21 |
エアマット装置またはエアクッション装置 |
JP2013086319 |
2013-04-17 |
JP2014209958A |
2014-11-13 |
TAMAKI MASAMI |
【課題】利用者の体重に応じて、空気圧の自動制御によりマットレスまたはクッションの硬さや高さを最適かつ、自動的に保持させることにより、快適性と最適な体圧分散性が得られる空気圧を利用したエアマット装置またはエアクッション装置を提供する。【解決手段】エアマット装置10を細長い袋状のエアセル14をベッドの長手方向と直交する向きに寝かせた状態でベッドの長手方向に沿って複数本並設させてなるエアセル群16を含むマットレス12と、エアセル14にエアを供給・排気するエア供給部18と、マットレス12の沈み込み量を検知するセンサと、センサの検知結果に基づいて、マットレス12の沈み込みに伴うエアセル14からの押圧の大きさによりマットレス14の沈み込み量を検知する構成とした。【選択図】図1 |
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Air mattress |
JP2010024876 |
2010-02-05 |
JP2011160896A |
2011-08-25 |
TANAKA MAKOTO; MATSUMIYA RIKA; ONO KENTA |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an air mattress in which the pressure of each pouch-shaped cell is variable and does not decrease the comfort of a sleeper lying on the air mattress. <P>SOLUTION: The air mattress includes: a plurality of air cell groups arrayed in the longitudinal direction of the air mattress composed of a plurality of pouch-shaped cells 17; an air intake/exhaust pump; air tubes 13 that connect the pouch-shaped cells 17 and the air intake/exhaust pump through the first line independent for each air cell group and the second line independent for specific pouch-shaped cells among the multiple air cell groups; and pressure sensors that measure the pressure in the pouch-shaped cells for each of the first and the second lines. In one or more specific air cell groups, three stages of the upper stage and the middle stage and the lower stage of pouch-shaped cells 17a-17c are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the air mattress, the pressure of the pouch-shaped cells in the lower stage is controlled by the first line, the same of the pouch-shaped cells in the middle stage is controlled by the second line and the pouch-shaped cells in the upper stage communicate with the pouch-shaped cells in the middle stage. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT |
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AUTOMATION FOR IMPROVED SLEEP QUALITY |
EP16818477 |
2016-06-21 |
EP3316738A4 |
2018-06-13 |
NUNN ROB; CHEN YI-CHING; ERKO ROBERT; SHAKAL ANTHONY JOHN; PALASHEWSKI WADE DANIEL; GROSCHEN PAUL |
Historical sleep metrics are accessed. Historical sensor data is accessed. Incidences of low quality sleep experienced by the user are identified. Particular environmental conditions that affected the user during the incidences of low quality sleep are identified. A corrective plan that specifies a change to an environmental control system to reduce the particular environmental conditions is created. The behavior of the environmental control system is modified such that the environmental control system reduces the particular environmental conditions when the user sleeps in the bed. |
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INFLATABLE ARTICLE |
EP13723903.4 |
2013-04-16 |
EP2840935A1 |
2015-03-04 |
Morrison, Andrew Robert |
An inflatable article [10] having a collapsible inflation tube [20] attached thereto, a cover member [30] fixed to the surface of the article [10] and adapted to be securable over the tube [20] when rolled upon itself to seal the tube [20], thereby holding the tube [20] in the rolled condition. |
25 |
CONTROL FOR PRESSURIZED BLADDER IN A PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS |
EP06772871.7 |
2006-06-12 |
EP1893822A2 |
2008-03-05 |
SKINNER, Andrew, F.; RICHARDS, Sandy; LUBBERS, David, P.; DIXON, Steven, A.; STACY, Richard, B.; BHAI, Aziz, A. |
A patient support including a fluid containing bladder and a pressure control assembly for controlling the pressure of fluid in the bladder is provided. The patient support may be, for example, a hospital bed. |
26 |
Inflation and deflation pressure regulation system |
US14664112 |
2015-03-20 |
US10085569B2 |
2018-10-02 |
Shih-Chung Liu; Ming-Heng Hsieh |
An inflation and deflation pressure regulation system is applicable to an air mattress with at least two air arrays, the inflation and deflation pressure regulation system comprising an inflation and deflation device, a pressure detection unit and a control unit. The inflation and deflation device inflates or deflates the air mattress; the pressure detection unit continuously detects an instantaneous pressure value of the air mattress; the control unit determines whether the instantaneous pressure value detected by the pressure detection unit when the air mattress is in a weight-bearing state has reached a preset pressure value before a preset time has elapsed, and accordingly uses a first inflation and deflation strategy or a second inflation and deflation strategy to control the inflation and deflation device to inflate or deflate the air mattress. |
27 |
Structure of inflatable cushion |
US15082042 |
2016-03-28 |
US10028591B2 |
2018-07-24 |
Swo-Chung Chai |
