Rotatable Bed Lift Mount for Tall Vehicle Clearance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional bed lifts in toy hauler recreational vehicles often struggle to accommodate taller off-road vehicles due to space constraints, and the bed lift components can interfere with the vehicles' roll bars, making it difficult to enter or sit on the bed when it is raised.
Innovation Solution
A bed lift system that allows the bed to move between a lowered position, a raised position adjacent to the ceiling, and an upright position, increasing vertical clearance, and includes a mounting member that rotates between horizontal and vertical orientations to avoid interfering with vehicle wheels, enabling the accommodation of taller vehicles and providing flexible seating configurations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Length of moving object
If the bed lift components are raised relative to the floor to accommodate taller off-road vehicles, then the vertical clearance is improved, but the bed height is increased making it difficult to enter and exit or sit on the bed
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting member is designed to rotate between a horizontal position (when bed is lowered) and a vertical position (when bed is raised), dynamically adapting its orientation based on the bed position to avoid interfering with vehicle wheels while maintaining accessibility
2Length of moving object
If the bed is positioned in a raised configuration to increase cargo area height, then the accommodation of taller vehicles is improved, but the seating configuration and accessibility are degraded
Solution Approach 1:
The rotatable mounting member enables the bed to dynamically switch between horizontal sleeping configuration and vertical storage configuration, allowing the system to adapt to different usage scenarios (sleeping vs. cargo transport) without permanent compromise to accessibility or cargo space
Data Source
AI summary
A structure such as a recreational vehicle includes a guide member coupled to a wall of the structure, a carriage member slidingly coupled to the guide member, a mounting bracket coupled to the carriage member, and a bed coupled to the mounting bracket. The mounting bracket can be coupled to the carriage member in a readily releasable manner. The mounting bracket can also be slidably received by a bed support member that is coupled to or part of the bed.