ADJUSTABLE PEDESTAL STRUCTURE OF THE BED

Abstract

The object of the invention is the adjustable pedestal structure of the bed, by means of which the height and tilt positions of the sleeping platform structure can be adjusted. The pedestal structure consists of the three structural parts supported by the foot structure (30) equipped with wheels, the lower structural part (1a), the middle structural part (1b) and the upper structural part (1c), which consist of the rotation cylinders (2, 4, 6) acting as the adjustment mechanisms for the simultaneous or individual adjustment movements of the structural parts of the pedestal structure and the lever arms (3, 7, 5a) connected thereto and the axles (13a, 13b, 13c) connected to the ends of the lever arms to opposite ends of the rotation cylinders, around which the adjusting movements of the structural parts of the adjustable pedestal structure take place. The sleeping platform frame structure of the bed (31) is connected to the lever arms (5a) of the upper structural part (1c) of the pedestal structure.

Claims

1. An adjustable pedestal structure of the bed which can be placed under the sleeping platform of the bed and is arranged to support it, by means of which the height position of the sleeping platform of the bed and the longitudinal tilt position of the bed can be adjusted, which adjustable pedestal structure consists of the foot structure and the axle fixedly connected thereto and of the three structural parts connected to each other supported by the foot structure, wherein the three structural parts, the lower structural part consists of the rotation cylinder inside which the axle connected to the foot structure is located and the lever arms connected to the rotation cylinder and the axle connected to the lever arms to opposite ends of the rotation cylinder and the middle structural part consists of the rotation cylinder inside which the axle of the lower structural part is located and the lever arms connected to the rotation cylinder and the axle connected to the lever arms to opposite ends of the rotation cylinder and the upper structural part consist of the rotation cylinder inside which the axle of the middle structural part is located and the lever arms connected to the rotating cylinder, to which the sleeping platform frame structure of the bed can be connected and which adjustable pedestal structure comprises gas springs assisting its electrically operated adjustment mechanisms, of which the gas springs connected to the foot structure and to the lever arms of the lower structural part move the lower structural part of the adjustable pedestal structure, the gas springs connected to the lever arms of the lower structural part and to the lever arms of the middle structural part move the middle structural part of the adjustable pedestal structure and the gas springs connected to the lever arms of the middle structural part and to the lever arms of the upper structural part move the upper structural part of the adjustable pedestal structure.

2. The adjustable pedestal structure of the bed according to claim 1, wherein the adjustment movements of the rotating cylinder and the lever arms connected thereto of the lower structural part, the rotating cylinder and the lever arms connected thereto of the middle structural part, and the rotating cylinder and the lever arms connected thereto of the upper structural part of the adjustable pedestal structure, take place around the axles located inside the rotation cylinders, the axle connected to the foot structure of the pedestal, the axle connected to the ends of the lever arms of the lower structural part and the axle connected to the lever arms of the middle structural part, in such a way that the rotation cylinders of the all structural parts of the pedestal structure and the lever arms connected to them are adjusted simultaneously, or the rotation cylinder of one structural part and the lever arms connected thereto are adjusted alone, or the rotation cylinders of two structural parts and the lever arms connected to them are adjusted simultaneously.

3. The adjustable pedestal structure of the bed according to claim 1, wherein the rotation mechanism between the rotation cylinder of the lower structural part of the pedestal structure and the axle connected to the foot structure of pedestal placed inside it, the rotation cylinder of the middle structural part and the axle of the lower structural part placed inside it and the rotation cylinder of the upper structural part and the axle of the middle structural part placed inside it and the connection mechanism connecting the different structural parts of the pedestal structure consists of the grooved ball bearings attached to the ends of the mounting flanges of the axle connected to the foot structure of the pedestal, the mounting flanges of the axle of the lower structural part and the mounting flanges of the axle of the middle structural part and the inner guide ring connected to the end of the frame tube of the rotation cylinder of the lower structural part of the pedestal structure and attached to the frame structure of the lever arm, the inner guide ring connected to the end of the frame tube of the rotation cylinder of the middle structural part and attached to the frame structure of the lever arm and the inner guide ring connected to the end of the frame tube of the rotation cylinder of the upper structural part and attached to the frame structure of the lever arm.

4. The adjustable pedestal structure of the bed according to claim 1, wherein the motor housings of the linear actuators acting as the adjusting motors of the pedestal structure are connected to the mounting flange of the axle connected to the foot structure, to the mounting flange of the axle of the lower structural part and to the mounting flange of the axle of the middle structural part of the pedestal structure.

5. The adjustable pedestal structure of the bed according to claim 4, wherein the linear actuator is arranged to push and pull the connecting module of the pushing wheels and guide bearings of the spindle connected to the spindle of the actuator in the direction parallel to the axle of the rotation cylinder, whereby the force exerted by the pushing wheels that move the wide spiral flange and by the pushing wheels that move the narrow spiral flanges on the spiral flange or spiral flanges attached to the inner surface of the frame tube of the rotation cylinder is arranged to cause the rotational adjustment movement of the rotation cylinder clockwise or counterclockwise around the axle located inside it.

6. The adjustable pedestal structure of the bed according to claim 4, wherein the wide spiral flange or the narrow spiral flanges are connected to the inner surface of the frame tube of the rotation cylinder of the lower structural part, the rotation cylinder of the middle structural part and the rotation cylinder of the upper structural part of the adjustable pedestal structure, the lengths and densities of the threads of which vary individually in the different rotation cylinders whereby each rotation cylinder has its own individual speed of adjustment movement.

7. The adjustable pedestal structure of the bed according to claim 4, wherein the lower surface of the axle connected to the foot structure of the adjustable pedestal structure, the axle connected to the ends of the lever arms of the lower structural part and the axle connected to ends of the lever arms of the middle structural part has a guide groove for the guide bearings of the spindle of the linear actuator which prevents the connecting module of the guide bearings of the spindle and the pushing wheels that move the wide spiral flange and the pushing wheels that move the narrow spiral flanges attached thereto from rotating and following the adjustment movement of the rotation cylinder when the pushing wheels push or pull the wide spiral flange and the narrow spiral flanges attached to the inner surface of the frame tube of the rotating cylinder forwards and backwards in the direction parallel to the axle.

