Synchronized monitor mount and desk height adjustment system
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current height adjustable desks and monitor mounts require manual synchronization of heights, necessitating users to adjust both the desk and monitor mount separately whenever the desk height is changed, which is inconvenient and time-consuming.
Innovation Solution
A monitor mount with an adjustable frame assembly, drive assembly, controller, and sensor system that automatically synchronizes the viewing height of the monitor mount with the height of the desk using a communication network, allowing for wireless or wired communication between the desk and monitor mount controllers to adjust their respective heights simultaneously.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual adjustment of both desk and monitor mount is used, then device complexity is reduced, but ease of operation deteriorates due to requiring separate manual adjustments
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the desk height adjustment system and monitor mount height adjustment system into a synchronized operation. The controller receives a single user input and simultaneously controls both the desk drive assembly and monitor mount drive assembly to adjust their heights together, merging two separate manual adjustment operations into one automated action.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-service by automatically adjusting the monitor mount height in response to desk height changes without requiring additional manual intervention. The sensor detects desk position changes and the controller automatically activates the monitor mount drive assembly to synchronize heights, making the system self-regulating.
2Productivity
If synchronized height adjustment system is implemented, then productivity is improved by reducing adjustment time, but device complexity increases due to additional components
Solution Approach 1:
The controller serves multiple functions: it controls the desk drive assembly, monitors sensor input for desk height detection, and simultaneously controls the monitor mount drive assembly. This multi-functionality consolidates control logic into a single component, reducing overall system complexity while enabling synchronized operation that improves productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The sensor acts as an intermediary between the desk position and the control system. It detects desk height changes and transmits this information to the controller, which then coordinates both adjustments. This intermediary mechanism enables automatic synchronization without requiring complex direct coupling between the two systems.
3Loss of time
If automated synchronization system is used, then loss of time is reduced by eliminating manual re-adjustment, but device complexity increases due to sensor and controller integration
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by pre-coordinating the monitor mount adjustment with the desk adjustment. When the user initiates a desk height change, the controller immediately triggers the monitor mount adjustment in the same direction and proportion, eliminating the need for subsequent manual re-adjustment and saving time.
Data Source
AI summary
A monitor mount includes an adjustable frame assembly and a height adjustment system, which has a drive assembly, a controller, and a sensor. The drive assembly is operatively connected to the frame assembly to control a viewing height of the monitor mount and the controller is communicatively coupled to the drive assembly to control the drive assembly. The sensor is in communication with the controller, which controls the drive assembly to adjust the viewing height of the monitor mount based on a signal received from the sensor.