Adjustable Air-Chamber Mattress Fitting for Personalized Support
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing methods for adapting the support function of mattresses with varying degrees of hardness are time-consuming and require extensive replacement of support elements, making it inefficient for quick and precise adjustments to individual needs.
Innovation Solution
A method utilizing air chambers with adjustable pressure, controlled by a device that allows for quick changes in pressure values, eliminating the need for extensive element replacement, and utilizing a database of pressure profiles for efficient adaptation based on user parameters or lying pressure measurements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If support elements with different degrees of hardness are exchanged to adapt the mattress to individual needs, then the mattress can be precisely adapted to individual needs, but the adjustment process becomes time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the physical state of the support elements from solid foam rollers with fixed hardness to air chambers with adjustable pressure. By controlling the air pressure in each chamber independently, the support characteristics can be continuously adjusted without physical replacement, resolving the contradiction between adaptation precision and adjustment time
Solution Approach 2:
The support elements are made dynamically adjustable through air pressure control rather than being static foam structures. The control device can quickly modify the pressure in each air chamber to change the support characteristics, enabling rapid adaptation without time-consuming manual intervention
2Adaptability or versatility
If a large number of support elements are stored for selection and adjustment, then various degrees of hardness can be provided, but storage space requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
Each air chamber serves multiple functions: it provides support, allows pressure adjustment, and can be individually controlled. A single mattress structure with multiple air chambers replaces the need for storing multiple mattresses or support element sets, eliminating storage space requirements while maintaining full adaptability
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of storing physical copies of different support elements, the patent uses a control device with stored pressure profiles that replicate different support characteristics. The digital storage of pressure configurations replaces physical storage of foam rollers, requiring minimal space
3Adaptability or versatility
If manual replacement of foam support rollers is performed, then the mattress can be adapted to individual needs, but the process requires extensive experience and skill
Solution Approach 1:
The control device automatically manages the air pressure in each chamber based on stored pressure profiles or user input. The system performs the adaptation task itself without requiring manual intervention or expert knowledge, making the process accessible to operators with minimal training
Solution Approach 2:
The manual mechanical process of removing and inserting foam rollers is replaced by an automated pneumatic control system. The control device electronically adjusts air pressure to achieve the desired support characteristics, eliminating the need for hands-on manipulation and expert skill
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables rapid and precise mattress adaptation to individual needs without requiring users to leave the measuring mattress, reducing storage needs and enabling efficient production of customized mattresses.
Implementation Method 1
A method is proposed for the individual adaptation of the support function in individual sections of a mattress to a target person, the mattress having support elements of different degrees of hardness in the individual sections... the salesperson or consultant adjusts the pressure of the individual air chambers
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to a method for determining and for individually adapting the support function in individual sections of a repose mattress to a target person, wherein the repose mattress comprises support elements having different degrees of hardness in the individual sections of the mattress, and a measurement mattress (10) having dimensions substantially identical to those of the repose mattress is used, wherein the support elements of the repose mattress are replaced in the measurement mattress (10) by air chambers (11), the pressure thereof being individually controllable and adjustable, and the pressure in each individual air chamber (11) being adjusted for producing a pressure profile, such that the repose comfort of the target person lying on the measurement mattress (10) is optimized, in order to subsequently use the identified pressure values for adapting the support function in the individual sections of the repose mattress by selecting those support elements having hardness levels corresponding to the pressure values of the air chambers (11) of the measurement mattress (10).