Modular Desk Work Surface Assembly for Space-Saving Multi-Surface Layouts
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional height-adjustable desks only offer a single adjustable work surface, lacking the ability to combine multiple adjustable surfaces efficiently, which requires significant space and complex structures, making them difficult to use effectively.
Innovation Solution
A desk design featuring a base with a shaft and multiple work surface assemblies, where each assembly has a leg connected to the shaft, allowing for serial connection of shaft sections to create a combinative work surface with adjustable height, enabling multiple work surfaces to be mounted in a matrix configuration, reducing space requirements and simplifying the structure.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple desks are connected in a matrix to provide multiple adjustable work surfaces, then the number of work surfaces increases, but the space required and structural complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements nesting by placing one work surface assembly inside another, with inner assemblies having smaller dimensions than outer ones. This allows multiple work surfaces to be stacked vertically within a compact footprint, enabling the system to provide multiple adjustable surfaces while occupying minimal floor space. The nested configuration lets users select different combinations of inner and outer assemblies to create various work surface patterns.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple desks are connected in a matrix to provide multiple adjustable work surfaces, then the number of work surfaces increases, but the structural complexity increases making it difficult to use
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the desk system into independent, modular work surface assemblies that can be selectively combined. Each assembly is a self-contained unit with its own support structure and adjustment mechanism. This segmentation allows users to configure multiple work surfaces by simply assembling discrete modules rather than dealing with a complex integrated structure, thereby reducing operational difficulty while maintaining versatility.
3Device complexity
If a single height adjustable desk is used, then the structure remains simple, but the ability to provide multiple adjustable work surfaces is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal base structure that can support multiple types of work surface assemblies interchangeably. The standardized connection interface and modular design allow the same base to accommodate different numbers and configurations of work surface assemblies. This universality enables a single simple structure to fulfill multiple functions - from single-surface to multi-surface configurations - without requiring complex specialized designs for each scenario.
Data Source
AI summary
A desk includes a base and a plurality of work surface assemblies mounted on the base. The base has a shaft and two stand connected to opposite ends of the shaft. Each of the work surface assemblies has a board and a leg having opposite ends connected to the board and the shaft of the base respectively. The shaft has a plurality of shaft sections connected in series. Whereby a user may pick a predetermined number of shaft sections in serial connection according to a number and a pattern of the work surface assemblies to be mounted on the shaft.