Cantilevered Floating Bed Frame With Accessible Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional bed designs often result in an unsightly appearance, requiring costly and time-consuming aesthetic modifications, and may have limited or inaccessible storage spaces due to their structural constraints.
Innovation Solution
A bed frame design featuring a T-shaped platform frame and a non-perpendicular headboard frame that spans between a wall and a floor, with a U-shaped channel and cantilevered platform and headboard configurations, allowing for secure wall mounting and improved aesthetic appeal while potentially incorporating storage solutions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If conventional bed designs are used, then structural simplicity is maintained, but aesthetic appeal deteriorates requiring costly and time-consuming decorations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the bed frame structure with aesthetic design elements by integrating a decorative headboard assembly and platform frame that combine structural support with visual appeal. The headboard assembly includes vertical and transverse members forming an integrated structure that serves both structural and aesthetic functions, eliminating the need for separate decorative additions.
Solution Approach 2:
The bed frame structure is designed to serve multiple functions: the platform frame provides both structural support and a base for storage components, the headboard assembly offers both structural integrity and aesthetic appeal, and the overall design accommodates various mattress types and configurations. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional separate components.
2Volume of stationary object
If conventional bed structures with defined storage spaces are used, then storage volume is limited, but accessibility deteriorates due to structural constraints
Solution Approach 1:
The platform frame is segmented into multiple sections with individual support members that can be independently accessed. The storage space is divided into compartments by vertical and transverse members, allowing selective access to different storage zones without moving the entire bed structure. This segmentation maintains structural integrity while improving accessibility.
3Reliability
If the bed frame is designed with cantilevered platform and headboard configurations, then wall mounting security is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The headboard assembly is designed with pre-configured mounting brackets and attachment mechanisms that are integrated into the structure during manufacturing. The vertical members include predetermined mounting points and connection elements that simplify wall attachment. This preliminary configuration of mounting features reduces on-site installation complexity while maintaining secure wall mounting.
Data Source
AI summary
A device comprising: a bed frame comprising a platform frame and a headboard frame, wherein the platform frame is T-shaped as defined via a leg portion and a platform portion, wherein the platform portion comprises a spine portion extending longitudinally over the leg portion, wherein the headboard frame defines a U-shaped channel, wherein the spine portion extends through the U-shaped channel and the headboard frame is non-perpendicularly oriented to the platform portion when the headboard frame spans between a wall and a floor, the platform portion is secured to the wall cantileveredly, and the headboard frame is secured to the wall distal to the floor.