CN115191778A

CN115191778A - Method for custom assembling elastic cushion for sitting and lying of user

Info

Publication number: CN115191778A
Application number: CN202111013257.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 冷鹭浩
Original assignee: New Tec Integration Xiamen Co Ltd
Current assignee: New Tec Integration Xiamen Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-08-31
Filing date: 2021-08-31
Publication date: 2022-10-18
Also published as: WO2023029975A1; EP4397213A1

Abstract

The invention provides a method for customizing and assembling an elastic cushion for a user to sit and lie. The method comprises the following steps: obtaining a top cover body and a bottom cover body; acquiring the required number and type of elastic module layers and elastic cushion layers based on the hardness requirement; acquiring a side enclosure according to the acquired integral stacking height size of the elastic module layer and the elastic cushion layer; connecting the top cover body with the side wall block, connecting the bottom cover body with the side wall block, and accommodating the selected elastic module layer and the elastic cushion layer in an accommodating space defined by the top cover body, the bottom cover body and the side wall block together. The elastic cushion related to the method provided by the invention is a high-end elastic cushion with higher comfort. The method of the invention allows users to purposefully replace and select part of the structure in the elastic cushion, thereby allowing users to customize and assemble the elastic cushion meeting their own requirements.

Description

Method for custom assembling elastic cushion for sitting and lying of user

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of furniture, in particular to a method for customizing and assembling an elastic cushion for a user to sit and lie.

Background

With the gradual improvement of the material life of people, the demands of residents on household articles are gradually changed. Particularly, for products such as mattresses and sofa cushions which are required to be seated and lying for a long time, the demands of users are gradually increased and diversified.

It should be noted that currently in the home product market, mattresses are clearly divided into top-grade and low-grade mattresses. Low-end mattresses are typically thin, convenient to carry and store, but fail to meet the comfort needs of the user to some extent. The high-end mattress usually has a complicated internal structure, exquisite workmanship and large thickness, so that a user can feel excellent comfort performance when sitting and lying, but the high-end mattress cannot be detached due to the complexity of the internal structure, and the user purchases the mattress which is integral and inseparable, so that the user feels inconvenient in carrying and storing the mattress; moreover, if part of the components of the high-grade mattress are aged, the user cannot maintain the high-grade mattress in a targeted manner and only needs to discard the high-grade mattress as a whole, so that certain waste is caused.

And, current high-grade mattress is the integral type structure, and the user can't adjust its soft or hard degree, if want to obtain multiple different experience, then the user just need to correspond a plurality of high-grade mattresses of purchase. There is no high-grade mattress available in the market at present for the user to customize.

Accordingly, there is a need to provide a method for custom assembling a resilient cushion for a user to sit or lie on to at least partially address the above-mentioned problems.

Disclosure of Invention

The main object of the present invention is to provide a method for custom assembling an elastic cushion for a user to sit or lie on. The method provided by the invention relates to a high-end elastic cushion with higher comfort, which can provide the following convenience for users: 1. the user can select the corresponding accessories according to the use requirement to purposefully generate the elastic cushion which better meets the use requirement of the user, namely, the user is allowed to purchase the accessories and customize and assemble the required elastic cushion; 2. if part of the structure of the elastic cushion is aged, a user can purchase corresponding accessories by himself, and the elastic cushion can be continuously used only by replacing the aged structure.

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of custom assembling a resilient pad for a user to sit or lie on, the method comprising:

obtaining a top cover body and a bottom cover body;

acquiring the required number and types of elastic module layers and elastic cushion layers based on the hardness requirement, wherein springs compressed along the height direction of the elastic cushion are arranged in the elastic module layers;

acquiring a side enclosure according to the acquired integral stacking height size of all the elastic cushion layers;

the method comprises the steps of connecting a top cover body with a side wall baffle, connecting the bottom cover body with the side wall baffle, and accommodating a selected elastic cushion layer in an accommodating space jointly limited by the top cover body, the bottom cover body and the side wall baffle.

In one embodiment, the step of obtaining a desired number and type of resilient pads includes obtaining at least one resilient pad structure comprising a cloth cover structure and a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer within the cloth cover structure, the third layer having a higher stiffness than the second layer, the second layer having a higher stiffness than the first layer.

In one embodiment, the step of obtaining at least one elastic buffer layer comprises selecting at least one of the first class of elastic buffer layer to the sixth class of elastic buffer layer based on hardness requirements, wherein:

in the first elastic buffer layer structure, the second layer structure is closest to a user, and the third layer structure is farthest from the user;

in the second elastic buffer layer structure, the third layer structure is closest to the user, and the first layer structure is farthest from the user;

in the third type of elastic buffer layer structure, the first layer structure is closest to the user, and the second layer structure is farthest from the user;

in the fourth elastic buffer layer structure, the second layer structure is closest to the user, and the first layer structure is farthest from the user;

in a fifth type of elastic buffer layer structure, the third layer structure is closest to the user, and the second layer structure is farthest from the user;

in a sixth class of elastomeric cushioning layer structures, the first layer structure is closest to the user and the third layer structure is furthest from the user.

In one embodiment, the first layer structure is made of sponge, egg sponge, animal wool, or latex.

In one embodiment, the second and third layer structures are made of sponge.

In one embodiment, the elastic module layer includes a plurality of elastic modules, which are arranged in an array in a direction perpendicular to a height direction of the elastic pad to form the elastic module layer, and each of the elastic modules has a spring disposed therein.

In one embodiment, each of the elastic modules includes a conical spring and a spring support receiving and holding the conical spring, and the elastic module layer further includes an elastic module layer bottom layer and a plurality of rigid rail beams disposed on the elastic module layer bottom layer,

the step of obtaining the flexible module layer comprises: mounting the plurality of spring modules on the plurality of rail beams and sliding them into position along the corresponding rail beams.

