512results about "Fluid mattresses" patented technology

An inflatable mattress includes a main section and at least one minor section. The main section includes a main section lower wall having main section lower wall edges, a main section upper wall having main section upper wall edges, and at least one main section sidewall connecting between the main section lower wall edges and the main section upper wall edges to form a main section air chamber. The at least one minor section includes a minor section lower wall having minor section lower wall edges connected to a minor section upper wall having minor section upper wall edges to form a minor air chamber. The at least one minor section is connected to the main section by a first pivotable connection between one main section lower wall edge and one minor section lower wall edge, or a second pivotable connection between one main section upper wall edge and one minor section upper wall edge.

An air mattress adjustment method includes adjusting the air mattress to a received user pressure setting, learning a level of pressure in the air mattress at a first plurality of times with respect to the user pressure setting, monitoring the level of pressure in the air mattress at a second plurality of times, determining that the pressure of the air mattress at one of the second plurality of times is out of range, and based on the determining, adjusting the pressure of the air mattress.Application. docx

A cover for a support surface includes: a ticking made of a ticking material configured to enclose a support layer of the support surface, the ticking having an outer top surface configured to face a person lying on the support surface; and a friction reducing overlay on at least a portion of the outer top surface for facilitating displacement of the person on the support surface, the friction reducing overlay being made of a low friction material formed onto the ticking material, the friction reducing overlay comprising a plurality of overlay elements that are spaced apart from each other to form an overlay pattern.

An inflatable mattress for use in a vehicle is disclosed and claimed. The inflatable mattress may include a removable air pump, and a first longitudinal chamber that may include a pump cavity that receives and stores the removable air pump. The pump cavity may include a first inlet that is adapted to mate with an outlet of the removable air pump within the cavity for ready inflation of the first longitudinal chamber without removal of the air pump from the cavity. The inflatable mattress may further include a second independently-inflatable longitudinal chamber having a second inlet for mating with the outlet of the removable air pump at a second inlet location that is disposed outside of the cavity.

A method of coupling a pressure pad system to an article that includes disposing a pad body of the pressure pad system on the article, the pressure pad system including first and second ends and first and second peripheral sides, the pressure pad system comprising: a plurality of end coupling tabs extending from one or both of the first and second ends, a plurality of peripheral coupling tabs coupled to the first and second peripheral sides, and a plurality of coupling straps. The method further includes coupling the pressure pad system to the article including wrapping at least two of the plurality of coupling straps around a portion of the article.

An inflatable mattress with a hollow interior cavity is disclosed. An air mattress may include a top panel, a bottom panel, and a plurality of side panels. The air mattress may include a hollow cavity that is configured to be inflated. The air mattress may include a bumper located within the hollow cavity. The bumper may have a bottom side and a top side. The bottom side may extend uninterrupted around a perimeter of the air mattress. The top side may have a plurality of notches. Each of the plurality of notches may be configured to allow for passage of air.

The disclosed technology includes an air valve assembly for providing flexibility for a user when inflating an inflatable air mattress. The air valve assembly can include a base configured to attach to a portion of the inflatable air mattress, a middle valve configured to attach to the base portion and having a first diameter, a diaphragm member configured to attach to the middle valve, and a cap configured to removably couple to a portion of the air valve. The assembly can further include an adapter configured to detachably attach to the middle valve portion. The adapter can have a portion with a second diameter that is smaller than the first diameter such that when the adapter is attached, a user may use an inflation device with a smaller dimensioned output.

A method for adjusting pressure within an air bed comprises providing an air bed that includes an air chamber and a pump having a pump housing, selecting a desired pressure setpoint for the air chamber, calculating a pressure target, adjusting pressure within the air chamber until a pressure within the pump housing is substantially equal to the pressure target, determining an actual chamber pressure within the air chamber, and comparing the actual chamber pressure to the desired pressure setpoint to determine an adjustment factor error. The pressure target May be calculated based upon the desired pressure setpoint and a pressure adjustment factor. Furthermore, the pressure adjustment factor may be modified based upon the adjustment factor error determined by comparing the actual chamber pressure to the desired pressure setpoint.

