CA2107520A1 - Operator work station having a monitor support assembly - Google Patents

Operator work station having a monitor support assembly

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CA2107520A1
CA2107520A1 CA002107520A CA2107520A CA2107520A1 CA 2107520 A1 CA2107520 A1 CA 2107520A1 CA 002107520 A CA002107520 A CA 002107520A CA 2107520 A CA2107520 A CA 2107520A CA 2107520 A1 CA2107520 A1 CA 2107520A1
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monitor
support assembly
wall
horizontal
enabling
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David Greshem
Michael J. Kurimski
Matthew D. Hern
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Fisher Rosemount Systems Inc
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David Greshem
Michael J. Kurimski
Matthew D. Hern
Fisher Controls International, Inc.
Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc.
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47BTABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B83/00Combinations comprising two or more pieces of furniture of different kinds
    • A47B83/001Office desks or work-stations combined with other pieces of furniture, e.g. work space management systems
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04BGENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B2/00Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls
    • E04B2/74Removable non-load-bearing partitions; Partitions with a free upper edge
    • E04B2/7407Removable non-load-bearing partitions; Partitions with a free upper edge assembled using frames with infill panels or coverings only; made-up of panels and a support structure incorporating posts
    • E04B2/7416Removable non-load-bearing partitions; Partitions with a free upper edge assembled using frames with infill panels or coverings only; made-up of panels and a support structure incorporating posts with free upper edge, e.g. for use as office space dividers
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47BTABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B83/00Combinations comprising two or more pieces of furniture of different kinds
    • A47B83/001Office desks or work-stations combined with other pieces of furniture, e.g. work space management systems
    • A47B2083/005Office wall with desktop function
    • A47B2083/006Office wall with desktop function having an incorporated display screen
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47BTABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B2200/00General construction of tables or desks
    • A47B2200/01Office wall with desktop function
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04BGENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B2/00Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls
    • E04B2/74Removable non-load-bearing partitions; Partitions with a free upper edge
    • E04B2002/7483Details of furniture, e.g. tables or shelves, associated with the partitions
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04BGENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B2/00Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls
    • E04B2/74Removable non-load-bearing partitions; Partitions with a free upper edge
    • E04B2002/7488Details of wiring

Abstract

OPERATOR WORK STATION
HAVING A MONITOR SUPPORT ASSEMBLY
Abstract of the Disclosure An operator work station defined by a wall having a support assembly for mounting a monitor within a housing within an opening in the wall, the support assembly enabling the monitor to have four degrees of freedom. The support assembly includes a counterbalanced horizontal bar slidably disposed in the opening parallel to the wall for enabling the monitor to be raised and lowered parallel to the wall. Bearing rigidly secured to the bar receive rods rigidly secured to a horizontal plate, the movement of which enables the monitor to be moved perpendicular to the wall. A shaped plate pivotally connected between the horizontal plate and the housing enables the monitor to rotate about a vertical axis. Such rotation is limited by posts rigidly secured to the bar which engage the sides of the shaped plate when the shaped plate is rotated with respect to the wall. A shutter pivotally mounted within the housing for rotation around a horizontal axis has upper and lower arc-shaped panels which frictionally engage the upper and lower plates of the housing to enable the monitor to rotate around the horizontal axis to adjust the tilt of the monitor.

Description

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15110.7 Thi~ ~pplic~tion i8 a continu~tion-in-part of patent appliG~tlon Serial No. 07/8S9,021 ~ d ~arch 27~ 1992. - .

This invention relates to a work ~tAtion and, ~ore par~icularly, to a work ~tion vhich provid~ an operator with ~ com~ortabl~ work e~vironm~nt while provid~ng vi~wing acc2~ to a video ; ~onitor mounted ln a w~ll ot ~he work ~tation, which mountinq ~chani~m ~ordR th~ monitor up to ~our :
degr~s o~ ~re~dom to m~t the argonomio n~d3 o~ the lS op~r~tor.
