MX2010010653A - Assembly for adapting a support surface in a wave shape. - Google Patents

Abstract

Assembly, comprising an element (2) defining a lying or support surface, such as a foam layer forming a core of a mattress, and a device (3) associated with the element (2) for adapting the form of the lying or support surface in waves, wherein the device (2) comprises at least one selectively expandable and/or compressible body. The body (3) is further embedded in or arranged under a part of the element (2) which is lower-lying during use and has above it at least a greater part of the thickness of the element (2). The body (3 ) acts on a wave part of the element (2) so as to selectively bring about waves in the lying or support surface, which wave part is connected via a hinged configuration to other parts of the element (2).

Description

MBLE TO ADAPT A SURFACE OF SUPPORT IN U COOL DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a module defining a resting surface, such as a layer of foam forming a niche, and a device associated with the element to the shape of the resting surface or so, wherein the device comprises at least extensively expandable and / or compressible.

In known mattresses, it is de fi cient to rest on a mattress. Usually, the support surface is either substantial or two-dimensional. By way of an exception result in irritation, bed sores from prolonged pressure loading in a spot of points in a user's body, ively.

It is known that materials can be manufactured from selected materials, the mattresses are provided with the ability to contour a user. Therefore, juste reagent, which, however, has not yet proposed a satisfactory solution for users with aforementioned reasons.

An assembly of the type defined above to adapt the resting surface, precisely for the purpose of proportion most suitable to this, is known, for example iela on the mattress. The action of regulation of the core of a mattress, whose material is made specifically for this purpose and to a large extent until the surface of the mattress is covered by the plastic bags. Therefore, the edges of the empty bags should be felt. easily in a detrimental way through the foldable cover layer, it has a major adverse effect on the comfort It is also the case that, in an inflated state, these bags are, or at least must be rigid and hard in order to provide a day of support. Because the bags are insufficient, a user will otherwise simply rest on the resting or supporting surface.

The hard lines do not give way, precisely because they are inflated in order to provide some support, although at the same time it is created that way to get off the mattress in a certain way.

It is noted that an assembly is known at p 1,541,109 where the elements are placed and a thin mattress that may be a mattress. However, for the purpose of per- forming a waveform with the bags and a mat and ensuring that it is imparted to the rest surface or support surface of the mat, it will be necessary to run a very thin form. As a result of this assembly with the device in eid or deflated it will always leave something to be desired A larger thickness of the core of the mattress is required, and it is capable of continuing to provide a desirable amount, and in addition a regulation of the same, although the presence of the device, precisely as regards the aforementioned operations, shows disadvantages.

This configuration can also be proportionate to the snoring of users. If you lie down against a folded edge of the mattress CU in, there is a limited possibility of your back, a position that is known as nquid.

The device can expand and comfortably or at intervals. The reclined position on a mattress designed in this way n Benefit from a compliance assembly, for example, if you put at your disposal a mattress. Even in a prevention way it can already have a very favorable effect.

According to the invention, a derable of the core layer of the mattress lies with the expandable body that can be of an inflatable device. In this way, due to the leveling action achieved from this, the operation of the assembly due to (too) low in the inflated device can not be lost, the intended waveform can be created under less than a maximum pressure, this in known configurations. In addition, users do not get off the mattress more easily since or wedge-shaped under a mattress, or also on, but then, preferably with a means preventing the relative displacement to the mattress, ion per sailboat, wherein such fixation also takes place in the case of placing in or under the natively, the body wedge-shaped also be between a support surface and the co being incorporated in the mattress.

Confidential tests have shown that people with disorders can benefit from the present invention without symptoms of a physical nature as well as support of the support surface, for example as a more comfortable improvement.

The present invention has several mod s of the element. The angle that is going to be encompasses der of the state of inflation or the inflterior pressure of a hollow body, in this case. The length of the body may also be related to the length of the body lying on or under the mattress from one edge of the mattress at a distance from this edge). For example, when in the hollow body, it is possible in this way to achieve the desired angle or required by means of a comfortable adaptation of the surface, for example, of a mattress.

Air or liquid can be applied for the purpose of the body, and even a modality (but not exclusively) if the wedge cu does not come in contact with a person. tudinal of a succession of the partial bodies individual odality with a unitary body resulting a curvature in it, without producing l das. In particular, the partial bodies by individually expandable and / or compressible allow the greatest possible adaptability.

