Inflatable bed
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing inflatable beds with multi-air-chamber structures face issues of poor stability and comfort due to the cumbersome process of forming vent holes and the use of PVC materials, which lead to swelling and bulging phenomena.
Innovation Solution
The inflatable bed design includes a bed body with a top sheet, perimeter wall, and bottom sheet, featuring inner supporting assemblies with breathable meshes that partition the bed into main and auxiliary cavities, enhancing strength and stability, and a built-in air pump with a mounting plate to reduce pressure on the pump body, along with reinforcing airbags and a detachable bedcover for improved comfort and durability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If vent holes are formed in the upper diagonal strap or lower diagonal strap, then air chambers can communicate, but the process becomes cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the vent hole function into the breathable mesh material itself rather than forming separate vent holes in the straps. The breathable mesh inherently provides ventilation while maintaining structural integrity, eliminating the need for additional vent hole formation processes in the diagonal straps.
2Adaptability or versatility
If PVC material is used for perimeter wall and straps, then the material has extensibility and malleability, but swelling and bulging occur leading to poor stability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a composite structure combining breathable mesh with supporting assemblies. The breathable mesh provides flexibility and ventilation, while the supporting assemblies (including rigid or semi-rigid components) provide structural stability and prevent swelling and bulging, creating a composite system that achieves both adaptability and stability.
3Strength
If inner supporting structure is made rigid for strength, then stability improves, but deformability decreases affecting fitting
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a dynamic supporting assembly that can adapt its rigidity. The supporting structure includes components that provide rigidity when needed for strength but allow controlled deformation during assembly and fitting. This may include flexible connectors, adjustable elements, or materials with viscoelastic properties that balance strength and deformability.
Data Source
AI summary
The present application discloses an inflatable bed including a hollow bed body. The hollow bed body includes a top sheet, a perimeter wall, a bottom sheet, and tensioning straps, the top sheet and the bottom sheet cover the perimeter wall up and down, inner supporting assemblies are disposed inside the bed body, each of the inner supporting assemblies includes an inner supporting structure and a breathable mesh, the top of the inner supporting structure is fixed to an inner wall of the top of the bed body, a side wall of the inner supporting structure is fixed to an inner side wall of the bed body, the inside of the bed body is partitioned into an independent main cavity and an auxiliary cavity, the breathable mesh is mounted on the side wall of the inner supporting structure, and the main cavity communicates with the auxiliary cavity.