8. The adjustable pedestal structure of the bed according to claim 4, wherein the spring-loaded ball head screws the other end of which rests against the frame tube of the rotation cylinder, thereby preventing the guide bearings of the spindle of the actuator from falling out of the guide groove of the axle are connected to the connecting module of the pushing wheels and the guide bearings of the spindle, to which also the pushing wheels that move the wide spiral flange are connected, to opposite side of the guide bearings of the spindle of the actuator.

9. The adjustable pedestal structure of the bed according to claim 1, wherein the grooves in the mounting flanges of the axle connected to the end of the lever arms of the lower structural part and the axle connected to the end of the lever arms of the middle structural part of the adjustable pedestal structure allow the free trajectories of the gas springs that move the middle structural part and the gas springs that move the upper structural part in the different positions of the adjustment mechanism and that the gas springs moving the lower structural part, the middle structural part and the upper structural part remain hidden behind the cover plates of the frame structures of the lever arms and the connecting plate of the lever arms of the lower structural part and the frame structures and the cover plates of the lever arms and the connecting plate of the lever arms of the middle structural part.

10. The adjustable pedestal structure of the bed according to claim 1, wherein the width of the inner surface of the U-shaped foot structure of the pedestal which is open at the foot end of the bed is larger than the width of the sleeping platform frame structure of the bed which enables the sleeping platform structure of the bed to be adjusted to a vertical position, to the so-called stand-up position function of the bed.

Description

6. A DETAILED TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION THAT FOLLOWS THE REFERENCE NUMBERS USED IN THE DRAWINGS

[0031] FIG. 1a

[0032] The axonometric view shows the structural parts of the adjustable pedestal structure of the bed of the invention. The structural parts (1a, 1b, 1c) which enable the adjustments of the height and tilt positions of the pedestal structure are shown in their basic position. The sleeping platform frame structure (31) is then in a horizontal position and at its lowest elevation.

[0033] FIG. 1b

[0034] The axonometric view shows the structural parts (1a, 1b, 1c) of the adjustable pedestal structure of the bed of the invention, of which the lower (1a) and the middle (1b) structural part with a peripheral shape consist of the rotation cylinders (2, 4) and the lever arms (3, 7) fixedly connected to them, and the axles (13b, 13c) fixedly connected to the lever arms to opposite ends of the rotation cylinders. The upper structural part (1c) consists of the rotation cylinder (6) and the lever arms (5a) fixedly connected thereto. The fixed axle (13a) connected to the foot structure (30) of the pedestal structure is placed inside the rotation cylinder (2) of the lower structural part (1a). The rotation cylinders (2, 4, 6) of the structural parts of the adjustable pedestal structure and the lever arms (3, 7, 5a) connected thereto, are adjusted around the axle located inside the rotation cylinder of each structural part, the axles being connected to the ends of the lever arms of the structural parts, in the vertical order of the stand-up position of the sleeping platform structure, lower as the structural part in question or around the axle connected to the foot structure. The rotation cylinders act as electrically operated adjustment mechanisms for moving the lever arms of the structural parts of the adjustable pedestal structure. The connecting and rotation mechanism between the rotation cylinder (2, 4, 6) and the fixed axle (13a, 13b, 13c) located inside it, by means of which also the structural parts of the pedestal structure are connected to each other, is formed by the grooved ball bearings (21b) connected to the mounting flanges (18a, 21a) at the ends of the axle and the inner guide rings (19, 20) connected to the ends of the rotation cylinder and connected to the frame structures of the lever aims (22, 24). The rotation cylinders and axles of the structural parts of the adjustable pedestal structure are connected to each other as follows: The mounting flanges (18a) of the axle (13a) located inside the rotation cylinder (2) of the lower structural part (1a) are connected to the foot structure (30) of the pedestal structure. The axle structure is thus a structurally integral part of the foot structure. The mounting flanges (21a) of the axle (13b) located inside the rotation cylinder (4) of the middle structural part (1b) are connected to the end of the lever arms (3) of the lower structural part. The axle structure is thus a structurally integral part of the lower structural part (1a). The mounting flanges of the axle (13c) located inside the rotation cylinder (6) of the upper structural part (1c) (21a—the mounting flanges of the axles 13b and 13c are similar) are connected to the end of the lever arms (7) of the middle structural part (1b). The axle structure is thus a structurally integral part of the middle structural part (1b). The lever arms (5a) of the upper structural part (1c) are connected to the support profiles (32) of the sleeping platform frame structure of the bed. The lever arms (3 and 7) of the lower structural part (1a) and the middle structural part (1b) are connected to each other by means of connecting and cover plates (8 and 9) which provide lateral rigidity to the pedestal structure acting at the same time as cover plates of the structural parts. The logic control unit (10) of the adjusting actuators is placed in the lower structural part (1a) of the pedestal structure and attached to the inner surface of the connecting and cover plate (8) of the lever arms.

[0035] FIG. 2

[0036] The axonometric view shows the structure of the rotation cylinders (2, 4, 6) of the structural parts (1a, 1b, 1c) of the adjustable pedestal structure of the invention and the position of the lever aims (3, 7, 5a) connected to them when the pedestal structure is in its basic position as shown in the picture.

[0037] FIG. 3

[0038] The axonometric view shows the structure of the rotation cylinders of the structural parts (1a, 1b, 1c) of the adjustable pedestal structure of the invention and the position of the pair of lever arms connected to them when the sleeping platform frame structure (31) of the bed is in a horizontal position at the so-called height of nursing treatment.

[0039] FIG. 4

[0040] The axonometric view shows the structure of the rotation cylinders of the structural parts (1a, 1b, 1c) of the adjustable pedestal structure of the invention and the position of the pair of lever arms connected to them when the sleeping platform frame structure (31) of the bed is in the so-called stand-up position of the bed.

