Table and table assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing table designs lack the ability to be easily assembled, disassembled, and transported while maintaining structural integrity and aesthetic appeal, making them inconvenient for versatile use and storage.
Innovation Solution
A table assembly comprising a table surface with releasably connected slat units, end pieces, and leg assemblies with connector plates and predrilled holes, allowing for easy construction and deconstruction using a knockdown kit format, which includes bolts and screws for secure assembly and disassembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If the table is designed as a traditional solid structure, then structural integrity and stability are improved, but ease of assembly and disassembly deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The table is divided into separate modular components including leg assemblies, table surface sections, and end pieces that can be independently assembled and disassembled. Each leg assembly contains lateral legs, crossbars, and connector plates that can be connected using bolts and screws, enabling the table to be taken apart into manageable sections for easy storage and transport while maintaining structural integrity when assembled.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the table is designed to be easily disassembled, then ease of storage and transport is improved, but structural integrity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
Connector plates with predrilled holes are pre-installed on the leg assemblies, and all necessary connection points are pre-positioned during manufacturing. This preliminary preparation allows for rapid assembly and disassembly by users without requiring complex alignment or additional drilling, while ensuring that structural integrity is maintained through properly positioned connection points that distribute loads effectively.
3Ease of operation
If multiple connection components are added for easy assembly, then ease of assembly is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple connection functions are merged into integrated components. Connector plates serve dual purposes by providing both structural reinforcement at leg-to-surface connections and serving as mounting points for assembly hardware. The end pieces combine finishing functionality with structural connection capabilities, eliminating the need for separate fastening components and reducing overall assembly complexity despite enabling easy disassembly.
Data Source
AI summary
A table assembly comprising a table surface having a first end and a second end. The assembly has a first end piece connectable to the first end of the table surface and a second end piece connectable to the second end of the table surface. There is further a first leg assembly connectable to the first end piece and a second leg assembly connectable to the second end piece. Each of the first and second leg assemblies comprises a pair of lateral legs having an upper surface connectable to its respective end piece, and a crossbar connectable to an extending between each of the pair of lateral legs.