Method for manufacturing a support body

Abstract

Method (1000) for manufacturing a support body (2), in particular a mattress, a topper, a cushion for a vehicle seat or the like, comprising the following steps: - Producing a foam material which, after its completion, forms at least a part of a support body (2), in particular a mattress, a topper, a cushion of a vehicle seat or the like, wherein, after at least partial cooling and / or at least partial hardening of the foam material, a sensor plane (21) extending in a horizontal direction (H1) is applied and / or arranged on at least a part of an outer surface of the support body (2). characterized by the fact that the sensor plane (21) consists of at least two sensors (30), wherein the sensors (30) are connected to at least one control and processing unit (3), wherein the control and processing unit (3) is arranged either on the outer surface of the support body (2) or on another outer surface of the support body (2), and further wherein at least one of the sensors (30) is one of the following sensors: ▪ a pressure sensor (30) which is arranged on or within a support element (2), in particular a bed sheet, a bed cover, a bed topper, a driver's seat cushion or the like, wherein the pressure sensor (30) is configured and intended to measure pressure between the user (1) and the support surface (2), ▪ a moisture sensor (30) which is arranged on or within a support element (2), in particular a bed sheet, a bed cover, a bed topper, a driver's seat cushion or the like, wherein the moisture sensor (30) is configured and intended to measure moisture between the user (1) and the support surface (2), ▪ a temperature sensor (30) which is arranged on or within a support element (2), in particular a bed sheet, a bed cover, a bed topper, a driver's seat cushion or the like, wherein the temperature sensor (30) is configured and intended to measure a temperature between the user (1) and the support surface (2), and further wherein all sensors (30) are connected to a processing and control unit (3), wherein the support body (2) comprises a foam core, a median plane and a support plane following it in the perpendicular direction (S1), wherein the at least one sensor (30) is arranged on or within the median plane, wherein the median plane thus defines, in particular forms, the sensor plane (21), and the support plane is further comprised of at least one foam material, a stuffing material, such as springs, etc., wherein the sensors (30) of the sensor plane (21) are arranged in a matrix, i.e. in rows and columns, whereby at the intersection points of electrical lines (4), which electrically connect the individual sensors (30) to each other and to the control and processing unit (3), so that the sensor plane (21) forms a sensor network together with the electrical lines (4), further wherein the middle plane comprises at least a planar film which extends in the horizontal direction (H1) along the main extension plane of the foam core, and on one of the two outer surfaces of the film the electrical conductors (4) together with the sensors (30) are arranged.

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