US20230404298A1 - Shielding apparatus for a workstation - Google Patents

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US20230404298A1
US20230404298A1 US18/038,021 US202118038021A US2023404298A1 US 20230404298 A1 US20230404298 A1 US 20230404298A1 US 202118038021 A US202118038021 A US 202118038021A US 2023404298 A1 US2023404298 A1 US 2023404298A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G5/00—Screens; Draught-deflectors
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/62—Insulation or other protection; Elements or use of specified material therefor
    • E04B1/74—Heat, sound or noise insulation, absorption, or reflection; Other building methods affording favourable thermal or acoustical conditions, e.g. accumulating of heat within walls
    • E04B1/82—Heat, sound or noise insulation, absorption, or reflection; Other building methods affording favourable thermal or acoustical conditions, e.g. accumulating of heat within walls specifically with respect to sound only
    • E04B1/8218—Heat, sound or noise insulation, absorption, or reflection; Other building methods affording favourable thermal or acoustical conditions, e.g. accumulating of heat within walls specifically with respect to sound only soundproof enclosures

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  • the shielding apparatus according to the invention is provided in particular for open-plan offices and/or open-plan workshops. Noise and a lack of privacy are among the most important causes of workplace dissatisfaction. It has therefore already been attempted several times to make workstations in open-plan offices and open-plan workshops more pleasant for employees.
  • the respective employee After lowering the wall, the respective employee can work without any disturbing influences from their surroundings, and at the same time they also do not disturb other employees who are working in the immediate vicinity.
  • the wall used for shielding the workstation is preferably formed as a dome and should, in the lowered state, at least partially shield the workstation from the surroundings.
  • a half cylinder or a quarter cylinder may suffice.
  • the wall used for shielding is closed all around, it is in any case advantageous for this to be designed open to the top or provided with an upper opening in order to ensure adequate air circulation.
  • the wall should be produced from a solid material in order to ensure adequate stability during daily use and in order to ensure an adequate service life.
  • the wall according to the invention should primarily have a sound-deadening action because noise pollution is the main source of disturbance in open-plan offices and open-plan workshops.
  • the material of the wall is expediently coated with sound-deadening substances.
  • the wall can consist of a hard fibre material that is coated on one side, or on both sides, with felt.
  • the shielding apparatus according to the invention can also be used to improve and augment the workstation.
  • apparatuses for fastening work equipment can expediently be provided on the inside of the wall.
  • a PC workstation that is only occasionally required can be installed as additional equipment on the inside of the wall.
  • Further monitors, displays and holders for other work equipment, and optionally also fastening or suspension means for tools, can also be attached to the inside of the wall.
  • the wall is preferably suspended under the ceiling on at least one raisable and lowerable cable with a pulley.
  • the cable can be guided around rollers in the manner of a block and tackle in order to raise and lower the wall, for example if it is of heavy design, with little expenditure of force.
  • the cable can be equipped with a counterweight for compensating for the weight of the wall in order to spare the respective user from having to exert a greater force.
  • a spring balancer which requires only minimal outlay on equipment, can also be used as a pulley.
  • the pulley is expediently equipped such that it can also be actuated by hand by the respective operating person.
  • the pulley can self-evidently also be actuated by electric motor, specifically, in particular, if a relatively heavy structure is involved or if easy actuation by the respective user is desired.
  • the drive unit of the pulley can also be remote-controlled, such that there is no need for laborious handling by the operating person.
  • FIG. 1 a workstation with a shielding apparatus suspended above it,
  • FIG. 3 the shielding apparatus in combination with a pulley in a pulled-upward position
  • FIG. 4 the same formation as in FIG. 3 , with the shielding apparatus having been lowered,
  • FIG. 5 a shielding apparatus which is supported by a metal cross
  • FIG. 6 a further variant of the shielding apparatus with a counterweight in the pulley
  • FIG. 7 a further variant of the shielding apparatus, which is held in an upper position with a block and tackle, and
  • FIG. 8 the same formation as in FIG. 7 , with the shielding apparatus having been lowered.
  • the shielding apparatus 1 consists of a wall 3 which is closed all around and has the shape of a cylinder 4 .
  • the cylinder 4 closed all around in the present case is suspended on the ceiling 7 with the aid of cables 8 , specifically directly above a workstation 2 .
  • the diameter of the cylinder 4 is so large that, in the lowered state, as illustrated in FIG. 2 , it surrounds the workstation 2 with an adequate spacing.
  • the cylinder 4 that forms the shielding apparatus 1 is produced from solid and substantially rigid material.
  • the material is selected to have a sound-deadening action.
  • the material of the wall 3 that forms the cylinder 4 can in this case be coated with sound-deadening substances.
  • the wall 3 that forms the cylinder 4 consists of a hard fibre material that is coated on one side, or on both sides, with felt.
  • any disturbing ambient noise occurring is substantially eliminated, such that the respective user can work without any disturbing influences from their immediate surroundings.
  • any desired additional work equipment 6 which is not in constant use and is made available when required by lowering the cylinder 4 can be fastened to the inner wall of the cylinder 4 .
  • the shielding apparatus 1 is used, for example, in open-plan offices, it is possible, where required, for additional monitors and displays to be fastened to the inner wall of the cylinder 4 .
  • various tools In open-plan workshops, it is for example possible for various tools to be detachably fastened to the inner surface of the cylinder 4 , in particular certain special tools which are not in constant use and are available to the user when the cylinder 4 has been lowered.
  • the shielding apparatus according to the invention is in no way restricted to a cylindrical wall 3 .
  • walls 3 of different design are also possible, for example in the form of cuboids, cubes, polygons etc., which completely surround or only partially shield the respective workstation.
  • the top side should be open or should have a relatively large opening 5 in order that no accumulation of air occurs in the shielding apparatus, and good air circulation is ensured.
  • the cylinder 4 is suspended on a metal cross 11 .
  • the metal cross 11 can then be actuated by the user by hand using the cable 8 , which is guided over two rollers 10 that are fixedly installed on the ceiling.
  • the shielding apparatus 1 is raised and lowered by means of a pulley which is guided, in the manner of a block and tackle 14 , around a fixed roller 10 attached to the ceiling 7 and around two movable rollers 13 .
  • a counterweight 12 for compensating for the weight of the cylinder 4 or of the wall 3 can be provided in the cable 8 .
  • pulleys 9 shown in FIGS. 1 to 8 can also be used, for example a spring balancer which is known per se and which is not separately illustrated in the drawing, and in the case of which a spring is tensioned when the cylinder 4 is pulled down, with the cable being wound up with the aid of the spring when the cylinder 4 is pushed upwards.
  • a spring balancer which is known per se and which is not separately illustrated in the drawing, and in the case of which a spring is tensioned when the cylinder 4 is pulled down, with the cable being wound up with the aid of the spring when the cylinder 4 is pushed upwards.

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