Workstation standing plate
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing standing solutions, such as standing desk mats and balance boards, often lead to misalignments and discomfort due to difficulty in maintaining a correct standing position, resulting in strain and health issues, as they fail to guide the feet into a parallel and ergonomic stance, affecting the entire body posture and central nervous system.
Innovation Solution
A workstation standing plate with an obliquely inclined top surface in two directions, guiding the feet into a parallel position, thereby directing the rest of the body into an ergonomic posture, utilizing a unique combination of triangular edges and a ridge to promote correct foot positioning and reduce muscle strain.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If standing desk mats or balance boards are used, then cushioning or muscle activation is achieved, but correct standing position is difficult to maintain
Solution Approach 1:
The standing plate features a top surface with varying local qualities through oblique inclinations and a central ridge. The surface is divided into zones with different slopes (first oblique inclination away from ridge, second oblique inclination toward ridge) that provide different tactile feedback and guidance forces to guide feet into correct parallel positioning while maintaining comfort.
2Adaptability or versatility
If balance boards are used to force muscle activation, then health benefits are intended, but bad positions may be forced
Solution Approach 1:
The standing plate's top surface geometry automatically guides the user's feet into the correct parallel position through its oblique inclinations and ridge structure. The design provides self-correcting feedback where the surface shape itself directs proper alignment without requiring active user effort or risk of forcing incorrect positions.
3Ease of operation
If feet are not positioned parallel, then movement freedom is maintained, but body misalignment occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The standing plate changes the geometric parameters of the standing surface through specific oblique inclination angles and ridge positioning. These parameter changes create a surface that naturally guides feet into parallel alignment while maintaining comfort and stability, transforming the standing interface geometry to achieve proper body alignment.
Data Source
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AI summary
A workstation standing plate (1) comprising a front edge (4), a back edge, a first (6) and second (7) lateral edges extending between the front edge (4) and the back edge, a top surface (2), and a bottom surface. The plate (1) further comprises a ridge (8) on the top surface (2) extending along a center line of the top surface (2) between the front edge (4) and the back edge (5). The top surface (2) is divided into a first portion (21) and a second portion (22) by the ridge (8). Each of the first portion (21) and the second portion (22) of the top surface (2) comprises an oblique inclination from an intersection between the ridge (8) and the back edge (5) towards an intersection of the front edge (4) and the respective lateral edges (6, 7).