Heating and cooling system for an occupant of a bed
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US · United States
- Patent Type
- Applications(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- WAGGONER JUSTIN
- Filing Date
- 2025-01-31
- Publication Date
- 2026-08-06
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Abstract
Description
(B) CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
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[0004] Not Applicable(F) STATEMENT REGARDING PRIOR DISCLOSURES BY THE INVENTOR OR JOINT INVENTOR
[0005] Not Applicable(G) BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION(1) Field of the Invention
[0006] The disclosure relates to temperature regulation systems and more particularly pertains to a new temperature regulation system for heating and cooling an occupant of a bed.(2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98
[0007] Various temperature regulation systems for heating and cooling an occupant of a bed are disclosed by the prior art. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 6,171,333 discloses a system for heating and cooling a comforter in which an air bladder is positioned in the comforter and releases heated or cooled air through apertures in a top side and a bottom side of the bladder to heat or cool the comforter. A vent cover is shaped to attach to a vent register of a force air central air system to supply heated and cooled air to the comforter.
[0008] In another example, U.S. Pat. No. 9,907,407 discloses a blanket which defines an interior space between a top layer and a bottom layer of the blanket. The top layer is made with that of a tighter weave than the material of the bottom layer so that heated or cooled air supplied to the blanket more readily blows downwardly toward an occupant of a bed than in other directions during use.
[0009] However, the prior art fails to describe such a system for heating and cooling an occupant of a bed in which a bladder stored in a duvet cover has apertures on a bottom side of the bladder which increase in size from a foot end of the bladder to a head end of the bladder, which affects airflow of through the bladder to more evenly distribute heated or cooled air across a length of the bladder.(H) BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0010] An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a bed covering assembly which includes a duvet cover and a bladder. The duvet cover comprises a top sheet and a bottom sheet and defines an interior space between the top sheet and the bottom sheet. The top sheet is joined to the bottom sheet at a head edge of the duvet cover and a pair of lateral edges of the duvet cover. The lateral edges of the duvet cover extend between the head edge and a foot edge of the duvet cover. The bladder is contained in the interior space of the duvet cover with a head end of the bladder positioned adjacent to the head edge of the duvet cover and a foot end of the bladder positioned adjacent to the foot edge of the duvet cover. The bladder has a pair of lateral sides which extend between the head end and the foot end.
[0011] The bladder comprises a top layer and a bottom layer, the top layer and the bottom layer are joined to each other along a shared perimeter, and the bladder defines an internal volume between the top layer and the bottom layer and an inlet at the foot end of the bladder between the top layer and the bottom layer. The bottom layer defines a plurality of apertures which extend therethrough to the internal volume. The apertures are distributed linearly between the foot end and the head end of the bladder. Each successive aperture of the plurality of apertures has a size dimension which is equal to or greater than the size dimension of an adjacently preceding aperture of the plurality of apertures from the foot end to the head end of the bladder. The apertures adjacent to the head end of the bladder have a larger size dimension than the apertures adjacent to the foot end of the bladder.
[0012] An air treatment device in fluid communication with the bladder via the inlet and is configured to thermally treat air and urge the thermally treated air into the internal volume of the bladder via the inlet of the bladder.
[0013] There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
[0014] The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.(I) BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)
[0015] The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
[0016] FIG. 1 is a perspective kit view of a temperature regulating system according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
[0017] FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a bed covering assembly of an embodiment of the disclosure.
[0018] FIG. 3 is a bottom view of a bladder of a bed covering assembly of an embodiment of the disclosure.
[0019] FIG. 4 is a top view of a bladder of a bed covering assembly an embodiment of the disclosure. The bladder is inflated, and retaining members on the bladder keep spaced portions of a top layer and a bottom layer of the bladder near each other such that the bladder is kept from ballooning further.
[0020] FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the disclosure taken from Line 5-5 in FIG. 4.
[0021] FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an air treatment device of an embodiment of the disclosure.
