EP0695526B1 - Slatted bed base and mattress therefor - Google Patents

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EP0695526B1
EP0695526B1 EP19950401797 EP95401797A EP0695526B1 EP 0695526 B1 EP0695526 B1 EP 0695526B1 EP 19950401797 EP19950401797 EP 19950401797 EP 95401797 A EP95401797 A EP 95401797A EP 0695526 B1 EP0695526 B1 EP 0695526B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C31/00—Details or accessories for chairs, beds, or the like, not provided for in other groups of this subclass, e.g. upholstery fasteners, mattress protectors, stretching devices for mattress nets
    • A47C31/12—Means, e.g. measuring means for adapting chairs, beds or mattresses to the shape or weight of persons
    • A47C31/123—Means, e.g. measuring means for adapting chairs, beds or mattresses to the shape or weight of persons for beds or mattresses
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C23/00—Spring mattresses with rigid frame or forming part of the bedstead, e.g. box springs; Divan bases; Slatted bed bases
    • A47C23/06—Spring mattresses with rigid frame or forming part of the bedstead, e.g. box springs; Divan bases; Slatted bed bases using wooden springs, e.g. of slat type ; Slatted bed bases
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C23/00—Spring mattresses with rigid frame or forming part of the bedstead, e.g. box springs; Divan bases; Slatted bed bases
    • A47C23/30—Spring mattresses with rigid frame or forming part of the bedstead, e.g. box springs; Divan bases; Slatted bed bases using combinations of springs covered by more than one of the groups A47C23/04, A47C23/06 and A47C23/12; Frames therefor

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  • the present invention relates to a slatted bed base as well as a mattress in combination with such a box spring.
  • the object of the present invention is to eliminate the above disadvantage by offering a box spring slats which is characterized in that it comprises, in the longitudinal direction of the box spring, three zones distinct comprising an approximately central area designed to support a person's back and shoulders and made up of a compression spring carcass and two extreme zones opposite slats intended for bear respectively the head and feet of the no one.
  • the spring carcass includes springs connected to each other by joining elements, such as coiled wires, fixed parallel to the ends of the extreme turns of springs.
  • a mattress is associated with the above bed base and is of the type with only one face of use.
  • the mattress includes an internal suspension with springs fixed, for example by gluing, in a frame made of foam material enclosed together in an envelope made of a non-woven material; and, on the face of use of the mattress, a layer of filling, for example felt coconut, attached to the foam frame and three layers superimposed above the lining layer, fastened together by sewing and comprising respectively a layer of nonwoven material, a layer of polyether foam padding and a covering of tick protection.
  • springs fixed, for example by gluing, in a frame made of foam material enclosed together in an envelope made of a non-woven material
  • a layer of filling for example felt coconut
  • the unused side of the mattress includes a layer of coconut felt attached to the aforementioned foam frame and a tick coating forming with the coating of protection of the aforementioned tick a protective envelope of the mattress.
  • the aforementioned spring suspension comprises several parallel strings of pocket coil springs arranged longitudinally to the bed base and fixed to each other to others by collage.
  • the invention also provides a single face mattress. of use for slatted bed bases including characteristics of the above-defined mattress.
  • reference 1 designates a bed base with transverse slats 2 fixed to their ends, in a manner known per se, between the two long parallel panels 3, 4 defining with the short panels in parallel 5, 6 the frame of the box spring.
  • the bed base as shown is intended for two people, but it is understood that the invention which will be described also applies to a bed base of somebody.
  • the bed base 1 comprises, according to its longitudinal direction, three separate areas comprising an approximately central zone 7 intended to support a person's back and shoulders and consisting of a compression spring casing 8 and two opposite end zones 9, 10 with slats 2 intended for bear respectively the head and feet of the no one.
  • the springs 8 are arranged in several rows parallels in the two internal parts of the box spring 1 separated from each other by a sill 11 having their working axes perpendicular to the bottom of the bed base constituted in this case by slats transverse 12 on which the turns rest lower ends of the springs 8.
  • the springs 8 are connected to each other by connecting elements 13, such as parallel spiral steel wires connecting together the lower and upper extreme turns springs 8 to form a unitary structure.
  • the central zone 7, not having slats above the spring casing 8, has a protective ply 14, for example made of felt, covering the extreme turns upper springs 8.
  • the box spring 1 thus designed makes it possible to support comfortably through the central area 7 with springs 8 practically the whole weight of the person while the end zones with slats 9, 10 support the head and the feet of the person making up the body parts exerting a relatively light weight.
  • the invention also provides a mattress for the box spring slatted bed as described above.
  • This mattress 15 is shown in Figure 4 and is of the type to only one upper face of use, i.e. no returnable, unlike returnable mattresses currently used of the "bi-season" type.
  • the mattress 15 includes a suspension internal spring 16 fixed, for example by gluing, in a frame of foam material 17 enclosed together in an envelope 18 made of a non-woven material, only the upper and lower sides of this envelope being shown in Figure 4 for simplicity.
  • the spring suspension preferably consists of several parallel strings of helical springs bagged, arranged longitudinally on the mattress 15 and fixed to each other by gluing. Such a spring suspension is known per se and need not be detailed.
  • the use face of the mattress 15 comprises a layer of upholstery 19, for example made of coconut felt, fixed on the foam frame 17, for example by gluing, and three superimposed layers 20, 21, 22 located above the covering layer 19, fixed together by sewing and respectively comprising a layer of material not woven 20, a layer of foam padding polyether 21 and a tick protective coating 22.
  • the unused side of the mattress 15 comprises a layer of coco felt 23 fixed, for example by gluing, to the frame foam 17, and another tick cover 24 forming with tick protective coating 22 a protective cover for the mattress 15.
  • the covering of tick 24 may be of lower quality than protective coating 22.

