Convertible bed with concealed electrical connectors and electrical accessories
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional smart furniture, such as bed frames, often incorporate functional and control components that are permanently installed, compromising their aesthetic appeal and increasing the risk of damage, as these components are typically visible even when not in use.
Innovation Solution
A convertible bed design featuring a headboard with concealed functional features, including ambient lighting, motion sensors, multifunctional supporting legs, and power buttons, which can be exposed or concealed to maintain a cohesive aesthetic while providing utility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If functional and control components are permanently installed on the headboard and footboard, then the smart functionality is provided, but the aesthetic appearance is compromised and the risk of damage to accessories increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the headboard and footboard panels movable rather than fixed. The panels can be rotated between a first position where functional components are concealed and a second position where they are exposed and accessible. This dynamic configuration allows the furniture to adapt its appearance and functionality based on user needs, resolving the contradiction between aesthetic appearance and smart functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements the nesting principle by concealing functional components (lighting, sensors, connectors) within the structure of the headboard and footboard panels. These components are integrated into the panels themselves, allowing them to be hidden when not in use and revealed when needed, thus maintaining aesthetic appearance while providing smart functionality.
2Adaptability or versatility
If functional components are permanently installed on the headboard and footboard, then the smart functionality is provided, but the risk of damage to accessories increases
Solution Approach 1:
By making the panels movable rather than fixed, the patent reduces the risk of damage to accessories. When functional components are not in use, the panels can be rotated to a first position that conceals and protects them. This dynamic protection mechanism reduces exposure to potential damage while maintaining full functionality when needed.
3Ease of operation
If functional components are visible even when not in use, then accessibility is improved, but the aesthetic appearance is disturbed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses the dynamics principle to create a movable panel system that can switch between concealing and exposing functional components. The panels can be rotated to a second position when functionality is needed for easy access, and to a first position when aesthetic appearance is the priority, thus dynamically balancing accessibility and appearance.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements periodic action through the reversible rotation of panels. The functional components are periodically exposed and concealed based on user needs - exposed during use for accessibility and concealed during non-use for aesthetic purposes. This periodic switching resolves the contradiction between continuous accessibility and continuous aesthetic appearance.
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AI summary
A convertible bed may have a headboard including one or more panels and one or more functional features disposed on the headboard. The functional features may be electronic features. The functional features may be concealed by the headboard in a closed configuration where the headboard appears uniform. In an open configuration one or more functional features on the headboard are visible. The convertible bed may include one or more of an ambient lighting source, a motion sensor operative to control the ambient lighting source, a multifunctional supporting leg, and a power button.