[0022] FIG. 7 is a front view of a remote controller of an embodiment of the disclosure.
[0023] FIG. 8 is an in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure.
[0024] FIG. 9 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the disclosure.(J) DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0025] With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 9 thereof, a new temperature regulation system embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.
[0026] As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 9, the temperature regulating system 10 generally comprises a bed covering assembly 12 which includes a duvet cover 14, a pair of bladders 30, and a comforter 58. The duvet cover 14 comprises a top sheet 16 and a bottom sheet 18 and defines an interior space 20 between the top sheet 16 and the bottom sheet 18. The top sheet 16 is joined to the bottom sheet 18 at a head edge 22 of the duvet cover 14 and a pair of lateral edges 26 of the duvet cover 14. The lateral edges 26 of the duvet cover 14 extend between the head edge 22 and a foot edge 24 of the duvet cover 14. The foot edge 24 of the duvet cover 14 defines an opening 28 of the duvet cover 14 to the interior space 20. In other embodiments, the duvet cover 14 may position the opening 28 elsewhere. For example, the top sheet 16 and the bottom sheet 18 may also be joined at the foot edge 24, and the opening 28 may be formed in the bottom sheet 18. The bottom sheet 18 may comprise overlapping segments such that the opening 28 is defined between the segments and the opening 28 may be closed by lying the segments flat against each other. A closure may be included which selectively closes the opening 28. The closure may include a zipper, a plurality of buttons and corresponding button holes, a row of snap buttons, or the like.
[0027] The pair of bladders 30 is contained in the interior space 20 of the duvet cover 14. The bladders 30 are spaced laterally from each other with respect to the duvet cover 14. A head end 32 of each bladder 30 is positioned adjacent to the head edge 22 of the duvet cover 14, and a foot end 34 of each bladder 30 is positioned adjacent to the foot edge 24 of the duvet cover 14. A pair of lateral sides 36 of each bladder 30 extends between the head end 32 and the foot end 34 of the bladder 30. Each bladder 30 is removable from the interior space 20 of the duvet cover 14. However, in some embodiments, the bladders 30 may be secured within the duvet cover 14 by a connector such as a hook-and-loop fastener, a zipper, a button-and-hole fastener, or the like. The bladders 30 may be permanently attached to the duvet cover 14 in other embodiments.
[0028] Each bladder 30 comprises a top layer 38 and a bottom layer 40 which are joined to each other along a shared perimeter 42. The top layer 38 and the bottom layer 40 of each bladder 30 define an internal volume 44 therebetween and an inlet 46 at the foot end 34 of the bladder 30 between the top layer 38 and the bottom layer 40. The bottom layer 40 defines a plurality of apertures 48, each of which extends therethrough to the internal volume 44. The apertures 48 are arranged in a plurality of sections 50 of apertures 48.
[0029] The sections 50 of apertures 48 are distributed linearly between the foot end 34 and the head end 32 of the associated bladder 30. The sections 50 of apertures 48 include a first section 52 which is positioned closest to the foot end 34 compared to the other sections 50 and a final section 54 which is positioned closest to the head end 32 compared to the other sections 50. Each section 50 includes apertures 48 which are equal in size to each other, but the sizes of each aperture 48 differ from section 50 to section 50. Namely, the apertures 48 of the sections 50 increase progressively in size from the first section 52 to the final section 54. The apertures 48 of the first section 52 are therefore the smallest of the plurality of apertures 48, and the apertures 48 of the final section 54 are the largest of the plurality of apertures 48. Within each section 50, the apertures 48 are equally spaced from each other between the foot end 34 and the head end 32 of the associated bladder 30 and between the pair of lateral sides 36 of the associated bladder 30.
