Modular Bed Frame Assembly for Flat-Pack Delivery and On-Site Assembly

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Solution Overview

Problem

There is a need for a bed that can be easily assembled by an end user on the premises of use, while also being efficiently packaged for delivery and assembly in tight spaces.

Innovation Solution

The solution involves a method and kit that include a set of components such as head rails, foot rails, side rails, intermediate rails, corner legs, slats, posts, and a mattress, which can be assembled by the end user to form a bed frame. The components are designed to be efficiently packaged and easily assembled, allowing for assembly in tight spaces.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If the bed is designed as a complete assembled unit, then it provides structural stability and strength, but it cannot be easily packaged for delivery to tight areas or assembled by end users on premises

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of assembly by end userVSAvoidcomplexity of bed structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The bed frame is divided into multiple modular components including side rails, head rails, foot rails, corner posts, and slats that can be separately packaged and easily assembled by end users on premises. Each component is designed with standardized connection interfaces that simplify the assembly process while maintaining structural integrity when combined.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Ease of operation

If the bed components are divided into multiple parts for easy assembly, then ease of assembly and packaging improve, but the structural stability and strength may be compromised

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of packaging and assemblyVSAvoidstructural stability of bed frame

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSStrength

Solution Approach 1:

The bed components are designed to nest within each other during storage and transport, with slats nesting between side rails, and smaller components nesting within larger frame elements. This nesting arrangement maximizes packaging efficiency for tight delivery spaces while ensuring all components are accounted for and protected during transport.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

Solution Approach 2:

Connection interfaces and attachment mechanisms are pre-configured on each component during manufacturing, with pre-drilled holes, pre-attached connectors, and pre-marked assembly sequences. This preliminary preparation eliminates the need for complex on-site modifications or adjustments, allowing end users to assemble the bed frame quickly and correctly while ensuring structural stability through proper component alignment and connection.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS20250194807A1Components, kits, bed frames, beds, and methods of manufacture and use thereof

Publication Date: 2025.06.19 BURROW INC

AI summary

Generally, this disclosure enables a bed that can be easily assembled by an end user on premises of end use (e.g., a bedroom), while also being efficiently packaged for delivery to or assembly in a tight area (e.g., an apartment building).