The present disclosure relates to the field of beds, in particular, to an intelligently adjustable supporting module and an automatically adjustable bed including the same.
One third of a person's life is spent in sleep, and the sleep quality of people greatly affects their health conditions. Good sleep quality helps people take a full rest during sleep, recover the physical strength or recover from illness. Poor sleep quality would make people have poor rest and cause sub-health and other diseases. Good sleep can be obtained only by using high-quality beds. Under normal circumstances, the human spine has four bends which form an S shape from the side view, i.e., cervical lordosis, thoracic kyphosis, lumbar lordosis and sacral kyphosis. In other words, the shape of a human body has a certain curve. A good bed should be able to maintain the normal physiological curve of the human body to make people feel comfortable during sleep. At the same time, because of the fast pace of life nowadays, people usually have an extremely high pressure. Many people have certain health problems in then heads, necks, and shoulders. Supporting problems of these parts during sleep are particularly important.
Beds on the market now have many hidden health hazards. The beds on the market can be divided into: hard bed, Simmons soft beds, skeleton beds, and other types of beds. None of the existing beds can be automatically adjusted according to different forces on the human curve, accordingly the beds need to be improved so in order to improve the sleep quality.
The present disclosure provides an intelligent adjustable supporting module and an automatic adjustable bed including the same, so as to solve the problem that an existing bed cannot be automatically adjusted to keep a human spine in a normal physiological curve.
The technical solution of the present disclosure is realized as follows: The embodiments of the present disclosure disclose an intelligent adjustable supporting module. The supporting module comprises an induction spring, an outer ring spring and a sensor. The induction spring is slightly higher than the outer ring spring, the induction spring is sleeved inside the outer ring spring, and the bottom portion of the induction spring is connected with the sensor, the outer ring spring is in no contact with the sensor, and at least one outer ring spring is provided.
Further, the supporting module further comprises a first limiting block arranged at the bottom portion of the induction spring, and a second limiting block arranged at the bottom portion of the outer ring spring, and the first and second limiting blocks are configured for avoiding tire induction spring and the outer ring spring from moving in a horizontal direction under the action of an external force.
Further, the supporting module further comprises an induction plate, the induction plate is arranged at the top portion of the induction spring in such a way that the outer ring spring and the induction spring are separated.
Further, the induction plate comprises an induction plate body, a mounting slot formed in the middle portion of the induction plate body, and a protrusion arranged on an external circumference of the induction plate body, wherein the protrusion is configured for contacting the outer ring spring to stop the induction spring from being pressed to a bottommost position, the top portion of the mounting slot is provided with an inward bevel edge, and the mounting slot is used for mounting on one end portion of the induction spring.
Further, the induction plate is a cylindrical hollow surface cover which is made of a plastic material.
The intelligent adjustable supporting module provided by the present disclosure has the following beneficial effects: each sensor bears a pressure independently in a conduction process, and also has an effect of protecting the sensor and an inner ring spring. In addition, the inner ring spring and the outer ring spring are separated, so that when the inner ring spring is stressed by an extremely high pressure, the elastic force of the outer ring spring can be used, and the noise can be reduced.
The embodiments of the present disclosure disclose an automatic adjustable bed, including: a mattress, a plurality of the above-said supporting modules and a controller connected with the supporting modules. The intelligent adjustable supporting modules are arranged in the mattress. Each supporting module includes an induction spring, an outer ring spring and a sensor. The induction spring is slightly higher than the outer ring spring, the induction spring is arranged in the outer ring spring in a sleeved manner, and the bottom portion of the induction spring is connected with the sensor, the outer ring spring is in no contact with the sensor, and at least one outer ring spring is provided.
Further, the mattress is provided with through holes, the number of the through holes is the same as that of the supporting modules, each of the supporting modules are arranged in the corresponding through hole, and the top portions of the supporting modules are flush with an upper surface of the mattress.
Further, the supporting modules are transversely and longitudinally arranged, two adjacent intelligent adjustable supporting modules in a longitudinal direction are connected and fixed through a connection buckle, and four adjacent intelligent adjustable supporting modules in a transverse direction are connected through a connection ring and a connection buckle, and the connection rings are externally tangent with an outer ring of the top portion of the outer ring spring.
Further, the connection ring and the connection buckle are both made of stainless steel material or glass fiber-reinforced plastic material.
Further, the mattress is selected from the group consisting of a sponge mattress, a latex mattress or a memory foam mattress, and springs are arranged below the supporting modules.
