Pillow with cooling system
AssigneeSleep Number Corporation
InventorsTyler Holmvik, Caleb Siffring, Cory Grabinger
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Abstract
A bed has a mattress. A first wireless charging array is positioned on a top side of the mattress nearer a head of the mattress. A pillow is configured to be positioned atop the first wireless charging array. The pillow includes a second wireless charging array located on an underside of a pillow. The second wireless charging array is configured to receive energy from the first wireless charging array. A companion device is configured to use the energy. An energy storage device is within the pillow. The energy storage device is configured to store charge received by the first wireless charging array. The energy storage device is configured to supply power to the companion device.
Claims20
A pillow cooling system comprising:
- a pillow having a pillow interior and a pillow exterior, wherein the pillow defines one or more channels sized to conduct air;
- a cooler unit positioned in the pillow interior, wherein the cooler unit is positioned to and configured to move air through the one or more channels of the pillow,
- an energy storage device positioned in the pillow interior and in electronic communication with the cooler unit to power the cooler unit;
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- a communication device in the pillow interior, wherein the communication device is configured to send a charge state of the energy storage device.
A pillow comprising:
- a pillow interior defining one or more perforations sized to conduct air through the pillow;
- a housing sized to retain one or more components within the pillow;
- an energy storage device positioned inside the pillow;
- a forced air device positioned inside the pillow, wherein the forced air device is configured to move air through the one or more perforations of the pillow;
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- a communication device in the pillow interior, wherein the communication device is configured to send a charge state of the energy storage device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.