KR20170050472A - Mattress assembly including a movable blowing fan - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a functional mattress assembly, comprising: a mattress frame (300) having a mattress support (310) that has a front surface frame (301) and a rear surface frame (302) at front and rear surfaces thereof respectively; a pair of guide rails (311, 312) installed in parallel to each other while crossing the front surface frame (301) and the rear surface frame (302) to be able to move along with the front surface frame (301) and the rear surface frame (302); blowing fans (531, 541) installed to be able to move along with the guide rails (311, 312) respectively; and a mattress (100) in which wind introduced by the blowing fans (531, 541) can flow.

Description

[0001] Mattress assembly including a movable blowing fan [0002]

The present invention relates to a mattress, and more particularly, to a functional mattress assembly including a blowing fan capable of blowing air into a mattress and a blowing fan movable to correspond to a part of a user's body.

According to the results of the '2014 Life Time Survey' released by the National Statistical Office on June 29 this year, the average sleep time of the Koreans over 10 years old is 7 hours and 59 minutes, and it is 6 hours 53 minutes in Korea Gallop published in 2014.

Based on the above results, Korea's national average sleeping time is about 7:30, almost one-third of the day, but it is the lowest level among the 18 OECD countries Respectively.

As a result, modern people who are weary of mind and body have become more interested in the quality of sleep, which can take a good night sleep, and technology for functional mattresses is being developed all the time to improve sleep quality.

For example, in order to provide comfortable sleeping, a mattress topper has been developed instead of a mattress which is difficult to replace, and mattress-related technology has been developed by replacing the mattress with a replaceable topper (see Fig. 1) The interest of modern people in related products is showing up as sales.

Research has been carried out to improve the quality of sleep, and a study by the Professor of Psychiatry in the Japanese Medical School has shown that when a person is asleep, the body temperature of the person falls by himself. In various related experiments, it was found that when the results of deep fat body temperature, skin temperature movement, and self - fatigue were measured at the same time, the self - I could see that.

In relation to the experimental results, it is possible to obtain the same effect as lowering the ambient temperature even if the head is cooled by a method which can be substituted for deep body temperature control when sleeping is difficult.

Thus, for an efficient sleep, it is important to maintain an environment for sleeping and proper body temperature.

In this regard, the mat for bedding, which is disclosed in Korean Utility Model Publication No. 2009-0010654, is designed to provide a comfortable sleeping environment to the user in the summer by providing a blower to cool the user's surroundings by air forcedly transferred from the sower, A blower for forcibly conveying air is connected to a branch pipe so that the air transferred from the blower is distributed by the branch pipe in a plurality of directions, And a plurality of air injection hoses having a plurality of injection holes for injecting air are connected to the branch pipes and arranged inside the mat paper. However, the above-mentioned design is a simple ventilating mattress which dispenses air and distributes the air evenly, which can provide a pleasant sleeping environment, but it has a problem in that it is not reasonable in summer.

The hot and cold thermal gel mat, which is disclosed in Laid-Open Utility Model Publication No. 2013-0000319, is designed to provide a mat which can exhibit cold or hot heat. In order to form a mat which can exhibit cold or warm heat while exhibiting a cushioning property of gel, Water and superabsorbent polymer inside the waterproof mat consisting of the lower part and the lower part. A sole gel mat (1), which is composed of gel or bead gel mixed with bead type or cubic type soils and filled with gel containing cubic type gel, can be used as a carbon fiber surface heating element, a cotton wool, a nonwoven fabric, Heat gel mat which is mounted on a thermal mat (2) composed of a bimetal, a sensor and the like, and is built in a mat cover having a zipper so that it can be separated. Cold heat gel mat The invention can control the temperature by controlling the temperature of the user, but all parts of the body can be controlled without control, which can cause the user's body to overcool and overheat. have.

(Practical Document 1) KR 2009-0010654 U (Practical Document 2) KR 2013-0000319 U KR 1528119 B1 US 9131781 B2

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems.

Specifically, the conventional mattress has a problem in that it can not selectively blow air to a desired position including a lumped ventilation system without considering the physical characteristics of the user.

