Mattress Vibration Cavities for Adjustable Therapy
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mattresses with integrated vibration devices for therapeutic purposes are costly, unsuitable for treating the entire body, and have complex maintenance issues, with vibrations often being concentrated on the upper body and not easily adjustable to individual body dimensions.
Innovation Solution
A mattress design featuring a single vibration rod positioned below the user's calves, utilizing a foam-like elastic core and spacer fabric to transmit vibrations evenly throughout the body, with vibration cavities allowing for easy adjustment and maintenance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple vibration units are integrated into the mattress for treating different body parts, then the therapeutic coverage is improved, but the device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The mattress is designed with a single vibration unit that can be positioned to treat different body parts (back, legs, feet) by adjusting its location within the mattress core. This single device performs multiple therapeutic functions that would otherwise require separate vibration units for each body region, reducing overall device complexity while maintaining versatile therapeutic coverage.
Solution Approach 2:
The vibration unit's position within the mattress is made adjustable rather than fixed, allowing dynamic repositioning to target different anatomical regions. This dynamic positioning capability enables one vibration unit to replace multiple fixed units, achieving full-body coverage without increasing device complexity.
2Manufacturing precision
If the vibration device is fixed in the mattress structure, then the manufacturing precision is improved, but the ease of repair and maintenance worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The vibration unit is designed as a separable component that can be removed from the mattress core through an opening, rather than being permanently embedded. This segmentation allows the vibration unit to be easily accessed for maintenance or replacement without disassembling the entire mattress structure, while still maintaining precise positioning during normal operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The vibration unit is extracted as a removable element from the mattress structure, placed within the core but accessible through an opening. This extraction enables easy removal and replacement of the vibration device for maintenance purposes while maintaining its functional integration during use.
3Ease of operation
If the vibration device is positioned to treat the upper body, then the comfort is improved, but the adaptability to individual body dimensions worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The vibration unit's position within the mattress is made dynamically adjustable rather than fixed at a specific location. Users can reposition the vibration unit along the mattress core to accommodate different body sizes and preferences, whether targeting the upper body, lower body, or feet, thereby maintaining comfort while achieving full adaptability to individual dimensions.
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 provides cost-effective, whole-body vibration therapy that is adjustable and pleasant, effectively reducing the risk of bedsores while allowing for easy maintenance and individualized positioning of the vibration device.
Implementation Method 1
a vibration device comprising an unbalanced mass driven by an electric motor can be arranged therein for generating vibrations in the mattress
Implementation Method 2
a foam-like, elastic mattress core and a spacer fabric arranged on the mattress core
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AI summary
The invention relates to a mattress (1) with a lying surface (2) for a user. The mattress comprises a mattress core and a knitted spacer fabric (14) arranged on the mattress core. According to the invention, the mattress core (13) has multiple vibration cavities (15), each of which is designed as a cavity or a channel for introducing a vibration device in the form of a vibration rod and which are arranged in a region below the lying surface (2) so as to run parallel to one another in a transverse direction of the lying surface (2), wherein when the mattress (1) is used as intended, the lower limbs of a mattress (1) user lying in the supine position on the lying surface (2) are located in said region such that the vibration rod can be introduced into a vibration cavity (15) located below the center of the calves of the user in order to adapt the position of the vibration rod to the individual body dimensions of the user and the position of the user lying on the lying surface.