A cushion assembly includes a plurality of layers, including a plurality of buckling layers, arranged in a stack. The plurality of buckling layers includes a first buckling layer, and a second buckling layer disposed over the first buckling layer. The plurality of buckling layers includes a plurality of buckling points such that the plurality of buckling layers buckle under different loading conditions. For example, the first buckling layer is configured with a first buckling point and the second buckling layer is configured with a second buckling point different than the first buckling point. The cushion assembly may further include a first intermediate layer disposed over a coil layer, the plurality of buckling layers disposed over the first intermediate layer, and a microgrid layer disposed over the second intermediate layer. The intermediate layers include a foam, and the buckling layers and the microgrid layer include an elastomeric cushioning element.

The invention relates to the technical field of magnetic therapy mattresses, and discloses a rare earth permanent magnet-graphene composite antibacterial intelligent temperature control magnetic therapy mattress, which comprises a bottom supporting substrate, a magnetic therapy mattress assembly is arranged on the bottom supporting substrate, and the magnetic therapy mattress assembly comprises a supporting buffer layer, a magnet mounting layer, a mesh coating and an antibacterial surface layer. The supporting buffer layer is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the bottom supporting substrate, the supporting buffer layer is graphene modified memory sponge, and the magnet mounting layer is bonded to the upper surface of the supporting buffer layer through full-area thin glue; through the multifunctional collaborative design that the supporting buffer layer is matched with the human body, the rare earth permanent magnet provides a uniform magnetic field, the graphene heating film controls the temperature in a partitioned mode, the graphene fabric is resistant to bacteria, and the edge covering strips are fixed, the mattress meets the basic requirement for comfortable lying, and integrates the additional functions of magnetic therapy health care, intelligent temperature control, antibacterial cleaning and the like; the device is suitable for various scenes such as household daily use and rehabilitation assistance.

Introduced here are pressure-mitigation systems able to mitigate the pressure applied to a human body by the surface of an object (also referred to as a “structure”). A controller device (or simply “controller”) can be fluidically coupled to a pressure-mitigation device that includes a series of selectively inflatable chambers. When a pressure-mitigation device is placed between a human body and a surface, the controller can continuously, intelligently, and autonomously circulate fluid through the chambers of the pressure-mitigation device. Normally, the controller circulates air through the chambers of the pressure-mitigation device, though the controller could circulate another fluid, such as water or gel, through the chambers of the pressure-mitigation device. The controller may cause the chambers to be selectively inflated, deflated, or any combination thereof.

The utility model discloses an inflatable cushion with a built-in automatic inflating and deflating pump, and relates to the technical field of inflatable cushions, the inflatable cushion 1 is formed by an upper fabric 2 and a lower fabric 3, the upper fabric 2 and the lower fabric 3 are respectively provided with a front part 6 and an edge part 7, the front part 6 of the upper fabric 2 or the lower fabric 3 is provided with a pump port 4, and the automatic inflating and deflating pump 5 is arranged in the pump port 4. According to the inflatable cushion, the automatic inflation and deflation pump is arranged in the inflatable cushion, additional external inflation equipment is not needed, the impact of lateral stress on a sealing structure is effectively avoided, meanwhile, the stress distribution of the pump opening and the air pump is optimized, the uniform pressure bearing capacity of the whole structure is enhanced, and the long-acting and reliable use requirement in a complex scene is met.

A sleep system comprises an air posturizing module having a case, the case comprising a first case section extending medially along a length of the case to define a movable first section, a second case section adjacent to the first case section and extending along a length of the case to define a movable second section, a third case section defining a third posturing section, a fourth case section extending medially along a length of the case to define a movable third section, and a fifth case section extending medially along a length of the case to define a movable fourth section. One or more first air chambers are carried in the first, third and fourth case sections to provide a first sleep area, and one or more second air chambers are carried in the second, third, and fifth module sections to provide a second sleep area.

The utility model discloses an inflatable air bag assembly which comprises an outer air bag, an inner air bag is arranged on the inner side of the outer air bag, a plurality of connecting point columns are fixed between the outer air bag and the inner air bag, an inflatable air nozzle is installed on the outer air bag, and a pair of air inlet pipes communicated with an outer air bag cavity and an inner air bag cavity respectively are fixed to an air pipe of the inflatable air nozzle. And air inlet one-way valves are mounted on the two air inlet pipes. The single-layer air bag puncture needle is high in safety, can be normally used even if the single-layer air bag is punctured, greatly improves safety, and is worthy of popularization and application.

