Swaying Bed with Longitudinal Stabilizers for Smooth Motion Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bed frames do not effectively provide a smooth swaying motion for relaxation and quality sleep while minimizing noise and power consumption.
Innovation Solution
A bed frame with longitudinal stabilizers and a drive unit that allows side-to-side movement with minimal noise and power consumption, using electromagnetic-based systems for smooth swaying motion.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional bed frames are used, then structural stability is maintained, but swaying motion capability is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The bed frame is segmented into multiple functional components: rigid platform for support, flexible cables for suspension, and longitudinal stabilizers for motion control. This segmentation allows each component to specialize in its function while working together to achieve both stability and swaying capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The bed frame transitions from a static rigid structure to a dynamic system with controlled motion. The longitudinal stabilizers with flexing connections enable the platform to sway side-to-side while maintaining longitudinal stability, creating a dynamically adaptable structure.
2Strength
If rigid connections are used throughout the bed frame, then structural strength is improved, but swaying motion is restricted
Solution Approach 1:
Different parts of the bed frame have different connection qualities: rigid connections in the platform and frame for strength, flexible cable connections at corners for suspension and motion enablement, and flexing connections in longitudinal stabilizers for controlled longitudinal restraint. This local differentiation of connection properties resolves the contradiction between strength and motion capability.
3Stability of the object's composition
If complex stabilization mechanisms are added, then longitudinal movement prevention is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The stabilization function is extracted from complex mechanical mechanisms and implemented through strategically positioned longitudinal stabilizers with flexing connections. This extraction simplifies the overall system while maintaining effective longitudinal stability.
4Ease of operation
If electromagnetic drive systems are used, then swaying motion smoothness is improved, but power consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces complex mechanical drive systems with electromagnetic-based systems to generate swaying motion. This substitution provides smoother motion control while the flexing connections and stabilizers ensure efficient energy transfer, balancing smoothness with power consumption.
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 a smooth swaying motion for relaxation and improved sleep quality with minimal noise and power consumption, enhancing user experience.
Implementation Method 1
a drive unit that includes an electromagnetic-based system providing a sinusoidal motion between a rigid frame and the mattress-supporting rigid platform
Implementation Method 2
The longitudinal stabilizers function to prevent movement of the platform in a longitudinal fore and aft direction while allowing side-to-side movement of the platform through a flexing connection to enable an angular motion
Implementation Method 3
Linking the bar pivot point to a side of the mattress-supporting rigid platform is a connecting rod with a gravitational pull on the mass of weights not affecting the sway rate
Implementation Method 4
an inertia of the mass of weights affecting the sway rate of the mattress-supporting rigid platform
Data Source
AI summary
A swayable bed that includes a mattress-supporting rigid platform having platform corners, a rigid platform support frame having a plurality of frame legs with the frame legs joined by corresponding beams, a set of suspension cables connecting each of the platform support members to proximal to a first end each of the frame legs to allow the rigid platform to sway from side-to-side, a set of longitudinal stabilizers preventing movement of the platform in a longitudinal fore and aft direction while allowing side-to-side movement of the platform, a pivotable bar having a mass of weight on each end of the pivot bar and attached to the rigid frame at a bar pivot point, a connecting rod linking the bar pivot point to the rigid platform, and a drive unit providing reciprocating force between the rigid frame and the platform.