Patent ID: 11938071
Assignee: SLEEP NUMBER CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A bed system comprising:
a comfort layer configured to support a user and allow air flow between a comfort layer bottom and a comfort layer top;
an upper layer disposed below the comfort layer and defining a plurality of openings;
a lower layer disposed below the upper layer, wherein the lower layer and the upper layer define first and second interior spaces between the lower layer and the upper layer;
a first fluid distribution member positioned within the first interior space and configured to distribute air in a first zone in the bed system;
a second fluid distribution member positioned within the second interior space and configured to distribute air in a second zone in the bed system; and
one or more fluid delivery modules in fluid communication with the first and second interior spaces and configured to deliver air to the first and second interior spaces;
wherein air entering the first interior space is distributed within the first interior space by the first fluid distribution member before exiting through the plurality of openings of the upper layer,
wherein air entering the second interior space is distributed within the second interior space by the second fluid distribution member before exiting through the plurality of openings of the upper layer,
wherein the upper and lower layers are configured to form at least one fluid boundary, the at least one fluid boundary defining at least one non-fluid zone that separates the first and second zones, and
wherein each of the first fluid distribution member and the second fluid distribution member has a fluid distribution member top that is positioned below a portion of the upper layer and a fluid distribution member bottom that is positioned above a portion of the lower layer.