Adjustable Resting Surface Control Using Clothing Size Presets
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing resting units, such as mattresses and beds, often require manual adjustment by individuals to achieve a body-specific height and hardness profile, which is time-consuming and inconvenient, especially in settings like hotels where multiple units need to be prepared for varying guest sizes and preferences.
Innovation Solution
The system allows pre-parameterization of resting units based on clothing size, using a standardized clothing size system to automatically set the height and hardness profile, enabling quick and precise adaptation to individual body parameters without manual intervention, utilizing actuators and a control device that can be connected via radio networks or internet for centralized control.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual adjustment by individuals is used to achieve body-specific height and hardness profile, then individual comfort is improved, but time consumption and operational effort increase
Solution Approach 1:
The control device stores multiple predefined height and hardness profiles in advance, corresponding to different body types or preferences. Users can directly select from these pre-configured profiles without needing to manually adjust each parameter, thus achieving individual comfort quickly without time-consuming manual adjustment.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables users to independently select and switch between different height and hardness profiles through the control device. This self-service mechanism allows individuals to adjust the resting unit to their comfort preferences without requiring external assistance or time-consuming manual adjustments.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple resting units need to be prepared for varying guest sizes and preferences, then adaptability is improved, but operational complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The control device is designed with universal functionality to manage multiple resting units through a centralized interface. A single control device can store and manage multiple profiles for different body types and preferences, and can control multiple resting units (such as mattresses, cushions, loungers, couches, ottomans, beds, box spring beds, sofas, and divans) uniformly, thereby improving adaptability to varying guest sizes while reducing operational complexity.
3Ease of manufacture
If standardized mattresses are used, then manufacturing simplicity is improved, but individual suitability decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The resting unit incorporates adjustable components that allow the height and hardness profiles to be dynamically changed after manufacturing. This enables standardized mattresses to adapt to different body characteristics through motorized or manual adjustment mechanisms controlled by the control device, maintaining manufacturing simplicity while achieving individual suitability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the physical parameters (height and hardness) of the resting unit based on selected profiles. By adjusting these parameters through actuators and control mechanisms, standardized mattresses can provide customized comfort for different body types without requiring different manufacturing specifications for each individual.
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AI summary
An arrangement having at least one resting unit (B; Hyx) each having a lying/sitting surface (B1) and an actuator (A; A1 . . . ), configured to act on the lying/sitting surface, to adjust a height and/or firmness profile (V1, . . . ). An input value (KG), which corresponds to the standard size of an article of clothing representing a given person in a clothing size system is specified via at least one input unit (EE). A control device (S) derives a control signal (SL) from the input value and outputs the control signal to the actuator, so that the actuator autonomously presets a height/firmness profile, which is adapted to physical body parameters of the person represented by the clothing size, in the lying/sitting surface. A data network (DNi) enables the control unit to output control signals (SLyx) to the actuator of a resting unit (Hyx) selected for the person in such an arrangement.