KR20110031538A - Bed mattress and mattress heating system having the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A bed mattress and a mattress heating system having the same are provided to improve heating efficiency by supplying heat to the outside of the bed mattress. CONSTITUTION: A bed mattress heating system comprises: a mattress(110) including a mattress body having an air moving space; and a heater(120) which is equipped in the bed mattress and supplies heat to the inside of the mattress. The bed mattress can be installed on a mattress supporting board. In one side of the mattress, a mattress support stand is installed. The heater includes a housing(121) and a variable heat supply path(122).

Description

Bed Mattress and Mattress Heating System Having The Same}

The present invention relates to a bed mattress, and more specifically, it is possible to heat the bed mattress by supplying heat into the bed mattress, and to supply heat to the outside of the bed mattress to improve the heating effect and heating efficiency and through the heated air The present invention relates to a bed mattress capable of realizing comfortable heating due to heating, and a bed mattress heating system having the same.

Indoor heating apparatuses commonly used are largely used hot water heating and electric heating.

The hot water heating type is configured to supply and circulate the heating water heated in the boiler into the heating water pipe after arranging the heating water pipe, and the electric heating type is provided with a liquid heat storage medium and a heating wire on the panel. After piping the heating pipe, the heating wire therein is provided with electrical energy to heat.

However, such a structure has a drawback of heating the entire room with a bed because it cannot be used in a bed with a cushion spring embedded therein. Moreover, in the process of manufacturing and installing the heating pipe, the cost increases and the complexity of manufacturing increases. There was a problem.

In order to provide auxiliary heating to the bed, an electric sheet, an electric blanket, an electric heating mat, or the like is used as a separate sheet-shaped heating element or an electric stone bed is used to satisfy the user's heating desire.

However, the method of arranging the sheet-shaped heating element on the bed mattress and using the mattress in combination with the heating mat, the heating element is composed of a line to cause safety accidents such as short circuit or disconnection of the heating wire as the bed slumps There was an easy issue.

In particular, it is inconvenient because it can not be fixed to the mattress, and because it must be provided separately from the mattress, it is not cumbersome and economical, and the human body is in direct contact with the heating element, there was a problem such as electromagnetic waves.

On the other hand, the above-described electric blanket is a heating method that is directly heated by electricity, so the contact distance with the human body is close, which may cause uncomfortable feeling when used for a long time. There was a problem that could not be obtained.

Accordingly, the present invention was devised to solve the problems posed in the related art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a bed mattress capable of heating by supplying heat into a bed mattress and a bed mattress heating system having the same.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a bed mattress and a bed mattress heating system having the same that can improve the heating effect by supplying heat to the outside of the bed mattress.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a bed mattress and a bed mattress heating system having the same, which can improve heating efficiency by supplying heat only to a place where a person sits or lie down, that is, a necessary place among bed mattresses.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a bed mattress and a bed mattress heating system having the same, which can realize heating by inducing heating by heat, that is, heated air.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a bed mattress having a flow space of air therein; And it provides a bed mattress heating system comprising a heater for supplying heat to the bed mattress.

The bed mattress is provided with a suction part to which the discharge part of the heater is detachably connected and heat is introduced; A sealing part may be provided between the suction part and the discharge part of the heater.

In addition, the bed mattress may be provided with at least one hot air outlet for discharging the heat introduced into the bed mattress from the heater to the outside.

The bed mattress heating system may further include a discharge opening / closing valve provided at the hot air outlet to selectively open the hot air outlet so that the heat inside the bed mattress is selectively discharged to the outside through the hot air outlet. It may be.

In this case, the discharge opening and closing valve may include a valve plate of a flexible film type provided on the inner side of the hot air discharge port to selectively open and close the hot air discharge port.

On the other hand, the bed mattress heating system may further include at least one air tube provided in the interior of the bed mattress to transfer the heat of the heater.

The heater comprises: a housing having a heat generating device for generating heat therein and having a first discharge port for discharging the heat; In addition, the inlet portion connected to the first outlet and the discharge portion detachably connected to the bed mattress may include a variable hot air supply passage formed of a flexible material.

Here, the variable hot air supply passage is preferably formed of any one of a natural fabric, a nonwoven fabric and a cotton fabric woven with eco-friendly natural fibers.