Systems and methods for patient monitoring and repositioning are provided. The system includes a mattress with a cell array and a base board array to receive the cell array. The cell array includes a plurality of individually height- adjustable cells each having sensor surface configured to sense at least one biomarker of the patient while lying on the mattress. The system also includes a main unit in communication with each cell of the cell array through the base board array. The main unit is configured to receive data from each of the cells, including measurements of the at least one biomarker, and independently control a height of each of the cells.

Provided are an inflatable pump, an inflatable assembly, and an inflatable product, relating to the technical field of inflatable products, wherein the inflatable pump includes an inflatable pump housing, a mounting cavity is provided in the inflatable pump housing, a spacer plate is provided in the mounting cavity, and a first mounting slot and a second mounting slot are provided on an upper top cover; and a control assembly is provided in the first mounting slot, and a handle is rotatably configured in the second mounting slot.

Introduced here are pressure-mitigation systems able to mitigate the pressure applied to a human body by the surface of an object (also referred to as a “structure”). A controller device (or simply “controller”) can be fluidically coupled to a pressure-mitigation device that includes a series of selectively inflatable chambers. When a pressure-mitigation device is placed between a human body and a surface, the controller can continuously, intelligently, and autonomously circulate fluid through the chambers of the pressure-mitigation device. Normally, the controller circulates air through the chambers of the pressure-mitigation device, though the controller could circulate another fluid, such as water or gel, through the chambers of the pressure-mitigation device. The controller may cause the chambers to be selectively inflated, deflated, or any combination thereof.

A mattress insert, able to be inserted into a traditional mattress, includes a plurality of compartments, each containing gel beads and water suitable for simulating the feeling, pressure relief, and temperature regulation of a waterbed. The mattress insert is placed into a foam structural material of the mattress, providing the mattress insert with support and preventing the spread of the gel beads within the insert. The foam core of the mattress may be either solid or rounded. This mattress technology and insert is useful for beds, including medical beds and dog beds, recliners, chairs, and sofas.

The invention discloses an intelligent mattress control method based on height, an intelligent mattress and related products. The method comprises the steps of obtaining height parameters of a human body; according to the height parameters, through a preset micro-partition mapping algorithm, to-be-activated micro-partitions, corresponding to all the body parts of the human body, on the mattress are determined, a preset number of micro-partitions are pre-divided in the length direction of the mattress, and a plurality of air bags are distributed in each micro-partition; activating the air bag of the micro-partition to be activated to obtain a current activated micro-partition, and collecting a plurality of pressure values of the micro-partition through a pressure sensor array of the mattress; according to a preset air pressure adjusting strategy, the air pressure of the air bag in the current activation differential area is adjusted according to the pressure value. According to the method, the air bag supporting subareas can be dynamically adjusted according to the heights of the users, the problem that traditional mattress subareas are fixed and are difficult to adapt to the users with different heights and weights is solved, accurate supporting and personalized adjustment are achieved, and the supporting effect and sleep comfort are improved.

The utility model relates to the technical field of refrigeration pads, and provides a water evaporation refrigeration pad which aims at solving the technical problem that a traditional water evaporation refrigeration pad is poor in flexible matching performance, and comprises a refrigeration pad body, a water storage device and a controller, the refrigeration pad body is a soft pad body and comprises a cavity with the upper portion and the lower portion being soft rubber waterproof layers in a press fit mode, and the water storage device is arranged in the cavity. Wherein the water absorption evaporation layer and the ventilation layer are arranged in sequence, and a surrounding water hose is arranged on the water absorption evaporation layer; at least one fan is arranged, and a fan opening of the fan is communicated with the ventilation layer; an air inlet and an air outlet are formed in the refrigeration pad body; the water hose is connected with a water pump which is connected with a water storage device, and the water storage device is a soft water storage container; the controller is connected with the water pump, the fan and the power supply. By adopting the combination of the soft pad body and the soft water storage container, the flexible matching between the water source supply body and the whole refrigeration pad is realized, the refrigeration pad is more flexible, and the whole structure is soft and comfortable.

