Footboard Bench Back Frame for Matched Seating and Bed Styling

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional bed benches lack back support, making them uncomfortable for sitting and aesthetically mismatched with bed frames, and their placement can be obstructed by footboards, compromising the overall appearance and functionality.

Innovation Solution

A bed set design where the back frame of the footboard bench serves as both a back support and a footboard, matching the ornamental design of the headboard, allowing for comfortable seating without altering the bed frame's structure, and eliminating the need for assembly or complex structures.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If a conventional bench is placed at the foot of the bed frame, then it can serve as a seat or rack, but the bench does not have back support making it uncomfortable for sitting and the ornamental design does not match with the bed frame

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecomfort of sittingVSAvoidstructure of bench

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines the bench and footboard into a single integrated unit. The back frame of the bench serves dual functions: as the back support for the bench seat and as the footboard for the bed frame. This merging eliminates the need for separate components and creates a unified structure that provides both seating comfort and aesthetic matching with the bed frame's headboard.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The back frame of the bench is designed to perform multiple functions simultaneously: it serves as the back support for the bench, allowing comfortable sitting, and as the footboard for the bed frame, providing aesthetic matching with the headboard. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction by making one component serve both purposes without increasing overall complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Ease of operation

If a bench is placed adjacent to the footboard of the bed frame, then it can be positioned for use, but the footboard blocks the bench and the bench does not match with the overall appearance of the bed frame

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccessibility of benchVSAvoidaesthetic appearance

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSShape

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the bench and footboard into a single integrated structure where the back frame of the bench forms the footboard. This eliminates the blocking issue by removing the separate footboard that would obstruct the bench. The unified design ensures the bench matches the overall appearance of the bed frame, particularly coordinating with the headboard's ornamental design.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Adaptability or versatility

If the bed frame is altered to incorporate a footboard bench, then the bench can be integrated with the bed frame, but the manufacturing cost increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveintegration of bench with bed frameVSAvoidmanufacturing cost of bed frame

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the bed set into distinct but compatible components: the bed frame retains its original structure, while the bench is designed as a separate unit with a back frame that functions as both bench support and footboard. This segmentation allows the bench to be manufactured independently and positioned to align with the bed frame, avoiding the need to alter the original bed frame structure and thus minimizing manufacturing costs.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

4Ease of operation

If a complicated structure is employed to provide back support and footboard function, then the bench can be comfortable and aesthetically pleasing, but the structure becomes expensive and complex

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecomfort and aesthetics of benchVSAvoidstructure of bench

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The back frame of the bench is designed as a universal component that simultaneously provides back support for the bench and serves as the footboard for the bed frame. This multi-functional design achieves comfort and aesthetic appeal without requiring complicated structures, as a single element fulfills both purposes efficiently.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS10104980B2Bed set with footboard bench

Publication Date: 2018.10.23 FURNITURE OF AMERICA

AI summary

A bed set includes a bed frame which includes a headboard, and a footboard bench, wherein the footboard bench includes a base frame and a back frame upwardly extended from the base frame. The back frame of the footboard bench serves as a footboard of the bed frame to match with the headboard of the bed frame. In particular, an ornamental design of the back frame of the footboard bench matches with an ornamental design of the headboard of the bed frame, so as to enhance an aesthetic appearance of the bed set.