Adjustable Bed Cross-Partner Control to Reduce Snoring Disturbance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Snoring can disrupt the sleep of others sharing a bed, and waking the snorer to stop the snoring is often ineffective and disruptive.
Innovation Solution
A sleep system with an adjustable bed that allows one occupant to control the position of the other occupant's side of the bed using a remote control, enabling the snore-reducing position to be activated without waking the snorer, featuring an articulation system with motors and controllers for independent adjustment of head and leg sections.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If the snorer is woken up to stop snoring, then the snoring is temporarily stopped, but the snorer's sleep is interrupted and the snoring often resumes
Solution Approach 1:
The bed is divided into two independently controllable sections (first sleep area and second sleep area), allowing one occupant to adjust their own position or their partner's position without affecting the other occupant's sleep continuity. This segmentation enables the non-snoring partner to adjust the bed to reduce snoring while the snorer remains undisturbed.
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows each occupant to control their own sleep area independently through individual controllers, enabling self-adjustment of sleeping position to prevent snoring without needing to wake or disturb the partner. The automated position adjustment occurs without human intervention during sleep.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the bed position is adjusted to reduce snoring, then snoring is reduced or eliminated, but the control mechanism adds device complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The articulation system serves multiple functions: it provides adjustable sleeping positions for comfort, enables snoring reduction through position changes, and allows independent control for each occupant. This multi-functionality justifies the complexity by delivering diverse benefits from a single system.
Solution Approach 2:
The bed incorporates motors and controllers that enable dynamic adjustment of sleep area positions during sleep. The system can automatically or manually change the articulation of head and leg sections to optimal positions for reducing snoring while maintaining comfort.
3Adaptability or versatility
If independent control for each sleep area is provided, then each occupant can optimize their position, but the controller system becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The control system is segmented into separate controllers for each sleep area, allowing independent operation. Each controller manages only its designated sleep area, which simplifies the control logic for each unit while providing overall system versatility through combination.
Data Source
AI summary
A sleep system comprises at least one mattress including a first sleep area for a first occupant, the first sleep area including a first section for a portion of a body of the first occupant, and a second sleep area adjacent to the first sleep area for a second occupant, the second sleep area including a second section for a portion of a body of the second occupant, an articulation system for articulating the first section and the second section, a first user controller configured to communicate with the articulation system in order to control articulation of the first section, and a second user controller configured to communicate with the articulation system in order to control articulation of the second section, wherein the first user controller is further configured to communicate with the articulation system in order to move the second section into a predetermined position.