[0041] FIG. 5

[0042] The picture shows the structural section of the rotation cylinders (2, 4, 6) of the structural parts (1a, 1b, 1c) of the adjustable pedestal structure of the invention and the axles (13a, 13b, 13c) placed inside them at the point where the spindle (15b) of the linear actuator acting as the adjusting motor is located. The wide spiral flange (12a) is connected to the inner surface of the frame tube (11) of the rotation cylinder. The linear actuator (15a) is connected to the mounting flange (18a, 21a) of the axle. The adjustment movement of the linear actuator pushes and pulls the connecting module (14a) of the pushing wheels and the guide bearings of the spindle attached to the spindle of the linear actuator (15b) in the direction parallel to the axle inside the rotation cylinder, wherein the force forward and backward exerted on the spiral flange by the pushing wheels (17a) moving the wide spiral flange causes the rotational movement of the rotation cylinder clockwise or counterclockwise around the solid axle (13a, 13b, 13c) inside the cylinder connected to the foot structure (30) of the pedestal or to the lever arm (3, 7) of the lower or middle structural part of the pedestal structure. Connected to the opposite sides of the connecting module (14a) of the pushing wheels and the guide bearings of the spindle there are two pushing wheels (17a) between which the wide spiral flange (12a) connected to the inner surface of the frame tube (11) is located. The other of the pushing wheels (17a) pushes the wide spiral flange (12a) during the lifting adjustment movement of the lever arms (3, 7, 5a) connected to the rotation cylinder and the pushing wheel that is located on the opposite side of the connecting module supports the movement of the spiral flange during the downward adjustment movement of the lever arms or locks the adjustment movement of the lever arms to the desired height position of the sleeping platform frame structure of the bed. The lower surface of the axle (13a, 13b, 13c) has a guide groove (13d) for the connecting module (14a) of the pushing wheels and the guide bearings of the spindle connected to the spindle of the linear actuator. The guide bearings (16) are attached to the upper surface of the connecting module as shown in the picture. The guide bearings running along the guide groove maintain the position of the connecting module on the central axis of the rotation cylinder and prevent the connecting module from rotating and following the adjustment movement of the rotation cylinder. The spring-loaded ball head screws (14b) are connected to opposite side of the guide bearings (16) of the connecting module (14a) of the pushing wheels and the guide bearings of the spindle—at the lower surface in the picture—the one end of which rests against the frame tube (11) of the rotation cylinder and prevents the connecting module and the guide bearings (16) connected to it from falling out of the guide groove (13d) of the axle in the different adjustment positions of the lever arms of the adjustable pedestal structure.

[0043] FIG. 6

[0044] The picture shows the structural section of the rotation cylinders (2, 4, 6) of the structural parts (1a, 1b, 1c) of the adjustable pedestal structure of the invention and the axles (13a, 13b, 13c) placed inside them at the point where the motor housing of the linear actuator (15a) acting as the adjusting motor is located. In the background the picture shows the pushing wheels (17a) which move the wide spiral flange and the wide spiral flange (12a) located between them. The both pushing wheels are in constant contact with the spiral flange, the rotational movement of which occurs obliquely with respect to the central axis of the rotation cylinder, the picture shows the section of a spiral flange. See the pictures FIG. 8 and FIG. 9.

[0045] FIG. 7

[0046] The picture shows the structural section of the rotation cylinders (2, 4, 6) of the structural parts (1a, 1b, 1c) of the adjustable pedestal structure of the invention and the axles (13a, 13b, 13c) placed inside them at the point where the spindle of the linear actuator (15b) acting as the control motor is located. Two narrow spiral flanges (12b, 12c) are connected to the inner surface of the frame tube (11) of the rotation cylinder. The solution is an alternative application to the rotation cylinder structure shown in the pictures FIG. 5 and FIG. 6. The connecting module (14a) of the pushing wheels and the guide bearings of the spindle connected to the spindle of the linear actuator (15b) has three pushing wheels (17b) at an angle of 90 degrees to each other that move the narrow spiral flanges. The pushing wheels push or pull the narrow spiral flanges (12b, 12c) connected to the inner surface of the frame tube (11) of the rotation cylinder so, that one of the pushing wheels pushes the reinforced narrow spiral flange (12b) in the direction of the rotational motion of the lifting movement of the lever arms connected to the rotation cylinder and supports it when the lever arms are adjusted downwards and the two pushing wheels push or pull the narrow spiral flange (12c) between them on opposite side of the frame tube, wherein the contact of the pushing wheels with the spiral flanges is continuous as the spindle of the linear actuator moves forward and backward. The lower surface of the axles (13a, 13b, 13c) placed inside the rotation cylinders has a guide groove (13d) for the guide bearings of the spindle (16) of the adjusting actuator. The guide bearings are connected to connecting module (14a) of the pushing wheels and the guide bearings of the spindle. The symmetrical arrangement of the narrow spiral flanges (12b, 12c) and the pushing wheels (17b) connected to the connecting module (14a) and that move the narrow spiral flanges, as well as the guide bearings running along the guide groove (13d) maintain the same position of the connecting module on the central axis of the frame tube of the rotation cylinder when the spindle of the linear actuator moves, whereby the guide bearings of the spindle (16) connected to it also remain in their correct position (height position in the picture) in the guide groove under the axle.