[0030] The apertures 48 of the bottom layer 40 of each bladder 30 differ in size to control flow of air which is pumped or blown into the internal volume 44 of the bladder 30. Airflow is more restricted through the smaller apertures 48 of the first section 52 compared to the apertures 48 of the other sections 50. Therefore, some air is permitted to pass beyond the first section 52 to the other sections 50 of apertures 48. The top layer 38 and the bottom layer 40 of each bladder 30 comprises an air-impermeable material such that air will only flow out of the bladder 30 through the apertures 48 during use and not through other portions of the air-impermeable material. The air-impermeable material may be a rubber, a silicone, a laminated fabric such as polyurethane laminate, or the like. In some embodiments, the bladders 30 may comprise an air-permeable fabric material which is constructed with a sufficiently close weave or other suitable structure such that air resists leaking through the air-permeable fabric material except for through the apertures 48 of the bottom layer 40.
[0031] Each bladder 30 further comprises a plurality of retaining members 56 coupled to the top layer 38 and the bottom layer 40. The retaining members 56 are equally spaced from each other between the foot end 34 and the head end 32 of the associated bladder 30 and between the pair of lateral sides 36 of the associated bladder 30. The retaining members 56 of each bladder 30 act to retain a plurality of spaced portions of the top layer 38 and the bottom layer 40 together when the bladder 30 is inflated, thereby preventing further movement of the top layer 38 away from the bottom layer 40. The result when sufficient air is pumped into the internal volume 44 of one of the bladders 30 to inflate the bladder 30 is a formation of a plurality of interconnected cells. Each retaining member 56 comprises tufted yarns but may comprise other thread stitches, adhesives, rivets, thermal bonding, or the like.
[0032] The comforter 58 is also contained in the interior space 20 of the duvet cover 14. The comforter 58 extends across the top layers 38 of the bladders 30 and comprises a thermally insulating material such as polyester batting, down feathers, wool, or the like. The comforter 58 is removable from the interior space 20 of the duvet cover 14. In some embodiments, the comforter 58 may be coupled to the pair of bladders 30 and may be couplable to the duvet cover 14 via a zipper, a hook-and-loop fastener, a button-and-hole fastener, or the like. In some embodiments, a first comforter may be positioned adjacent to the top layers 38 of the bladders 30, and a second comforter may be positioned adjacent to the bottom layers 40 of the bladders 30. In such embodiments, the second comforter comprises a material which is sufficiently air permeable to facilitate the use of the air bladders 30 to release air through the apertures 48 toward a pair of occupants 108 of a bed 106.
[0033] A pair of air treatment devices 60 are provided for heating or cooling air and urging it into the bladders 30 of the duvet cover 14. Each air treatment device 60 comprises a blower 62 for urging air to flow into the internal volume 44 of an associated bladder 30 of the pair of bladders 30. A heating and cooling module 68 is in fluid communication with an intake 64 of the blower 62 and is configured to alternately heat and cool air adjacent to the intake 64 of the blower 62. The heating and cooling module 68 comprises a Peltier heat pump 72 which may be operated to pump heat alternately to or from a plurality of fins 70 adjacent to the intake 64 of the blower 62. Other heating and cooling devices may be used in other embodiments and such devices may include a heater and a cooler which are separate from each other. For example, a resistive heater and a refrigeration system may be used in conjunction with each other. In some embodiments, only a heater or only a cooler is used. Each air treatment device 60 is powered by a power supply 75 which may comprise a battery or may be an external utility power source or the like.
[0034] A pair of tubes 82 is also provided. Each tube 82 is coupled to and extends between an outlet 66 of the blower 62 of an associated air treatment device 60 of the pair of air treatment devices 60 and the inlet 46 of an associated bladder 30 of the pair of bladders 30. The tubes 82 may be detachable from the associated air treatment device 60 and the associated bladder 30. Various couplings may be used to connect each tube 82 to the associated bladder 30 such as a clamp, a threaded collar, a snap-fit coupling, a quick-connect coupling, or the like. Similar couplings may be used to attach each tube 82 to the associated air treatment device 60.
