Adjustable workstation with cable management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing workstations lack effective cable containment systems that allow for adjustable heights and efficient cable management, especially when transitioning between sitting and standing positions, leading to cluttered and potentially interfering cable configurations.
Innovation Solution
A height-adjustable workstation with a cable containment system featuring cable chains and raceways that route and organize cables within the perimeter of the work platform, allowing seamless movement between sitting and standing positions while maintaining cable organization and separation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the work platform height is adjusted between sitting and standing positions, then user comfort and ergonomics are improved, but cable organization and management deteriorate due to cable clutter and interference
Solution Approach 1:
The cable containment system is nested within the perimeter of the work platform, with cable chains and raceways integrated into the base assembly structure. Cables are contained within the platform's footprint, allowing height adjustment without external cable interference
Solution Approach 2:
The cable management system is designed to be dynamic, accommodating the movement of the work platform between sitting and standing heights. The cable chains and raceways flex and adjust as the platform moves, maintaining cable organization throughout the range of motion
2Adaptability or versatility
If cable containment system is designed to work with height-adjustable platform, then adaptability is improved, but manufacturing complexity and precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The cable management components are designed to be flexible and dynamic rather than rigid, allowing them to adapt to the work platform's movement between heights without requiring precise manufacturing tolerances for every possible position
Solution Approach 2:
The cable chains and raceways are designed to change their configuration parameters (flexibility, position) as the work platform height changes, allowing the system to adapt to different heights through parameter variation rather than fixed precision manufacturing
Data Source
AI summary
A height-adjustable workstation includes a base assembly for being supported on a floor of a workspace. A work platform is disposed above the base assembly. The work platform has an upper surface, a lower surface, and side edges extending between the upper and lower surfaces and defining a perimeter of the work platform. A lift is operatively connected to the work platform and configured to selectively adjust an elevation of the work platform above the base assembly. A cable containment system is mounted on the base assembly. The cable containment system includes at least one cable containment component for containing cables associated with a device configured to be supported on the upper surface of the work platform. An entirety of the cable containment system is disposed within the perimeter of the work platform.