Adjustable Bed Cross-Control for Partner Snoring Relief
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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, utilizing 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 reduced, but the snorer's sleep is interrupted and they often resume snoring after returning to sleep
Solution Approach 1:
The bed is divided into two independently controllable sections (first sleep area and second sleep area), allowing one partner to adjust the other's side without disturbing them. The articulation system segments the bed into adjustable zones with independent motors and controllers for each section.
Solution Approach 2:
An automated articulation system with motors and controllers serves as an intermediary to change the snorer's bed position in response to snoring detection, eliminating the need for manual intervention that would wake the snorer. The system mediates between the snoring problem and the need to maintain sleep continuity.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the bed position is manually adjusted to reduce snoring, then snoring may be reduced, but the process requires waking the snorer and involves complex manual intervention
Solution Approach 1:
The bed system automatically detects snoring and self-adjusts the bed position without requiring user intervention. The control system monitors for snoring conditions and autonomously activates the articulation system to reposition the mattress, making the system self-regulating.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms that detect snoring conditions and automatically trigger position adjustments. The control system continuously monitors bed usage and snoring indicators, then responds by adjusting the articulation to optimal positions for reducing snoring.
3Ease of operation
If each occupant controls only their own side of the bed, then individual control is maintained, but the snoring partner cannot adjust the snorer's position
Solution Approach 1:
Each user controller is designed with multi-functionality, allowing it to control both the local sleep area and the remote sleep area. The controllers can be configured to provide either individual control or partner control modes, making the system adaptable to different user needs including snoring reduction scenarios.
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.