Patent ID: 8732874

Claim:
A climate controlled bed assembly comprising: a cushion member configured to support an occupant, said cushion member comprising a top surface, a bottom surface and a main cushion portion extending between said top surface and said bottom surface; at least one temperature conditioning zone located along or near the top surface of the cushion member, said at least one temperature conditioning zone configured to selectively heat or cool an area immediately above the top surface of the cushion member; at least one flow distribution member positioned within the at least one temperature conditioning zone; at least one internal passage located through the main cushion portion and being in fluid communication with the at least one flow distribution member; wherein the at least one internal passage extends vertically from the at least one flow distribution member to the bottom surface of the cushion member, such that the bottom surface of the cushion member comprises an opening in fluid communication with the at least one internal passage; wherein the at least one flow distribution member is configured to receive fluids transferred through the at least one internal passage by at least one fluid module; and wherein the at least one fluid module comprises a fluid transfer device and a temperature conditioning device configured to selectively heat or cool fluids being transferred by the fluid transfer device; wherein air exiting the at least one fluid module is delivered through the at least one internal passage of the cushion member and into the at least one flow distribution member; and wherein fluid entering the at least one flow distribution member are distributed at least partially laterally therein.