Adjustable Bed Frame Concealing Assembly for Movable Center Support
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for an adjustable bed frame that conceals the base frame as the center frame moves, providing a sleek and user-friendly solution for end-users while maintaining functionality and support for mattresses.
Innovation Solution
The adjustable bed frame assembly includes a center frame connected to a stationary base frame, a head frame with pivotally attached side members, a mattress platform, stabilizing bars, roller brackets, concave wheels, and actuators, allowing the center frame to move while concealing the base frame and providing adjustable positions for user comfort.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the center frame is made movable to provide adjustable positions, then user comfort and versatility are improved, but the base frame becomes visible and aesthetics deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The center frame is nested within the base frame, with the movable center frame positioned inside the stationary base frame structure. This nesting arrangement allows the center frame to move for adjustment while remaining visually contained within the base frame, preventing the base frame from being exposed to view.
Solution Approach 2:
Different portions of the frame structure are given different properties: the base frame is made stationary and structurally robust to provide support, while the center frame is made movable to provide adjustability. This local differentiation allows each component to fulfill its specific function while maintaining overall aesthetic integrity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the center frame is made movable to allow adjustment, then user comfort is improved, but structural stability may worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The frame structure is segmented into two independent parts: a stationary base frame that provides stable support and a movable center frame that provides adjustability. This segmentation allows the stable base frame to remain fixed while the center frame moves, preventing compromise of overall structural stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The stationary base frame acts as a counterbalance to the movable center frame, providing a stable foundation that compensates for the movement and adjustment of the center frame. This counterbalancing arrangement maintains structural stability despite the movable components.
3Shape
If the base frame is concealed within the center frame, then aesthetics are improved, but the complexity of the assembly increases
Solution Approach 1:
The base frame serves multiple functions: it provides structural support, acts as a stationary anchor point, and simultaneously serves as a concealing structure for the movable center frame. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional separate components, thereby limiting the increase in assembly complexity.
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AI summary
This disclosure concerns an adjustable bed with a deck-on-deck appearance. A concealing assembly is attached to the center frame of an articulating bed, wherein the concealing assembly is situated below the mattress platform and conceals the base frame as the center frame moves along the base frame when the bed articulates. In other embodiments, such as for non-wall hugger beds where the center frame is stationary, a concealing assembly may still be used but will also be stationary.