The utility model relates to the field of mattresses, in particular to a self-adaptive air bag mattress, which comprises an upper mattress jacket, a lower mattress jacket, a comfortable layer and a bed core frame, a closed structure is enclosed by the upper mattress jacket and the lower mattress jacket, both the comfortable layer and the bed core frame are wrapped in the closed structure, and the bed core frame comprises an upper jacket, a lower jacket, an electric control system and an inner wrapping object. The electric control system comprises a control box, an air pipe and a plurality of air bag assemblies, the inner wrapping object comprises side sponge, head sponge, leg sponge, wire outlet sponge and filling sponge, the side sponge is obtained in a special-shaped cutting mode, and the air bag assemblies are in a long and thin strip shape. The product is composed of different modules, and each module can be independently disassembled and assembled, so that customization requirements and later maintenance are facilitated; the air bag assembly in the product is in a long and thin strip shape, self-adaptive adjustment can be finer, the product can be rolled and packaged through the design, and the transportation size and the transportation cost are reduced.

The invention relates to a device for supporting a human body part. According to the invention, the device consists of at least three pneumatic cavities maintained at different pressures, the pneumatic cavity closest to the barycentre of the device being at a pressure that is lower than that of the pneumatic cavity furthest from the barycentre of the device and the pneumatic cavities being maintained at different load pressures in order to form a pressure gradient that decreases from the pneumatic cavity furthest from the barycentre of the device to the pneumatic cavity closest to the barycentre of the device.

The present invention relates to a mattress. Existing mattresses exhibit insufficient connection strength and poor positioning reliability, negatively impacting the user experience. The present invention comprises a mattress body internally provided with a massage layer and an air tube bundle connected to an air source. The massage layer comprises a fixing pad and a massage airbag group laid on the fixing pad. The massage airbag group is provided with an air channel platform; and the air channel platform is attached and fixedly connected to the fixing pad. A side edge of the massage layer is recessed to form a horizontally arranged tube-routing groove; and the air tube bundle is inserted into the tube-routing groove from bottom to top and is connected to the massage airbag group. The fixing pad and the massage airbag group are fixedly connected and positioned by means of short pins, the tube-routing groove is formed on the side edge of the massage layer, and the air tube bundle is laid along the tube-routing groove and is effectively positioned, so that the effective positioning of the massage airbag group is ensured, improving massage comfort; the need for glue is eliminated, achieving an environmentally friendly and hygienic effect, ensuring the health of users; furthermore, foreign body sensation caused by the deviation of the air tube bundle is eliminated, the air tube bundle is protected, and a reliable connection between the air tube bundle and the massage airbag group is also ensured, improving the user experience.

The utility model relates to an air bag spring in a massage mattress, in particular to an air bag spring with high stability and a massage mattress using the air bag spring. An existing air bag spring is poor in stability, and when pressed, the air bag spring swings and inclines to affect massage. Therefore, the air bag spring with high stability and the massage mattress using the air bag spring are provided, the air bag spring comprises an air pipe seat with a built-in air passage, a plurality of air bags arranged above the air pipe seat and an air nozzle communicated with the air passage, and the air passage and the air pipe seat extend in the same direction. The air pipe seats are provided with a plurality of bases which are connected into the air bag spring on the same horizontal plane below the air bags, air channels extending in the same direction are arranged in the air pipe seats, at least one air pipe seat is connected with the air bags, the air bags are connected to the top walls of the corresponding air channels in the extending direction of the corresponding air pipe seats, and inner cavities of the air bags are communicated with the air channels. The air pipe bases are combined to serve as the base, the contact area of the bottoms of the air bag springs is enlarged, supporting stability is improved, and the air bags are prevented from being pressed, swinging and inclining to affect massage.

A mattress includes a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer having a substantially arch shape. The third layer includes a first portion extending in a longitudinal direction from a location proximate to a first longitudinal end towards a second longitudinal end and completely embedded, in a vertical direction, inside the first layer. A second portion extending in a longitudinal direction from the first portion towards the second longitudinal end and at least a part of a length of the second portion is completely embedded, in the vertical direction, inside the second layer. The third layer includes one of a plurality of coils arranged in a grid pattern, a plurality of cavities arranged in a grid pattern, a non-woven thermoplastic sheet having heat bonded strands, or a woven thermoplastic sheet having heat bonded strands.

