Systems and methods for circulating air through a bed frame
AssigneeEmmett Ford
InventorEmmett Ford
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Abstract
Systems and methods for circulating air through a bed frame are provided. In one embodiment, a system may include a bed frame that defines an internal chamber. A first vent in the bed frame may be configured to receive air from outside the internal chamber to inside the internal chamber. A second vent in the bed frame may be configured to expel air from inside the internal chamber to outside the internal chamber. A fan disposed within the internal chamber between the first vent and the second vent may be configured to move air within the internal chamber from the first vent to the second vent.
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A system for circulating air through a bed frame, the system comprising:
- a bunk bed frame, having a lower bunk assembly and an upper bunk assembly, that defines an internal chamber that extends within the bunk bed frame from the lower bunk assembly to the upper bunk assembly;
- a first vent in the lower bunk assembly, the first vent being configured to receive air from outside the internal chamber to inside the internal chamber;
- a second vent in the upper bunk assembly, the second vent being configured to expel air from inside the internal chamber to outside the internal chamber;
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- a fan disposed within the internal chamber between the first vent and the second vent, the fan being configured to move air within the internal chamber from the first vent to the second vent.
A system for circulating air through a bed frame from a lower elevation to a higher elevation, the system comprising:
- a bed frame that includes a horizontal guard rail, wherein the bed frame defines an internal chamber that has a lower end at or near a bottom of the bed frame and a higher end at or near a top of the bed frame, the internal chamber extending, at least partially, into the horizontal guard rail at or near the higher end of the internal chamber;
- an intake vent at or near the lower end of the internal chamber, the intake vent being configured to receive air into the internal chamber;
- an outflow vent in the horizontal guard rail at or near the higher end of the internal chamber, the outflow vent being configured to expel air from inside the internal chamber;
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- a fan within the internal chamber, the fan being configured to move air within the internal chamber from the intake vent to the outflow vent.
A system for circulating air through a bed frame, the system comprising:
- a bunk bed frame having a lower bunk assembly and an upper bunk assembly;
- an internal chamber that extends within the bunk bed frame from the lower bunk assembly to the upper bunk assembly;
- a first intake vent in the lower bunk assembly that is configured to receive air from outside the internal chamber to inside the internal chamber;
- a first outflow vent in the upper bunk assembly that is configured to expel air from inside the internal chamber to outside the internal chamber;
- a second intake vent in the upper bunk assembly that is configured to receive air from outside the internal chamber to inside the internal chamber;
- a second outflow vent in the lower bunk assembly that is configured to expel air from inside the internal chamber to outside the internal chamber;
- a bidirectional fan disposed within the internal chamber wherein, in a first directional setting, the bidirectional fan is configured to pull air into the internal chamber through the first intake vent and expel air from within the internal chamber through the first outflow vent and, in a second directional setting, the bidirectional fan is configured to pull air into the internal chamber through the second intake vent and expel air from within the internal chamber through the second outflow vent;
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- a controller that is configured to control the directional setting of the bidirectional fan.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.