Switching means for an adjustable foundation system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11484128-B2
Application number	US-202017006388-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 28, 2020
Priority date	Mar 11, 2013
Publication date	Nov 1, 2022
Grant date	Nov 1, 2022

Abstract

In one example, this disclosure describes an adjustable bed system that includes first and second adjustable foundations, at least one first motor to adjust the first adjustable foundation, at least one second motor to adjust the second adjustable foundation, a configurable device having a first state and a second state, and a central controller in communication with the device, the controller configured to receive an input representing one of the first state and the second state, the controller including a processor configured to control the at least one first motor and the at least one second motor based on the received input.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An adjustable bed system comprising:
first and second adjustable foundations;
a first motor to adjust the first adjustable foundation;
a second motor to adjust the second adjustable foundation;
a configurable device configured to toggle between a first state and a second state, the configurable device configured to produce an input state stream indicative of the configurable device being in the first state or the second state; and
a central controller communicatively coupled with the configurable device, the central controller configured to receive an input state stream, the central controller comprising:
a processor configured to control the first motor and the second motor based on the received input state stream.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein when the configurable device is in the first state, the processor configured to control the first motor and the second motor responsive to the received input state stream is configured to:
control the first motor to operate in coordination with the second motor.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein when the configurable device is in the second state, the processor configured to control the first motor and the second motor responsive to the received input state stream is configured to:
control the first motor to operate independently of the second motor.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the configurable device is a switch.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the configurable device is a memory device.

6. The system of claim 5 , further comprising:
a communication means to a receive a signal representing a user selection of one of the first state and the second state,
wherein the processor is further configured to store a logic level representing the received signal in the memory device.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the communication means is configured to receive the signal via a remote controller.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first adjustable foundation comprises a first headboard and a first footboard, wherein the second adjustable foundation comprises a second headboard and a second footboard, wherein the first motor is configured to adjust the first headboard, wherein the second motor is configured to adjust the second headboard, wherein the system further comprises:
a third motor configured to adjust the first footboard; and
a fourth motor configured to adjust the second headboard.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein when the configurable device is in the first state, the processor configured to control the first motor, the second motor, the third motor, and the fourth motor based on the received input state stream is configured to:
control the first motor to operate in coordination with the second motor; and
control the fourth motor to operate in coordination with the third motor.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein when the configurable device is in the second state, the processor configured to control the first motor, the second motor, the third motor, and the fourth motor based on the received input state stream is configured to:
control the first motor to operate independently of the second motor; and
control the third motor to operate independently of the fourth motor.

11. A bed-control system comprising:
a first foundation system comprising a first set of actuating platforms and a first set of actuators configured to lift the first set of actuating platforms, wherein the first set of actuating platforms comprises:
a first headboard;
a first seat board;
a first thigh board; and
a first foot board;

a second foundation system comprising a second set of actuating platforms and a second set of actuators configured to lift the second set of actuating platforms, wherein the second set of actuating platforms comprises:
a second headboard;
a second seat board;
a second thigh board; and
a second foot board;

a remote control configured to:
receive user-input-data based on a user manipulation of a switch member of a switch;
operate in one of a plurality of states based on the user-input-data;
wherein, when operating in a first state of the plurality of states, the first and second foundation systems operate in unison; and
wherein, when operating in a second state of the plurality of states, the first and second foundation systems move independently.

12. The bed-control system of claim 11 , wherein, when the remote control operates in the second state, a first head platform of the first foundation system and a second head platform of the second foundation system move independently.

13. The bed-control system of claim 11 , wherein the switch member is displayed on a screen of the remote control.

14. The bed-control system of claim 11 , wherein the remote control is a phone.

15. The bed-control system of claim 11 , wherein the switch changes appearance based on the user manipulation of the switch member.

16. The bed-control system of claim 11 , and further comprising a voice controller configured to accept voice commands to control the first and second foundations.

17. The bed-control system of claim 16 , and further comprising a central controller in communication with the voice controller and the remote control.

18. The bed-control system of claim 11 , and further comprising first and second controllers, each configured to provide multiple levels of massage and multiple levels of articulation via the first and second foundation systems.

19. The bed-control system of claim 11 , wherein the first and second foundation systems are configured to receive a single-king-sized mattress placed over the first and second foundation systems and to articulate the single-king-sized mattress in unison when in the first state of the plurality of states, and wherein the first and second foundation systems are configured to receive first and second split-king-style mattresses placed over the first and second foundation systems and to articulate the first and second split-king-style mattresses independently when in the second state of the plurality of states.

20. A foundation system comprising:
a first foundation system comprising a first set of actuating platforms and a first set of actuators configured to lift the first set of actuating platforms;
a second foundation system comprising a second set of actuating platforms and a second set of actuators configured to lift the second set of actuating platforms;
a display device configured to operate in a first state and a second state;
wherein, when a display device is operating in a first state out of a plurality of states based on a user manipulation of a switch member of a switch, the first and second foundation systems operate in unison; and
wherein, when the display device is operating in a second state out of the plurality of states based on the user manipulation of the switch member of the switch, the first and second foundation systems move independently.

Assignees

• Sleep Number Corp

Inventors

• Stusynski Stacy
• Mcguire John
• Chen Yi-Ching

Classifications

• A47C20/041

  by electric motors · CPC title

• A47C31/008

  Use of remote controls · CPC title

• A47C27/083

  with pressure control, e.g. with pressure sensors · CPC title

• A47C27/082 Primary

  with non-manual inflation, e.g. with electric pumps · CPC title