EP3267836A1 - Table with integrated computer - Google Patents
Table with integrated computerInfo
- Publication number
- EP3267836A1 EP3267836A1 EP15745241.8A EP15745241A EP3267836A1 EP 3267836 A1 EP3267836 A1 EP 3267836A1 EP 15745241 A EP15745241 A EP 15745241A EP 3267836 A1 EP3267836 A1 EP 3267836A1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- monitor
- table according
- sheet
- conductors
- leg
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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- 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
- A47B13/00—Details of tables or desks
- A47B13/003—Connecting table tops to underframes
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- 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
- A47B21/007—Tables or desks for office equipment, e.g. typewriters, keyboards with under-desk displays, e.g. displays being viewable through a transparent working surface of the table or desk
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- 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
- A47B21/06—Tables or desks for office equipment, e.g. typewriters, keyboards characterised by means for holding, fastening or concealing cables
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- 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
- A47B13/00—Details of tables or desks
- A47B13/003—Connecting table tops to underframes
- A47B2013/006—Connecting table tops to underframes to hollow tubular profiles
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- 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
- A47B13/00—Details of tables or desks
- A47B13/02—Underframes
- A47B2013/028—Underframes held together by screw-threaded tie rod
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- 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
- A47B21/007—Tables or desks for office equipment, e.g. typewriters, keyboards with under-desk displays, e.g. displays being viewable through a transparent working surface of the table or desk
- A47B2021/0076—Tables or desks for office equipment, e.g. typewriters, keyboards with under-desk displays, e.g. displays being viewable through a transparent working surface of the table or desk the screen being incorporated in the desk top
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- 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
- A47B2200/0073—Desk with integrated computer
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- 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
- A47B2200/0084—Accessories for tables or desks
- A47B2200/0086—Supplementary support fixed to the extension of a table leg
Definitions
- the invention regards the office furniture industry and more precisely tables.
- table includes any furniture of this type, i.e. tables, desks, benches and the like.
- Today it is no longer imagin- able to have a work station without a table with a monitor connected with a computer and with a series of auxiliary devices for interaction with the aforementioned monitor.
- the computer and the relative computer systems have become indispensible means for handling and solving daily work tasks.
- the presence of these instruments on the table is often source of very serious problems.
- the Applicant conceived an invention capable of overcoming the described drawbacks facilitating the work of the person utilising the computer and which, during the work thereof, has to talk with other people at the work station thereof.
- an object of the invention is a computerised table, capable of clearing from the surface of the table most of the instruments used during the work and most of the cables and connections connecting said instruments to each other and to the external networks.
- the invention regards a table provided with a substantially box-shaped work surface, comprising a lower base, an upper sheet and peripheral lateral walls, orthogonal to said base, which close said box towards the external environment, supported in orthogonal direction with respect to said sheet by at least two legs, characterised in that said work surface comprises at least one monitor arranged in said box with the screen facing towards said sheet and made visible by a corresponding window obtained in said sheet, the base of said surface being provided with at least one first through hole for connection with the external environment, and in that at least one of said support legs is provided with a tubular longitudinal cavity, open on the opposite ends, for the passage of first conductors which supply services provided to and from said monitor.
- FIG. 1 illustrates the table according to the invention, in front view, in a preferred embodiment
- figure 2 illustrates the table of figure 1 , in top front perspective view, in a pre- ferred embodiment
- figure 3 illustrates, in a partial straight section, a corner of the table of figure 1 , supported by a leg according to the invention
- figure 4 illustrates a work station furnished with the table of figure 1 , in a top front schematic perspective view, in a first embodiment
- figure 5 illustrates the work station of figure 4 in front view, in a first embodiment.
- Figure 1 illustrates the table according to the invention in a preferred embodiment comprising a work surface 1 resting on four legs 2, from whose one foot (21 ) there projects an electrical cable 3 connected to a power supply tower 4, as better observable hereinafter.
- the table may also be variously shaped, for example round-shaped supported by just three legs, or have one side of the work surface fixed against the wall, for example in extremely narrow rooms, while the opposite side rests on just two legs.
- the shape of the table and num- ber of legs do not limit the invention in any manner whatsoever, for example considering the table present in a board room, long enough to require a higher number of legs.
- the table is distinguished by a normal table due to the considerable thickness S of its work surface and the presence, on at least one front surface of said surface, of at least one connector 5.
- Figure 3 illustrates, more in detail, this table which we will call a computerised table.
- the aforementioned table is substantially box-shaped comprising a lower base 11 , an upper sheet 13, preferably parallel to said base, and at least one peripheral lateral wall 12, orthogonal to said base, closing said box towards the external environment.
- the sheet 13 may also be made of any suitable material, for example wood, metal, synthetic material, but should such material not be transparent like glass, it should have at least one window 14 capable of allowing viewing the in- ternal of the box 1.
- the work surface comprises at least one monitor 15 arranged in said box with the screen 16 facing towards said sheet and made visible through the aforementioned window 14.
- the sheet closing such window is of the type capable of allowing performing activities using a touch-screen.
