JP2004057301A - Bed - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To adjust the height of a bed by simple constitution according to the body type and preference of a user and to prevent dust, etc. from entering a space under the bed. <P>SOLUTION: Inside of a bed frame 12 consisting of a head board 1, side boards 4 and a foot board 5, bar-like support members 6 capable of freely supporting a mattress 10 stepwise are fitted to the side boards 4 with joining members 7. A plate member 9 and the mattress 10 are placed on the support members 6 to adjust the height of the mattress 10. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a bed, and more particularly to a bed structure capable of height adjustment.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Normally, a bed has a step portion inside a bed frame composed of a headboard, a sideboard, and a footboard, and a plate-like member called "snowboard" is placed on this step, and the bed-like member is The mattress is placed on top. Usually, in adult beds, the sideboard is higher than the floor and the height of the mattress is fixed.
[0003]
In fact, when such a bed is used by a user, an appropriate height and preference are set according to the height and age of the user (for example, a state in which the user is sitting on a mattress and feet are on the floor). Are different from each other, and some users may want to change the height of the mattress.
[0004]
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Publication No. 2001-293038 discloses a bed provided with an adjustment mechanism capable of adjusting the height of the mattress in the vertical direction with respect to the floor surface with respect to such a bed having a constant mattress height. It has been disclosed. In the bed disclosed in this publication, the height of the upper frame moves vertically with respect to the floor surface by a plurality of links rotatably supported by the lower frame of the bed, so that the bed is placed on the upper frame. The height of the mattress to be placed can be adjusted.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in order to be able to adjust the height to the mattress according to the user's body type and preference, simply change the position of the sideboard in the vertical direction and raise it up, When a space is formed under the sideboard, dust and the like enter under the bed, making it difficult to clean under the bed.
[0006]
Further, in the bed disclosed in the above-mentioned publication, a plurality of link mechanisms are used, so that the bed structure becomes complicated and cost increases.
[0007]
A technical object of the present invention is to provide a configuration in which the height of a mattress can be adjusted with a simple structure according to a user's body type, and a configuration in which dust or the like hardly enters under a bed.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
A first means taken to solve the above technical problem is a headboard, a pair of sideboards fixed to the headboard, and a footboard fixed to the sideboard, as shown in claim 1. In a bed in which a plate-shaped member is supported at a predetermined position and a mattress is placed on the plate-shaped member,
A rod-shaped support member disposed along the inner wall of the bed frame inside the bed frame and capable of supporting the plate-shaped member stepwise in the height direction; And a positioning member for positioning the mattress, wherein the plate-shaped member is placed on the rod-shaped support member, and the height of the mattress is adjusted.
[0009]
According to the above-described means, when changing the height of the mattress according to the user's body shape, the plate-like support member is positioned at a predetermined position that is stepwise in the height direction by the positioning member, and the plate-like support member is By mounting the members and the mattress, the height of the mattress can be adjusted. In other words, with the above-described configuration, the height of the bed mattress can be changed according to the user's preference, or the height of the mattress according to the user's own height and age can be adjusted. , Convenience is improved. In this case, the bar-shaped support member may be positioned at a desired height by the positioning member with respect to the bed frame. Therefore, the structure for adjusting the height of the mattress does not require a plurality of link structures as in the related art, and is simplified. Height adjustment can be performed at low cost.
[0010]
A second means taken to solve the above technical problem is a headboard, a pair of sideboards fixed to the headboard, and a pair of sideboards fixed to the headboard. In a bed in which a mattress is attached to a bed frame at a predetermined position with respect to a bed frame composed of a footboard,
A positioning portion that can be supported stepwise in the height direction is formed inside the bed frame, a bar-shaped support member is horizontally supported by the positioning portion, and the mattress is placed on the bar-shaped support member. And the height of the mattress is adjusted.
[0011]
According to the above-described configuration, the mattress is placed in a state where the rod-shaped support member is horizontally supported by the positioning portion that can be supported stepwise in the height direction inside the bed frame. The mattress is placed in a stable state by the rod-shaped support member. In this case, since the load acting on the mattress is received on the upper surface of the horizontal bar-shaped support member, the load when the bed is used is received by surface contact or line contact, so that sufficient strength is secured. Therefore, with the above-described configuration, the height can be changed according to the needs of the user, and the user of the bed adjusts the height of the mattress with a simple configuration according to his / her height, age, and preference. And convenience can be improved.
[0012]
Further, in the above-described configuration, the bed frame for which the height of the mattress can be adjusted is a bed frame that forms a bedboard, a pair of sideboards, and a footboard between the floor surface and the floor frame if it is in contact with the floor surface. It is possible to make circumferential contact without any gap. For this reason, dust etc. do not enter under the bed, and cleaning becomes easy.
