Inflatable bed system with automatic rolling up and unfolding
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Solution Overview
Problem
Inflatable beds in the related art are inconvenient to store due to requiring manual operations, which are time-consuming and laborious, and occupy a significant volume when stored.
Innovation Solution
An inflatable bed system with an ingenious structural design featuring grooves on the sponge liner, allowing automatic rolling up and unfolding through an air pump connection to air ports, enabling efficient deflation and inflation processes for compact storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual operations are used to fold and unfold the inflatable bed, then the bed can be stored and set up, but the process is time-consuming and laborious
Solution Approach 1:
The inflatable bed automatically rolls itself during deflation and unfolds during inflation without requiring manual rolling operations. The air pump serves both inflation and automatic rolling functions, making the system self-service and eliminating manual labor for folding and unfolding the bed.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical rolling operations with an automated pneumatic system. The air pump creates negative pressure to automatically roll the bed during deflation and provides positive pressure to unfold it during inflation, substituting human mechanical action with automated pneumatic control.
2Volume of moving object
If the inflatable bed is stored in its deflated state, then it occupies less space, but manual folding is required which is laborious
Solution Approach 1:
The inflatable bed automatically rolls itself into a compact cylindrical shape during deflation without requiring manual folding or rolling. The system self-manages the transition to compact storage form through the air pump creating negative pressure that pulls the bed material inward and rolls it automatically.
3Extent of automation
If the inflatable bed is designed with grooves on the sponge liner, then automatic rolling is enabled, but the structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The sponge liner with grooves acts as a flexible structure that naturally rolls when air is removed. The grooves create channels that guide the rolling process and allow the thin sponge material to conform to the cylindrical rolled shape, enabling automatic rolling through the inherent flexibility of the shell structure rather than rigid mechanical components.
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 system achieves automatic and efficient rolling up and unfolding, reducing storage volume and saving time, with a more regular shape and improved portability.
Implementation Method 1
when the inflatable bed is to be folded, the air pump deflates the inflatable bed
Implementation Method 2
when the inflatable bed is to be unfolded, the air pump inflates the inflatable bed
Data Source
AI summary
An inflatable bed system with automatic rolling up and unfolding includes an inflatable bed and an air pump; the inflatable bed includes an airbag and a sponge liner disposed in the airbag; the airbag is provided with an air port, a side of the sponge liner defines multiple grooves, and the multiple grooves are arranged along a length direction of the sponge liner. When the inflatable bed is folded, the air pump deflates the inflatable bed, and during a deflation process, the inflatable bed is rolled up into a cylindrical shape; when the inflatable bed is unfolded, the air pump inflates the inflate bed, and during an inflation process, the inflatable bed is expanded and unfolded. The inflatable bed system enables automatic rolling up and unfolding of the inflatable bed, saving time and effort, and the volume of the inflatable bed is small after being folded, occupying less space.