In one embodiment, the bottom layer of the flexible module layer is integrated on the bottom surface cover.

In one embodiment, each of the rail beams is configured to engage a sliding module on its left and right sides, respectively, and the step of obtaining the layer of resilient modules includes sliding the resilient modules on the left and right sides of the rail beam independently with respect to each other along corresponding runners.

In one embodiment, each of the rail beams includes:

a support wall extending in a vertical direction from a top side of the track beam to a bottom side thereof;

the middle of the top side joint part is connected with the top side of the supporting wall, extends towards the left side and the right side of the supporting wall respectively and is bent downwards, so that two top side accommodating parts with downward openings are formed at the top of the track beam;

a bottom side engaging part having a middle connected to a bottom side of the support wall and extending and bent upward to left and right sides of the support wall, respectively, thereby forming two bottom side receiving parts opened upward at a bottom of the rail beam,

wherein the spring bracket of each of the elastic modules is provided at left and right sides thereof with fitting protrusions engageable with the top-side receiving part and the bottom-side receiving part of the rail beam, the fitting protrusions protruding upward from top surfaces of both bottom sides of the spring bracket and protruding downward from bottom surfaces of both bottom sides of the spring bracket, respectively.

In one embodiment, each of the rail beams includes:

a base disposed on the undersurface housing;

a pair of connecting walls extending upward from the left and right sides of the base, respectively;

a pair of end walls extending from top ends of the pair of connecting walls toward each other with a space therebetween,

wherein the base portion and the pair of connecting walls and the pair of end walls respectively define a pair of receiving portions having openings facing each other,

wherein each elastic module is provided with the left side and the right side of the spring support

A downwardly extending connecting leg, a bottom end of the connecting leg being provided with mating projections extending away from each other, the mating projections being configured to engage a pair of the receptacles of each of the rail beams.

In one embodiment, a partition wall is provided in the middle of the two connecting walls of the base, the height of the partition wall being smaller than the height of the connecting walls.

In one embodiment, the connecting walls provided on the left and right sides of the base are provided intermittently in the extending direction of the rail beam, respectively, and are staggered with each other.

In one embodiment, the bottom surface cover body is further provided with a plurality of sets of rail beam mounting pieces which are detachably arranged on the bottom surface cover body, and each set of rail beam mounting pieces are arranged at intervals along the extension direction of the corresponding rail beam.

In one embodiment, each of the rail beam mounts is secured to the top surface of the underside cover by ultrasonic welding, riveting or adhesive.

In one embodiment, each of the rail beam mounts includes a mount protrusion at a top thereof, the mount protrusion protruding in a direction perpendicular to the extension direction of the rail beam and parallel to the underside cover, a bottom of the rail beam is provided with a mount receiver corresponding to the mount protrusion, the mount protrusion is capable of mating with the mount receiver of the rail beam such that the rail beam is capable of sliding relative to the rail beam mount in its own extension direction and being mounted in place.

In one embodiment, each of the rail beams is directly fixed to the top surface of the underside cover by ultrasonic welding, riveting or adhesive bonding.

In one embodiment, each of the track beams comprises a plurality of track beam segments connected in series.

In one embodiment, the front end of each of the track beam sections is provided with a protrusion protruding forward, the rear end is provided with a groove recessed into the track beam section, and the protrusion and the groove of the adjacent track beam sections are fitted to each other, thereby connecting the adjacent track beam sections together.

In one embodiment, the step of obtaining the required number and type of elastic cushions includes obtaining an elastic balance net, and the outer contour of each elastic module is in a truncated cone shape, and the elastic balance net is provided with a plurality of openings, and the size of the openings is consistent with the outer diameter of the elastic modules at the preset height, so that the elastic balance net can sleeve the plurality of elastic modules in the openings respectively, thereby associating all the elastic modules.

In one embodiment, the size of the aperture is the same as the outer diameter at the top of the elastomeric module.

In one embodiment, the step of obtaining a desired number of desired types of elastic cushions comprises obtaining at least two elastic cushions that are different from each other.

In one embodiment, the method further includes a receiving method of receiving components constituting the household elastic mat, the receiving method including: and the top cover body, the bottom cover body, the side enclosure and the elastic cushion layer are rolled up and stored.

In one embodiment, each of the elastic modules is configured in a truncated cone structure having an open lower end and a hollow interior, and the method further includes a receiving method of receiving components constituting the household elastic pad, the receiving method including: and taking down each elastic module from the track beam, and sequentially telescopically accommodating each elastic module along the height direction of the elastic module, so that the elastic module below the adjacent elastic module is upwards inserted into the elastic module above the adjacent elastic module through the lower end opening of the elastic module above the adjacent elastic module in the telescopic state.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of custom assembling an elastic cushion for a user to sit or lie on, the method comprising:

obtaining a top cover body and a bottom cover body;

acquiring required quantity and types of elastic module layers and elastic cushion layers based on the requirement of hardness, wherein the elastic module layers comprise springs in a compressed state in the height direction of the elastic cushion;

the top cover and the bottom cover are coupled such that the selected elastic module layer, elastic cushion layer, are received within a receiving space defined by the top cover and the bottom cover.

In one embodiment, the top cover includes a ring of skirt projecting toward the bottom cover; and/or

The bottom mask body includes a ring of skirt portions extending toward the top mask body,

wherein the method does not include the step of obtaining a side fence.