[0013]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
An embodiment of a bed according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The structure of the bed 11 for changing the height of the mattress 10 described below is not limited to this, but can be applied to the bed 11 in which the height of the mattress 10 can be adjusted with respect to the bed frame 12.
[0014]
FIG. 1 shows a configuration of the bed 11 in the embodiment. The bed 11 comprises a bed frame 12, a headboard 1 on which the user's head comes when the user sleeps, a pair of sideboards 4, and a footboard 5 on which the feet come. 12 is placed on the floor in a state of being in contact with the floor 13. The bed frame 12 is made of metal or wood so as to support the weight of the user. Two elongated sideboards 4 are vertically abutted on both right and left ends of the headboard 1, and two L-shaped bolt holes 2b are formed at joints thereof to fasten bolts and the like. The headboard 1 and the sideboard 4 are attached and fixed by the member 3. In this case, the metal fitting 2 is attached so as to fit into recesses 1 a and 4 a formed at longitudinal ends of the headboard 1 and the sideboard 4. That is, the two fastening members 3 are fixed vertically to the sideboard 4 by the fixing holes 2a, and one of the fittings 2 is fixed to the sideboard 4. Thereafter, the sideboard 4 and the headboard 1 are fixed by attaching fastening members 3 such as bolts to the other two L-shaped bolt holes 2b of the metal fitting 2 respectively.
[0015]
At the end of the sideboard 4 opposite to the headboard 1, the footboard 5 is attached to the sideboard 4 by the fastening member 3 such as a bolt via the metal fitting 2 with the same attachment as the headboard 1. And vertically attached to form a rectangular bed frame 12.
[0016]
Further, on the inner side surface of the sideboard 4, a bar-shaped support member 6 having a bar shape of several centimeters square is attached in a state parallel to the floor surface. This rod-shaped support member 6 is attached to a plurality of fixed nuts 8 press-fitted inside the sideboard 4 at predetermined positions in the height direction at least at two positions at both ends by fastening members 7 such as bolts. The bar-shaped support member 6 made of metal or wood is fixed to the sideboard 4 by screwing the fastening member 7. In this case, when the bar-shaped support member 6 is mounted, the mounting height with respect to the floor surface 13 is not limited to this, for example, in FIG. 2, but can be selected in three stages as an example. That is, the height at which the bar-shaped support member 6 of the floor surface 13 is attached to the sideboard 4 is, in order from a higher position to a lower position, one of three levels of an upper position, a middle position, and a lower position. Can be selected according to the user's preference or body type. That is, the user of the bed 11 selects any one of the above upper position, the middle position, and the lower position, and bolts the rod-shaped support member 6 to the fixing nut 8 pressed into the sideboard 4. The height of the bar-shaped support member 6 from the floor surface 13 is determined by fixing with the fastening member 7. Thus, the height of the two plate-like members (bottom board) 9 placed on the rod-like support member 6 is determined. 2A shows a case where the rod-shaped support member 6 is fixed to the sideboard 4 at the upper position, and FIG. 2B shows a case where the rod-shaped support member 6 is fixed to the sideboard 4 at the middle position. Show. (C) shows a state in which the bar-shaped support member 6 is attached to the sideboard 4 at the lower position. As described above, when the mattress 10 is placed on the bottom board 9 in a state where the bar-shaped support member 6 is fixed to the sideboard 4 at a predetermined position in the height direction, the floor surface of the mattress 10 is The height from 13 is inevitably determined.
[0017]
FIG. 3 shows a seating state on the mattress based on the body type of the user when the mattress 10 is actually used while changing the height of the mattress 10 with respect to the floor surface 13. For example, FIG. 3A shows a state where the rod-shaped support member 6 is fixed at the highest position, and FIG. 3B shows a state where the rod-shaped support member 6 is fixed at the lowest position. In the state of (a), when the user is sitting on the mattress, the height of the mattress 10 is higher than the floor 13 as shown in (a), depending on the length of the user's feet. In this case, the user's feet do not reach the floor surface 13 and float in the air, and the height of the mattress 10 with respect to the body shape causes the user to lose a sense of stability, thereby giving anxiety. . Therefore, the height of the bar-shaped support member 6 is adjusted by fixing only the bar-shaped support member 6 with a simple fastening member 7 according to the user's body shape or preference, as shown in FIG. By making the height of 10 lower than (a), the user's feet reach the floor 13 in a state where the user is sitting on the mattress, so that the user's body is stable and safe. A feeling is given. With such a configuration, the height of the mattress 10 can be adjusted with respect to the bed frame 12. In this case, since the lower side of the bed frame 12 is in contact with the floor surface 13, a gap is formed below the bed frame 12. Is formed to prevent dust and the like from entering under the bed 11. This makes it easy to perform cleaning or the like in a state where the bed 11 is placed, and can be configured so that an object or the like does not enter under the bed.
