IP Library Granted Patent US 12,290,180
Granted Patent B2
US 12,290,180 · App. 18/086,063 · Granted May 6, 2025

Air mattress with automatic pitch adjustment

Inventor: Stuart R. Wuerthele (Saline, MI)
Assignees: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.; TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
A47C27/083A47C27/082A47C27/10A47C27/081
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Patent No.
US 12,290,180
App. No.
18/086,063
Granted
May 6, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An adjustable air mattress includes a plurality of air chambers having a sleeping surface, an electronic control unit, and an air pump communicatively coupled to the electronic control unit and fluidly coupled to the plurality of air chambers. A plurality of air valves are communicatively coupled to the electronic control unit and are configured to permit or inhibit a release of air within each respective air chambers. A plurality of level sensors are communicatively coupled to the electronic control unit, determine an angle of the sleeping surface, and determine whether the angle of the sleeping surface is within a predetermined level range. When the angle of the sleeping surface is not within the predetermined level range, the electronic control unit controls at least one of the air pump and the plurality of air valves to adjust an amount of air in at least one of the plurality of air chambers.

Claims (18)

1. An adjustable air mattress, comprising:

a plurality of air chambers having a sleeping surface;

an electronic control unit;

an air pump communicatively coupled to the electronic control unit, the air pump is fluidly coupled to the plurality of air chambers;

a plurality of air valves communicatively coupled to the electronic control unit, the plurality of air valves configured to permit or inhibit a release of air within each respective air chamber; and

a plurality of level sensors communicatively coupled to the electronic control unit, the plurality of level sensors determine an angle of the sleeping surface; wherein:

the plurality of level sensors determine whether the angle of the sleeping surface is within a predetermined level range; and

when it is determined that the angle of the sleeping surface is not within the predetermined level range, the electronic control unit controls at least one of the air pump and the plurality of air valves to adjust an amount of air in at least one of the plurality of air chambers.

2. The adjustable air mattress of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of pressure sensors communicatively coupled to the electronic control unit.

3. The adjustable air mattress of claim 1 , wherein the air pump is configured to either direct air into the plurality of air chambers or pull air out of the plurality of air chambers.

4. The adjustable air mattress of claim 1 , further comprising an outlet conduit fluidly coupled to the plurality of air chambers, wherein the outlet conduit releases air out of the plurality of air chambers through the plurality of air valves.

5. The adjustable air mattress of claim 1 , wherein the air pump is integrated into the adjustable air mattress.

6. The adjustable air mattress of claim 5 , wherein a battery is integrated into the adjustable air mattress.

7. The adjustable air mattress of claim 1 , wherein there are two layers of the plurality of air chambers below the sleeping surface.

8. The adjustable air mattress of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of level sensors are inclinometers.

9. The adjustable air mattress of claim 1 , wherein the electronic control unit is configured to allow a user to set the sleeping surface to be adjusted to a predetermined angle other than level.

10. The adjustable air mattress of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of height sensors communicatively coupled to the electronic control unit, each of the plurality of height sensors measure a height of each of the plurality of air chambers,

wherein the electronic control unit is configured to inhibit air from being removed from one of the plurality of air chambers when a height of the one of the plurality of air chambers is less than a predetermined minimum height.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 13, 2025
From: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Reel/Frame 072551/0498 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 21, 2022
From: WUERTHELE, STUART R.
To: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.; TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 062174/0628 →
Continuity (1)
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