EP 1184026 A1 20020306 - A bed and a remote control terminal for use in connection with a bed
Title (en)
A bed and a remote control terminal for use in connection with a bed
Title (de)
Bett und Handschalter zur Steuerung von Verstellbewegungen
Title (fr)
Lit et terminal de contrôle pour la commande du lit
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 00610088 A 20000901
Abstract (en)
A bed (60) comprises a bed frame divided into a plurality of sections constituting individual sections (64, 66, 68, 70) for supporting the back or the head of a person lying on or sitting in the bed, for supporting the person's buttocks, for supporting the person's thigh, and for supporting the person's crus and feet. The bed further comprises connector means linking the bed frame sections (64, 66, 68, 70) together in a continuous bed frame structure and allowing the individual bed frame section to pivot relative to the adjacent bed frame section and a further plurality of actuator means (A, B, C, D) for raising or lowering the respective bed frame section relative to the adjacent bed frame section through pivoting the respective bed frame section relative to the adjacent bed frame section. The bed also includes control means communicating with and controlling the actuator means through the supplying of addressing orders to the actuator means (A, B, C, D), and a remote control terminal (10) communicating with the control means and including a set of manually operable switch means (26, 28, 30, 32), each individual switch means representing a specific position of each of the bed frame sections (64, 66, 68, 70) of the plurality of bed frame sections an each switch means of the set of switch means transmitting a specific order to the control means when the switch means in question is manually actuated and the control means transforming the specific order into a set of addressing orders supplied to the actuator means (A, B, C, D) of the further plurality of actuators means for establishing a shift of the position of the individual bed frame sections into the position represented by the switch means in question (Figs. 1 and 3). <IMAGE> <IMAGE> <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A47C 20/04 (2006.01); A61G 7/018 (2006.01); A61G 7/015 (2006.01); H01H 9/02 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A47C 20/041 (2013.01); A47C 31/008 (2013.01); A61G 7/018 (2013.01); A61G 7/015 (2013.01); H01H 9/0235 (2013.01)
Citation (applicant)
- US 5544376 A 19960813 - FROMSON LEONARD E [US]
- GB 1086827 A 19671011 - HARD MFG CO
- US 3697986 A 19721010 - COLBY KENNETH G
- EP 0341358 A1 19891115 - HILL ROM CO INC [US]
- US 6008598 A 19991228 - LUFF LAWRENCE E [US], et al
Citation (search report)
- [XAY] DE 9420495 U1 19950330 - ARNOLD L & C [DE]
- [XA] DE 29815699 U1 19990527 - SCHMITZ U SOEHNE GMBH & CO KG [DE]
- [YA] US 5600214 A 19970204 - FROMSON LEONARD E [US]
- [A] FR 2696384 A1 19940408 - FAURE BERTRAND AUTOMOBILE [FR]
- [A] DE 29802346 U1 19980423 - SIEMENS AG [DE]
- [A] FR 2641424 A1 19900706 - KERDONCUFF FRANCOIS [FR]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1184026 A1 20020306; EP 1184026 B1 20060628; AT E331493 T1 20060715; AU 8176701 A 20020313; DE 60029101 D1 20060810; DE 60029101 T2 20070201; DK 1184026 T3 20061030; WO 0217846 A1 20020307
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 00610088 A 20000901; AT 00610088 T 20000901; AU 8176701 A 20010831; DE 60029101 T 20000901; DK 00610088 T 20000901; DK 0100569 W 20010831