[0035] Each air treatment device 60 further includes a processor 74 which is operatively coupled to the blower 62 and the heating and cooling module 68. An input 76 is operatively coupled to the processor 74 is mounted to the blower 62. The input 76 may be mounted to a casing which houses the blower 62, the heating and cooling module 68, and the processor 74. The input 76 may include a touchscreen, buttons, knobs, or the like for controlling the processor 74. An output temperature sensor 78 is operatively coupled to the processor 74 and is positioned adjacent to an outlet 66 of the blower 62. The output temperature sensor 78 is configured to detect a temperature of the air flowing through the outlet 66 of the blower 62 and generate output temperature data. The processor 74 is configured to adjust operation of the blower 62 and the heating and cooling module 68 in response to the output temperature data generated by the output temperature sensor 78.
[0036] Each air treatment device 60 also comprises a transceiver 80 which is operatively coupled to the processor 74. A pair of remote controllers 84 is provided, wherein each remote controller 84 is configured to control the processor 74 of an associated air treatment device 60 via the transceiver 80. Additionally, the processor 74 of each air treatment device 60 is configured to wirelessly communicate with a remote computing device 110 such as a smartphone, a tablet, a laptop computer, or the like via the transceiver 80. The remote computing device 110 may include an application such that commands may be sent to the processors 74 of the air treatment devices 60 to control operation of the air treatment devices 60.
[0037] The duvet cover 14 further comprises a pair of pockets 29 for storing the remote controllers 84. Each pocket 29 is mounted to an exterior side of the bottom sheet 18 of the duvet cover 14 adjacent to the head edge 22 of the duvet cover 14 and adjacent to an associated lateral edge 26 of the pair of lateral edges 26 of the duvet cover 14. The pockets 29 may be otherwise positioned, such as on an exterior of the top sheet 16 of the duvet cover 14 or between the top sheet 16 and the bottom sheet 18. The pockets 29 may define access holes which extend therein such that an interior of each pocket 29 may be accessed. In other embodiments, the remote controllers 84 may be sewn into or otherwise permanently stored in the pockets 29. Each remote controller 84 may be stored in the pocket 29 closest to the bladder 30 the remote controller 84 is configured to affect.
[0038] Each remote controller 84 of the pair of remote controllers 84 is operatively coupled to the processor 74 of an associated air treatment device 60 of the pair of air treatment devices 60. Each remote controller 84 comprises a housing 86, a remote processor 88, a remote transceiver 90, and a remote input 92. The housing 86 contains the remote processor 88 and the remote transceiver 90. The remote input 92 is mounted on an exterior of the housing 86. The remote processor 88 is operatively coupled to the remote transceiver 90 and the remote input 92. The remote processor 88 of each remote controller 84 is in wireless communication with the processor 74 of the associated air treatment device 60 via the remote transceiver 90 and the transceiver 80 of the associated air treatment device 60. Each remote controller 84 is powered by a remote power supply 89 such as a battery, a capacitor, or another suitable power storage, which is mounted in the housing 86 of the remote controller 84.
[0039] The remote input 92 may be actuated to control the processor 74 of the associated air treatment device 60. The remote input 92 comprises a temperature increase input 94 and a temperature decrease input 96. The associated air treatment device 60 is configured to increase the temperature of the air flowing therefrom when the temperature increase input 94 is actuated and to decrease the temperature of the air flowing therefrom when the temperature decrease input 96 is actuated. Increasing the temperature of the air flowing from one of the air treatment devices 60 may include heating the air more or cooling the air less via the associated heating and cooling module 68. Similarly, decreasing the temperature of the air flowing from one of the air treatment devices 60 may include cooling the air more or heating the air less. The temperature increase input 94 and the temperature decrease input 96 may comprise buttons, switches, knobs, or the like.