: As ~he u~ o~ co~puters and computer monitors increa~3, it b~come~ incrQasin~ly neces~ary to prov~de the ~pera~or~ wi~h privn~ or ~emi-priva~s worX sta~ion~ in which ~he op~r~ors are provid~d with a de~k and a mcnitor used zlone or in con~unctlon wlth ~ co~put~r.
The~ typ~s o~ work station~ o~ten ~nvolve modular units in ord~r to locat0 a~ many operators as ~ossibl~ in a giv~n o~ics ~c~ ~o ~axi~izQ ~paco ::
25 U3~g~. Howaver, wi~h operator~ spending ~or~ and ~ mors ti~c at work ~tation~ Or th9 a~ove typ~, ~heir Z co~ort i~ compxomi~e~ du~ to ~nad~guat~ orgono~ics.
Fox ~xAmple, wh~n a oo~uter ~on~tor i8 lnvolv2d in ~`
the work 3t~tion, ~o~t modular work ~tation dQ ign~
position th~ ~onitor on tha op~rator~æ wQrk ~ur~ace, ~ in dir~ct ali~n~Qnt wi~h ~he oper~tor. ~ow~ver, when `, th~ op~r~tor wi~has to ~n~a~e in actlviti~ o~her .~ than mo~tor v~win~ ~uch ~ pap~r work~ roading, i OEtC., the ~pac~ a~ail~bl~ ~or th~ ti~iti~ is l 35 often inad~qu~t~. In addi~ion, ~ins~ ~he ~oni~x i~
pla~d on tho operator'~ work ~ur~ac~, h~ ~u~t :i usu~l7y tllt ~ r~n upwardly ~or i~r~vin~ his : ..
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15110.7 .~ viewing alignment, but upwardly tilting the ~creen causes glare from overhead lighting.
Mor~over, current work ~a~ion designs do not addre s the probla~s caused by variations in the individuals who are to use the work 6tation.
., Spe~i~icallyt the ~08t e~ective orient~tion o~ a ~onitor varies with ~ach individual'3 height, the height of hi~ ~halr, his vi6ion, etc., but current de~ign~ do not provide suf~icient and ~a6y realignment o~ ~yulpmQnt.
other probl~s with conv~ntional ~odular work ~tAtion~ are ~hat ~hey o~ten cannot acco~odate . additional personnel, are not flexi~ nough to .: adapt to di~erent ~nviron~en~ and do not pr~s~nt a '1 15 finishe~, prof~ional ~ppearance. ~urther, th~se :.
conventional work stAtione ~re no de6igned to cover or house the clutt~r cau~ad by tha wiring and oables ::
~'~ required for ~he ~omput~r, ~he ~onitos an~ otb~r ~, as~ooiated ~l~ctronic 0~uip~ent.
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It is ther~fora an ob~a~t o~ th~ pra~ent :: .
'! invention to provide a work ~a~ion whioh prov~d~
~ the operator a privat~ or n~mi-private arsa whi~h is ~, ~aximiz~d ~or srgonomi~s y~t tak~ up a relativ~
.' 3 25 small amount o~ ~paco-It iB a ~urthar ob~act o~ the pres~nt inventlon to provid~ ~ work ~t~t~on of ~h~ ~bove typ~
i, in which adoguate work cur~G~ ~r~a ~ provid~d while ;, still p~rmitt~n~ ViQWi~g o~ ~ comput~r ~onitor ~ro~
.i 30 an optimum ~i~t~nco.
It i~ ~ fuYther o~ect o~ ~he pr~ t invQntion to ~rov$~e a ~oxk ~t~tion o~ ~h~ above type ~ whioh accommod~t~ a ~lurality o~ op~rator~ ~aving .:.3~ acces~ to continuou~ wor~ ~ur~ s n~ monitors.
'~ 35 I~ is a ~urth~r ob~oct o~ khe pre~ent invention ~o provi~e A work ~t~tlon Or ~he ~bo~ typ~
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in which multiple operators can be provided in the area o~ two connecting perpendicular walls.
Xt ~ 5 a ~ur~h2r ob~ect to provide a work station of the ~bove type which oan be adapted to different desk and wall arrang~mant6 ~nd yet gives a finished appearanca.
