Mattress support

A mattress support comprising:

• lifting elements (6);
• a forced parallel guide (7, 8, 9);
• a kinematic coupling (11, 15, 16);
• and
• a slatted frame for a bed, having individually mounted support slats (1) which are arranged transversely relative to a lying surface and together form a resting surface for a mattress, wherein
• each support slat (1) rests centrally on only one lifting element (6);
• at times when the resting surface is not loaded, each support slat (1) is in a position of equilibrium;
• each support slat (1) is displaceable vertically from its position of equilibrium upward or downward within the forced parallel guide (7, 8, 9);
• all the lifting element (6) are connected to one another via the kinematic coupling (11, 15, 16);
• a) the lifting element (6) of each support slat (1) includes a self-supporting and upright bellows (10), having an air-receiving space which is constructed to be rigid in its cross-sectional contour and variable only with respect to its height and, in its effective length relative to the support slat (1), is proportional to an associated load;
• b) the kinematic coupling (11, 15, 16) is a pneumatic coupling which connects all the lifting elements (6) to one another and which comprises an air distributor (15, 16) provided with an integrated damping (17, 18, 19), to which air distributor all the bellows (10) are connected via an air connection (11);
• c) each support slat (1) rests directly on its associated bellows (10) via a support slat bearer (5), which bellows (10) is of slightly narrower construction than the support slat bearer (5);
• and
• d) each support slat bearer (5) is guided in the forced parallel guide (7, 8, 9) which ensures its parallel displacement relative to itself.