Slatted Bed Base Support Device for Auto-Engaging Fold-Back Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing adjustable slatted bed bases face difficulties in easily accessing the space beneath the bed for cleaning or storage due to complex mechanisms required to fold and unfold the pivotable sections, which can lead to instability and injury risks.
Innovation Solution
The slatted bed base features a support device that can be disengaged from the outer frame to allow easy folding of pivotable sections, which then re-engages automatically when pivoted back, enabling easy access and stable support throughout various positions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the support device is firmly connected to the outer frame to provide stable support, then the stability and reliability of the pivotable section is improved, but the ease of operation and accessibility to the space beneath the bed deteriorates due to complicated unhooking and hooking processes
Solution Approach 1:
The support device transitions from a static firmly-connected state to a dynamic system where the lever can be easily disengaged from and re-engaged with the outer frame. The lever pivots between a engaged position (providing stable support) and a disengaged position (allowing easy access), enabling the system to adapt its connectivity state based on operational needs.
Solution Approach 2:
The support device is designed to automatically re-engage when the pivotable section is returned to its operational position. The lever's geometry and the outer frame's structure work together so that normal operation causes the lever to snap back into the engaged position without requiring manual intervention, making the system self-servicing.
2Reliability
If the support device requires manual unhooking and hooking to fold back the pivotable section, then the stability during operation is maintained, but the time required for folding and unfolding increases and productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The support device enables rapid transition between operational and folded states by allowing the lever to be quickly disengaged and re-engaged. The dynamic design eliminates the need for complex manual manipulation, significantly reducing the time required for folding and unfolding operations while maintaining stable support during use.
3Ease of operation
If the support device is designed for easy disengagement to facilitate access, then the ease of operation is improved, but the stability and reliability of the pivotable section may deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The support function is extracted from a permanent fixed connection and implemented through a removable lever that can be easily taken out (disengaged) when access is needed and automatically returned when not needed. This extraction allows easy operation during access operations while preserving stable support during normal use.
Solution Approach 2:
The support device automatically re-establishes its stabilizing connection when the pivotable section is returned to its operational position. The lever self-re-engages with the outer frame through the natural motion of folding back the section, ensuring stability is restored without manual intervention.
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AI summary
An adjustable slatted bed base with an outer frame and a lying surface with at least two sections, which is arranged on the outer frame, wherein at least one section is formed as a pivotable section which is pivotable relative to the outer frame, from a flat position into at least one angled position, by an adjusting unit, and the pivotable section has a support device for providing support relative to the outer frame. In order to provide an adjustable slatted bed base, which has a pivotable section which allows easy access to an area beneath the slatted bed base in any operating position, and can be returned to an operational condition quickly and easily, the support device is formed such that it can be disengaged from the outer frame in order to adjust the pivotable section from any set position into a folded-back position, and, when pivoting back into the set position, automatically engages with the outer frame in a supportive manner.