Bed lift mounting member

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9656590-B2
Application number	US-201514714215-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 15, 2015
Priority date	May 15, 2014
Publication date	May 23, 2017
Grant date	May 23, 2017

Abstract

A structure such as a toy hauler recreational vehicle includes a bed lift that moves a bed vertically between a lowered position, a raised position, and an upright position. The bed is oriented horizontally and positioned to receive one or more persons to sleep on it in the lowered position. The bed is oriented horizontally and stowed adjacent to a ceiling of the vehicle in the raised position. At least a portion of the bed is oriented vertically and stowed adjacent to a wall of the structure when the bed is in the upright position. The bed lift can include a mounting member that: (a) moves between a first position where the bed is oriented horizontally and a second position where the bed is oriented vertically and/or (b) is vertically offset to allow the bed to be lowered below or adjacent to the bottom of the bed lift.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A structure comprising:
a bed that moves between a lowered position where the bed is oriented horizontally and positioned to receive one or more persons to sleep thereon, a raised position where the bed is oriented horizontally and stowed adjacent to a ceiling of the structure, and an upright position where at least a portion of the bed is oriented vertically and stowed adjacent to a wall of the structure;
wherein the bed rotates downward from the raised position to the upright position.

2. The structure of claim 1 wherein the bed moves between a sleeping configuration where the bed is at least substantially flat to receive one or more persons to sleep thereon and a seating configuration where the bed includes a seat base and a seat back to receive one or more persons to sit thereon.

3. The structure of claim 1 wherein the portion of the bed is a first portion of the bed and the wall is a first wall and wherein when the bed is in the upright position the first portion of the bed is oriented vertically and stowed adjacent to the first wall of the structure and a second portion of the bed is oriented vertically and stowed adjacent to a second wall of the structure.

4. The structure of claim 1 wherein the bed is a first bed and the structure includes a second bed positioned above the first bed, and wherein the second bed moves between a lowered position where the second bed is positioned to receive one or more persons to sleep thereon and a raised position where the second bed is stowed adjacent to the ceiling of the structure.

5. The structure of claim 1 comprising a lifting assembly that moves the bed between the lowered position and the raised position, the lifting assembly including a mounting member that supports the bed, wherein the mounting member moves between a first position where the bed is oriented horizontally and a second position where the bed is oriented vertically.

6. The structure of claim 1 wherein the wall is a side wall of the structure.

7. The structure of claim 1 wherein the bed moves between a sleeping configuration where the bed is at least substantially flat to receive one or more persons to sleep thereon and a seating configuration where the bed forms at least two seating units each of which includes a seat base and a seat back.

8. The structure of claim 7 wherein the at least two seating units face each other and are separated by an aisle.

9. The structure of claim 7 wherein the wall is a first wall and wherein when the bed is in the upright position a portion of the bed forming one of the at least two seating units is oriented vertically and stowed adjacent to the first wall of the structure and a portion of the bed forming another one of the at least two seating units is oriented vertically and stowed adjacent to a second wall of the structure.

10. A vehicle comprising:
a bed that moves between a lowered position where the bed is oriented horizontally and positioned to receive one or more persons to sleep thereon, a raised position where the bed is oriented horizontally and stowed adjacent to a ceiling of the vehicle, and an upright position where at least a portion of the bed is oriented vertically and stowed adjacent to a wall of the vehicle;
wherein the bed rotates downward from the raised position to the upright position.

11. The vehicle of claim 10 wherein the bed moves vertically and at least substantially translationally between the lowered position and the raised position.

12. The vehicle of claim 10 wherein the bed moves between a sleeping configuration where the bed is at least substantially flat to receive one or more persons to sleep thereon and a seating configuration where the bed includes a seat base and a seat back to receive one or more persons to sit thereon.

13. The vehicle of claim 10 wherein the portion of the bed is a first portion of the bed and the wall is a first wall and wherein when the bed is in the upright position the first portion of the bed is oriented vertically and stowed adjacent to the first wall of the vehicle and a second portion of the bed is oriented vertically and stowed adjacent to a second wall of the vehicle.

14. The vehicle of claim 10 wherein the bed is a first bed and the vehicle includes a second bed positioned above the first bed, and wherein the second bed moves between a lowered position where the second bed is positioned to receive one or more persons to sleep thereon and a raised position where the second bed is stowed adjacent to the ceiling of the vehicle.

15. The vehicle of claim 10 wherein the entire bed is oriented vertically and stowed adjacent to the wall of the vehicle when the bed is in the upright position.

16. The vehicle of claim 10 comprising a lifting assembly that moves the bed between the lowered position and the raised position, the lifting assembly including a mounting member that supports the bed, wherein the mounting member moves between a first position where the bed is oriented horizontally and a second position where the bed is oriented vertically.

17. The vehicle of claim 10 wherein the bed moves between a sleeping configuration where the bed is at least substantially flat to receive one or more persons to sleep thereon and a seating configuration where the bed forms at least two seating units each of which includes a seat base and a seat back.

18. The vehicle of claim 17 wherein the at least two seating units face each other and are separated by an aisle.

19. The vehicle of claim 17 wherein the wall is a first wall and wherein when the bed is in the upright position a portion of the bed forming one of the at least two seating units is oriented vertically and stowed adjacent to the first wall of the vehicle and a portion of the bed forming another one of the at least two seating units is oriented vertically and stowed adjacent to a second wall of the vehicle.

20. The vehicle of claim 19 wherein the first wall and the second wall of the vehicle are positioned opposite each other.

21. A structure comprising:
a bed that moves between a lowered position where the bed is oriented horizontally and positioned to receive one or more persons to sleep thereon, a raised position where the bed is oriented horizontally and stowed adjacent to a ceiling of the structure, an upright position where at least a portion of the bed is oriented vertically and stowed adjacent to a wall of the structure, a sleeping configuration where the bed is at least substantially flat to receive one or more persons to sleep thereon, and a seating configuration where the bed includes a seat base and a seat back to receive one or more persons to sit thereon.

22. The structure of claim 21 wherein the bed moves vertically and at least substantially translationally between the lowered position and the raised position.

23. The structure of claim 21 wherein the portion of the bed is a first portion of the bed and the wall is a first wall and wherein when the bed is in the upright position the first portion of the bed is oriented vertically and stowed adjacent to the first wall of the structure and a second portion of the bed is oriented vertically and stowed adjacent to a second wall of the structure.

24. The structure of claim 21 wherein the bed is a first bed and the structure includes a second bed positioned above the first bed, and wherein the second bed moves between a lowered position where the second bed is positioned to receive one o

Assignees

• Lippert Components Inc

Inventors

• Johnson Chad
• Murray Andrew
• Rasmussen Aaron

Classifications

• B60P3/39 Primary

  expansible, collapsible or repositionable elements adapted to support a bed, e.g. wall portions · CPC title

• A47C17/80

  adapted to be used in or connected to vehicles · CPC title

• A47C17/84

  Suspended beds, e.g. suspended from ceiling (hammocks A45F3/22) · CPC title

• B60R2011/0049

  for non integrated articles · CPC title

• B60R2011/0003

  inside the vehicle · CPC title