Elasticity-Adjustable Gas Pressure Spring With Corrugated Ventilation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional compression springs are non-adjustable and prone to moisture accumulation, leading to health issues and inefficient space usage, while gas springs have complex structures and limited deformation and hardness adjustment.
Innovation Solution
An elasticity-adjustable air pressure spring with a corrugated double-layer sidewall structure and vent holes for adjustable air pressure, enhancing ventilation and deformation, and featuring a compact design for easy storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If conventional compression springs are used, then strong elasticity is achieved through metal wire coiling, but the elasticity is fixed and non-adjustable after formation, and the spring occupies large space when compressed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional metal coil springs with gas-filled chambers that use pneumatic pressure to provide elastic support. The gas chambers can be inflated or deflated to adjust the elasticity level, allowing the mattress to adapt to different user preferences and body types. This pneumatic system eliminates the fixed elasticity of metal springs while maintaining strong supportive force.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the physical parameter of gas pressure within the chambers to adjust elasticity. By controlling the amount of gas injected into each chamber, the system can dynamically modify the firmness and elastic properties of the mattress surface. This parameter adjustment capability directly addresses the non-adjustable nature of conventional springs.
2Strength
If conventional compression springs are used, then strong elasticity is provided, but moisture generated by human body or in the environment gathers and cannot be removed through air convection
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs mesh-like or porous partition walls between gas chambers that allow air circulation while maintaining structural integrity. These porous structures enable moisture vapor to pass through and be expelled from the mattress interior, preventing condensation and bacterial growth. The porous design maintains elasticity through gas pressure while simultaneously solving the moisture trapping problem of solid-walled spring systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The pneumatic gas chambers create internal air flow paths that facilitate convective removal of moisture. The pressurized gas environment promotes air circulation within the chambers, carrying moisture vapor away from the sleeper's contact surface and preventing the stagnant, humid conditions that occur in traditional innerspring mattresses.
3Strength
If gas spring with piston and hollow cavity is used, then spring effect is achieved, but the structure becomes complex with high requirement on inter-part fitting
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses flexible, sealed membrane structures to contain the gas chambers, eliminating the need for rigid pistons, cylinders, and complex mechanical assemblies. The flexible shells themselves provide the spring effect through gas compression and expansion, dramatically simplifying the structure. This membrane-based approach removes multiple moving parts and reduces assembly complexity while maintaining the desired elastic functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts and removes the complex piston-cylinder mechanism from traditional gas springs, retaining only the essential gas-containing chamber function. By eliminating unnecessary mechanical components like pistons, seals, and connecting rods, the design achieves spring effect with minimal structure, reducing both complexity and manufacturing difficulty.
4Strength
If gas spring with piston is used, then spring effect is achieved, but deformation stroke is insufficient and hardness adjustment range is small
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the mattress into multiple independent gas chambers separated by partition walls. Each chamber can be independently adjusted in terms of gas pressure and volume, allowing for fine-grained control over local hardness and deformation characteristics. This segmentation enables both large overall deformation stroke and precise hardness adjustment across different zones of the mattress.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a dynamic adjustment system where gas pressure in each chamber can be modified in real-time based on user needs. The chambers can transition between highly compressed and fully expanded states, providing a wide deformation stroke range. The hardness can be dynamically changed by adjusting gas flow, offering a broad adjustment range that adapts to different sleeping positions and user preferences.
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 solution provides a comfortable, adjustable, and moisture-resistant air pressure spring with a large deformation stroke and wide hardness range, addressing the limitations of traditional springs and gas springs by ensuring better ventilation and space efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
the spring body is formed by at least one hollow cavity column of a double-layer sidewall structure, a closed cavity containing pressure air is formed between the double layers of the sidewall, the cavity column is corrugated
Implementation Method 2
a closed cavity containing pressure air is formed between the double layers of the sidewall
Implementation Method 3
at least one vent hole communicated with the cavity is arranged on the sidewall of the cavity column
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AI summary
An elasticity-adjustable air pressure spring designed by the invention solves the technical problems of complex structure and top-to-bottom air impenetrability in the current gas springs. The elasticity-adjustable air pressure spring comprises a spring body, and is characterized in that the spring body is formed by at least one hollow cavity column of a double-layer sidewall structure, a closed cavity containing pressure air is formed between the double layers of the sidewall, the cavity column is corrugated, and at least one vent hole communicated with the cavity is arranged on the sidewall of the cavity column. By using the corrugated structure like an accordion box and filling the pressure air, the hardness of the elasticity-adjustable air pressure spring is adjusted, the elasticity-adjustable air pressure spring is particularly good in transverse and longitudinal ventilation, a mattress comprising the elasticity-adjustable air pressure spring is easy to remove moisture so that the influence on human body health is eliminated; the elasticity-adjustable air pressure spring is convenient in hardness adjustment and wide in one-way deformation range, meets various demands and can be adjusted in real time to enhance the comfortable level; in addition, the elasticity-adjustable air pressure spring is convenient for coiled package to save the transportation cost, and can be unfolded by inflation when used by a user.