EP0934740A2 - Matelas pour lits masseurs - Google Patents

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EP0934740A2
EP0934740A2 EP99830020A EP99830020A EP0934740A2 EP 0934740 A2 EP0934740 A2 EP 0934740A2 EP 99830020 A EP99830020 A EP 99830020A EP 99830020 A EP99830020 A EP 99830020A EP 0934740 A2 EP0934740 A2 EP 0934740A2
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C23/00—Spring mattresses with rigid frame or forming part of the bedstead, e.g. box springs; Divan bases; Slatted bed bases
    • A47C23/06—Spring mattresses with rigid frame or forming part of the bedstead, e.g. box springs; Divan bases; Slatted bed bases using wooden springs, e.g. of slat type
    • A47C23/062—Slat supports
    • A47C23/065—Slat supports by fluid means
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
    • A61G7/05—Parts, details or accessories of beds
    • A61G7/057—Arrangements for preventing bed-sores or for supporting patients with burns, e.g. mattresses specially adapted therefor
    • A61G7/0573—Arrangements for preventing bed-sores or for supporting patients with burns, e.g. mattresses specially adapted therefor with mattress frames having alternately movable parts
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H1/00—Apparatus for passive exercising; Vibrating apparatus; Chiropractic devices, e.g. body impacting devices, external devices for briefly extending or aligning unbroken bones
    • A61H1/008—Apparatus for applying pressure or blows almost perpendicular to the body or limb axis, e.g. chiropractic devices for repositioning vertebrae, correcting deformation
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H2201/00—Characteristics of apparatus not provided for in the preceding codes
    • A61H2201/01—Constructive details
    • A61H2201/0119—Support for the device
    • A61H2201/0138—Support for the device incorporated in furniture
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H2201/00—Characteristics of apparatus not provided for in the preceding codes
    • A61H2201/01—Constructive details
    • A61H2201/0119—Support for the device
    • A61H2201/0138—Support for the device incorporated in furniture
    • A61H2201/0142—Beds
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H2201/00—Characteristics of apparatus not provided for in the preceding codes
    • A61H2201/50—Control means thereof
    • A61H2201/5051—Control means thereof hydraulically controlled
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H2203/00—Additional characteristics concerning the patient
    • A61H2203/04—Position of the patient
    • A61H2203/0443—Position of the patient substantially horizontal
    • A61H2203/0456—Supine

