Partner snore feature for adjustable bed foundation

• US 10,492,969 B2
• Filed: 08/23/2018
• Issued: 12/03/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sleep Number Corporation
• Original Assignee: Sleep Number Corporation
• Inventors: Stusynski, Stacy, Chen, Yi-ching, McGuire, John
• Primary Examiner(s): Kurilla, Eric J
• Application Number:
  US16/109,970
• Publication Number:
  US 20180360680A1
• Time in Patent Office: 467 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 20/041 by electric motors
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 31/008 Use of remote controls
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/015 divided into different adjustable sections, e.g. for Gatch position
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/018 Control or drive mechanisms

Abstract

A sleep system comprises at least one mattress including a first sleep area for a first occupant, the first sleep area including a first section for a portion of a body of the first occupant, and a second sleep area adjacent to the first sleep area for a second occupant, the second sleep area including a second section for a portion of a body of the second occupant, an articulation system for articulating the first section and the second section, a first user controller configured to communicate with the articulation system in order to control articulation of the first section, and a second user controller configured to communicate with the articulation system in order to control articulation of the second section, wherein the first user controller is further configured to communicate with the articulation system in order to move the second section into a predetermined position.

Claims

1. A sleep system comprising:

a mattress including a first sleep area for a first occupant, the first sleep area including a first section for a portion of a body of the first occupant, and a second sleep area adjacent to the first sleep area for a second occupant, the second sleep area including a second section for a portion of a body of the second occupant;

an articulation system for articulating the first section and the second section;

a user controller configured to operate within a first articulation control mode, the user controller configured to transmit a first set of one or more articulation control signals to the articulation system to cause the articulation system to articulate the first section within a first range of articulation positions when operating in the first articulation control mode, wherein the first range of articulation positions includes at least three distinct articulation positions;

wherein the user controller is further configured to, when operating in the first articulation control mode, provide a user selectable predetermined position control that, when selected, causes the user controller to transmit a second set of one or more articulation control signals to the articulation system to cause the articulation system to articulate the second section to a predetermined articulation position, wherein the user controller is restricted from causing the articulation system to articulate the second section to any articulation positions other than the predetermined articulation position when operating in the first articulation control mode.

2. The sleep system of claim 1, wherein the predetermined articulation position is between about 5°

to about 15°

from horizontal.

3. The sleep system of claim 1, wherein the first range of articulation positions has a maximum articulation angle that is no greater than about 60°

from horizontal.

4. The sleep system of claim 1, wherein the user controller is a first user controller, the system further comprising:

a second user controller configured to operate within a second articulation control mode, the second user controller configured to transmit a third set of one or more articulation control signals to the articulation system to cause the articulation system to articulate the second section within a second range of articulation positions when operating in the second articulation control mode, wherein the second range of articulation positions includes at least three distinct articulation positions;

wherein the second user controller is further configured to, when operating in the second articulation control mode, provide a second user selectable predetermined position control that, when selected, causes the second user controller to transmit a fourth set of one or more articulation control signals to the articulation system to cause the articulation system to articulate the first section to a second predetermined articulation position, wherein the second user controller is restricted from causing the articulation system to articulate the first section to any articulation positions other than the another predetermined articulation position when operating in the second articulation control mode.

5. The sleep system of claim 4, wherein the first user controller is configured to operate in a third articulation control mode in which the first user controller is allowed to articulate the second section within a third range of multiple discrete articulation positions.

6. The sleep system of claim 1, wherein the user controller is configured to operate in a second articulation control mode in which the user controller is allowed to articulate the second section within a second range of multiple discrete articulation positions.

7. A sleep system comprising:

a mattress including a first sleep area for a first occupant, the first sleep area including a first section for a portion of a body of the first occupant, and a second sleep area adjacent to the first sleep area for a second occupant, the second sleep area including a second section for a portion of a body of the second occupant;

an articulation system for articulating the first section and the second section, the articulation system configured to receive a first set of one or more articulation control signals, the articulation system further configured to articulate the first section within a first range of articulation positions in response to receiving the first set of one or more articulation control signals;

wherein the articulation system is further configured to receive a second set of one or more articulation control signals and to articulate the second section to a predetermined articulation position in response to receiving the second set of one or more articulation control signals;

wherein the first set of one or more articulation control signals and the second set of one or more articulation control signals are generated and transmitted by a user controller operating in a first articulation control mode; and

wherein the user controller is restricted from causing the articulation system to articulate the second section to any articulation positions other than the predetermined articulation position when operating in the first articulation control mode.

8. The sleep system of claim 7, wherein the articulation system is further configured to articulate the first section within a set of multiple discrete articulation positions within the first range of articulation positions in response to receiving signals from the user controller when the user controller is operating in the first articulation control mode.

9. The sleep system of claim 8, wherein the predetermined articulation position is between about 5°

to about 15°

from horizontal.

10. The sleep system of claim 8, wherein the articulation system is further configured to articulate the second section within a full second range of multiple articulation positions in response to receiving a third set of one or more articulation control signals from a second user controller.

11. The sleep system of claim 10, wherein the articulation system is further configured to articulate the first section to another predetermined articulation position in response to receiving a fourth set of one or more articulation control signals from the second user controller.

12. The sleep system of claim 11, wherein the second user controller is operating in a second articulation control mode and wherein the second user controller is restricted from causing the articulation system to articulate the first section to any articulation positions other than the another predetermined articulation position when operating in the second articulation control mode.

13. The sleep system of claim 11, wherein the first range of articulation positions and the second range of articulation positions each has a maximum articulation angle that is no greater than about 60°

from horizontal.

14. The sleep system of claim 7, wherein the user controller is configured to operate in a second articulation control mode in which the user controller is allowed to articulate the second section within a second range of multiple discrete articulation positions.

15. A sleep system comprising:

a base configured to support at least one mattress;

an articulation system configured to receive a first set of one or more articulation control signals and to articulate at least a first portion of the base within a first range of articulation positions in response to receiving the first set of one or more articulation control signals;

wherein the articulation system is further configured to receive a second set of one or more articulation control signals and to articulate at least a second portion of the base to a predetermined articulation position in response to receiving the second set of one or more articulation control signals;

wherein the first set of one or more articulation control signals and the second set of one or more articulation control signals are generated and transmitted by a user controller operating in a first articulation control mode; and

wherein the user controller is restricted from causing the articulation system to articulate the second portion to any articulation positions other than the predetermined articulation position when operating in the first articulation control mode.

16. The sleep system of claim 15, wherein:

the articulation system is further configured to articulate the first portion within a set of multiple discrete articulation positions within the first range of articulation positions in response to receiving signals from the user controller when the user controller is operating in the first articulation control mode; and

the user controller is configured to operate in a second articulation control mode in which the user controller is allowed to articulate the second portion within a second range of multiple discrete articulation positions.

17. The sleep system of claim 16, wherein the articulation system is further configured to articulate the second portion within a full second range of multiple articulation positions in response to receiving a third set of one or more articulation control signals from a second user controller.

18. The sleep system of claim 17, wherein the articulation system is further configured to articulate the first portion to another predetermined articulation position in response to receiving a fourth set of one or more articulation control signals from the second user controller.

19. The sleep system of claim 18, wherein the second user controller is operating in a second articulation control mode and wherein the second user controller is restricted from causing the articulation system to articulate the first section to any articulation positions other than the another predetermined articulation position when operating in the second articulation control mode.

20. The sleep system of claim 17, wherein the first range of articulation positions and the second range of articulation positions each has a maximum articulation angle that is no greater than about 60°

from horizontal.