Vertically Adjustable Desk Benching System Using Intermediary Brackets
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Solution Overview
Problem
Joining multiple vertically adjustable desks is challenging due to their adjustable support surfaces and legs, making it difficult to combine them without modifying existing hardware.
Innovation Solution
A benching system that includes a main bracket and end brackets to connect vertically adjustable desks, allowing them to be joined in various configurations such as side to side, front to front, or in quadrants, without requiring changes to the existing desk hardware, using telescoping legs and optional electric motors for height adjustment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If multiple vertically adjustable desks are joined together, then the working space is expanded and organizational flexibility is improved, but the complexity of joining and aligning the desks increases due to adjustable legs and surfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces brackets as intermediary components that connect the legs of adjacent desks. These brackets serve as mediators between the adjustable legs, providing a stable connection point that doesn't interfere with the vertical adjustment mechanism. The brackets are attached to the legs and provide alignment features that facilitate easy joining while maintaining the adjustable nature of the desks.
Solution Approach 2:
The joining system is segmented into separate components: brackets that attach to individual legs, alignment features that guide the joining process, and connection mechanisms that secure the desks together. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently, simplifying the overall joining process despite the complexity of connecting multiple adjustable desks.
2Loss of time
If vertically adjustable desks are joined without modifying existing hardware, then installation time and cost are reduced, but the ability to securely connect the adjustable legs becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The brackets are designed with pre-formed attachment features that can be quickly secured to the desk legs using simple fasteners. The alignment features are pre-configured on the brackets to guide the joining process, eliminating the need for complex measurements or modifications during installation. This preliminary preparation of joining components enables rapid assembly while ensuring reliable connections.
3Adaptability or versatility
If brackets are used to connect vertically adjustable desks, then the desks can be joined in various configurations, but the number of additional components required increases
Solution Approach 1:
The brackets are designed as universal components that can be attached to any leg of any desk in the set. Each bracket serves multiple functions: providing a connection point for adjacent desks, maintaining alignment, and allowing vertical adjustment. This multi-functionality reduces the variety of different components needed, as the same bracket design can be used throughout the entire desk configuration regardless of the number or arrangement of desks.
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AI summary
A vertically adjustable desk benching system wherein a plurality of desks may be joined together. The vertically adjustable desks may each have a planar work surface and telescoping support legs which are operable to raise and lower the work surface. The vertically adjustable support legs may be telescoping legs. The benching system may include a main bracket which attaches to a plurality of adjoining vertically adjustable desks while a first and a second end bracket may attach front facing desks on either side of the centrally adjoining main bracket.