Accordingly, a mattress assembly including a blowing fan for adjusting a body temperature and providing a comfortable environment for a user-customized sleeping and moving the blowing fan according to a user's control is proposed.

According to an aspect of the present invention,

A mattress frame 300 including a mattress support 310 on which front and rear frames 301 and 302 are located, respectively; A pair of guide rails (311, 312) crossing the front frame (301) and the rear frame (302) so as to be movable along the front frame (301) and the rear frame (302) and installed parallel to each other; Blowing fans (531, 541) installed to be movable along the guide rails (311, 312); And a mattress 100 in which the wind introduced by the blowing fans 531 and 541 can flow inside.

The partition wall 150 is disposed inside the mattress 100 in parallel to the guide rails 311 and 312 so as to be perpendicular to the mattress 100. The mattress 100 is supported on the first mattress 100 by the partition 150, The first mattress part 180 corresponds to one of the blowing fans 531 and 541 and the second mattress part 190 corresponds to one of the blowing fans 531 and 541, It is preferable that the other one of the fans 531 and 541 corresponds.

Further, it is preferable that the blowing fans 531 and 541 are positioned above the guide rails 311 and 312 so that they can blow upward.

It is preferable that the mesh nets 532 and 542 are located on the outer surfaces of the blowing fans 531 and 541 and the mesh nets 532 and 542 are detachable.

The control unit 400 may further include a control unit 400 for controlling operations of the guide rails 311 and 312 and the blowing fans 531 and 541.

In addition, the controller 400 controls the left and right movement of the guide rails 311 and 312.

In addition, the control unit 400 preferably controls the forward and backward movement and operation of the blowing fans 531 and 541.

In addition, one or more openings 171 and 172 may be disposed on the left and right sides of the mattress 100, respectively.

Further, it is preferable to further include a topper 200 on the mattress 100.

When the mattress assembly according to the present invention is used, the mattress assembly includes a blowing fan, the position of the blowing fan included therein can be adjusted, and the blowing fan is controlled when the user desires to control the position of the blowing fan. Thereby providing an optimum sleeping environment.

That is, in order to take the user's sleeping as well as to take a good night's sleep, it is possible to provide a comfortable sleeping environment by blowing wind to lower or adjust the skin temperature, Assembly.

Figure 1 shows a mattress and a frame according to the prior art.
2 is a perspective view for explaining a mattress according to the first embodiment.
3 is an exploded perspective view for explaining a mattress according to the first embodiment.
4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A 'in Fig.
5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B 'in Fig.
Fig. 6 is a perspective view of an embodiment in which an air mattress is used as a mattress according to the first embodiment. Fig.
7 is a perspective view for explaining a mattress according to the second embodiment.
8 is an exploded perspective view for explaining a mattress according to the second embodiment.
9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A 'in Fig.
10 is a perspective view of an embodiment in which an air mattress is used as a mattress according to the second embodiment.
11 is a graph comparing performance of a conventional mattress and a mattress according to the first embodiment.

Hereinafter, a mattress according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Here, the constituent elements of the present invention can be used integrally or separately from each other as needed. In addition, some components may be omitted depending on the usage form. Various modifications can be made in the form and the number of elements of the present invention.

Preferred embodiments of the mattress according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this process, the thicknesses of the lines and the sizes of the components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience of explanation. In addition, the terms described below are defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention, which may vary depending on the intention or custom of the user, the operator. Therefore, the definitions of these terms should be described based on the contents throughout this specification.

It should be understood that other types of mattresses, including all of the elements in one embodiment, or having other features, may be readily derived herein.

Hereinafter, for the sake of convenience of explanation of the invention, upper, lower, left, right, front and back directions are referred to according to the orientation table shown in Figs. 2, 6, 7 and 10 in Figs. 1 to 10 Let me explain.

Hereinafter, a mattress according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1st Example  Explanation

Is shown in detail with reference to Figs. 2 to 6. Fig.

The first embodiment according to the present invention includes a mattress 100, a topper 200, a mattress frame 300, a control unit 400, and air blowing fans 511 and 521.

