221 |
Linear actuator device |
US12223979 |
2007-02-16 |
US08555431B2 |
2013-10-15 |
Jens Jørgen Nielsen |
A linear actuator device for pieces of furniture, e.g. beds, is described which include an adjustable section (2, 3) pivotally embedded in a frame (1). The section (2, 3) is raised and lowered by at least one rod (23, 24) mounted on a pivot shaft (4, 6). The actuator comprises a housing (8) with a bushing (10) receiving the pivot shaft (4, 6), and a spindle (14) driven by a low-voltage DC motor (11). The spindle (14) carries a spindle nut (12) fixed against rotation which in one direction of motion operates an arm (5, 7) mounted on the pivot shaft (4, 6) for adjusting the section within the piece of furniture. By designing the arm (5, 7) such that, when it engages the spindle nut (12), it will rest against an area (17) of the nut's end which faces farthest away from the shaft, an expedient moment curve for pivoting the section is obtained, as a large moment occurs at the beginning and the end of the section's movement just when needed. In the initial horizontal position of the section, a large moment is needed, and so is in the end position, when for instance a mattress is folded which requires a large moment. The area, which the end of the arm (5, 7) rests against is expediently equipped with a roller (17) which reduces friction and wear on the spindle nut. |
222 |
FURNITURE HAVING AN ELECTROMOTIVE ADJUSTMENT MEANS |
US13696477 |
2011-05-06 |
US20130207585A1 |
2013-08-15 |
Armin Hille |
An electromotive adjustment device for a piece of furniture having an adjustable furniture part. The electromotive adjustment device includes a housing, a drive gear motor, a control device having a device housing, and at least one drive unit having an output member connected to the adjustable furniture part. The drive gear motor is configured to be one of brought to a standstill and reversed by a safety device during the occurrence of a pinching between one or more of two furniture parts, a furniture part and a component, and a furniture part and a part of a person's body. The safety device includes a light transmitter configured such that a light beam directed against one of the adjustable furniture part and the component and the light beam is reflected to meet a light receiver. |
223 |
TILT MOTION LEISURE ADJUSTABLE BED |
US13550323 |
2012-07-16 |
US20130019407A1 |
2013-01-24 |
BRUCE ALAN SHEPPARD |
An adjustable bed adaptable to tilt in a number of different, comfortable positions is presented. The adjustable bed comprises a bed frame, a mattress support plate, a plurality of pairs of supporting legs, a plurality of lateral leg supporting members, a plurality of elongated structures, a mattress retainer bar, a sliding member, a central cross bar, a control box, a power supply module, a remote control, a battery compartment, a back rest motor, a foot rest motor, a plurality of levers and a bed lift mechanism. The bed lift mechanism includes at least one motor claw, a left lifting leg, a right lifting leg, a left mounting bracket, a right mounting bracket and a bed lift motor. The back rest motor, the foot rest motor and the bed lift motor receives an operating signal transmitted by the remote controller and tilts the adjustable bed in the plurality of comfortable positions. |
224 |
ADJUSTABLE FURNITURE |
US13502561 |
2010-10-22 |
US20120297543A1 |
2012-11-29 |
Dale Robertson |
A novel article of adjustable bed is disclosed. The adjustable bed comprises at least two body-support portions and a base support for supporting the body support portions. The body support portions are mounted with respect to the base to allow angular adjustment of their relative positions to alter the configuration of the bed. Actuators are provided for angularly moving one or more of the body-support portions to effect angular adjustment of the bed. A load-bearing member projects from one of the moveable body-support portions and is supported by a bearing means arranged to run on a curved support such that each moveable body-support portion is pivotally mounted with respect to the base about a respective pivot axis defined by the centre of curvature of the respective curved support. The pivot axis of the movable body-support portion is positioned above the base in a plane offset from the top edge thereof . |
225 |
SUPPORT DEVICE WHICH IS ADJUSTABLE BY AN ELECTRIC MOTOR |
US13275086 |
2011-10-17 |
US20120060289A1 |
2012-03-15 |
Eckhart DEWERT; Jörg HENLE |
Support device, which is adjustable by an electric motor, for cushioning of a piece of furniture for sitting and/or lying on has a base body, a first support section for supporting a person resting on support device, in a head/upper body region, and a second support section for supporting a person, in calf/thigh region. Stationary third support section is provided between the first and second support section. The first support section and/or the second support section have the three support parts which are pivotable in an articulated manner relative to one another and/or relative to the third support section. Electric motor drive is provided for adjusting the support parts. At least one separate actuating element is operatively associated with the individual support parts for pivoting a particular support part, and at least two support parts are pivotable independently. |
226 |
CONTROL OF AN ADJUSTABLE BED THROUGH A NETWORK |
US13294298 |
2011-11-11 |
US20120057685A1 |
2012-03-08 |
Martin B. Rawls-Meehan |
