Pneumatic system for adjustable support
AssigneeErgomotion, Inc.
InventorsCort C. Corwin, Joseph Ermalovich, Carli Hill
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Abstract
A pneumatic adjustment system attachable to a support panel of a bed including a plurality of pneumatic adjustment modules having at least one inflatable chamber, an inflation manifold, and a controller. The inflation manifold may be in pneumatic communication with each of the plurality of pneumatic adjustment modules. The inflation manifold may have a pump and a plurality of regulating valves. The controller may be in communication with the inflation manifold and arranged to control the operation of the pump and the plurality of regulating valves to selectively inflate at least one inflatable chamber of each of the plurality of pneumatic adjustment modules.
Claims20
A pneumatic adjustment system attachable to a support panel of a bed, the system comprising:
- a plurality of pneumatic adjustment modules each having one or more inflatable chambers;
- an inflation manifold in pneumatic communication with each of the plurality of pneumatic adjustment modules, the inflation manifold comprising a pump and a plurality of regulating valves;
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- a controller in communication with the inflation manifold and arranged to control an operation of the pump and the plurality of regulating valves to selectively inflate the one or more inflatable chambers in each of the plurality of pneumatic adjustment modules.
A bed system comprising:
- a mattress;
- a support panel supporting the mattress;
- a frame supporting the support panel;
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- a modular pneumatic adjustment system, comprising:
- a plurality of pneumatic adjustment modules adjustably positioned on the support panel and disposed between the mattress and the support panel, each of the pneumatic adjustment modules comprising a base and a bladder;
- an inflation manifold comprising a pneumatic pump and a plurality of regulating valves, the pneumatic pump connected to provide pressurized air to the plurality of regulating valves;
- a flexible conduit interconnecting each respective one of the plurality of regulating valves to the bladder of each respective one of the plurality of pneumatic adjustment modules;
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- a controller operably connected to the pneumatic pump and the plurality of regulating valves, the controller configured to provide open and close commands to each of the regulating valves for providing a flow of pressurized air from the pneumatic pump to the respective bladders.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.