Smart Mattress Height Adjustment for Balanced Load Distribution
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional mattresses lack the ability to adjust height and distribute load evenly, leading to imbalanced deformation and discomfort due to varying body weight distribution during sleep.
Innovation Solution
A smart mattress with height-adjusting mechanisms, including a pressure sensor, elevating drive device, and modular deformable members, automatically adjusts specific areas to balance weight distribution based on real-time body parameters, using a data control system for precise height adjustments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional integrated mattresses with similar structures are used, then manufacturing is simple and cost-effective, but the load-bearing capacity is unbalanced and comfort is reduced due to varying body weight distribution
Solution Approach 1:
The mattress is divided into multiple independent support units, each capable of independent deformation. This segmentation allows different regions to adapt to different body weight distributions while maintaining overall structural integrity, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and complexity through modular design
Solution Approach 2:
The mattress incorporates dynamic adjustment mechanisms that allow the support units to change their height and firmness in real-time based on detected body position and weight. This dynamic capability enables the mattress to maintain optimal load-bearing balance across various sleeping positions without requiring a completely complex static structure
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional mattresses without height adjustment are used, then the structure is simple, but deformation is unbalanced at different body positions leading to discomfort
Solution Approach 1:
The mattress incorporates sensors that detect body position and weight distribution, providing real-time feedback to the control system. This feedback mechanism enables automatic adjustment of support unit heights to maintain balanced deformation across different body positions, achieving adaptability while keeping the control system manageable through closed-loop control
Solution Approach 2:
The mattress system automatically detects and adjusts its own configuration based on the sleeping person's body characteristics, eliminating the need for manual intervention. This self-service capability achieves height adjustment adaptability while minimizing the complexity of user interaction with the control system
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
Provides optimal sleeping comfort by evenly distributing weight across different sleeping positions, accommodating individual body shapes and preferences, and reducing transportation costs through modular design.
Implementation Method 1
an elastic member, wherein one end of the elastic member is fixedly installed on the tray, the other end is fixedly connected with a planar deformable member
Implementation Method 2
a pressure sensor, the tray is located below the covering, the elastic member is installed on the periphery of the covering; wherein, one end of the elastic member is fixedly installed on the tray, the other end is fixedly connected with a planar deformable member
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AI summary
The invention discloses a smart mattress capable of height adjusting, comprising: a foundation; a sleeping pad; a plurality of height adjusting mechanisms arranged between the foundation and the sleeping pad, the height adjusting mechanism includes a positioning plate fixed on the foundation, a gravity sensor located below the positioning plate, an elevating drive device, a covering, a tray and an elastic member; the tray is located below the covering, the elastic member is installed on the periphery of the covering; wherein, one end of the elastic member is fixedly installed on the tray, the other end is fixedly connected with a planar deformable member, the sleeping pad is defined on the planar deformable member, the elevating drive device is used to drive the covering to lift or to drive the elastic member to deform. The present invention provides users with the best sleeping comfort.