An adjustable bed is controlled through a network. When controlled through a telephone network, a phone provides communication with a control box for the adjustable bed, and optionally a second system associated with the bed and controlled through the control box. When controlled through an internetwork such as the Internet, functions of the adjustable bed and optionally functions of a second system associated with the adjustable bed can be controlled. The network can be wired, wireless, near field, or wide band. |
227 |
TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A BED FACILITY CONTROLLER AND A REMOTE CONTROL FOR THE BED FACILITY |
US13293563 |
2011-11-10 |
US20120056729A1 |
2012-03-08 |
Martin B. Rawls-Meehan |
A remote control communicates via two-way communication with a controller for a bed facility to allow a user of the remote control to control a function of the bed facility. Adjustable features of an adjustable bed can be controlled through the two-way communication. Inflation or other features of an air mattress can be controlled through the two-way communication. Two-way communication is supported by either a wired connection or a wireless connection such as Bluetooth, USB, ultra wideband, and the like. The two-way communication also supports the remote control controlling a second system that is associated with the adjustable bed. |
228 |
WIRELESS CONTROL OF AN ADJUSTABLE BED |
US13205784 |
2011-08-09 |
US20110291795A1 |
2011-12-01 |
Martin B. Rawls-Meehan |
Aspects of this invention relate to an adjustable bed that may include one or more articulating portions, and may include one or more components, including an air inflatable mattress associated with the adjustable bed frame, a programmable logic controller, a remote memory storage facility, a remote storage location of user preferences, a cell phone remote control, a modular control device, an air purification facility, a power outlet controller, a Bluetooth remote control, an ultra wide band remote control, a wireless USB remote control, and the like. |
229 |
Coordinative control method for adjusting the back and knee bottom sections of an adjustable bed, and computer program for implementing same |
US12253145 |
2008-10-16 |
US08068924B2 |
2011-11-29 |
Hiroshi Nagaoka; Masao Horitani; Satoru Inoue |
A coordinative control method for adjusting the back and knee bottom sections of an adjustable bed or the like, and a computer program for implementing the method, are provided. Specifically, a method for adjusting the back and knee bottom section is provided, in which the angular positions thereof are adjusted according to a preset action pattern. The initial starting positions of the adjustable sections are taken into account, and adjusted to a position corresponding to the closest point on a curve representing angular movement of the sections during the adjustment process. Then, the sections are adjusted in a manner that prevents exertion of uncomfortable pressure upon the torso of a user, and prevents sliding of a user relative to the foot of the bed. |
230 |
Methods and systems of an adjustable bed |
US11855272 |
2007-09-14 |
US08032263B2 |
2011-10-04 |
Martin B Rawls-Meehan |
A method includes providing an adjustable bed flame including one or more articulating portions; providing an air inflatable mattress associated with the adjustable bed flame to form an adjustable bed, said air inflatable mattress including flex regions about which the air inflatable mattress can flex; regulating air pressure in the air inflatable mattress with an air pump; and storing user preferences in a remote memory, said user preferences representing recall parameters relating to one or more adjustable aspects of the adjustable bed, said remote memory disposed apart from both the adjustable bed frame, the air inflatable mattress, and the air pump, and said storing user preferences comprising: storing a plurality of values that define a range of available parameters for the adjustable bed, said storing the plurality of values including storing a table having a plurality of entries. |
231 |
Adjustable bed having snap-on actuator drive |
US11870148 |
2007-10-10 |
US07900302B2 |
2011-03-08 |
Thomas P. Long |
An adjustable bed includes an articulated deck comprising head, seat, leg and foot deck boards hingedly joined together and supported from a frame movable relative to a stationary base. An actuator assembly, including a motor driven actuator operatively coupled by snap-fit connectors to the frame, inclines at least one of the deck boards. |
232 |
Nursing bed with improved lifting mechanism |
US11587334 |
2005-03-31 |
US07810188B2 |
2010-10-12 |
Hans-Peter Barthelt |
A height-adjustable nursing bed is provided that includes a pedestal in which the upper frame and the lower frame are connected to one another by a total of four toggle lever pairs. The toggle lever pairs on each side of the bed are additionally connected to one another by horizontally and diagonally extending coupling braces. The horizontal coupling brace connects the toggle levers in the region of the toggle link while the diagonal coupling brace connects a lower toggle lever arm to an upper toggle lever arm. The motor for raising and lowering the upper frame relative to the lower frame extends directly between these two frames such that the toggle levers and their coupling braces act as a parallel linkage of sorts. |
233 |
ELECTROMOTIVE FURNITURE DOUBLE DRIVE AND SWITCH ARRANGEMENT |
US12333931 |
2008-12-12 |
US20090301239A1 |
2009-12-10 |
ANDREAS HEINRICHS |
