Inflatable Bed Covering with Integrated Fastening to Prevent Slipping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing inflatable beds face challenges with coverings slipping or becoming detached due to lack of effective fastening, compromising comfort and thermal insulation.
Innovation Solution
An inflatable bed design featuring an inflatable body with a top sheet, bottom sheet, and lateral confining sheet, along with a covering that includes an outer layer and an inner layer, where the outer layer is fixedly or detachably connected to the inflatable body, ensuring the covering remains in place.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If additional fastening devices are added to prevent covering from slipping, then the covering stability is improved, but the device complexity and manufacturing cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the covering with the inflatable body by integrating fastening functionality directly into the covering structure. The covering includes fastening portions that connect to the inflatable body, combining the covering and fastening device into a single integrated component rather than separate elements, thereby improving stability without significantly increasing complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces fastening portions as intermediary elements between the covering and the inflatable body. These fastening portions act as mediators that securely connect the covering to the inflatable body, providing reliable attachment while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure
2Ease of operation
If a layered covering structure is implemented, then the comfort and thermal insulation are improved, but the manufacturing difficulty and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the covering into multiple functional layers including an outer layer, inner layer, and fastening portions. Each layer performs a specific function (comfort, thermal insulation, attachment), allowing the complex covering to be manufactured as separate components that are then assembled, reducing overall manufacturing difficulty
Solution Approach 2:
The covering structure is designed with multi-functionality, where the same layered structure provides both comfort/thermal insulation benefits and attachment functionality through integrated fastening portions. This universal design eliminates the need for separate comfort layers and fastening devices, simplifying the manufacturing process
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AI summary
An inflatable bed includes an inflatable body having a top sheet, a bottom sheet, and a lateral confining sheet connected to the top sheet and the bottom sheet. A covering that covers the top sheet includes at least one outer layer and an inner layer connected to the outer layer. The periphery of the outer layer is fixedly or detachably connected to the inflatable body, and the periphery of the outer layer extends to the periphery of the top sheet. The inflatable bed with the covering according the advantages that the overall structure of the covering is simple, and the covering is convenient to manufacture and low in cost. The outer layer of the covering can be conveniently connected to the inflatable body of the inflatable bed in a fixed or detachable manner, so that the covering will not slip during use and meets the need for good comfort.