As another aspect for achieving the above object, the present invention provides a heating bed mattress which is connected to a heater and is capable of supplying warm air. Wherein the bed mattress is; Hot air is injected into the mattress body and the heat formed in the mattress body is supplied to the heater is introduced, and comprises a suction portion connected to the discharge portion of the heater.

According to the bed mattress and the bed mattress heating system having the same according to the present invention described above have the following effects.

First, according to the present invention, heat is supplied to the inside of the bed mattress to enable heating of the bed mattress.

Second, according to the present invention, by supplying heat into the bed mattress and heating the bed mattress, there is an advantage that can improve the heating effect by supplying heat to the outside of the bed mattress through the hot air outlet.

Third, according to the present invention, there is an advantage that the heating efficiency is improved by supplying heat only to a place where a person sits or lie down, that is, a necessary place of the bed mattress by providing an opening / closing valve at the hot air outlet.

Fourth, according to the present invention, by inducing heating by heat, that is, heated air, there is an advantage of improving the satisfaction and reliability by providing a comfortable heating to the user.

Fifth, according to the present invention, the heating is possible through the bed mattress has the advantage of minimizing the heating cost.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention in which the object of the present invention can be specifically realized will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In describing the present embodiment, the same name and the same reference numerals are used for the same configuration and additional description thereof will be omitted below.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing a first embodiment of a bed mattress heating system according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 schematically shows a second embodiment of a bed mattress heating system according to the present invention. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating main parts of the hot air discharging outlet of FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is a plan view of FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 illustrates a hot air discharging structure of the hot air discharging opening by the discharge opening / closing valve of FIG. 3. Fig. 7 is a plan view schematically showing a third embodiment of the bed mattress heating system according to the present invention.

First, a first embodiment of a bed mattress heating system according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

1 and 2, the first embodiment of the bed mattress heating system according to the present invention, the bed mattress 110 including a mattress body having a large flow space of air therein, and the bed mattress 110 Is provided in the) is configured to include a heater 120 for supplying heat to the interior of the bed mattress (110).

The bed mattress 110 may be directly installed on the floor, but may be installed on the mattress support 11 made of a material such as wood as in the present embodiment, and when the person is lying down, the bed where the head is located. The mattress support 12 may be installed at one side of the mattress 110.

In addition, the bed mattress 110 is provided with a plurality of springs 113 therein has a cushion (cushion) characteristics, that is, cushioning against external force by the elastic force of the spring, the plurality of springs 113 is typically The square frame is arranged at regular intervals by a square frame (not shown), and the square frame is surrounded by a mattress cover forming an exterior of the mattress body, thereby forming the bed mattress 110.

Meanwhile, the bed mattress 110 is provided with a suction part 111 to which the discharge part 122b of the heater 120 is detachably connected. In this case, a sealing part 123 may be provided between the suction part 111 and the discharge part 122b.

In the present exemplary embodiment, the suction part 111 of the bed mattress 110 is provided on the side adjacent to the side where the foot is located when a person lays out of the entire side of the bed mattress 110, but the suction part ( 111 may be provided on all one side of the entire side surface of the bed mattress 110 if the discharge portion 122b of the heater 120 can be connected. In addition, in the present exemplary embodiment, the suction part 111 of the bed mattress 110 is disclosed as being formed in two corresponding to the discharge part 122b of the heater 120, but the present invention is not limited thereto. It may be formed to correspond to the discharge portion 122b of the (120).

Here, the discharge part 122b of the heater 120 is detachably connected to the suction part 111 of the bed mattress 110. That is, in the bed mattress according to the present invention, the discharge part 122b of the heater 120 may be coupled to or separated from the suction part 111 of the bed mattress 110 depending on whether the heating is performed.

In the present embodiment, the sealing part 123 is rotatably provided at the discharge part 122b of the heater 120, and the connection ring 112 is provided at the suction part 110 of the bed mattress 110. Disclosed is a structure for coupling or separating the discharge part 122b of the heater 120 to the suction part 111 of the bed mattress 110 by screwing the sealing part 123 and the connection ring 112. The present invention is not limited thereto, and in addition, a structure for coupling or separating the discharge part of the heater to the suction part of the bed mattress, a structure for coupling or separating by a hook method, or a structure for coupling or separating by a press-fit method, etc. Can be applied.

