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Mattress with cooling and heating function

a technology of cooling and heating function, applied in the field of mattresses with cooling and heating functions, can solve the problems of deteriorating or disabling the intrinsic cushioning effect of ergonomic mattresses, user cold in winter, non-elastic electric blankets, etc., and achieves enhanced safety and market quality, and a comfortable sleep environment.

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-05-10
AN JUNG HO
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Benefits of technology

"The present invention is a mattress with cooling and heating functions that can provide a pleasant sleep environment in all temperature conditions. The mattress has a cushioning function and can perform a cooling function in high temperatures and a heating function in low temperatures. It is made with a thermal laminate member, a heating element, a cooling laminate member, and a cover member. The mattress has air permeability and can disperse weight evenly, providing better cushioning and load dispersion functions. The cover member can be made with a lining fabric and a cover fabric, and the mattress can also have an extendable device for air circulation. The technical effects of the invention include improved comfort, improved sleep quality, and improved cushioning function."

Problems solved by technology

Although a bed using a spring mattress or a latex mattress has a greater cushioning function than a bed using a stone mattress or a Hwangto mattress and thus, provides comfort and ease during sleep, it is not provided with a heating device, which may cause a user to feel cold in the winter.
However, since the electric blanket lacks elasticity, covering a mattress with the non-elastic electric blanket may disadvantageously deteriorate or disable intrinsic cushioning effects of an ergonomic mattress obtained by heavy investment and research and development.
In addition, although many conventional mattresses have been fabricated to employ a spring or latex foam as a shock absorbing interior material, due to the fact that the latex foam has poor air permeability although it exhibits cushioning effects, a mattress employing a spring shock absorbing member is mainly used to achieve air permeability.
However, this spring mattress still has difficulty in providing a comfortable sleep environment in the summer because of insufficient air permeability thereof.

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first embodiment

[0056]FIGS. 3A and 3B are perspective views illustrating the heating element included in the mattress with cooling and heating functions in accordance with the present invention.

[0057]Referring to FIGS. 3A and 3B, the heating element 15 is disposed on an outer surface of the heat blocking planar element 14 and serves not only to emit heat upon receiving electric power, but also to exhibit elasticity to resist external force.

[0058]Although the heating element 15 may be freely selected from among various configurations so long as it does not hinder a cushioning function of the mattress, in the present embodiment, a planar heating element 15a having elasticity may be employed. The planar heating element 15a is fabricated in such a manner that weft yarns and warp yarns are woven into a planar fabric and simultaneously, at least one strand of conductive wire 151 is woven as a weft yarn or a warp yarn to have a linear shape or a wave shape. In particular, among the weft yarns and / or the w...

second embodiment

[0105]As illustrated in FIG. 12, the mattress with cooling and heating functions in accordance with the present invention, which is generally designated by reference numeral 2, includes the cushioning member (not shown), the laminate member (not shown), a fluid storage container 22, a fluid transfer pipe 23, a fluid circulator 24, a heat exchanger 25 and a cover member 21. The mattress 2 is configured to perform a heating operation under a low temperature environment, such as in winter, and a cooling operation under a high temperature environment, such as in summer, which can provide the sleeper with comfortable sleep.

[0106]Similar to the above described first embodiment, the cushioning member (not shown), which exhibits cushioning effects, is made of a compressive spring suitable to reduce cost and achieve sufficient air permeability.

[0107]The laminate member (not shown) is disposed on one surface of the cushioning member and includes a permeable pad formed by weaving elastic linea...

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Abstract

Disclosed is a mattress, which performs a cooling function under a high temperature environment owing to air permeability thereof and a thermal function under a low temperature environment via natural convection, thereby providing a pleasant sleep environment in all temperature conditions. The mattress includes a cushioning member to perform a cushioning operation, a thermal laminate member disposed on one surface of the cushioning member, a heating element to perform a heating operation upon receiving power and to exhibit elasticity, a cooling laminate member disposed on the other surface of the cushioning member and having air permeability, and a cover member to surround an outermost portion of the mattress. By simply changing the orientation of the mattress and using the elastic cooling and heating members, the mattress is compatibly used all the year round to provide a pleasant sleep environment without deterioration of an intrinsic cushioning function and load dispersing / supporting function.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates to a mattress with cooling and heating functions, and more particularly, to a mattress with cooling and heating functions, which is capable of performing a cooling function under a high temperature environment owing to air permeability thereof and of performing a heating function under a low temperature environment via natural convection, thereby providing a pleasant sleep environment in all temperature conditions.BACKGROUND ART[0002]Generally, owing to modernization, change of a residential culture to apartments and the like, the percentage of the population that uses beds is gradually increasing and currently, most homes possess beds. A bed is constituted of a bed frame and a mattress installed to the bed frame. The mattress may be classified into a spring mattress, a latex mattress, a stone mattress and a Hwangto (yellow soil) mattress, according to constituent materials or cushioning types thereof.[0003]Although a bed using a sp...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A47C21/04
CPCA47C21/048A47C21/046
Inventor AN, JUNG HO
Owner AN JUNG HO
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