An improved structure of an inflatable cushion includes: a top layer constituting a surface of the inflatable cushion, a bottom layer constituting an undersurface of the inflatable cushion, and a side layer constituting a circumference of the inflatable cushion such that the inflatable cushion defines an interior space. Longitudinal stretch bands and lateral stretch bands are arranged in the interior space in such a way that portions of the longitudinal stretch bands are jointed to the top layer to form first connection sections and portions of the lateral stretch bands are jointed to the bottom layer to form second connection sections. The lateral stretch bands and the longitudinal stretch bands intersect each other and the first connection sections and the second connection sections oppose each other in a vertical direction. |
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DECOMPRESSION AIR VALVE |
US15730021 |
2017-10-11 |
US20180031136A1 |
2018-02-01 |
Hua Hsiang Lin; Yaw Yuan Hsu |
A valve assembly configured for use with an inflatable product, such as a mattress, chair, pool, spa, float, or another suitable inflatable product. The valve assembly includes a first valve component that serves as an opening for inflation and/or deflation of the inflatable product, and a second valve component that serves as an opening for deflation or decompression of the inflatable product. |
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DECOMPRESSION AIR VALVE |
US15593718 |
2017-05-12 |
US20170328487A1 |
2017-11-16 |
Hua Hsiang Lin; Yaw Yuan Hsu |
A valve assembly configured for use with an inflatable product, such as a mattress, chair, pool, spa, float, or another suitable inflatable product. The valve assembly includes a first valve component that serves as an opening for inflation and/or deflation of the inflatable product, and a second valve component that serves as an opening for deflation or decompression of the inflatable product. |
30 |
Medical air mattress |
US13158198 |
2011-06-10 |
US09101224B2 |
2015-08-11 |
Kuang-Neng Chiang; Hsiu-Lun Liang |
A medical air mattress has a mattress body, a lower bedspread, an upper bedspread and a guardrail unit. The mattress body is formed by multiple air cells parallel arranged in an air cell row. The upper bedspread covers the mattress body and has two guardrail sleeves formed on the upper bedspread. The guardrail unit has multiple guardrail air cells mounted respectively in the guardrail sleeves. Since the guardrail sleeves are formed on the upper bedspread, the guardrail sleeves from each opposite side of the upper bedspread will draw each other to maintain the guardrail sleeves in position when pressed. Therefore, the guardrail sleeves do not fall down when pressed to remain providing optimal protection purpose. |
31 |
Expandable structure constructed from sealed films |
US13764413 |
2013-02-11 |
US08935820B2 |
2015-01-20 |
Robert J. Mileti |
An expandable structure is manufactured using sheets of thermoplastic material sealed together. The expandable structure has a concertina pattern on its sides that allows the structure to expand and collapse like an accordion. The concertina pattern is cut into the sheets of material rather than being folded into the material to speed up the manufacturing process. |
32 |
Air mattress having only two inflate/deflate ports for inflating four or six separate bladders |
US13229839 |
2011-09-12 |
US08671487B2 |
2014-03-18 |
Douglas Allen Dewell |
The invention relates generally to a multi-bladder air mattress where only two inflation-deflation port members are required to inflate an air mattress having either four or six separate air bladders. |
33 |
Control for pressurized bladder in a patient support apparatus |
US13335373 |
2011-12-22 |
US08620477B2 |
2013-12-31 |
Andrew F. Skinner; Sandy M. Richards; David P. Lubbers; Steven A. Dixon; Richard B. Stacy; Aziz A. Bhai |
An apparatus for supporting a patient, such as a hospital bed, is provided. The apparatus includes a patient support surface and at least one fluid containing bladder. A pressure control assembly is operably coupled with the bladder. When the fluid pressure within the bladder falls outside of an acceptable range of pressure values, the active adjustment of the pressure within the bladder is initiated by the pressure control assembly if the pressure does not return to the acceptable range of pressure values within a time period, e.g., a time delay, that has a variable length. |
34 |
Expandable Structure Constructed from Sealed Films |
US13764413 |
2013-02-11 |
US20130205505A1 |
2013-08-15 |
Robert J. Mileti |
An expandable structure is manufactured using sheets of thermoplastic material sealed together. The expandable structure has a concertina pattern on its sides that allows the structure to expand and collapse like an accordion. The concertina pattern is cut into the sheets of material rather than being folded into the material to speed up the manufacturing process. |
35 |
