Massage motor mounting for bed/chair
AssigneeL&P Property Management Company
InventorRobert G. Godette
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Abstract
An adjustable bed having a bed frame and a center support section supported by the bed frame. A second support section has one end pivotally attached to one end of the center support section, and the second support section has an opening therethrough. A massage motor assembly has a housing mounted to the second support section over the opening. A massage motor is disposed in the housing, and a resilient material is disposed in the housing between the massage motor and the housing. Enclosing the massage motor in the resilient material reduces its operational noise and permits the massage motor to move in its natural orbital motion.
Claims14
An adjustable bed comprising:
- a bed frame;
- a rigid center support section supported by the bed frame;
- a rigid second support section having one end pivotally attached to one end of the rigid center support section, the rigid second support section having an opening extending therethrough between upper and lower sides;
- a layer of flexible material disposed on upper sides of the rigid center support section and the rigid second support section;
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- a massage motor assembly comprising
- an outer housing mounted to the lower side of the rigid second support section, the outer housing having an opening contiguous with the opening on the lower side of the rigid second support section,
- a massage motor having a massage motor housing disposed in the outer housing, there being no moving massage motor parts outside the massage motor housing, and
- a resilient material disposed in the outer housing between the massage motor housing and the outer housing, the massage motor housing not directly contacting either the outer housing or the rigid second support section, the resilient material reducing an operational noise of the massage motor.
A bed comprising:
- a bed frame;
- a rigid support section having an opening extending therethrough between upper and lower sides;
- a layer of flexible material disposed on an upper side of the rigid support section:
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- a massage motor assembly comprising
- an outer housing mounted to the lower side of the rigid support section, the outer housing having an opening contiguous with the opening on the lower side of the rigid support section,
- a massage motor having a massage motor housing disposed in the outer housing, there being no moving massage motor parts outside the massage motor housing, and
- a resilient material disposed in the outer housing between the massage motor housing and the outer housing, the massage motor housing not directly contacting either the outer housing or the support section, the resilient material reducing an operational noise of the massage motor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.