[0047] FIG. 8

[0048] The picture shows the structure of the lower structural part (1a) of the adjustable pedestal structure of the invention: The rotation cylinder (2) and the lever arms (3) connected thereto, as well as the axle (13b) connected to the ends of the lever arms form a structure with a unitary peripheral shape which is adjusted around the fixed axle (13a) located inside the rotation cylinder. The lever arms are connected to each other by means of the connecting and cover plate (8) of the lever arms. The mounting flanges (18) of the axle (13a) located inside the rotation cylinder are fixedly connected to the foot structure (30) of the pedestal structure. The grooved ball bearings (21b) are connected to the mounting flanges (18) of the axle (13a) located inside the rotation cylinder. The inner guide rings (19) connected to the ends of the frame tube (11) of the rotation cylinder and connected to the frame structure (22) of the lever arms (3) act as counterparts to the grooved ball bearings. The grooved ball bearings and the inner guide rings form the rotation mechanism between the rotation cylinder and the lever arms connected thereto and the fixed axle structure located inside the rotation cylinder. The inner guide rings (19) are shown as independent parts for the sake of clarity in the picture. However, they are an integral part of the structure of the ends of the frame tube. A wide spiral flange (12a) is attached to the inner surface of the frame tube (11) of the rotation cylinder. The motor housing (15a) of the linear actuator acting as the motor of the adjustment movement of the rotation cylinder is connected to the mounting flange (18) of the axle (13a) located inside the rotation cylinder. The spindle (15b) of the linear actuator is connected to the connecting module (14a) of the pushing wheels and the guide bearings of the spindle. The pushing wheels (17a) that move the wide spiral flange, as well as the guide bearings of the spindle (16) and the spring-loaded ball head screws (14b) are connected to the connecting module. The lower surface of the axle has a guide groove (13d) for the guide bearings of the spindle (16) of the linear actuator Similar grooved ball bearings (21b) as to the mounting flanges (18) of the axle (13a) located inside the rotation cylinder (2) are attached to the mounting flanges (21a) of the axle (13b) connected to the ends of the lever arms (3) of the lower structural part of the pedestal structure. The mounting flanges have a groove (21c) in their structure for the unobstructed movements of the gas springs (28).

[0049] FIG. 9

[0050] The picture shows the structure of the middle structural part (1b) of the adjustable pedestal structure of the invention: The rotation cylinder (4) and the lever arms (7) connected thereto, as well as the axle (13c) connected to the ends of the lever arms form a structure with a unitary peripheral shape which is adjusted around the fixed axle (13b) located inside the rotation cylinder. The mounting flanges (21a) at the ends of the axle structure located inside the rotation cylinder are connected to the ends of the lever aims (3) of the lower structural part (1a). The lever arms are connected to each other by means of the connecting and cover plate (9), see picture FIG. 1b. The grooved ball bearings (21b) are connected to the mounting flanges (21a) of the axle (13b) located inside the rotation cylinder. The mounting flanges have a groove (21c) in their structure for the unobstructed movements of the gas springs (27). The inner guide rings (20) connected to the ends of the frame tube (11) of the rotation cylinder and connected to the frame structure (24) of the lever arms (7) act as counterparts to the grooved ball bearings. The grooved ball bearings and the inner guide rings form the rotation mechanism between the rotation cylinder (4) and the lever arms connected thereto and the fixed axle structure located inside the rotation cylinder. The adjustment mechanism structure that moves the lever arms (7) of the middle structural part (1b) located inside the rotation cylinder (4) is similar to that of the lower structural part (1a) of the pedestal structure described above: The wide spiral flange (12a) is connected to the inner surface of the frame tube (11) of the rotation cylinder. The motor housing (15a) of the linear actuator acting as the motor of the adjustment movement of the rotation cylinder is connected to the mounting flange (21a) of the axle (13b). The spindle (15b) of the linear actuator is connected to the connecting module (14a) of the pushing wheels and the guide bearings of the spindle. The pushing wheels (17a) that move the wide spiral flange, as well as the guide bearings of the spindle (16) of the linear actuator and the spring-loaded ball head screws (14b) are connected to the connecting module. The lower surface of the axle has a guide groove (13d) for the guide bearings of the spindle (16) of the linear actuator. Similar grooved ball bearings (21b) as to the mounting flanges (21a) of the axle (13b) located inside the rotation cylinder (4) are connected to the mounting flanges (21a) of the axle (13c) connected to the ends of the lever arms (7) of the middle structural part of the pedestal structure. The mounting flanges have a groove (21c) in their structure for the unobstructed movements of the gas springs (28). The structure of the upper structural part (1c) of the pedestal structure shown in the picture is explained in connection with the following picture FIG. 10.

