Adaptive Slatted Bed Base for Dynamic Hip Support
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current sleeping systems fail to provide optimal body support as they are not adaptable to changes in user position, leading to inadequate support, especially at the hip area, and are often complex and costly, limiting their use to analysis rather than daily sleeping.
Innovation Solution
A modular sleeping system with horizontal slats connected by coupling elements and sliding elements that adjust resistance to bending and torsion, allowing for dynamic adjustment of support levels without direct contact, enabling optimal body support and ease of use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a water bed system is used to passively adjust to user position, then the system adapts to user position changes, but the hip zone sinks too low compromising body support
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic slatted base system where sliding devices can actively adjust the position of slats along the longitudinal axis. This allows the system to dynamically adapt to user position changes while maintaining proper support levels, preventing the hip zone from sinking too low as会发生in water beds. The sliding mechanism enables real-time reconfiguration of the slatted base structure to match user anatomy and position.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the positional parameter of slats relative to the supporting surface by utilizing the sliding devices. By adjusting the position parameter of individual slats or groups of slats, the system can modify the resilient capacity and support characteristics in different zones, thereby maintaining optimal body support while adapting to position changes.
2Strength
If pairs of slats are tensioned via sliding devices to allow local adjustment, then different body zones receive suitable support, but the system does not account for changes in recumbent position
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms a static slatted base into a dynamic system by introducing sliding devices that enable active adjustment of slat positions. This dynamic capability allows the system to respond to and adapt to changes in user recumbent position, transitioning from a fixed configuration to one that can be actively reconfigured during sleep.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates sensors that detect user position and provide feedback to a control unit. Based on this feedback, the control unit automatically actuates the sliding devices to adjust slat positions, creating a closed-loop control system that continuously adapts the body support to the user's current position.
3Strength
If separately inflatable chambers or pretensioned spring units are used for adaptive support, then optimum body support is achieved, but the system complexity and cost increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the slatted base into multiple independently adjustable segments or groups of slats. Each group can be controlled by its own sliding device, allowing localized adjustment of support characteristics without requiring a completely complex system. This segmentation enables adaptive support while keeping individual control units relatively simple.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces complex pneumatic (inflatable chambers) or elastic (pretensioned springs) systems with a mechanical sliding mechanism on rigid slats. This substitution simplifies the system by using straightforward mechanical movement along guide rails rather than complex pressure control or elastic deformation mechanisms, thereby reducing overall system complexity and cost.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to an adaptive sleeping system which makes it possible to adapt the resilient capacity at various positions to the anatomy and/or position of the user.