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Automatic adaptive comfort for bunk mattress

US12127683B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 29, 2021
Grant dateOct 29, 2024
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Expiry dateJul 10, 2042

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB62D33/0612
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a bunk, in particular for a vehicle cabin. The bunk comprises a base plate, an upper layer, a plurality of supporting members vertically compressible and spaced apart from one another substantially over the whole surface of the bunk, a plurality of pressure sensors which are part of the upper layer and in an adaptable area comprising at least one area of the bunk, a moving mechanism configured to move at least some of the supporting members in the adaptable area parallel to the base plate, and a control unit connected to the pressure sensors and the moving mechanism. The control unit is configured to cause the moving mechanism to move the supporting members in the adaptable area as a function of the current pressure data provided by the pressure sensors, to locally change the density of the supporting members to provide a locally variable bunk firmness.

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