Motorized bed base, slat module and bed

Abstract

The invention relates to a bed base ( 7 ) with at least one motorized slat module ( 3 ), comprising at least one slat row ( 32 ) for carrying a mattress, and an electrical motor ( 31 ) and mechanical transmission means for moving the slat row ( 32 ) in height direction of the bed base, and an electrical control circuit and a control means ( 5 ) for controlling the motor ( 31 ). The invention also relates to a motorized slat module ( 3 ) and a ted ( 1 ).

1 .- 32 . (canceled) 
     
     
         33 . A bed base comprising at least one motorized slat module, the motorized slat module comprising at least one slat row for carrying a mattress, an electrical motor and mechanical transmission means for moving the slat row in height direction of the bed base, and the bed base comprising an electrical control circuit and a control means for controlling the motor, and the slat row comprising two slat holders for holding a slat, each slat holder being connected to a slide which is moveable in height direction in a guide connected to a side board of the bed base; wherein the bed base comprises pressure sensors, connected to the electrical control circuit, for measuring a pressure exerted upon the slats and a processor for receiving the pressure measured by fee pressure sensors, and for controlling the motors of the slat modules for minimizing the pressure. 
     
     
         34 . The bed base according to  claim 33 , wherein the bed base is a slat base. 
     
     
         35 . The bed base according to  claim 33 , wherein the bed base is a plate base. 
     
     
         36 . The bed base according to  claim 33 , wherein the control means is connected to the electrical control circuit by means of an electrical cable. 
     
     
         37 . The bed base according to  claim 33 , wherein the control means is connected to the electrical control circuit by means of a wireless connection. 
     
     
         38 . The bed base according to  claim 33 , wherein the bed base comprises a memory for storing at least one tuned position of the motor in the memory, upon a first command of the control means, and for retrieving a stored position from the memory and for returning to that position upon a second command of the control means. 
     
     
         39 . The bed base according to  claim 33 , wherein the motorized slat module comprises two neighbouring slat rows, namely a first slat row and a second slat row, and two motors, namely a first motor and a second motor. 
     
     
         40 . The bed base according to  claim 39 , wherein the first slat row is driven by the first motor for adjusting the height of the first slat row, aid the second slat row is driven by the second motor for adjusting the height of the second slat row. 
     
     
         41 . The bed base according to  claim 39 , wherein the height of first ends of the first and of the second slat row are driven by the first motor, and wherein second ends of the first and of the second slat row are driven by the second motor. 
     
     
         42 . The bed base according to  claim 41 , wherein the two motors are driven substantially to opposite phase for tilting the slat rows, for creating a rocking effect. 
     
     
         43 . The bed base according to  claim 42 , wherein the tilting period of the slat rows is a period of 2-10 seconds. 
     
     
         44 . The bed base according to  claim 39 , wherein the electrical control circuit and/or the control means are provided for driving the two motors independently. 
     
     
         45 . The bed base according to  claim 39 , wherein the electrical control circuit and/or the control means are provided for driving the two motors simultaneously. 
     
     
         46 . The bed base according to  claim 33 , wherein the motorized slat module comprises two neighbouring slat rows and a single motor for adjusting the heights of the two neighbouring slat rows simultaneously. 
     
     
         47 . The bed base according to  claim 46 , wherein the motorized slat module is provided for driving the two neighbouring slat rows in such a way that during rotation of the motor the slat rows move substantially in opposite directions. 
     
     
         48 . The bed base according to  claim 46 , wherein the motorized slat module is provided for driving the two neighbouring slat rows in such a way that during rotation of the motor the slat rows move substantially in the same direction. 
     
     
         49 . The bed base according to  claim 33 , comprising at least two slat modules, wherein the electrical control circuit and/or the control means are provided for simultaneously operating the at least two slat modules. 
     
     
         50 . The bed base according to  claim 49 , wherein the electrical control circuit has a dynamic operation mode in which the at least two motorized slat modules ( 3   a ,  3   b ) are controlled such as to create a wave movement. 
     
     
         51 . The bed base according to  claim 50 , wherein the period of one full rotation of the shaft ( 33 ) in the dynamic operation mode is a period of 3-15 seconds. 
     
     
         52 . The bed base according to  claim 50 , wherein the amplitude of the displacement in height direction is 15-50 mm. 
     
     
         53 . The bed base according to  claim 50 , wherein the maximum speed of displacement is 3-20 mm per second. 
     
     
         54 . The bed base according to  claim 33 , comprising at least three motorized slat modules positioned substantially near the head or neck zone, the lumbar zone, and the thigh zone of the bed base. 
     
     
         55 . The bed base according to  claim 33 , comprising at least three motorized slat modules positioned substantially near the head, or neck zone, the lumbar zone, and the knee zone of the bed base. 
     
     
         56 . The bed base according to  claim 33 , comprising at least four motorized slat modules positioned substantially near the head or neck zone, the lumbar zone, the thigh zone and the knee zone of the bed base. 
     
     
         57 . The bed base according to  claim 33 , comprising at least four motorized slat modules positioned substantially near the head or neck zone, the shoulder zone, the lumbar zone, the thigh zone and the knee zone of the bed base. 
     
     
         58 . The bed base according to  claim 33 , further comprising position sensors, connected to the electrical control circuit, for measuring a position of the slat rows. 
     
     
         59 . The bed base according to  claim 33 , wherein the electrical control circuit comprises a processor for operating each motor around a working point, such that each motor performs a predefined angular displacement around the working point, with a predefined amplitude. 
     
     
         60 . The bed base according to  claim 59 , wherein multiple positions of the motorized slat modules are stored in the memory, and wherein the processor is provided with an algorithm for retrieving the position which deviates the least from the current position, and for choosing that position as working point, and for performing a predefined angular movement around that working point. 
     
     
         61 . A motorized slat module comprising at least one slat row for carrying a mattress, an electrical motor and mechanical transmission means for moving the slat row in height direction of slat module, and the slat module comprising an electrical control circuit and a control means for controlling the motor, and the slat row comprising two slat holders for holding a slat, each slat holder being connected to a slide which is moveable in height direction in a guide for connection to a side board of a bed base, wherein the slat module comprises pressure sensors, connected to the electrical control circuit, for measuring a pressure exerted upon the slats and a processor tor receiving the pressure measured by the pressure sensors, and for controlling the motors of the slat modules for minimizing the pressure. 
     
     
         62 . The motorized slat module according to  claim 61 , wherein the position of the at least one slat row is visibly readable. 
     
     
         63 . A bed with a bed base comprising at least one motorized slat module, each motorized slat module comprising at least one slat row for carrying a mattress, an electrical motor and mechanical transmission means for moving the slat row in height direction of bed base, and the slat module comprising an electrical control circuit and a control means for controlling the motor, and the slat row comprising two slat holders for holding a slat, each slat holder being connected to a slide which is moveable in height direction in a guide connected to a side board of the bed base, wherein the bed base comprises pressure sensors, connected to the electrical control circuit, for measuring a pressure exerted upon the slats and a processor for receiving the pressure measured by the pressure sensors, and for controlling the motors of the slat modules tor minimizing the pressure. 
     
     
         64 . The bed according to  claim 63 , wherein the position of the at least one slat row is visibly readable from the side of the bed.