The present invention relates to the bed defined in International Patent Classification NO. A47C, and more particularly to a mattress equipped with an air-conditioning device.
Traditional mattress only has functions of supporting and keeping warm. It is unable to directly provide cool air or warm air to the user when the weather is hot or cold, thereby relatively uncomfortable in usage.
Japan Patent Publication No. 2005-168261 disclosed a mattress having air-conditioning function, the air-conditioning device 1 of which is disposed outside of the bedding 2, 3 for providing warm air to the bedding 2, 3. Besides, China Patent No. CN200980494Y disclosed another mattress having air-conditioning function, which has an evaporator 21 and a condenser 18 disposed under a mattress panel 1, and the mattress panel 1 is controlled in temperature thereof by means of a hard board 4, a foam sponge board 3 and a textile surface layer 2.
However, as to the design of the bedding or mattress in the above-mentioned patent, the air flow produced by the air-conditioning device is usually obstructed by the inner material of the bedding or mattress, so that the air flow is unable to be transmitted to the user fast and effectively, lowering the extent that the user experiences the air flow. Besides, the mattress panel in the above-mentioned patent uses the foam sponge board which provides relatively worse supporting function. The elderly and the people ill in the lumbar region usually need the mattress with better supporting function. Therefore, a mattress with high transmitting speed of air flow and good supporting for the user is required.
The present invention is an improvement in view of the above-mentioned disadvantages of the traditional mattress, thereby providing an air-conditioned mattress which includes a mat device, a cover device, and an air-conditioning device. The mat device includes a first mat configured as a three-dimensional structure made from a plurality of elastic thermoplastic filaments that are randomly angled with each other. The aforesaid thermoplastic filaments are fixedly connected at contact portions of the thermoplastic cords in a way that a plurality of through holes are formed at non-contact portions of the thermoplastic filaments. The cover device covers the mat device and contacts at least a top surface of the first mat, and the mat is more air-permeable than the cover device. The air-conditioning device is disposed inside or outside the mat device and provides heated air flow or cooled air flow into the first mat.
By the aforesaid design of the mattress and the characteristics of the first mat being made by the three-dimensional structure which is made from a plurality of elastic thermoplastic filaments, the three-dimensional structure provides a larger number of through holes and has the characteristics of good supporting function, high porosity and high air-permeability. Thus, when the heated air flow or cooled air flow is transmitted from the air-conditioning device to the first mat, the air flow can spread in the first mat quickly and evenly, thereby the air flow can be transmitted to the user at high speed, and the mattress provides a good supporting surface to the user.
In an aspect, the mat device of the mattress of the present invention structurally includes a second mat which is disposed under the first mat and made of porous material. Preferably, the structure and material of the second mat may be the same with those of the first mat, so that the second mat can have higher porosity and air-permeability, like the first mat. If the air-conditioning device is disposed inside the second mat, the air-conditioning device can extract sufficient air through lateral surfaces of the second mat, thereby preventing the air-conditioning device from overheating caused by bad dissipation after a long period of using.
In another aspect, a layer of middle mat may be disposed between the first mat and the second mat. The middle mat is preferably made of the material whose elasticity is lower than the elasticity of the second mat for improving the supporting function of the whole mattress.
In another aspect, the mattress may have no such second mat and middle mat, and the air-conditioning device may be disposed inside the first mat.
The technical features of the present invention will be specified in the following description of embodiments and the accompanying drawings. For the convenience of recognition, same reference numerals used in the following embodiments designate same or similar elements. The present invention provides an air-conditioned mattress 1 which primarily includes a mat device 10, a cover device 20, and two air-conditioning devices 30.