[0040] Each remote controller 84 also comprises a feedback assembly 98 which signals whether the temperature of the air being supplied to the associated bladder 30 is increasing or decreasing. The feedback assembly 98 comprises light emitters which emit light that is perceivable through the pocket 29. The pocket 29 therefore comprises a sufficiently transparent or sheer fabric material to observe the light emitted by the feedback assembly 98 through the pocket 29. In particular, the feedback assembly 98 comprises a temperature increase light emitter 100 configured to emit blue light when the temperature increase input 94 is actuated and a temperature decrease light emitter 102 configured to emit red light when the temperature decrease input 96 is actuated. Other colors of light may be used in other embodiments. When one of the occupants 108 operates the remote input 92 of a selected one of the remote controllers 84, the feedback assembly 98 activates to verify whether the temperature was increased or decreased.
[0041] A pair of body temperature sensors 104 is provided to determine a body temperature of the occupants 108 of the bed 106. Each body temperature sensor 104 is operatively coupled to the processor 74 of an associated air treatment device 60 of the pair of air treatment devices 60 and is configured to detect the body temperature of an associated occupant 108 of the pair of occupants 108. Each body temperature sensor 104 may, for example, be mounted to a pillow used by the associated occupant 108 or may be positioned within a room in which the occupant 108 is located. Each body temperature sensor 104 may comprise an infrared thermometer or other similar sensor configured to measure temperature from a distance such that the body temperature sensor 104 need not contact the body of the associated occupant 108 to detect the body temperature of the occupant 108. Each body temperature sensor 104 may communicate with the processor 74 of the associated air treatment device 60 via a wired or wireless connection. The processor 74 of the associated air treatment device 60 is configured to adjust operation of the blower 62 and the heating and cooling module 68 in response to body temperature data generated by each body temperature sensor 104 of the pair of body temperature sensors 104.
[0042] Additional sensors may be provided which further direct operation of the air treatment devices 60. For example, motion sensors may detect movement of the occupants 108 which may indicate disruptive sleep, and the processors 74 of the air treatment devices 60 may respond to such events with changes in the heating or cooling of the air which is urged into the bladders 30 toward the occupants 108.
[0043] In use, the air is heated or cooled by the air treatment devices 60 and pumped into the bladders 30 of the bed covering assembly 12 to heat or cool the occupants 108 of the bed 106. Each occupant 108 may be positioned under an associated bladder 30 of the pair of bladders 30 such that the occupants 108 may be exposed to differently treated air (e.g., one occupant 108 being cooled while the other occupant 108 is heated, or the occupants 108 being heated but at different rates). In some embodiments, a single bladder 30 may be housed in the duvet cover 14 for a single occupant. In some embodiments, the two bladders 30 may be coupled to a single air treatment device 60 which is configured to thermally treat and urge air to each bladder 30 simultaneously or intermittently.
[0044] The processor 74 of each air treatment device 60 may follow computer-readable instructions to perform various air treatment functions. The processor 74 of each air treatment device 60 may be controlled by the input 76 of the air treatment device 60, the remote input 92 of a respective remote controller 84 of the pair of remote controllers 84, or the remote computing device 110. Each air treatment device 60 may be operated to heat or cool air for the associated bladder 30 to a single selected temperature or may be directed to follow a schedule during which the air treatment device 60 thermally regulates the air to achieve different temperatures throughout a period of use of the air treatment device 60. The processor 74 of each air treatment device 60 also may be programmed to alter the temperature of the air in response to the body temperature data generated by the associated body temperature sensor 104 or in response to data generated by additional sensors. The body temperature data or data from additional sensors may indicate that the occupant 108 is not experiencing quality restful sleep, and the temperature of the air directed toward the occupant 108 may thus be adjusted in an effort to improve the quality of the sleep of the occupant 108.