[0018]
Next, a procedure for assembling the bed 11 shown in FIG. 1 will be described. When assembling, first, a fastening member 3 such as a bolt is attached to the headboard 1 by using the joint 2 to the sideboard 4. Then, two sideboards 4 are vertically attached to the headboard 1 symmetrically with respect to the headboard 1 to form a U-shape. Next, the footboard 5 is attached to the other ends of the sideboards 4 attached to the left and right sides of the headboard 1 by the fastening members 3 such as bolts using the joint fittings 2. Then, the entire bed frame 12 has a square shape, only the headboard 1 is relatively high, and the other boards are low and flat.
[0019]
Thereafter, the bar-shaped support member 6 is attached to the fixing nut 8 press-fitted inside the left and right sideboards 4. In this case, the mounting position of the rod-shaped support member 6 is selected from the height from the floor surface 13 at the upper position, the middle position, and the lower position according to the user's body shape and preference. The position of the plurality of holes 6a provided at the end and the center of 6 is aligned with the position of the fixing nut 8 attached to the sideboard 4, and a fastening member 7 such as a bolt is screwed into the sideboard 4 Fix it. Then, after the attachment of the bar-shaped support members 6 to both sideboards 4 is completed, two bottom boards 9 are horizontally placed on the bar-shaped support members. At this time, since the metal fittings 2 are arranged in the recesses at the four corners of each board to which the metal fittings 2 are attached, the bottom board 9 does not interfere with the metal fittings 2 on the way and does not interfere. It has a configuration. Then, the mattress 10 is placed thereon, and the assembling of the bed 11 is completed.
[0020]
【The invention's effect】
According to the first aspect, when changing the height of the mattress according to the user's body type and preference, the bar-shaped support member is positioned by the positioning member at a predetermined position that is stepwise in the height direction. , A plate member and a mattress can be placed, and the height of the mattress can be adjusted. Since the height of the mattress can be adjusted according to the user's preference and body shape, the convenience can be improved. Further, the bar-shaped support member may be positioned at a desired height with respect to the bed frame by the positioning member, and the structure for adjusting the height of the mattress does not require a plurality of link structures as in the related art, and can be simple and inexpensive. .
[0021]
According to the second aspect, the mattress is placed inside the bed frame in a state where the rod-shaped support member is horizontally supported by the positioning portion that can be supported stepwise in the height direction. The mattress can be stably placed by the horizontal bar-shaped support member. In this case, since a load is received by surface contact or line contact on the upper surface of the horizontal bar-shaped support member, sufficient strength can be secured. Further, in the above configuration, the height can be changed according to the user's need, and the bed user can adjust the height of the mattress with a simple configuration according to his / her height and age. , Convenience can be improved.
[0022]
In addition, if the bed frame that allows the height adjustment of the mattress is in contact with the floor, the bed frame that composes the bedboard, the pair of sideboards, and the footboard will move around the floor without any gap. This makes it possible to prevent dust and the like from entering under the bed, thereby making it easy to clean around the bed.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a bed according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 2A and 2B show a state in which metal fittings for fixing the headboard and the sideboard shown in FIG. 1 are mounted, and FIG. 2A shows a state in which the rod-shaped support members are mounted on the upper stage, FIG. It is a state explanatory view.
3A and 3B show a state in which a user is sitting on the bed shown in FIG. 1, wherein FIG. 3A is a state in which the mattress is high, and FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Headboard 4 Sideboard 5 Footboard 6 Bar-shaped support member 7 Fastening member (positioning member)
8 Fixing nut (positioning member)
9 Bottom board 10 Mattress 11 Bed 12 Bed frame 13 Floor

Claims (3)

A plate member is supported at a predetermined position with respect to a bed frame including a headboard, a pair of sideboards fixed to the headboard, and a footboard fixed to the sideboard. In the bed where the mattress is placed,
A rod-shaped support member disposed along the inner wall of the bed frame inside the bed frame and capable of supporting the plate-shaped member stepwise in a height direction;
A positioning member for positioning the bar-shaped support member in a height direction, wherein the plate-shaped member is placed on the bar-shaped support member, and the height of the mattress is adjusted. In a bed in which a mattress is attached to a bed frame at a predetermined position with respect to a bed frame including a headboard, a pair of sideboards fixed to the headboard, and a footboard fixed to the sideboard,
On the inside of the bed frame, there is formed a positioning portion that can be supported stepwise in the height direction, the rod-shaped support member is horizontally supported by the positioning portion, and the height of the mattress is adjusted. Characterized bed. 3. The bed according to claim 1, wherein the bed frame on which the height of the mattress can be adjusted is in circumferential contact with a floor surface. 4.

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