JPH04325115A - Structure of driving part of air mattress - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To install an air pump in the inside so that air can be supplied to the air pump by a simple structure. CONSTITUTION:A pump unit 5 having an air pump 2 and a valve, etc., is embedded in the side part of an mattress. An operating panel 6 for driving the air pump 2 and operating/closing of the valve 4 is attached to the outside surface of the pump unit 5 and the operating panel 6 is exposed from the side face of the air mattress 3. On this operating panel 6, an air suction port 28 for communicting with the part in which the air pump 2 exists is provided.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the structure of a drive section of an air mattress used in a Japanese-style room.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, air mattresses have been provided in which a mattress is equipped with an air tube that can be expanded and contracted, and air is supplied to the air tube using an air pump.

0003

By the way, air mattresses for Japanese-style rooms are laid on tatami mats when in use, but when not in use, they are folded and stored in a closet or the like. For this reason, it is preferable that the air pump be installed internally. However, if the air pump is installed internally, there is a problem in that if air is not supplied smoothly to the air pump, the air pump will be overloaded and the air pump will easily break down.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an air mattress that can supply air to the air pump with a simple structure even if the air pump is installed inside. To provide the structure of the driving part.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the structure of the drive unit of the air mattress of the present invention is an air mattress that has a built-in air tube 1 that can be expanded and deflated, and an air pump 2 that supplies air to the air tube 1. In the mattress, a pump unit 5 having an air pump 2, a valve 4, etc. is buried in the side of the air mattress 3, and an operation panel 6 for operating the air pump 2 and opening/closing the valve 4 is provided on the outer surface of the pump unit 5. It is characterized in that the operation panel 6 is exposed from the side surface of the air mattress 3 when attached, and the operation panel 6 is provided with an air suction port 28 that communicates with a certain part of the air pump 2.

[0006]

[Function] According to the above structure, by attaching the operation panel 6 to the pump unit 5 and exposing the operation panel 6 to the side surface of the air mattress 3, the operation panel 6 provided at a fixed position on the side surface of the air mattress 3 can be It can be operated easily even when lying down without having to search for the control panel. Further, when the air pump 2 is driven, outside air can be sucked in from the air intake port 28 of the operation panel 6, so that no load is applied to the air pump 2.

[0007]

[Embodiment] In this embodiment, the air mattress 3 is used by laying it on a tatami mat in a Japanese-style room, and as shown in FIG. ，
3c are connected at the fold line 7 to be foldable. Each of the plurality of mat parts 3a, 3b, and 3c has an air tube 1 installed therein, and the air tube 1 expands when air is supplied and contracts when air is discharged. Each mat part 3a, 3b, 3c
around the urethane foam (for example, specific gravity 0.
075) is provided, and the air tube 1 is arranged in a portion surrounded by the frame 8. A cushioning material 9 made of soft urethane foam (for example, specific gravity 0.02) is laminated on the entire upper and lower surfaces of the frame 8 and the air tube 1. A surface covering cloth 10 such as quilting is applied to the entire surface of the cushion material 9 on the front side, and the frame body 8
A side covering cloth 11 such as quilting is attached to the outer periphery of the upper and lower cushioning materials 9, and the surface covering cloth 10 and the side covering cloth 11 are integrally connected.

A plurality of mat portions 3a of the air mattress 3
, 3b, and 3c, a pump unit 5 and an operation panel 6 are provided on the mat portion 3b located in the center. A rectangular mounting hole 1 penetrating inside and outside is provided on the side of the frame 8 of the mat portion 3b.
2 is bored, and an opening smaller than this attachment hole 12 is formed in the side covering cloth 11. A case 13 in which the pump unit 5 and the operation panel 6 are provided is formed into a rectangular parallelepiped shape with a size that can be embedded in the mounting hole 12, and the case 13 has a pump unit storage section 14, a battery storage section 15, and an operation panel mounting section 16. are doing. A collar portion 17 is provided around the outer periphery of the front surface of the case 13 on the operation panel mounting portion 16 side, and a plurality of ring-shaped insertion portions 1
8 are provided in a protruding manner, and a plurality of insertion portions 18 are arranged in a straight line. The case 13 is attached to the frame 8 in the following manner. The case 13 is inserted into the mounting hole 12 from the outside of the frame 8, and the flange 17 is brought into contact with the opening edge of the mounting hole 12 via the side covering cloth 11. At this time, the opening edge 11a of the side covering cloth 11 is rolled into the attachment hole 12. And a stop bar 20 that is longer than the width of the mounting hole 12
is placed in the frame 8, a stop bar 20 is inserted into the plurality of insertion portions 18 from the side, and both ends of the stop bar 20 are locked to the inner surface of the frame 8. As a result, as shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, the case 13
is attached to the frame 8 so that it does not come off. At this time, the opening edge on the outer surface side of the mounting hole 12 of the frame body 8 and the side surface covering cloth 1
A pressing plate 21 is interposed between the flange 17 and the flange 17 to reinforce the portion that abuts the flange 17 so as not to deform more than necessary.

