Adjustable Table Leg Assembly With Integrated Wireway Stability Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing table leg assemblies lack efficient mechanisms for adjusting length and managing electrical and communication lines, which can lead to instability and clutter.
Innovation Solution
A leg assembly with a longitudinally adjustable design featuring a wireway for routing electrical and communication lines, movable wire retaining assemblies, and a cover member, along with an adjustment mechanism that includes a collar system with a visual indicator to prevent over-adjustment, ensuring stability and easy wire management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If wire retaining assemblies are made movable between retained and removed positions, then ease of wire management is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The wire retaining assemblies are designed to be movable rather than fixed, allowing them to transition between a first position where wires are retained and a second position where wires can be removed. This dynamic capability enables easy wire management while integrating into the existing leg assembly structure through sliding or telescoping mechanisms.
2Adaptability or versatility
If leg length is made adjustable to accommodate different floor levels, then adaptability is improved, but stability may worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The leg assembly incorporates an adjustment mechanism that allows the base member to be positioned at different distances from the body portion, enabling adaptation to various floor levels. The mechanism includes a collar member that can be moved along the leg to different positions, with each position providing stable support when locked in place.
Solution Approach 2:
A visual indicator is provided on the collar member to show the amount of adjustment and prevent over-adjustment. This feedback mechanism ensures that the leg is adjusted to appropriate lengths while maintaining structural integrity and stability, preventing positions that would compromise the table's stability.
3Shape
If collar member covers gap between base and body portion during adjustment, then appearance is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The collar member serves multiple functions simultaneously: it adjusts the distance between the base member and body portion, covers the gap created during adjustment to maintain appearance, and provides a visual indicator for adjustment amount. By combining these functions into a single integrated component, the design improves appearance without proportionally increasing complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A leg assembly for a table comprises an elongated body portion having a wireway extending along a length of the body portion and configured to receive electrical power and communication lines therein, one or more wire retaining assemblies located within the wireway of the body portion, each of the one or more wire retaining assemblies movable between a first position, wherein electrical power and communication lines are retained within the wireway, and a second position, wherein electrical power and communication lines may be readily removed from within the wireway, and a cover member releasably connected to the one or more wire retaining assemblies.