[0045] With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
[0046] Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
Claims
1. A temperature regulating system for an occupant of a bed, the temperature regulating system comprising:a bed covering assembly comprising:a duvet cover comprising a top sheet and a bottom sheet, the duvet cover defining an interior space between the top sheet and the bottom sheet, the top sheet being joined to the bottom sheet at a head edge of the duvet cover and a pair of lateral edges of the duvet cover, the pair of lateral edges of the duvet cover extending between the head edge and a foot edge of the duvet cover; anda bladder contained in the interior space of the duvet cover, a head end of the bladder being positioned adjacent to the head edge of the duvet cover, a foot end of the bladder being positioned adjacent to the foot edge of the duvet cover, the bladder having a pair of lateral sides extending between the head end and the foot end, the bladder comprising:a top layer and a bottom layer, the top layer and the bottom layer being joined to each other along a shared perimeter, the top layer and the bottom layer defining an internal volume therebetween, the top layer and the bottom layer defining an inlet at the foot end of the bladder, the bottom layer defining a plurality of apertures which extends therethrough to the internal volume, the plurality of apertures being distributed linearly between the foot end and the head end of the bladder, each successive aperture of the plurality of apertures having a size dimension which is equal to or greater than the size dimension of an adjacently preceding aperture of the plurality of apertures from the foot end to the head end of the bladder, wherein the apertures adjacent to the head end of the bladder have a larger size dimension than the apertures adjacent to the foot end of the bladder; andan air treatment device in fluid communication with the bladder via the inlet, the air treatment device being configured to thermally treat air and urge the thermally treated air into the internal volume of the bladder via the inlet of the bladder.
2. The temperature regulating system of claim 1, wherein the air treatment device is configured to heat the air.
3. The temperature regulating system of claim 1, wherein the air treatment device is configured to cool the air.
4. The temperature regulating system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of apertures of the bladder is arranged in a plurality of sections of apertures, the plurality of sections of apertures being distributed linearly between the foot end and the head end of the bladder, the apertures of each section being equal in size to each other, the plurality of apertures including apertures of progressively increasing size from a first section of the plurality of sections to a final section of the plurality of sections, the first section being defined as the section of the plurality of sections closest to the foot end of the bladder, the final section being defined as the section of the plurality of sections closest to the head end of the bladder.
5. The temperature regulating system of claim 4, wherein the apertures of each section are equally spaced from each other between the foot end and the head end of the bladder, the apertures of each section being equally spaced from each other between the pair of lateral sides of the bladder.
6. The temperature regulating system of claim 1, wherein the top layer and the bottom layer of the bladder comprise an air-impermeable material.
7. The temperature regulating system of claim 1, wherein the bladder further comprises a plurality of retaining members coupled to the top layer and the bottom layer, the plurality of retaining members retaining a plurality of spaced portions of the top layer and the bottom layer together when the bladder is inflated.
8. The temperature regulating system of claim 7, wherein each retaining member of the plurality of retaining members comprises a tufted yarn.
9. The temperature regulating system of claim 7, wherein the retaining members of the plurality of retaining members are equally spaced from each other between the foot end and the head end of the bladder, the plurality of retaining members being equally spaced from each other between the pair of lateral sides of the bladder, 10. The temperature regulating system of claim 1, wherein the bladder further comprises a comforter contained in the interior space of the duvet cover, the comforter comprising a thermally insulating material, the comforter being positioned adjacent to the top layer of the bladder.
11. The temperature regulating system of claim 1, wherein the air treatment device comprises:a blower in fluid communication with the associated bladder via the inlet of the associated bladder, the blower urging air to flow into the internal volume of the associated bladder when activated;a heating and cooling module in fluid communication with an intake of the blower, the heating and cooling module being configured to alternately heat and cool air adjacent to the intake of the blower;a processor operatively coupled to the blower and the heating and cooling module;an input operatively coupled to the processor and mounted to the blower; andan output temperature sensor operatively coupled to the processor and positioned adjacent to an outlet of the blower, the processor being configured to adjust operation of the blower and the heating and cooling module in response to output temperature data generated by the output temperature sensor.
12. The temperature regulating system of claim 11, wherein the heating and cooling module comprises a Peltier heat pump.
13. The temperature regulating system of claim 11, wherein the heating and cooling module further comprises a transceiver operatively coupled to the processor.
