IMPROVED AIR CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AN AIR BED

摘要

An automatic control system for controlling the firmness of a fluid supported mattress (14) of a bed assembly (10). The control system includes a motorized fluid pump, a control unit (44) for operating the pump to adjust the firmness of the air mattress (14), a hand held remote control unit (42) for actuating the control unit (44), and a transceiver system for transmitting information signals between the hand held unit (42) and the control unit (44). The air control system provides for independent control of both bladders (30, 32) in a two bladder air mattress (14) from a single unit (44), and allows a user to consistently set the firmness of each mattress air bladder (30, 32) to a desired value. The air control system includes an air pump specially designed to minimize transmission of motor noise into the environment.