发明名称 |
ADJUSTABLE-FIRMNESS BODY SUPPORT AND METHOD |
摘要 |
The present invention provides a body support assembly comprising a layer having a passage, a pump positioned to create a flow of fluid through the passage, a sensor that detects a parameter and produces a signal, and a controller coupled to the sensor and programmed to control the flow of fluid based on the signal. Preferably, the layer comprises visco-elastic foam. In one embodiment, the parameter corresponds with a firmness of the layer (e.g., a temperature of the layer). A heat exchanger can be used to alter (e.g., heat or cool) a temperature of the fluid. The present invention further provides a method of controlling a firmness of a body support comprising sensing a sensed value of a parameter (e.g., temperature) of the body support, establishing a desired value of the parameter, comparing the sensed parameter to the desired value, and adjusting the parameter. |
申请公布号 |
WO2010075289(A3) |
申请公布日期 |
2010.08.19 |
申请号 |
WO2009US69009 |
申请日期 |
2009.12.21 |
申请人 |
TEMPUR-PEDIC MANAGEMENT, INC.;MIKKELSEN, TOM, D.;CHANDLER, KELLY, W. |
发明人 |
MIKKELSEN, TOM, D.;CHANDLER, KELLY, W. |
分类号 |
A47C27/08 |
主分类号 |
A47C27/08 |
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