled upward from the insertion groove 330 to release the connection of the connecting members 2 and the one or more lapping members 3.

[0056] In this embodiment, five of the lapping units 33 are integrally formed into a lapping member 3. The pre-compressed springs 1 are respectively connected to two sides of the five of the lapping units 33, the five of the pre-compressed springs are connected in series to form a row and are connected to the pre-compressed springs 1 in two adjacent rows, and similarly, ten rows of the five of the pre-compressed springs are connected each other through the one or more lapping members 3 to form the elastic module. The rest is the same as Embodiment 1 and will not be described herein.EMBODIMENT 4

[0057] Referring to FIGS. 34-40, the pre-compressed springs 1 of this embodiment are the same as that of Embodiment 1. This embodiment differs from Embodiment 1 in that a first connecting structure and a third connecting structure are respectively disposed on two opposite sides of a connecting member 2, and the first connecting structure is different from the third connecting structure.

[0058] Specifically, extended portions 24 and 25 respectively extend outward from the two opposite sides of the connecting member 2, an extended portion 24 on one side comprises a rotatable protrusion 24.1 configured to rotate about the extended portion 24 and acting as a first connecting structure, an extended portion 25 on another side comprises a recessed hole 25.1 into which the rotatable protrusion 24.1 can extend and acts as a third connecting structure.

[0059] In this embodiment, a lapping member 3 is integrally formed by sixteen of lapping units 34, the lapping units 34 comprises a connecting hole 34.1 into which the rotatable protrusion 24.1 can extend and acts as a second connecting structure.

[0060] When the pre-compressed springs 1 are connected, the rotatable protrusion 24.1 on the connecting member 2 extends into the connecting hole 34.1 on the lapping unit 34, at this time, positions of the rotatable protrusion 24.1 and the connecting hole 34.1 are limited in a horizontal direction, the rotatable protrusion 24.1 rotates to be misaligned with the connecting hole 34.1, and at this time, positions of the rotatable protrusion 24.1 and the connecting hole 34.1 are limited in a vertical direction to achieve a connection between the lapping unit 34 and the connecting member 2. The pre-compressed springs 1 are respectively connected to the sixteen of the lapping units 34 of the lapping member 3, so that the pre-compressed springs 1 are connected in series to form rows.

[0061] When the plurality of pre-compressed springs 1 in two adjacent rows are connected, the rotatable protrusions 24.1 of the pre-compressed springs 1 in a rear row are inserted into the recessed holes 25.1 of the pre-compressed springs 1 in a front row that have been connected in series and the connecting holes 34.1 of the various lapping units 34 of the lapping member 3, the rotatable protrusions 24.1 then rotate to be misaligned with the recessed holes 25.1 and the connecting holes 34.1, at this time, a connection of the pre-compressed springs 1 in rear and front rows is achieved by a position-limited cooperation of the rotatable protrusion 24.1 and the recessed hole 25.1, the connecting hole 34.1. As a simple alternative of this embodiment, the plurality of pre-compressed springs 1 forming the rows by connecting in series through one or more lapping members 3 and in the front and rear rows can be connected by directly extending the rotatable protrusions 24.1 of the pre-compressed springs 1 in the rear row into the recessed holes 25.1 of the pre-compressed springs 1 in the front row, and the rotatable protrusions 24.1 rotate to be misaligned with the recessed holes 25.1 to limit positions for the connection.

[0062] When the pre-compressed springs 1 are disassembled, the rotatable protrusion 24.1 rotates to be aligned with the recessed hole 25.1 and the connecting hole 34.1, and the rotatable protrusion 24.1 can be taken out from a lower side.

[0063] In this embodiment, the sixteen of the lapping units 34 are integrally formed into the lapping member 3. The pre-compressed springs 1 are respectively connected to the sixteen of the lapping units 34, so that sixteen of the pre-compressed springs 1 are connected in series to form one or the rows, the rotatable protrusion 24.1 then extends into the recessed hole 25.1 and the connecting hole 34.1 of the lapping member according to the aforementioned connection method, the rotatable protrusion 24.1 rotates to be misaligned with the recessed hole 25.1 and the connecting hole 34.1 to connect the pre-compressed springs 1 in the two adjacent rows. Similarly, seven rows of the sixteen of the pre-compressed springs are connected to each other through the one or more lapping members 3 to form the elastic module. The rest is the same as Embodiment 1 and will not be described herein.

