1509results about "Fluid mattresses" patented technology

A portable electric inflator includes: a core assembly including a motor and an air compressing mechanism, the motor configured to drive the air compressing mechanism to compress and discharge air; a housing defining a receiving space for accommodating the core assembly, and having an external surface that defines a display receiving hole and a number of through holes communicating with the receiving space; a cloth in full contact with and covering the external surface of the housing, the cloth defining an opening, an edge of the opening extending from a junction of the display receiving hole and the external surface of the housing into the housing, forming a side surface covering portion that is in contact with an inner side surface of the display receiving hole; and a display received in the display receiving hole, the display comprising a lateral surface abutting against the side surface covering portion.

An air mattress is provided. The air mattress includes a top sheet, a bottom sheet, and an enclosing sheet, where an air chamber is provided therein with multiple upper diagonal pulling sheets and multiple lower diagonal pulling sheets; ends of each of the upper diagonal pulling sheets are provided with upper curved portions; the upper curved portions are located at an inner side of a corresponding corner and each include a lower edge connected to the inner side of the corner; ends of each of the lower diagonal pulling sheets are provided with lower curved portions; and the lower curved portions are located at an inner side of a corresponding corner and each include an upper edge connected to the inner side of the corner.

A pocketed buckling member assembly comprises a plurality of parallel strings of pocketed buckling members. Each string is joined to at least one adjacent string. Each string comprising one piece of fabric folded around the buckling members into first and second opposed plies. Pockets are formed along each string by transverse seams joining the first and second plies. At least one buckling member is positioned in each pocket. At least some of the buckling members may have foam therein.

Systems and methods for a cushion with at least one firmness feature are provided. A cushion may include an array of interconnected columns, each column of the array of interconnected columns having a height extending through a thickness of the cushion. At least one column of the array of interconnected columns may include at least one wall defined from a compressible, resilient material; a void defined by the at least one wall and extending through the height of the at least one column; and a firmness-defining feature extending along a height of the at least one wall.

An inflatable bed includes an inflatable body having a top sheet, a bottom sheet, and a lateral confining sheet connected to the top sheet and the bottom sheet. A covering that covers the top sheet includes at least one outer layer and an inner layer connected to the outer layer. The periphery of the outer layer is fixedly or detachably connected to the inflatable body, and the periphery of the outer layer extends to the periphery of the top sheet. The inflatable bed with the covering according the advantages that the overall structure of the covering is simple, and the covering is convenient to manufacture and low in cost. The outer layer of the covering can be conveniently connected to the inflatable body of the inflatable bed in a fixed or detachable manner, so that the covering will not slip during use and meets the need for good comfort.

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.

A pocketed buckling member assembly comprises a plurality of parallel strings of pocketed buckling members. Each string is joined to at least one adjacent string. Each string comprising one piece of fabric folded around the buckling members into first and second opposed plies. Pockets are formed along each string by transverse seams joining the first and second plies. At least one buckling member is positioned in each pocket. The buckling member may have additives therein.

The utility model relates to an air bag cushion and a mattress using the same. When an existing air bag cushion is assembled, the splicing precision of adjacent air bag strips is poor. The air bag cushion comprises a cushion body, the cushion body comprises air bag strips which are arranged side by side in the front-back direction of the cushion body, the front edges and the rear edges of the adjacent air bag strips are provided with front connecting pieces with front holes and rear connecting pieces with rear holes respectively, and when the front connecting pieces and the rear connecting pieces of the adjacent air bag strips are fixedly connected in an overlapped mode, the front connecting pieces and the rear connecting pieces of the adjacent air bag strips are connected in an overlapped mode. And the front holes are vertically aligned with the corresponding rear holes, so that the adjacent air bag strips are arranged in parallel at equal intervals. The front connecting piece and the rear connecting piece are provided with the front hole and the rear hole respectively, the front hole and the rear hole are vertically aligned, and it is ensured that the front connecting piece and the rear connecting piece are accurately stacked and fixedly connected, it is ensured that the adjacent air bag strips are parallel to each other, it is also ensured that the distance between the adjacent air bag strips meets the use requirement, and comfortable support is provided for a user; the use experience is improved.

The disclosed technology includes an internal support structure for providing structural stability to an inflated air mattress. The internal support structure can include a loop of material and attachment strips to attach the loop to the top and bottom panels. The internal support structure can also include attachment strips to attach the ends of the loop of material together to complete the loop. The air mattress can include a plurality of internal support structures.

An inflatable mattress is provided for allowing a user to temporarily rest or sleep on a hard surface. The inflatable mattress has an inflatable main body adapted for a human body to lie thereon in a prone position. The inflatable mattress also has an inflatable pillow on the main body that is adapted for a human head to rest thereon. The inflatable mattress also has an air-intake valve to fill the mattress with air and an exhaust valve to release the air. When air has been exhausted from the mattress, the mattress may be folded and / or rolled up into a compact size for storage.