The intelligent adjustable supporting module and the automatic adjustable bed including the same, which are provided by the present disclosure, have the following beneficial effects: the automatic adjustable bed provided by the present disclosure can overcome the defect that an ordinary bed cannot be automatically adjusted according to a sleeping posture of a human body and pressures on different parts of the human body, and solve the problem that an existing bed cannot keep as human spine in a normal physiological curve.
To describe the embodiments of the present disclosure or the technical solutions in the existing art more clearly, drawings required to be used in the embodiments or the illustration of the existing art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings in the illustration below are only some embodiments of the present disclosure. Those ordinarily skilled in the art also can acquire other drawings according to the provided drawings without doing creative work.
In the drawings: 1: induction spring; 2: outer ring spring; 3: sensor; 4: first limiting block; 5: second limiting block; 6: induction plate; 10: supporting module; 20: mattress; 30: through hole; 40: connection ring; 50: connection buckle; 61: induction plate body; 62: mounting slot; 63: protrusion; 64: bevel edge; 65: round through hole; and 200: bed.
The present disclosure can be further understood through specific embodiments of the present disclosure provided. However, it should be understood that the specific embodiments are not used to limit the present disclosure. Some non-essential improvements and adjustments made by those skilled in the art based on the invention content are also deemed to fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.
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In a preferred embodiment, the data processor and the controller are integrated together.
The sensor 3 is arranged on a fixed bracket of the bed, and is fixed relative to the bed and is usually disposed on the inner side of the bottom portion of the induction spring 1. In this way, the sensor can be protected, and data can be processed conveniently and more stably.
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According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the height of the induction spring 1 is greater than that of the outer ring spring 2. In this way, the induction spring 1 can better induce the pressure. At the same time, when the induction spring 1 is pressed, the outer ring spring 2 can be used to protect the induction spring.
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In one embodiment, the top end of the induction spring 1 is clamped into the induction plate 6.
In another embodiment, the round through hole 65 is a threaded hole, and the top end of the induction spring 1 is fixed below the induction plate 6 through a screw.
In particular, the whole induction plate 6 is made of a plastic material, preferably a POM (polyformaldehyde) plastic material. The induction plate 6 is fixed at the upper end portion of the induction spring 1, and may separate the induction spring 1 from the outer ring spring 2. When a pressure on the induction spring 1 is too high, the elastic force of the outer ring spring 2 may be used, moreover, since the POM plastic material is adopted, and the induction spring 1 and the outer ring spring 2 are separated, the two springs can be prevented from colliding with each other, and the noise is reduced.
According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, in a specific application, a plurality of the intelligent adjustable supporting modules would be used. Specifically, the outer ring spring 2 may be connected together with a mesh connection device. In a preferred embodiment, as shown in
The intelligent adjustable supporting module provided by the present disclosure has the following beneficial effects: Each sensor bears a pressure independently in a conduction process, and also has an effect of protecting the sensor and an inner ring spring. In addition, the inner ring spring and the outer ring spring are separated, so that when the inner ring spring is stressed by an extremely high pressure, the elastic force of the outer ring spring can be used, and the noise can be reduced.
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In other embodiments, the mesh connection device may include other types of structures, such as an arc shape.
Preferably, springs may also be arranged below the supporting modules to make a spring mattress.
Preferably, the connection rings 40 and the connection buckles 50 are stainless steel materials The connection rings 40 and the connection buckles 50 are arranged to connect the outer ring springs into a mesh. This arrangement has the effect that: The mattress 20 is usually locally stressed, but a specific part that hears a force is changeable, so that single spring or a spring group may be damaged in case of excessive local stress. If the respective spring groups (the inner ring springs and the outer ring springs) are connected into a mesh, although the mattress is stressed directly by a pressure at each time, other spring groups would be involved, so that the single spring group can be protected.
In order to reduce the noise generated by spring pulling, filling materials may be added into spring gaps, such as sponge, latex and other soft materials.
In particular, the automatic adjustable bed also includes a bearing structure, which may include a supporting portion and a mechanical adjustable portion. The controller is connected with the mechanical adjustable portion, and the mechanical adjustable portion is slidably connected with the supporting portion, and the supporting portion is a whole, or is provided with a certain number of subregions. These subregions respectively correspond to specific parts of a human body, such as the head, the shoulders, the waist, the hip, the legs and the hands. The controller is used for detecting pressure parameters transmitted by the sensor, and determining, according to the pressure parameters, a real-time state of the automatic adjustable bed, and is used for driving the mechanical adjustable portion o act to adjust a height of a specified subregion of the supporting portion.
