Dual functional desk with tilt-adjustable tops

Abstract

A dual functional desk with tilt-adjustable tops includes a stand frame; a front top mounted to an upper front portion of the stand frame via a front tilt control device; and a rear top including a screen support and mounted to an upper rear portion of the stand frame via a rear tilt control device. A computer, TV, or PDA screen may be mounted on the screen support, and the front and the rear top may be separately adjusted to different tilt angles best for writing, reading, or drawing at the front top, or watching the screen mounted on the rear top. When the screen is not in use, the front and the rear top may be simultaneously restored to a horizontal state or adjusted to the same plane with the screen invisibly located below the rear top to increase the usable area on the desk.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a dual functional desk with front and rear tops that could be separately adjusted to different tilt angles best for writing, reading, and drawing, or watching a screen of a computer, a TV set, or a personal digital assistant (PDA) mounted on the rear top. When the screen is not in use, the front and the rear top may be adjusted to a horizontal state or locate in the same plane with the screen invisibly located below the rear top, giving the desk an increased usable top surface. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] For most people living in the modern society, computers and television sets are indispensable working apparatus for retrieving information. In the future era of digitalization, computers and TV sets will be combined into one unit for use. [0003] For a desktop computer, the conventional cathode-ray tube (CRT) type screen having a big volume and producing high radiation has been replaced with a liquid crystal displ...

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Benefits of technology

[0005] A primary object of the present invention is to provide a dual functional desk with front and rear tops that could be separately adjusted to different tilt angles best for writing, reading, and drawing, or watching a screen mounted on the rear top, or adjusted to a horizontal state or the same plane with the screen in a hidden position without occupying the usable surface area of the desk.

[0009] When it is desired to use the computer, the front and the rear top could be separately adjusted to different tilt angles, so that a user could utilize the front top to comfortably write, read, or draw, and the rear top to comfortably watch the screen. When the computer or the TV set is not in use, the front and the rear top could be restored to the horizontal state or the same plane with the screen invisibly located below the rear top, so that a desk with a wide, clean, and orderly top is provided.

Problems solved by technology

This inevitably results in a disordered front side of the computer desk to form an intangible pressure to the computer user.

When the top is too large, it is not easy to clearly view the LCD screen positioned near the rear side of the top.

On the other hand, when the top is too small, it provides only a limited space not enough to hold other necessary computer-related apparatus, books, etc.

Moreover, the desk having a generally horizontal top is not suitable for a user to comfortably operate a mouse or a writing pad with the vertebral column in a correct position meeting the reasonable requirements of ergonomics.

When reading at a computer desk or watching a screen mounted on a computer desk having a horizontal top, reflected light causing eye discomfort would occur.

Therefore, the general computer desk having a fixed horizontal top does not meet the ergonomics and tends to cause physical problems, including easily tired eyes and deformed vertebral column, on a user working at the computer desk over a prolonged time.

When the computer is not in use, the LCD screen is still visibly positioned on the conventional computer desk to create a pressure to the user and the surrounding environment, and reduce a usable top area of the computer desk.

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