Supports: cabinet structure – Movably mounted cabinet housing – Wheeled
Patent
1997-08-25
2000-04-25
Wilkens, Janet M.
Supports: cabinet structure
Movably mounted cabinet housing
Wheeled
312258, 31224911, 312313, A47B 4600
Patent
active
060535881
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention refers to workplaces in general, and more specifically, to a collapsible workstation.
In general, a "workplace" is any spatially delimited site in a business or private residence at which a person works. The setup of workplaces particularly influences the stress and the work output of those working there. For this reason, the best possible workplace design is sought. In general, a difference is drawn between industrial and office workplaces. Such workplaces are designed differently according to their use.
An office workplace is generally identified as a desk in the broadest sense. Modern desks offer numerous design possibilities of desk surface arrangements. In particular at computer workplaces, work is carried out on surfaces at different heights to achieve an ergonomic operation of the individual devices and to allow the persons at this workplace to work in an ergonomic manner.
The work at workplaces in offices or production facilities is generally organized by assigning each person an individual workplace. This allows workers to individually complete their work assignments and best use their workplace.
The disadvantage of conventional workplaces is generally that they require a great amount of space because of the variety of required work surfaces and their fixed and inflexible spatial arrangement. It is furthermore disadvantageous that the workplaces always have to be cleaned or cleared by the people working at them, especially in offices with several workplaces. This takes up a significant amount of work time. When a worker is absent, the workplace generally must be cleared, i.e., individual jobs must be temporarily set aside. From this vantage point, the so-called "secretarials" familiar from years back seem to be quite an advantage with work surfaces on several levels; in particular, they could be closed with a roll top or something similar without having to be cleaned up at the end of the day. This had the advantage of eliminating unnecessary clean-up so that, when starting work again, workers could begin immediately at the point where they left off.
An office container has e.g. been made known in DE 41 06 141 that is particularly useful as a computer workplace. A storage surface is provided for the devices. This well-known office container also has other storage and writing surfaces.
This office container is also built like a cabinet and, as a whole, is not suited for use as a conventional desk.
The invention is based on the task of creating a workplace that can be used very flexibly in an office or production facility and as an individual workplace adapted to the user.
The invention is based on the concept that a flexible workplace can only be created when its spatial arrangement is flexible, i.e., it can be used in most any location, and it can be individualized. This yields completely new areas and optimal conditions for use.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The workplace according to the invention is constructed like a container workplace that, in its original position, is a closed body (container box), preferably with a rectangular design, which can be transported. In its most compact form such a body has the shape of a cabinet, box, etc. and is opened when used and unfolds into a workplace system. The individual workplace elements are swung e.g. on two vertical swiveling axes of a transverse side wall so that the original box yields an open workplace preferably arranged at an angle.
This workplace contains numerous work surfaces, drawers, shelves, etc. that are attached to the individual side walls and rendered accessible by opening up the workplace system. When closed, the individual work surfaces are adapted to each other so that they work together without colliding and are arranged in different planes. When unfolded, a work area results with writing and storage surfaces, which makes lighting devices, storage areas, pinning surfaces, etc. accessible on an area of four square meters. Even a correspondingly arranged chair can be integrated into t
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Biggel Franz
Schmitz Burkhard
Herman Miller Inc.
Wilkens Janet M.
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