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La présente invention concerne un sommier de lit à lattes ainsi qu'un matelas en combinaison avec un tel sommier.The present invention relates to a slatted bed base as well as a mattress in combination with such a box spring.

Les sommiers à lattes de constructions connues jusqu'à maintenant ne présentent qu'un seul degré de confort pour toutes les parties du corps humain.Slatted bed bases of constructions known up to now only have one degree of comfort for all parts of the human body.

La présente invention a pour but d'éliminer l'inconvénient ci-dessus en proposant un sommier de lit à lattes qui est caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend, dans la direction longitudinale du sommier, trois zones distinctes comprenant une zone approximativement centrale destinée à soutenir le dos et les épaules d'une personne et constituée d'une carcasse à ressorts de compression et deux zones extrêmes opposées à lattes destinées à supporter respectivement la tête et les pieds de la personne.The object of the present invention is to eliminate the above disadvantage by offering a box spring slats which is characterized in that it comprises, in the longitudinal direction of the box spring, three zones distinct comprising an approximately central area designed to support a person's back and shoulders and made up of a compression spring carcass and two extreme zones opposite slats intended for bear respectively the head and feet of the no one.

Selon une variante de réalisation, la carcasse à ressorts comprend des ressorts reliés les uns aux autres par des éléments de jonction, tels que des fils spiralés, fixés parallèlement aux extrémités des spires extrêmes des ressorts.According to an alternative embodiment, the spring carcass includes springs connected to each other by joining elements, such as coiled wires, fixed parallel to the ends of the extreme turns of springs.

Avantageusement, un matelas est associé au sommier ci-dessus et est du type à une seule face d'utilisation.Advantageously, a mattress is associated with the above bed base and is of the type with only one face of use.

De préférence, le matelas comprend une suspension interne à ressorts fixée, par exemple par collage, dans un cadre en matériau mousse enfermés ensemble dans une enveloppe en un matériau non tissé ; et, côté face d'utilisation du matelas, une couche de garnissage, par exemple en feutre de coco, fixée sur le cadre en mousse et trois couches superposées situées au-dessus de la couche de garnissage, fixées ensemble par couture et comprenant respectivement une couche de matériau non tissé, une couche de rembourrage de mousse de polyéther et un revêtement de protection de coutil.Preferably, the mattress includes an internal suspension with springs fixed, for example by gluing, in a frame made of foam material enclosed together in an envelope made of a non-woven material; and, on the face of use of the mattress, a layer of filling, for example felt coconut, attached to the foam frame and three layers superimposed above the lining layer, fastened together by sewing and comprising respectively a layer of nonwoven material, a layer of polyether foam padding and a covering of tick protection.

La face non utilisée du matelas comprend une couche de feutre coco fixée au cadre en mousse précité et un revêtement de coutil formant avec le revêtement de protection de coutil précité une enveloppe de protection du matelas.The unused side of the mattress includes a layer of coconut felt attached to the aforementioned foam frame and a tick coating forming with the coating of protection of the aforementioned tick a protective envelope of the mattress.

La suspension à ressorts précitée comprend plusieurs chapelets parallèles de ressorts hélicoïdaux ensachés disposés longitudinalement au sommier et fixés les uns aux autres par collage.The aforementioned spring suspension comprises several parallel strings of pocket coil springs arranged longitudinally to the bed base and fixed to each other to others by collage.

L'invention propose également un matelas à face unique d'utilisation pour sommier de lit à lattes comprenant les caractéristiques du matelas ci-dessus définies.The invention also provides a single face mattress. of use for slatted bed bases including characteristics of the above-defined mattress.

