BRPI1001379A2 - improvements introduced in a pressure or impact-receiving body fabrication system, determining a directional damping - Google Patents

Abstract

IMPROVEMENTS INTRODUCED IN A SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING PRESSURE OR IMPACT RECEPTOR BODIES, DETERMINING A DIRECTIONAL DAMPING. It is a body (1) that can materialize in, for example, a mattress with one or another density, thickness and breadth, which has a plurality of housings or cavities (2) in an inclined arrangement, with the body itself ( 1) present cavities or housings (2) with different inclination, with different disposition and different amplitude, and have protrusions towards the interior (3) or lateral branches (4) to provide, in the first case, greater hardness to the area where these cavities are (2) and in the second case to provide greater softness to the body area (1) where the respective cavities or housings are located (2), all of them, some or those corresponding to some zones or others, incorporating a padding, which can go from air to pressure to fill any type of material, including reinforcements (11 and 11 ') with greater or lesser rigidity to provide the corresponding zone with greater or lesser firmness.

Description

"IMPROVEMENTS INTRODUCED IN A PRESSURE OR IMPACT RECEIVER BODY MANUFACTURING SYSTEM, DETERMINING DIRECTIONAL DAMPING"

DESCRIPTION

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to some improvements or refinements introduced in a materialized pressure or impact receiving body manufacturing system on an ingenious damping body, the body of which offers the ability to enable a steerable decomposition of the forces or forces received, which forces constitute. The desired damping object, beneficial to the system of this patent, can be leveraged to improve the effective practical performance of the equipment or device that is incorporated into the damping system, preferably mattresses or pillows that will be embedded with cavities in a preferably inclined arrangement with different configurations. , amplitudes and dispositions.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Traditionally the damping provided by a body, such as a mattress, the sole of a shoe, etc., is performed by pressure and without deviation, so the damping effect is limited and will logically depend on the corresponding body density.

PCT / ES / 2008/000702 discloses a directional damping system that determines an undeniable advance in the hitherto known and practiced technique for attenuating pressures or impacts in various situations, especially as extended rest items. the mattresses and the pillows.

The object of the present invention is to provide some improvements to the state of the art described in said patent document for improving the force damping means while also taking advantage of the forces resulting from the damping practiced.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The recommended body, which may consist of any type of appropriate material, with higher or lower density, which may be homogeneous in all its length or have zones of greater hardness than others, all as conventional, has the particularity that the body in question is affected by a plurality of housings or cavities, which may be empty, filled with pressure air, incorporate filler elements, including springs, in any case constituting a body which, under pressure or impact, provides directional damping as a result of precisely the inclined arrangement of cavities or housings.

These cavities or housings, when the body is, for example, a mattress or pillow, may have different configurations, may even have different amplitudes, may be more inclined than others, as well as projecting inwards or outwards to provide greater or lesser. hardness of the body or mattress in question.

Thus, when it comes to a mattress and if, for example, the area with the highest weight, which is the middle zone or the back, is more reinforced, then the housing may have more protrusions into the interior. than the rest, providing a more reinforced zone when embedding this type of housing, the same happens with the headboard area, and even with the foot zone.

Likewise, the cavities or housings may have side bypasses to favor the compass effect, as well as the body may be solely embedded with cavities or housings in a particular part, as may the headboard area in the case of a mattress, and You can even have in this area an extreme space designed to favor an unobstructed movement, to avoid colliding with the headboard.

Accordingly, the characteristics of the body of the invention can achieve a mattress with zones of distinct hardness, that is, harder zones, softer zones and zones of intermediate hardness, depending on the region, if it corresponds to the back, head, of the feet or lumbar zone, so that if the cavities or casings established in the body have opposite slopes, it will have a dual prophylactic and therapeutic function, resulting especially in an interesting treatment of diseases and spinal problems such as hernias or disc protrusions, low back pain or sciatica, as based on these opposite inclinations of the cavities, a mild vertebral "decompression" is possible.

On the other hand, the cavities may even be communicated with one another and incorporate air or gas within the pressure to provide them with greater hardness, or filler or reinforcement elements, including springs, one having such reinforcements and others not. that is, to combine some of the fillers with others within the mattress body itself and to have reinforcements that occupy a portion of the cavities with respect to width, allowing such reinforcements to be arranged with either inclination, in which case they constitute reinforcements. that enhance the compass effect of the mattress when the body of the invention materializes in this way. If air or gas is incorporated into the cavities through pneumatic chambers, the firmness of the mattress can be manually modified by the user. It is also foreseen the possibility of incorporating in these cases an automatism that performs a directional massage by filling and sequentially emptying these tubes.

On the other hand, the mattress can be complemented with a superior comfort layer superimposed on it to facilitate stretching. This comfort layer can also be embedded with holes or incisions so that, in combination with the means incorporated by the body or mattress with respect to the housing and cavities and the padding, the mattress can be adapted to the user's needs.

Among the most notable and body-derived advantages of the directional damping system, object of the invention embodied in a mattress, are the following:

Better mattress ventilation is achieved based precisely on the damping effect it incorporates.