[0064] A number of the lapping units of the lapping member 3, a number of the pre-compressed springs 1 connected in series to form the rows, a number of the rows of the pre-compressed springs 1, a connection sequence of the one or more lapping members 3 and the pre-compressed springs 1, and the like can be adjusted according to a size of the elastic module or requirements of the user and is not limited to what is mentioned in Embodiment 1, Embodiment 2, Embodiment 3, and Embodiment 4.

[0065] The present invention may be summarized as follows: The present disclosure discloses an elastic module, it comprises a plurality of pre-compressed springs, the pre-compressed springs contact or approach, a middle part of a pre-compressed spring is disposed with one of one or more connecting members, it further comprises one or more lapping members, the pre-compressed springs are connected to the one or more lapping members through the one or more connecting members, and the one or more lapping members enable the plurality of pre-compressed springs to be connected in series to form rows and connect the pre-compressed springs in two adjacent ones of the rows together. The elastic mattress adjusts a stress scope applied to springs according to a posture of human body on the elastic mattress to conform to a curve of the human body when being used in the elastic mattress, so that the elastic mattress can conform to ergonomic requirements to be softer and more comfortable while being subjected to greater stress.

[0066] The invention may also be summarized as follows: 1. An elastic module, it comprises a plurality of pre-compressed springs, the pre-compressed springs contact or approach, characterized in that, a middle part of a pre-compressed spring is disposed with one of one or more connecting members, it further comprises one or more lapping members, the pre-compressed springs are connected to the one or more lapping members through the one or more connecting members, and the one or more lapping members enable the plurality of pre-compressed springs to be connected in series to form rows and connect the pre-compressed springs in two adjacent ones of the rows together. 2. The elastic module according to item 1, characterized in that, a plurality of lapping units are integrally formed into the one or more lapping members, or the plurality of lapping units are spliced to form the one or more lapping members. 3. The elastic module according to item 1 and / or 2, characterized in that, the one or more connecting members comprise first connecting structures, the lapping units comprise second connecting structures, and the first connecting structures are connected to the second connecting structures to achieve a connection between the lapping units and the one or more connecting members. 4. The elastic module according to item 3, characterized in that, one or more side surfaces of the one or more connecting members comprise one or more buckling pins acting as the first connecting structures, and one or more position-buckled members configured to limit a position of the one or more buckling pins are respectively disposed on two side surfaces of the lapping units acting as the second connecting structures. 5. The elastic module according to item 4, characterized in that, the one or more buckling pins comprise one or more connecting arms and one or more position-buckled portions, the one or more connecting arms are fixedly connected to the one or more connecting members, and one or more widths of the one or more connecting arms are smaller than one or more widths of the one or more position-buckled portions to enable the one or more buckling pins to form one or more T-shaped buckling pins. 6. The elastic module according to item 5, characterized in that, the one or more position-buckled members comprise one or more position-buckled notches into which the one or more T-shaped buckling pins are inserted, position-limited portions configured to limit a position of the one or more position-buckled portions in a horizontal direction and formed by extending inward in opposite directions from two sides of the one or more position-buckled members in a direction facing away from the lapping units, and one or more position-buckled structures configured to limit a position of the one or more T-shaped buckling pins in a vertical direction. 7. The elastic module according to item 6, characterized in that, the one or more position-buckled structures are disposed on at least one side of the position-limited portions and limit a position of the one or more connecting arms of the one or more T-shaped buckling pins. 8. The elastic module according to item 6 and / or 7, characterized in that, the one or more position-buckled structures are disposed in the one or more position-buckled notches and limit a position of the one or more position-buckled portions of the one or more T-shaped buckling pins. 9. The elastic module according to any one or more of items 4-8, characterized in that, the one or more position-buckled members further comprise one or more releasing members for releasing from limiting a position of the one or more buckling pins. 10. The elastic module according to item 9, characterized in that, the one or more position-buckled structures have elasticity, the one or more releasing members are connected to the one or more position-buckled structures, and the one or more releasing members push and pull the one or more position-buckled structures to limit a position of the one or more T-shaped buckling pins and release. 11. The elastic module according to any one or more of items 4 to 10, characterized in that, cantilevered arms are respectively disposed on two sides of the one or more buckling pins, the cantilevered arms are divided into first parts extending upward in a vertical direction and second parts extending outward in a horizontal direction, the first parts comprise position-buckled structures extending outward in the horizontal direction, and the position-buckled structures and the second parts form buckling grooves. 12. The elastic module according to item 11, characterized in that, the one or more position-buckled members are one or more insertion grooves into which the one or more buckling pins are inserted, two side surfaces of the one or more insertion grooves are inwardly hollowed out in the horizontal direction to form position-limited portions on two sides of upper portions of the one or more insertion grooves, and the buckling grooves and the position-limited portions achieve a position-limited cooperation in the vertical direction after the one or more buckling pins are inserted into the one or more insertion grooves. 13. The elastic module according to any one or more of items 4 to 12, characterized in that, the one or more buckling pins further comprise a releasing member for releasing from limiting a position of the one or more buckling pins. 14. The elastic module according to item 13, characterized in that, the releasing member is connected to the cantilevered arms, and the releasing member pushes and pulls the cantilevered arms to drive the position-buckled structures to be buckled to or be separated from the position-limited portions to limit a position of the one or more buckling pins and release using the one or more position-buckled members. 15. The elastic module according to any one or more of items 2 to 14, characterized in that, side surfaces of the one or more connecting members comprise one or more first connecting structures and one or more third connecting structures, the one or more first connecting structures are different from the one or more third connecting structures, the lapping units comprise one or more second connecting structures, the one or more first connecting structures are connected to the one or more second connecting structures to enable the pre-compressed springs connected in series to form in a row, and the one or more first connecting structures on the pre-compressed springs in a rear row and the one or more third connecting structures on the plurality of pre-compressed springs which have been connected in series to form the row are connected together to achieve a connection of the plurality of pre-compressed springs in two adjacent rows. 16. The elastic module according to item 15, characterized in that, two side surfaces of the one or more connecting members extend outward to form extended portions, the extended portions on one side comprise one or more rotatable protrusions configured to rotate about the extended portions as the one or more first connecting structures, and the extended portions on another side comprise one or more recessed holes configured to enable the one or more rotatable protrusions to pass through as the one or more third connecting structures. 17. The elastic module according to item 16, characterized in that, the lapping units comprise one or more connecting holes acting as the one or more second connecting structures, the one or more rotatable protrusions extend into the one or more connecting holes and rotate to be misaligned with the one or more connecting holes to connect the pre-compressed springs connected in series to form the row, and the one or more rotatable protrusions of the pre-compressed springs in the rear row extend into the one or more recessed holes of the pre-compressed springs connected in series to form the row and rotate be misaligned with the one or more recessed holes to connect the pre-compressed springs in two adjacent rows together. 18. The elastic module according to any one or more of items 2 to 17, characterized in that, one end of the lapping units comprise insertion members, another ends comprise insertion sockets, and an insertion member on a lapping unit is inserted into an insertion socket of another lapping unit to be spliced to form a lapping member. 19. The elastic module according to item 18, characterized in that, an elastic position-limited member is disposed on a surface of the insertion member, the elastic position-limited member comprise a downwardly-inclined plane along an insertion direction of the insertion member, and a position-limited cooperation of the insertion socket and the elastic position-limited member achieves a spliced connection of the lapping units. 20. The elastic module according to item 18 and / or 19, characterized in that, the insertion member rotates around the insertion socket to enable the elastic module to be folded and raised. 21. An elastic mattress, characterized in that, it comprises the elastic module according to any one or more of items 1-20. 22. A method for applying the elastic mattress, characterized in that, the elastic mattress according to item 21 is used in bed mattresses, sofas or upholstered stools.

