Slatted bed base

• US 9,913,545 B2
• Filed: 10/05/2015
• Issued: 03/13/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sino Europe GmbH & Co. KG
• Original Assignee: Sino Europe GmbH & Co. KG
• Inventors: Loewen, Jakob
• Primary Examiner(s): Conley, Fredrick C
• Application Number:
  US14/874,495
• Publication Number:
  US 20160206487A1
• Time in Patent Office: 890 Days
• Field of Search: 5613-618
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 20/04 with adjustable inclination A47C20/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 20/041 by electric motors
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 20/08 with means for adjusting two or more rests simultaneously

Abstract

A slatted bed base having an outer frame as well as a reclining surface which surface comprises at least two parts and is arranged at the outer frame, wherein at least one part is configured as a pivotable part, which is pivotable around a pivot axis relative to the outer frame by an adjustment unit from a flat position into at least one adjusted position, wherein the adjustment unit is pivotable relative to the outer frame about a first pivot point and relative to the pivotable part about a second pivot point. In order to provide a slatted bed base that can be produced in a particularly cost-efficient manner and at the same time has a compact construction mode as well as a low construction height, the first pivot point for arranging the adjustment unit relative to the outer frame is arranged between the pivot axis of the pivotable part and the second pivot point of the adjustment unit.

Claims

1. Slatted bed base having

an outer frame (2) as well as

a reclining surface (3) which comprises at least two parts (4, 5) and which is arranged at the outer frame (2), wherein

at least one part is configured as a pivotable part (4), which can be pivoted around a pivot axis (S) relative to the outer frame (2) by means of an adjustment unit (6) from a flat position into at least one adjusted position, wherein

the adjustment unit (6) is pivotable relative to the outer frame (2) about a first pivot point (D1) and relative to the pivotable part (4) about a second pivot point (D2), wherein

the first pivot point (D1) for arranging the adjustment unit (6) relative to the outer frame (2) is arranged between the pivot axis (S) of the pivotable part (4) and the second pivot point (D2) of the adjustment unit (6), wherein

relative to the reclining surface (3), the first pivot point (D1) is arranged below the pivot axis (S) and/or below the second pivot point (D2).

2. Slatted bed base according to claim 1, wherein the adjustment unit (6) comprises an electric drive (15), by means of which the pivotable part (4) of the reclining surface (3) is continuously pivotable from the flat position up to a maximum adjusted position.

3. Slatted bed base according to claim 1, wherein the pivot axis (S) and the second pivot point (D2) essentially have the same distance to the reclining surface (3).

4. Slatted bed base according to claim 1, wherein the pivot axis (S) and the two pivot points (D1, D2) are arranged such that they form a force triangle (K) in direction of the reclining surface (3).

5. Slatted bed base according claim 1, wherein the reclining surface (3) comprises an inner frame (8) arranged at the outer frame (2).

6. Slatted bed base according to claim 1, wherein the pivotable part (4) of the reclining surface (3) comprises an inner frame (8) arranged at the outer frame (2).

7. Slatted bed base according to claim 1, wherein the reclining surface (3) comprises multiple elastic support elements (10) arranged in parallel to one another.

8. Slatted bed base according to claim 1, wherein the pivotable port (4) of the reclining surface (3) comprises multiple elastic support elements (10) arranged in parallel to one another.

9. Slatted bed base according to claim 1, wherein the pivot axis (S) of the moveable part (4) is arranged in the area of the reclining surface (3), between the elastic support elements (10) and/or above the outer frame (2).

10. Slatted bed base according to claim 1, wherein the adjustment unit (6) is arranged inside the slatted bed base (1), arranged inside the outer frame (2), so that said unit does at least not protrude from the slatted bed base, respectively the outer frame (2), on the side opposite the reclining surface (3).

11. Slatted bed base according to claim 1, wherein the adjustment unit (6) comprises a linear adjuster, which comprises a spindle drive (16).

12. Slatted bed base according to claim 1, wherein the adjustment unit (6) is disposed in an easily replaceable manner.

13. Slatted bed base according to claim 12, wherein the adjustment unit (6) has an electric drive (15) which is arranged on a motor mount (14) fixed relative to the outer frame (2) and/or the pivotable part (4).

14. Slatted bed base according to claim 1, wherein the pivotable part (4) of the reclining surface (3) is a leg section (17) and/or an upper body section (18) pivotable relative to the outer frame (2).

15. Slatted bed base according to claim 14, wherein the pivotable leg section (17) is formed by an upper leg section (19) as well as by a lower leg section (20) which are fixed to one another in an articulate manner.

16. Slatted bed base according to claim 14, wherein the pivotable upper body section (18) is formed by a back section (21) as well as a head section (22) which are fixed to one another in an articulate manner.

17. Slatted bed base according to claim 16, wherein the adjustment unit (6) is arranged at the pivotable upper body section (18) such that when pivoting out of the flat position, first the head section (22) is pivoted and afterwards, upon further actuation of the adjustment unit (6), the back section (21) is pivoted as well.

18. Slatted bed base according to claim 1, wherein the distance (A) between the outer frame (2) and at least a part (4, 5) of the reclining surface (3) is at least 25 mm.

19. Slatted bed base according to claim 18, wherein the distance (A) is at least 28 mm.

20. Slatted bed base according to claim 18, wherein the distance (A) is between the outer frame (2) and at least a pivotable part (4) of the reclining surface (3).

21. Slatted bed base according to claim 18, wherein the distance (A) is between the outer frame (2) and all pivotable parts of the reclining surface (3).