Drawings

For a better understanding of the above and other objects, features, advantages and functions of the present invention, reference should be made to the preferred embodiments illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Like reference numerals in the drawings refer to like parts. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the drawings are intended to illustrate preferred embodiments of the invention, without in any way limiting the scope of the invention, and that the various components in the drawings are not to scale.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an assembled state of an elastic pad according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the cushion of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of several of the resilient pads of FIG. 2;

FIGS. 4A-4G are cross-sectional views of several exemplary configurations of an elastomeric cushioning layer;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the bottom surface cover with the elastic module installed;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the mounting of a track beam on the underside mask body in one embodiment;

FIG. 7A is a schematic illustration of the track beam mount of FIG. 6 from multiple perspectives;

FIGS. 7B and 7C are schematic views of the engagement of two other types of rail beam mounts to the underside mask body;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of the track beam in place;

fig. 9A is a partially enlarged view of a portion a in fig. 8;

FIG. 9B is an end schematic view of the structure in FIG. 9A;

FIG. 10 is a schematic view of a plurality of spring modules mounted on the bottom enclosure, with a pair of adjacent spring modules positioned on the left and right sides of one rail beam shown enlarged;

fig. 11 is a partial enlarged view of a portion B in fig. 10;

FIG. 12 is a schematic view of one embodiment of a rail beam in place mounted on an underside mask body;

FIGS. 13A and 13B are two possible configurations of a schematic end view of any one of the rail beams of FIG. 12, respectively;

FIG. 14 is a schematic view of a plurality of spring modules of this embodiment mounted on the bottom enclosure, with a pair of adjacent spring modules on the left and right sides of one rail beam shown enlarged;

fig. 15 is a partially enlarged view of a portion C in fig. 14;

FIG. 16 is a schematic view of one embodiment of a rail beam in place mounted on an underside cover;

in fig. 17 are front and top views of a pair of adjacent track beam segments of one track beam;

FIG. 18 is a schematic view of a plurality of spring modules as installed in the track beam shown in FIG. 16;

fig. 19 is a partial enlarged view of portion D in fig. 18;

FIG. 20 is a schematic view of the cushion of FIG. 2 with the elastic module removed and disassembled;

FIGS. 21 and 22 are exploded and exploded views of the cushion of FIG. 1;

fig. 23 is a flow chart illustrating a method for customizing and assembling an elastic pad according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to the embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. What has been described herein is merely a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention and other ways of practicing the invention will occur to those skilled in the art and are within the scope of the invention.

The present invention provides a method of customizing and assembling an elastic cushion, such as a mattress, sofa cushion or other cushion for a user to sit or lie on. Fig. 1-23 illustrate some preferred embodiments according to the present invention.

It should be noted that the directional terms and positional terms mentioned in the present invention should be understood with reference to the embodiments shown in fig. 1 to 23. All the directional terms and the positional terms used herein refer to relative directions and relative positions between the components, and do not refer to absolute directions and absolute positions.

Referring first to fig. 1, the elastic pad according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention has a rectangular parallelepiped structure, and hereinafter, "longitudinal direction", "transverse direction", and "height direction" will be understood with reference to the rectangular parallelepiped structure shown in fig. 1, the longitudinal direction being indicated by D1, the transverse direction being indicated by D2, and the height direction being indicated by D3. For example, the respective rail beams in the respective preferred embodiments of the present invention are extended in the transverse direction and arranged at intervals from each other in the longitudinal direction. The "left and right sides" of a certain component refer to both sides of the component in the lateral direction. In addition, the present invention also refers to "circumferential direction", it should be understood that the circumferential direction is not necessarily applicable only to circular structures, and in the structure shown in fig. 1, the direction surrounding the periphery of the elastic pad 100 in the plane defined by the transverse direction D2 and the longitudinal direction D1 is the circumferential direction.

Referring to fig. 1, the elastic pad 100 includes a cover 110 and at least one elastic pad layer disposed in an enclosed receiving space defined by the cover 110. The outer cover 110 is configured to be detachable, and includes a top cover body 102, a bottom cover body 105, and side stoppers 109 that extend integrally in the circumferential direction between the bottom cover body 105 and the top cover body 102. The side barriers 109 and the top cover 102 and the side barriers 109 and the bottom cover 105 are detachably connected. For example, a zipper 101 extending completely along the entire circumferential direction of the elastic pad is provided between the top cover 102 and the side wall 109, and a zipper 101 extending completely along the entire circumferential direction of the elastic pad is also provided between the bottom cover 105 and the side wall 109.

Referring to fig. 2, at least one resilient cushion is removably received within the housing 110. The feature of the cushion 100 of this embodiment is that the cushion is configured to allow the user to select a desired type and/or a desired number of cushion layers, further select side barriers having a height that is compatible with the common stack thickness of all of the selected cushion layers, and assemble the top cover, bottom cover, selected side barriers, and selected cushion layers together to obtain the cushion.

The method for customizing and assembling the elastic cushion provided by the present embodiment can be understood by referring to fig. 1 and 2, and the flow of the method is shown in fig. 23. Referring to fig. 1, 2 and 23, the method includes: obtaining a top surface cover 102 and a bottom surface cover 105; acquiring the required number and type of elastic cushion layers based on the hardness requirement; acquiring a side fence 109 according to the acquired overall stacking height (overall height of the elastic module layer and the elastic cushion layer) of all the elastic cushion layers; the top case 102 is attached to the side ledges 109, the bottom case 105 is attached to the side ledges 109, and the selected elastic cushion is contained within the containment space collectively defined by the top case 102, the bottom case 105, and the side ledges 109.

Wherein, the step of obtaining the elastic cushion layer comprises: obtaining at least one elastic buffer layer 103; an elastic module layer is acquired and/or an elastic balance web layer 104 is acquired.

