Adjustable bracket and high-feet sofa

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing sofas have a low height from the ground, making it difficult for cleaning equipment like floor-sweeping robots, mops, and vacuum cleaners to access the bottom of the sofa effectively.

Innovation Solution

An adjustable bracket with a straight transmission rod and a cross-shaped fourth connection rod configuration, allowing for a more compact structure and increased height from the ground, facilitating easier cleaning and improved structural stability.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Length of stationary object

If the sofa height from the ground is increased, then cleaning equipment can access the bottom of the sofa more easily, but the structural complexity of the adjustable mechanism increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveheight from groundVSAvoidstructural complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Length of stationary objectVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The adjustable bracket is divided into multiple independent connection rods (second connection rod, third connection rod, fourth connection rod) that can move relative to each other. This segmentation allows the mechanism to achieve height adjustment through coordinated movement of individual segments rather than requiring a complex single-piece structure, thereby increasing ground clearance while managing structural complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces a vertical dimension to the adjustable mechanism by arranging connection rods at different heights and angles. The second, third, and fourth connection rods are positioned at different vertical levels, creating a multi-dimensional structure that increases the overall height from ground while distributing the mechanical complexity across multiple spatial dimensions rather than concentrating it in a single plane.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Volume of moving object

If the adjustable mechanism structure is made more compact, then cleaning equipment can enter the bottom of the sofa more easily, but the sitting height may be reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemechanism volumeVSAvoidsitting height
Core Design Contradiction:
Volume of moving objectVSLength of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The connection rods are designed to be dynamically adjustable rather than fixed, allowing the mechanism volume to change based on the desired configuration. When cleaning is required, the rods can be retracted to minimize mechanism volume and maximize ground clearance. When comfort is prioritized, the rods can be extended to increase sitting height, providing dynamic adaptation between these two requirements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The second, third, and fourth connection rods are arranged in a nested configuration where smaller rods are positioned within the spatial envelope of larger rods. This nesting allows the mechanism to occupy minimal space when in a compact state, facilitating easy access for cleaning equipment, while still providing sufficient vertical travel to achieve appropriate sitting heights when extended.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

Data Source

PatentUS12408754B2Adjustable bracket and high-feet sofa
Publication Date: 2025.09.09 DEWERTOKIN TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO LTD
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  • US12408754B2 patent drawing
  • US12408754B2 patent drawing

AI summary

Provided are an adjustable bracket and a high-feet sofa. In the adjustable bracket, the transmission rod is in a straight rod structure. A first end of the transmission rod is connected to the fourth connection rod. A second end of the transmission rod is connected to the pedal rod group. The present disclosure provides an adjustable bracket. In the case of the same sitting height, the adjustable mechanism of a sofa has a more compact structure so that the cleaning work of a mop, a vacuum cleaner, or a floor-sweeping robot is facilitated. Moreover, the height of the sofa from the ground is higher, making the sofa more attractive.