Multi-Position Standing Frame with Pivot Joint
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Solution Overview
Problem
Standing aides for individuals with disabilities often lead to fatigue due to prolonged standing in a single position, limiting therapeutic effectiveness as they do not easily accommodate multiple positions without requiring reconfiguration or user transfer.
Innovation Solution
A multi-position body support apparatus with a pivot joint and adjustable support assembly, allowing users to transition seamlessly between supine, standing, and prone positions without reconfiguration, using actuators and control assemblies for controlled movement and locking mechanisms to secure positions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a standing aide provides support in a single vertical position, then it offers stable support for users with disabilities, but it causes fatigue and limits therapeutic effectiveness due to prolonged standing in one position
Solution Approach 1:
The apparatus employs a pivot joint that enables dynamic repositioning of the support assembly between vertical (standing) and horizontal (supine/prone) positions. This dynamic mechanism allows the system to transition from a static single-position support to a multi-position adaptive support, resolving the contradiction between stability and position variety by providing both firm support in each position and the ability to change positions therapeutically
Solution Approach 2:
The support apparatus is designed to perform multiple functions by supporting users in various positions (standing, supine, prone) within a single device. The pivot joint and adjustable support assembly enable one apparatus to replace multiple single-function devices, providing both vertical and horizontal support capabilities without requiring separate equipment for each position
2Adaptability or versatility
If a multi-position body support allows infinite positions between horizontal and vertical, then it improves position variety and therapeutic effectiveness, but it requires complex reconfiguration or user transfer between positions
Solution Approach 1:
The pivot joint creates a continuous dynamic range of motion that allows smooth transitions between positions without requiring discrete reconfiguration steps. The support assembly can be moved along an arc from horizontal to vertical positions continuously, eliminating the need for complex setup changes or user transfers between separate devices
Solution Approach 2:
The apparatus combines multiple position-supporting functions into a single integrated structure with a common pivot joint and support assembly. By merging the capabilities of separate standing and lying support devices into one unified apparatus, the system eliminates the need for user transfers and complex reconfiguration between positions
3Reliability
If the support assembly is fixed in a vertical position, then it provides stable standing support, but it requires reconfiguration to accommodate supine or prone positions
Solution Approach 1:
The pivot joint transforms the fixed vertical support into a dynamic support that can adapt to vertical, horizontal, and intermediate positions. This single dynamic mechanism eliminates the need for multiple fixed configurations or complex reassembly procedures, providing standing stability when needed and therapeutic position changes when required
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AI summary
An apparatus is disclosed as having, for example, a frame, a support assembly, and a pivot joint pivotably connected to the frame and the support assembly for positioning in a plurality of modes including, for example, a user in supine, standing, and/or prone positions. The apparatus may be positioned within various ranges that include supine and prone modes without re-configuring the apparatus.