| 摘要 |
<p>A folding bed for supporting an intended user in both an elongated configuration and a seated configuration. The intended user has a torso, a pair of lower limbs and a hip region therebetween. The folding bed includes a bed frame having a frame base. A first supporting section is provided for supporting the torso, the first supporting section defining a first supporting section first end and a longitudinally opposed first supporting section second end. A second supporting section is further provided for supporting the lower limbs, the second supporting section defining a second supporting section first end and a longitudinally opposed second supporting section second end. The first and second supporting sections are pivotally coupled together through a first-to-second section pivotal link for pivotal movement between an extended configuration and a bent configuration. A first support member defines a first support member first end and a longitudinally opposed first support member second end. The first support member first end is pivotally attached to the first supporting section intermediate the first supporting section first end and the first supporting section second end at a section pivotal link-to-first support member distance from the pivotal link. The first support member second end is operatively coupled to the frame base. When the first and second supporting sections are in the extended configuration, the first-to-second section pivotal link is at a first level relative to the frame base. When the first and second supporting sections are in the bent configuration, the first-to-second section pivotal link is at a second level relative to the frame base, the second level being substantially lower than the first level.</p> |