An electromotive furniture double drive includes at least one drive motor, which is in driving engagement with a speed reduction gear train. An output element, which is secured against rotation, can be moved in its longitudinal direction by means of the speed reduction gear train. At least the speed reduction gear train and the output element are arranged in the housing, and the end positions of each output element are limited by at least one end switch. The output element and/or the housing has an adjustment device by means of which the position of the switching threshold of the at least one end switch can be adjusted from an area outside the housing. |
234 |
Pivoting Device |
US12227745 |
2007-05-08 |
US20090235456A1 |
2009-09-24 |
Klaus Bock |
A pivoting device for pivoting of segments (4) which are pivotable relative to one another of a bearing construction (2), providing a bearing surface (3) for a mattress, a cushioning element or the like, of an item of furniture for sitting and/or lying on, in particular a bed. In order to produce a pivoting device which requires a comparatively small installation space while also having safe operation, the invention proposes a pivoting device which includes an electromotive drive device (13) which is arranged on the end face between two neighboring segments (4). |
235 |
Adjustable Bed Having Four Linear Actuators |
US12025205 |
2008-02-04 |
US20090193587A1 |
2009-08-06 |
Jacob J. Neuenswander; William R. Rohr |
An adjustable bed includes a stationary seat deck board and independently movable front and rear carriages powered by linear actuators supported by a stationary base. A head deck board is hingedly secured to the front carriage and moves with it. Leg and foot deck boards hingedly joined together are supported by the rear carriage and move with it. Additional linear actuators move the head deck board and leg deck boards between horizontal and inclined positions independently. |
236 |
Adjustable bed frame assembly |
US12154509 |
2008-05-23 |
US20080276373A1 |
2008-11-13 |
Alain Clenet |
A bed frame comprises a lower support structure having a head end and a foot end and a carriage arranged for translational movement on the lower support structure. An upper support structure is mounted on the carriage. The upper support structure includes a seat and an upper body support section pivotally connected thereto. A support arm is pivotally connected between the lower support structure and the upper body support section. An actuator is connected to the lower support structure. A lever arm is connected between the actuator and the carriage. Application of force from the actuator to the lever arm moves the carriage on the lower support structure while applying a lifting moment to the upper body support section. The support arm is arranged such that movement of the carriage toward the head end of the lower support structure also produces a lifting moment on the upper body support section. |
237 |
ADJUSTABLE BED |
US12019518 |
2008-01-24 |
US20080178388A1 |
2008-07-31 |
FERDINAND SCHERMEL |
An adjustable wallhugger bed that allows the user to lower the users thighs and calves into a generally downward angle, which allows for greater comfort, as well as improved utility of the bed. |
238 |
Modular system for assembling a motorized adjustable support apparatus for the upholstery of furniture for sitting and/or lying |
US11293494 |
2005-12-05 |
US07386901B2 |
2008-06-17 |
Eckhart Dewert; Johannes Schneider |
Modular system for assembling a motorized adjustable support apparatus for the upholstery of a piece of furniture for one of sitting and lying includes a first support element including a first longitudinal rail assembly, and a second support element including a second longitudinal rail assembly. The first and second longitudinal rail assemblies are detachably connected by a connecting element to form a base of the support apparatus, in use. The assembled adjustable support apparatus includes the two support elements adjustable relative to one another for supporting the upholstery. A connecting shaft is provided for transmitting the rotation of a first pivot shaft connected to the first rail assembly to a third pivot shaft connected to the second rail assembly. Ends of the connecting shaft are detachably insertable into recesses defined in the first and third pivot shafts, and are securable against rotation. |
239 |
METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF AN ADJUSTABLE BED |
US11875851 |
2007-10-20 |
US20080120777A1 |
2008-05-29 |
Martin B. Rawls-Meehan |
Aspects of this invention relate to an adjustable bed that may include one or more articulating portions, and may include one or more components, including an air inflatable mattress associated with the adjustable bed frame, a programmable logic controller, a remote memory storage facility, a remote storage location of user preferences, a cell phone remote control, a modular control device, an air purification facility, a power outlet controller, a Bluetooth remote control, an ultra wide band remote control, a wireless USB remote control, and the like. |
240 |
METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF AN ADJUSTABLE BED |
US11875849 |
2007-10-20 |
US20080120776A1 |
2008-05-29 |
Martin B. Rawls-Meehan |
Aspects of this invention relate to an adjustable bed that may include one or more articulating portions, and may include one or more components, including an air inflatable mattress associated with the adjustable bed frame, a programmable logic controller, a remote memory storage facility, a remote storage location of user preferences, a cell phone remote control, a modular control device, an air purification facility, a power outlet controller, a Bluetooth remote control, an ultra wide band remote control, a wireless USB remote control, and the like. |