Less weight and therefore easier transport and handling of the mattress, originated by the cavities or internal housings.

Economy in production as it requires less material to have these cavities or housings.

Better regulation of the stiffness of the resulting product or mattress by just varying the shape and arrangement of the cavities or housings and the built-in fill.

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

In addition to the following description and to help a better understanding of the features of the invention, according to a preferred example of practical embodiment, a set of drawings in which, by way of illustration and not limitation, has been represented as an illustration. as follows: Figure 1 shows a section detail of a body portion with steerable damping system realized in accordance with the object of the invention; Figure 2 shows a section view like

previous figure, where the housings or cavities have a different configuration than the one in figure 1. This configuration favors the compass effect of the housings;

Figure 3 shows a sectioned body which may correspond, for example, to the headboard of a mattress, with

this only embedded with the cavities in the headboard area;

Figure 4 shows a section view of a complete mattress where you can see the different zones of the mattress with different body types or

housings, with opposite slopes, also different configurations and with details that give more or less hardness to the corresponding zone of the mattress;

Figure 5 shows a sectional detail of a body portion where cavities or housings incorporating reinforcements may be observed, for example, a zone corresponding to the headboard of a mattress into which the body materializes; with the accommodations

or cavities communicated with each other and reinforcements of less force than those provided for in other cavities of a more intermediate zone of the body of the mattress;

Figure 6 shows an embodiment of that shown in the previous figure, where the reinforcements have a different inclination from the inclination of the housing cavities, being situated in practically vertical arrangement, to provide more firmness to the mattress; and

Figure 7 shows, finally, a mattress with the silhouette of a person's body placed on it, with a comfort layer interposed and where different areas of mattress can be seen with greater or less reinforcement, depending on the configuration, layout and other features of the cavities or housings incorporated by the mattress cavity.

PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

As can be seen from the above figures, and specifically from Figure 1, the one-piece body 1 provided with the steerable damping system object of the invention has a plurality of cavities or housings 2 which can be of different shape, amplitude and inclination, since in In all cases such housings or cavities 2 are inclined to the vertical of the body or mattress, so that some of them, as shown in Figure 1, include an interior protrusion 3 which provides greater rigidity to the area where there are the cavities or housings 2 with that characteristic detail of the interior overhang. Figure 2 shows the body 1, where the cavities or housings 2 have a lateral extension 4 providing greater softness, ie less rigidity for the body 1, and favoring the compass effect that will be performed by body 1 when a person is rests on it if this body 1 constitutes a mattress as shown in the following figures. Specifically in figure 3, the body 1 is affected in correspondence with the headboard area of the housing or cavities 2 with the lateral bypass 4, providing a zone of less hardness than the rest of the body 1, which does not have the aforementioned cavities or housings, provided further that at the end of that headland there is an aperture 5 which facilitates displacement and prevents movement of the body 1 from being limited by collision with the headboard.

Figure 4 shows the body 1 constituting a complete mattress, with the cavities or housings 2 according to different configurations and even a different inclination, those foreseen in the head area in relation to those for the lumbar area or in the feet area, being the zone of the head or head of this mattress body 1 to referenced with 6, the intermediate zone to referenced with 7 and the foot zone to referenced with 8, it can be observed that in this last zone the housings 2 have the lateral extension 4 providing a zone softer to this part of the mattress, while in the intermediate zone the cavities or housings 2 have one or even two protrusions 3 inwards, providing a zone of greater hardness in combination with the distinct or opposite inclination of each other and the arrangement of some intermediate housings 2 ', showing in the headrest area 6 an arrangement of housings or bodies 2 with a configuration of similar to that of feet 8, resulting in a zone also of less rigidity than the center or backrest of the wearer, in this figure 4 the opening 5 determines the space to facilitate displacement and prevent the movement of the body 1 is limited by the shock to the headboard. Thus, in the embodiment shown in this figure 4, the mattress has a softer headboard zone 6 than the intermediate zone 7, which is the hardest and also a softer footboard area 8, complementing this mattress body 1 with a comfort layer 9 that may be affected by holes 10 to facilitate stretching.

The cavities or housings 2 may be empty as shown in the figures so far commented, with the possibility of being filled by a manual or automatic system with air or gas under pressure, so the user can fill the cavities or housings according to their weight. and needs, achieving a regulation to your liking. The possibility was also foreseen that the filling and emptying will be performed by means of an automatism which acting sequentially produces a directional massage effect.

The side protrusions 4 of certain cavities or housings 2 favor the compass or directed damping effect when a body support impact, for example, of a person, on the mattress or body 1 constituting it.

Figure 5 shows the body

1 which corresponds to the headboard area of the mattress, where the opening 5 or displacement margin can be seen as stated above, and where the cavities or housings

2 may be empty, as seen in one of them, or incorporate in its interior a fill materialized by some reinforcements 11, such as coil springs, semi-rigid parts, carbon fiber, etc., without discarding other types of fillings, providing a hardness to that area of the body 1, or the cavities or housings 2 being communicated with one another, as also shown in this figure 5, and provided with some reinforcements 11 'of less force than the reinforcements 11 providing a softer zone to that part where are the cavities 2 communicated with the reinforcements 11 'than the area where the cavities 2 are with the reinforcements 11'.

