Patent ID: 7996936

Claim:
A method of delivering air to a climate controlled bed comprising at least two conditioning zones, comprising: selectively delivering air from a first fluid module into a first fluid conduit, wherein the first fluid conduit is positioned within an interior portion of a bed mattress; directing air from the first fluid conduit to a first air distribution member situated along or near a top surface of the bed mattress; selectively delivering air from a second fluid module into a second fluid conduit, wherein the second fluid conduit is positioned within an interior portion of the bed mattress; directing air from the second fluid conduit to a second air distribution member situated along or near a top surface of the bed mattress; wherein the first fluid module comprises a first fluid transfer device and a first thermoelectric device; wherein the second fluid module comprises a second fluid transfer device and a second thermoelectric device; wherein the first air distribution member is configured to deliver air to a first conditioning zone of the bed, the first air distribution member adapted to distribute air above the top surface of the bed mattress, toward an occupant along the first conditioning zone; and wherein the second air distribution member is configured to deliver and a second conditioning zone of the bed, the second air distribution member adapted to distribute air above the top surface of the bed mattress, toward an occupant along the second conditioning zone; thermally conditioning air being delivered to the first air distribution member and the second air distribution member by electrically activating at least one of the first thermoelectric device and the second thermoelectric device; wherein the first thermoelectric device and the second thermoelectric device are configured to selectively heat and cool air delivered to the first conditioning zone and the second conditioning zone, respectively; regulating at least one of the first and second thermoelectric devices and the first and second fluid transfer devices, based to a control scheme and at least one user input, the at least one user input is associated with a desired climate-control effect along the top surface of the mattress; and wherein the control scheme is configured to selectively regulate the thermoelectric devices and the fluid transfer devices to deliver air to the first and second air distribution members; and wherein the control scheme is configured to maintain a generally consistent overall power consumption rate for the climate controlled bed over time by turning on or off or modulating the amount of electrical energy delivered to at least one of the first and second thermoelectric devices and the first and second fluid transfer devices.