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US 10,729,253 B1Granted
Adjustable foundation with service position
AssigneeSleep Number Corporation
InventorBruce William Gaunt
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Abstract
A foundation for a bed system can include an actuator, a deck mechanism operably related to the actuator so as to be actuated between raised and lowered positions in response to actuation by the actuator, and a controller operably connected to the actuator and configured to drive the actuator to actuate the deck mechanism between a lower position and an upper position. The deck mechanism can be configured to move to a service position that is further than the upper position. The deck mechanism can expose and permit access to a serviceable component when the deck mechanism is in the service position. A method of using a foundation having a service position is also described.
Claims21
A foundation for a bed system, the foundation comprising:
- an actuator;
- a deck mechanism comprising a lever arm operably connected to the actuator, a roller attached to the lever arm, and at least one deck panel, wherein the roller abuts a bottom surface of the deck panel such that actuation of the lever arm to raise the roller causes the roller to press against and lift the deck panel,
- wherein the deck mechanism is configured to move the deck panel to a lower position, configured to move the deck panel to an upper position, and configured to move the deck panel to a service position,
- wherein the deck mechanism is operably related to the actuator so as to be actuated between the lower position and the upper position in response to the actuator moving the lever arm and the roller,
- wherein the lower position is below the upper position, wherein the upper position is between the lower position and the service position, wherein the upper position is an upper-most position to which the actuator is configured to move the deck mechanism, and wherein the service position is further than the upper position;
- and
- a controller operably connected to the actuator and configured to drive the actuator to actuate the deck mechanism between the lower position and the upper position,
- wherein the deck mechanism is configured to move to the service position that is further than the upper position in response to a user manually moving the deck mechanism to the service position,
- wherein the deck mechanism is configured to expose and permit access to a serviceable component when the deck mechanism is in the service position,
- wherein the deck panel is connected to the foundation when in each of the lower, upper, and service positions,
- wherein the deck panel is in contact with the roller when in the lower and upper positions, and
- wherein the deck panel is spaced from the roller when the deck panel is in the service position.
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A foundation for a bed system, the foundation comprising:
- an actuator;
- a deck mechanism comprising a foot panel, a second panel hingedly connected to the foot panel, and a third panel hingedly connected to the second panel, wherein the foot panel is positioned at a foot of the foundation,
- wherein the deck mechanism is configured to move the foot panel to a lower position, configured to move the foot panel to an upper position, and configured to move the foot panel to a service position,
- wherein the deck mechanism is operably related to the actuator so as to be actuated between the lower position and the upper position in response to actuation by the actuator,
- wherein the upper position is an upper-most position to which the actuator is configured to move the deck mechanism,
- wherein the service position is further than the upper position;
- and
- a controller operably connected to the actuator and configured to drive the actuator to actuate the deck mechanism between the lower position and the upper position,
- wherein the deck mechanism is configured to move to the service position in response to a user manually moving the deck mechanism past the upper position to the service position,
- wherein the deck mechanism is configured to expose and permit access to a serviceable component when the deck mechanism is in the service position,
- wherein the deck mechanism further comprises a frame and a linkage arm connecting the foot panel to the frame,
- wherein the second panel is hingedly connected to both the foot panel and the frame such that the foot panel functions substantially as a coupler in a four-bar-linkage system that includes the linkage arm, the frame, the second panel, and the foot panel,
- wherein the linkage arm is directly connected to both the foot panel and to the frame when the foot panel is moved to the service position to expose and permit access to the serviceable component.
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A foundation for a bed system, the foundation comprising:
- a frame;
- an actuator;
- a deck mechanism comprising a head panel hingedly connected to a second panel and a roller attached to the lever arm, wherein the roller abuts a bottom surface of the head panel such that actuation of the lever arm to raise the roller causes the roller to press against and lift the head panel, wherein the head panel is positioned at a head of the foundation and the second panel is rigidly connected to the frame,
- wherein the deck mechanism is configured to move the head panel to a lower position, configured to move the head panel to an upper position, and configured to move the head panel to a service position,
- wherein the deck mechanism is operably related to the actuator so as to be actuated between the lower position and the upper position in response to actuation by the actuator,
- wherein the deck panel is connected to the foundation when in each of the lower, upper, and service positions,
- wherein the deck panel is in contact with the roller when in the lower and upper positions and wherein the deck panel is spaced from the roller when the deck panel is in the service position,
- wherein the lower position is below the upper position, wherein the upper position is between the lower position and the service position, wherein the upper position is an upper-most position to which the actuator is configured to move the deck mechanism, and wherein the upper position comprises the head panel forming an angle with the second panel of between 180 and 90 degrees,
- wherein the service position is further than the upper position and the service position comprises the head panel forming an angle with the second panel of less than 90 degrees;
- and
- a controller operably connected to the actuator and configured to drive the actuator to actuate the deck mechanism between the lower position and the upper position,
- wherein the deck mechanism is configured to move to the service position in response to a user manually moving the deck mechanism to the service position,
- wherein the deck mechanism is configured to expose and permit access to a serviceable component when the deck mechanism is in the service position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.