Desk with user selectable adjustments for hot desking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current desks in shared workspaces have limited adjustability, failing to meet individual ergonomic and technological requirements of multiple users, and hinder user connection and collaboration.
Innovation Solution
A desk with actuators for adjusting the work surface, display stand, and display carriage, controlled by a controller that receives user preferences via a wireless network to automatically set ergonomic positions, and includes features for storing the display and enhancing collaboration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If shared desks are used to encourage efficient resource usage, then resource efficiency is improved, but individual ergonomic requirements and user connection are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The desk incorporates multiple actuators that enable dynamic adjustment of the work surface height, display stand position, and display carriage location. These components can be selectively adjusted between different positions to accommodate various user ergonomic requirements while maintaining shared desk functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows change of physical parameters including vertical position of the work surface, position of the display stand, and lateral position of the display carriage. These parameter changes enable the same desk to adapt to different users' ergonomic needs through automated adjustment based on received configuration data.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple actuators are added to provide adjustable positions for work surface and display, then ergonomic adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The controller serves multiple functions by receiving configuration data over a wireless network and coordinating the operation of multiple actuators (first actuator for work surface, second actuator for display stand, third actuator for display carriage). This centralized control system manages the complexity of multiple actuators through a single intelligent controller that handles positioning for all components.
3Loss of time
If automated adjustment to user preferences is implemented, then setup time is reduced, but dependency on wireless network and controller increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system receives and stores predetermined configuration data representing user preferences in advance. When a user approaches or occupies the desk, the controller automatically retrieves the stored configuration data and activates the appropriate actuators to adjust the work surface, display stand, and display carriage to the predetermined positions, eliminating manual setup time.
Data Source
AI summary
A desk includes a work surface, a casing, a carriage, a stand, and a plurality of actuators. The actuators are operable to selectively adjust a vertical position of the work surface, the stand between at least a stored position and a deployed position, and a lateral position of the carriage. The casing is mounted to the work surface and defines an interior volume sized for receipt of a display. The carriage is mounted to the stand and is configured for supporting the display. A controller is in operative communication with the actuators and is configured for receiving data corresponding to a desk configuration over a wireless network and activating one or more of the actuators to correspond to the desk configuration.