Collapsible Bed Foundation Using Sliding Panel Assemblies
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional bed and mattress foundations are large and bulky, making them difficult to store and move due to their inability to collapse sufficiently for transportation and storage, and often require excessive effort to assemble and disassemble.
Innovation Solution
A collapsible bed foundation design featuring sliding mechanisms between components, allowing for easy assembly and disassembly without tools, with components such as end panel assemblies, side panels, and crossmember supports that interconnect via mating sliding mechanisms, enabling the foundation to be collapsed into a small size for storage and easily reassembled for use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If conventional foundations are made large and bulky to provide adequate support, then support capability is improved, but storage and transportation difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
The foundation is divided into multiple separable components including side rails, end panels, cross members, and support panels that can be detached and stored separately. Each component maintains its structural integrity and support function while enabling compact storage when disassembled, resolving the contradiction between providing adequate support and ease of storage/transportation.
Solution Approach 2:
The foundation transitions from a static assembled structure to a dynamic system that can be easily assembled and disassembled. The sliding mechanisms and interconnecting features allow the foundation to change its configuration state between full assembly for support and complete disassembly for storage, adapting to different functional requirements.
2Reliability
If conventional foundations are designed for stability, then structural reliability is improved, but assembly and disassembly complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The foundation structure is segmented into modular components with standardized interconnection interfaces. This segmentation allows complex structural reliability to be achieved through simple, repeatable connection mechanisms rather than complex integrated assemblies, reducing assembly and disassembly complexity while maintaining structural integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
Sliding mechanisms and interconnecting features serve as intermediaries between foundation components. These intermediary elements simplify the connection process between side rails, end panels, and cross members, enabling reliable structural assembly without requiring complex fastening procedures or specialized tools.
3Volume of moving object
If conventional foundations are made collapsible, then storage size is reduced, but collapse mechanism complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Rather than implementing a complex mechanical collapse mechanism for the entire foundation, the structure is segmented into detachable components. This allows the foundation to achieve compact storage volume through simple separation of parts rather than through complex collapsing mechanisms, maintaining structural reliability while minimizing storage requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The foundation employs dynamic interconnection features that allow components to slide and detach easily. This dynamic design enables the transition from assembled to stored state without requiring complex collapse mechanisms, as each component can be independently removed and stored, achieving small storage volume with minimal mechanism complexity.
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AI summary
Provided is a mattress foundation that includes: a headboard end panel assembly, a footboard end panel assembly, a left side panel assembly, and a right side panel assembly, each having a first end and a second end. The first end of the left side panel assembly slidably engages with the first end of the headboard end panel assembly, thereby forming a first corner attachment. The second end of the left side panel assembly slidably engages with the first end of the footboard end panel assembly, thereby forming a second corner attachment. The first end of the right side panel assembly slidably engages with the second end of the headboard end panel assembly, thereby forming a third corner attachment. The second end of the right side panel assembly slidably engages with the second end of the footboard end panel assembly, thereby forming a fourth corner attachment.