- Touch-screens i.e. monitor screens (hence any output device showing information visible to the naked eye) sensitive to touch (i.e. to touch by an uncovered part of the human body, generally fingertips, or other equivalent systems) which send to the computer connected with the monitor particular operation directions through this touch, have been known over the years.
- this result is obtained through a flexible touchfoil, i.e. a transparent sheet made of flexible plastic material, in- serted between the monitor and the protection sheet.
- a flexible touchfoil i.e. a transparent sheet made of flexible plastic material, in- serted between the monitor and the protection sheet.
- the base 11 of said surface is provided with at least one first through hole 17 for connection with the external environment and at least one second through hole 18 for the passage of first conductors 40 which supply services provided to and from said monitor.
- a connector 5 connected through wires 41 with the aforementioned monitor.
- monitor may be an actual monitor, i.e. a support for a screen, or just a screen (for example an iPad) or even com- puter connected with a screen.
- the computer is separated from the screen, connected with the same and arranged in the box in a position separated from said screen.
- said computer is a micro computer.
- At least one of the support legs which we shall call a technological leg 31 , is provided with a tubular longitudinal cavity 32, open on the opposite ends for connection with the work surface. More precisely such leg is constituted by a tubular element made of any suitable material, fixed - at the lower part - to the base of said table through a threaded bar 33 arranged with an end inserted into the hole 17 of the box, projecting therein and locked therein with a bolt 34 fas- tened on the threading, and with the opposite end inserted into a rigid septum 35 integral with the lower end of the leg, outside with respect thereto, and locked therein with a bolt 36 fastened on the thread.
- the technological leg 31 is slightly frustoconical shaped so that the locking between the septum 35 and the internal wall of the leg is easily obtained by interference by fastening the bolt 36 on the end of the bar 33.
- At least the leg 31 is stably fixed to the floor with one of the many systems that can be used for the purpose, for example using an L-shaped square 37 simultaneously fixed to the leg and the floor.
- the leg 31 is provided, on the lateral surface thereof, with at least one through hole 38 for the passage of said conductors 40.
- the traversing of the holes 18 and 38 by the conductors 40 is not free but performed through caps or connectors 39 sealing said holes.
- Such conductors allow the connection of the computer/s and screens arranged in the box with at least one external network, for electrical power supply, and with an external network for transmitting data, provided on the tower 4, usually fixed to the floor.
- the conductors 41 through the connectors 5, allow the connection of the computer/s and screens arranged in the box with auxiliary devices such as a keyboard, mouse and a printer present on the work surface or even separated by said surface.
- said connectors 5 comprise the so-called USB ports, well known in computer technology.
- Figure 2 illustrates the work surface of the computer table provided with a pair of windows according to the invention, through which one can view the information displayed on the screens contained in the box.
- the number of windows and their position on the table do not limit the invention in any manner whatsoever.
- the invention overcomes the aforementioned drawbacks and attains various advantages.
- the table offers more space for placing the documents meant to be within reach.
- the arrangement of the screen in the box allows keeping - on the work surface - just the keyboard and/or mouse, which do not occupy much space and, if of the wireless type hence easily moveable in any position without creating hindrances.
Landscapes
- Tables And Desks Characterized By Structural Shape (AREA)
- Indexing, Searching, Synchronizing, And The Amount Of Synchronization Travel Of Record Carriers (AREA)
- Information Transfer Between Computers (AREA)
- User Interface Of Digital Computer (AREA)
Abstract
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| ITUB2015A000113A ITUB20150113A1 (en) | 2015-03-11 | 2015-03-11 | Computerized table |
| PCT/IB2015/000459 WO2016142728A1 (en) | 2015-03-11 | 2015-03-30 | Table with integrated computer |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| EP3267836A1 true EP3267836A1 (en) | 2018-01-17 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| EP15745241.8A Withdrawn EP3267836A1 (en) | 2015-03-11 | 2015-03-30 | Table with integrated computer |
Country Status (6)
| Country | Link |
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| US (1) | US20180014634A1 (en) |
| EP (1) | EP3267836A1 (en) |
| JP (1) | JP2018511369A (en) |
| IT (1) | ITUB20150113A1 (en) |
| RU (1) | RU2017132255A (en) |
| WO (1) | WO2016142728A1 (en) |
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- 2015-03-11 IT ITUB2015A000113A patent/ITUB20150113A1/en unknown
- 2015-03-30 EP EP15745241.8A patent/EP3267836A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2015-03-30 JP JP2017545679A patent/JP2018511369A/en active Pending
- 2015-03-30 WO PCT/IB2015/000459 patent/WO2016142728A1/en not_active Ceased
- 2015-03-30 US US15/549,474 patent/US20180014634A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2015-03-30 RU RU2017132255A patent/RU2017132255A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
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Also Published As
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| ITUB20150113A1 (en) | 2016-09-11 |
| US20180014634A1 (en) | 2018-01-18 |
| JP2018511369A (en) | 2018-04-26 |
| RU2017132255A3 (en) | 2019-04-11 |
| RU2017132255A (en) | 2019-04-11 |
| WO2016142728A1 (en) | 2016-09-15 |
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