The utility model discloses an improved structure of a temperature-regulating host of a temperature-regulating mattress, which comprises a case, a water outlet pipe and a water return pipe, a water storage tank is arranged in the case, one end of the water outlet pipe is communicated with the water storage tank, and the other end of the water outlet pipe extends out of the case. Two ends of the heating module are respectively communicated with the water storage tank and one end of the water return pipe; the temperature adjusting main machine, the refrigerating module and the heating module of the temperature adjusting mattress can work independently, the refrigerating module mainly works in summer, the heating module mainly works in winter, the working time of the refrigerating module and the heating module is prevented from being too long, and the service life of the refrigerating module and the heating module is prolonged; the cold adjusting range of the refrigerating module is large, and the heat adjusting range of the heating module is large, so that the overall cold and heat adjusting range of the product is large, and popularization and application of the product are facilitated.

Disclosed are embodiments of a vibrating bed which allows a particular person to induce a customized vibrational pattern that they find particularly therapeutic. In certain embodiments, the bed has a water mattress, a carriage for the mattress, a hardwood frame to support the carriage, a transducer for producing different vibrational patterns in the mattress, a vibrotactile amplifier for controlling the transducer, a computer for controlling the amplifier and software on the computer for producing sounds of particular frequencies to induce the vibrational patterns in the water mattress.

The invention belongs to the field of furniture, and discloses a multi-information fusion mattress control method and a mattress, the mattress comprises a bottom coat layer, a support layer, a pressure pad identification layer and a top coat layer arranged from top to bottom; the supporting layer comprises a plurality of air bag assemblies, the air bag assemblies are divided into a plurality of stress subareas corresponding to physiological curves of a user, and each stress subarea is provided with an air pressure sensor used for collecting a one-dimensional air pressure distribution data set; the pressure pad identification layer comprises a pressure pad identification matrix formed by m rows and n columns of pressure sensing units, and is used for collecting body pressure distribution data of a user and generating a two-dimensional pressure distribution matrix; the control assembly is connected with the supporting layer and the pressure pad recognition layer, comprises a calculation unit, an air pump, an electromagnetic valve and an air pressure sensor, and is used for recognizing the macroscopic sleeping posture state and the microcosmic action change of the user according to the two-dimensional pressure distribution matrix and the one-dimensional air pressure distribution data set; and the air pump and the electromagnetic valve are controlled to inflate and deflate the corresponding air bag assembly according to the identification result.

An air mattress includes a main mattress configured to support a body of a user, a sub mattress that is positioned below the main mattress, and a mattress controller configured to control internal pressure of the main mattress and the sub mattress. The sub mattress includes a head part air cell band configured to cause a cervical region of the user to bend forward, and a chest air cell band configured to lift a chest of the user from a back side of the user.

The utility model relates to an air bag spring in a massage mattress, in particular to an air bag spring with good stability and a massage mattress using the air bag spring. An existing air bag spring is poor in supporting stability, and when pressed, an air bag swings and inclines to affect massage. The utility model provides an air bag spring with good stability and a massage mattress using the same, the air bag spring comprises an air pipe seat with a built-in air passage, a plurality of air bags arranged above the air pipe seat and an air tap communicated with the air passage, and the air passage is a pipe cavity of the air pipe seat. The multiple air bags are connected to the top wall of the air channel in the extending direction of the air channel, inner cavities of the air bags communicate with the air channel, supporting structures protruding outwards in the horizontal direction are arranged on the two sides of the air pipe base, the supporting structures are branch pipe bases integrally extending out of the air pipe base, the branch pipe bases on the two sides of the air pipe base are located on the same horizontal plane, and the ends of the branch pipe bases are closed. The air channel extends and is communicated with each branch pipe seat pipe cavity. The air bag springs are good in supporting stability, the air bags cannot swing or incline under pressure and can normally work to transmit massage stimulation upwards, and the massage effect and experience of the mattress are good.