Rolling Standing Table With U-Shaped Guides for Tilt Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing adjustable tables lack a mechanism that allows for easy and secure adjustment in both height and inclination without the need for additional locking mechanisms, limiting their adaptability to various ergonomic and operational requirements.
Innovation Solution
A table design featuring U-shaped guideways on both sides of the tabletop, where pins from support devices are slidably received, enabling adjustments in height and inclination through translational and rotational movements within these guideways, eliminating the need for additional locking mechanisms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional linear guide tracks are used for table adjustment, then the structure is simple, but the adjustment range and flexibility are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies curvature by designing U-shaped guide tracks instead of linear guides. The curved geometry of the U-shaped tracks enables the table top to achieve both height adjustment and inclination adjustment simultaneously, expanding the adjustment range while maintaining a relatively simple guide structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The U-shaped guide track design adds a dimensional aspect to the adjustment mechanism. By incorporating the curved path that allows movement in multiple directions (height and inclination), the system achieves greater adaptability without proportionally increasing structural complexity.
2Reliability
If additional locking mechanisms are added to secure table top positions, then positioning stability improves, but device complexity and operation difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The U-shaped guide track design allows the table top to be securely positioned through the geometric constraints of the curved path itself. The shape of the guide track naturally provides positioning stability without requiring additional locking mechanisms, as the pins follow the predetermined curved path that defines both height and inclination positions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables dynamic adjustment where the table top can be easily repositioned along the U-shaped guide track by applying force directly to the table top. The design transitions from static locked positions to dynamic continuous adjustment along the curved path, improving ease of operation while maintaining positioning stability through the guide geometry.
3Adaptability or versatility
If complex adjustment mechanisms are used to achieve multiple adjustment positions, then adaptability improves, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The U-shaped guide track design merges height adjustment and inclination adjustment into a single integrated mechanism. By combining both adjustment functions into one guide track geometry, the system achieves high adaptability while maintaining ease of operation, as users only need to move the table top along the curved path to achieve both types of adjustment simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The U-shaped guide track serves multiple functions: it guides height adjustment, controls inclination adjustment, and defines the relationship between the two movements. This multi-functional design allows the same structural element to provide both adjustment types, improving operational simplicity while maintaining adjustment flexibility.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a table, in particular a rolling standing table, with a tabletop which has a first support device on a first side and a second support device on an opposite second side, wherein the first and the second support device each have two pins extending laterally beyond the tabletop, with a first cam guide which is arranged on the first side and a second cam guide which is arranged on the second side, wherein the respective pins of the first and second support devices are slidably received in the first and second cam guides, and wherein the first cam guide and the second cam guide each have at least one U-shaped guide track, wherein the tabletop can be adjusted to different positions by moving the pins within the U-shaped guide tracks.Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for manufacturing a table.