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  • the present invention relates to a mattress in particular for massage beds comprising: at least one resiliently yielding body having a user-supporting surface at the top thereof.
  • a massage bed provided with the above mattress, said bed comprising: at least one base framework, a plurality of transverse support elements extending transversely of a longitudinal extension direction of the bed and disposed consecutively in side by side relationship to define a rest surface; actuating means operatively interposed between the framework and the rest surface for transmitting alternate vertical movements to said transverse support elements.
  • massage beds are comprised of a base framework with which support elements are connected which define a rest surface on which a mattress is disposed. Also associated with the base framework is actuating means acting on the support elements for transmitting a massage action, through the mattress, to the body of a user laid down on the mattress itself.
  • the actuating means comprises a motor and transmission gears connecting the motor to the support elements placed some distance from each other.
  • the support elements operated with a reciprocating motion in a vertical direction, act on the user's body through the mattress which has a planar and continuous extension and is of a sufficient consistency to support the user's weight at the portions included between each support element and the adjacent support element or an adjacent fixed portion of the framework.
  • Cam timing is such arranged that a reciprocating vertical motion is transmitted to the respective support elements, which motion is adapted to define, on the longitudinal extension of the rest surface, a wave-shaped profile that, following rotation of the drive shaft, longitudinally and repeatedly extends over the rest surface itself.
  • present massage beds substantially employ the same mattresses as used in common sleeping beds.
  • mattresses currently in use do not allow localized massages to be carried out. This is due to the fact that, when the support element acts on the mattress to impress a given pressure to the user, the mattress bends forming a curve of wide radius, thereby greatly reducing efficiency of each support element.
  • a second problem that can be found in known massage beds is given by the impossibility of, or at all events the great difficulty in, modifying the massage typology depending on the user's anatomy and/or requirements.
  • this sequence of action cannot be changed except through long and difficult interventions by a person skilled in the art.
  • a mattress for beds characterized in that said resiliently yielding body comprises a plurality of modular portions disposed transversely of a longitudinal extension of the mattress itself and following each other in side by side relationship to define said user-supporting surface, said modular portions being movable independently of each other in at least one vertical direction.
  • Said massage bed 1 comprises a framework 2 having a base surface 3 and side walls 4 extending vertically from the base surface 3 and defining a housing space 5.
  • framework 2 Connected to framework 2 are transverse support elements 6 extending transversely of a longitudinal extension direction of bed 1 and disposed consecutively in side by side relationship to define a rest surface 7.
  • Said transverse support elements 6 engage the base framework 2 by respective opposite ends 6a, bearing on support seats 8 formed in the inner surfaces of the side walls 4 of framework 2.
  • the massage bed 1 further comprises actuating means 9 operatively interposed between the framework 2 and the rest surface 7, to transmit vertical reciprocating movements to said transverse support elements 6.
  • said actuating means 9 comprises a plurality of fluid-operated actuators 10 received in the housing space 5 and directly in engagement with the base surface 3.
  • Actuators 10 operate each on at least one respective transverse support element 6 and can be selectively activated by a programmable electronic control unit 11, operating on a distribution valve unit 10a for example, operatively interposed between the actuators themselves and a pump or another supply source 10b.
  • the massage bed 1 preferably comprises at least two rows 12 of actuators 10 in parallel alignment with the longitudinal extension of the bed itself, each of said rows 12 being disposed adjacent to one of the ends 6a of the transverse support elements 6.
  • mattress 13 In engagement on the rest surface 7 is at least one mattress 13 essentially defined by a resiliently yielding body having a user-supporting surface 14 at the top thereof.
  • mattress 13 comprises a plurality of modular portions 15 disposed transversely of the longitudinal extension of the mattress itself and following each other in side by side relationship to define said supporting surface 14.
  • Mattress 13 for example comprises a minimum number, greater than 10, of modular portions 15 which are preferentially equal to each other and have a transverse size smaller than 20 cm, as measured parallelly of the longitudinal extension of mattress 13.
  • Each modular portion 13, made of a foam material for example, optionally coated with a fabric, can advantageously have an upper surface 13a with a convex curvilinear profile enabling an efficient massage action to be carried out on the user's body while at the same time avoiding possible uncomfortableness connected with sharp-cornered profiles.
  • each modular portion 15 Corresponding to each modular portion 15 is at least one of the transverse support elements 6 extending along a lower surface of the modular portion itself, opposite to the supporting surface 14. It is also possible for each actuator 10 to engage two or more support elements 6, as shown by actuators 10 placed at the ends of bed 1 in Fig. 2. In addition, as viewed from Fig. 2, it is not required that one actuator 10 should correspond to each support element 6. In fact, in the mentioned figure, at least two support elements which are not submitted to the direct action of a respective actuator 10 are interposed between each actuator 10 and the adjacent one.
  • each actuator 10 acts on the respective modular portion 15 through the respective support element 6, to transmit an appropriate alternate pressure action to the user's body when said user is laid down on the supporting surface 14.
  • Pump 10b carries sufficient air to each actuator 10 so that an efficient operation of said actuators is ensured through the distribution unit 10a and respective air ducts 10c connecting actuators 10 with said distributing unit 10a.
  • the mattress in reference is made up of different modular portions driven in motion independently of each other, it helps in improving the efficiency of the action carried out by the actuators.
  • each modular portion directly transmits to the user's body the massage action carried out by the underlying actuator, without the efficiency of this action being reduced by effect of the bends to which the mattress is submitted, which on the contrary happens in the known art.
  • each modular portion by at least two actuators at the respective opposite ends enables the modular portion, by activation of an actuator alone, to be angularly oscillated around one of its ends, to carry out a localized massage action only on one hip of the user's body.
  • the massage bed in accordance with the present invention has the advantage that, by conveniently feeding the individual actuators upon command of the programmable electronic control unit, it can be used as a static rest surface that can vary in its rest profile depending on the user's anatomy and/or requirements.