L'invention sera mieux comprise et d'autres buts, caractéristiques, détails et avantages de celle-ci apparaítront plus clairement dans la description explicative qui va suivre faite en référence aux dessins schématiques annexés donnés uniquement à titre d'exemple illustrant un mode de réalisation de l'invention et dans lesquels :

  • La figure 1 est une vue de dessus du sommier de lit à lattes conforme à l'invention.
  • La figure 2 est une vue en coupe suivant la ligne II-II de la figure 1.
  • La figure 3 est une vue en coupe suivant la ligne III-III de la figure 2.
  • La figure 4 est une vue en coupe d'un matelas conforme à l'invention.
    • The invention will be better understood and other objects, characteristics, details and advantages thereof will appear more clearly in the explanatory description which follows, made with reference to the appended schematic drawings given solely by way of example illustrating an embodiment. of the invention and in which:
  • Figure 1 is a top view of the slatted bed base according to the invention.
  • Figure 2 is a sectional view along line II-II of Figure 1.
  • FIG. 3 is a sectional view along line III-III of FIG. 2.
  • Figure 4 is a sectional view of a mattress according to the invention.

    • En se reportant aux figures 1 à 3, la référence 1 désigne un sommier de lit à lattes transversales 2 fixées à leurs extrémités, de façon connue en soi, entre les deux longs pans parallèles 3, 4 définissant avec les courts pans en parallèle 5, 6 le cadre du sommier.Referring to Figures 1 to 3, reference 1 designates a bed base with transverse slats 2 fixed to their ends, in a manner known per se, between the two long parallel panels 3, 4 defining with the short panels in parallel 5, 6 the frame of the box spring.

    Le sommier de lit tel que représenté est destiné à deux personnes, mais il est bien entendu que l'invention qui va être décrite s'applique également à un sommier de lit d'une personne.The bed base as shown is intended for two people, but it is understood that the invention which will be described also applies to a bed base of somebody.

    Selon l'invention, le sommier 1 comprend, suivant sa direction longitudinale, trois zones distinctes comprenant une zone approximativement centrale 7 destinée à soutenir le dos et les épaules d'une personne et constituée d'une carcasse à ressorts de compression 8 et deux zones extrêmes opposées 9, 10 à lattes 2 destinées à supporter respectivement la tête et les pieds de la personne.According to the invention, the bed base 1 comprises, according to its longitudinal direction, three separate areas comprising an approximately central zone 7 intended to support a person's back and shoulders and consisting of a compression spring casing 8 and two opposite end zones 9, 10 with slats 2 intended for bear respectively the head and feet of the no one.

    Les ressorts 8 sont disposés suivant plusieurs rangées parallèles dans les deux parties internes du sommier 1 séparées l'une de l'autre par une longrine 11 en ayant leurs axes de travail perpendiculaires au fond du sommier constitué dans le cas présent par des lattes transversales 12 sur lesquelles reposent les spires extrêmes inférieures des ressorts 8. Les ressorts 8 sont reliés les uns aux autres par des éléments de jonction 13, tels que des fils d'acier parallèles spiralés reliant ensemble les spires extrêmes inférieures et supérieures des ressorts 8 pour former une structure unitaire. La zone centrale 7, ne comportant pas de lattes au-dessus de la carcasse de ressorts 8, comporte une nappe protectrice 14, par exemple en feutre, recouvrant les spires extrêmes supérieures des ressorts 8.The springs 8 are arranged in several rows parallels in the two internal parts of the box spring 1 separated from each other by a sill 11 having their working axes perpendicular to the bottom of the bed base constituted in this case by slats transverse 12 on which the turns rest lower ends of the springs 8. The springs 8 are connected to each other by connecting elements 13, such as parallel spiral steel wires connecting together the lower and upper extreme turns springs 8 to form a unitary structure. The central zone 7, not having slats above the spring casing 8, has a protective ply 14, for example made of felt, covering the extreme turns upper springs 8.

    Le sommier 1 ainsi conçu permet de supporter confortablement par la zone centrale 7 à ressorts 8 pratiquement tout le poids de la personne tandis que les zones extrêmes à lattes 9, 10 supportent la tête et les pieds de la personne constituant les parties du corps exerçant un poids relativement faible.The box spring 1 thus designed makes it possible to support comfortably through the central area 7 with springs 8 practically the whole weight of the person while the end zones with slats 9, 10 support the head and the feet of the person making up the body parts exerting a relatively light weight.

    L'invention propose également un matelas pour le sommier de lit à lattes tel que décrit ci-dessus.The invention also provides a mattress for the box spring slatted bed as described above.