[0051] FIG. 10

[0052] The picture shows the structure of the upper structural part (1c) of the adjustable pedestal structure of the invention and the connection of the gas springs (26, 27, 28) connected to the structural parts of the pedestal structure to the lever arm structures (3, 7, 5a) of the structural parts (1a, 1b, 1c). The rotation cylinder (6) of the upper structural part (1c) and the lever arms (5a) connected thereto form a structure with a unitary U-shape which is adjusted around the solid axle (13c) at the ends of the lever arms (7) of the middle structural part (1b) of the pedestal structure located inside the rotation cylinder. The grooved ball bearings (21b) are connected to the mounting flanges (21a) of the axle (13c) located inside the rotation cylinder. The inner guide rings (5b) connected to the lever arms (5a) and to the ends of the frame tube (11) of the rotation cylinder act as counterparts to them, as well as in the lower and middle structural part of the adjustable pedestal structure. The grooved ball bearings and the inner guide rings form the rotation mechanism between the rotation cylinder and the lever arms (5a) connected thereto and the fixed axle structure located inside the rotation cylinder. The cover rings (29) are placed around the mounting flanges of the axle. The connecting fittings (5c) of the gas springs (28) are connected on the lever arms. The mounting flanges have a groove (21c) in their structure for the unobstructed movements of the gas springs (28). The adjustment mechanism structure that moves the lever arms (5a) of the upper structural part (1c) located inside the rotation cylinder (6) is similar to those of the lower structural part (1a) and the middle structural part (1b) of the pedestal structure described above: The wide spiral flange (12a) or the narrow spiral flanges (12b, 12c) are connected to the inner surface of the frame tube (11) of the rotation cylinder. The motor housing (15a) of the linear actuator acting as the motor of the adjustment movement of the rotation cylinder is connected to the mounting flange (21a) of the axle (13c). The spindle (15b) of the linear actuator is connected to the connecting module (14a) of the pushing wheels and the guide bearings of the spindle. The pushing wheels (17a) that move the wide spiral flange or the pushing wheels (17b) that move the narrow spiral flanges as well as the guide bearings of the spindle (16) of the linear actuator and the spring-loaded ball head screws (14b) are connected to the connecting module. The lower surface of the axle has a guide groove (13d) for the guide bearings of the spindle (16) of the linear actuator. The adjustment mechanism structures that move the lever arms (3, 7, 5a) of the different structural parts differ from each other only with respect to the different stroke lengths of the linear actuators used in them and the different lengths and densities of the threads of the wide spiral flange (12a) or the narrow spiral flanges (12b, 12c). The lever arms (5a) connected to the rotation cylinder (6) are connected to the support profiles (32) of the sleeping platform frame structure (31) of the bed or respectively to the frame structures of different types of sleeping platform frame structures. The Trendelenburg and counter-Trendelenburg tilt angle positions of the sleeping platform of the bed are adjusted by means of the adjustment movement of the lever arms. The placement of the gas springs in the lever arm structures of the adjustable pedestal structure is implemented as follows: The cylinders of the gas springs (26) that move the lever arms (3) of the lower structural part (1a) of the adjustable pedestal structure are attached to the foot structure (30) of the pedestal structure and the pistons of the gas springs to the frame structures (22) of the lever arms (3) in question. See pictures FIG. 11a FIG. 11c. The cylinders of the gas springs (27) that move the lever arms (7) of the middle structural part of the adjustable pedestal structure are connected to the to the frame structures (22) of the lever arms (3) of the lower structural part and the pistons of the gas springs to the frame structures (24) of the lever arms of the structural part in question. The lever arms (3 and 7) of the lower (1a) and middle (1b) structural parts of the adjustable pedestal structure are housing-like structures inside which the gas springs (26 and 27) are located. The gas springs remain hidden behind the cover plates (23, 25) of the lever arm frame structures (22, 24). The gas springs (28) that move the lever arms (5a) of the upper structural part of the adjustable pedestal structure remain hidden behind the connecting and cover plate (9) of the lever aims of the middle structural part. The cylinders of the gas springs are attached to the sides inside the middle structural part (1b) of the frame structures (24) of the lever arms (7) of the middle structural part and the pistons of the gas springs are attached to the connecting fittings (5c) of the gas springs attached to the lever arms (5a) of the upper structural part. See pictures FIG. 12a-FIG. 12c. The grooves (21c) in the structure of the mounting flanges of the axles (13b, 13c) of the middle (1b) and upper structural part (1c) of the adjustable pedestal structure and the openings in the lower surfaces (33) of the frame structures (22, 24) of the lever arms (3, 7) of the lower (1a) and middle structural part (1b) of the pedestal structure enable unobstructed trajectories of the gas springs (26, 27, 28) when the lever arms of the structural parts of the pedestal structure are adjusted from the lowest height position of the sleeping platform frame structure to the so-called stand-up position of the bed. See also the picture FIG. 20. The placement of the gas springs hidden inside the structural parts of the pedestal structure affects the appearance of the bed structure itself. However, the most important factors are the easiness of cleaning the pedestal structure, for example in hospital facilities where hygiene is required and the safety of use of the pedestal structure during the adjustments. The protection of the visible gas springs would be difficult to implement.

[0053] FIG. 11a-FIG. 11c

[0054] The pictures show the placement and trajectories of the gas springs (26) attached to the lower structural part (1a) of the adjustable pedestal structure of the bed of the invention in different adjustment positions of the pedestal structure. In the picture FIG. 11a the adjustable pedestal structure is in the so-called stand-up position of the bed where the user of the bed is standing on the bed end board (35) connected to the sleeping platform frame structure of the bed. In the picture FIG. 11b, the sleeping platform frame structure (31) of the bed is at the so-called height of nursing treatment in a horizontal position. In the picture FIG. 11c the sleeping platform frame structure of the bed is at its lowest height position in a horizontal position. When the adjustment occurs from the lowest height position of the sleeping platform frame structure of the bed (FIG. 11c and FIG. 15b) to the so-called height of nursing treatment (FIG. 11b and FIG. 16) the sleeping platform frame structure moves perpendicularly upward along the rising axis (36) of the structural parts of the pedestal structure shown in the pictures.

[0055] FIG. 12a-FIG. 12c

[0056] The pictures show the placement and trajectories of the gas springs (27, 28) attached to the middle structural part (1b) and the upper structural part (1c) of the pedestal structure in different adjustment positions of the pedestal structure. In the picture FIG. 12a the adjustable pedestal structure is in the so-called stand-up bed position. The cylinders of the gas springs (27) that move the middle structural part of the pedestal structure (1b) are located in the grooves (21c) of the mounting flanges of the axle (13b) placed inside the rotation cylinder (4). In the picture FIG. 12b the sleeping platform frame structure (31) of the bed is at the height of nursing treatments in a horizontal position. The pistons of the gas springs (28) that move the upper structural part (1c) of the pedestal structure are located in the grooves (21c) of the mounting flanges of the axle (13c) placed inside the rotation cylinder (6). In the picture FIG. 12c, the sleeping platform frame structure is at its lowest height position in a horizontal position. The pistons of the gas springs (28) that move the upper structural part (1c) of the pedestal structure are located in the grooves (21c) of the mounting flanges of the axle (13c) located inside the rotation cylinder (6). The grooves (21c) in the mounting flanges (21a) of the axles (13b, 13c) of the middle and upper structural parts of the pedestal structure allow the free adjustment movement of the gas springs in all adjustment positions of the pedestal structure.

[0057] FIG. 13a-FIG. 13b

[0058] The pictures show the positions of the gas springs (28) attached to the upper structural part (1c) of the adjustable pedestal structure of the bed of the invention and the positions of the grooves (21c) in the mounting flanges of the axle (13c) connected to the end of the lever arms (7) of the middle structural part located inside the rotation cylinder (6) of the upper structural part in different adjustment positions of the pedestal structure. In the picture FIG. 13a the adjustable pedestal structure and the sleeping platform frame structure (31) of the pedestal connected to the lever aims (5a) of the upper structural part are in the so-called stand-up position of the bed. In this position the pistons of the gas springs (28) are not located in the grooves (21c) of the mounting flanges (21a). As the structural parts of the pedestal structure and the sleeping platform frame structure of the bed are adjusted toward the lowest height position of the sleeping platform frame structure of the bed as shown in the picture FIG. 13b, the sleeping platform frame structure of the bed is adjusted around the axle (13c) located inside the rotation cylinder during the adjustment movement of the rotation cylinder (6), in the picture counter-clockwise. Compare with the pictures FIG. 11a-FIG. 11c. The linear actuator located in the rotation cylinder is assisted by the gas springs, the cylinders of which are attached to the lever arms (7) of the middle structural part of the pedestal structure and the pistons to the connecting fittings (5c) of the gas springs connected to the lever arms (5a) of the upper structural part. The gas springs push the rotation cylinder and the lever arms (5a) connected thereto and the sleeping platform frame structure (31) of the bed connected to the lever arms in the direction of rotation of the adjustment movement of the linear actuator. As the sleeping platform structure of the bed adjusts to its lowest height position shown in the picture FIG. 13b, the pistons of the gas springs have slid inside the grooves (21c) of the mounting flanges of the axle (13c) located inside the rotation cylinder (6) of the upper structural part of the pedestal structure.

