Height adjustable desktop
AssigneeOffice Kick, Inc.
InventorNathan Mark Poniatowski
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Abstract
A height adjustable desktop includes an upper work surface platform, and a base platform, which configured to rest on an existing desk, platform, surface, or table. The height adjustable desktop further includes a height adjustment mechanism that includes two sets of two arms that connect at pivot points along their lengths so that the arms configured to move in a scissoring motion to raise and lower the upper work surface platform. The height adjustable desktop also includes two actuators that apply a force to the two sets of two arms, the actuators each containing feedback sensors that provide data regarding the current position and distance each actuator has extended, retracted or moved.
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A height adjustable desktop, comprising:
- an upper work surface platform;
- a base platform, which configured to rest on an existing desk, platform, surface, or table;
- a height adjustment mechanism that includes two sets of two arms that connect at pivot points along their lengths so that the arms configured to move in a scissoring motion to raise and lower the upper work surface platform;
- a first actuator that applies a force on a first side of the two sets of arms;
- a first feedback sensor that provides first output data regarding a current position of the first actuator;
- a second actuator that applies a force on a second side of the two sets of arms;
- a second feedback sensor that provides second output data regarding a current position of the second actuator;
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- a control box operably connected to the first and second actuators and the first and second feedback sensors, wherein the control box uses the first and second output data provided by the first and second feedback sensors to command the first and second actuators to independently extend or contract in unison and ensure the upper surface stays predominantly level or parallel to the base surface as it raises or lowers.
A height adjustable desktop, comprising:
- an upper work surface platform;
- a base platform, which configured to rest on an existing desk, platform, surface, or table;
- a height adjustment mechanism that includes two sets of two arms that connect at pivot points along their lengths so that the arms configured to move in a scissoring motion to raise and lower the upper work surface platform;
- a first actuator that applies a force on a first side of the two sets of arms;
- a first feedback sensor that provides first output data regarding a current position of the first actuator;
- a second actuator that applies a force on a second side of the two sets of arms;
- a second feedback sensor that provides second output data regarding a current position of the second actuator;
- a control switch operable to output control data in response a user input;
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- a control box operably connected to the control switch and the first and second actuators, wherein the control box uses the control data provided by the control switch in combination with the first and second output data provided by the first and second feedback sensors to command the first and second actuators to independently extend or contract in unison and ensure the upper surface stays predominantly level or parallel to the base surface as it raises, lowers, or is at rest.
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