A pump unit 5 is housed in the pump unit housing section 14 of the case 13, as shown in FIG. Pump unit 5 is air pump 2, air pump 2
The main body consists of a motor 22 that drives the valve 4 and a motor 22 that drives the valve 4. The valve 4 is attached to the mat part 3 where the shoulders are located when sleeping.
Shoulder solenoid valve 4a that opens and closes the air supply to a, waist solenoid valve 4b that opens and closes the air supply to the mat part 3b where the lower back is located when sleeping, and the lower back solenoid valve 4b which opens and closes the air supply to the mat part 3b where the feet are located when sleeping It is composed of a foot solenoid valve 4c that opens and closes the air supply, and an exhaust solenoid valve 4d. Shoulder solenoid valve 4a, waist solenoid valve 4b
The leg electromagnetic valve 4c and the discharge port of the air pump 2 are communicated with each other through a communication line 23, and the communication line 23 is communicated with the exhaust electromagnetic valve 4d. The shoulder solenoid valve 4a is connected to the air tube 1 of the mat part 3a through an air supply pipe 24a, and the waist solenoid valve 4b is connected to the air tube 1 of the mat part 3b through an air supply pipe 24b. ,
The foot solenoid valve 4c is connected to the air tube 1 of the mat portion 3c through an air supply pipe 24c. The air supply pipe 24c is inserted through a part of the frame 8 cut out. When the shoulder solenoid valve 4a is opened while the air pump 2 is being driven, air is supplied to the mat part 3a, and the waist solenoid valve 4b is opened.
When opened, air is supplied to the mat portion 3b, and when the foot solenoid valve 4c is opened, air is supplied to the mat portion 3c. Also, with the air pump 2 stopped and the exhaust solenoid valve 4d open, opening the shoulder solenoid valve 4a will bleed out the air from the mat section 3a, and opening the waist solenoid valve 4b will drain the air from the mat section 3b. When it is pulled out and the foot solenoid valve 4c is opened, the mat part 3
The air in c is removed. Further, the battery storage section 15 stores a battery 25 that serves as a power source for driving the motor 22 and various controls, and an opening for inserting and removing the battery 25 is provided in the operation panel 6 so as to correspond to the battery storage section 15. A lid 26 that can be opened and closed is attached to this opening.

The operation panel 6 is attached to the operation panel mounting portion 16 of the case 13 so as to close the front opening of the case 13, and a printed circuit board 27 is attached to the inside of the case 13 of the operation panel 6. As shown in FIG. 3, various operation buttons and display sections are provided on the front surface of the operation panel 6. 30 is a power button for turning the power on and off, and 31 is a pressure setting button for setting the pressure. 32 is a switching button to switch between parts such as shoulders, waist, legs, etc.; 33 is an adjustment button for increasing the pressure to make it harder; 34 is an adjustment button for lowering the pressure and making it soft; 35 is an adjustment button for each part. A display section 36 indicates the hardness/softness state, and 36 is an operation section for automatic pressure maintenance. This operation panel 6 is exposed on the side surface of the mat portion 3b of the air mattress 3, and is located at a position that is easy to reach on the side of the waist when sleeping. The operation panel 6 is also provided with an air inlet 28 at a position corresponding to the air pump 2 of the pump unit 5. When the air pump 2 is driven, air is supplied to the air pump 2 from the air inlet 28. It has become so. This air intake port 28 also functions as an exhaust port when exhaust gas is discharged to the outside.

[0011]

Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention embeds a pump unit having an air pump, valves, etc. in the side of an air mattress, and embeds an operation panel on the outside of the pump unit for operating the air pump and opening/closing the valves. Since the control panel is exposed from the side of the air mattress,
The control panel located at a fixed position on the side of the air mattress can be operated easily even when lying down without having to search for the control panel.Moreover, the air intake is connected to the part of the control panel where the air pump is located. Because it has a mouth,
When the air pump is driven, air can be sucked in from the air intake port on the operation panel, which prevents air pump failure without putting a load on the air pump. Moreover, since the air intake port is simply drilled in the operation panel, it is not required separately. The structure can be simplified without requiring special piping.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan cross-sectional view of essential parts of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the same as above.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the operation panel same as above.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the entire air mattress same as above.

FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the mat portion same as the above.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Air tube 2 Air pump 3 Air mattress 4 Valve 5 Pump unit 6 Operation panel 28 Air intake port

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claim 1: In an air mattress that has a built-in air tube that can be expanded and contracted and an air pump that supplies air to the air tube, a pump unit having an air pump, a valve, etc. is buried in the side of the air mattress, and the air pump An operation panel for operating the drive and opening/closing of the valve is attached to the outside surface of the pump unit, the operation panel is exposed from the side of the air mattress, and this operation panel is provided with an air intake port that communicates with the part where the air pump is located. A structure of a driving part of an air mattress, which is characterized by: