Adjustable Bed Controller for Unified Device and Vibration Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing adjustable beds lack integration with other technologies in home and medical environments, limiting their functionality and user control over associated devices such as lighting, audio, and entertainment systems.
Innovation Solution
The development of methods and systems that enable improved integration of adjustable furniture with various technologies by using modular controllers, programmable logic controllers, and remote controls with touch screens, allowing for global command inputs, wireless communication, and memory storage to control multiple devices and systems associated with the bed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If adjustable beds use basic actuators for position control, then the bed can achieve position adjustment, but the integration with other technologies (lighting, audio, entertainment) is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The controller is designed to perform multiple functions: it controls the adjustable bed position via actuators and simultaneously controls other technologies such as lighting, audio, and entertainment systems. This multi-functionality allows a single device to serve multiple purposes, improving adaptability without proportionally increasing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines the bed control system with additional technology control systems into a unified controller. By merging these control functions into a single integrated system, the patent enables seamless interaction between the bed and environmental technologies while managing system complexity through consolidation rather than proliferation of separate control devices.
2Ease of operation
If multiple separate controls are used for bed position and associated devices, then each function can be controlled independently, but user convenience is reduced requiring multiple inputs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple control functions into a single controller that can issue global commands to control the bed position, lighting, audio, and entertainment systems simultaneously or independently. This consolidation improves ease of operation by reducing the number of separate controls users must manage while maintaining the ability to control each function independently when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The unified controller is designed with universal control capabilities, allowing it to interface with multiple different systems and device types through a single interface. This multi-functionality enables users to control diverse technologies with one device, enhancing convenience without requiring users to learn multiple separate control systems.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the bed system integrates with multiple environmental technologies, then functionality is enhanced, but the number of components and system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines control of multiple environmental technologies (lighting, audio, entertainment) with the bed control system into a single integrated controller. This merging reduces the effective number of independent components from the user's perspective while maintaining enhanced functionality, as the integrated controller manages all systems through unified control logic.
Solution Approach 2:
The controller is designed as a universal control device that can interface with various types of technologies through standardized protocols and interfaces. This multi-functionality allows the system to integrate with multiple environmental technologies without requiring separate dedicated controllers for each device, thereby managing component complexity while expanding functionality.
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
Enables users to control a wide range of technologies and devices from the adjustable bed, enhancing user convenience and independence, particularly for individuals with limited mobility, by providing a unified interface for adjusting bed positions and managing connected systems.
Implementation Method 1
the adjustable bed may include a vibration motor to vibrate a section of the adjustable bed
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure concerns an adjustable bed facility including a system for executing a computer-based safety-action during a motor-actuated adjustable bed position adjustment, comprising an adjustable bed facility comprising a computer-based controller, an actuator, and a sensor, the computer-based controller providing control of adjustable bed position adjustments, the actuator configured to adjust a height of the adjustable bed facility upon receiving a height-adjustment command from the computer-based controller, and the sensor for determining an actuator action parameter measured value of the actuator, the computer-based controller in communicative connection with the sensor to monitor and compare the motor action parameter measured value to an actuator action parameter normal operation value range, and when the controller determines the monitored motor action parameter measured value is outside the range of the actuator action parameter normal operation value range the controller sends a safety-action command to the actuator.