Bed system with integrated dock for remote and reading light
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bed systems lack convenient and aesthetically pleasing solutions for integrating remotes and lights, often leading to misplacement and clutter, and do not cater well to diverse user needs and preferences.
Innovation Solution
A bed system with integrated docking portions for remotes and lights on the headboard wings, allowing easy access and adjustment, including inductive charging, and a non-obtrusive design that blends with the headboard aesthetics.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If remotes and lights are placed on bedside tables or surfaces, then they are easily accessible, but they create clutter and can be easily misplaced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple functions (remote storage, light housing, and charging) into a single integrated docking portion mounted on the headboard. This consolidation eliminates the need for separate surfaces for each function, reducing clutter while maintaining accessibility. The docking portion serves as a unified hub that addresses all three needs simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The docking portion is pre-positioned on the headboard in a location that is easily accessible from any bed position. This preliminary placement ensures that users can access remotes and lights without having to search or move items around, eliminating misplacement risks while maintaining ease of operation.
2Device complexity
If integrated docking portions are added to the headboard, then clutter is reduced and items are securely stored, but the device complexity and manufacturing difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The docking portion is designed as a universal component that performs multiple functions: storing remotes, housing lights, and providing charging capability. By creating a single multi-functional unit rather than separate components, the patent reduces the overall number of parts needed while achieving clutter reduction, thereby managing manufacturing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The light is nested within the docking portion, and the remote is also accommodated within the same structure. This nesting arrangement allows multiple functions to be packed into a single integrated unit, reducing the overall space required and simplifying the manufacturing process compared to creating separate housings for each function.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the light is made extendable and adjustable, then lighting flexibility is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The light is designed with extendable and rotatable capabilities, allowing it to dynamically adjust its position and orientation. This dynamic design enables the light to adapt to different user needs and bed positions, providing lighting flexibility while keeping the mechanical structure relatively simple through the use of basic extension and rotation mechanisms.
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
Provides easy access to remotes and lights from any bed position, reduces clutter, and adapts to various user needs, enhancing the sleep experience with customizable lighting and control options.
Implementation Method 1
The docking portion may include an induction charger for purposes of charging the remote when placed in the docking portion
Implementation Method 2
A back of the remote can also include a magnet that is attracted to a magnet in the recess of the docking portion, thereby releasably maintaining the remote in the docking portion
Data Source
AI summary
Described are bed systems including a docking structure defining a first recess and a second recess, a remote to dock into the first recess, and a light integrated into the second recess. The light can move between a docked configuration and an extended configuration. The light can extend out from the second recess and rotate when in the extended configuration. The second recess is aligned with and positioned above the first recess. The first recess has a same width as the second recess, and the first recess has a length substantially longer than the second recess. The remote is oblong and curved at opposite ends. A distal end of the light is oblong-shaped, and the light includes at least one button along a lateral side of the light for turning the light on and off.