Telescoping Power and Data Rail for Multi-Desk Height Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Providing power and data connectivity to vertically adjustable desks can be challenging due to varying heights and lengths, as existing solutions often require complex adjustments to accommodate different configurations.
Innovation Solution
The development of adjustable power and data rails that are both vertically and horizontally adjustable, using telescoping rail extensions and securing mechanisms, to match the height and length requirements of multiple desks, ensuring seamless connectivity across various desk configurations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If power and data ports are provided at fixed heights for vertically adjustable desks, then installation is simplified, but the ports cannot accommodate varying desk heights
Solution Approach 1:
The power and data rail is designed with vertically adjustable components including telescoping posts and movable mounting brackets that allow the rail to be repositioned to different heights. This dynamic adjustability enables the rail to accommodate varying desk heights while maintaining a simplified installation process, as the rail can be adjusted after installation rather than requiring complex pre-configured mounting options.
2Ease of manufacture
If power and data rails are designed for fixed configurations, then manufacturing is simplified, but the rails cannot match varying length requirements of different desk installations
Solution Approach 1:
The power and data rail is divided into modular segments including a central rail assembly and interchangeable end sections. Each segment can be manufactured independently using standardized components, simplifying the manufacturing process. The modular design allows these segments to be assembled in different configurations to match varying installation lengths, providing adaptability without complicating individual component manufacturing.
Solution Approach 2:
The rail system incorporates telescoping sections where inner rail components can slide within outer rail components, allowing the overall length to be adjusted. This nesting mechanism enables a single standardized rail unit to accommodate multiple length requirements by extending or retracting the telescoping sections, maintaining manufacturing simplicity while providing installation flexibility.
3Reliability
If multiple separate power and data rails are used for each desk, then each desk receives dedicated connectivity, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple power and data rail functions are merged into a single integrated rail assembly that can serve multiple desks simultaneously. The rail incorporates multiple power outlets, data ports, and charging capabilities along its length, allowing one consolidated unit to provide dedicated connectivity to several desks rather than requiring separate rails for each desk, thereby reducing overall system complexity while maintaining reliable dedicated connections.
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AI summary
An adjustable power and data rail for static height and vertically adjustable desks. The adjustable power and data rail fits between the static height and vertically adjustable desks and expands as needed either horizontally or vertically to match the installation configuration with paired multiple desks. The power and data rail provides connectivity for each of the static height or vertically adjustable desks to data and power connectors.