Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
  • A47B21/00—Tables or desks for office equipment, e.g. typewriters, keyboards
  • A47B21/04—Tables or desks for office equipment, e.g. typewriters, keyboards characterised by means for holding or fastening typewriters or computer equipment
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
  • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
  • F16M11/00—Stands or trestles as supports for apparatus or articles placed thereon ; Stands for scientific apparatus such as gravitational force meters
  • F16M11/02—Heads
  • F16M11/04—Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand
  • F16M11/06—Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting
  • F16M11/08—Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting around a vertical axis, e.g. panoramic heads
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
  • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
  • F16M13/00—Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles; Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles
  • F16M13/02—Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles; Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
  • A47B21/00—Tables or desks for office equipment, e.g. typewriters, keyboards
  • A47B21/03—Tables or desks for office equipment, e.g. typewriters, keyboards with substantially horizontally extensible or adjustable parts other than drawers, e.g. leaves
  • A47B21/0314—Platforms for supporting office equipment
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
  • A47B2200/00—General construction of tables or desks
  • A47B2200/0035—Tables or desks with features relating to adjustability or folding
  • A47B2200/005—Leg adjustment
  • A47B2200/0056—Leg adjustment with a motor, e.g. an electric motor
  • A47B2200/0059—Leg adjustment with a motor, e.g. an electric motor in telescoping table legs
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
  • A47B2200/00—General construction of tables or desks
  • A47B2200/0066—Workstations
  • A47B2200/0076—Vertical technical column supporting office equipment
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
  • A47B2200/00—General construction of tables or desks
  • A47B2200/0066—Workstations
  • A47B2200/0078—Control consoles or desks
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
  • A47B9/00—Tables with tops of variable height
  • A47B9/20—Telescopic guides

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a workstation intended for individuals or professionals particularly useful to comply with the needs of users, their comfort requirements and adapt to. better to the particular physiognomy of an office, a market room, a meeting room or an industrial premises.
• Many work stations are listed in the state of the art.
• Workstations generally include a tray or work surface on which computer equipment such as a computer can rest, for example, as well as any other accessories usually found on a workstation such as a telephone or storage elements. It is known from the state of the art of work stations whose work platform is adjustable in height and inclination in order to provide installation comfort and thus best meet the wishes of the user.
• the present invention aims to develop a fully modular workstation according to the requirements of the user and able to best conform to the geometry of the room hosting it.
• the present invention also aims to provide such a work station which is simple and inexpensive to manufacture, assemble and use.
• the present invention therefore relates to a work station comprising a work platform and means for supporting accessories such as flat computer screens, comprising at least two consoles mounted on at least one vertical base of substantially cylindrical configuration, at least one of said consoles being movable in rotation around a base and said work plate being independent of said consoles so that said work plate is fixed in rotation relative to said at least one vertical base.
• said accessory support means are mounted on said vertical base (s). This configuration allows a considerable saving of space by staggering the work station on several levels of the same structure.
• said consoles each comprise a hooking zone connecting said consoles to one of said base (s).
• the attachment zone has a configuration complementary to the cylindrical configuration of said base (s).
• the accessory support means comprise at least one screen support arm provided with at least one screen fixing device. This feature thus makes it possible to place the screens in front of you at eye level and to increase the useful surface of the work surface.
• said work plate, said accessory support means and / or said consoles are movable, in particular in rotation, in inclination and / or in elevation, independently of each other.
• mechanical and / or hydraulic displacement means such as jacks, able to cooperate with said work plate and / or said accessory support means and / or said consoles are provided.
• said means of movement are hidden in the. vertical base (s).
• electrical control means are provided for actuating said displacement means.
• remote control means remotely actuate said electrical control means.
• said electrical control means are concealed in the vertical base (s).
• the work station comprises a vertical base and two consoles lying in the same plane, the two consoles pivoting around said vertical base.
• the work plate is located in front of said consoles.
• the work plate is movable between a high position and a low position. This feature thus allows the user to shape his workstation as he sees fit and further has the advantage of allowing the user to work either standing or sitting.
• the working plate in the low position is placed in the continuity of said consoles to form a continuous flat surface with the upper surfaces of said consoles.
• FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a work station according to the present invention
• Figure 2 is a front perspective view of a work station according to the present invention
• Figure 3 is a perspective view from the back of a work station according to the present invention
• FIG. 4a is a top view of a work station according to the invention in a first configuration
• FIG. 4b is a view similar to FIG.
• the work station advantageously comprises four main elements, namely at least one vertical base 4, a work plate 1, at least two consoles 3 and means for supporting accessories 2, such as 'a support arm 20 for flat screens 201.
• the figures all represent a single vertical base 4 around which two consoles 3 pivot, however, this embodiment is not limiting. Indeed, other combinations are possible, such as three consoles 3 combined with two vertical bases 4. In this case, two consoles external swivels can be placed outside the two bases and a fixed intermediate console can join the two bases.
• the vertical base 4 constitutes a support for at least two consoles 3, at least one of which is able to pivot around said base.
• the two brackets are rotatably mounted around said base.
• the base has a substantially cylindrical shape, the cylindrical term to be considered according to a broad acceptance including circular, elliptical, ellipsoidal, etc. cylindrical shapes.
• the base 4 comprises a lower face 43 advantageously resting on the ground, a body 45 extending from the lower face and an upper face 44 on which a platform 41 rests.
