Adjustable Pillow Structure for Personalized Neck Support
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional pillows lack personal adjustment capabilities to accommodate different body shapes and features, leading to inadequate neck support and potential neck soreness or ache issues due to mass production design for general demands.
Innovation Solution
A pillow structure featuring a bottom board with at least one resilient pad controlled by an adjuster to adjust the curved degree of the buffering layer, providing customizable support for the neck by altering the bulged height of the pillow.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If conventional pillows are made by mass production for general demands, then manufacturing efficiency is improved, but adaptability to different body shapes and features deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The pillow is divided into a buffering layer and a supporting layer with resilient pads. The supporting layer is segmented into multiple resilient pads that can be independently adjusted, allowing different regions to provide customized support for different body shapes and sleeping positions while maintaining mass production capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The resilient pads are designed to be adjustable in curvature and positioning. Users can modify the curved degree and position of each resilient pad according to their personal needs, transforming a static mass-produced pillow into a dynamically adaptable support system.
2Device complexity
If conventional pillows use fixed design for mass production, then device complexity is reduced, but neck support effectiveness deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The supporting layer is segmented into multiple independent resilient pads instead of a single fixed structure. This segmentation allows each pad to be independently adjusted to provide precise neck support while keeping the overall structure relatively simple and manageable.
Solution Approach 2:
The pillow enables users to self-adjust the resilient pads according to their own neck support needs. The adjusters allow users to modify the curvature and position of each resilient pad without requiring professional intervention, making the pillow adaptable to individual needs while maintaining simple design.
3Adaptability or versatility
If resilient pads are made adjustable by users, then adaptability to different users is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The adjusters are designed to be user-operable without requiring specialized knowledge or tools. Users can independently adjust the curved degree and position of each resilient pad according to their comfort preferences, making the pillow adaptable to different users while maintaining ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The adjusters serve as intermediary mechanisms between the user and the resilient pads. These adjusters translate simple user actions into precise adjustments of the resilient pad curvature and position, bridging the gap between user intent and pillow configuration.
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 adjustable pillow structure effectively supports the neck, preventing suspension or over-pressing, maintaining proper alignment, and enhancing comfort for various users, including adults and children, thereby improving sleep quality and reducing neck-related health issues.
Implementation Method 1
at least one resilient pad mounted on the bottom board and controlled by an adjuster to change a curved degree of the at least one resilient pad
Data Source
AI summary
A pillow structure substantially has a bottom board 1 mounted at a bottom inside a pillow body 10 and at least one resilient pad 2 controlled by an adjuster 4 mounted on the bottom board 1. By having the resilient pad 2 to support a buffering layer 3 for neck leaning, curved degrees of the pillow body 10 are adjusted corresponding to different users.