A bed system includes microclimate control capabilities for providing quality sleep experience. The bed system can include a microclimate control subsystem configured to supply conditioned air (e.g., heated or cooled air) to a mattress, or draw ambient air from the mattress, to achieve a desired temperature at the top of the mattress. Utilizing supply of conditioned air to provide air at desired temperature to the mattress system, or utilizing air suction to drain heat away from the mattress system, can provide precise microclimate control at the mattress, thereby permitting conformable sleep.

The invention discloses an intelligent temperature control mattress system based on multi-mode sensing and adaptive learning, and the system comprises a data collection module which is used for collecting a mattress surface vibration signal, a mattress surface temperature and a mattress surrounding environment parameter; the data analysis module is used for performing deep analysis on the time-frequency domain features according to a biological recognition model to obtain human body or non-human body classification, performing self-learning to obtain body movement changes, accurately recognizing various typical sleeping postures and filtering out error data; and the model prediction module is used for monitoring the physiological parameters of the user according to the spectral analysis, inputting the physiological parameters, the collected temperature and the parameters of the surrounding environment of the mattress into a temperature control model composed of three neural networks of LSTM, GNN and Transform for comprehensive analysis and decision making, and outputting an optimal temperature control strategy. According to heart rate changes or body heat fluctuations, the sleep stage and the sleep and waking time are intelligently recognized, and therefore sleep environment adjustment better conforming to the human body rhythm is achieved.

The present invention discloses an air mattress system including a first protection cell group disposed on one side of a support cell group. The first protection cell group includes a first middle cell having a height not exceeding a support surface, so as to preserve smooth routing paths for medical treatment pipelines and prevent obstructed flow of fluids. A front and a rear of the first protection cell group are respectively provided with a first front cell and a first rear cell, both of which are provided with bottom air chambers. When a patient needs to be transferred, the bottom air chambers are controlled to be deflated so that tops of the first front cell and the first rear cell are substantially lowered to be near the support surface to provide the patient with an unobstructed transition during the transfer. When the height of the first protection cell group needs to be restored, only the bottom air chambers need to be inflated and a bed height suitable for a patient to lay on can be quickly restored. The present invention attends to requirements of both smooth pipeline routings and ease of transfer for a patient, hence improving practicability and quality of care of the air mattress system.

An assembly is provided with a first layer connected to a second layer to form a bladder, with the first layer defining a first aperture therethrough, and one of the first or second layers defining a second aperture therethough. The third layer is connected to the first layer and positioned between the first and second layers within the bladder. The third layer is movable between a first position covering the first aperture, and a second position spaced apart from the first aperture. A seat assembly is also provided.

A patient support, such as a mattress, includes a plurality of inflatable bladders. Depth sensors are included in the support that measure the degree of penetration of a patient into the mattress. An air pressure sensor is also included that measures the pressure inside at least one bladder. A suitable inflation level of the mattress is determined by monitoring the rate of change of the depth with respect to air pressure as the bladder is either inflated or deflated. By detecting an inflection point in the graphical relationship of the depth and pressure outputs, a suitable inflation point for the bladders is determined that reduces interface pressures experienced by the patient, yet does not overly sink the patient into the mattress to a degree of discomfort. Analyzing the outputs of the depth and pressure sensors can also be used to detect a patient's heart rate and respiration rate.

This document describes systems, methods, devices, and other techniques used for improving a sleeper's body thermoregulation during sleep. One aspect is a system, comprising a bed with a heating element and a cooling element and a controller configured to receive a current sleep state of a sleep stage sequence for a user in the bed, when the current sleep state is a non-rapid eye movement (NREM) state, activating the heating element to increase a skin temperature of the user, and when the current sleep state is a rapid eye movement (REM) state, activating the cooling element to decrease the skin temperature of the user.

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

An air mattress and a production method of an air mattress are provided. The air mattress includes a first sheet and a second sheet, where the first sheet includes a first surface sheet; a periphery of the first surface sheet is provided with multiple first side sheets; the multiple first side sheets are integrally formed with the first surface sheet; adjacent side edges of each two adjacent first side sheets are connected, such that the multiple first side sheets are sequentially connected to form a first enclosing sheet; and the second sheet is connected to an end of the first enclosing sheet away from the first surface sheet.

Elastomeric cushion members may include a plurality of interconnected buckling walls including an elastomeric material. The interconnected buckling walls may together define a plurality of columns. A perforated skin may extend between at least some of the plurality of interconnected buckling walls of at least some of the plurality of columns. Methods of making elastomeric cushion members may involve interconnecting a plurality of buckling walls including an elastomeric material. The interconnected buckling walls may together define a plurality of columns. A perforated skin may be positioned to extend between at least some of the plurality of interconnected buckling walls of at least some of the plurality of columns.

