公开(公告)号：EP0489310B1

公开(公告)日：1997-01-29

申请号：EP91119825.7

申请日：1991-11-21

Applicant: BIOMECHANICS CORPORATION OF AMERICA

Inventor： Gross, Clifford ,  Goonetilleke, Ravi ,  Banaag, Jose ,  Nair, Chandra

IPC: A47C27/10 ,  A47C31/12

CPC classification number: A47C31/126 ,  A47C4/54 ,  A47C27/082 ,  A47C27/083 ,  A47C27/10 ,  A47C27/18 ,  A47C31/123 ,  A61G7/05769 ,  A61G2203/34 ,  B60N2/914 ,  G01L5/00 ,  Y10S5/935

Abstract: An electronic system for adjusting a load bearing surface (12) such as a chair or bed to provide a desired level of comfort comprises an array of pressure sensors (14) located within the load bearing surface. The pressure sensors (14) generate data indicating the actual distribution of pressure exerted by a user on the load bearing surface. An electronic processor (40) processes the data generated by the array of pressure sensors (14). The processor (40) compares the fraction of total load exerted on each of a plurality of regions of the load bearing surface (12) with a desired range for each region. If the fraction of total load for any region is not within the desired range, a servo-mechanism (28) is activated to change the shape of the load bearing surface (12) so that the fraction of total load on each region is within the desired range, so as to provide a desired level of comfort to the user.

公开(公告)号：EP0489310A1

公开(公告)日：1992-06-10

申请号：EP91119825.7

申请日：1991-11-21

Applicant: BIOMECHANICS CORPORATION OF AMERICA

Inventor： Gross, Clifford ,  Goonetilleke, Ravi ,  Banaag, Jose ,  Nair, Chandra

IPC: A47C27/10 ,  A47C31/12

CPC classification number: A47C31/126 ,  A47C4/54 ,  A47C27/082 ,  A47C27/083 ,  A47C27/10 ,  A47C27/18 ,  A47C31/123 ,  A61G7/05769 ,  A61G2203/34 ,  B60N2/914 ,  G01L5/00 ,  Y10S5/935

Abstract: An electronic system for adjusting a load bearing surface (12) such as a chair or bed to provide a desired level of comfort comprises an array of pressure sensors (14) located within the load bearing surface. The pressure sensors (14) generate data indicating the actual distribution of pressure exerted by a user on the load bearing surface. An electronic processor (40) processes the data generated by the array of pressure sensors (14). The processor (40) compares the fraction of total load exerted on each of a plurality of regions of the load bearing surface (12) with a desired range for each region. If the fraction of total load for any region is not within the desired range, a servo-mechanism (28) is activated to change the shape of the load bearing surface (12) so that the fraction of total load on each region is within the desired range, so as to provide a desired level of comfort to the user.

Abstract translation: 用于调节诸如椅子或床之类的承载表面（12）以提供期望的舒适程度的电子系统包括位于承载表面内的一组压力传感器（14）。 压力传感器（14）产生指示用户在承载表面上施加的压力的实际分布的数据。 电子处理器（40）处理由压力传感器（14）阵列产生的数据。 处理器（40）将施加在承载表面（12）的多个区域中的每一个上的总负载的分数与每个区域的期望范围进行比较。 如果任何区域的总负载的分数不在期望的范围内，则启动伺服机构（28）以改变承载表面（12）的形状，使得每个区域上的总负载的分数在 期望的范围，以便为用户提供期望的舒适程度。