EP 3010377 A4 20170104 - SUPPORT CUSHIONS INCLUDING THERMOELECTRIC ELEMENTS AND AIR CONDUITS, AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING SURFACE TEMPERATURE OF SAME
Title (en)
SUPPORT CUSHIONS INCLUDING THERMOELECTRIC ELEMENTS AND AIR CONDUITS, AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING SURFACE TEMPERATURE OF SAME
Title (de)
STÜTZKISSEN MIT THERMOELEKTRISCHEN ELEMENTEN UND LUFTLEITUNGEN SOWIE VERFAHREN ZUR STEUERUNG DER OBERFLÄCHENTEMPERATUR DAVON
Title (fr)
COUSSINS DE SUPPORT COMPRENANT DES ÉLÉMENTS THERMOÉLECTRIQUES ET DES CONDUITS D'AIR, ET PROCÉDÉS POUR RÉGULER LEUR TEMPÉRATURE DE SURFACE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 201361836268 P 20130618
- US 201361836245 P 20130618
- US 2014042694 W 20140617
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2014204934A1] A support cushion for providing individualized heating and cooling to a user resting on the support cushion is provided. The support cushion includes a body supporting layer, a plurality of thermoelectric elements positioned and configured to selectively provide heating or cooling of the body supporting layer, a heat transfer layer positioned adjacent to the body supporting portion and operably connected to the thermoelectric elements, a base layer positioned adjacent to the heat transfer layer opposite the body supporting layer and defining one or more inlet and outlet conduits, and one or more fans operably connected to each of the outlet conduits. Methods of controlling the surface temperature of a support cushion are also provided.
IPC 8 full level
A47C 21/04 (2006.01); A47C 7/74 (2006.01); A47C 27/00 (2006.01); A47C 27/14 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A47C 7/744 (2013.01 - EP US); A47C 21/044 (2013.01 - EP US); A47C 21/048 (2013.01 - EP US); A47C 27/001 (2013.01 - EP US); A47C 27/14 (2013.01 - US)
Citation (search report)
- [XI] US 2007101729 A1 20070510 - AOKI SHINJI [JP], et al
- [XI] WO 2012037031 A1 20120322 - TEMPRONICS INC [US], et al
- [XI] US 6006524 A 19991228 - PARK YONG JAE [KR]
- [AP] WO 2014062185 A1 20140424 - TEMPUR PEDIC MAN INC [US]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2014204934 A1 20141224; CA 2915828 A1 20141224; CN 105407764 A 20160316; EP 3010377 A1 20160427; EP 3010377 A4 20170104; JP 2016522068 A 20160728; US 2016128487 A1 20160512
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 2014042694 W 20140617; CA 2915828 A 20140617; CN 201480041002 A 20140617; EP 14814468 A 20140617; JP 2016521506 A 20140617; US 201414899244 A 20140617