The mattress 100 is located above the mattress support 310, which will be described later.

For convenience of explanation, the mattress 100 includes a rear mattress 130, a middle mattress 120, and a front mattress 110 in front of the rear surface (see FIG. 2).

The mattress 100 includes a mesh net 101, a spring 105, a partition wall 111, and a functional layer 121.

Further, the mattress 100 is located at a lower portion of the topper 200 to be described later, and the air introduced into the inside by the blowing fans 511, 521 can flow from the inside.

The inner structure of the mattress 100 is not limited as long as it is made of a fluid-communicable material, such as a two-mattress, a spring mattress, a foam mattress, a latex mattress, a coconut palm mattress, and a 3D spring mattress.

The mesh net 101 is located above the mattress 100 and serves to transmit air to the topper 200 to be described later.

The spring 105 is located within the mattress 100 when the mattress 100 is constructed of a spring mattress or a 3D spring mattress.

A plurality of springs (105) are positioned at regular intervals so that air can flow inside the mattress (100).

Also, the spring 105 may use a pocket spring including a plurality of through holes or a pocket spring stacked with a mesh net.

The partition 111 is located between the front mattress 110 and the middle mattress 120 to separate the front mattress 110 and the middle mattress 120 from each other.

The material of the partition 111 may be any material that does not allow passage of wind, but it may be formed of a foam mattress material to prevent transmission of wind (wind or air from the blower).

Due to the partition 111, the wind introduced by the blowing fans 511 and 521, which will be described later, is prevented from being transmitted to the front mattress 110, so that the head of the user is protected from the influence of wind (air) Thereby preventing the mattress 100 of the user's head from being overheated or subcooled.

The functional layer 121 is contained in the middle mattress 120, specifically, the upper portion of the middle mattress 120.

The functional layer 121 preferably includes at least one of a gel-type material, a phase change material (PCM), or a hypoboid material to maintain the temperature.

Here, Hyosobid material is a new material that keeps the temperature of 3 ~ 5 degrees lower than room temperature for a long time. It does not easily transfer heat than existing gel type material and maintains coolness for a long time by its own thermocycling action. It is semi-permanently usable material because it does not flow out or evaporate.

Referring to the graph of FIG. 11 measured based on the temperature of a user or the like, a change in body temperature of a user using the conventional mattress (FIG. 1) and the mattress according to the first embodiment is shown.

More specifically, the mattress of the first embodiment includes the functional layer 121 and the air blowing fans 511 and 521, so that when the mattress 100 of the first embodiment is used as compared with the case of using the conventional mattress 1 The temperature of the user such as the user can be clearly shown to be low.

That is, the use of the mattress 100 of the first embodiment as compared to the conventional mattress 1 is advantageous in lowering and maintaining the deep portion temperature of the user, so that it is possible to help the user sleep and sleep.

The topper 200 is located above the mattress 100 and may include a heat transfer material.

The topper 200 includes at least one of a top fabric, linen, sash, or cloth so that ventilation is facilitated to provide a comfortable environment for the user.

The topper 200 used in winter may include carbon hot fibers in the interior. The temperature lowering of the carbon heat fibers can be prevented by not using the blowing fans 511 and 521 when using the topper 200 including the carbon heat fibers.

In addition, the topper 200 can also be configured as an out-rust material. The out-rust material is a new material that emits high temperature heat and emits at low temperature. When the heat is generated from the body, the fabric absorbs and stores heat. It is a new material that regulates body temperature by releasing.

Also, in another preferred embodiment of the present invention, an air mattress 250 may be located at the top instead of the topper 200 (see FIG. 6). Details of the air mattress 250 will be described in the second embodiment.

The mattress frame 300 is a frame member for supporting the mattress 100. The mattress frame 300 surrounds the lower and front sides of the mattress 100 and includes a mattress head portion 305 and a mattress supporting portion 310.

It is preferable that the mattress frame 300 is not limited in its shape and that when the blowing fans 531 and 541 are disposed at the lower part in the second embodiment described later, As shown in Fig.

The control unit 400 is a component electrically connected to control the operation of the blowing fans 511 and 521 to be described later.

