Silent Air Pump Box for Multi-Zone Adjustable Mattress Noise Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional mattresses lack the ability to adjust softness and hardness dynamically to accommodate different body parts and sleeping postures, leading to inadequate support and potential spinal issues, and existing intelligent mattresses are often noisy, disrupting sleep.
Innovation Solution
A silent air pump box with sound insulation and a multi-area independently adjustable airbag mattress system that uses air pressure sensing to customize support based on individual sleep data, featuring a silica gel suspension air pump, silencing devices, and a control unit for personalized adjustments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional air pumps are used in intelligent mattresses, then the mattress can adjust softness and hardness, but the pump generates noise that disrupts sleep
Solution Approach 1:
The air pump is extracted from the mattress body and placed in a separate pump housing located at the foot end of the mattress. This spatial separation removes the noise source away from the sleeper while maintaining the air adjustment functionality through connected air channels.
Solution Approach 2:
Silent cotton and sound insulation cotton are introduced as intermediary materials between the air pump and the mattress body. These materials act as acoustic barriers that absorb and block noise transmission, allowing the pump to operate while minimizing noise impact on the sleeper.
2Adaptability or versatility
If fixed softness and hardness are used in mattresses, then manufacturing is simple, but the mattress cannot adapt to different body parts and sleeping postures
Solution Approach 1:
The mattress is divided into multiple independent air chambers (first air chamber, second air chamber, third air chamber) that can be adjusted independently. Each chamber corresponds to different body regions, allowing localized softness adjustment without affecting the entire mattress, thus managing complexity through modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the mattress are designed with different adjustment characteristics. The head portion, middle portion, and foot portion can have different air pressures and softness levels tailored to specific body parts, enabling localized adaptation while maintaining overall system manageability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a single air chamber is used, then the structure is simple, but the mattress cannot provide differentiated support for different body areas
Solution Approach 1:
The single air chamber is segmented into multiple independent air chambers (first, second, and third air chambers) separated by partition walls. This segmentation enables different air pressures in different regions to provide differentiated support for head, body, and foot areas while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides silent operation and dynamic adjustment of mattress firmness to match different body areas, enhancing sleep quality by ensuring proper spinal support and comfort, while reducing noise interference.
Implementation Method 1
the bottom of the supporting columns is bonded with a silica gel or rubber structure
Implementation Method 2
a silica gel suspension air pump
Implementation Method 3
The silencing cotton and the sound insulation cotton are provided inside the box body and the upper cover from outside to inside
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure discloses a silent air pump box comprising a box body, an upper cover, a supporting platform, an air pump, an air valve, an air pipe and a silencing pipe. The present disclosure further provides an intelligent adjustment mattress, which comprises the silent air pump box and an airbag layer, wherein the silent air pump box is provided at the tail of the mattress.