Segmented Balance Bed for Natural Posture and Micro-Movement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing lying devices restrict natural posture and movement, leading to poor posture, muscle tension, spinal misalignment, and limited therapeutic options for individuals with muscle tone issues, while also failing to prevent skeletal and muscle pain and bedsores.
Innovation Solution
A lying device with independently movable thigh and back/head receptacles, equipped with pivot bearing devices that allow free pivoting about horizontal axes, enabling the user to assume a natural posture and promote balance and muscle tone through dynamic movement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If the lying device uses a fixed rigid structure to support the person, then structural stability is improved, but natural posture and movement are restricted leading to muscle tension and spinal misalignment
Solution Approach 1:
The lying device is divided into multiple independent movable receptacles (head receptacle, back receptacle, thigh receptacles, lower leg receptacles) that can move independently relative to each other. Each receptacle can be adjusted and positioned separately, allowing the device to adapt to the natural contours and movements of the human body while maintaining structural stability through the modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
The device employs movable and adjustable receptacles that can dynamically adapt to the user's body position and movements. The receptacles are designed to move independently, providing dynamic support that follows the natural posture and movements of the body, thereby preventing muscle tension and spinal misalignment while maintaining overall structural stability.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the lying device restricts movement to maintain stability, then structural stability is improved, but therapeutic benefits for poor posture and muscle tension are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The device provides dynamic support through independently movable receptacles that can adapt to and encourage natural body movements. This dynamic design allows users to move freely while maintaining proper alignment, thereby providing therapeutic benefits for poor posture and muscle tension while ensuring structural stability through the controlled mobility of each receptacle.
Solution Approach 2:
The device allows for adjustment of various parameters including the position, angle, and orientation of each receptacle. These parameter changes enable the device to accommodate different body types, postures, and therapeutic needs, providing both structural stability and therapeutic effectiveness by optimizing the support configuration for each user.
3Ease of operation
If the lying device uses padding and backrest to support the person, then comfort is improved, but free torsional movement between chest and pelvis is prevented
Solution Approach 1:
The device segments the support structure into separate movable receptacles for the head, back, thighs, and lower legs. This segmentation eliminates the need for continuous padding and backrests, allowing each segment to move independently and providing comfort through controlled support points rather than continuous contact, thereby enabling free torsional movement between the chest and pelvis.
Solution Approach 2:
The movable receptacles provide dynamic support that adapts to the user's movements. Instead of fixed padding that restricts movement, the receptacles can move independently, maintaining comfort through active adjustment while allowing free torsional movement between body segments, particularly between the chest and pelvis.
4Device complexity
If the lying device is designed as a flat surface like a traditional bed, then simplicity is improved, but it cannot treat poor posture, muscle tension, and spinal misalignment
Solution Approach 1:
The device divides the lying surface into multiple segmented receptacles that can be independently positioned and angled. This segmentation transforms the simple flat surface into a configurable support system that can address poor posture, muscle tension, and spinal misalignment by providing targeted support at specific body regions while maintaining relative structural simplicity through the modular receptacle design.
Solution Approach 2:
The movable receptacles provide dynamic support that can be adjusted to correct posture and alleviate muscle tension. Unlike a static flat surface, the receptacles can move and position themselves to provide optimal support for spinal alignment and posture correction, thereby enhancing therapeutic effectiveness while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a reclining device (1) for the support of a lying person, having a foot (2) and (i) a first movably mounted thigh support (3) arranged thereon for supporting the first thigh of a person, (ii) a movably mounted second thigh support (4), independent of the first thigh support (i), for supporting the second thigh of a person, the second thigh support being combinable with the first to form a complete support, and (iii) a movably mounted back and head support (5, 6) that is independent of the first and second thigh supports.