Bed support system and bed unit
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional bed support systems with visible legs are aesthetically unpleasing and create obstacles during cleaning, making it difficult to tidy up under the bed.
Innovation Solution
A bed support system featuring a base with a panel member that extends beyond the base footprint, creating a lever mechanism where the base acts as a fixed hinge and the panel member pivots, providing a stable and aesthetically pleasing solution that appears to levitate the bed, while allowing for easy cleaning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If conventional legs are used to support the bed, then the bed is structurally stable, but the legs are visible and create obstacles during cleaning
Solution Approach 1:
The base is designed to extend beyond the panel member in vertical and depth dimensions, creating a three-dimensional structure where the base footprint is larger than the panel area. This dimensional extension allows the base to be positioned retracted inwardly from the outer perimeter of the panel member, making the base invisible from above while maintaining structural stability through the lever mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The base acts as an intermediary element between the floor and the panel member, functioning as a hidden support structure. The base extends beyond the panel member to create a lever mechanism where the base serves as a fulcrum, mediating the support function while remaining aesthetically concealed.
2Shape
If the base extends beyond the panel member to create a levitating effect, then aesthetics are improved, but structural stability may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The base is pre-configured with an extension beyond the panel member footprint, establishing the lever mechanism in advance. This preliminary design ensures that when the panel member is attached to the base, the base is already positioned to provide structural support through the lever principle, preventing tipping before it can occur.
Solution Approach 2:
The base height is specifically configured to provide an optimal distance between the floor and the bed, creating the levitating effect while maintaining stability. By adjusting the base height parameter and the extension distance, the system achieves both aesthetic appearance and structural stability through the lever mechanism.
3Ease of manufacture
If the base is positioned retracted inwardly from the panel member perimeter, then the base becomes invisible, but the attachment structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment mechanism is merged with the base structure itself, where the base serves both as the support element and as the attachment interface. The panel member is attached directly to the base, combining the support function and attachment function into a single integrated structure, reducing the need for separate attachment components.
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 system offers a stable and aesthetically pleasing bed support that appears to levitate, reducing the risk of tipping and simplifying cleaning by eliminating obstacles under the bed.
Implementation Method 1
The bed support system functions as lever. The lever comprises on the one hand the base acting as a fixed hinge, or a fulcrum. On the other hand, the lever further comprises the at least one panel member acting as a pivotable plank which may pivot around the base.
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AI summary
The disclosure relates to a bed support system (3) comprising a base (1) defining a base footprint (1f), wherein the base (1) is configured to support a bed comprising one or more mattrasses, and at least one panel member (40) which is configured to be positioned on top of and be attached to the base (1) and which is configured to support said one or more mattrasses, wherein an in-plane extension in at least one direction, preferably all in-plane extensions in all directions, defined by said at least one panel member (40) is greater than a corresponding in-plane extension, preferably all corresponding in-plane extensions, of the footprint (1f) of the base (1), and wherein the base (1) is in said at least one direction, preferably in all directions, positioned retracted inwardly from an outer perimeter defined by said at least one panel member (40). The disclosure also relates to a bed unit (100; 200; 300; 400).