Apparatus for supporting a user in a forward-leaning position with faceplate pivotability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing seating arrangements, such as economy and business class seats on airplanes, do not allow for comfortable reclining beyond 35 degrees, making it difficult for individuals to achieve a restful position, especially for those with back pain or other physical issues.
Innovation Solution
A customizable apparatus with a faceplate, arm, and base that allows for multiple mechanical adjustments, including pivotability, telescoping length, and sliding components, enabling users to achieve a forward-leaning position with personalized comfort and support.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional airplane seats are used, then the seat structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the reclining angle is limited to 35 degrees which is insufficient for comfortable rest
Solution Approach 1:
The support apparatus is divided into multiple independent components: a base, an arm with telescoping sections, a bridge, and a faceplate. Each component can be adjusted independently to achieve various positions and angles, allowing the system to provide extensive reclining range while keeping individual components relatively simple in structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The apparatus incorporates multiple dynamic adjustment mechanisms including telescoping arm sections that can extend and retract, a bridge that can pivot relative to the arm, and a faceplate that can pivot relative to the bridge. These dynamic elements enable the structure to adapt to different reclining angles and user preferences.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed-position support apparatus is used, then the structure is simple, but it cannot accommodate various body types and comfort preferences
Solution Approach 1:
The apparatus incorporates multiple dynamic adjustment mechanisms including telescoping arm sections that can extend and retract, a bridge that can pivot relative to the arm, and a faceplate that can pivot relative to the bridge. These dynamic elements enable the structure to adapt to different reclining angles and user preferences.
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows users to change multiple parameters simultaneously: the length of the arm via telescoping sections, the angle of the bridge relative to the arm, and the angle of the faceplate relative to the bridge. By changing these parameters, the apparatus can be customized for different body types and comfort preferences.
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AI summary
An apparatus for supporting a user includes a faceplate, an arm, a bridge, and a base. The bridge is rotatably attached to the faceplate to allow the faceplate to be pivotably adjusted. The bridge includes a hub with first and second hub bodies. Locking pins on the hub bodies slidingly engage pivot adjustment holes in first and second pivot adjustment rings. First and second buttons can be depressed to slide the hub bodies inwardly to separate the locking pins from the pivot adjustment holes to allow the hub to rotate, thereby allowing the faceplate to pivot. When the buttons are released, the hub bodies slide outwardly to insert the locking pins into the same or different pivot adjustment holes to prevent the hub from rotating.