Bed Frame Connector with Segmented Snap-Fit for Easy Backrest Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bed frames with fixed backrests are cumbersome and inconvenient to install and disassemble, making them time-consuming and labor-intensive for users.
Innovation Solution
The development of connectors with segmented structures that allow for easy assembly and disassembly, featuring slots and lugs with through holes for fastening, enabling the coupling of backrests with bedsteads, and snap-fitting mechanisms for stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If backrests are fixed with bedsteads using traditional connection methods, then the bed frame structure is stable, but installation and disassembly become troublesome, time-consuming, and labor-intensive
Solution Approach 1:
The connector is divided into multiple segments (first segment, second segment, third segment, fourth segment) that can be independently assembled and disassembled. Each segment has specific functions: the first segment connects to the backrest side bar, the second segment includes lugs for fastening, the third segment has slots for receiving bars, and the fourth segment provides additional support. This segmentation allows the connector to be easily assembled by simply connecting the segments together without requiring complex tools or procedures, directly resolving the contradiction between structural stability and ease of assembly.
2Ease of operation
If traditional fixed connection methods are used for backrests, then structural stability is achieved, but the process becomes labor-intensive and inconvenient for users
Solution Approach 1:
The connector merges multiple connection functions into a single integrated component. It combines the functions of the first segment (backrest connection), second segment (fastening mechanism with lugs and through holes), third segment (slot-based bar reception), and fourth segment (support structure) into one unified connector that couples the backrest with the bedstead. This merging approach simplifies the overall assembly process by replacing multiple separate connection elements with a single multi-functional connector, making installation and disassembly convenient while maintaining structural stability without excessive complexity.
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AI summary
A bed frame includes a backrest, a bedstead and a plurality of connectors to couple the backrest with the bedstead. A connector includes first, second, third and fourth segments, in which each of the second, third, and fourth segments extends from a lower side of the first segment. A first slot is formed between the second and third segments to accommodate a bar of the backrest, and a second slot is formed between the third and fourth segments to accommodate a bar of the bedstead. When the bed frame is assembled, each connector in the plurality of connectors is fixedly coupled with the bar of the backrest, and snap-fitted on the bar of the bedstead.