Rotating Desk Cluster with Central Hub for Multi-Surface Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional workspaces inefficiently utilize geometric space, leading to wasted area and time-consuming task switching, as they typically allow only one work surface at a time and separate storage systems, which distracts workers from productivity.
Innovation Solution
A geometric workspace system featuring a central hub connecting multiple desks that rotate via a mover, allowing simultaneous access to multiple desks and storage areas, with electrical wiring management through a conduit to maintain connectivity during rotation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional desks and cubicles are used, then each work surface is simple and easy to manufacture, but workspace area is wasted and only one work surface can be used at a time
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple desks are merged into a single rotating cluster assembly that functions as one integrated workspace unit. The desks share a common hub, movers, and electrical conduit system, allowing them to be accessed together through rotation rather than requiring separate stationary positions for each desk.
Solution Approach 2:
The workspace system transitions from static traditional desks to a dynamic rotating cluster. The movers enable the desks to rotate around the hub, dynamically changing which desks are accessible to users based on their position in the cluster, thereby maximizing space utilization.
2Productivity
If traditional separate storage systems are used, then storage and work surfaces are independent, but space is wasted and task switching is time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
Storage areas are merged with the work surfaces by integrating them into the same rotating desk cluster. This allows users to access both work surfaces and storage areas through the same rotation mechanism, eliminating the need to move between separate storage systems and work areas.
Solution Approach 2:
The rotating desk cluster serves multiple functions simultaneously - it provides multiple work surfaces, integrated storage areas, and a unified access mechanism. This multi-functionality reduces task switching time by allowing users to access different functions within the same rotating assembly.
3Ease of operation
If multiple desks are provided in traditional arrangements, then users have access to multiple work surfaces, but users must leave their central position to access different desks
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses dynamic rotation of the desk cluster around the central hub to bring different desks to the user's position. Instead of the user moving to different desks, the desks rotate to the user's fixed position, maintaining ease of operation while reducing access time.
Solution Approach 2:
The hub serves as an intermediary central point that coordinates the rotation of multiple desks. The movers act as intermediaries between the user's fixed position and the rotating desks, enabling efficient access to multiple work surfaces without the user leaving their central position.
4Reliability
If electrical wiring is distributed to each desk independently, then each desk has independent power supply, but wiring management becomes complex during rotation
Solution Approach 1:
Electrical wiring for multiple desks is merged into a single conduit system that runs through the central hub. This consolidated wiring approach maintains reliable electrical connectivity during rotation while simplifying wiring management compared to independent wiring for each desk.
Solution Approach 2:
The hub acts as an intermediary electrical distribution point, receiving power and distributing it to all desks in the cluster through the conduit system. This centralized intermediary approach maintains reliable connectivity while reducing the complexity of wiring management.
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AI summary
A workspace environment system includes a plurality of desks connected to each other at a central hub of a cubicle cluster. Walls or dividers from adjoining cubicles are connected at obtuse angles from the central hub. The adjoined cubicles may be mobile. For example, the cubicle cluster may be rotated so that a user has readily available access to any of the desks in the cluster. The central hub is rotatable so that electronic connections used by the different desks in the cluster may be housed in a central point without being twisted or tangled when the cluster is rotated. Some embodiments include motorization of the central hub to rotate.