Chair apparatus
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional stationary modular workstations fail to provide a mobile, movable, and collapsible solution for seating, charging, and table needs in dynamic work environments, lacking ease of use and adaptability.
Innovation Solution
A chair apparatus with a seat, back support, and a table system that includes a rotatable table arm and a hingedly connected table portion, integrated with a power source, and adjustable height and length, allowing for uninterrupted rotation and easy mobility, with storage pockets for electronic devices and charging components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If stationary modular workstations are used, then seating, charging, and table needs are met, but mobility and ease of movement are lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple workstation functions (seating, table surface, charging) into a single integrated chair apparatus. The table system is merged with the chair structure through the cylinder mechanism, allowing both seating and workspace functions in one movable unit, thereby achieving versatility without sacrificing mobility.
Solution Approach 2:
The chair apparatus serves multiple functions: seating (seat and back support), workspace (table system), charging (power source with outlets), and storage (pockets). This multi-functional design allows a single apparatus to replace multiple separate workstation components, enhancing adaptability while maintaining ease of movement.
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional workstations are used, then functional needs are met, but ease of collapsing and storage is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The table system incorporates dynamic elements including a revolvable table arm that rotates around the cylinder, a hinged table portion that folds, and telescoping adjustors that extend and retract. These dynamic mechanisms allow the table to collapse and store compactly when not in use, while providing full workspace functionality when deployed.
Solution Approach 2:
The table system is divided into separable components: the table arm, table portion, and adjustors can be independently positioned and collapsed. This segmentation allows each component to be compacted separately, reducing overall storage space requirements while maintaining full functionality during use.
3Ease of operation
If the table arm is revolvably secured to allow uninterrupted rotation, then workspace accessibility is improved, but structural complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cylinder acts as an intermediary mechanism between the seat and the table arm. It provides a central pivot point that enables the table arm to rotate smoothly and uninterrupted around the chair, facilitating workspace accessibility from any angle while managing the rotational complexity through a dedicated mechanical interface.
4Adaptability or versatility
If power source is integrated into the back support, then charging capability is provided, but weight of the chair increases
Solution Approach 1:
The back support is designed with multi-functionality: it provides structural support for the user, contains integrated pockets for device storage, and houses the power source with charging outlets. By combining these functions in one component, the design adds charging capability without requiring separate additional heavy components.
Data Source
AI summary
Elements of the present disclosure provide chair apparatus comprising: a seat comprising: a top portion configured to contact at least a portion of a user of the chair apparatus, and a bottom portion; a back support secured to the bottom portion, the back support configured to contact at least a portion of the user of the chair apparatus; a chair base comprising: a cylinder, a first end of the cylinder securing to the bottom portion of the seat, a cylinder base secured to a second end of the cylinder, one or more legs secured to the cylinder base; a table system comprising: a table arm revolvably secured to the cylinder such that the table arm is configured to axially rotate independently and undisturbed around the seat and the back support, and a table portion hingedly connected to the table arm and positioned above the top portion of the seat.