US 11,993,188 B2
Adjustable bed for a vehicle
Timothy O'Hara, Savannah, GA (US); Kevin Sethapun, Savannah, GA (US); and Salvador Gonzalez, Savannah, GA (US)
Assigned to GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORPORATION, Savannah, GA (US)
Filed by Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, Savannah, GA (US)
Filed on Oct. 14, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/949,122.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/923,001, filed on Oct. 18, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0114499 A1, Apr. 22, 2021
Int. Cl. B60Q 3/76 (2017.01); A47C 17/52 (2006.01); A47C 20/04 (2006.01); B60N 3/00 (2006.01); B60Q 3/82 (2017.01); B60R 7/04 (2006.01); B60R 11/02 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01); B64D 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 3/008 (2013.01) [A47C 20/04 (2013.01); B60N 3/001 (2013.01); B60Q 3/76 (2017.02); B60Q 3/82 (2017.02); B60R 7/04 (2013.01); B60R 11/0235 (2013.01); A47C 17/52 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0003 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0082 (2013.01); B64D 11/003 (2013.01); B64D 2011/0053 (2013.01); B64D 2011/0069 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An adjustable bed assembly for a vehicle comprising:
a contoured bed frame including a headboard at a first end of the bed frame, a footboard at a second end of the bed frame opposite the first end, a first sideboard extending between the headboard and the footboard along a first side of the bed frame and a second sideboard extending from the headboard and terminating at a free edge on a second side of the bed frame;
a foundation disposed in the bed frame;
an articulated frame including a support platform with a plurality of sectional support members, a linkage mechanism coupling the support platform to the foundation and a drive mechanism operably coupled to the linkage assembly for adjusting the position of at least one sectional support member between a first position and a second position; and
a mattress disposed on the support platform and having a sleeping surface opposite the support platform, wherein the mattress is configured to conform with the plurality of sectional support members in the first and second positions; and
an integrated nightstand with a storage compartment extending from at least one of the headboard or the footboard, said storage compartment including a recessed storage area formed in a top surface of the integrated nightstand;
wherein the headboard, the footboard and the first and second sideboards extend vertically above the sleeping surface of the mattress.