1152results about "Upholstery manufacture" patented technology

The invention discloses a down filling machine, which comprises a down storage box, weighing cabinets, down filling pipes and a programmable controller, wherein the down storage box is provided with at least two weighing cabinets; at least two weighing boxes are arranged in each weighing cabinet; the total number of the weighing boxes is equal to the total number of down outlets of the down storage box; each weighing cabinet is provided with at least one down filling pipe; the total number of the weighing boxes in each weighing cabinet is dual, and the number of the down filling pipes is a half of the total number of the weighing boxes. According to the down filling machine, the close full-automatic down filling can be carried out, the labor intensity is reduced, the production efficiency is improved, and the production cost is decreased. The down filling machine has the advantages of reasonable design, simple structure, low cost and good practicability. The down storage box of the down filling machine has stable down output, so that the down filling consistence and the down filling precision are ensured; a weighing process of the weighing boxes is independent, precise and effective; the down filling pipes cannot fill the down to airtight cutting pieces; working conditions of the multiple weighing boxes are alternatively changed and one down filling pipe is used for outputting, so that the down filling efficiency is further improved.

A method of manufacturing a seating unit, such as a chair, includes manufacturing a cushion made from a non-woven fibrous material, and attaching the cushion to the seating unit for comfortable support. The cushion is made by cutting a blank from non-woven fibrous sheet material, steam-forming the blank into a pre-formed cushion shaped to support a user, and attaching a stiffener panel to the pre-formed cushion to provide a stiffened cushion assembly. The cushion assembly is aesthetically covered and assembled to seating unit. Advantageously, trimmings from the fibrous material can be recycled.

Stepped-edge and side-support members, systems, assemblies, and related methods for an innerspring assembly or other core are disclosed. In one embodiment, an innerspring assembly or core is provided having an interior area of a first height surrounded by one or more exterior, perimeter area(s) of shorter height(s) to provide a stepped-edge innerspring assembly or core. At least a portion of side-support members are placed onto at least a portion of the top surface of the perimeter area to provide edge-support for the innerspring assembly or core. In this manner, a greater portion of the side-support members can be disposed in the sleeping area of the innerspring assembly or core since the underlying perimeter area provides spring support to the side-support members. Further, this support can assist in retention and/or recovery of the shape of the side-support members to further prevent or reduce compression set of the side-support members.

A spring mattress for beds is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the spring mattress includes a plurality of strings which are interconnected side by side and include a continuous casing material with a plurality of separate pockets with coil springs enclosed therein. Moreover the casing material for at least some pockets is at least substantially airtight, thus providing a resistance to air being pressed out when the springs of the mattress are loaded, which, when subjected to a uniform load during a transition period, results in a gradually increasing depression of the spring to its depressed state. This results in a comfortable mattress, into which the user sinks gradually and which thus is comfortable and safe and allows the user to move easily. A corresponding method and device for manufacturing such a mattress are also described.

A patient support includes a layer of fluid pressurized bladders, the bladders each having a chamber and an upwardly facing surface for facing and supporting a patient, and a cover over the layer of fluid pressurized bladders. Respective bladders in at least a group of the bladders each have a resilient body in its respective chamber to reform the shape of the respective bladder when a compression load on the respective bladder is removed wherein the pressure in the respective bladders is generally maintained without a powered supply of air. The cover has an upwardly facing patient surface and a bladder layer facing surface, with the patient surface for forming a patient support surface on the support, and the bladder layer facing surface for lying on the upwardly facing surfaces of the bladders.

The invention discloses an automatic down filling machine, and belongs to the technical filed of a stowage unit for down and feather filled products. The automatic down filling machine comprises a box body, a first down stirring mechanism, a second down stirring mechanism, an electrical automatic control mechanism, a pair of weighing metering mechanisms, a pair of down output mechanisms, a pair of down filling heads and a box cavity channel start-and-stop mechanism. The box body comprises a box frame, a down storage box and a down delivering box. The first down stirring mechanism is used for stirring down in a down storage box cavity, and the second down stirring mechanism is used for stirring down in a down delivering box cavity. The pair of weighing metering mechanisms is connected with a pair of down leading out connector pipelines on two sides of the down delivering box, the pair of down output mechanisms is connected with the pair of weighing metering mechanisms, the pair of down filling heads is connected with the pair of down output mechanisms in a matched mode, and the box cavity channel start-and-stop mechanism is placed on the box frame. The electrical automatic control mechanism is provided with an electrical box body, a control panel, a programmable controller, a group of magnetic valves and a high-pressure air storage tank. The automatic down filling machine has the advantages of showing rhythmic continuity of down supplying, being capable of providing guarantee for subsequent continuously weighing and down filling, showing good down filling efficiency, reducing operation intensity of workers, eradicating down wasting and showing good automatic control effect.

