Coordinated Monitor Support and Worksurface for Reclining Users
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of computer workstations with moveable components face the challenge of maintaining optimal monitor and worksurface positions as they recline in a tiltable chair, requiring independent adjustments to ensure the monitor and keyboard remain properly aligned with the user's eyes and hands.
Innovation Solution
A computer workstation design where the monitor support and worksurface are automatically moved in a coordinated manner, with the monitor support moving a greater distance than the worksurface when the user adjusts their position, maintaining the monitor's distance from the eyes and the keyboard's position relative to the hands.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the user tilts rearwardly in a tiltable chair, then the user can recline to a more comfortable position, but the position of the eyes travels rearwardly at a greater rate and distance relative to the monitor than does the position of the hands relative to the keyboard, requiring independent readjustment of both the worksurface and monitor support
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the worksurface and monitor support into a single integrated assembly where both components are coupled together and move as one unit. When the worksurface moves in response to user reclining, the monitor support moves simultaneously and automatically, eliminating the need for separate adjustments of each component while maintaining proper relative positioning.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a dynamic coupling mechanism between the worksurface and monitor support that allows automatic adjustment based on user position. The system transitions from static, independent components to a dynamic, coordinated system where movement of one component automatically triggers corresponding movement of the other, adapting to changing user needs during reclining.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the monitor support moves the same distance as the worksurface, then the structure is simpler, but the monitor does not maintain optimal distance from the user's eyes as the user reclines
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs asymmetric movement characteristics where the monitor support and worksurface move at different distances and rates. The monitor support is designed to move a greater distance than the worksurface to compensate for the user's eye movement during reclining, creating an asymmetric adjustment pattern that optimizes visual comfort while maintaining a relatively simple mechanical coupling.
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AI summary
A computer workstation includes a worksurface moveable a first distance between first and second worksurface positions and a monitor support coupled to the worksurface. At least one of the worksurface and the monitor support is automatically moveable in response to a movement of the other of the worksurface and the monitor support. The monitor support is moveable a second distance between first and second monitor positions as the worksurface is moved the first distance between the first and second worksurface positions, wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance. A method of adjusting the position of a monitor support on a computer workstation is also provided.