The present invention relates to a mattress-integral stone bed. More specifically, the present invention relates to a mattress-integral stone bed in which the supporting frame unit is excluded from the general stone bed, and the mattress can be assembled and disassembled, thereby providing a simple bed.
Generally, stone bed is a kind of bed which has been developed for those who are accustomed in the under-floor heating system. As shown in
That is, a supporting frame unit 10 forms the basic frame which is necessary for forming the entire bed, and on the upper face of the supporting frame unit 10, there are mounted auxiliary elements such as a fixed plate 20, an insulating plate 30, a supporting plate 40 and a stone plate 50, thereby forming a stacked mattress 60.
However, in this conventional stone bed, the supporting frame unit is a necessary basic constituent upon which the mattress is settled. As a result, the manufacturing cost increases due to the presence of the supporting frame unit, thereby aggravating the economy.
Further, if the stone bed is to be moved to change its position, the moving is very troublesome due to the large bulk and weight of the stone bed, and therefore, the handling problem becomes serious.
Meanwhile, in the above described conventional stone bed, the mattress elements such as the fixed plate, the electro-heating plate, the supporting plate and the stone plate are simply stacked without any securing means but resorting only to their gravities. Accordingly, during the handling of the stone bed, if the bed is set upside down or set vertically, then the mattress elements including the fixed plate, the electro-heating plate, the supporting plate and the stone plate depart from the supporting frame unit, with the result that the mattress elements are subjected to damages.
The present invention is intended to overcome the above described disadvantages of the conventional technique.
Therefore it is an object of the present invention to provide a mattress-integral stone bed in which the constitution is simplified by eliminating the supporting frame unit so as to curtail the manufacturing cost and so as to improve the economy, and its handling is rendered convenient owing to the simplified constitution, as well as making the moving of the stone bed easy when moving the residence.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a mattress-integral stone bed in which the internal stacked elements of the mattress such as stone plate, supporting plate, electro-heating plate and fixed plate are secured in a form of a sealed firm structure, so that the stacked elements can be prevented from being detached, thereby protecting the stacked elements from damages when moving.
In achieving the above objects, the mattress-integral stone bed according to the present invention includes: rectangularly bent engaging pieces fastened with fastening means on an inside of an installation opening of a mattress body; a securing plate coupled to a bottom of the mattress body with fastening means; and a rectangular supporting frame having a plurality of detachably assembling holes, the detachably assembling holes reaching the securing plate, and a plurality of supporting legs being respectively fitted into the plurality of the detachably assembling holes.
The above objects and other advantages of the present invention will become more apparent by describing in detail the preferred embodiments of the present invention with reference to the attached drawings in which:
Now the preferred embodiments of the mattress-integral stone bed according to the present invention will be described referring to the attached drawings.
The mattress-integral stone bed according to the present invention includes: a mattress body 1, a stacked part 2, a securing plate 3, a supporting frame 4 and a plurality of supporting legs 5.
Here, the mattress body 1 is a rectangular plate with a predetermined thickness, and as shown in
Further, the stacked part 2 consists of a series of stacking elements which are installed within the installation opening 11 of the mattress body 1. As shown in
Further, the securing plate 3 is a securing means for maintaining the coupled stacked elements of the stacked part 2 firmly in a sealed state. Preferably this securing plate 3 is a rectangular planar structure which is installed by using a fastening means N such as bolts and nuts.
Further, the supporting frame 4 is one of the essential features of the present invention, for supporting the mattress body 1 and the securing plate 3. This supporting frame 4 is preferably of a rectangular structure, having a plurality of detachably assembling holes 41 at its center and at the four corners of the supporting frame 4 respectively.
The supporting legs 5 are the usual supporting means, and are assembled into the detachably assembling holes 41 respectively. Each of these supporting legs 5 consists of a round post, and has a fastening thread part 51 as shown in
As shown in
Accordingly, the mattress-integral stone bed of the present invention constituted as described above is assembled in the following manner.
First, as shown in
Under this condition, an adhesive can be spread on the respective layers of the stacked part 2 consisting of the stone plate 21, the supporting plate 22, the electro-heating plate 23 and the fixed plate 24, thereby reinforcing the coupling strength. This also should come within the scope of the present invention. Further, with the above described coupling form, the supporting frame 4 is unitizingly secured on the bottom of the securing plate 3. Then the plurality of the supporting legs 5 are assembled respectively into the detachably assembling holes 41, in such a manner that the supporting legs 5 can be assembled and disassembled to and from the detachably assembling holes 41 respectively, thereby completing the mattress-integral stone bed of the present invention.
Thus the mattress-integral stone bed in this embodiment has the following features. That is, with the simple supporting frame 4 and the supporting legs 5, the mattress body I itself forms a completed stone bed. Further, owing to the detachable feature of the supporting legs 5, the stone bed can be easily moved or transported in a convenient manner, while its bulk is reduced so as to make the handling of it also convenient.
This second embodiment of the mattress-integral stone bed according to the present invention provides a cushion to the people who shun the stone plate 21 because of its hard property. However, the heat of the stone bed is well conducted through the heat-transferring holes P to the user. This also should come within the scope of the present invention.
For this purpose, the first frame part 100 is provided with a pair of coupling protuberances 101, while the second frame part 200 is provided with a pair of coupling holes 201. Thus in order to couple the first frame part 100 and the second frame part 200 together, the pair of the coupling protuberances 101 are mated into the coupling holes 201, thereby making it possible for the user to coupled the two frame parts 100 and 200 upon feeling a need.
In this third embodiment of the stone bed of the present invention in which the stone bed is divided into the first frame part 100 and the second frame part 200, there has also to be divided the supporting frame 4. For coupling the divided two parts of the supporting frame 4, the coupling portions of the supporting frame 4 have the forms of steps, and the two steps are coupled together, and fastened by using a fastening means N, thereby providing a firm securing strength.
In a forth embodiment of the stone bed, as shown on
As the elements in the laminated part 2 is integrated by the metal fastener 300, installation and transportation of the stone bed is more freely and a damage to the stone bed in can be prevented.
According to the present invention as described above, the conventional supporting frame unit is eliminated to simplify the stone bed and to form a mattress-integral stone bed. Further, the manufacturing cost is curtailed to improve the economy, and the handling of the stone bed is rendered convenient when moving or transporting the stone bed.
Further, the stacked part (consisting of the stone plate, the supporting plate, the electro-heating plate and the fixed plate) is firmly and sealingly secured with the rectangularly bent engaging pieces and the securing plate. Therefore, when handling or transporting the stone bed, the stacked elements of the stacked part are prevented from being detached, so that any damages of the stacked elements can be prevented.
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