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The first mat 11 is a three-dimensional net-like structure 15 made of elastic thermoplastic material such as polyethylene. The thermoplastic material has a characteristic that the expansion ratio increases with the shear rate. Specifically, the first mat 11 is manufactured by putting the molten thermoplastic material into an extrusion machine, utilizing the extruder to extrude a plurality of thermoplastic filaments 16, and making the aforesaid thermoplastic filaments 16 be randomly tangled and in contact with each other, so that the molten thermoplastic filaments 16 can be harden and shaped in a three dimensional structure 15. The thermoplastic filaments 16 are interlaced in a sparse and dense arrangement and equipped with very high elasticity. The aforesaid thermoplastic filaments 16 may be solid or hollow cords. The plurality of thermoplastic filaments 16 are fixedly connected at contact portions 17 of the thermoplastic filaments 16 in a way that through holes are formed at non-contact portions 18 of the thermoplastic filaments 16. Such structure made of such thermoplastic material can provide good supporting function, and the whole three-dimensional structure 15 is provided therein with a large number of through holes and a very high porosity. Therefore, air flow can effectively circulate in the three-dimensional structure 15, so that the three-dimensional structure 15 has high air-permeability. The first mat 11 in the present invention is a combination type of mat. In the present embodiment, the mattress 1 is illustrated by a double bed, the two first mats 11 are two identical mat units 11a, i.e. the left mat 11a and the right mat 11a as shown in
Besides, the middle mats 12 and the second mat 13 are disposed under the first mats 11. The middle mats 12 are located between the first mats 11 and the second mat 13. The material and structure of the second mat 13 are the same with those of the first mat 11. The middle mats 12 may be made of porous material such as polyurethane (PU). Alternately, the material and structure of the middle mat 12 may be the same with those of the first mat 11. The middle mat 12 is used for providing the supporting function and fixing an air discharging duct 32 of the air-conditioning device 30. The porosity of the first mat 11 is higher than the porosity of the middle mat 12. Besides, the elasticity of the first mat 11 is higher than the elasticity of the middle mat 12. Therefore, the first mat 11 is more liable to deform by the press of human body. The middle mat 12 is less likely to deform by the press, thereby more supportive and firmer. Each of the first mats 11, middle mats 12 and second mat 13 may be provided with a thickness larger than 3 centimeters for providing better supporting function. In the present embodiment, the first mat 11, the middle mat 12 and the second mat 13 are all about 5 centimeters (cm) thick. Especially the first mat 11 is mainly relied, which is closest to the human body. Therefore, such thickness brings the mattress a good supporting which allows the elderly and the people ill in the lumbar region to get up from the mattress much more easily. The first mat 11 and the second mat 13 both have a density of 50 kg/m3.
In this embodiment, either the first mats 11 or the middle mats 12 are arranged side by side (from left to right). The mattress in this embodiment overall has two first mats 11, two middle mats 12 and a second mat 13, which brings the combination type of mattress better stability. It should be mentioned that the middle mats 12 and the second mat 13 are dispensable to the mattress and unlimited in amount. In the following embodiments, the mat device 10 may be composed of only the first mat 11 and the middle mat 12, or only the first mat 11 and the second mat 13. The mat device 10 may even have no such middle mat 12 or second mat 13. Alternatively, the mat device 10 may include a plurality of first mat 11, a middle mat 12 and a plurality of second mats 13.
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Owing that the first mat 11 in the present invention is a three-dimensional net structure which is made by thermoplastic filaments, it is relatively more uncomfortable to the skin. Therefore, to deal with the abovementioned problem, the first cover 21 in this embodiment is used to cover and contact the first mat 11 to prevent the user from directly contacting the first mat 11. However, owing that there is only one such cover device 20 that is added between the user and the first mat 11, the cooled or heated air flow can be less obstructed and quickly sensed by the user. In the first embodiment, the first cover 21 covers all exterior surfaces of all mat units 11a, as shown in
The second cover 22 covers the first mats 11, the middle mats 12, the second mat 13 and the air-conditioning device 30. Besides, a zipper 23 is disposed at the opening of the second cover 22 for closing the second cover 22, as shown in
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By the aforesaid structural design of the mattress 1 and the characteristics of the first mat 11 being made of the material and structure with higher porosity, the air flow transmitted from the air-conditioning device 30 into the first mat 11 can spread in the first mat 11 evenly. Besides, the air flow is limited by the denser first cover 21, thereby uneasily leaked from the lateral surfaces of the first mat 11, so that the air flow can be guided upwardly to flow out of the mattress 1, and the whole mattress 1 is functioned similarly to the air cushion bed.
On the other hand, because the second mat 13 and the second cover 22 are both made of the material and structure with high air-permeability, the air-conditioning device 30 can extract sufficient air through the lateral surfaces of the second mat 13 for the producing of the cooled or heated air flow and the heat dissipation of the air-conditioning device 30, thereby preventing the air-conditioning device 30 operating for a long time from overheating. Besides, the flowing path of the air flow has an angle of 90 degrees (the air is extracted laterally and discharged upwardly), unlike the traditional mattress, the air is needed to be extracted from bottom to top (i.e. in an angle of 180 degrees). Therefore, the mattress 1 of the present invention can be adapted for most commonly used bed frames. The bed frames don't need to do any modification, enhancing convenience in usage.
Besides, in the first embodiment, the whole air-conditioning device 30 is combined with the second mat 13, so the air-conditioning device 30 doesn't additionally occupy the space in the room, improving the convenience of usage.
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The above content is only the description of the preferred embodiments of the present invention. Any variation and modification equivalent to the claims of the present invention should be included within the scope of the present invention.
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106204039 | Mar 2017 | TW | national |