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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional mattresses provide a flat support surface that does not account for human evolution, failing to enable rest and sleep in 'species-appropriate' and 'healthy' positions, which are often forgotten over time.
Innovation Solution
A mattress with an uneven support surface formed by a large number of elastic elevations, where individual elastic bodies with varying dimensions and elasticity are arranged in an irregular pattern within a grid to create a surface that mimics the natural unevenness of a forest floor, providing different hardness levels across the surface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a flat support surface is provided in conventional mattresses, then comfortable and orthopedically healthy resting is enabled, but species-appropriate and healthy lying positions are not supported
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by creating an uneven support surface where different regions have different heights and hardness levels. The elastic bodies are arranged to provide varying local characteristics - some areas are softer while others are firmer, mimicking the natural unevenness of a forest floor. This allows the mattress to adapt to different body parts and sleeping positions, providing species-appropriate support while maintaining comfort.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements asymmetry by deliberately designing an non-uniform support surface instead of a symmetric flat surface. The elastic bodies are positioned at different heights and densities across the mattress surface, creating an asymmetric structure that better conforms to the natural contours of the human body and enables more natural sleeping positions.
2Adaptability or versatility
If individual elastic bodies with varying dimensions and elasticity are arranged in an irregular pattern, then an uneven support surface mimicking forest floor is created, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the support surface into numerous individual elastic bodies rather than using a continuous foam layer. These segmented elements can be independently positioned and arranged in irregular patterns, allowing the creation of an uneven surface that mimics a forest floor while maintaining modular construction that simplifies manufacturing and assembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes parameter changes by varying the dimensions, elasticity, and positioning of individual elastic bodies across the mattress surface. By changing these parameters systematically, the patent creates an uneven support surface with diverse characteristics without requiring overly complex manufacturing processes, as the variations can be achieved through standard production techniques.
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 new sensation of rest and sleep, with every movement having a massaging and revitalizing effect, targeting specific groups and individuals through varied hardness distributions, providing a unique and supportive body alignment.
Implementation Method 1
the term 'elastic elevation' is intended to mean that individual sections or areas are provided which have elasticity and accordingly deform under the influence of force (resting on the body) and return to the original shape after this force is removed
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AI summary
The invention relates to a mattress having at least one layer (31) which has a multiplicity of resilient protrusions. These resilient protrusions jointly form at least one support surface for the user of the mattress. According to the invention, the resilient protrusions are designed or arranged in such a way that an uneven support surface is formed. At least two types of resilient protrusions having different resiliencies are preferably provided. The resilient protrusions are in particular formed on resilient bodies (21, 22, 23, 24), wherein each resilient protrusion can be formed on one resilient body.