In the step of obtaining at least one elastic cushion layer 103, the user can select one or more elastic cushion layers from the following elastic cushion layers based on the hardness requirement of the user: a plurality of elastomeric cushioning layers having different degrees of softness and hardness, some examples of which are shown in fig. 4A-4G. Further, the user can select one or more elastic cushion layers from the following elastic cushion layers: elastic module layers mainly composed of elastic modules, elastic balance net layers, and the like. Fig. 2 and 3 show a combination of a plurality of elastic cushion layers, which includes an elastic module layer, an elastic balance net layer 104 and an elastic buffer layer 103 from bottom to top. The manner in which the layers of the flexible module are arranged is shown in detail in fig. 5-19.

Since the elastic cushion of the present invention allows a user to select the types and the number of the elastic module layers and the elastic cushion layers by himself, the overall stacking height of the elastic module layers and the elastic cushion layers is not constant. The cushion is also fitted with a wrap 109 side having a plurality of height dimensions for user selection. Therefore, the slide fastener 101 is arranged between the top cover 102 and the side wall 109 and between the bottom cover 105 and the side wall 109.

It should be noted that, it is not a conventional arrangement in the art to provide zippers between the top cover body and the side wall blocks, and even if a zipper is provided on the outer cover of a conventional mattress, only one zipper is usually provided, so that on one hand, the production process can be saved, and on the other hand, the outer cover is prevented from being lost due to the fact that the outer cover is decomposed into a plurality of components. Therefore, in the case of the conventional elastic mattress such as a mattress, it is preferable to provide no zipper or only one zipper, and it is a significantly deteriorated solution to provide two zippers so that the cover can be separated into three parts. Therefore, those skilled in the art have no motivation to modify the conventional mattress cover into a solution in which zippers are provided between the top cover body and the side rails, and between the bottom cover body and the side rails.

With continued reference to fig. 4A-4G, several elastomeric cushioning layers having different degrees of softness and hardness are further described. Fig. 4A-4G show the elastic buffer layers arranged in order from hard to soft. The elastic buffer layers in fig. 4A-4G each include a nonwoven drape structure 1034 and a three-layer structure wrapped by the drape structure 1034. The third layer 1033 of the three-layer structure has a higher hardness than the second layer 1032, and the second layer 1032 has a higher hardness than the first layer 1031.

In the elastic buffer layer 1034A shown in fig. 4A, the first layer 1031 is furthest away from the user, the third layer 1033 is closest to the user, and the second layer 1032 is sandwiched between the first layer 1031 and the second layer 1032. The first layer 1031, the second layer 1032 and the third layer 1033 are made of sponge.

In the elastic buffer layer 1034B shown in fig. 4B, the third layer structure 1033 is furthest away from the user, the second layer structure 1032 is closest to the user, and the first layer structure 1031 is sandwiched between the second layer structure 1032 and the third layer structure 1033. The first layer 1031, the second layer 1032 and the third layer 1033 are made of sponge.

In the elastic buffer layer 1034C shown in fig. 4C, the first layer 1031 is closest to the user, the third layer 1033 is farthest from the user, and the second layer 1032 is sandwiched between the first and

third layers

1031, 1033. The second layer 1032 and the third layer 1033 are made of sponge, and the first layer 1031 is made of latex.

Fig. 4D shows elastic buffer layer 1034D with first layer 1031 closest to the user, third layer 1033 furthest from the user, and second layer 1032 sandwiched between first and

third layers

1031, 1033. The second layer 1032 and the third layer 1033 are made of sponge, and the first layer 1031 is made of egg sponge.

In the elastic cushioning layer 1034E shown in fig. 4E, the first layer 1031 is closest to the user, the third layer 1033 is farthest from the user, and the second layer 1032 is sandwiched between the first and

third layers

1031, 1033. The first layer 1031, the second layer 1032 and the third layer 1033 are made of sponge.

The first layer 1031 in fig. 4F and 4G employs animal hair. In elastic buffer layer 1034F, shown in fig. 4F, first layer 1031 is closest to the user, third layer 1033 is furthest from the user, and second layer 1032 is sandwiched between first and

third layers

1031, 1033. The second layer 1032 and the third layer 1033 are made of sponge, and the first layer 1031 is made of duck down.

In the elastic buffer layer 1034G shown in fig. 4G, the first layer 1031 is closest to the user, the third layer 1033 is furthest from the user, and the second layer 1032 is sandwiched between the first and

third layers

1031, 1033. The second layer 1032, the third layer 1033 are made of sponge and the first layer 1031 is made of goose down.

In addition to the seven examples of the first elastic pad given in fig. 4A to 4G, the present embodiment continues to give the following examples: in a first resilient pad, a first layer structure is closest to the user, a second layer structure is furthest from the user, and a third layer structure is sandwiched between the first layer structure and the second layer structure; in a first resilient pad, the second layer is closest to the user, the first layer is furthest from the user, and the third layer is sandwiched between the first and second layers; in a first resilient pad, the third layer structure is closest to the user, the second layer structure is furthest from the user, and the first layer structure is sandwiched between the second and third layer structures. In these examples, the first layer structure is made of sponge, egg sponge, animal wool, or latex, and the second and third layers are made of sponge.

The user may select one or more of the exemplary elastomeric cushioning layers described above based on softness and hardness requirements. Alternatively, the user may not select the elastomeric cushioning layer, but only the elastomeric module layer and/or the balancing web layer.

Fig. 5 shows an example of obtaining a layer of a flexible module. A plurality of elastic modules 106 can be mounted on the bottom cover 105 in the receiving space in an array along a plane perpendicular to the height direction to constitute elastic module layers. And, the spring in each elastic module is in a compressed state in the height direction. In the present embodiment, since the elastic module is attached to the bottom cover body 105, the elastic module layer and the bottom cover body 105 are formed integrally. In other embodiments, however, the flexible module layer may be provided separately from the outer cover 110, and the flexible module layer may be capable of being placed entirely within the outer cover 110 or removed from within the outer cover 110.

