Sleep system with modular foundation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional adjustable two-person beds either lack individual control for each side, leading to compromised comfort, or feature separate mattresses that are aesthetically unpleasing and provide limited support due to the gap between them.
Innovation Solution
A bed foundation designed for two people with split, movable sections that allow independent adjustment of each side, maintaining a unified appearance and support through a joined lower section, utilizing an articulation system with motors and user controlling devices for precise positioning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If a single mattress is used for both sides of the bed, then the bed has a unified appearance and provides continuous support, but individual control of each side is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The foundation is divided into separate movable sections (first foundation section for one side, second foundation section for the other side) that can be independently adjusted, while the mattress remains as a single continuous unit. This segmentation of the foundation rather than the mattress allows individual control without compromising the unified appearance and support of the mattress.
2Ease of operation
If two separate adjustable mattresses are used, then individual positional control is achieved, but the aesthetic appeal and support continuity are compromised due to the gap between mattresses
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of separating the mattresses, the foundation is segmented into movable sections that can be independently controlled. This allows each side to have individual positional control while the single continuous mattress maintains aesthetic appeal and provides uninterrupted support across the entire bed width.
3Ease of operation
If two separate adjustable mattresses are used, then individual adjustment is possible, but support along the middle gap is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The foundation is segmented into independently movable sections while the mattress remains continuous. This ensures that support is provided by the uninterrupted mattress structure, eliminating the support gap issue that would exist with separate mattresses, while still allowing individual adjustment of each side through the separate foundation sections.
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AI summary
An articulable sleep system has a first head section, a second head section, and a joined leg section that are each separably articulable. A head motor system includes first and second head motors operably connected to the first and second head sections. A leg motor system includes first and second leg motors operably connected to the joined leg section. A first user controlling device is hard wired to each of the first head motor, the first leg motor, and the second leg motor. A second user controlling device hard wired to each of the second head motor, the first leg motor, and the second leg motor.