If the wedge-shaped body is inflec- tive, it may further comprise a pump for the purpose of inflating the cue, which can be controlled by a control, which is operated, for example, by the user. For this purpose, it can be provided with an operative means, it can be portable and it is in pump with the pump, optionally through computer or other similar element, through When the pump can simply be reclosed after a repair, this is in accordance with the present invention. If a body comprises compartments or chambers, each vessel may be connected to the pump for selective pressure adjustment in each individual or jointly for a requirement or when initially incorporated in it may be desirable to have to allow the tiva (partial) of the body. For this purpose, an output valve controllable to the outlet body can then be controlled by the device.

Particularly, in a modality in d or it extends along an edge of, by axis in particular in a modality in which they are mutually connected. In this latter for comfort optionally you can additionally dispose on the body or on the keys in order to level a user as much as possible on the surface defined for him or her, in spite of being curved wave, even although this is far from Aryan in all modalities, particularly connection between mutually connected bodies puts transverse or gradually in the form of oo of bodies. In a mode with two inflatables, or at least the hollow bodies and two or more bodies can be connected to the pump bomb. Then a valve can be provided Connecting the pump to at least one of the parts is also easily placed in an oled connection through the control, where once the user has within the scope the final configuration.

The assembly may comprise a sleeve or shoulder which may be arranged around the body of the determined portions thereof, which extends from the lateral surfaces which run to the rest or support surface, are the ambio in the form that results when the body is inflated or expanded, can be incorporated.

Even in another alternative embodiment or ad assembly according to the invention t extends upwardly from the ion device under the supporting rest surface is locally adaptable in the device disposed by the device. Additional or rotating alternative of the element may comprise incision extending downward from its support or scansion, and the element may be in the device to the medically defined form. In these embodiments, the core of the foam material collation is preferably incised in that manner. That way you can use elegant and simple configuration bisagr The present invention will also be explained at the base of the appended figures, in which the same and similar characteristics and mattress, both in accordance with the present in Figure 5 shows an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 6 shows an embodiment of a dis assembly according to the present invention elastic anga or a terylene layer; Figure 7 shows one embodiment of a mattress module in accordance with the folding means; Figure 8 shows an assembly of a cols in accordance with the present invention the device is incorporated in the mattress; Figure 9 shows a modality in which at least one body or device is independent partial divides; The device 1 comprises a body 3 which triangular transverse (in the transverse direction E) and which in this embodiment has the form of c per se. The body 3 is inflatable, for which purpose a pump 4 is activated selectively. The pump is connected to the hollow body in the shape of a wedge 3 via 5. The pump 4 can be activated selectively from a microcomputer 6 as a modality, which is equipped with an antenna 7. The antenna is wirelessly connected to an operating medium per is available to a user for the actuation of the pump 4.

In another embodiment, a pressure gauge can be applied inside the wedge body h, in order to activate the pump 4 au It can be arranged in the conduit 5 between the wedge-shaped hollow body 3.

The wedge-shaped hollow body is under the mattress 2 in the direction of the flush in a base 12. The hollow body with 3 then lies between the base 12 and the colc.

Around the mattress 2 are several ubiquitous and suitable where a hollow body with 3 can be placed on or under the mattress 2, a with arrows B, C and D.

In a preferred embodiment, the wedge hu bodies 3 are in any case arranged long of the mattress indicated with the arrows in the situation as shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2 shows an alternative to the computer 6, although the pump 4 is preferably crazy here, under the control of the microcomputer The pump 4 is connected through each of the two hollow bodies in the form of either side of the mattress 2. The means of valveing in combination with a control, representing the computer 6 or otherwise, with which one of The two hollow bodies with 3 must be connected to the pump 4. Of course, the valve member 16 will provide the pump 4 to each of the two wedge bodies 3. Figure 1 shows a possible fashion to the The wedge-shaped body shown is div rtiments by means of a membrane or division and the compartments may be connected to the On the side edges of the assembly 18, the body is placed on a carrier such as a spring mattress Figure 4, the spring mattress 17 is replaced with sheets 20. The mattress 2 comprises incis that is more easily curved to be taken by the body. with wedge-shaped 3 and wedge-shaped or 3, and to form from that hinge configuration according to the laterally located wave invention 24 of the outer mattress of the incisions 19 may be adjacent to the mattress 2, for example by means of example, they can be connected to it by means of sailboat ion (not shown). In Figure 3, a mattress with a foam core, although a spring mattress. It will be evident that the site,. the wave part 24 located towards the second can simply rise in the direction F to provide or make room for the square, which in Figure 4, the space or the incisions lie substantially on the larger part of the square 2, but they can also extend over e eto.