Returning to this embodiment, the elastic modules 106 are slidably mounted in place by rail beams 108 provided on the underside cover 105, each rail beam 108 extending in a transverse direction. One specific implementation is given in fig. 6-11.

Referring to fig. 6, each of the rail beams 108 is detachably mounted to the bottom surface cover 105 by a set of rail beam mounts 107, each set of rail beam mounts 107 being disposed at intervals from each other along the extending direction of its corresponding rail beam 108. Each set of the rail beam mounts 107 is three, and is provided at both end portions and at a middle position of the rail beam 108, respectively.

The structure of each track beam mount 107 is shown in fig. 7A. Each rail beam mount 107 is provided at the top thereof with a mount protruding portion protruding in a direction perpendicular to the extending direction of the rail beam 108 and parallel to the bottom surface cover 105, and a recessed portion 1073 recessed in the longitudinal direction is formed below the protruding portion. In other words, each track beam 108 comprises an upper structure 1071 and a lower structure 1072, the upper structure 1071 having a dimension in the longitudinal direction greater than the lower structure 1072 such that the longitudinal ends of the upper structure 1071 form mount projections relative to the lower structure 1072. The mount tab and its underlying recess 1073 are used to mate with the rail beam 108.

With continued reference to fig. 7A, the bottom of the mount tab is provided with fixing bumps 1074 arranged in an array, the fixing bumps 1074 being used to ultrasonically weld the mount tab to the bottom surface case 105.

A schematic view of the rail beam 108 after being slidably mounted in position relative to the rail beam mount 107 in the transverse direction is shown in fig. 8-9B. Referring to fig. 8-9B, the bottom of the rail beam 108 is provided with mounting receivers 1081 corresponding to the mounting projections, which can cooperate with the mounting receivers 1081 so that the rail beam 108 can slide in its own direction of extension relative to the rail beam mounting 107 and be mounted in place. The mounting receiver 1081 also effectively forms a catch 1086 that snaps into the recess 1073 of the rail beam mount 107.

The main structure of the rail beam 108 (i.e., the structure for cooperating with the spring module 106) is also shown in fig. 9A and 9B. Each track beam 108 includes a support wall 1082 extending from a top side of the track beam 108 to a bottom side thereof, a top side engagement portion 1083 and a bottom side engagement portion 1085. The top side engaging portions 1083 are connected to the top sides of the support walls 1082 and bent downward toward the left and right sides of the support walls 1082, respectively, to form accommodating portions 1084 having two top sides opened downward at the top of the rail beam 108; the bottom side engaging portions 1085 are connected to the bottom sides of the support walls 1082 and bent upward toward the left and right sides of the support walls 1082, respectively, thereby forming two bottom side accommodating portions 1084 opened upward at the bottom of the rail beam 108.

Correspondingly, referring to fig. 10 and 11, each elastic module 106 includes a conical spring and a spring bracket 106 receiving and holding the conical spring, and both left and right sides of the spring bracket 106 have fitting protrusions 1061, the fitting protrusions 1061 protruding upward from a top surface of a bottom body of the spring bracket 106 and simultaneously protruding downward from a bottom surface of the bottom body of the spring bracket 106, so that the fitting protrusions 1061 can be simultaneously received by the receiving portions 1084 of the top side and the receiving portions 1084 of the bottom side of the rail beam 108 on both left and right sides of the elastic module 106. That is, the left and right sides of each rail beam 108 are provided with structures capable of engaging the elastic modules 106 located at the left and right sides thereof, respectively, and enabling the two elastic modules 106 at the both sides of the rail beam 108 to slide along their respective slide rails independently of each other.

Fig. 7B and 7C show examples of other embodiments as an alternative to ultrasonic welding. Referring to fig. 7B, the track beam mount, which may also include upper and

lower structures

1071 and 1072 formed with recesses 1073, is adhesively bonded to the bottom enclosure 105. Referring to fig. 7C, the track beam mounts 107 are riveted to the bottom enclosure 105 by rivets 1075, with the track beam mounts 107 also being provided with mount projections and recesses.

Fig. 13A-15 show another alternative embodiment. In this embodiment, the spring holder of each elastic module 125 has engaging protrusions 1251 on both left and right sides thereof, the engaging protrusions 1251 protruding upward from the top surface of the main body of the spring holder and simultaneously protruding downward from the bottom surface of the main body of the spring holder, so that the engaging protrusions 1251 can be simultaneously received by the receiving portions 1212 (which are formed with the receiving grooves 123 as shown in fig. 13A, 13B) on the top and bottom sides of the rail beam 121 on both left and right sides thereof. The left and right sides of each rail beam 121 are provided with structures capable of engaging the elastic modules 125 located at the left and right sides thereof, respectively, and enabling the two elastic modules at the both sides of the rail beam 121 to slide along their respective slide rails independently of each other.

However, unlike the previous embodiment, the rail beam in this embodiment is directly fixed to the undersurface housing 122 by ultrasonic welding (as shown in fig. 13A), bonding, riveting with rivets 124 (as shown in fig. 13B). The present embodiment omits the provision of the rail beam mount.

Fig. 16-19 illustrate yet another embodiment. Referring first to fig. 17, each track beam includes a plurality of track beam segments, each of which is connected in series in a longitudinal direction. The front end of each track beam segment is provided with a forward projection and the rear end is provided with a forwardly recessed groove, the projections and grooves of adjacent track beam segments being adapted to each other to connect the adjacent track beam segments together. For example, for adjacent rail beams shown in fig. 17, the protrusion 1312a of the front section of the first rail beam 1312 can extend into the forward recessed groove 1311a of the rear end of the second rail beam 1312.