[0067] The aforementioned description of the specification and the embodiments is used to explain the protection scope of the present disclosure and is not a limitation of the protection scope of the present disclosure. Modifications, equivalent substitutions or other improvements of the embodiments of the present disclosure or some of the technical features thereof fall into the protection scope of the present disclosure provided that they are obtained through logical analysis, reasoning or limited experimentation by combining common knowledge, ordinary technical knowledge in the art and / or the existing techniques through a revelation of the present disclosure or the embodiments by a person of ordinary skill in the art.

Claims

1. An elastic module, it comprises a plurality of pre-compressed springs, the pre-compressed springs contact or approach, characterized in that, a middle part of a pre-compressed spring is disposed with one of one or more connecting members, it further comprises one or more lapping members, the pre-compressed springs are connected to the one or more lapping members through the one or more connecting members, and the one or more lapping members enable the plurality of pre-compressed springs to be connected in series to form rows and connect the pre-compressed springs in two adjacent ones of the rows together.

2. The elastic module according to claim 1, characterized in that, a plurality of lapping units are integrally formed into the one or more lapping members, or the plurality of lapping units are spliced to form the one or more lapping members.

3. The elastic module according to claim 1 and / or 2, characterized in that, the one or more connecting members comprise first connecting structures, the lapping units comprise second connecting structures, and the first connecting structures are connected to the second connecting structures to achieve a connection between the lapping units and the one or more connecting members.

