Modular Elastic Pad with Rail-Mounted Conical Springs for Disassembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
High-end mattresses with complex internal structures are inconvenient for transportation and storage, and maintenance is difficult due to their non-disassembleable nature, leading to waste when components age.
Innovation Solution
A detachable elastic pad with a flexible cover and modular design, featuring rail beams and compressible conical springs, allowing users to assemble and disassemble the pad for easy transportation, storage, and maintenance by replacing aged components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If high-end mattresses have complicated internal structures to provide comfort, then comfort is improved, but transportation and storage convenience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mattress is divided into multiple independent functional modules including elastic modules with conical springs, cushion modules with memory foam, and support modules with latex foam. Each module can be independently assembled and disassembled, allowing the mattress to be separated into smaller components for convenient transportation and storage while maintaining the complex internal structure for comfort when assembled
2Reliability
If high-end mattresses have complicated internal structures, then comfort is improved, but ease of repair deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mattress is segmented into independent functional modules (elastic modules, cushion modules, support modules) that can be separately accessed and replaced. The flexible cover can be detached to expose rail beams, allowing users to remove and replace specific aged modules without discarding the entire mattress, enabling precise maintenance of individual components
3Stability of the object's composition
If mattresses are made as one-piece structures, then structural stability is improved, but adaptability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mattress is divided into multiple functional modules that can be independently selected and assembled. Users can choose different types and combinations of elastic modules, cushion modules, and support modules to create personalized mattress configurations according to their specific needs, while the rail beam structure provides stable assembly when modules are connected
Solution Approach 2:
The mattress transitions from a static one-piece structure to a dynamic modular system where modules can be easily assembled and disassembled. The flexible cover with detachable design and rail beam guidance system enables the mattress to be reconfigured or adapted to different user requirements while maintaining structural integrity during use
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The detachable elastic pad provides enhanced comfort and convenience by enabling easy assembly and disassembly, accommodating user needs, and allowing for personalized configurations, while reducing waste by enabling component replacement.
Implementation Method 1
each of the elastic modules comprises a compressible conical spring in a height direction of the detachable elastic pad
Implementation Method 2
each of the elastic modules comprises a compressible conical spring
Data Source
AI summary
A detachable elastic pad for furniture includes a flexible cover and a plurality of elastic modules. The elastic modules are mounted in an array on rail beams on a bottom layer. Each elastic module includes a conical spring and a spring bracket for receiving and holding the conical spring. The detachable elastic pad can be disassembled and reassembled, to replace components.