Adjustable Table Assembly With Pivoting Extendable Side Panels
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional table devices lack the ability to provide adjustable support surfaces that can be easily configured to meet user preferences for orientation and space utilization.
Innovation Solution
The table device features a medial panel with pivotable side panels and adjustable legs, allowing for multiple support surfaces and orientations, with a pivoting mechanism and locking system for stability, enabling flexible configuration and use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional table devices use fixed support surfaces, then manufacturing is simple, but adaptability to different user preferences and space requirements is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The table device is divided into a medial panel and multiple detachable side panels that can be independently configured. The side panels can be selectively attached to different positions on the medial panel, allowing users to create customized table configurations without requiring a completely complex adjustable mechanism for the entire structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The side panels incorporate pivot hinges that enable dynamic adjustment of panel orientations. Users can pivot side panels between different positions (attached, detached, and intermediate angles), transforming the table's configuration adaptably without complex locking mechanisms at every possible angle.
2Adaptability or versatility
If side panels are made pivotable with multiple positions, then adaptability increases, but structural stability may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The pivot hinge mechanism is pre-engineered with predetermined stable positions where side panels naturally lock or rest. These pre-designed positions ensure that when panels are attached or positioned, the structure achieves inherent stability without requiring additional active locking mechanisms during use.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple side panels are made selectively extendable, then space utilization improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The table structure is segmented into a central medial panel and multiple independent side panels. Each side panel can be independently attached or detached, allowing selective extension without requiring a complex integrated mechanism. The attachment points on the medial panel are designed to accept panels at different positions, enabling flexible configuration with simple attachment logic.
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AI summary
An adjustable table assembly provides a plurality of adjustable support surfaces positionable in a selectable configuration as desired by a user. The assembly includes a medial panel having a first side and a second side. A first slot extends into the first side of the medial panel. A first side panel is coupled to the medial panel. The first side panel is slidably inserted into the first slot whereby the first side panel is selectively extendable from the medial panel. A first side pivot hinge is coupled between the medial panel and the first side panel. Thus, the first side panel is pivotable relative to the medial panel. A plurality of legs is coupled to the medial panel.