In one embodiment

From the aforementioned, and shown in Figure 6, it can be seen that the reinforcements 11 do not occupy the entire corresponding body 2, being of smaller amplitude, and are still arranged with a distinct inclination, in this case practically vertical, to provide a hardness. distinct.

In either case, the cavities or housings 2 may be filled with air, be empty, incorporate reinforcements 11 - 11 'or other type of filler 13 which provides greater rigidity or hardness to the corresponding zone, where such fillings are located and also dependent upon. greater or lesser stiffness.

Finally, Figure 7 shows the body 1 of the mattress with the comfort layer 9 and on it a user 12, where the different configurations and arrangements of the cavities or housings 2 can be observed, in some voids, in other cases with a padding. 13, determining a zone of greater hardness or reinforcement where such fills are located 13, in other cases with one or more internal projections 3, providing greater hardness where they exist, in other cases with lateral projections 4, providing softer areas and establishing the effect. etc., even inclined to the contrary, be the different cavities 2 provided in the body 1 of the mattress and in any case with the holes 10 provided in the comfort layer 9 to facilitate stretching, as stated above.

Claims (10)

1. "Enhancements introduced into a system for the manufacture of pressure or impact receptors, as a result of a directional damping", characterized in that the receiving body (1), materialized as a single-body, has a plurality of housings or internal cavities. (2) inclined, liable to be empty or incorporate reinforcements (11-11 ') or filler (13) of varying rigidity. 2. "IMPROVEMENTS INTRODUCED IN A PRESSURE OR IMPACT RECEIVING BODY MANUFACTURING SYSTEM, DETERMINING A DIRECTIONAL DAMPING", characterized in that the cavities or housings (2) are likely to have the same. or distinct inclination in the body (1) in which they were performed, and be of the same or distinct configuration and amplitude. 3. PERFORMANCE INTRODUCED IN A PRESSURE OR IMPACT RECEIVING BODY MANUFACTURING SYSTEM, DETERMINING A DIRECTIONAL DAMPING ", characterized in that the cavities or housings (2) have one or more overhangs. (3) that provide more firmness to the area where this type of cavity or housing (2) is located. 4. PERFORMANCE INTRODUCED IN A PRESSURE OR IMPACT RECEIVING BODY MANUFACTURING SYSTEM, DETERMINING DIRECTIONAL DAMPING ", according to claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the cavities or housings (2) are provided with lateral projections. (4) which favor the caliper effect on the damping provided by these cavities (2), providing the corresponding zone with less firmness. 5. "PERFORMANCE INTRODUCED IN A PRESSURE OR IMPACT RECEIVING BODY MANUFACTURING SYSTEM, DETERMINING DIRECTIONAL DAMPING", according to claims 1, 2, 3 and 4, characterized by the fact that the body (1) in its materialization as a mattress may have, in whole or in part, cavities or housings (2) with or without padding, with either configuration and inclination. 6. "IMPROVEMENTS INTRODUCED IN A PRESSURE OR IMPACT RECEIVER BODY MANUFACTURING SYSTEM, DETERMINING DIRECTIONAL DAMPING", as claimed in claims 1, 2, 3, 4 and -5 (2) They may be filled with air or gas under pressure, either manually or by means of an automatic directional massage with the sequential filling and emptying of these tubes. 7. "PERFORMANCE INTRODUCED IN A PRESSURE OR IMPACT RECEIVING BODY MANUFACTURING SYSTEM, DETERMINING DIRECTIONAL DAMPING", as claimed in claims 1, 2, 3, 4 and -5 (2) capable of incorporating reinforcements (11-11 ') or a filler (13) of varying rigidity, occupying the entire cavity or housing (2), enabling the firmness of the affected area to be adjusted. 8. "IMPROVEMENTS INTRODUCED IN A PRESSURE OR IMPACT RECEIVING BODY MANUFACTURING SYSTEM, DETERMINING DIRECTIONAL DAMPING", characterized in that the reinforcements (11-11 ') are of lesser extent than the width of the cavities (2), allowing these reinforcements (11-11 ') to be placed in a practically vertical arrangement, providing greater firmness to the area where the cavities are provided with such reinforcements. 9. "IMPROVEMENTS INTRODUCED IN A PRESSURE OR IMPACT RECEIVING BODY MANUFACTURING SYSTEM, DETERMINING DIRECTIONAL DAMPING", according to claims 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, -6, 7 and 8 because cavities or housings (2) are likely to be communicated with each other to provide less firmness to the area where such cavity or housing communications are (2). 10. "PERFORMANCE INTRODUCED IN A PRESSURE OR IMPACT RECEIVING BODY MANUFACTURING SYSTEM, DETERMINING DIRECTIONAL DAMPING", according to claims 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, -6, 7, 8 and 9 , characterized by the fact that the body (1) in its materialization as a mattress, is complemented by a comfort layer (9) with holes (10) which facilitates the stretching of the corresponding user (12) when it is placed on this comfort layer ( 9), situated on the upper surface of the body (1) of the mattress.