In the embodiment of Figure 6, a sleeve 30 is provided around the assembly of the device 3. The terry layer 30 is at least preferably elastic even in order to be able to change (increase) the lateral dimension. 31 in the direction of arrow G.

Figure 7 schematically shows one mle of an assembly according to the invention 38 of the wave part 24 for the purpose of metering the bending means additionally.

As an addition or alternative, the cable may be elastic and then it may s easily to the lower point 39 of the mattress part 2 (or at least the mattress core 2) compact fold of the body 3, an inflicted cable 32 also It gets the 32nd side of it too much. This is also prevented from the terry layer 30 on the wall the mattress assembly 2 and the device or body Figure 8 shows an additional or alternative thermic modality of the cue pored in the foam core 2 of the 24 wave mattress 2. Extending under the device.

The individual parts can be expanded and commutated, for example, by means of co-ordinates to an individual pump or several individual pumps in each of the bodies in order to allow the individual deflation of partial bodies in a controlled manner of a Fully inflated state of all the ales, for example, with an individual pump to the partial bodies individual vision of the device in the specific bodies 3, 44, 45, 46, also allows the partial b bodies to be able to take a form onal as shown in Figure 10, which co-curves, in the longitudinal direction of mattress 2. or individual 3 this would result in a curvature bles 48, whose contour shape grows in the upward direction and an outer edge in each case with the components 48 on and off from the present, fold-over edifices may become unnecessary, since a configuration with the components 48 will be compressed in a flat and flat when the cameras are deflated.

Figure 12 shows a corner mode 38 of the wave part 24 is bisected to cause a more gradual progression of the assembly side according to the invention, in such a way a relatively sharp corner would occur.

It also incorporates a simplifi mode of bending in view of the modality of the Figur it can be formed of a soft plastic or a do, or it can be separated to allow cleaning, for example on a clothesline or such a laundry.

After examination of the foregoing, additional and alternative experiences for the experimenter that should be considered as embodiments will occur unless they depart from the scope of what is defined in the individual claims to the individual independent claim various possibilities described in the appended one. alternative to that shown specific figures. Furthermore, it can also be noted here that there are hollow or solid wedge-shaped bodies or I upper or lower end of the mattress, the pi of the bed and, in addition to being used in the bed, can also be applied on one side coos 3 can also form integral parts of ar or even a bed of water, for example, in mpartimentos of the same that lie in the part to usual resting surface. The arrangement with the present invention may also a a different form only in combination with, for example, in combination with a seat of a chair, etc.

It is noted that in relation to this method known by the applicant for carrying out the aforementioned invention, it is the result of the description of the invention.

Claims (1)

1. CLAIMS The invention having been described as before as property contained in the ndications: 1. - An assembly, characterized in that it comprises an element defining a surface or support, such as a foam layer of a mattress, and a device associated with the eleme ar the form of the resting surface or so, where: the device comprises at least substantially expandable and / or compressible, the body is incorporated in, or d a part of the element that lies lower down crosswise wedge-shaped in an o. 3. The assembly according to any claim 1 or 2, characterized in that an angle of between 5 and 45 gr after parts of the element is emitted from the wave part of the body of the cross section element. 4. - An assembly according to any claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that it is flable. 5. - The assembly according to any preceding claim, characterized by or comprising at least two partial bodies along an edge of the element. 6. - The assembly of conformity ndicación 5, characterized because the bodies ndication 7, characterized in that the means 0 be portable and is in wireless contact during use. 9. - The assembly according to any claim 7 or 8, characterized in that connected substantially fixedly to the body 10. - The assembly of conformity ndicación 4, characterized in that the valve d tivamente controllable is connected to the body. 11. - The assembly according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises at least one second additional body of the element. 12. - The assembly in accordance with previous claims, characterized by a sleeve or a terry layer around the Enden tension cables, 15. - The assembly according to ndicación 14, characterized in that the plastic cables. 16. - The assembly according to any preceding claim, characterized by rotating configuration of the element comprises the ion extending upwards from the position under the resting surface, and the element can be adapted locally to the shape defined by the device . 17. - The assembly according to any preceding claim, characterized by rotating configuration of the element comprises the ion extending downwards from the support surface, and the element can be