On the other hand, the heater 120 is largely a housing 121 in which a heat generating device (not shown) is built, and a variable type hot air supply passage 122 of a flexible material for supplying heat generated by the heat generating device to an external place. It is configured to include).

Here, an air inlet 121a is formed at one side of the housing 121, and the other side is introduced through the air inlet 121a to discharge heat heated by the hot air generating device to the variable hot air supply passage 122. The first discharge port 121b is formed therein. In this case, a plurality of discharge holes may be further formed in the housing 121 in addition to the first discharge hole 121b. The bed mattress may be connected through a plurality of variable hot air supply passages by connecting a variable hot air supply passage to each discharge hole. 110) It can also supply heat inside. At this time, in order to provide the flow force of the heat, the air inlet 121a is preferably provided with a blower (not shown) such as a fan.

Although not shown in detail, the hot air growth value may be configured as a coil heater (not shown) for heating the air introduced into the housing 121 in an indirect manner.

At this time, the air introduced into the housing 121 may be overheated when directly heated by the coil heater 410 to cause a fire of the bed mattress 110 and the air discharged may be excessively dry.

To this end, the heater 120 may further include a heat sink for conducting heat generated from the coil heater to emit heat for heating the air introduced into the housing 121.

In this case, the radiator is installed to be insulated from the coil heater in the housing 121 through the diaphragm, etc., and is configured to indirectly conduct heat generated from the coil heater to emit heat.

In addition, the heat sink is mutually isolated from the coil heater and connected to the coil heater through a device having excellent thermal conductivity such as a heat pipe, thereby improving thermal conductivity and heat dissipation.

That is, by installing a heat radiator made of a material having high thermal conductivity above the coil heater on the upper part of the coil heater, the heat radiator conducts heat by conducting heat from the coil heater and discharges the conducted heat into the housing 121. The introduced air is heated by the heat radiated from the radiator and the radiator to be discharged to the first discharge port 121b through the blowing force of the fan and into the bed mattress 110 through the variable hot air supply passage 122. Supplied. In this case, the heat dissipation member may be provided with a heat dissipation fin for increasing the heat exchange area with air.

Accordingly, the air introduced into the housing 121 is not directly heated by the coil heater, but is heated in an indirect manner through a radiator installed separately from the coil heater, thereby preventing overheating and preventing the bed mattress 110. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of fire and to minimize the supply of excessive dry air.

In addition, although not shown in detail, the hot-growth growth value may be composed of a burner using oil or gas instead of the coil heater, in which case the housing to prevent contamination and damage by the combustion gas generated during oil or gas combustion It is preferable that a purification device (not shown) is provided at 121.

Here, even when a burner is used as the heat generating device, a heat radiator made of a material having high thermal conductivity is also installed on the burner to separate the burner from the burner through a plate, and the air introduced into the housing 121 is separated from the burner. Instead of heating directly by the burner, it is isolated from the burner and heats the air indirectly by using a heat radiator that receives the heat generated from the burner and heats the flow air, so that the combustion gas generated when the burner burns is variable. The hot air supply passage 122 can be prevented from being supplied to the inside of the bed mattress 110, and prevents excessive overheating of air to prevent the occurrence of fire of the bed mattress 110, and that excessive dry air is supplied It can be minimized.

Meanwhile, the variable hot air supply passage 122 has an inlet 122a connected to the first outlet 121b and a discharge that is detachably connected to the suction unit 111 of the bed mattress 110 as described above. It has a portion 122b.

In this case, the variable hot air supply passage 122 may be formed of a flexible material. For example, the variable hot air supply passage 122 may be formed of any one of a natural fabric, a nonwoven fabric, and a cotton fabric woven from eco-friendly natural fibers, or may be heat resistant. It is a bellows type made of a material having an elastic material.

The bed mattress 110 according to the present embodiment has been described as an example in which a spring having a coil shape is provided. Accordingly, the inside of the bed mattress 110 according to the present embodiment is formed as a space in which only a plurality of springs are installed in an empty space. Sufficient space may be provided in which heat supplied from the heater 120 may flow. Through this, the bed mattress 110 of the present embodiment can heat the supply only to a limited space inside the heating to significantly increase the heating effect and heating efficiency of the bed mattress 110 itself.

