Retrofit Bed Vibration Frame With Movable Eccentric Modules
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bed vibration systems are complex, expensive, and difficult to attach and detach, failing to provide a simple and cost-effective way to enhance rest and sleep through controllable vibrations.
Innovation Solution
A bed vibration system comprising a frame attachable by suspension modules, vibration modules with rotatable elements, travel tracks, and a control unit to manage vibrations, featuring a vibration motor, rotatable eccentric weight, and ball-in-socket suspension for easy installation and adjustable vibration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If active elements are added to a bed to provide vibrations, then sleep enhancement is achieved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The bed vibration system is divided into separate modular components: a frame with suspension modules that can be independently attached to the bed, vibration modules that generate vibrations, and travel tracks that guide the vibration modules. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently and simplifies installation and maintenance, resolving the contradiction between providing effective vibrations and maintaining system simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame structure serves multiple functions: it supports the vibration modules, guides their movement along travel tracks, and can be easily attached to or removed from various bed types. The suspension modules provide both structural support and vibration isolation. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional components, thereby reducing overall device complexity while maintaining sleep enhancement effectiveness.
2Ease of operation
If a complex vibration system is implemented, then vibration control is improved, but ease of manufacture deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses dynamic vibration modules that can move along travel tracks on the frame, allowing the vibration source to be repositioned to different locations on the bed. The vibration modules include eccentric weights that can be rotated to adjust vibration intensity and pattern. This dynamic capability provides excellent vibration control for sleep enhancement while maintaining ease of manufacture because the modular design allows components to be produced separately using standard manufacturing processes and then assembled.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a retrofittable vibration system is added to existing beds, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system is designed as a retrofittable modular assembly where the frame with suspension modules can be independently attached to various bed types without modifying the bed structure. The vibration modules and travel tracks form separate attachable components. This segmentation enables high adaptability to different bed configurations while keeping each individual component relatively simple in design and construction.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame acts as an intermediary structure that mediates between the existing bed and the vibration modules. The suspension modules serve as intermediaries between the frame and the vibration modules, providing both mechanical support and vibration isolation. This intermediary approach allows the system to adapt to different bed types without directly modifying the bed, maintaining simplicity while achieving high versatility.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The system provides controllable and efficient vibrations beneath a mattress, enhancing rest and sleep while being easy to retrofit or integrate into existing beds, offering a cost-effective solution for vibration therapy.
Implementation Method 1
rotation of the eccentric weight serves to vibrate the vibration module and to provide force to displace the vibration module
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AI summary
A bed vibration system to provide controllable vibrations beneath a mattress, which is located on a bed, the system comprising: a frame attachable to the bed by at least four suspension modules; at least two vibration modules, each vibration module having a rotatable element; at least two travel tracks attachable to the frame, the travel tracks configurable to have the at least two vibration modules respectively displaceable thereupon; and a vibration module control unit configurable to control vibrations and displacement of the respective vibration modules.