Mattress having a multiplicity of elastic elevations
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional mattresses prioritize a uniform, even supporting surface for comfort, neglecting the importance of aligning with human evolution and allowing for 'species-appropriate' and 'healthy' resting positions that mimic natural environments, such as a soft forest floor.
Innovation Solution
A mattress with an uneven supporting surface formed by a multiplicity of elastic elevations, comprising elastic bodies of varying dimensions and elasticity, arranged in an irregular pattern to provide different hardness levels across the surface, mimicking the natural unevenness of a forest floor.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If an even supporting surface is provided, then comfort for resting and lying is improved, but the ability to promote species-appropriate and healthy resting positions is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The mattress applies local quality by creating regions with different hardness levels through the irregular arrangement of elastic elevations. Instead of a uniform surface, specific areas have varying degrees of softness and firmness, allowing different body regions to rest on appropriately suited zones that mimic natural forest floor conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention employs asymmetry by deliberately designing an uneven supporting surface with elastic elevations of varying heights and hardness. This asymmetric structure replaces the conventional symmetric, uniform mattress surface, creating a more natural and biologically appropriate resting environment that aligns with human evolutionary history.
2Ease of manufacture
If a uniform supporting surface is used, then manufacturing simplicity is improved, but the ability to provide varying hardness levels for different body areas is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The mattress structure is segmented into multiple independent elastic elevations rather than a continuous uniform layer. Each elevation can be independently manufactured and arranged, allowing for variation in hardness and height while maintaining relatively simple individual component production. This segmentation enables the complex uneven surface to be built from simpler modular elements.
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 mattress offers a novel resting experience with a massaging and vitalizing effect, catering to specific groups and individuals by targeting specific areas with varying hardness, promoting relaxation and alignment with natural human resting positions.
Implementation Method 1
the expression 'elastic elevation' is intended to mean that individual portions or regions having an elasticity are provided, which correspondingly deform under the action of force (lying down of the body) and, after said force has been removed, return to the original shape
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AI summary
The invention relates to a mattress comprising at least one layer (31) having a multiplicity of elastic elevations. Said elastic elevations together form at least one supporting surface for the user of the mattress.According to the invention, the elastic elevations are designed, or arranged, such that an uneven supporting surface is formed.At least two types of elastic elevations with different elasticity are preferably provided. The elastic elevations are formed in particular on elastic bodies (21, 22, 23, 24), wherein each elastic elevation can be formed on a respective elastic body.