[0059] FIG. 14a-FIG. 14c

[0060] The pictures show the positions of the lower (1a), middle (1b) and upper (1c) structural parts of the adjustable pedestal structure of the bed of the invention when the sleeping platform frame structure of the bed (31) is at the so-called height of nursing treatment and in its lowest height position as well as the tilt angle positions of the sleeping platform frame structure of the bed in the Trendelenburg and counter-Trendelenburg position. The adjustments of the Trendelenburg and counter-Trendelenburg positions of the sleeping platform frame structure of the bed are made by means of the height adjustments of the lower (1a) and middle structural part (1b) of the adjustable pedestal structure in such a way, that the height position of the sleeping platform frame structure is adjusted in accordance with the purpose and at the same time or at the end of the adjustment movement in question or before it the tilt angle position of the sleeping platform frame structure is adjusted to the tilt angle of the Trendelenburg or counter-Trendelenburg position required for each situation of use of the bed by means of the adjustment movement of the lever arms (5a) of the upper structural part (1c) of the pedestal structure. The tilt angle position of the sleeping platform frame structure is in the picture FIG. 14c close to the maximum tilt angle of the Trendelenburg position—about 20 degrees—allowed by the traditional adjustment mechanisms of the beds, see FIG. 22 and in the picture FIG. 14a in the adjustment position near the maximum tilt angle of the counter-Trendelenburg position allowed by them—about 20 degrees, see picture FIG. 23. Due to the adjustable pedestal structure solution of the invention, the tilt angle of the Trendelenburg position of the sleeping platform frame structure can further be increased from the adjustment positions shown in the pictures FIG. 14b and FIG. 14c, by means of the independent adjusting movement of the lever arms (7) of the middle structural part (1b) of the pedestal structure, up to the selected largest tilt angle of the Trendelenburg position of the bed, counterclockwise in the pictures. The structural solution of the adjustable pedestal structure of the invention enables the adjustments of the Trendelenburg positions of the sleeping platform frame structure of the bed in all different height positions of the structural parts of the pedestal structure. The adjustment of the sleeping platform frame structure of the bed from its lowest height position shown in the pictures FIG. 11c and FIG. 12c to the counter-Trendelenburg position requires the lower (1a) and middle structural part (1b) of the pedestal structure to be adjusted slightly higher in the height direction, whereby at the same time the adjustment movement of the tilt angle of the sleeping platform frame structure to the counter-Trendelenburg position may begin. In the picture FIG. 14c the adjustable pedestal structure of the bed of the invention is at its lowest height position and in the picture FIG. 14b at the so-called height position of nursing treatment in the Trendelenburg position of the sleeping platform frame structure of the bed (31). In the picture FIG. 14a the sleeping platform frame structure of the bed is at the so-called height position of nursing treatment in the counter-Trendelenburg position from which the tilt angle adjustment movement of the sleeping platform frame structure still can be continued by the adjustments of the structural parts of the adjustable pedestal structure to the stand-up position of the bed, which at the same time is the largest counter-Trendelenburg position of the bed.

[0061] FIG. 15a

[0062] The axonometric picture shows the foot structure (30) equipped with wheels of the adjustable pedestal structure of the bed of the invention and the structural parts (1a, 1b 1c) of the pedestal structure supported by it in their basic position according to the picture FIG. 2. The sleeping platform structure of almost any traditional structurally fixed or adjustable bed solution can be connected to the lever arms (5a) of the upper structural part (1c) of the adjustable pedestal structure of the bed of the invention to replace the traditional support and adjustment mechanisms of the sleeping platform structures used in them. The picture also shows the placement of the lifting wheels (43) of the lateral tilt angle adjustment of the bed structure that are connected to the horizontal profiles of the foot structure (30) of the pedestal structure. The lifting wheels on the other side of the bed are adjusted downwards to the lifting position by means of motors and after that the side in question of the bed structure rises upwards and the bed structure tilts sideways. The tilting function of the bed structure is used during treatment procedures or, for example, to facilitate the work of the caregiver when he or she changes the position of the person lying in bed.

[0063] FIG. 15b

[0064] The picture shows the adjustable pedestal structure of the bed of the invention in its basic position with the sleeping platform frame structure (31) of the bed in a horizontal position at its lowest height position. The foot structure (30) of the adjustable pedestal structure supports the structural parts (1a, 1b, 1c) which act as the adjustment mechanisms of the pedestal structure located under the sleeping platform frame structure. The sleeping platform frame structure is connected to the lever arms (5a) of the upper structural part (1c) of the adjustable pedestal structure by means of the support profiles (32) of the sleeping platform frame structure.

[0065] FIG. 16

[0066] The picture shows the adjustable pedestal structure of the bed of the invention when the sleeping platform frame structure (31) is in a horizontal position at the so-called height of nursing treatment.

[0067] FIG. 17

[0068] The picture shows the adjustable pedestal structure of the bed when the sleeping platform frame structure is in the Trendelenburg position and at the so-called height of nursing treatment. In the Trendelenburg nursing position the bed user is with the head down in the bed. The adjustment of the sleeping platform frame structure to the Trendelenburg position from the horizontal position shown in the picture FIG. 15b takes place by means of the adjustment movement of the rotation cylinder (6) of the upper structural part (1c) of the adjustment mechanism and the lever arms (5a) connected thereto. In the Trendelenburg and counter-Trendelenburg positions the tilt angle and the height position of the sleeping platform structure can steplessly be adjusted to suit the requirements of the different treatment situations.