Referring to fig. 19, each rail beam includes: a base 131; a pair of connecting walls extending upward from the left and right sides of the base 131, respectively; a pair of end walls extending from top ends of the pair of walls opposite to each other. A space is present between each pair of end walls, wherein the base 131 defines a pair of receiving portions 1313, which face each other with openings, respectively, with the pair of connecting walls and the pair of end walls, and the receiving portions 1313 are formed with receiving grooves 1314. Correspondingly, the left and right sides of each elastic module's spring bracket all is provided with: a downwardly extending connecting leg; and a fitting protrusion 1321 extending from the coupling legs of both right and left sides of the spring holder toward each other. The receiving slots 1314 of the pair of receiving portions 1313 of each rail beam can engage the corresponding mating protrusions 1321 of the elastic modules located at the left and right sides of the rail beam, respectively. Preferably, a partition wall 1315 is provided in the middle of the two connection walls of the base 131, and the height of the partition wall 131 is smaller than that of the connection walls.

As can be seen from a closer examination of fig. 16, the connecting wall provided on the left side of the base 131 is intermittently provided in the longitudinal direction, the connecting wall provided on the right side of the base 131 is intermittently provided in the longitudinal direction, and the connecting wall provided on the left side of the base 131 and the connecting wall provided on the right side of the base are alternately provided in the lateral direction.

The connection modes of the elastic modules and the bottom cover body can be applied to the elastic cushion which allows a user to customize the elastic cushion based on the hardness requirement.

In addition to the elastic cushioning layer 103, elastic module layer, described above, the elastic balancing web layer 104 also has some preferred arrangement. For example, turning back to fig. 2 and 3, the elastic balance mesh layer 104 is provided with a plurality of openings 1041, and the size of the opening 1041 is consistent with the outer diameter of the elastic module 106 at the predetermined height, so that the elastic balance mesh layer 104 can sleeve the plurality of elastic modules 106 in the openings 1041 respectively, thereby associating all the elastic modules 106. Preferably, the aperture 1041 is sized to coincide with the outer diameter at the top of the elastomeric block 106.

The elastic pad in this embodiment allows the user to disassemble and store the elastic pad. Fig. 20-22 show a schematic of the deconsolidation process.

First, the user may first disassemble the cover and remove the resilient module 106 from the rail beam, the condition of the resilient pad being shown in fig. 20.

Further, the elastic buffer layer 103, the top cover 102, and the side fence 109 can be rolled up and stored. Further, the above-described rail beam or rail beam mounting is made of flexible plastic to allow the undersurface housing 105 into which the plurality of rail beams are integrated to be rolled up and stored along a plane perpendicular to the extending direction of the rail beams, and after the rolled up and stored, the softer rail Liang Yebu is placed to pierce the undersurface housing. It can be understood that the track beam and the track beam mounting part are both structures with certain stable shapes, but the track beam and the track beam mounting part are not necessarily very hard, and can also deform to a certain extent under the action of certain external force.

Referring to fig. 21, after separating the outer cover 110 of the elastic pad, the elastic cushioning layer 103, the elastic module 106, the elastic balancing web layer 104 with respect to each other, it may be further accommodated in the following steps: stacking the elastic buffer layer 103 and the elastic balance web layer 104 and rolling and storing them to form a first storage roll 120a; the top cover 102, the side barriers 109, and the bottom cover 105 are separated with respect to each other (it is understood that zippers are provided between the top cover 102, the side barriers 109, and between the side barriers 109 and the bottom cover 105) and stacked and rolled together to be received to form the second receiving roll 120b.

Further, each elastic module 106 is configured as a truncated cone structure with an open lower end and a hollow interior, and the plurality of elastic modules 106 are configured to allow a user to remove each elastic module 106 from the rail beam and telescopically receive each elastic module in turn in a height direction of the elastic module to form an elastic module receiving group 120c. In the nested state, a lower elastic module 106 of adjacent elastic modules 106 is inserted upward into an upper elastic module 106 via a lower end opening of the upper elastic module 106.

Further, the user may put the first storage roll 120a, the second storage roll 120b, and the elastic module storage group 120c in the storage box 120 in common. A corresponding size receiving box 120 may be sold or given with the elastic mat to allow the user to disassemble and receive the elastic mat at home.

Fig. 22 shows an example of another storage manner. Referring to fig. 19, after separating the outer cover 110 of the elastic pad, the elastic cushioning layer 103, the elastic module 106, the elastic balancing web layer 104 with respect to each other, it may be further accommodated in the following steps: stacking and rolling up the elastic cushioning layer 103, the elastic balance mesh layer 104, and the side wall 109 to form a first storage roll 120a; the top cover 102 and the bottom cover 105 are stacked and rolled together to form a second storage roll 120b.

Further, each of the elastic modules 106 is configured as a truncated cone structure having an open lower end and a hollow interior, and the plurality of elastic modules 106 are configured to allow a user to remove the respective elastic modules 106 from the rail beam and telescopically receive the respective elastic modules in sequence in a height direction of the elastic modules to form an elastic module receiving group 120c. In the nested state, a lower elastic module 106 of adjacent elastic modules 106 is inserted upward into an upper elastic module 106 via a lower end opening of the upper elastic module 106.

Further, the user may put the first storage roll 120a, the second storage roll 120b, and the elastic module storage group 120c together in the storage case 120. A corresponding size receiving box 120 may be sold or given with the elastic mat to allow the user to disassemble and receive the elastic mat at home.

In summary, the method for customizing and assembling the elastic cushion according to the present embodiment includes: obtaining a top cover body and a bottom cover body; acquiring the required number and type of elastic cushion layers based on the hardness requirement; acquiring a side enclosure according to the acquired integral stacking height size of all the elastic cushion layers; the top cover body is connected with the side wall baffle, the bottom cover body is connected with the side wall baffle, and the selected elastic cushion layer is accommodated in the accommodating space jointly limited by the top cover body, the bottom cover body and the side wall baffle.

