Adjustable Bed Frame With Padded Bolster for Pinch Protection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Articulating beds face challenges in providing an aesthetically pleasing appearance while preventing collision and pinch hazards, and are difficult to install in smaller spaces due to their size and weight.
Innovation Solution
A bed frame with a rigid structural frame, padded bolster, and resilient foam bumper that extends to cover the articulating structure, providing collision protection and a flexible design for safety, along with a separable frame for easier installation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If the bed frame is made as a single piece, then structural stability is improved, but installation becomes difficult in smaller spaces
Solution Approach 1:
The support frame is divided into a head section and a foot section that can be separated from each other. The articulating structure is correspondingly divided into a head portion and a foot portion. This segmentation allows the frame components to be transported and installed separately through narrow doorways and tight spaces, then assembled to form the complete bed structure, maintaining stability while improving installation ease.
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
The solution enhances safety by preventing injuries from collisions and pinching, while allowing for a stylish and stable articulating bed that can be easily installed in smaller spaces by extending the support structure and using a separable frame.
Implementation Method 1
The bumper and foam layer are resilient to deform upon contact with an intruding appendage inserted between them
Implementation Method 2
a resilient foam layer surrounding the edges of the planar supports
Data Source
AI summary
A bed frame with a support structure has a rigid structural frame for carrying an articulating structure for an adjustable bed. The support structure extends substantially to the extents of the articulating structure in an unarticulated position and has a padded bolster. The bolster incorporates a mounting support attached to the structural frame and a resilient foam bumper received on the mounting support with a fabric covering surrounding the bumper and fastened to the mounting support. The articulating structure includes rigid planar supports having edges with a surrounding resilient foam layer having a fabric covering secured to the planar support. The bumper and foam layer are resilient to deform upon contact with an intruding appendage inserted between them. For an exemplary embodiment, an electrical outlet is mounted in a housing which penetrates the support frame, mounting support and bumper.