Foldable Bed Frame Pivot Assembly for Compact Stable Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current foldable bed frames are inconvenient to use and transport due to their design, which does not facilitate easy folding and unfolding, and they often lack features that prevent accidental unfolding and efficient storage.
Innovation Solution
The design includes a support assembly with pivotally connected frame units, link bars, elastic members, and U-shaped bars that facilitate easy folding and unfolding, while holders and connecting members assist in maintaining the frame's position and preventing accidental unfolding, resulting in a compact, block-like shape for storage and transport.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the foldable bed frame uses a traditional design without specialized folding mechanisms, then the structure is simpler, but it is inconvenient to use and transport, and difficult to fold and unfold
Solution Approach 1:
The bed frame is divided into multiple frame units that can be pivotally connected to each other, allowing each unit to be independently folded and unfolded. This segmentation enables easier operation while maintaining manageable structural complexity through modular design
Solution Approach 2:
The frame units are designed with pivotal connections that allow dynamic transformation between folded and unfolded states. This dynamic mechanism enables easy folding and unfolding operations while the structure remains relatively simple when not in use
2Reliability
If the foldable bed frame lacks positioning features, then the structure is simpler, but it cannot prevent accidental unfolding and lacks stability
Solution Approach 1:
Holders are provided that can abut against the frame units to maintain them in a predetermined unfolded position. This preliminary positioning action prevents accidental unfolding while adding minimal structural complexity through simple abutting features
Solution Approach 2:
The holders and connecting members provide counteracting forces that prevent the frame units from accidentally unfolding. This preliminary anti-action ensures reliability by opposing any unintended movement while maintaining relatively simple structure
3Volume of moving object
If the foldable bed frame is designed for compact folding, then storage space is reduced, but it may compromise stability and ease of movement when unfolded
Solution Approach 1:
By dividing the bed frame into multiple pivotally connected frame units, the structure achieves compact folding volume while maintaining stability when unfolded. Each segment can be neatly stored and the modular design ensures structural integrity during use
Solution Approach 2:
The dynamic pivotal connections allow the frame units to transform between compact folded positions for minimal storage volume and stable unfolded positions for use. This dynamic capability enables both compact storage and stable operation without compromising either attribute
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 enhances the usability and transportability of foldable bed frames by allowing easy folding and unfolding, minimizing storage space, and preventing accidental unfolding, while maintaining stability and ease of movement.
Implementation Method 1
one or more elastic members, each disposed at the first or second frame section to abut a leg of the first or second leg assembly when the foldable bed frame is folded
Implementation Method 2
a first frame section having a proximal side pivotally connected with the support assembly and a distal side pivotally connected with the first leg assembly
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed are support assemblies and foldable bed frames. A foldable bed frame includes a support assembly, first and second frame units, first and second holders. The first frame unit includes a first frame section pivotally connected with the support assembly and a first leg assembly pivotally connected with the first frame section. The second frame unit includes a second frame section pivotally connected with the support assembly and a second leg assembly pivotally connected with the second frame section. The first and second holders are fixedly coupled with the support assembly, and abut the first and second frame sections when the foldable bed frame is unfolded. When folded, the first and second frame sections are disposed substantially parallel to each other with the first and second leg assemblies disposed at exterior sides of the first and second frame sections.