Multifunctional screen-style desk
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Solution Overview
Problem
Many current desk designs lack adequate privacy and functional integration, failing to meet the evolving demands for enhanced comfort and aesthetics in office environments.
Innovation Solution
A multifunctional screen-style desk with a screen assembly featuring a lifting mechanism, integrated ventilation, lighting, and sound-absorbing baffles, along with modular panels and caster wheels for mobility, providing enhanced privacy, sound insulation, and a clutter-free workspace.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a traditional desk design is used, then the structure is simple, but privacy and functional integration are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple functions (desk surface, screen, ventilation system, lighting, sound absorption) into a single integrated structure. The screen assembly serves both as a privacy barrier and as a structural support for the desktop, while also housing ventilation channels and lighting elements, thereby achieving functional integration without proportionally increasing overall structural complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The screen assembly is designed as a multi-functional component that provides privacy screening, structural support for the desktop, ventilation pathways, lighting integration, and sound absorption. This universal design allows a single structure to fulfill multiple roles that would traditionally require separate components.
2Adaptability or versatility
If privacy screens are added to desks, then privacy is improved, but mobility and assembly ease deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The desk is divided into modular components including the screen assembly, desktop, and base structure that can be easily assembled and disassembled. The screen assembly functions as a self-contained module that provides privacy while maintaining the overall mobility of the desk through simple connection mechanisms.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple functions are integrated into the desk, then functional versatility is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The desk system is segmented into distinct functional modules (screen assembly, desktop, base) that can be manufactured separately and assembled together. This modular approach allows each component to be optimized for its specific function while simplifying the overall assembly process through standardized connection interfaces.
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AI summary
A multifunctional screen-style desk having a screen assembly which includes a rectangular frame formed by four edge columns, with decorative panels on both sides forming a hollow rectangular prism of certain thickness; at least two sets of embedded grooves are formed on said decorative panels; a desktop panel, wherein embedded components are connected within the grooves, a support rod is fixed between two sets of embedded components, and a support arm is fixed to the support rod; the desktop panel is securely mounted on the support arm; a multifunctional module, positioned atop the screen assembly, including a baffle, a fan, and a lighting fixture; and support legs fixed to the bottom of the screen assembly. The multifunctional screen-style desk offers high stability, a clean and elegant appearance, enhanced privacy, and improved office comfort. It facilitates easy movement, increasing workplace flexibility.