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- the present invention relates to a mattress, and in particular to a mattress in which the support of the user's body can be adjusted in a manual or automatic manner.
- Some known mattresses comprise an external cover in which a padding including one or more air chambers suitable for being inflated for supporting the body of at least one user is arranged.
- the pressure inside these air chambers is fixed or, as in the case of the medical mattresses for preventing decubitus ulcers, is periodically changed with alternated pressures in the adjacent air chambers, so that the user cannot directly intervene for modifying in a stable manner the support of the mattress according to his comfort needs.
- U.S. Pat. No. 5,142,717, US 2003/0221261 A1 and EP 663169 disclose mattresses comprising air chambers connected to an electric compressor by means of an air inlet provided with a valve which is opened or closed by a control unit according to control signals coming a pressure sensor.
- these air chambers are relatively wide or long, so that the air pressure supporting the users cannot be precisely controlled and/or adapted according to the users' weight, position and movements on the mattresses.
- the users can adjust in a precise and stable manner the pressure in the mattress according to the present invention, which is preferably provided with more groups of air chambers in which the pressure can be adjusted in a different manner for each portion of the body, so as to improve the user's comfort.
- the groups of air chambers can be obtained by an upper sheet of a deformable material, which is shaped and welded to a lower sheet so as to obtain in a simple and inexpensive manner not only a plurality of alveoli for the air chambers, but also the ducts which mutually connect these alveoli in each group of air chambers.
- control unit is provided with a digital memory and can communicate with a remote control, so as to automatically adapt the pressure in each group of air chambers according to the user's weight and/or to modify said pressure for further improving the comfort of the same user.
- FIG. 1 shows a cross-sectioned top view of the mattress according to the present invention
- FIG. 2 shows and enlarged view sectioned along plane II-II of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 shows a scheme of the mattress of FIG. 1 .
- the mattress according to the present invention comprises in a known way an external cover 1 in which a padding 2 including one or more air chambers 3 suitable for being inflated for supporting the body of at least one user is arranged.
- padding 2 has a substantially parallelepiped shape with four side walls and a base of polyurethane foam.
- the air chambers 3 have a substantially parallelepiped shape and are arranged in padding 2 , between its side walls and above its base, along more horizontal rows and columns so as to form at least one uniform layer of alveoli.
- the present embodiment of the mattress single and having a standard size, comprises sixteen rows by forty columns of air chambers 3 , which are in turn grouped into four groups of air chambers 3 mutually connected in each group.
- These four groups of air chambers 3 correspond to the head zone A, the lumbar zone B, the sacral zone C and the leg zone D of the user, respectively, wherein the depth of the latter zone is greater, in particular substantially twice, than the depth of any other zone A, B or C.
- zones A, B and C comprise eight columns of air chambers 3 and zone D comprises 16 columns of air chambers 3 .
- the air chambers 3 are connected by means of air inlets 4 and to an electric control device 5 which is suitable for controlling and modifying the air pressure in the air chambers 3 and is arranged in a space made in padding 2 , for example in a side wall thereof, so as to be accessible from the outside.
- the air chambers 3 are preferably obtained by an upper sheet 6 of a deformable material, for example natural lattice or neoprene, PVC or polyurethane, which is shaped so as to form a plurality of alveoli with a substantially parallelepiped shape which are open downwards and are mutually connected by stripes of the same material along their lower edges.
- a lower sheet 7 of a deformable material, for example the same material of the upper sheet 6 is welded along said stripes so as to hermetically close the alveoli and to obtain the air chambers 3 .
- the air chambers 3 communicate with one or more adjacent air chambers 3 through a slit 8 made between the upper sheet 6 and the lower sheet 7 .
- Slit 8 is obtained by preventing the welding between the two sheets 6 , 7 along a portion of the stripe which joins the lower edges of the relevant alveoli, for example by arranging a tape of an non-adhering material under the upper sheet 6 and/or on the lower sheet 7 in the zone of the stripe in which slit 8 is desired, or by obtaining a thin canal, preferably with a section lower than 1 mm 2 , during the shaping of the alveoli in the upper sheet 6 .
- Reinforcing members 9 which have a complementary shape and a smaller size with respect to the inside of the air chambers 3 and are made of a deformable material, for example polyurethane foam, are further arranged in the air chambers 3 for assuring that they maintain a minimum volume even if deflated.