The control unit 400 controls operations such as hot air, cold air, blowing air, wind intensity, and dehumidification according to user's operation.

The air blowing fans 511 and 521 are arranged in the mattress 100 to allow the air to flow into the mattress 100. The type of the air blowing fans 511 and 521 is not limited, Do.

The blowing fans 511 and 521 are divided into a first blowing fan 511 located at one of left and right sides of the mattress 100 and a second blowing fan 521 located at the rear of the mattress 100 do.

In the first embodiment, the first blowing fan 511 is shown in a circular shape and the second blowing fan 521 is shown in a straight line, but this is not limitative.

Second Example  Explanation

The mattress assembly according to the second embodiment will be described. The second embodiment is shown in Figs.

In the case of the second embodiment, the positions of the blowing fans 511 and 521 of the first embodiment are different from each other. That is, unlike the first embodiment, the mattress 100 according to the second embodiment is limited to the blowing fans 531 and 541 positioned on the lower side of the mattress 100. [

The mattress assembly according to the second embodiment includes a mattress 100, a topper 200, a mattress frame 300, a control unit 400, and ventilating fans 531 and 541.

The mattress 100 includes a mesh net 101, a partition wall 150, openings 171 and 172, a first mattress portion 180 and a second mattress portion 190.

The left and right sides of the mattress 100 separated by the partition 150 will be described as the first mattress portion 180 and the second mattress portion 190 (see FIG. 7).

In addition, the mattress 100 may include a mesh network 101 at the upper portion and another mesh network (not shown) at the lower portion thereof.

In addition, the mattress 100 can flow inwardly by the wind blowing fans 531, 541.

In addition, the detailed description of the material and construction of the mattress 100 is similar to that of the mattress 100 of the first embodiment, and will not be described here.

The partition wall 150 is included in the inside of the mattress 100 to divide the first mattress portion 180 and the second mattress portion 190. The partition walls 150 are provided inside the mattress 100 with guide rails 311 and 312 It is parallel but vertically installed.

The air introduced by the air blowing fan 531 is transmitted to the first mattress portion 180 and is blown by the air blowing fan 532 The incoming wind is transmitted to the second mattress portion 190.

The material and configuration of the barrier ribs 150 are the same as those of the barrier ribs 111 of the first embodiment described above.

The openings 171 and 172 are located on each of the left and right sides of the mattress 100 and are positioned for use of the wind supplied to the inside of the mattress 100 and are separately provided with lids 171, 172), and can be cleanly managed.

The topper 200 is located above the mattress 100, and the detailed description thereof is the same as that of the topper 200 described in the first embodiment and thus will be omitted.

In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, similar to the first embodiment, the air mattress 250 may be used instead of the topper 200 (see FIG. 10).

The mattress frame 300 includes a mattress head portion 305 and a mattress support portion 310. The front frame 301 and the rear frame 302 are positioned on the front and rear surfaces of the mattress support portion 310, respectively.

The front frame 301 is a frame positioned on the front surface of the mattress frame 300 and is provided with a pair of guide rails 311 and 312 and is movable left and right on the front frame 301.

The rear frame 302 is a frame positioned on the rear side of the mattress frame 300 and is provided with a pair of guide rails 311 and 312 and is movable left and right on the rear frame 302.

The guide rails 311 and 312 are installed on the front frame 301 and the rear frame 302 of the mattress frame 300 and are movable along guide rails 311 and 312, Blowing fans 531 and 541 are provided on the left and right front and rear.

Specifically, the pair of guide rails 311 and 312 are installed parallel to each other across the front frame 301 and the rear frame 302 so as to be movable along the front frame 301 and the rear frame 302 do.

Fan fans 531 and 541 are installed so as to be movable along the guide rails 311 and 312 so that the fan fans 531 and 541 can be moved back and forth in the guide rails 311 and 312.

The guide rails 311 and 312 can be moved to the left and right of the front frame 301 and the rear frame 302 so that the blowing fans 531 and 541 can move back and forth and right and left.

The air introduced by the blowing fans 531 and 541 can flow inside the mattress 100.

