Modular bed

A modular bed comprising a base frame unit, and a plurality of support frame units mounted on the base frame unit to be displaced from each other in a longitudinal direction, each of the support frame units including:

• a leading bar and a trailing bar which are displaced from each other in the longitudinal direction, each of the leading and trailing bars having a left end segment and a right end segment opposite to the left end segment in a transverse direction relative to the longitudinal direction;
• four mounting frames each extending upwardly from a respective one of the left and right end segments of the leading and trailing bars;
• a support panel configured to conceal the mounting frames from view and disposed to be movable relative to the mounting frames between a loaded position and an unloaded position;
• and
• four bent leaf springs each having:
• a secured segment having:
• a first mounting region secured to a respective one of the mounting frames, and
• a suspended region extending lengthwise from the first mounting region to terminate at a lower juncture;
• a fixed segment having:
• a second mounting region fixed to a lower surface of the support panel;
• and
• an extension region extending lengthwise from the second mounting region to terminate at an upper juncture which is offset from the lower juncture by a predetermined length;
• an upper curved segment which extends from the upper juncture in a circumferential direction to terminate at a deflection area;
• and
• a lower curved segment which extends from the lower juncture in a circumferential direction to join the deflection area to permit the upper and lower curved segments to produce a combined biasing force so as to provide cushioning effect for the support panel in response to movement of the support panel from the unloaded position to the loaded position.