Bed foundation adjustment controls

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12004651-B2
Application number	US-202117547782-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 10, 2021
Priority date	Dec 18, 2020
Publication date	Jun 11, 2024
Grant date	Jun 11, 2024

Abstract

A bed system can have an adjustable foundation and a user interface having at least one adjustment bar. The user interface can be communicatively coupled to an actuation system of the adjustable foundation such that raising a foot portion of the at least one adjustment bar can signal the actuation system to raise a foot section of the adjustable foundation, raising a head portion of the adjustment bar can signal the actuation system to raise a head section of the adjustable foundation, lowering the foot portion of the adjustment bar can signal the actuation system to lower the foot section of the adjustable foundation, and lowering the head portion of the adjustment bar can signal the actuation system to lower the head section of the adjustable foundation.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A bed system comprising:
an adjustable foundation comprising:
a head section;
a foot section;

an actuation system connected to the head section and the foot section; and
a user interface having at least one adjustment bar, wherein the user interface is communicatively coupled to the actuation system such that raising a foot portion of the at least one adjustment bar signals the actuation system to raise the foot section of the adjustable foundation, raising a head portion of the at least one adjustment bar signals the actuation system to raise the head section of the adjustable foundation, lowering the foot portion of the at least one adjustment bar signals the actuation system to lower the foot section of the adjustable foundation, and lowering the head portion of the at least one adjustment bar signals the actuation system to lower the head section of the adjustable foundation, wherein the user interface is rigidly mounted to a side of the adjustable foundation.

2. The bed system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one adjustment bar is a single rigid bar including both the head portion and the foot portion.

3. The bed system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one adjustable bar includes first and second bars, each of the first and second bars defining respective central ends and respective outer ends, the first and second bars hingedly connected at the central ends, wherein raising the first bar signals the actuation system to raise the foot section of the adjustable foundation, raising the second bar signals the actuation system to raise the head section of the adjustable foundation, lowering the first bar signals the actuation system to lower the foot section of the adjustable foundation, and lowering the second bar signals the actuation system to lower the head section of the adjustable foundation.

4. The bed system of claim 1 , wherein raising all portions of the at least one adjustment bar signals the actuation system to raise the foot section and the head section of the adjustable foundation at a same time and to a same height, and lowering all portions of the at least one adjustment bar signals the actuation system to lower the foot section and the head section of the adjustable foundation at the same time and to the same height.

5. The bed system of claim 1 , wherein the user interface further comprises at least one button, wherein pressing the at least one button signals the actuation system to move at least one of the head section and the foot section of the adjustable foundation to a predetermined position, wherein the predetermined position is at least one of a flat position and a favorite position.

6. The bed system of claim 5 , wherein the at least one button is connected to at least one switch, wherein pressing the at least one button further comprises actuating the at least one switch, which signals the actuation system to move at least one of the head section and the foot section of the adjustable foundation to the predetermined position.

7. The bed system of claim 5 , wherein the at least one button includes a first button and a second button such that pressing the first button signals the actuation system to move the adjustable foundation to a flat position and pressing the second button signals the actuation system to move the adjustable foundation to a favorite position.

8. The bed system of claim 5 , wherein double clicking the at least one button causes the at least one adjustment bar to switch between a first mode for selectively adjusting the head section and the foot section of the adjustable foundation and a second mode for adjusting the head section and the foot section of the adjustable foundation at a same time.

9. The bed system of claim 1 , wherein raising the head portion of the at least one adjustment bar signals the actuation system to tilt the adjustable foundation to a predetermined angle.

10. The bed system of claim 1 , wherein the actuation system includes a controller and one or more actuators configured to raise and lower the head and foot sections of the adjustable foundation.

11. The bed system of claim 1 , wherein the user interface is sized based at least in part on a thickness of at least one of the adjustable foundation or a mattress positioned on the adjustable foundation.

12. The bed system of claim 1 , wherein the foot portion of the at least one adjustment bar is positioned at an angle different than an angle of the head portion of the at least one adjustment bar such that the at least one adjustment bar is tilted in at least one of a downward or an upward position.

13. The bed system of claim 5 , wherein:
the at least one adjustment bar is positioned in a recessed region of the user interface, and
the at least one button is positioned beneath the at least one adjustment bar and in the recessed region of the user interface.

14. The bed system of claim 1 , wherein the user interface further comprises a base configured to be positioned between a top of the adjustable foundation and a bottom of a mattress positioned on the adjustable foundation such that the user interface is flush with a side of the adjustable foundation and extends up along a side of the mattress.

15. The bed system of claim 14 , wherein the base of the user interface is configured to attach to the top of the adjustable foundation using one or more fasteners.

16. The bed system of claim 14 , wherein the mattress flattens down over the base of the user interface.

17. The bed system of claim 5 , wherein pressing the at least one button signals the actuation system to raise the foot section and the head section of the adjustable foundation to a predetermined height at a same time.

18. A bed system comprising:
an adjustable foundation comprising:
a head section;
a foot section;
an actuation system connected to the head section and the foot section; and

a user interface communicatively coupled to the actuation system, the user interface comprising:
at least one adjustment bar; and
at least one button, wherein actuation of the at least one button switches between a first bar mode and a second bar mode, wherein in the first bar mode, actuation of a head end of the adjustment bar selectively raises or lowers the head section and actuation of a foot end of the adjustment bar selectively raises or lowers the foot section, and wherein in the second bar mode, actuation of the head end of the adjustment bar tilts the head section and the foot section at substantially the same angle and actuation of the foot end of the adjustment bar tilts the head section and the foot section at substantially the same angle, wherein the foot section and the head section are configured to remain in the same plane during tilting in the second bar mode.

19. The bed system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one adjustment bar is mounted to the adjustable foundation and movable thereon.

20. A bed system comprising:
an adjustable foundation comprising:
a head section;
a foot section;

an actuation system connected to the head section and the foot section; and
a user interface having at least one adjustment bar, wherein the user interface is communicatively coupled to the actuation system such that raising a foot portion of the at least one adjustment bar signals the actuation system to raise the foot section of the adjustable foundation, raising a head portion of the at least one adjustment bar signals the actuation system to raise the head section of the adjustable foundation, lowering the foot porti

Assignees

• Sleep Number Corp

Inventors

• Smith David
• Kirk Antony

Classifications

• A47C31/008 Primary

  Use of remote controls · CPC title

• A47C19/04

  Extensible bedsteads, e.g. with adjustment of length, width, height · CPC title

• A47C20/041 Primary

  by electric motors · CPC title

• A47C19/045 Primary

  with entire frame height or inclination adjustments · CPC title