14. The temperature regulating system of claim 13, wherein the processor being configured to wirelessly communicate with a remote computing device via the transceiver.
15. The temperature regulating system of claim 13, further comprising:a remote controller operatively coupled to the processor of the air treatment device, the remote controller comprising:a housing;a remote processor mounted in the housing;a remote transceiver mounted in the housing and operatively coupled to the remote processor, the remote processor being in wireless communication with the processor of the air treatment device via the remote transceiver and the transceiver of the air treatment device; anda remote input mounted on an exterior of the housing and operatively coupled to the remote processor, the processor of the air treatment device being configured to control the blower and the heating and cooling module in response to commands received entered into the remote input.
16. The temperature regulating system of claim 15, wherein:the duvet cover of the cover assembly further comprises a pocket, the pocket being mounted to an exterior side of the bottom sheet of the duvet cover, the pocket being positioned adjacent to the top edge of the duvet cover;the housing of the remote controller is positionable in the pocket of the duvet cover; andthe remote controller further comprises a feedback assembly mounted on the exterior of the housing and operatively coupled to the remote processor, the feedback assembly being configured to emit light in response to an actuation of the remote input, the feedback assembly being configured to emit light which is visible through the pocket of the duvet cover.
17. The temperature regulating system of claim 16, wherein:the remote input of the remote controller comprises:a temperature increase input, the associated air treatment device being configured to increase the temperature of the air flowing therefrom when the temperature increase input is actuated; anda temperature decrease input, the associated air treatment device being configured to decrease the temperature of the air flowing therefrom when the temperature decrease input is actuated; andthe feedback assembly of the remote controller comprises:a temperature increase light emitter configured to emit blue light when the temperature increase input is actuated, the temperature increase light emitter being configured to emit light which is visible through the associated pocket of the duvet cover; anda temperature decrease light emitter configured to emit red light when the temperature decrease input is actuated, the temperature increase light emitter being configured to emit light which is visible through the associated pocket of the duvet cover.
18. The temperature regulating system of claim 1, further comprising a body temperature sensor operatively coupled to the processor of the air treatment device, the body temperature sensor being configured to detect a body temperature of the occupant, the processor of the air treatment device being configured to adjust operation of the blower and the heating and cooling module in response to body temperature data generated by the body temperature sensor.
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A temperature regulating system for a pair of occupants of a bed, the temperature regulating system comprising:a bed covering assembly comprising:a duvet cover comprising a top sheet and a bottom sheet, the duvet cover defining an interior space between the top sheet and the bottom sheet, the top sheet being joined to the bottom sheet at a head edge of the duvet cover and a pair of lateral edges of the duvet cover, the pair of lateral edges of the duvet cover extending between the head edge and a foot edge of the duvet cover, the foot edge of the duvet cover defining an opening of the duvet cover to the interior space, the duvet cover further comprising a pair of pockets, each pocket of the pair of pockets being mounted to an exterior side of the bottom sheet of the duvet cover, each pocket of the pair of pockets being positioned adjacent to the top edge of the duvet cover and adjacent to an associated lateral edge of the pair of lateral edges of the duvet cover;a pair of bladders contained in the interior space of the duvet cover, the pair of bladders being spaced laterally from each other with respect to the duvet cover, a head end of each bladder being positioned adjacent to the head edge of the duvet cover, a foot end of each bladder being positioned adjacent to the foot edge of the duvet cover, each bladder of the pair of bladders having a pair of lateral sides extending between the head end and the foot end, each bladder of the pair of bladders being removable from the interior space of the duvet cover, each bladder of the pair of bladders comprising:a top layer and a bottom layer, the top layer and the bottom layer being joined to each other along a shared perimeter, the top layer and the bottom layer defining an internal volume therebetween, the top layer and the bottom layer defining an inlet at the foot end of the bladder, the bottom layer defining a plurality of apertures which extends therethrough to the internal volume, the plurality of apertures being arranged in a plurality of sections of apertures, the plurality of sections of apertures being distributed linearly between the foot end and the head end of the bladder, the apertures of each section