In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the controller includes a control chip and a specified number of subregion pressure detection units, subregion processing circuits and driving devices. The subregion pressure detection units are electrically connected with the subregion processing circuits and are used for detecting a human part pressure of each subregion, converting the pressure into an analog electrical signal and transmitting the same to the subregion processing circuit, the subregion processing circuits are electrically connected with the subregion pressure detection units, and are electrically connected with the control chip through 485 buses and used for filtering and amplifying the analog electric signals, converting the analog electric signals into required digital signals, and transmitting the digital signals to the control chip. The control chip is electrically connected with the subregion processing circuits and the driving devices and used for analyzing data of the subregion pressure detection units and controlling, according to a specified algorithm, the driving devices to act.
The driving devices are connected with the control chip and used to act according to an instruction of the control chip.
The present disclosure is further described below with reference to specific Examples:
Example I: The present embodiment is an improved solution of the present disclosure. Some mattresses in the existing designs use independent spring devices, but the inventor finds that when independent springs are used one by one, if springs that meet the requirements are disposed, the elastic coefficient of each spring may be relatively high, which will cause higher requirements for such aspects as wire diameters and a manufacturing process of the springs and higher cost. Therefore, this solution uses the structure of “spring in spring”, as shown in
After the small spring is added in the middle, when the human body performs actions, such as turning over, on the mattress, the small spring is easy to bend left and right and in contact with the large spring outside, which will cause noise and affect sleep. To solve this problem, the inventor adds a round panel, i.e., the induction plate 6, on the top portion of the small spring, as shown in
The spring in spring mechanical structure is basically similar to an ordinary mechanical structure in the working principle, but the spring in spring mechanical structure has a separate induction plate above each sensor. This allows each sensor to bear the pressure independently during the conduction, and also has a function of protecting the sensors and the inner ring springs.
The working principle of each group of spring in spring is: the induction plate 6 is connected with the induction spring 1. (Since the induction plate is of a stepped cylindrical shape, the induction plate cooperates with the outer ring spring 2 through an outer ring and can slide up and down). Under a pressure, the induction spring 1 goes down, and the sensor 3 receives the pressure and starts to analyze data. When the pressure is too high, the protrusion 63 of the induction plate 6 is in contact with an upper surface of the outer ring spring 2, and the outer ring spring 2 bears the pressure to avoid the induction spring 1 from being pressed to a bottommost position. Both the outer ring spring 2 and the induction spring 1 are provided with limiting blocks (the first limiting block 4 and the second limiting block 5), so that the springs can be avoided from moving when bearing the pressure.
Example II: For the technical solution of Example I, when a user stands and sits on the mattress, jumps on the mattress or do exercises on the mattress, if a stress area is smaller, there may be a phenomenon that all the stress acts on a few of springs below a stress bearing point, which results in spring damage or causes that the elastic coefficients of the springs need to be increased during the design, but a too large elastic coefficient would reduce the user experience. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the large springs (the outer ring springs 2) may be connected together through the mesh connection structure (the gaps of the longitudinally arranged outer ring springs 2 may be connected by the connection rings 40 and the connection buckles 50) to form a spring group, as shown in
A spring net formed by weaving the springs and steel rings is mounted above the module structure (springs and springs as well as springs and steel rings (the connection rings 40) are fastened by steel buckles), and the spring net can be just wrap the induction springs inside. Furthermore, the total height of the spring net is slightly lower than the induction springs, so that the influence of the spring, net on sensing data can be ignored.
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Example III: The present embodiment is the most basic spring mattress structure. The mattress of this embodiment is simple in process and relatively low in production cost. A hard supporting material surface is provided with independent springs, as shown in
In the present embodiment, as in Embodiment II, several through holes corresponding to the positions of the springs are cut on a whole piece of sponge, and sensors are arranged below the springs. The height of the sponge is equal to the total height of the springs. The sponge is then placed above a supporting structure. Each through hole of the sponge is caused to wrap the spring, so that the whole structure is neat and attractive. At the same time, when a person sleeps or does other actions on the mattress, it is ensured that the springs are in no contact with each other and cannot make sounds that affect the sleep.
The automatic adjustable bed provided by the present disclosure has the following beneficial effects: the detect that an ordinary bed cannot be automatically adjusted according to a sleeping posture of a human body and pressures on different parts of the human body is overcome, and the problem that an existing bed cannot keep a human spine a normal physiological curve.
The above is only the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent replacements and improvements that are made within the spirit and principle of the present invention shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
This application is a national entry application of International Application No. PCT/CN2018/092479 filed on Jun. 22, 2018, the entire contents of which are herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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PCT/CN2018/092479 | 6/22/2018 | WO | 00 |