It is a further ob~ct to provlde a work . station of the above typ~ whi~h provides for maximum ; comfort of the operator y~t ~08t~r~ team integration, ~` 10 communication and problem solving, It i~ a ~urther object to provide ~ work ::
station of ~he ~bov~ type which allow~ the monitor to be r~al~gn~d and moved to meQt the de~nds o~
. di~exent op~r~tors.
It 1 a further ob~ct to provid~ ~ work station o~ the abov~ type whioh allows the ~oni~or to have four degree~ o~ ~r~edom.
~t is ~ ~urth~r o~ject to provide a work station o~ the ab~ type ln which ~onitor glare ~ro~ .:
ovsrhead light~ng c~n be roducad.
. Toward the ~ulPillment o~ thes~ and other .
ob~ct~, th~ work st~tion o~ ~h~ present lnv~ntion i~cludes ono or more worX ~ur~o~ modul~s located I ad~acont a wall or walls ~nd d~inin~ one or more ;, 25 continuou~ work ~ur~acQ~ along ~he wall~). An ~, op-ning la ~orffled through one o~ the w 118 in ~ ~
`1 pr~dotermined r~l~tionYhip wi~h ~he work ~ur~ac~
,, modulea, and a hou~ing ~or r~c~iv~ns a ~onitor i~
; pivot~lly mount~d ~or move~nt about ~ ~erti~al ~xi~ :
r~lative to th~ openinq to adjus~ ~h~ ~onitor '3 relat$~e to the work ~urfa~ modul~ for vi2win~
;~ Th~ wor~ ~ur~ ce modula~ can be ~on~igur~d ~o provide . .
one or ~or~ continuous work sur~c~ ~long one w~ll .:
~; or around a corner and ~lo~g ano~her wall.
j 35 In an altorn~tiv~ ~mbodlmont, th~ monl~or i8 -:
~ount~d in ~ ~upport ~ ~e~bly oontain~d within th~
~} wall which ar~ords tho ~onitor four d~gr~e~ of ~' 21~7~20 - 4 - 21-59(10792)A
15110.7 ~reedom. Th~ ~upport ~sembly move~ vertically to ~;
allow the operator to ~d~ust the height o~ the monitor to a desired leval. In addition, the ~upport ~85embly i~ counterbalanced ~or sasier height manipulation. Further, the fiUppOrt a~se~bly includes -a plate which ~orizontally ~lide~ within ba~rin~s to . allow the operator7~ di~tance to th~ monitor to b~
.' adju~ted. Th~ ~upport ~ embly ~l~o contains a p~vot : plate pivotally mountad to the ~onitor to ~llow the mon1tor to pivot about a vertical ~xi~, tha degree o~
such pivot oonkrolled to pr~vent the manitor ~rom , s~riklng th~ wall. ~oreov~r/ th~ monitor i~ mounted within ~ ~hutt~r pivoS~lly ~ount~d wlthln ~h~ ~onitor i :~
bousing about a hoxizontal axi~ which allows th~ tilt of the monitor to b~ ad~u ted.

The abovQ ~ri~ description, a~ well ac ~urther ob~ actB, featuren and sdvantage6 o~ the prQ~nt inv~ntion will ba more ~ully a~prociated by re~eranca to the ~ollowing datail~d d~ription o~
the pr23~ntly pre erred but nonethale~3 illu~trative ~ embodimant~ in ~c~ordanc~ with the pr~sent i~v~ntion ;~ when taken in con~unction ~i~h th~ ~companying ~, drawings wher~in:
Fig. l $B a perspe~tiva Vi9W of ~ work :::
stat~on o kho pr~nt lnvention;
Fi~. 2 i~ ~n ~nlarg~d vi~w taken along thQ . . .
~l line 2-2 o~ Fig. 1:
`~ Flg. 3 i~ an enlarg~d, partlally ~rokan-away .~ 30 YieW O~ th~ monitor ~upport ass~mbly o~ th~ wor~
, . st~tion oP Flg. l;
:, Fig. 4 1~ a p~xsp~tive v~ew oP ~n .