    Ce matelas 15 est représenté en figure 4 et est du type à une seule face supérieure d'utilisation, c'est-à-dire non retournable, contrairement aux matelas retournables utilisés actuellement du type "bi-saison".This mattress 15 is shown in Figure 4 and is of the type to only one upper face of use, i.e. no returnable, unlike returnable mattresses currently used of the "bi-season" type.

    A cet effet, le matelas 15 comprend une suspension interne à ressorts 16 fixée, par exemple par collage, dans un cadre en un matériau mousse 17 enfermés ensemble dans une enveloppe 18 en un matériau non tissé, seules les faces supérieure et inférieure de cette enveloppe étant représentées en figure 4 pour la simplicité. La suspension à ressorts est de préférence constituée de plusieurs chapelets parallèles de ressorts hélicoïdaux ensachés, disposés longitudinalement au matelas 15 et fixés les uns aux autres par collage. Une telle suspension à ressorts est connue en soi et n'a pas à être détaillée.For this purpose, the mattress 15 includes a suspension internal spring 16 fixed, for example by gluing, in a frame of foam material 17 enclosed together in an envelope 18 made of a non-woven material, only the upper and lower sides of this envelope being shown in Figure 4 for simplicity. The spring suspension preferably consists of several parallel strings of helical springs bagged, arranged longitudinally on the mattress 15 and fixed to each other by gluing. Such a spring suspension is known per se and need not be detailed.

    La face d'utilisation du matelas 15 comprend une couche de garnissage 19, par exemple en feutre de coco, fixée sur le cadre en mousse 17, par exemple par collage, et trois couches superposées 20, 21, 22 situées au-dessus de la couche de garnissage 19, fixées ensemble par couture et comprenant respectivement une couche de matériau non tissé 20, une couche de rembourrage de mousse de polyéther 21 et un revêtement de protection de coutil 22.The use face of the mattress 15 comprises a layer of upholstery 19, for example made of coconut felt, fixed on the foam frame 17, for example by gluing, and three superimposed layers 20, 21, 22 located above the covering layer 19, fixed together by sewing and respectively comprising a layer of material not woven 20, a layer of foam padding polyether 21 and a tick protective coating 22.

    La face non utilisée du matelas 15 comprend une couche de feutre coco 23 fixée, par exemple par collage, au cadre en mousse 17, et un autre revêtement de coutil 24 formant avec le revêtement de protection de coutil 22 une enveloppe de protection du matelas 15. Le revêtement de coutil 24 peut être d'une qualité inférieure au revêtement de protection 22.The unused side of the mattress 15 comprises a layer of coco felt 23 fixed, for example by gluing, to the frame foam 17, and another tick cover 24 forming with tick protective coating 22 a protective cover for the mattress 15. The covering of tick 24 may be of lower quality than protective coating 22.

    Ainsi, il est possible de prévoir à la place des ressorts du type Bonnel du sommier, des ressorts ensachés pour un sommier de haut de gamme.Thus, it is possible to provide instead of springs Bonnel type box spring, pocket springs for a high-end box spring.

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    1. Slatted bed base, characterized in that it comprises in the longitudinal direction of the base (1), three distinct zones (7, 9, 10) comprising an approximately central zone (7) intended to support the back and the shoulders of a person and consisting of a construction with compression springs (8) and two opposite end zones (9, 10) with slats (2) intended to support the head and the feet, respectively, of the person.
    2. Base according to claim 1, characterized in that the aforesaid construction with springs comprises springs connected to each other by joining elements (13) such as spiralled wires fastened in parallel relation to the ends of end whorls of the springs (8) to form a unitary structure.
    3. Base according to claim 1 or 2, in combination with a mattress, characterized in that the mattress (15) is of the type with a single utilization face.
    4. Base according to claim 3, characterized in that the aforesaid mattress (15) comprises an internal suspension with springs (16) fastened for example by adhesive bonding within a frame of a foam material (17) enclosed together in a cover (18) of a non-woven material and, towards the utilization face of the mattress, a lining layer (19), for example of coconut felt, fastened onto the frame of foam (17) and three superposed layers (20, 21, 22) located above the lining layer (19), fastened together by sewing and respectively comprising a layer of non-woven material (20), an upholstering layer of polyether foam (21) and a protective ticking lining (22).
    5. Base according to claim 4, characterized in that the aforesaid spring suspension comprises several parallel strings of pocketed helical springs (16) disposed longitudinally of the base (1) and fastened to one another by adhesive bonding.
    6. Base according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that the non utilized face of the mattress (15) comprises a coconut felt layer (23) fastened to the aforesaid foam frame (17) and a ticking lining (24) forming together with the aforesaid protective ticking lining (22) a cover for the protection of the mattress (15).
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