- a flexible net 10 for example made of nylon, which distributes the load from the top on a wider surface, as well as a sheet 11 of a deformable material, for example polyurethane foam with closed cells, which maintains the deformed shape for a determinate period, in particular at least 10 seconds, are arranged on the air chambers 3 so as to improve the user's comfort.
- the control device 5 suitably comprises an electric compressor 12 which can suck air from the outside through a duct 13 and pump it through inlets 4 into one or more groups A, B, C and/or D of air chambers 3 .
- Inlets 4 are provided with an electric valve 14 connected to an electronic control unit 15 , for example provided with a microprocessor.
- This control unit 15 is connected also to electric valves 16 , arranged along outlets 17 which connect the groups A, B, C and D of air chambers 3 with the outside, as well as to an automatic switch 18 , for example a relay or a transistor, arranged along an electric line between compressor 12 and an electric power source 19 , in particular a battery.
- the electric valves 14 , 16 are normally closed and the automatic switch 18 is normally open, so as to save electric energy during the use.
- the control unit 15 opens or closes the electric valves 14 or 16 , as well as the controlled switch 18 according to control signals coming from a plurality of pressure sensors 20 , each connected to a group A, B, C or D of air chambers 3 and preferably arranged on the side opposite to inlets 4 and/or outlets 17 .
- the control unit 15 is provided or connected with at least one digital memory 21 suitable for storing some pressure values of the groups A, B, C and D of air chambers 3 and can communicate with an external remote control 22 , for example through a radio transceiver 23 or a cable.
- the remote control 22 is provided with a display 24 , for example LCD, a keyboard 25 and a power switch 26 , as well as with other electric and/or electronic devices, also of the known kind, which are necessary for its working, such as batteries, connection and power circuits, control units and/or a transceiver for the exchange of control signals with transceiver 23 .
- control unit 15 compares the signals coming from the pressure sensors 20 with a series of pressure values stored in the digital memory 21 . These values can correspond to a series of standard pressure values or to values preset by the user.
- the following table shows an example of the minimum and maximum standard values expressed in Pa in each group A, B, C, and D of air chambers 3 according to the total user's weight.
- TABLE 1 standard pressure values User's weight Zone A Zone B Zone C Zone D 15-40 kg 14660-15330 17995-19330 16660-17995 15330-16660 40-50 kg 14660-15990 17330-18670 16660-17995 15330-16660 50-60 kg 14660-15990 16660-17995 16660-17995 15330-16660 60-70 kg 15330-16660 15990-17330 15330-16660 15990-17330 70-80 kg 15330-16660 15330-16660 14660-15990 15990-17330 80-90 kg 15990-17330 15330-16660 13990-16660 15990-17330 90-100 kg 15990-17330 14660-15990 13330-14660 15990-17330 100-110 kg 16660-17330 12660-13990 12660-13990 16660-17995 110-120 kg 16660-17330 11330-12660 12000-13330 16660-17995 120-130 kg 17330-186
- the user can therefore input his own weight by means of keyboard 25 of the remote control 22 , so that the control unit 15 loads from the digital memory 21 the series of pressure values corresponding to said weight.
- These values correspond to the inner pressure of the air chambers 3 without the user on the mattress and may vary according to the control signals sent by the user through keyboard 25 of the remote control 22 , so that the user can increase or decrease the pressure in one or more air groups of chambers 3 according to his needs.
- the standard or the user's settings are detected by the pressure sensors 20 and stored into the digital memory 21 when no force is exerted onto the air chambers, i.e. when the user does not lie down on the mattress, so as to obtain a greater reading precision.
- the control device 5 therefore acts as a manostat by suitably opening or closing the electric valves 14 or 16 and/or the automatic switch 18 for keeping the pressure constant, for example within a range of 500 Pa, in one or more groups of air chambers 3 according to the real pressure detected by the pressure sensors 20 and to the ideal pressure values stored in the digital memory 21 . All these pressure values can be transmitted in real time from the control unit 15 and displayed by display 24 of the remote control 22 .
Abstract
Mattress comprising an external cover (1) in which a padding (2) including one or more air chambers (3), which can be inflated for supporting the body of at least one user and are connected by means of air inlets (4) to an electric compressor (12) for sucking air from the outside and pump it into one or more groups (A, B, C, D) of air chambers (3), is arranged, said inlets (4) being provided with electric valves (14) connected to a control unit (15) which is in turn connected to an automatic switch (18) arranged along an electric line between the compressor (12) and an electric power source (19), wherein the control unit (15) opens or closes the electric valves (14) and/or the automatic switch (18) according to the control signals coming from one or more pressure sensors (20) which measure the pressure in the air chambers (3).
