EP3335598A1 - Procédé de préparation d'un matelas au stockage ou au transport - Google Patents

Procédé de préparation d'un matelas au stockage ou au transport Download PDF

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EP3335598A1
EP3335598A1 EP17002017.6A EP17002017A EP3335598A1 EP 3335598 A1 EP3335598 A1 EP 3335598A1 EP 17002017 A EP17002017 A EP 17002017A EP 3335598 A1 EP3335598 A1 EP 3335598A1
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Eckhart Dewert
Johannes Schneider
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C23/00—Spring mattresses with rigid frame or forming part of the bedstead, e.g. box springs; Divan bases; Slatted bed bases
    • A47C23/005—Spring mattresses with rigid frame or forming part of the bedstead, e.g. box springs; Divan bases; Slatted bed bases foldable or dismountable
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C20/00—Head -, foot -, or like rests for beds, sofas or the like
    • A47C20/04—Head -, foot -, or like rests for beds, sofas or the like with adjustable inclination
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B31/00—Packaging articles or materials under special atmospheric or gaseous conditions; Adding propellants to aerosol containers
    • B65B31/04—Evacuating, pressurising or gasifying filled containers or wrappers by means of nozzles through which air or other gas, e.g. an inert gas, is withdrawn or supplied
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B63/00—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on articles or materials to be packaged
    • B65B63/02—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on articles or materials to be packaged for compressing or compacting articles or materials prior to wrapping or insertion in containers or receptacles
    • B65B63/028—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on articles or materials to be packaged for compressing or compacting articles or materials prior to wrapping or insertion in containers or receptacles by pneumatic means

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  • the invention relates to a method for preparing a mattress for storage or transport.
  • a mattress is bought and personally taken for example in a bed house or furniture store, or whether the mattress is ordered via the Internet, for example, and delivered via a parcel service or forwarding agency, the task is to place the mattress for storage or transport pack as compact as possible. This is particularly important because standard size mattresses are usually not transported by a parcel service because they are too large. In such a case, it is then necessary to deliver the mattress by means of a freight forwarder. This causes high costs.
  • the invention has for its object to simplify storage or transport of a mattress.
  • the basic idea of the invention is to prepare the mattress so that both its total volume and its longest dimension are reduced.
  • the invention is based on the idea to fold the mattress as well as to compress.
  • the invention provides that a mattress is used in which an elastically deformable padding structure and an electromotively adjustable support device are accommodated in a casing with a dimensionally stable base body.
  • the electromotive adjustable support device according to the invention has a dual function by forming a folding aid for folding the mattress due to its dimensionally stable body.
  • the electromotive adjustable support means in the state of use of the mattress provides additional functionality and additional comfort by making the mattress adjustable by electric motor.
  • the mattress is introduced into a substantially gas-tight envelope and the envelope is sealed substantially gas-tight.
  • a negative pressure is then generated in the jacket for the vacuum-induced compression of the padding structure of the mattress.
  • the volume of the mattress in particular its thickness, is reduced.
  • the support parts of the support device are then folded onto each other, wherein for fixing the mattress in the then reached state, the jacket is substantially gas-tight, such that the mattress in the compressed and folded state, a compact storage and transport unit forms.
  • the inventively formed storage and transport unit is much more compact than the mattress in the unprepared state.
  • the volume of the storage and transport unit due to the compression of the padding element is substantially less than the volume of the unprepared mattress.
  • the longest dimension, which is defined by the longitudinal extent of the mattress, in the folded state is much lower than in the unprepared state of the mattress.
  • the invention thus provides a compact storage and transport unit. Due to its compactness, the storage and transport unit requires only relatively little space. This saves costs both during storage and during transport.
  • the storage and transport unit according to the invention offers the advantage that it can be cuboid-like or parallelepiped-like and thus facilitates stacking of a plurality of identical storage and transport units in a simple manner. Such a stack is in a rolled-up to a roll mattress not or only possible with difficulty.
  • a particular advantage of the invention is that the storage and transport unit can be made so compact that it can be easily sent via a parcel service. Thus, a shipment via a forwarding agency is unnecessary. This saves considerable costs and simplifies shipping the mattress.
  • the storage and transport unit offers advantages in that it can be handled easier by the buyer and, for example, transported without problems in a car.
  • a substantially gas-tight casing or a substantially gas-tight sealing of the casing is understood according to the invention that the gas-tightness is so high that the mattress can be compressed under pressure induced and the compressed state is maintained during transport.
  • the structure of the support device can be selected within wide limits according to the respective requirements.
  • An advantageous development of the invention provides insofar as an at least tripartite support means is used, which has a central first support member, one end of which pivotally and pivotally about a first pivot axis, a second support member is connected and hinged to the other end and one to the first pivot axis parallel second pivot axis pivotally connected to a third support member.
  • the second support part form an upper body support part
  • the third support part form a lower body support part.