• the body 45 of the base 4 comprises, according to the invention of the rotation supports 40 ensuring the pivoting of the consoles 3 around said base 4.
• the rotation supports 40 are for example made up of holes or recesses 400 distributed over the diameter of the base 4, for example in two parallel rows, and which are able to cooperate with corresponding means located on the consoles 3.
• any suitable means allowing the rotation of the consoles 3 around said base can be implemented, the invention not limited to this exemplary embodiment.
• the platform 41 can be free to rotate or fixed by any means suitable for said body 45 and can include a projecting flange 42 capable of securing the accessory support means 2 to said base 4.
• the consoles 3 advantageously include a front face 31, a rear face 34, an external lateral face 32, an internal lateral face 30 and an intermediate plate 33.
• the brackets 3 are rotatable around said base 4.
• the attachment zone 30 advantageously has a complementary configuration of the rotation supports 40 of the cylindrical base 4.
• the attachment zone 30 can be concave so as to perfectly adjust to the convex periphery of the base 4.
• the user can then modify as desired the positioning of the consoles relative to each other by varying the angle defined by the two consoles with respect to the base 4. This operation can be done manually or automatically.
• the base 4 therefore constitutes a vertical axis of rotation around which the brackets 3 can pivot horizontally. Obtaining stable support for the consoles 3 on said base 4 is advantageously favored by fixing said consoles 3 to lateral support elements, such as feet 6.
• the feet 6 can thus cooperate to relieve said base 4 from the stresses linked to the weight of the consoles 3.
• Projections 310 of the consoles 3 able to cooperate in corresponding orifices 60 of the feet 6 could for example be used to fix the said consoles 3 on the said feet 6.
• any suitable means for this fixing can be used.
• a cover plate 35 forming an upper surface can also be arranged on each console 3, for example on the space bounded by the rear face 34, the external side face 32, the internal side face 30 and the intermediate plate 33. This cover plate 35 has both an aesthetic and a functional purpose allowing the useful surface on which the user works to be increased.
• the work plate 1 is independent of said consoles 3.
• the work plate 1 is not integral in rotation with said consoles 3 and is therefore fixed in rotation relative to the base 4.
• the size of the work plate 1 is preferably adapted to the angular position chosen for the consoles 3.
• Such a work plate may be provided as adapting to the angular movements of the consoles 3 or may be provided as having to be replaced following the 'exercise of a rotary movement of the consoles by another work tray of smaller or larger size depending on whether the consoles are rotated in movement towards or away from each other. So this independence of the work surface allows choose the size of the work surface according to the needs of the user and perfectly adapt this dimension to the remaining space or provided in the room or office hosting this workstation.
• the work tray 1 comprises an upper surface 10 intended for example to receive a computer keyboard, a mouse, a telephone, files etc. and a lower surface 11 capable of being fixed on the feet 6 by any appropriate means.
• the work plate 1 in the low position, rests on the front face 31 of the brackets and can come into abutment against the intermediate plate 33 so that the cover plate 35 and the work plate 1 form a flat and continuous surface.
• the work plate 1 also has sidewalls 12 advantageously positioned in continuity with the external lateral faces 32 of the brackets 3 so as to place them in the same plane.
• a mobile support 100 movable relative to said work plate 1 can be provided for example to arrange the telephone there.
• a box 5 housing a sliding drawer 50 can optionally also be placed under the consoles and / or under the work tray 1, thus serving as storage space.
• a screen support arm 20 fixed to the accessory support means 2 is advantageously provided for positioning screens at the level of devices fixing 200.
• the example shown shows three flat screens 201 fixed on the support arm 20, but any other configuration is possible.
• the consoles 3, the accessory support means 2 and / or the work plate 1 are advantageously connected to mechanical and / or hydraulic displacement means, such as jacks, to allow their movements, in particular in rotation, in inclination and / or in elevation, one independently of the other.
• these movements are carried out by means of electrical control means which can be actuated remotely by remote control means.
• the work plate 1 can be moved from a low position in which the work plate 1 rests on the front face 31 of the consoles to a high position in which the work plate 1 is raised relative to the consoles 3.
• the mechanical and / or hydraulic displacement means of the work plate can for example be arranged in the feet 6. Movement means can also be provided for adjusting the height of the accessory support means 2 as well as their inclinations and / or to activate the rotation and possibly the elevation of the consoles 3.
• the various cables and electrical connections can be hidden inside said vertical base and / or consoles, in order to preserve the overall aesthetics of the work station.
• this base and / or these consoles are metallic, they can form Faraday cages limiting or preventing electromagnetic interference.
• consoles 3 pivot around the base 4 so as to increase or reduce the useful surface of the tray 1 and therefore the space occupied by the workstation.
• brackets pivot towards the front of the base, but it is understood that this pivoting can also take place towards the rear.
• the user will therefore be able on the one hand to adapt the work station to the physiognomy of the room in which he is located by angular displacement of the consoles 3 and on the other hand to adjust said useful surface of the work platform to his workload.
• the work plate 1 can be replaced at each rotation of the consoles 3 by a plate of more adequate size or else appropriate systems can be provided to allow an adjustment of the size of the plate at each angular movement of the consoles 3
• an embodiment could for example be envisaged in which the work plate would be in two parts, one of which being able to slide under the other so as to adjust the size of the plate. at the angular displacement effected by the consoles 3.
• Filling elements 70 are also conceivable, and can in particular be arranged between the work plate 1 and the consoles 3.

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