Modular Air Controller with Toolless Connection for Bed Foundation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing air control systems for beds are difficult to install, remove, and maintain, often requiring specialized tools and professional assistance, which can lead to inefficiencies and increased costs.
Innovation Solution
A modular air controller system with a toolless connection interface, allowing easy installation, removal, and replacement without the need for tools, using mechanisms such as snap-on attachments and engagement flanges, enabling quick swaps and maintenance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional air control systems are installed in beds, then air temperature and humidity control functions are provided, but installation and maintenance require specialized tools and professional assistance
Solution Approach 1:
The air control system is divided into separate modular components: the air controller unit, the bed base, and the mattress with integrated air channels. This segmentation allows each component to be independently manufactured, installed, and maintained, eliminating the need for specialized tools and professional assistance while maintaining full functionality for temperature and humidity control.
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional air control systems are installed in beds, then microclimate control is achieved, but removal and replacement are difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs dynamic, reversible connection mechanisms between the air controller and bed base, allowing the air controller to be easily attached and detached. This dynamic design enables users to replace the air controller with different models or configurations without permanent installation, facilitating adaptability and versatility while reducing system integration complexity through standardized interfaces.
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AI summary
Described herein is a bed system having a foundation with first and second foundation sides and a support surface that can support a mattress on the first foundation side and defining a foundation aperture extending between the first and second foundation sides, an air controller having an outlet to cause air to flow out of the air controller through the outlet, and a controller retainer fixed to the foundation proximate to the foundation aperture. The controller retainer can include a toolless connection interface exposed at the second foundation side and can detachably couple with the air controller at the second foundation side. The controller retainer can, based on the air controller being coupled to the controller retainer, align the outlet of the air controller with the foundation aperture to direct air from the air controller through the foundation aperture to the mattress positioned on the support surface of the foundation.