One of the blowing fans 531 and 541 corresponds to the first mattress part 180 and the other one of the blowing fans 531 and 541 corresponds to the second mattress part 190. [ The other is matched.

The blowing fans 531 and 541 are located on the upper side of the guide rails 311 and 312 and are capable of blowing upward and the mesh nets 532 and 542 are respectively located on the lower outer surface and are detachable.

The control unit 400 can control the operation of any one of the guide rails 311 and 312 and the blowing fans 531 and 541. [

Specifically, when controlling the operation of the blowing fans 531 and 541 by the control unit 400, it is possible to control the positions of the blowing fans 531 and 541 in addition to blowing on, blowing off, cold air, hot air, and dehumidifying.

When the position of the blowing fans 531 and 541 is controlled by the control unit 400, the guide rails 531 and 541 are controlled to move while moving to the left and right. When the blowing fans 531 and 541 are moved back and forth, And controls the members on the rails 311 and 312 to move.

The air mattress 250 will be described in more detail with reference to Figs. 6 and 10. Fig.

The air mattress 250 is formed with a plurality of supports 251, and fluid communication is possible between the supports. When the air mattress 250 is used in place of the topper 200, the mattress 100 is positioned under the air mattress 250 and the air mattress 250 and the mattress 100 are in fluid communication.

More specifically, the air introduced into the mattress 100 by the blowing fans 531 and 541 included in the mattress 100 flows inside the mattress 100, and a part of the air introduced into the mattress 100 flows through the air mattress 250 ).

Therefore, the height and elasticity of the air mattress 250 are determined by the amount of air injected by the air blowing fans 531, 541.

While the present invention has been described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the following claims. It will be appreciated that embodiments are possible. Accordingly, the scope of protection of the present invention should be determined by the claims.

100: Mattress
101: mesh layer
105: spring
110: Front mattress
111:
120: Middle mattress
121: Functional layer
130: rear mattress
150:
171, 172:
200: Topper
250: Air Mattress
251: Support
300: Mattress frame
301: Front frame
302: rear frame
305: mattress head part
310: mattress support
311, 312: Guide rail
400:
511: First blowing fan (blowing fan)
512: mesh network
521: Second blowing fan (blowing fan)
522: mesh network
531, 541: blowing fan
532, 542: mesh network

Claims (9)

A mattress frame 300 including a mattress support 310 on which front and rear frames 301 and 302 are located, respectively;
A pair of guide rails (311, 312) crossing the front frame (301) and the rear frame (302) so as to be movable along the front frame (301) and the rear frame (302) and installed parallel to each other;
Blowing fans (531, 541) installed to be movable along the guide rails (311, 312); And
Wherein the air introduced by the air blowing fans (531, 541) includes a mattress (100)
Mattress assembly.
The method according to claim 1,
A partition 150 is installed inside the mattress 100 in parallel to the guide rails 311 and 312,
The partition 150 divides the mattress 100 into a first mattress 180 and a second mattress 190,
One of the blowing fans 531 and 541 corresponds to the first mattress unit 180 and the other one of the blowing fans 531 and 541 corresponds to the second mattress unit 190,
Mattress assembly.
The method according to claim 1,
The blowing fans (531, 541) are located on the upper side of the guide rails (311, 312)
Mattress assembly.
The method of claim 3,
Mesh nets 532 and 542 are located on the outer surfaces of the blowing fans 531 and 541,
The mesh nets 532 and 542 are removable,
Mattress assembly.
5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
Further comprising a control unit (400) capable of controlling at least one of the guide rails (311, 312) and the blowing fans (531, 541)
Mattress assembly.
6. The method of claim 5,
The controller 400 controls the left and right movement of the guide rails 311 and 312,
Mattress assembly.
6. The method of claim 5,
The control unit 400 controls the forward and backward movement and operation of the blowing fans 531 and 541,
Mattress assembly.
5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
Wherein one or more openings (171, 172) are located on left and right sides of the mattress (100)
Mattress assembly.
The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a topper (200) on the mattress (100)
Mattress assembly.

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