[0069] FIG. 18

[0070] The picture shows the adjustable pedestal structure of the bed of the invention when the sleeping platform frame structure (31) is in the counter-Trendelenburg position at the so-called height of nursing treatment. In the counter-Trendelenburg position of the sleeping platform frame structure of the bed the user of the bed is with the head up in the bed. By continuing the adjustment further the bed structure is transformed into the so-called stand-up bed position.

[0071] FIG. 19

[0072] The picture shows the adjustable pedestal structure of the bed and the sleeping platform frame structure (31) seen from behind in the positions described above. The display panel of the adjustment functions of the bed and the electrical connection to the bed structure (34) are located in the foot structure (30) of the pedestal structure.

[0073] FIG. 20

[0074] The picture shows the adjustable pedestal structure of the bed and the sleeping platform frame structure connected to it in the so-called stand-up position of the bed where the user of the bed is standing on the bed end board (35) connected to the foot end of the sleeping platform frame structure of the bed (31). In the picture the bed end board is shown for reference. The larger width, as the width of the sleeping platform frame structure of the bed, of the foot structure (30) equipped with wheels of the adjustable pedestal structure and its U-shaped structure open at the foot end of the bed enable the so-called stand-up position of the bed and the placement of the above-mentioned seat module equipped with wheels which is anchored at the foot end of the sleeping platform frame structure of the bed in the various adjustment positions of the adjustable bed structure presented in the invention PCT/FI2018/000007/“Adjustable bed solution”.

[0075] FIG. 21

[0076] The picture shows the adjustable pedestal structure of the bed of the invention and the sleeping platform frame structure connected thereto in the stand-up position of the bed seen from behind. The gas springs (26) attached to the lower part of the adjustable pedestal structure are visible only in the stand-up position of the bed.

[0077] FIG. 22

[0078] The picture shows a typical adjustable bed used in hospital wards and various care and rehabilitation centers. The scissor lift mechanism structure to which the actuators are connected acts as the height adjustment and tilt angle adjustment mechanism of the sleeping platform structure. The bed is adjusted to the Trendelenburg position of the sleeping platform structure at the height of nursing treatment.

[0079] FIG. 23

[0080] The picture shows the sleeping platform of the adjustable bed of the previous picture in the counter-Trendelenburg position. The 4-part bed section placed on top of the sleeping platform frame structure of the bed has been adjusted to a semi-sitting care position and/or to a position in which to stay in bed.

[0081] FIG. 24

[0082] The picture shows a typical adjustable bed used in hospital wards and various care institutions. The lifting columns placed on the foot structure equipped with wheels act as the height and tilt angle adjustment mechanisms of the sleeping platform structure of the bed. The sleeping platform frame structure of the bed supports the 4-part bed section, the tilt angle adjustments of the back, pelvis, knee and the foot section plates of which are performed either mechanically or electrically.

[0083] FIG. 25

[0084] The picture shows a typical so-called stand-up bed. The scissor lift mechanism structure to which the actuators are connected act as the height adjustment mechanism of the sleeping platform structure and the tilt angle adjustment mechanism of the stand-up position of the bed. Stand-up beds are used in hospitals and various care institutions in the so-called position treatments. With the help of the stand-up bed function, the user of the bed, who is not able to bend his or her body, can move to and out of the bed independently as well. In some stand-up bed solutions the sleeping platform structure transforms into a seat at the foot end of the bed, which allows the user to move into the bed also through the sitting position. The adjustment mechanism solutions developed for the implementation of the stand-up position of the bed substantially limit the other adjustment possibilities of their sleeping platform structures.

[0085] FIG. 26

[0086] The picture shows the connection of the seat module equipped with wheels anchored at the foot end of the sleeping platform structure of the bed included in the bed solution of the previously mentioned invention PCT/FI2018/000007 “Adjustable bed solution”. In the picture the adjustable sleeping platform structure is supported by the adjustable pedestal structure of the bed of the present invention.

[0087] FIG. 27

[0088] The picture shows the seat module anchored to the sleeping platform frame structure of the bed.

[0089] FIG. 28

[0090] The picture shows an industrial robot, the robot arm structure of which illustrates the operating principle of the structural parts of the adjustable pedestal structure of the bed of the invention. Computer-controlled robots act as general-purpose machines for handling structural parts or tools. The movements of the robots can be implemented by means of electric, pneumatic or hydraulic motors. Their higher load control motors, which operate on 230V mains voltage, are not suitable for the implementation of a bed furniture adjustment mechanism solution such as the invention.

[0091] FIG. 29

[0092] The picture shows a small industrial robot. Industrial robots used for precision work with low loads use low-voltage electric motors placed in the joints of robotic arms.

[0093] FIG. 30

[0094] The picture shows the structure of a low-voltage 12/24V lightweight tubular motor used for example in sunblind roller curtains. The movement of the rotating axle of the electric motor (38a), which has been connected to the mounting flange of the tubular motor, is transmitted via the brake (38b), gear (38c) and drive wheel (38d) of the mechanism to the rotating frame tube (37) with bearings at the ends and causes the rotational adjustment movement of the tubular motor.

[0095] FIG. 31

[0096] The picture shows a roller lift door solution adjusted by a low voltage tubular motor (39). The rotational adjustment movement of the axle of the motor is transmitted to the rotation cylinder of the roller lift door (41) by means of the transmission chain mechanism (40) connected to the mounting plate (42) of the door mechanism. With the help of the rotation cylinder solution of the adjustable pedestal structure of the invention, the adjustment movement of the roller lift door in the picture can be implemented with a simpler structural solution: Instead of the rotation cylinder (41) of the roller lift door mechanism in the picture, the application of the rotation cylinder solution of the invention is supported on the side walls of the door opening. By increasing the stroke of the linear actuator acting as the adjustment motor and the length and density of the threads of the wide spiral flange (12a) or the narrow spiral flanges (12b, 12c) connected on the inner surface of frame tube (11) of the rotation cylinder, the required number of rotations of the rotation cylinder for the open-closed positions of the roller lift door is achieved.