  • a development of the aforementioned embodiment provides that either the second support member on the central support member and then the third support member is folded onto the second support member or the third support member on the central support member and then the second support member is folded onto the third support member.
  • the longest dimension of the mattress is reduced by folding it up twice.
  • a first intermediate support member is disposed, which is connected via mutually parallel pivot axes with the second support member and the central support member, wherein the second support member in the folded state of the mattress is arranged substantially parallel to the central support member, wherein the length of the first intermediate support member is selected such that in the folded state, the distance facing surfaces of the second support member and the central support member substantially the thickness of the third support member corresponds and the surfaces of the third support member abut against the respective facing surface of the second support member and the central support member.
  • the first intermediate support part has, above all, the function of a folding aid, by facilitating the unfolding of the support parts with the upholstery element arranged thereon.
  • a second intermediate support part is arranged between the third support part and the middle support part, which is connected via mutually parallel pivot axes with the third support part and the middle support part, wherein the length of the second support part is dimensioned so that when folded on the central support part second support member, the third support member and the central support member are arranged parallel or approximately parallel to each other.
  • the padding structure of the mattress can be designed according to the respective requirements in any suitable manner.
  • a development of the invention provides that the padding structure has at least two superimposed horizontal padding layers.
  • the support means may be sandwiched between two padding layers, as provided by an advantageous development.
  • another embodiment of the invention provides that the storage and transport unit is stackable.
  • the sheath consists of a recyclable material. In this way, the sheath can be disposed of environmentally friendly after use of the mattress.
  • the sheath consists of a plastic film.
  • a transparent plastic film can be used, as provided by another development.
  • the support means used in the invention may be formed in any suitable manner.
  • An advantageous development of the invention provides insofar as a slatted frame is used as support means.
  • Corresponding slatted frames offers a high suspension comfort and are simple and inexpensive to build.
  • a multi-membered electromotively adjustable support device in particular for use in a method according to the invention, m claim 13 is given. It has a middle first support part, with its ends about mutually parallel pivot axes on the one hand a second support member and on the other hand, a third support member are connected, wherein the connection between the second support member and the central support member on the one hand and the third support member and the middle support member on the other hand in that the third support part can be folded onto the middle support part and then the second support part can be folded onto the surface of the third support part facing away from the middle support part.
  • a compact storage and transport unit can be formed.
  • a storage and transport unit according to the invention is specified in claim 18. It is formed according to a method according to one of claims 1 to 12.
  • An advantageous development of the storage and transport unit according to the invention provides that it is provided with a rolling means for rolling the storage and transport unit on the ground. In this way, the transport is facilitated when the mattress is picked up by a user, for example, in a bed or furniture store.
  • the rolling means has at least two laterally spaced-apart rollers or roller arrangements, in particular roller pairs.
  • FIG. 1 to 4 An exemplary embodiment of a multi-membered electromotively adjustable support device 2 used in the implementation of an embodiment of the method according to the invention in the form of a slatted base is explained in more detail below.
  • the support means 2 a middle first support member 4, with its ends about mutually parallel pivot axes 6, 8 on the one hand, a second support member 10, which forms an upper body support member, and on the other hand, a third support member 12, which forms a lower body support member connected are.
  • the connection between the second support member 10 and the first support member 4 on the one hand and the third support member 12 and the first support member 4 on the other hand is formed so that the third support member 12 on the first support member and then the second support member 10 on the side remote from the central support member of the third support member 12 is hinged.
  • connection between the first support member 4 and the second support member 10 is made via a first intermediate support member 14 which is pivotally connected to the first support member 4 about the pivot axis 6.
  • the second support part 10 is connected to the first intermediate support part 14 via a connected to the pivot axis 6 parallel pivot axis 16.
  • the second support member 10 is arranged substantially parallel to the first support member 4, wherein the length of the first intermediate support member 14 is selected so that in the folded state, including the padding structure of the mattress, the distance between a facing surface of the second support member 10 and the first Supporting part 4 substantially corresponds to the thickness of the third support member 12 together with padding structure and the surfaces of the third support member 12 abut the respective facing surface of the second support member 12 and the first support member 4.
  • connection between the third support member 12 and the first support member 4 is made via a second intermediate support member 18 which is pivotally connected on the one hand to the first support member 4 about the pivot axis 8.
  • the third support member 12 With the other end of the second intermediate support member 18 is a pivot axis 20 parallel to the pivot axis 20, the third support member 12 is connected, wherein the length of the second intermediate support member 18 is dimensioned so that when folded on the first support member 4 third support member 12 including padding structure, the third Support member 12 and the first support member 4 are arranged substantially parallel to each other (see. Fig. 8 ).
  • an electromotive adjustment is provided for adjusting the second support member 10 relative to the first support member 4.
  • the corresponding structure of corresponding electromotive adjustment is generally known to the person skilled in the art and will therefore not be explained in more detail here.