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ITMI980249 IT1298589B1 (it) 1998-02-10 1998-02-10 Materasso particolarmente per letti da massaggio e letto da massaggio incorporante detto materasso
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WO2003028511A1 (fr) * 2001-10-01 2003-04-10 Thomas Hilfen Hilbeg Gmbh & Co.Kg Systeme de ressorts inferieurs destine a des matelas ou similaires et utilisation d'un tel systeme de ressorts inferieurs
US7552491B2 (en) 2005-11-10 2009-06-30 Voelker Ag Lying surface for a bed, in particular a healthcare and/or hospital bed
EP2095745A1 (fr) 2008-02-26 2009-09-02 Technogel Italia S.R.L. Élément de support modulaire pour fabriquer des matelas et similaires
ITPI20080073A1 (it) * 2008-08-07 2010-02-08 Salvatore Raino Struttura di appoggio ortopedica
DE202011107540U1 (de) 2010-11-16 2011-12-13 Völker AG Liegefläche für ein Bett, insbesondere Pflege- und/oder Krankenbett
CN101716111B (zh) * 2009-09-04 2013-09-11 艾勇 一种不搬动病人可替病人更换衣裤床单和褥子的病床的床面
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EP3034060A1 (fr) * 2014-12-17 2016-06-22 ASIAGEM di Nicoletti Tommaso Lit de massage pneumatique
WO2018001387A1 (fr) * 2016-07-01 2018-01-04 广东正美家具科技有限公司 Dispositif de massage multifonctionnel et de réglage de la position couchée.
CN108125759A (zh) * 2018-01-09 2018-06-08 梁景超 一种电动按摩床垫
WO2018137011A1 (fr) * 2017-01-26 2018-08-02 Elias Tavares Kleber Lit d'hôpital oscillant visant à prévenir l'ulcère de décubitus
CN108814124A (zh) * 2018-08-03 2018-11-16 浙江安吉美佳琪家居用品有限公司 一种具有振动按摩功能的棕丝床垫
CN109528433A (zh) * 2018-10-15 2019-03-29 合肥思立普医疗科技发展有限公司 一种基于音乐体感震动的按摩床

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WO2003028511A1 (fr) * 2001-10-01 2003-04-10 Thomas Hilfen Hilbeg Gmbh & Co.Kg Systeme de ressorts inferieurs destine a des matelas ou similaires et utilisation d'un tel systeme de ressorts inferieurs
US7552491B2 (en) 2005-11-10 2009-06-30 Voelker Ag Lying surface for a bed, in particular a healthcare and/or hospital bed
EP2095745A1 (fr) 2008-02-26 2009-09-02 Technogel Italia S.R.L. Élément de support modulaire pour fabriquer des matelas et similaires
ITPI20080073A1 (it) * 2008-08-07 2010-02-08 Salvatore Raino Struttura di appoggio ortopedica
CN101716111B (zh) * 2009-09-04 2013-09-11 艾勇 一种不搬动病人可替病人更换衣裤床单和褥子的病床的床面
DE202011107540U1 (de) 2010-11-16 2011-12-13 Völker AG Liegefläche für ein Bett, insbesondere Pflege- und/oder Krankenbett
CN105266941A (zh) * 2014-07-21 2016-01-27 上海欢骥新能源科技有限公司 一种理疗矫正模具以及与该理疗矫正模具配合使用的床
CN104173159A (zh) * 2014-09-02 2014-12-03 扬州大学 一种针对卧床病人康复的治疗床
CN104173159B (zh) * 2014-09-02 2017-05-03 扬州大学 一种针对卧床病人康复的治疗床
EP3034060A1 (fr) * 2014-12-17 2016-06-22 ASIAGEM di Nicoletti Tommaso Lit de massage pneumatique
WO2018001387A1 (fr) * 2016-07-01 2018-01-04 广东正美家具科技有限公司 Dispositif de massage multifonctionnel et de réglage de la position couchée.
WO2018137011A1 (fr) * 2017-01-26 2018-08-02 Elias Tavares Kleber Lit d'hôpital oscillant visant à prévenir l'ulcère de décubitus
CN108125759A (zh) * 2018-01-09 2018-06-08 梁景超 一种电动按摩床垫
CN108814124A (zh) * 2018-08-03 2018-11-16 浙江安吉美佳琪家居用品有限公司 一种具有振动按摩功能的棕丝床垫
CN109528433A (zh) * 2018-10-15 2019-03-29 合肥思立普医疗科技发展有限公司 一种基于音乐体感震动的按摩床

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