A seat 10 with a side airbag has front and side reinforcement fabrics 21a and 21b covering a front and a side of an airbag unit 22, respectively. These reinforcement fabrics are joined to each other so as to be deployed at an inflating position of an airbag 20 by virtue of an inflating force. The front reinforcement fabric 21a and a front skin 13a are joined to each other so as not to be broken at the inflating position P by virtue of the inflating force. A side skin 13b is provided on an outside of a shape retaining member 23 that is provided on an outside of the side reinforcement fabric 21b, and the side reinforcement fabric 21a and the side skin 13b are joined to each other so as not to be broken at the inflating position P by virtue of the inflating force.

A configurable, adjustable inflatable device including one or more inflatable bladders and a shape-defining membrane that combines with the inflatable bladders such that an overall shape of the configurable inflatable device is at least partially controlled by the shape-defining membrane, and wherein the overall shape of the configurable inflatable device is substantially different from an inflated shape of inflatable bladders alone. The configurable adjustable inflatable device may include a covering layer that may partially or completely surround the inflatable bladders and may attach to the membrane or the inflatable bladders. The level of inflation of the inflatable bladders may also be controlled, further adding to the adjustability of the inflatable device.

A mattress or mattress topper includes a cushioning element having an elastomeric material forming intersecting buckling walls that define hollow columns, and a knitted fabric disposed over the cushioning element and configured to move independently of the buckling walls. The elastomeric material includes an elastomeric polymer and a plasticizer. The knitted fabric includes a first layer of stretchable material; a second layer of stretchable material; and a layer of stretchable fill material between the first layer of stretchable material and the second layer of stretchable material. The first layer of stretchable material is knitted together with the second layer of stretchable material as a unitary sheet of fabric including the layer of stretchable fill material. A method of forming a mattress or mattress topper includes disposing a knitted fabric over a cushioning element comprising intersecting buckling walls and configuring the knitted fabric to move independently of the buckling walls.

The embodiments described herein generally relate to a system and method for joining a detachable fabric sheet to a cover through the use of one or more corresponding fastening or temporary joining mechanisms located on the cover and fabric sheet. In an embodiment, the cover includes one or more mechanisms to align and/or secure a filling material to the cover, as well as one or more fastening or temporary joining mechanisms for attaching the detachable fabric sheet to the cover. Methods and systems are provided for detachably joining the fabric sheet to the cover, for creating a multi-layer unit of a cover and detachable sheets, as well as for aligning and securing the filler to the cover. A method is also provided for manufacturing the integrated bedding cover system.

A reversible orthopedic seat cushion can include a right leg support channel, a left leg support channel, a rear cutout, and a front contoured protuberance, which can allow a person sitting in the cushion to experience reduced pressure on the persons coccyx, while having support and guidance to the position of the legs. The seat cushion can also be used in a reversed position. The features of the cushion may promote a healthy sitting posture, and proper spine alignment, and may reduce or prevent back pain. Also disclosed is a method for configuring a support contour of a cushion.

A pillow relies on a shell containing two types of fill material, one comparatively smaller, granular, and characterized by a comparatively larger spring constant, and another comparatively larger, more chunky in shape, and characterized by a comparatively smaller spring constant. Below a threshold level of force (or pressure, which is force per unit area) the larger, softer, second fill material resists flow of the smaller, harder, stiffer fill material. However, upon application of a force (or pressure) above some threshold, the mixture of the two fill materials will flow to conform the pillow to the shape of a user. The pillow will then substantially stabilize in that shape in the absence of forces above the threshold level.

A padded element for a vehicle, the element comprising padding of flexible synthetic foam which supports a flexible member and which presents a support face for coming to bear against a user, said support face being covered by: a film suitable for providing a barrier against the synthetic foam before it polymerized; a first compressible flexible layer covering the film on its side opposite side to the padding and presenting permeability to air of less than 200 l.m-2.s-1 under a pressure difference of 100 Pa, and presenting a load-bearing capacity of 5 kPa; a second flexible layer presenting a load-bearing capacity of 12 kPa; and a flexible outer decorative covering.