Modular Bed Frame with Nested Folding Plates for Compact Transport
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional bed frames are bulky during transportation due to their component parts not being compactly stackable, making them inefficient for easy movement.
Innovation Solution
A modular bed assembly comprising four foldable frames with hinged elongated plates and corner bracing members that can be angularly moved and stacked, allowing for compact storage when disassembled, with the corner bracing members fitting into grooved regions to form an accommodation space, enabling the frames to be easily connected and disconnected for assembly and disassembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the bed frame is disassembled into component parts for easy transportation, then the ease of operation is improved, but the component parts cannot be compactly stacked together, causing the transportation box to be bulky
Solution Approach 1:
The corner bracing member is designed to be inserted into the accommodation space formed between the first and second grooved regions when the elongated plates are folded, creating a nested configuration that reduces the overall volume of the disassembled bed frame components for compact transportation
2Stability of the object's composition
If the corner bracing member is detachably coupled to keep the included angle in the unfolded position, then the structural integrity is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The bed frame is divided into separable components including elongated plates with hinged connections and detachable corner bracing members, allowing the structure to be assembled and disassembled in sections while maintaining stability when connected
Solution Approach 2:
The corner bracing member acts as an intermediary component that connects the elongated plates at angled joints, providing structural support and maintaining the included angle through detachable coupling mechanisms
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AI summary
A modular bed assembly includes four foldable frames each including a first elongated plate, a second elongated plate which is hinged connected to the first elongated plate, and a corner bracing member. In an unfolded position, first and second elongated bodies of the first and second elongated plates form an included angle therebetween. In a folded position, the first and second elongated plates are stacked on each other to define therebetween an accommodation space. The corner bracing member may be connected between the first and second elongated plates to keep the included angle when in the unfolded position, and may be received in the accommodation space when in the folded position.