Ultimately, according to the bed mattress according to the present embodiment, it is possible to implement a bed mattress capable of heating by supplying heat into the bed mattress 110 through the variable hot air supply passage 122, thereby providing a bed There is no need to heat the entire room, which not only provides efficient heating but also reduces heating costs.

In addition, according to the present embodiment it is possible to implement a comfortable heating by inducing the heating of the bed mattress by the heat, that is, heated air.

Next, with reference to the accompanying Figures 3 to 6 will be described a second embodiment of the bed mattress heating system according to the present invention.

3, the second embodiment of the bed mattress heating system according to the present invention is at least one hot air outlet communicating with the inside of the bed mattress in the bed mattress 210 in addition to the bed mattress heating system of the first embodiment 214 is provided. That is, the hot air outlet 214 serves to discharge the heat introduced into the bed mattress 210 from the heater 220 to the outside.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the hot air outlet 214 selectively communicates the inside and the outside of the bed mattress 210 according to an external force applied to the hot air outlet, thereby opening the air through the hot air outlet 214. It is preferable that a discharge opening / closing valve 215 is provided to control whether or not discharge is performed.

Here, the discharge opening and closing valve 215 may be a variety of structures, but in the present embodiment is provided on the inside of the hot air outlet (214) when the direct or indirect force is not applied to the hot air outlet (214) the bed mattress ( 210 is in close contact with the hot air outlet 214 by the air pressure inside, and closes the hot air outlet, and when a direct or indirect force is applied to the hot air outlet 214 to form an air flow path between the hot air outlet 214 and Disclosed is made of a flexible film valve plate opening the hot air outlet (214).

More specifically, the discharge opening and closing valve 215 is the bed mattress 210 when no load acts on the bed mattress 210, that is, when the direct or indirect force does not act on the hot air outlet 214. The hot air outlet 214 is in close contact with the hot air discharge port 214 by the flow pressure of the heat supplied to the inside of the bed mattress 210 to prevent heat from being discharged to the outside, the bed mattress ( When a person is sitting or lying on the load 210, that is, when a direct or indirect force is applied to the hot air outlet 214, the state of contact with the hot air outlet 214 is distorted to form a gap between the hot air outlet and the hot air outlet. By opening the discharge port 214, the heat inside the bed mattress 210 is discharged to the outside.

That is, the discharge opening / closing valve 215 opens only the hot air discharging outlet 214 of a part of the bed mattress 210 sitting or lying down and discharges the heat inside the bed mattress 210 only to the open hot air discharging outlet. Preventing unnecessary heat discharge and supplying heat only in place can significantly improve heating efficiency.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the component corresponding to the code not described among the codes described in the drawings is the same configuration having the same operation as the first embodiment, so a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Next, with reference to the accompanying Figure 7 will be described a third embodiment of the bed mattress heating system according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, the third embodiment of the bed mattress heating system according to the present invention discloses an embodiment in which the pocket springs 323 and 324 are applied to the bed mattress heating system of the first embodiment instead of the coil spring. In the bed mattress heating system according to the present embodiment, a plurality of pocket springs 323 and 324 are provided inside the bed mattress 310.

The pocket spring is literally designed to hold each spring 323 one by one in the pocket 324, that is, a non-woven pocket, each spring 323 is to maintain an independent cushion, has the advantage that the shaking is not transmitted.

In addition, the pocket springs 323 and 324 are more than twice as many as the number of springs used in the bed mattress with a general coil spring, so that the weight distribution effect is large.

On the other hand, the inside of the bed mattress 310 with the pocket springs 323 and 324 is provided with pocket springs 323 and 324 closely, and a flow space through which air can flow by means of a pocket which is a non-woven pocket is relatively present. Because of the small flow resistance of air is large.

Accordingly, the present embodiment further includes at least one air tube 327 for transferring heat introduced into the bed mattress 310 from the heater 320 between the pocket springs 323 and 324. Can be.

Here, the air tube 327 smoothly and evenly transfers the heat supplied into the suction part 311 formed in the bed mattress 310 to various places opposite to the suction part 311 to the bed mattress 310. Can improve the heating effect.

