Segmented Electric Massage Bed for Vibration Isolation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional electric massage beds experience structural instability and discomfort due to unanticipated vibrations transmitted across the mattress, which can lead to loose connections and potential safety hazards, including the risk of fire spreading between mattress sets.
Innovation Solution
The electric massage bed features a bed frame with pivotally connected support brackets and separate mattress sets, each with a retaining plate and a vibrating motor, where vibrations are isolated between sets using cushions and protecting covers, preventing unexpected vibrations and fire spread.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If two adjacent retaining plates are connected with each other to form a continuous mattress structure, then the structural integrity of the bed is improved, but vibrations generated from vibrating motors are transmitted to the whole area of the mattress causing discomfort and safety hazards
Solution Approach 1:
The mattress is divided into multiple independent mattress sets, each with its own retaining plate that is not connected to adjacent retaining plates. This segmentation isolates vibrations to individual mattress sets, preventing transmission across the entire bed while maintaining structural integrity through independent support brackets for each set.
2Adaptability or versatility
If vibrating motors are mounted on retaining plates to provide massage effect, then the massage function is achieved, but the vibrating motors may be dropped due to continuous vibrations affecting structural stabilization
Solution Approach 1:
Each vibrating motor is mounted on its own independent retaining plate within a separate mattress set. This segmentation ensures that vibrations from one motor affect only its local mattress set, not the entire bed structure, thereby maintaining structural stabilization while preserving the massage function.
3Area of stationary object
If mattress sets are connected to form a continuous surface, then the comfort and coverage are improved, but fire can spread across all mattress sets
Solution Approach 1:
The mattress is composed of multiple separate mattress sets with gaps between them, preventing fire from spreading across the entire bed. Each mattress set is independently supported by its own support bracket, maintaining full mattress coverage area while creating fire barriers through the separations.
4Ease of manufacture
If a single piece mattress is used on connected retaining plates, then the manufacturing simplicity is improved, but the comfort of every user is reduced due to vibration transmission
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of using a single piece mattress on connected retaining plates, the invention uses multiple separate mattress sets on independent retaining plates. This segmentation improves user comfort by isolating vibrations to individual sets, while the manufacturing process remains relatively simple as each mattress set can be independently assembled.
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 design enhances user comfort by isolating vibrations, maintains structural stability by preventing loose connections, and prevents fire from spreading between mattress sets, ensuring safety and durability.
Implementation Method 1
a cushion made of foam member, rubber member or both foam member and rubber member is disposed between the vibrating motor and the protecting cover so as to absorb the vibration generated from the vibrating motor
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AI summary
An electric massage bed includes a bed frame having a plurality of support brackets, a plurality of mattress sets each having a retaining plate mounted on one of the support brackets of the bed frame and a mattress supported by the retaining plate, and a vibrating motor mounted on a bottom side of the retaining plate of one of the mattress sets. When the vibration generated from the vibrating motor is transmitted to the associated mattress of the mattress set that is equipped with the vibrating motor, the unexpected vibration won't occur in the other mattress sets because the mattress sets are spaced from each other, thereby enhancing the comfort of a user lying down on the mattresses.