being equal in size to each other, the apertures of each section being equally spaced from each other between the foot end and the head end of the bladder, the apertures of each section being equally spaced from each other between the pair of lateral sides of the bladder, the plurality of apertures including apertures of progressively increasing size from a first section of the plurality of sections to a final section of the plurality of sections, the first section being defined as the section of the plurality of sections closest to the foot end of the bladder, the final section being defined as the section of the plurality of sections closest to the head end of the bladder, the top layer and the bottom layer comprising an air-impermeable material; anda plurality of retaining members coupled to the top layer and the bottom layer, the plurality of retaining members being equally spaced from each other between the foot end and the head end of the bladder, the plurality of retaining members being equally spaced from each other between the pair of lateral sides of the bladder, the plurality of retaining members retaining a plurality of spaced portions of the top layer and the bottom layer together when the bladder is inflated, each retaining member of the plurality of retaining members comprising a tufted yarn; anda comforter contained in the interior space of the duvet cover, the comforter comprising a thermally insulating material, the comforter extending across the pair of bladders, the comforter being positioned adjacent to the top layers of the bladders, the comforter being removable from the interior space of the duvet cover;a pair of air treatment devices, each air treatment device of the pair of air treatment devices being in fluid communication with an associated bladder of the pair of bladders, each air treatment device of the pair of air treatment devices comprising:a blower in fluid communication with the associated bladder via the inlet of the associated bladder, the blower urging air to flow into the internal volume of the associated bladder when activated;a heating and cooling module in fluid communication with an intake of the blower, the heating and cooling module being configured to alternately heat and cool air adjacent to the intake of the blower, the heating and cooling module comprising a Peltier heat pump;a processor operatively coupled to the blower and the heating and cooling module;an input operatively coupled to the processor and mounted to the blower;an output temperature sensor operatively coupled to the processor and positioned adjacent to an outlet of the blower, the processor being configured to adjust operation of the blower and the heating and cooling module in response to output temperature data generated by the output temperature sensor; anda transceiver operatively coupled to the processor, the processor being configured to wirelessly communicate with a remote computing device via the transceiver;a pair of remote controllers, each remote controller of the pair of remote controllers being operatively coupled to the processor of an associated air treatment device of the pair of air treatment devices, each remote controller of the pair of remote controllers comprising:a housing, the housing being positionable in an associated pocket of the pair of pockets of the duvet cover;a remote processor mounted in the housing;a remote transceiver mounted in the housing and operatively coupled to the remote processor, the remote processor being in wireless communication with the processor of the associated air treatment device via the remote transceiver and the transceiver of the associated air treatment device;a remote input mounted on an exterior of the housing and operatively coupled to the remote processor, the remote input comprising:a temperature increase input, the associated air treatment device being configured to increase the temperature of the air flowing therefrom when the temperature increase input is actuated; anda temperature decrease input, the associated air treatment device being configured to decrease the temperature of the air flowing therefrom when the temperature decrease input is actuated; anda feedback assembly mounted on the exterior of the housing and operatively coupled to the remote processor, the feedback assembly comprising:a temperature increase light emitter configured to emit blue light when the temperature increase input is actuated, the temperature increase light emitter being configured to emit light which is visible through the associated pocket of the duvet cover; anda temperature decrease light emitter configured to emit red light when the temperature decrease input is actuated, the temperature increase light emitter being configured to emit light which is visible through the associated pocket of the duvet cover; anda pair of body temperature sensors, each body temperature sensor of the pair of body temperature sensors being operatively coupled to the processor of an associated air treatment device of the pair of air treatment devices, each body temperature sensor being configured to detect a body temperature of an associated occupant of the pair of occupants, the processor of the associated air treatment device being configured to adjust operation of the blower and the heating and cooling module in response to body temperature data generated by each body temperature sensor of the pair of body temperature sensors.