At this time, the length of the air tube 327 may be designed to an appropriate length according to the heat transfer path, the air tube 327 has at least one heat transfer hole in the longitudinal direction (for more effective heat transfer) 327a) may be formed.

Meanwhile, in the bed mattress heating system according to the present embodiment, a partition wall 326 is installed inside the suction part 311 of the bed mattress 310 so that the suction part 311 and the partition wall in the bed mattress 310 are located. Between 326 may provide a partition space for receiving the heat introduced through the suction unit 311 is accommodated. Accordingly, the air tube 327 may be connected to the partition wall 326 to smoothly supply the heat introduced through the suction part 311 to the air tube 327 through the partition space. In this case, a plurality of holes may be formed in the partition wall 326 to supply the heat of the partition space to the inner space of the bed mattress 310 opposite to the suction part 311 through the holes.

Although not shown in detail, the bed mattress heating system according to the present embodiment may also be provided with at least one hot air outlet in the bed mattress 310 additionally, as in the second embodiment, the hot air outlet also in the hot air outlet Discharge opening and closing valve for selectively opening and closing may be provided.

On the other hand, although not shown, the bed mattress heating system according to the present invention may be applied to the latex mattress having its own cushion instead of the bed mattress having a coil spring or pocket spring, when the latex mattress is applied, the heat inside the latex mattress The air passage that can flow or the above-described air tube is provided to supply the heat supplied from the heater to the inside of the latex mattress through the air passage or the air tube to implement the heating of the latex mattress.

In addition, the bed mattress heating system according to the present invention implements the heating of the bed mattress by supplying heat to the bed mattress from the heater, but in addition to the cooling device that can supply cold air instead of the heater to the bed mattress from the cooling device It may be configured to provide cooling of the bed mattress by supplying cold air to the bed mattress.

Having looked at the preferred embodiment according to the present invention as described above, in addition to the embodiment described above, the fact that the present invention can be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention It is obvious to them.

Therefore, the above-described embodiments should be regarded as illustrative rather than restrictive, and thus, the present invention is not limited to the above description and may be modified within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing a first embodiment of a bed mattress according to the present invention.

2 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 1.

3 is a perspective view schematically showing a second embodiment of the bed mattress according to the present invention.

4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating main parts schematically showing the hot air discharge port of FIG. 3.

5 is a plan view of FIG. 4.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the main parts of the hot air discharging structure of the hot air discharging port by the discharge opening / closing valve of FIG. 3.

7 is a plan view schematically showing a third embodiment of a bed mattress according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

110: bed mattress 111: suction

120: heater 121: housing

122: variable hot air supply passage 122b: discharge portion

Claims (9)

Bed mattress having a flow space of air therein; And Bed mattress heating system comprising a heater for supplying heat to the bed mattress. The method of claim 1, The bed mattress is provided with a suction part to which the discharge part of the heater is detachably connected and heat is introduced; Bed mattress heating system provided with a sealing portion between the suction portion and the discharge portion of the heater. The method according to claim 1 or 2, Bed mattress heating system further comprises at least one air tube provided in the interior of the bed mattress for transmitting the heat of the heater. The method of claim 1, The bed mattress heating system is provided with at least one hot air outlet for discharging the heat introduced into the bed mattress from the heater to the outside. The method of claim 4, wherein And a discharge opening / closing valve provided at the hot air discharging outlet to selectively open the hot air discharging outlet so that the heat inside the bed mattress is selectively discharged to the outside through the hot air discharging outlet. The method of claim 5, The discharge opening / closing valve is a bed mattress heating system provided on the inside of the hot air discharge port comprising a flexible film type valve plate for selectively opening and closing the hot air discharge port. The method of claim 1, The heater comprises: a housing having a heat generating device for generating heat therein and having a first discharge port for discharging the heat; And a variable hot air supply passage formed of a flexible material and having an inflow portion connected to the first discharge port and a discharge portion detachably connected to the bed mattress. The method of claim 7, wherein The variable hot air supply passage is a bed mattress heating system formed of any one of natural fabrics, non-woven and cotton fabrics woven from environmentally friendly natural fibers. It is a heating bed mattress connected to a heater to supply warm air, A mattress body into which warm air is injected; And Bed mattress is formed in the mattress body is configured to include a suction portion connected to the discharge portion of the heater is supplied to the heat supplied from the heater.

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