7. POSSIBLE MODIFICATIONS AND ALTERNATIVE APPLICATIONS ACCORDING TO THE INVENTION

[0097] The adjustable pedestal structure of the bed of the invention can be connected to the sleeping platform structure of almost any traditional adjustable bed to replace the traditional height and tilt angle position adjustment mechanisms of the sleeping platform used in them or the adjustable pedestal structure can be connected to the sleeping platform structure of the bed resting on its feet used in homes and converted it into an adjustable bed. The rotation cylinder solution of the invention offers new possibilities for the applications and use of control mechanisms of various machines and devices previously operated with a supply voltage of 230V mains, etc. in places where the control motors must operate at low-voltage. The adjustable pedestal structure of the bed of the invention can be connected to different kind of worktops and tables and convert them into adjustable furniture or it can be utilized in different lifting levels and the like. The rotation cylinder solution of the adjustable pedestal structure of the bed of the invention is a new type of low-voltage adjustment mechanism solution comparable to tubular motors, which is capable of handling significantly higher loads than the traditional tubular motors operating at low-voltage.

REFERENCE NUMBERS

[0098] 1a Lower structural part of the adjustable pedestal structure [0099] 1b Middle structural part of the adjustable pedestal structure [0100] 1c Upper structural part of the adjustable pedestal structure [0101] 2 Rotation cylinder of the lower structural part (1a) [0102] 3 Lever arm of the lower structural part (1a) [0103] 4 Rotation cylinder of the middle structural part (1b) [0104] 5a Lever arm of the upper structural part (1c) [0105] 5b Inner guide ring connected to the lever arm (5a) of the upper structural part [0106] 5c Connecting fitting of the gas spring (28) connected to the lever arm (5a) of the upper structural part [0107] 5d Connecting fittings of the gas springs (26,27) to the lever arms (3,7) [0108] 6 Rotation cylinder of the upper structural part [0109] 7 Lever arm of the middle structural part (1b) [0110] 8 Connecting and cover plate of the lever arms (3) of the lower structural part (1a) [0111] 9 Connecting and cover plate of the lever arms (7) of the middle structural part (1b) [0112] 10 Logic control unit of the actuators [0113] 11 Frame tube of the rotation cylinder [0114] 12a Wide spiral flange attached to the inner surface of the frame tube (11) of the rotation cylinder [0115] 12b Reinforced narrow spiral flange [0116] 12c Narrow spiral flange between the pushing wheels [0117] 13a Axle connected to the foot structure of the pedestal (30) [0118] 13b Axle connected to the ends of the lever arms (3) of the lower structural part (1a) [0119] 13c Axle connected to the ends of the lever arms (7) of the middle structural part (1b) [0120] 13d Guide groove on the lower surface of the axle (13a,13b,13d) for the guide and support bearings (16) of the spindle (15b) of the actuator [0121] 14a Connecting module of the pushing wheels (17a,17b) and the guide bearings of the spindle (16) of the actuator [0122] 14b Spring-loaded ball head screw [0123] 15a Motor housing of the linear actuator [0124] 15b Spindle of the linear actuator [0125] 16 Guide bearings of the spindle (15b) of the linear actuator [0126] 17a Pushing wheel that moves the wide spiral flange [0127] 17b Pushing wheel that moves the narrow spiral flange [0128] 18 Mounting flange of the axle (13a) connected to the foot structure of the pedestal [0129] 19 Inner guide ring connected to the end of the frame tube (11) of the rotation cylinder (2) of the lower structural part (1a) and attached to the frame structure (22) of the lever aim (3) [0130] 20 Inner guide ring connected to the end of the frame tube (11) of the rotation cylinder (4) of the middle structural part (1b) and attached to the frame structure (24) of the lever arm (7) [0131] 21a Mounting flange of the axle (13b) of the lower structural part (1a) connected to the lever arm (3) and the mounting flange of the axle (13c) of the middle structural part (1b) connected to the lever arm (7) [0132] 21b The grooved ball bearings attached to the mounting flange of the axle (13a,13b,13c) [0133] 21c Groove (21c) in the mounting flange (21a) of the axle (13b) of the lower structural part (1a) and the axle (13c) of the middle structural part (1b) for movements of the gas spring [0134] 22 Frame structure of the lever arm (3) of the lower structural part (1a) [0135] 23 Cover plate of the frame structure of the lever arm (22) of the lower structural part [0136] 24 Frame structure of the lever arm (7) of the middle structural part (1b) [0137] 25 Cover plate of the frame structure of the lever arm (24) of the middle structural part [0138] 26 Gas spring that moves the lower structural part (1a) of the pedestal [0139] 27 Gas spring that moves the middle structural part (1b) of the pedestal [0140] 28 Gas spring that moves the lever arm (5a) of the upper structural part (1c) of the pedestal [0141] 29 Cover ring of the mounting flange (21a) of the axle (13c) of the middle structural part [0142] 30 Foot structure of the pedestal [0143] 31 Sleeping platform frame structure of the bed [0144] 32 Support profiles of the sleeping platform frame structure of the bed [0145] 33 Opening in the lower surface of the frame structure (22, 24) of the lever arm (3, 7) of the lower and the middle structural part (1a, 1b) [0146] 34 Display panel and electrical connection to the bed structure [0147] 35 Bed end board of the sleeping platform structure [0148] 36 Rising axis of the structural parts [0149] 37 Frame tube of the tubular motor [0150] 38a Electric motor of the tubular motor [0151] 38b Brake of the tubular motor [0152] 38c Gear of the tubular motor [0153] 38d Drive wheel of the tubular motor [0154] 39 Tubular motor [0155] 40 Transmission chain mechanism [0156] 41 Rotation cylinder of the roller lift door [0157] 42 Mounting plate of the roller lift door mechanism [0158] 43 Lifting wheels of the lateral tilt angle adjustment of the bed