Wherein the step of obtaining a desired number of desired types of elastomeric cushions comprises obtaining an elastomeric cushioning layer. The step of obtaining the elastic buffer layer includes selecting at least one elastic buffer layer from a plurality of elastic buffer layers based on hardness requirements. Examples of the structure of each elastic buffer layer are given in fig. 4A to 4G and the related description.

Obtaining a desired number and a desired type of the elastic cushion layers includes obtaining an elastic module layer including a plurality of elastic modules that are arranged in an array in a direction perpendicular to a height direction of the elastic cushion to form the elastic module layer. Specific alternative constructions of the elastomeric block layer are shown in fig. 5-19.

Further, the step of obtaining a desired number and type of elastic cushions includes obtaining an elastic balancing web layer. The construction of the elastically balanced web layers is shown in fig. 2-3 and the associated description.

Further, the method further includes a receiving method of receiving components constituting the household elastic cushion, and referring to fig. 21 and 22, the receiving method includes: the top cover body, the bottom cover body, the side wall baffles and the elastic cushion layer are rolled up and stored. Preferably, each elastic module is constructed in a truncated cone structure with an open lower end and a hollow interior, and the method further includes a receiving method of receiving components constituting the household elastic pad, the receiving method including: each elastic module is taken down from the track beam, and is sequentially nested and stored along the height direction of the elastic module, so that in the nested state, the elastic module positioned below in the adjacent elastic modules is upwards inserted into the elastic module positioned above through the lower end opening of the elastic module positioned above.

Alternatively or additionally to the above method, the method further comprises: obtaining the outer cover comprising the bottom cover body, obtaining the plurality of elastic modules, obtaining the elastic balance net layer and obtaining the elastic buffer layer can be realized at different times and places respectively. For example, if the resilient balancing web of the pad is aged, the user may purchase the resilient balancing web separately for replacement so that the pad may continue to be used. The elastic buffer layer, the elastic module, the outer cover and the like are also the same.

Also preferably, the step of obtaining the housing comprises: and selecting the corresponding outer cover according to the color, the material and the pattern of the elastic cushion. The step of obtaining a plurality of elastic modules comprises: and selecting the corresponding elastic module according to the required elastic degree and flexibility degree of the elastic cushion. The step of obtaining an elastically balanced web layer comprises: and selecting a corresponding elastic balance net layer according to the required elastic degree and flexibility degree. The step of obtaining the elastic buffer layer comprises: and selecting the corresponding elastic buffer layer according to the required elasticity degree and flexibility degree.

The arrangement enables a user to assemble the proper elastic cushion according to the requirement of the user. For example, if the user desires to obtain a softer resilient pad, the user may purchase separately a resilient balancing mesh layer, a resilient cushioning layer, and resilient modules, etc. that are highly flexible to assemble to form the desired softer resilient pad; if the user wants to obtain a harder elastic cushion, the user can separately purchase an elastic balance net layer with high flexibility, an elastic buffer layer, an elastic module and the like to assemble the harder elastic cushion; if the user wishes to select the outer cover with different materials (such as cloth, silk, etc.), the user can purchase and replace the outer cover by himself.

Another embodiment of the present invention provides an alternative to the method for assembling the resilient pad shown in fig. 1-22. In this alternative, the cushion is designed without side barriers, the top shell comprising a ring of skirt projecting towards the bottom shell; and/or the bottom cover comprises a ring of skirts projecting towards the top cover. The top cover and the bottom cover are directly joined together and define a receiving space. In this alternative, in addition to the differences described above, all other structures (including but not limited to the flexible module layer, the flexible cushioning layer, the balancing mesh layer, the rail beam structure on the bottom cover) and corresponding methods may be employed with the structure shown in fig. 1-22 and the associated description, i.e., the structure shown in fig. 1-22 and the associated method steps may be applied in a "no side barriers" version, which constitutes an embodiment of the present invention.

As described in the previous embodiments, the side barriers may have various height dimensions to be selected by the user at his or her discretion, so that the side barriers may be manufactured and sold as a stand-alone item. The invention also provides an embodiment for obtaining side barriers, in which the obtained separate side barriers are side barriers in the elastic pad according to fig. 1-22.

Similarly, the resilient pads may have a variety of configurations to be selected by the user, so that each resilient pad may be manufactured and sold as a separate item. The present invention also provides an embodiment of obtaining an elastic cushion layer in which the individual elastic cushion layers are elastic cushion layers according to the elastic cushion shown in fig. 1 to 22, and particularly, the elastic cushion layers in fig. 4A to 4G.

The invention provides a method for customizing and assembling an elastic cushion, and the elastic cushion is a high-end elastic cushion with higher comfort. The invention can provide the following convenience for users: 1. the user can select corresponding accessories according to the use requirement to pertinently generate the elastic cushion which better meets the use requirement of the user; 2. if part of the structure of the elastic cushion is aged, a user can purchase corresponding accessories by himself, and the elastic cushion can be continuously used only by replacing the aged structure.

The foregoing description of various embodiments of the invention is provided for the purpose of illustration to one of ordinary skill in the relevant art. It is not intended that the invention be limited to a single disclosed embodiment. As above, many alternatives and modifications of the present invention will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art in light of the above teachings. Thus, while some alternative embodiments are specifically described, other embodiments will be apparent to, or relatively easily developed by, those of ordinary skill in the art. The present invention is intended to embrace all such alternatives, modifications and variances of the present invention described herein, as well as other embodiments that fall within the spirit and scope of the present invention as described above.

