Adjustable height desk system
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing adjustable height desk systems lack improvements in design, particularly in safety features and user interface, and do not efficiently integrate electrical components and height adjustment mechanisms.
Innovation Solution
The development of a desk system with a freestanding leg assembly, a scissor lift mechanism for height adjustment, and an integrated control module with capacitive buttons and displays embedded within the glass table top, allowing for safe and intuitive height adjustment and integration of electrical components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If electrical components and control modules are integrated into the desk system, then functionality and user experience are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The control module is integrated directly into the desk structure, merging the control interface with the physical desk rather than keeping it separate. This combines multiple functions (height control, lighting, USB charging) into a single unified system, improving versatility while managing complexity through integration rather than addition of separate components
Solution Approach 2:
The control module serves multiple functions simultaneously: it controls height adjustment via capacitive buttons, provides lighting control, offers USB charging ports, and displays operational status. This multi-functionality approach improves adaptability by making the desk system more versatile without requiring separate dedicated devices for each function
2Ease of operation
If capacitive buttons and displays are embedded within the glass table top, then ease of operation and user interface are improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The capacitive buttons and display are embedded within the glass table top, with the control module housing nested inside the desk structure. This nesting approach allows the interface elements to be integrated into the existing glass surface without requiring complete redesign of the table top, improving ease of operation while managing manufacturing complexity through layered integration
Solution Approach 2:
The glass table top is modified locally at specific positions to accommodate the embedded capacitive buttons and display, rather than changing the entire glass surface. This localized modification approach maintains most of the original glass top integrity while adding interactive elements where needed, improving user interface accessibility without significantly increasing overall manufacturing complexity
3Ease of operation
If scissor lift mechanism is used for height adjustment, then ease of operation is improved, but noise and vibration increase
Solution Approach 1:
The traditional mechanical scissor lift mechanism is replaced with an electric motor-driven lift system. This substitution eliminates the mechanical linkage and friction-based operation of scissor lifts, replacing them with an electric motor that drives the height adjustment through a different mechanism, thereby reducing noise and vibration while maintaining ease of operation through motorized control
Solution Approach 2:
The capacitive touch interface replaces traditional mechanical buttons or switches for height adjustment control. This substitution eliminates mechanical contact and friction in the control interface, reducing noise and vibration from button pressing while maintaining intuitive ease of operation through touch-based control
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a desk system having a freestanding leg assembly, a frame being attachable to an upper portion of the freestanding leg assembly and an adjustable height desktop platform comprising a table top and a supporting leg assembly. The supporting leg assembly may extend between the frame and the table top and the supporting leg assembly may have a scissor lift for adjusting the height of the table top away from the freestanding leg assembly. Disclosed is a desk system having a telescoping leg assembly, configured to adjustable raise or lower a table top of the desk. Disclosed is a desk system with an interface to power the adjustable desk, wherein the interface is visible and operable through the table top.