Office workplace system
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Solution Overview
Problem
Office workplace systems fail to effectively address ergonomic issues such as sound reduction, privacy, and display positioning, particularly in office environments, where sound and glare can impact productivity and comfort.
Innovation Solution
A vertically extending frame with an adjustable sound reducing and absorbing screen that can be placed on or fixed to a floor, wall, ceiling, or desk, combined with a computer display mount that adjusts to ideal eye height, and features a curved design to minimize glare, using sound-insulating padding and adjustable mechanisms to optimize screen and display positioning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If the screen is made tall to improve sound reduction and privacy, then sound reduction and privacy are improved, but the user feels locked away and confined
Solution Approach 1:
The screen height is made adjustable through a vertically extending frame with height adjustment means, allowing the screen to transition between different heights. This enables the screen to be tall when sound reduction is needed and short when user comfort is prioritized, resolving the contradiction between sound reduction and user comfort.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the computer display is positioned lower to match the screen position, then the display aligns with the screen, but the user adopts an incorrect physical working position
Solution Approach 1:
The display mount is made height-adjustable and can be independently positioned from the screen. This allows the display to be positioned at the correct ergonomic height for the user's eyes while the screen can be positioned separately for optimal sound reduction, resolving the contradiction between display alignment and physical working position.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the display is positioned too low, then it aligns with the screen position, but glare increases and reading becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The independent height adjustment of the display mount allows the display to be positioned at the optimal viewing height that minimizes glare and ensures proper reading conditions, while the screen can be positioned separately. This resolves the contradiction between display-screen alignment and glare reduction.
4Object-affected harmful factors
If a fixed tall screen is used, then sound reduction is maximized, but the system lacks adaptability to different user preferences and configurations
Solution Approach 1:
The screen is mounted on a vertically extending frame with height adjustment means, making it dynamically adjustable to different heights. This provides adaptability to different user preferences and configurations while maintaining the capability for effective sound reduction when positioned appropriately.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame structure serves multiple functions: it supports the screen, provides height adjustment capability, and can also support the display mount. This multi-functionality increases system versatility and adaptability while maintaining sound reduction effectiveness.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system provides effective sound reduction, improves privacy, and corrects the physical working position by allowing adjustable height settings for the screen and displays, reducing glare and enhancing user comfort and productivity.
Implementation Method 1
The front surface of the screen is for instance formed by a sound insulating and/or sound absorbing padding
Data Source
AI summary
An office workplace system includes a vertically extending frame with a base to be placed on, or fixed to, a floor, a wall, a ceiling or a desk top; and a sound reducing and/or absorbing screen. The screen is elongated, the front surface of the screen and the short edges of the screen extend vertically and the long edges of the screen extend horizontally. The frame can hold the screen at a height relative to the floor, the wall, the ceiling or the desk top. The height of the frame is adjustable relative to its base. The lower edge of the screen can extend higher than the height of the top front surface of an office desk with which the system is used. A computer display mount for holding at least one computer display. The frame holds the display mount at a height relative to the floor, the wall, the ceiling or the desk top. The frame can hold the display mount at a height relative to the base of the frame. The system can fix the relative height between the screen and the display mount while the height of the screen and the display is being adjusted.