Slatted Bed Base Shoulder Recess With Hanging Elastic Insert
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing double-sided slatted frames for mattresses fail to provide adequate orthopedic-anatomical shoulder lowering and stabilization, particularly for side sleepers with pressure-sensitive shoulder joints, leading to discomfort and pain during sleep due to uneven pressure distribution and insufficient flexibility.
Innovation Solution
A lamellar grid with integrable shoulder lowering features recesses for hanging elastic inserts that form a 'hammock-like' structure, allowing for interactive adjustment and stabilization of the shoulder zone, preventing contact with the lower slats and enabling deeper sinking and support based on body weight and movement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If a double-sided slatted frame with upper and lower rows of slats is used, then structural support is provided, but pressure distribution becomes unfavorable and causes tension in the shoulder area
Solution Approach 1:
The slatted frame is divided into two distinct rows: upper slats that remain stationary and lower slats that are movable. This segmentation allows each row to perform different functions - the upper row provides structural support while the lower row adapts to body weight by moving, thereby resolving the pressure distribution problem in the shoulder area
Solution Approach 2:
The lower slats are designed to be movable rather than fixed, allowing them to dynamically adjust to the sleeper's body weight and position. This dynamic capability enables the lower slats to sink into the mattress structure, reducing counter-pressure in the shoulder area while maintaining overall structural support
2Ease of manufacture
If the contact surface is designed to be equally hard, then manufacturing is simplified, but orthopedic-anatomical requirements for shoulder lowering are not met
Solution Approach 1:
Different regions of the slatted frame are given different properties: the upper slats maintain a fixed, hard structure for general support, while the lower slats are designed to be movable and sinkable for localized shoulder area adaptation. This local differentiation allows the frame to meet orthopedic requirements without compromising manufacturing simplicity
3Ease of operation
If 5-6 slats are removed from the upper row in the shoulder area, then shoulder sinking is improved, but stabilization and support of the shoulder joint are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of removing slats entirely, the system segments the support function between upper and lower rows. The upper slats remain in place to provide stabilization and support, while the movable lower slats enable shoulder sinking by adapting to body weight, thus maintaining both support and sinking capability
4Object-affected harmful factors
If 5-6 slats are removed from the lower row in the shoulder area, then upward pressure is reduced, but bearing pressure and shoulder support are also reduced
Solution Approach 1:
Rather than removing lower slats, the system makes them dynamically movable. The lower slats can sink into the mattress structure under body weight, which reduces upward counter-pressure in the shoulder area while maintaining bearing pressure and support through their adaptive movement capability
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 orthopedically correct positioning, stabilization, and relief of the shoulder joint, promoting better sleep quality and regeneration by dynamically adjusting to body movements and weight distribution, reducing pressure and pain, and maintaining spinal alignment.
Implementation Method 1
The insert body (9) consists of an elastic material and can be compressed and rebound
Data Source
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AI summary
Slatted grate (1) with several upper and lower slats (3, 10) arranged transversely to a longitudinal axis of the grate (1), which are each held at both ends by an elastic slatted carrier (4) and spaced apart from one another and which each form a horizontal plane, wherein the upper slat level forms a lying surface (2) for a bed pad, which is interrupted by the partial removal of at least one upper slat (3) and thereby at least one recess (6, 7, 8) is formed in the lying surface (2), in which at least one elastic insert body (9), which forms part of the lying surface (2), is arranged, with a hanging insert (12) being inserted in the area of the recess (6, 7, 8), which is suspended from the lower slats (10 ) is spaced.