  • the electromotive adjusting device can be designed, for example and in particular, as from EP 2 418 984 B1 known. However, other configurations are possible according to the respective requirements.
  • the electromotive adjusting device is designed so that the second support member 10 together with the padding structure on the first support member 4 can be folded (see. Fig. 4 and Fig. 8 ).
  • an adjusting member of the electromotive adjusting device acts on the second support part or the first intermediate support part connected to it loosely, in order to allow folding of the second support part 10 on the first support part 4 via the maximally adjusted end position of the adjustment movement defined by the electromotive adjustment device.
  • the third support member 12 is connected via the second intermediate support member 8 hingedly connected to the first support member 4 (see. Fig. 4 and Fig. 8 ), but in turn not electromotive adjustable. If desired in accordance with the respective requirements, however, the third support part 12 may also be adjustable by an electric motor relative to the first support part 4.
  • Fig. 2 shows the support means 2 in a perspective view, wherein it can be seen that the support means 2 is formed in this embodiment as a slatted frame.
  • the support means 2 is formed in this embodiment as a slatted frame.
  • Other embodiments are possible. Structure and operation of a corresponding slatted frame are generally known to the person skilled in the art and are therefore not explained in more detail here.
  • Fig. 2 shows the support members in an undistorted starting position, in which the second support member 10 together with the first intermediate support member 14 together with the first support member 4 and the third support member 12 together with the second intermediate support member 18 spans a substantially horizontal support plane.
  • Fig. 3 shows the support means 2 in a maximally adjusted end position of the adjusting movement, in which the second support member 12 is in addition to the first intermediate support member 14 relative to the first support member 4 pivoted maximum.
  • Fig. 4 schematically illustrates the unfolding of the support members 2, 12 on each other or on the first support member 4, wherein components of the support means 2 are omitted for the sake of illustration.
  • the Fig. 5 and 6 illustrate the introduction of the support means 2 in a mattress 28.
  • the mattress 28 has a cushioning structure 30, which has in the illustrated embodiment at least two superimposed horizontal padding layers, of which Fig. 5 and 6 only a padding layer recognizable and provided with the reference numeral 32.
  • the padding structure has a lower horizontal padding layer on which the support device 2 is placed, as in FIG Fig. 6 shown.
  • the upper horizontal padding layer 32 are placed on the support means 2, so that the support means 2 is sandwiched between the lower padding layer and the upper padding layer 32.
  • the upholstery structure 30 together with the inserted slatted frame can be introduced into a jacket of the mattress 28, as in FIG Fig. 7A shown.
  • Fig. 7A shows the mattress 28 its initial state.
  • the mattress 28 is placed in a substantially gas-tight envelope 34, which is formed in this embodiment by a transparent plastic film.
  • Fig. 7B and 7C illustrate how the wrapper is pulled over the mattress 28.
  • Fig. 7D shows the mattress in a state in which the mattress 28 is completely received in the enclosure 34.
  • the second support member 10 was previously moved relative to the first support member 4 by means of the electromotive adjustment in the final position of the adjustment.
  • a vacuum device is connected to the enclosure 34 via a hose 36 and a negative pressure is generated in the enclosure 34, whereby the cushioning structure 30 of the mattress 28 begins to be compressed.
  • Fig. 7F shows the mattress 28 in a state in which the cushioning structure 34 is maximally compressed.
  • the third support part 12 is folded onto the first support part 4, and then the second support part 10 is folded onto the third support part 12, as in FIG Fig. 7F indicated.
  • Fig. 8 It shows that the third support part 12 is folded onto the first support part 4 and the second support part 10 on the third support part 12, so that the second support part 10 and the first support part 4 are arranged substantially parallel to each other and the surfaces of the third support member 12 abut the respectively facing surface of the first support member 4 and the second support member 10.
  • an opening in the enclosure 34, to which the tube 36 has been connected be sealed gas-tight, for example by welding the plastic film.
  • the storage and transport unit can be easily sent via a parcel service due to their compactness.
  • the transport due to the compactness of the storage and transport unit 38 is also simplified and readily possible in a car.
  • the storage and transport unit 38 may be provided with a rolling means.
  • Fig. 9 shows an embodiment in which the storage and transport unit 38 is received in an outer package 40, for example made of cardboard, to protect the wrapper during transport and storage from damage.
  • the rolling means 2 laterally spaced rollers 42, 44 which are attached to the outer package 40.
  • a holder of the rollers 42, 44 may be provided with a dowel or pin-like fastening element which is pressed or punched into the outer package 40.
  • the user can unpack the storage and transport unit 38 from the outer package 40 and remove the wrapper 34, whereby the padding structure 30 of the mattress 28 expands again to assume its original condition and the support members 10, 12 can be unfolded , In this state, the mattress 28 is then ready for use.
  • the method according to the invention makes it possible in a simple and cost-effective manner to prepare a mattress by forming a space-saving compact storage and transport unit for storage or transport.

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