Pressure control assembly for an air mattress

An apparatus for controlling the pressure of fluid within a chamber upon which a person rests includes a manifold (40) having a wall defining an interior region (54) in fluid communication with a source of pressurized fluid (60) and an air sack (70) defining the chamber. The air sack (70) includes a...

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Main Authors SOLTANI, SOHRAB, ROMANO, JAMES J, PEREZ, TIMOTHY W
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 09.06.1999
Edition6
Subjects
BEDS
CHAIRS
CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY
COFFEE MILLS
DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES
FUNERAL DEVICES
FURNITURE
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS
SOFAS
SPICE MILLS
SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
TRANSPORT OR ACCOMODATION FOR PATIENTS
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Summary:An apparatus for controlling the pressure of fluid within a chamber upon which a person rests includes a manifold (40) having a wall defining an interior region (54) in fluid communication with a source of pressurized fluid (60) and an air sack (70) defining the chamber. The air sack (70) includes a wall defining an interior region (80, 82, 84, 86) of the air sack (70). The wall is formed to include an air loss opening (140) in fluid communication with the interior region (80, 82, 84, 86) of the air sack (70). The apparatus also includes a flow control assembly (88, 90, 92, 94) having a conduit (136) in fluid communication with the interior region (80, 82, 84, 86) of the air sack (70) and with the interior region (54) of the manifold (40). The flow control assembly (88, 90, 92, 94) also includes a check valve (130) mounted in the conduit (136) to prevent the flow of pressurized fluid through the conduit (136) from the interior region (80, 82, 84, 86) of the air sack (70) to the interior region (54) of the manifold (40).
Bibliography:Application Number: EP19970304171