Description
- The present invention relates to a mattress, and in particular to a mattress in which the support of the user's body can be adjusted in a manual or automatic manner.
- Some known mattresses comprise an external cover in which a padding including one or more air chambers suitable for being inflated for supporting the body of at least one user is arranged. However, the pressure inside these air chambers is fixed or, as in the case of the medical mattresses for preventing decubitus ulcers, is periodically changed with alternated pressures in the adjacent air chambers, so that the user cannot directly intervene for modifying in a stable manner the support of the mattress according to his comfort needs.
- U.S. Pat. No. 5,142,717, US 2003/0221261 A1 and EP 663169 disclose mattresses comprising air chambers connected to an electric compressor by means of an air inlet provided with a valve which is opened or closed by a control unit according to control signals coming a pressure sensor. However, these air chambers are relatively wide or long, so that the air pressure supporting the users cannot be precisely controlled and/or adapted according to the users' weight, position and movements on the mattresses.
- It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a mattress which is free from said disadvantage. Said object is achieved with a mattress, the main features of which are disclosed in the first claim and other features are disclosed in the subsequent claims.
- Thanks to the electric compressor, the electric valves, the pressure sensors and the control unit, the users can adjust in a precise and stable manner the pressure in the mattress according to the present invention, which is preferably provided with more groups of air chambers in which the pressure can be adjusted in a different manner for each portion of the body, so as to improve the user's comfort.
- According to a particular advantageous aspect of the invention, the groups of air chambers can be obtained by an upper sheet of a deformable material, which is shaped and welded to a lower sheet so as to obtain in a simple and inexpensive manner not only a plurality of alveoli for the air chambers, but also the ducts which mutually connect these alveoli in each group of air chambers.
- According to another particular advantageous aspect of the invention, the control unit is provided with a digital memory and can communicate with a remote control, so as to automatically adapt the pressure in each group of air chambers according to the user's weight and/or to modify said pressure for further improving the comfort of the same user.
- Further advantages and features of the mattress according to the present invention will become clear to those skilled in the art from the following detailed and non-limiting description on an embodiment thereof, with reference to the attached drawings, wherein:
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FIG. 1 shows a cross-sectioned top view of the mattress according to the present invention; -
FIG. 2 shows and enlarged view sectioned along plane II-II ofFIG. 1 ; and -
FIG. 3 shows a scheme of the mattress ofFIG. 1 . - Referring to
FIG. 1 , it is seen that the mattress according to the present invention comprises in a known way anexternal cover 1 in which apadding 2 including one ormore air chambers 3 suitable for being inflated for supporting the body of at least one user is arranged. In the present embodiment,padding 2 has a substantially parallelepiped shape with four side walls and a base of polyurethane foam. Theair chambers 3 have a substantially parallelepiped shape and are arranged inpadding 2, between its side walls and above its base, along more horizontal rows and columns so as to form at least one uniform layer of alveoli. For example, the present embodiment of the mattress, single and having a standard size, comprises sixteen rows by forty columns ofair chambers 3, which are in turn grouped into four groups ofair chambers 3 mutually connected in each group. These four groups ofair chambers 3 correspond to the head zone A, the lumbar zone B, the sacral zone C and the leg zone D of the user, respectively, wherein the depth of the latter zone is greater, in particular substantially twice, than the depth of any other zone A, B or C. For example, zones A, B and C comprise eight columns ofair chambers 3 and zone D comprises 16 columns ofair chambers 3. - According to the invention, the
air chambers 3 are connected by means ofair inlets 4 and to anelectric control device 5 which is suitable for controlling and modifying the air pressure in theair chambers 3 and is arranged in a space made inpadding 2, for example in a side wall thereof, so as to be accessible from the outside. - Referring also to
FIG. 2 , it is seen that theair chambers 3 are preferably obtained by anupper sheet 6 of a deformable material, for example natural lattice or neoprene, PVC or polyurethane, which is shaped so as to form a plurality of alveoli with a substantially parallelepiped shape which are open downwards and are mutually connected by stripes of the same material along their lower edges. Alower sheet 7 of a deformable material, for example the same material of theupper sheet 6, is welded along said stripes so as to hermetically close the alveoli and to obtain theair chambers 3. In each of the four groups A, B, C and D, theair chambers 3 communicate with one or moreadjacent air chambers 3 through aslit 8 made between theupper sheet 6 and thelower sheet 7.Slit 8 is obtained by preventing the welding between the twosheets upper sheet 6 and/or on thelower sheet 7 in the zone of the stripe in whichslit 8 is desired, or by obtaining a thin canal, preferably with a section lower than 1 mm2, during the shaping of the alveoli in theupper sheet 6. - Reinforcing
