Single-Leg Height-Adjustable Table Using Gas Spring for Easy Operation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing foldable tables with complex folding and accommodating structures are difficult for children and the elderly to control.
Innovation Solution
A single-leg height-adjustable table with rotation and height-adjustment functions, featuring a crossbar, rotatable turnover tabletop, and a gas spring-based angle adjuster, allowing for easy tabletop deformation and adjustment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a complex folding and accommodating structure is used for the tabletop, then the table can be deformed and folded for storage, but the structure becomes difficult for children and the elderly to control
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a gas spring mechanism to replace complex manual folding structures. The gas spring provides automated mechanical assistance that enables easy tabletop deformation and positioning with minimal user effort, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and ease of operation through pneumatic assistance
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces complex mechanical folding structures with a simplified rotation mechanism combined with gas spring assistance. This substitution reduces structural complexity while maintaining deformation capability, making the system easier to control for children and the elderly
2Adaptability or versatility
If the tabletop is made rotatable and height-adjustable, then space utilization is optimized, but the mechanism complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The gas spring mechanism serves multiple functions simultaneously: it enables height adjustment, supports rotation movement, and provides stabilization. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate mechanisms for each adjustment type, optimizing space utilization while controlling overall system complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamic adjustment capabilities where the tabletop can rotate and change height smoothly. The gas spring provides continuous adjustable support rather than fixed positions, enabling flexible adaptation to different spatial requirements without requiring complex discrete adjustment mechanisms
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
Enhances user convenience and comfort by simplifying tabletop operations, improving stability and safety, and optimizing space utilization.
Implementation Method 1
an angle adjuster comprising a first base and a gas spring connected with the first base; the first base is fixed on a bottom surface of the turnover tabletop, and one end of the gas spring is rotatably connected with the crossbar; and when the gas spring is extended or shortened, the turnover tabletop is overturned
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AI summary
A single-leg height-adjustable table with rotation and height-adjustment functions comprise a table frame comprising a crossbar; a side tabletop fixed on the crossbar, a turnover tabletop rotatably connected with the crossbar, an angle adjuster comprising a first base and a gas spring connected with the first base; wherein the first base is fixed on the bottom surface of the turnover tabletop, and one end of the gas spring is rotatably connected with the crossbar.