Air Mattress Having Only Two Inflate/Deflate Ports For Inflating Four Or Six Separate Bladders |
US13229839 |
2011-09-12 |
US20130061399A1 |
2013-03-14 |
Douglas Allen Dewell |
The invention relates generally to a multi-bladder air mattress where only two inflation-deflation port members are required to inflate an air mattress having either four or six separate air bladders. |
36 |
Method for communicating performance attributes |
US13572212 |
2012-08-10 |
US20130000046A1 |
2013-01-03 |
Harrison R. Murphy; Juraj Michal Daniel Slavik, II |
A method of using color or color schemes to simplify the communication to consumers of complex information regarding the combinations and interactions of technically oriented performance attributes that describe the degree of comfort as found in mattresses, mattress foundations, upholstered furniture articles and other articles filled with cushioning materials. Additionally the selected method of using color as a communication tool may be of further benefit in the interaction with consumers by developing strong emotional ties to the consumers purchase decision. |
37 |
AIR MATTRESS |
US13519568 |
2010-10-19 |
US20120317727A1 |
2012-12-20 |
Makoto Tanaka; Rika Matsumiya; Kenta Ohno |
Provided is an air mattress configured so that the pressure within each of bladder-shaped cells is variable, wherein the sleeping comfort of a person lying on the air mattress is not reduced.The air mattress has a plurality of air cell groups, each of which constituted by a plurality of bladder-shaped cells and lined up with respect to the lengthwise direction of the air mattress; an air supply/release pump; an air tube linking the bladder-shaped cells and the air supply/release pump in an independent first system for each of the air cell groups and an independent second system for each of specific bladder-shaped cells out of the plurality of air cell groups; and a pressure sensor for measuring the pressure within the bladder-shaped cells for each of the first and second systems. One or a plurality of specific air cell groups is constituted by an upper section, a middle section, and a lower section of bladder-shaped cells lined up in the lengthwise direction of the air mattress; the pressure in the lower section bladder-shaped cells is controlled by the first system and the pressure in the middle section bladder-shaped cells is controlled by the second system; and the upper section bladder-shaped cells communicate with the middle section bladder-shaped cells. |
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CONTROL FOR PRESSURIZED BLADDER IN A PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS |
US13335373 |
2011-12-22 |
US20120174322A1 |
2012-07-12 |
Andrew F. Skinner; Sandy M. Richards; David P. Lubbers; Steven A. Dixon; Richard B. Stacy; Aziz A. Bhai |
An apparatus for supporting a patient, such as a hospital bed, is provided. The apparatus includes a patient support surface and at least one fluid containing bladder. A pressure control assembly is operably coupled with the bladder. When the fluid pressure within the bladder falls outside of an acceptable range of pressure values, the active adjustment of the pressure within the bladder is initiated by the pressure control assembly if the pressure does not return to the acceptable range of pressure values within a time period, e.g., a time delay, that has a variable length. |
39 |
Control for pressurized bladder in a patient support apparatus |
US11916766 |
2006-06-12 |
US08090478B2 |
2012-01-03 |
Andrew F. Skinner; Sandy M. Richards; David P. Lubbers; Steven A. Dixon; Richard B. Stacy; Aziz A. Bhai |
An apparatus for supporting a patient, such as a hospital bed, is provided. The apparatus includes a patient support surface and at least one fluid containing bladder. A pressure control assembly is operably coupled with the bladder. When the fluid pressure within the bladder falls outside of an acceptable range of pressure values, the active adjustment of the pressure within the bladder is initiated by the pressure control assembly if the pressure does not return to the acceptable range of pressure values within a time period, e.g., a time delay, that has a variable length. |
40 |
CONTROL FOR PRESSURIZED BLADDER IN A PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS |
US11916766 |
2006-06-12 |
US20100063638A1 |
2010-03-11 |
Andrew F. SKINNER |
An apparatus for supporting a patient, such as a hospital bed, is provided. The apparatus includes a patient support surface and at least one fluid containing bladder. A pressure control assembly is operably coupled with the bladder. When the fluid pressure within the bladder falls outside of an acceptable range of pressure values, the active adjustment of the pressure within the bladder is initiated by the pressure control assembly if the pressure does not return to the acceptable range of pressure values within a time period, e.g., a time delay, that has a variable length. |