1 : alt~rnat~v~ odi~nt o~ th~ work st~tion o~ Fig. l;
i Fig- 5 18 ~n Qnl~rg~d vi~w o~ kh~ ~onitor ~ 35 8upport ~8~mbly O~ th~ ~orX ~t~tion ~ Fi~. 4: :
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15110.7 Fig~ 6 is ~n enlarged, partially broken-away view o~ the monitor ~upport a~e~bly of Fig. 5;
Fig. 7 iB an ~nlarged, aross-o~ction~l view taken alon~ the line 7-7 o~ Fig. 6; and F~g. 8 i8 an enlarged, partially broken-~way view o~ ~ho monitsr o~ Fig. 4.

Fig. 1 o~ the drawings deplct~ ~n operator work ~tation 8 ~mbodylng ~eatures of the px~ent inven~ion and includlng two pe~p~diculAr wall~ 10 and 12 extending ~rom the Ploor Or the building to the ceiling, or to pred~termln~d height bolow the ~.
~: height o~ th~ c~iling. ~h~ walls lO and 12 c~n be permanently ~n~talled or can b~ ~modular", l.e. rree ~t~nding and ~uickly a~s~mblod and di~a~e~bled. ~n eith~r ca~e the walls lO and 12 ar~ hollow ~o enable them to ~ontain lnter~al compon~nt~, a~ will b~ -:~ described.
For th~ purposss 0~ ~xample, ~he work station 8 includ~s thr~ work ~ur~ces, or d~sk ;~ ~odules, 14, 16 an~ 8 wi~h the ~oduls 14 ext~nding ;, ad~ac~nt ~he wall lO, the module 16 ~xtanding ad~acen~ ~h~ wall 12 ~nd the ~udul~ 18 ~xtQnding ad~ac~nt the corner de~ined by ~o~h w~118. ~he 1 25 re~pec~ive ~nd~ o~ the corner d~sX modulQ 18 are ;; loc~t~d ad~acent the corr~spon~in0 Qnds o~ the da~k modul~ 1~ and th~ d~k module 16, r~spsc~iv~ly.
~h~ d~k ~odule 14 ha~ a ~traight ~ida : por~ion 14a gacin~ th~ wall 10 ~nd two ~trAight ~n~
.~ 30 portion~ 14b and 14c nxtendin~ perp2ndicuI~r to ~h~
:, ~id~ portion 14~. Th~ o~r ~id~ o~ ~he ~odul~ 14 i5 irr~ular in shap~ ~nd i~ ~o ~ ~ ~y a r~lativaly l gr~du~lly curv~d poxtion l~d ext~nding ~ro~ th~ s$de ; 1 pDrtion 14b, ~n~ a r~lativaly ~brup~l~ eurv~d portlon 14~ ~xt~nding ~ro~ the ourv~d port~on 14d to the othar ~nd portion l~. Th9 tran~ition ~ro~ th~
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gradually curved portion 14d to th~ abruptly curv2d portion 14e o~curs approximately midway bQtween the end portione 14b and 14c. As a result, the desk ~odule 14 is o~ ~inimu~ width ne~r it~ end 5 portion~ 14b ~d 14c ~nd of ~aximu~ width i :
approximately midway between its ond portions 14b and 14c~
The de~k ~odule 14 i~ dasign~d for a right-hand~d opexator who woul~ normally ~it adjacent the gradu~lly curved portlon 14d and ~ae~ in a direc~ion indi~atod by tha ~rrow ~. This ~nables the module 14 to b~ di~nsionQd ~o that ~h~ operator i9 located an opti~u~ vi~wing di~tanee ~rom the ~onitor (discu ~d below3 y~t has ampl~ l~g room ~nd writing suxfaoe du~ to the incr~a~ed modul~ w~dth r26ulting from the curv~d portions 14d and 14e. It i8 $ under~tood ~hat a d~sk ~odul~ ~imilar to the : -module 14 Gan be ~osign~d ~or ~ le~t-handed oper~tor in which c~aQ it would be a mirror imag~ o~ the - .
module 14, and th~t ~ plurAlity o~ d~sk modul~s 14 .', can be connected in ~n ~nd-to-end rel~tion~hip alon~ : .
the wall 10 a~ ~hown by ~ho phantom l~nes.
