Inflatable Bed with Recessed Breathable Surface for Heat Dissipation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Inflatable beds lack sufficient breathability, which affects user comfort due to limited heat dissipation when the user comes into contact with the surface.
Innovation Solution
The design incorporates a top sheet with holes, a bottom sheet, a lateral confining sheet, and tensioning members with integrated air vents to create an enclosed inflatable chamber, along with a breathable layer that enhances airflow and heat dissipation by forming recesses on the surface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the inflatable bed uses a solid surface design, then structural simplicity is maintained, but breathability and heat dissipation are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The top sheet is divided into multiple regions with different structures: flat regions provide structural simplicity, while recessed regions with holes provide breathability. This segmentation allows the single top sheet to simultaneously achieve both structural simplicity and improved breathability for heat dissipation.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the top sheet have different local qualities: some areas are flat and smooth for structural simplicity, while other areas have recesses and holes for enhanced breathability. This local quality variation allows the bed to maintain overall structural simplicity while providing localized breathability where needed for heat dissipation.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the inflatable bed adds multiple components for breathability, then heat dissipation is improved, but structural complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The breathable layer is merged with the top sheet into a single integrated component. The top sheet itself contains the breathability features (recesses and holes) rather than being a separate layer, thus improving heat dissipation while avoiding the structural complexity of adding multiple separate components.
Solution Approach 2:
The top sheet serves multiple functions: it provides the structural surface of the bed, contains the breathability features for heat dissipation, and integrates with the tensioning members for structural support. This multi-functionality improves heat dissipation without requiring additional separate components, thus avoiding increased structural complexity.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If the top sheet has holes for breathability, then heat dissipation is improved, but structural strength is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The tensioning members are pre-installed and connected to the holes in the top sheet before inflation. This preliminary action ensures that the holes are properly positioned and reinforced, allowing the top sheet to maintain structural strength despite having holes for breathability and heat dissipation.
Solution Approach 2:
The top sheet is made of a composite structure combining the sheet material with integrated breathable features (recesses and holes). This composite design allows the material to maintain sufficient structural strength while incorporating the breathability features needed for heat dissipation.
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
This configuration improves breathability and heat dissipation, maintaining user comfort by allowing for better airflow and convection, even when the surface is pressed or touched.
Implementation Method 1
a breathable layer substantially covering the top sheet and connected to at least one of the top sheet and the lateral confining sheet, wherein the breathable layer is gas-permeable
Implementation Method 2
improves breathability and heat dissipation, maintaining user comfort by allowing for better airflow and convection
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AI summary
The present invention relates to an inflatable bed, comprising: a top sheet (100) provided with at least one through hole (102); a bottom sheet (200); a lateral confining sheet (300), an upper edge (300t) of the lateral confining sheet (300) being connected to an outer edge (100') of the top sheet (100), and a lower edge (300b) of the lateral confining sheet (300) being connected to an outer edge (200') of the bottom sheet (200); and at least one tensioning member (400), the tensioning member (400) comprising: a upper tensioning part (400'), comprising a upper side wall (402) and a bottom, an upper edge (402') of the upper side wall (402) being connected to a periphery of the through hole (102) of the top sheet (100), so that the upper side wall (402) fits the through hole (102) of the top sheet (100), and a lower edge (402'') of the upper side wall (402) being connected to the bottom; and a lower tensioning part (400'') for connecting the bottom (402'') of the upper tensioning part (400') to the bottom sheet (200) to form a tensioning effect at least between the bottom of the upper tensioning part (400') and the bottom sheet (200); wherein the upper tensioning part (400') of the tensioning member (400), the top sheet (100), the bottom sheet (200), and the lateral confining sheet (300) are enclosed to form an inflatable chamber (800), and after the inflatable chamber (800) is inflated, a recess is formed on a surface of the inflatable bed. The inflatable bed according to the present invention has better breathability and higher aesthetic degree, and is easy to produce.