members 9 which have a complementary shape and a smaller size with respect to the inside of theair chambers 3 and are made of a deformable material, for example polyurethane foam, are further arranged in theair chambers 3 for assuring that they maintain a minimum volume even if deflated. Aflexible net 10, for example made of nylon, which distributes the load from the top on a wider surface, as well as asheet 11 of a deformable material, for example polyurethane foam with closed cells, which maintains the deformed shape for a determinate period, in particular at least 10 seconds, are arranged on theair chambers 3 so as to improve the user's comfort. - With reference to
FIG. 3 , it is seen that thecontrol device 5 suitably comprises anelectric compressor 12 which can suck air from the outside through aduct 13 and pump it throughinlets 4 into one or more groups A, B, C and/or D ofair chambers 3.Inlets 4 are provided with anelectric valve 14 connected to anelectronic control unit 15, for example provided with a microprocessor. Thiscontrol unit 15 is connected also toelectric valves 16, arranged alongoutlets 17 which connect the groups A, B, C and D ofair chambers 3 with the outside, as well as to anautomatic switch 18, for example a relay or a transistor, arranged along an electric line betweencompressor 12 and anelectric power source 19, in particular a battery. Theelectric valves automatic switch 18 is normally open, so as to save electric energy during the use. Thecontrol unit 15 opens or closes theelectric valves switch 18 according to control signals coming from a plurality ofpressure sensors 20, each connected to a group A, B, C or D ofair chambers 3 and preferably arranged on the side opposite toinlets 4 and/oroutlets 17. Thecontrol unit 15 is provided or connected with at least onedigital memory 21 suitable for storing some pressure values of the groups A, B, C and D ofair chambers 3 and can communicate with anexternal remote control 22, for example through aradio transceiver 23 or a cable. Theremote control 22 is provided with adisplay 24, for example LCD, akeyboard 25 and apower switch 26, as well as with other electric and/or electronic devices, also of the known kind, which are necessary for its working, such as batteries, connection and power circuits, control units and/or a transceiver for the exchange of control signals withtransceiver 23. - During the use, the
control unit 15 compares the signals coming from thepressure sensors 20 with a series of pressure values stored in thedigital memory 21. These values can correspond to a series of standard pressure values or to values preset by the user. - The following table shows an example of the minimum and maximum standard values expressed in Pa in each group A, B, C, and D of
air chambers 3 according to the total user's weight.TABLE 1 standard pressure values User's weight Zone A Zone B Zone C Zone D 15-40 kg 14660-15330 17995-19330 16660-17995 15330-16660 40-50 kg 14660-15990 17330-18670 16660-17995 15330-16660 50-60 kg 14660-15990 16660-17995 16660-17995 15330-16660 60-70 kg 15330-16660 15990-17330 15330-16660 15990-17330 70-80 kg 15330-16660 15330-16660 14660-15990 15990-17330 80-90 kg 15990-17330 15330-16660 13990-16660 15990-17330 90-100 kg 15990-17330 14660-15990 13330-14660 15990-17330 100-110 kg 16660-17330 12660-13990 12660-13990 16660-17995 110-120 kg 16660-17330 11330-12660 12000-13330 16660-17995 120-130 kg 17330-18670 9990-11330 11330-12660 17330-18670 130-140 kg 17330-18670 9990-11330 10665-12000 17330-18670 140-150 kg 17330-18670 9330-10665 9330-10665 14660-15990 - The user can therefore input his own weight by means of
keyboard 25 of theremote control 22, so that thecontrol unit 15 loads from thedigital memory 21 the series of pressure values corresponding to said weight. These values correspond to the inner pressure of theair chambers 3 without the user on the mattress and may vary according to the control signals sent by the user throughkeyboard 25 of theremote control 22, so that the user can increase or decrease the pressure in one or more air groups ofchambers 3 according to his needs. In any case, the standard or the user's settings are detected by thepressure sensors 20 and stored into thedigital memory 21 when no force is exerted onto the air chambers, i.e. when the user does not lie down on the mattress, so as to obtain a greater reading precision. - The
control device 5 therefore acts as a manostat by suitably opening or closing theelectric valves automatic switch 18 for keeping the pressure constant, for example within a range of 500 Pa, in one or more groups ofair chambers 3 according to the real pressure detected by thepressure sensors 20 and to the ideal pressure values stored in thedigital memory 21. All these pressure values can be transmitted in real time from thecontrol unit 15 and displayed bydisplay 24 of theremote control 22.