4. The elastic module according to claim 3, characterized in that, one or more side surfaces of the one or more connecting members comprise one or more buckling pins acting as the first connecting structures, and one or more position-buckled members configured to limit a position of the one or more buckling pins are respectively disposed on two side surfaces of the lapping units acting as the second connecting structures.

5. The elastic module according to claim 4, characterized in that, the one or more buckling pins comprise one or more connecting arms and one or more position-buckled portions, the one or more connecting arms are fixedly connected to the one or more connecting members, and one or more widths of the one or more connecting arms are smaller than one or more widths of the one or more position-buckled portions to enable the one or more buckling pins to form one or more T-shaped buckling pins.

6. The elastic module according to claim 5, characterized in that, the one or more position-buckled members comprise one or more position-buckled notches into which the one or more T-shaped buckling pins are inserted, position-limited portions configured to limit a position of the one or more position-buckled portions in a horizontal direction and formed by extending inward in opposite directions from two sides of the one or more position-buckled members in a direction facing away from the lapping units, and one or more position-buckled structures configured to limit a position of the one or more T-shaped buckling pins in a vertical direction.

7. The elastic module according to claim 6, <b>characterized in that: the one or more position-buckled structures are disposed on at least one side of the position-limited portions and limit a position of the one or more connecting arms of the one or more T-shaped buckling pins, or characterized in that: the one or more position-buckled structures are disposed in the one or more position-buckled notches and limit a position of the one or more position-buckled portions of the one or more T-shaped buckling pins.

8. The elastic module according to any one or more of claims 4 to 7, characterized in that, cantilevered arms are respectively disposed on two sides of the one or more buckling pins, the cantilevered arms are divided into first parts extending upward in a vertical direction and second parts extending outward in a horizontal direction, the first parts comprise position-buckled structures extending outward in the horizontal direction, and the position-buckled structures and the second parts form buckling grooves.

9. The elastic module according to claim 8, characterized in that, the one or more position-buckled members are one or more insertion grooves into which the one or more buckling pins are inserted, two side surfaces of the one or more insertion grooves are inwardly hollowed out in the horizontal direction to form position-limited portions on two sides of upper portions of the one or more insertion grooves, and the buckling grooves and the position-limited portions achieve a position-limited cooperation in the vertical direction after the one or more buckling pins are inserted into the one or more insertion grooves.

10. The elastic module according to any one or more of claims 2 to 9, characterized in that, side surfaces of the one or more connecting members comprise one or more first connecting structures and one or more third connecting structures, the one or more first connecting structures are different from the one or more third connecting structures, the lapping units comprise one or more second connecting structures, the one or more first connecting structures are connected to the one or more second connecting structures to enable the pre-compressed springs connected in series to form in a row, and the one or more first connecting structures on the pre-compressed springs in a rear row and the one or more third connecting structures on the plurality of pre-compressed springs which have been connected in series to form the row are connected together to achieve a connection of the plurality of pre-compressed springs in two adjacent rows.

11. The elastic module according to claim 10, characterized in that, two side surfaces of the one or more connecting members extend outward to form extended portions, the extended portions on one side comprise one or more rotatable protrusions configured to rotate about the extended portions as the one or more first connecting structures, and the extended portions on another side comprise one or more recessed holes configured to enable the one or more rotatable protrusions to pass through as the one or more third connecting structures.

12. The elastic module according to claim 11, characterized in that, the lapping units comprise one or more connecting holes acting as the one or more second connecting structures, the one or more rotatable protrusions extend into the one or more connecting holes and rotate to be misaligned with the one or more connecting holes to connect the pre-compressed springs connected in series to form the row, and the one or more rotatable protrusions of the pre-compressed springs in the rear row extend into the one or more recessed holes of the pre-compressed springs connected in series to form the row and rotate be misaligned with the one or more recessed holes to connect the pre-compressed springs in two adjacent rows together.

13. The elastic module according to any one or more of claims 2 to 12, characterized in that, one end of the lapping units comprise insertion members, another ends comprise insertion sockets, and an insertion member on a lapping unit is inserted into an insertion socket of another lapping unit to be spliced to form a lapping member.

14. The elastic module according to claim 13, characterized in that, an elastic position-limited member is disposed on a surface of the insertion member, the elastic position-limited member comprise a downwardly-inclined plane along an insertion direction of the insertion member, and a position-limited cooperation of the insertion socket and the elastic position-limited member achieves a spliced connection of the lapping units.

15. The elastic module according to claim 13 and / or 14, characterized in that, the insertion member rotates around the insertion socket to enable the elastic module to be folded and raised.

16. An elastic mattress, characterized in that, it comprises the elastic module according to any one or more of claims 1-15.

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