Claims

1. A method of custom assembling a cushion for a user to sit or lie on, the method comprising:

obtaining a top cover body and a bottom cover body;

acquiring a side enclosure according to the acquired total heights of the elastic module layer and the elastic cushion layer;

connecting the top cover body with the side wall block, connecting the bottom cover body with the side wall block, and accommodating the selected elastic module layer and the elastic cushion layer in an accommodating space defined by the top cover body, the bottom cover body and the side wall block together.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of obtaining a desired number and type of elastomeric cushions comprises obtaining at least one elastomeric cushioning layer, the elastomeric cushioning layer structure comprising a cloth cover structure and a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer within the cloth cover structure, the third layer having a higher stiffness than the second layer, the second layer having a higher stiffness than the first layer.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of obtaining at least one elastic buffer layer comprises selecting at least one of a first class of elastic buffer layer to a sixth class of elastic buffer layer based on hardness requirements, wherein:

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the first layer of structure is made of sponge, egg sponge, animal wool, or latex.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the second and third layer structures are made of sponge.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the spring module layer comprises a plurality of spring modules arranged in an array in a direction perpendicular to a height direction of the pads to form the spring module layer, and wherein a spring is disposed in each spring module.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein each of the spring modules includes a conical spring and a spring support that receives and retains the conical spring, and wherein the spring module layer further includes a spring module layer floor and a plurality of rigid rail beams disposed on the spring module layer floor,

the step of obtaining the elastic module layer comprises: mounting the plurality of spring modules on the plurality of rail beams and sliding them into position along the corresponding rail beams.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the bottom layer of the flexible module layer is integrated on the bottom surface cover.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein each of the rail beams is configured to engage a sliding module on each of the left and right sides thereof, respectively, and the step of obtaining the layer of resilient modules includes sliding the resilient modules on the left and right sides of the rail beam independently with respect to each other along corresponding slides.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein each of the rail beams comprises:

the middle of the top side joint part is connected with the top side of the support wall, extends towards the left side and the right side of the support wall respectively and bends downwards, so that two top side accommodating parts with downward openings are formed at the top of the track beam;

11. The method of claim 9, wherein each of the rail beams comprises:

a base disposed on the undersurface housing;

wherein the base portion defines a pair of receiving portions having openings facing each other respectively together with the pair of connecting walls and the pair of end walls,

wherein each elastic module is provided with the left and right sides of the spring bracket

A downwardly extending connecting leg, a bottom end of the connecting leg being provided with mating projections extending away from each other, the mating projections being configured to engage the pair of receivers of each of the rail beams.

12. Method according to claim 11, characterized in that a partition wall is provided in the middle of two connecting walls of the base, the height of the partition wall being smaller than the height of the connecting walls.

13. The method according to claim 11, wherein the connecting walls provided on the left and right sides of the base are provided intermittently in the extending direction of the rail beam, respectively, and are staggered with each other.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the underside cover further includes a plurality of removable sets of rail beam mounts, each set of rail beam mounts being spaced apart from one another along the direction of extension of its corresponding rail beam.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein each of the rail beam mounts is secured to the top surface of the underside cover by ultrasonic welding, riveting, or adhesive.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein each of the rail beam mounts includes a mount protrusion at a top thereof, the mount protrusion protruding in a direction perpendicular to the direction of extension of the rail beam and parallel to the bottom surface covering, a bottom of the rail beam being provided with a mount receiver corresponding to the mount protrusion, the mount protrusion being capable of mating with the mount receiver of the rail beam so that the rail beam can slide in its own direction of extension relative to the rail beam mount and be mounted in place.

17. The method of claim 9, wherein each of the rail beams is directly secured to the top surface of the underside cover by ultrasonic welding, riveting or adhesive.

18. The method of claim 9, wherein each of the track beams comprises a plurality of track beam segments connected in series.

19. A method according to claim 18, wherein each of the track beam sections is provided at a front end thereof with a protrusion protruding forwardly and at a rear end thereof with a recess recessed inwardly of the track beam section, the protrusions and recesses of adjacent track beam sections being adapted to each other so as to connect the adjacent track beam sections together.

20. The method of claim 6, wherein the step of obtaining a desired number and type of elastic cushions comprises obtaining an elastic balancing net, and each elastic module has a truncated cone shape with an external contour, and the elastic balancing net is provided with a plurality of openings having a size consistent with an external diameter of the elastic modules at a predetermined height, so that the elastic balancing net can respectively fit the plurality of elastic modules into the openings to associate all the elastic modules.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the size of the aperture is consistent with an outer diameter at a top of the elastomeric module.

22. The method of claim 6, wherein the step of obtaining a desired number of desired types of resilient pads comprises obtaining at least two different resilient pads.

23. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 5, further comprising a receiving method of receiving components constituting the household elastic mat, the receiving method comprising: and the top cover body, the bottom cover body, the side enclosure and the elastic cushion layer are all rolled up and stored.

24. The method according to claim 8, wherein each of the elastic modules is constructed in a truncated cone structure having an open lower end and a hollow interior, and further comprising a receiving method of receiving components constituting the household elastic pad, the receiving method comprising: and taking down each elastic module from the track beam, and sequentially telescopically accommodating each elastic module along the height direction of the elastic module, so that the elastic module below the adjacent elastic module is upwards inserted into the elastic module above the adjacent elastic module through the lower end opening of the elastic module above the adjacent elastic module in the telescopic state.

25. A method of custom assembling a cushion for a user to sit or lie on, the method comprising:

obtaining a top cover body and a bottom cover body;

26. The method of claim 25, wherein the top cover includes a ring of skirts projecting toward the bottom cover; and/or

The bottom mask body comprises a ring of skirt portion extending towards the top mask body,

wherein the method does not include the step of obtaining a side fence.