' The de~k ~odul~ 16 i~ ~ ~stand-alon~" modul2 j and, ~ ~u~h, is d~signed to ~orm th~ ~nd ~odul~ o~ a ~, 25 serie~ oP ~odule~ lncluding the ~ori28 Ehown in ~1 Fig. 1. ~h~ ~odul~ 16 in~lud~s a straight ~id~
~ portion 16~ ~cing ths wall 12 and a ~traight ~nd '~ portion 16b ~xt~nding p-~p~ndicularly to ~he ~ide :-~
portion 16~. ThQ oth~r ~id~ o~ the module 16 : -~
~ 30 in~lude~ a r~l~tiv~ly gradually curv~d ~ortion 16c j Qxtonding ~ro~ th~ ~id~ por~ion 16~ a~d a r~latlv~ly ~ :
~bruptly curYed portlon 16~ ~x~ending ~rom tha ourved ::.
portion 16c. T~e curY~ portion 16d ~ rounde~ o~
~ to al o ~or~ ~h~ o~h~r en~ portion o~ th~ ~odule 16 :~
.¦ 35 ~nd thus glve- ~ Xini~he~ look. Thsrefor~, ~h~
~ modul~ 16 1~ not da~igned to ~e ~onn~cted b~tw~n :1 o~h~ dulo~ but ~an ~it~er G~And al~ or ~orm th~
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15110. 7 end ~odule o~ a ~eries. The modul~ ~6 i~ al~o designed ~or a right-handed operator who ~ould ~it adj acent the cur~ed portion 16c and normally face in a direction indicated by the arrow B. A mirror image 5 of the ~odule 16 could ~l~o be pl~ced along the wall 10 and adjacerlt the end 14b o the module 14 as '~ could ~l~o }:~e repre3~nted by th~ phantom lin~ in Fig. 1, or, ir plurality o~ module~ 14 are loca~ed adjac6~nt the w 11 10, at the corresporlding end of the 10 endmo~;t ~odul~ 14.
The coxner IDodulQ '~8 includes ~ back portion 18a :Encing l~e wall 10, a back portion 18b ext~nding perpsndioul~r to the back portion 18a.and facing the wall 12, ~n ond portion 18c ~ ndisl~
''J 15 perpendicular to the back portion 18a, an ond : .
portion 13d extendinçl perpendicular to th~ back ~! portion 18b and a oorlcave curved portioJI 18~
extending betw~en th~ ~nd port:Lons 18c ~nd 18d. ~he :~ -end portion 18c o~ th~ corn~r module 18 i~ di~po~ed -:
ad~acent the ond portion 14c o~ tho ~odul~ 14 and the :~ ~nd poxtion 18d 18 dispo~ed ad~o~nt th2 snd portion 16b o~ the ~odule 16. It i8 ~nd~r~tood that : ~:
on~ or ~or~ module~ 14 can be plac~d b~twe~n ~he modul~ 16 and 18 to form additional 6tation~ alo~g 25 th~ wall 12. ~ :
Two p~d~tal~ 20 and 22 ~xt~nd ~ro~ ~ha :-lower sur~Ace~ o~ th~ ~odule~ 14 ~nd lC, re~pectively, a~d BUpport the mo~ul~ in an al~vat~d :.
po~itio~. The ped~fit~l 22 ia ~hown ~n d~tail in Fig. 2 and includ~ an out~r cylin~r 24 ~hich conta~n~ her An ~lactric ~otor or ~ r ~anual actuation devica (not shown) and pl~ton 26 -:
tel~scopicly ~ountad w~thin th~ cylind~r 24 ~or r~ciproc 1 ~ovQmen~ in ~n axial ~ir~c~ion in a conventlon~ nner. ThQ upper ~n~ o~ ~be pi~ton 26 ~ ~but~ aga~n~t (and ~n b~ ~n~tened to) ~he oentral . -.,~ pcrt~on of ~he iowar ~u~rac~ Or ~ d~k ~odule lC.