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1. Mattress comprising air inlets (4), an electric compressor (12), electric valves (14), a control unit (15), an automatic switch (18), one or more pressure sensors (20) and an external cover (1) in which a padding (2) including air chambers (3) suitable for being inflated for supporting the body of at least one user is arranged, wherein the air chambers (3) are connected by means of the air inlets (4) to the electric compressor (12) for sucking air from the outside and pump it into the air chambers (3), said inlets (4) being provided with the electric valves (14) connected to the control unit (15) which is in turn connected to the automatic switch (18) arranged along an electric line between the compressor (12) and an electric power source (19), wherein the control unit (15) opens or closes the electric valves (14) and/or the automatic switch (18) according to control signals coming from the pressure sensors (20), wherein the air chambers (3) are grouped into one or more groups (A, B, C, D) of mutually connected air chambers (3), characterized in that the pressure sensors (20) measure the pressure in air chambers (3) of one group (A, B, C, D), differing from the air chambers (3) of the same group (A, B, C, D) connected to the inlets (4).
2. Mattress according to the previous claim, characterized in that the groups (A, B, C, D) of air chambers (3) are connected to the outside through outlets (17) provided with electric valves (16) connected to the control unit (15).
3. Mattress according to one of the previous claims, characterized in that said electric valves (14, 16) are normally closed.
4. Mattress according to one of the previous claims, characterized in that the pressure sensors (20) are arranged on the side opposite to the inlets (4) and/or the outlets (17).
5. Mattress according to one of the previous claims, characterized in that the padding (2) has a substantially parallelepiped shape with four side wall and a base made of polyurethane foam.
6. Mattress according to one of the previous claims, characterized in that the air chambers (3) have a substantially parallelepiped shape and are arranged in the padding (2), between its side walls and above its base, along more horizontal rows and columns so as to form at least one uniform layer of alveoli.
7. Mattress according to one of the previous claims, characterized in that the air chambers (3) are grouped into four groups (A, B, C, D) of air chambers (3) mutually connected in each group, said four groups corresponding to the head zone (A), the lumbar zone (B), the sacral zone (C) and the leg zone (D) of the user, respectively, the depth of which is greater than the depth of any other zone (A, B or C).
8. Mattress according to one of the previous claims, characterized in that the air chambers (3) are obtained by an upper sheet (6) of a deformable material, which is shaped so as to form a plurality of alveoli with a substantially parallelepiped shape which are open downwards and are mutually connected by stripes of the same material along their lower edges, a lower sheet (7) of a deformable material being welded along said stripes so as to hermetically close the alveoli and to obtain the air chambers (3).
9. Mattress according to claim 8 , characterized in that the air chambers (3) communicate with one or more adjacent air chambers (3) through a slit (8) made between the upper sheet (6) and the lower sheet (7) by preventing the welding between the two sheets (6, 7) along a portion of the stripe which joins the lower edges of the relevant alveoli.
10. Mattress according to one of the previous claims, characterized in that reinforcing members (9) which have a complementary shape and a smaller size with respect to the inside of the air chambers (3) and are made of a deformable material, are arranged in the air chambers (3).
11. Mattress according to one of the previous claims, characterized in that a flexible net (10) is arranged on the air chambers (3).
12. Mattress according to one of the previous claims, characterized in that a sheet (11) of a deformable material suitable for keeping the deformed shape for a determinate period is arranged on the air chambers (3).
13. Mattress according to one of the previous claims, characterized in that the control unit (15) is provided or connected with at least one digital memory (21) suitable for storing the pressure values in one or more air chambers (3).
14. Mattress according to claim 13 , characterized in that the digital memory (21) comprises more series of pressure values which can be selected by the control unit (15) according to the users' weight.
15. Mattress according to one of the previous claims, characterized in that the control unit (15) can communicate with an external remote control (22) for modifying the pressure in one or more air chambers (3).
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