A bed system includes microclimate control capabilities for providing quality sleep experience. The bed system can include a microclimate control subsystem configured to supply conditioned air (e.g., heated or cooled air) to a mattress, or draw ambient air from the mattress, to achieve a desired temperature at the top of the mattress. Utilizing supply of conditioned air to provide air at desired temperature to the mattress system, or utilizing air suction to drain heat away from the mattress system, can provide precise microclimate control at the mattress, thereby permitting conformable sleep.

A pillow includes a core cushion and at least one cushioning grid superimposed with the outer surface of the core cushion. The core cushion includes an outer surface and opposite side edges. The at least one cushioning includes opposite side edges positioned adjacent to the opposite side edges of the core cushion, the opposite side edges of the at least one cushioning grid defining a width; a central axis extending along the width; and a plurality of interconnected walls defining a plurality of voids and oriented over the outer surface, the plurality of interconnected walls configured to collapse within the plurality of voids when the opposite side edges of the at least one cushioning grid are forced toward each other in a direction that is substantially parallel to the central axis to collapse the pillow.

The utility model relates to a controller with a good damping effect and an intelligent bed, and provides a controller with a good damping effect, which aims at solving the problem that the sleep of a user is influenced due to large vibration generated by the existing controller, and comprises an air pump assembly for generating airflow, an inner shell for accommodating the air pump assembly, and an outer shell for accommodating the inner shell, the electromagnetic valve assembly is connected with the air pump assembly, the suspension is connected to the upper portion of the inner shell, airflow generated by the air pump assembly is led out by opening and closing the electromagnetic valve assembly, the air pump assembly is connected to the suspension from bottom to top in a suspension mode, and a gap is formed between the air pump assembly and the inner shell. And a buffer piece is arranged at the joint of the suspension frame and the inner shell. According to the air pump assembly, the air pump assembly does not make direct contact with the inner shell, the transmission path for transmitting vibration generated by the air pump assembly to the inner shell through the buffering piece and the suspension is long, the vibration is gradually weakened, generated noise is low, and the influence caused by the vibration is effectively reduced.

The present invention discloses an air mattress system including a first protection cell group disposed on one side of a support cell group. The first protection cell group includes a first middle cell having a height not exceeding a support surface, so as to preserve smooth routing paths for medical treatment pipelines and prevent obstructed flow of fluids. A front and a rear of the first protection cell group are respectively provided with a first front cell and a first rear cell, both of which are provided with bottom air chambers. When a patient needs to be transferred, the bottom air chambers are controlled to be deflated so that tops of the first front cell and the first rear cell are substantially lowered to be near the support surface to provide the patient with an unobstructed transition during the transfer. When the height of the first protection cell group needs to be restored, only the bottom air chambers need to be inflated and a bed height suitable for a patient to lay on can be quickly restored. The present invention attends to requirements of both smooth pipeline routings and ease of transfer for a patient, hence improving practicability and quality of care of the air mattress system.

A self-inflating stowable bed. The bed includes one or more self-inflating chambers, with each of the self-inflating chambers having one or more polyurethane foam sections therein, with the chamber defined between a first air impervious layer and a second air impervious layer. The self-inflating bed may be evacuated by a household or shop vacuum, and then sealed, rolled or folded, and easily stored or shipped. The polyurethane foam sections may be provided with different members having different indentation force deflection specifications suitable for bed portions and edge of bed portions.

A cushion is disclosed herein, including an elongate inflatable bag and a jacket that has a plurality of sleeves, wherein the bag is inflated and is releasably engaged with the jacket such that the bag extends through and turns between the sleeves.

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.

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 pneumatic adjustment system attachable to a support panel of a bed including a plurality of pneumatic adjustment modules having at least one inflatable chamber, an inflation manifold, and a controller. The inflation manifold may be in pneumatic communication with each of the plurality of pneumatic adjustment modules. The inflation manifold may have a pump and a plurality of regulating valves. The controller may be in communication with the inflation manifold and arranged to control the operation of the pump and the plurality of regulating valves to selectively inflate at least one inflatable chamber of each of the plurality of pneumatic adjustment modules.

The invention discloses a pressure distribution optimization method for an intelligent mattress with multiple air pumps working cooperatively, and relates to the technical field of mattress pressure optimizing.The method comprises the steps that a plurality of independent air chamber areas in the intelligent mattress are determined, and a neighborhood air chamber pressure interference relation is established; performing pressure data collection on the target user, and performing contact surface analysis according to the pressure collection data to generate a user analysis posture; acquiring a preset spine alignment curve database; inputting the user analysis posture into the preset spine alignment curve database to obtain a target reference spine alignment curve; and carrying out pressure distribution optimization on the plurality of independent air chamber areas, and carrying out pressure distribution control. The technical problem that in the prior art, it is difficult for an intelligent mattress to accurately optimize pressure distribution according to the individual characteristics and the real-time posture of the user is solved, and the technical effects that accurate optimization control is conducted on the pressure distribution of the intelligent mattress according to the individual characteristics and the real-time posture of the user, and the sleep comfort of the user and the mattress adaptability are effectively improved are achieved.

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.