Temperature-controlled multi-zone mattress-style support
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorsJoldert Maria Boersma, Jacqueline Van Driel
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Abstract
A system for adjusting the microclimate of a bed environment, the system comprising a multi-zone mattress-style support including a plurality of individual heating zones, means for heating the individual heating zones, means for cooling the multi-zone mattress-style support, and a plurality of temperature sensors, wherein the means for cooling the multi-zone mattress-style support comprises at least one air duct within the multi-zone mattress-style support for transporting ambient air through the multi-zone mattress-style support, as well as a method for adjusting the microclimate of a bed environment.
Claims17
A system for adjusting the microclimate of a bed environment, the system comprising a multi-zone mattress-style support including a plurality of individual heating zones, means for heating the individual heating zones, means for cooling the multi-zone mattress-style support, and a plurality of temperature sensors, wherein the means for cooling the multi-zone mattress-style support comprises at least one air duct within the multi-zone mattress-style support for transporting ambient air through the multi-zone mattress-style support, the at least one air duct comprising at least one inlet opening and at least one outlet opening, and wherein the means for heating the individual heating zones is configured as a plurality of heating yarns integrated in a textile.
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The system according to 1, wherein the system further comprises a controller, the controller being operatively connected with the temperature sensors, the means for heating the individual heating zones, and the means for cooling the multi-zone mattress-style support.
The system according to 1, wherein the multi-zone mattress-style support is implemented as a mattress which may be positioned directly on a slatted frame or a box spring, or as a topper mattress that can be laid on top of a mattress.
Use of a system as defined in 1 for adjusting the microclimate of a bed environment.
A method for adjusting the microclimate of a bed environment, the method comprising the steps of measuring the temperature of the bed environment in individual zones, and adjusting the temperature of the bed environment in the individual zones such that the temperature in said individual zones is kept at a preset temperature, wherein the temperatures of the individual zones are adjusted in that the individual zones are warmed or cooled to the preset temperature, the warming being performed in that at least one electrical resistance wire in each individual heating zone of a multi-zone mattress-style support is subjected to an electric current thereby becoming warm, and the warmth being conducted from the electrical resistance to the upper face of the multi-zone mattress-style support by conduction, and the cooling is provided in that air is forced to flow through at least one air duct within the multi-zone mattress-style support .
Use of heating by means of an electrical resistance wire in combination with air flow to enhance moisture control in the bed environment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.