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15110.7 U-~aped bracket 28 (partially shown) extends around the upper end portion of the cylinder 24 and is fastened, in ~nv con~ention~l manner, to the wall 12. Thus, actu~tion og the motor cnn r~ise or S lGw2r th~ desk mo~ula 16. Since the pedestal 20 i6 ;: identical to the ped~stal 22 i~ will not be described in detail.
The p~de~tals 20 ~nd 22 ext~nd through ba~es 28a ~nd 28b, r~6p~ctively, whloh rest on the floor, provid~ 8upport gor the pedestal~ and cov~r . the electrical wire and c~ble~ (not shown) ~xt~nding from th2 pedest~
It i~ und~rstood that the corner modul~ 18 is ~upported by brack~ts, or the lik~ (not ~hown~
i 15 ~Xfixed to th~ wall3 12 and 14. Alt~rnatively, the modul~ 18 could b~ ~upported by a pede~t~l identical . .
to th~ pede~tals 20 ~nd 22. :~
As shown in Fig. 1, two rectangular 1 openings lOa an~ 12a ~r~ provided in the wall~ 10 :'20 and 12, re~pectiv~ly, and rQcaive vid~o moni~ors 30a ;~
~nd 30b, respectiv~ly. The monitors 30~ and 30b are ~ -~ounted ~or pivotal and rec~procal movem~nt r~lative `,to the openings lOa and lOb as better 3hown in Fig. 3 in connection with th~ monitor 30a. Nor~
25 particularly, ~ vQrt~o~l 8upport a~embly 32 i6 mountod wlthin the hollow wall 10 which i~ not ~hown in Fig. 3 ~or th~ conv~ni~nc~ o~ px~s~ntation. Th~
support ~sembly 32 lncludQs ~ low~r rod 34 r~sting on a lower ~r~e 36 of the wall 10, ~nd ~ cylindrical :
1 30 ~lectrical motor 38 mounted ov~r ~he rod 34 2nd `, ~ast~n~d ther~to ln ~ny ¢onv~ntion~l m~nner. An :i outer cylin~er 40 ~xt~nd~ abov~ th~ ~otor 38 and r~c~iv~ ~ tal~coping inn~r rod 42, ~h~ ~pp~r ~nd o~
which ~ga~s a ~ap 44 in ~ng~a~ant with ~h~ c~iling-:~
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15110 . 7 The ~otor 38 operates in a Gonventional manner to re~iproc~te a drive member, or the like (not ~ho~rn) in an axial direction. The drive member engages the lower ~nd o~ cylinder 40 to ~ran3mit 'chis reciprocal mov~ent to the cylinder which thus reciproc~te~ relatiYe ~o the ~ixed inner rod 44. I~he cylinder ~0 i8 rot~table relative to the inner rod 42 or reasons to be dowr~ b~ad .
A cage, or housing, 50 i~ provided which receiv~ th~ ~onitor 30a and con31st~ o an upper pl~te 50a, ~ lower plate 50b ~nd a contourad, back wall 50c, a port:iost oi~ which is psrfor~ted. ~. :
Additional ~upport ~tructure, including two end strut~ 50d and 50~ ~nd a plur~lity o~ spaced rod~ 50~ :
extending batws2n 1:he plate~ 50a and 50b, ~upport the ;1 plates 50a and 50b and the wall 50c in ~e above mann0x.
~he hou~ing 50 is mounted to thla oylinder 40 by collar brack~tA 52~ and S2b which ~xtend around the cylind~r 40 and~ tlr~ ~onnectQd, in ~ny conventional r~anner, to the upper and lower ~, plates 50a ~nd 50b, r~ p~ctively, of th~ housing 50.
The ~rAck~t~ 52a and 52b ar~ aeour~d around the ~ ~ -cylinder 40 ~o that th~y rotat~ with tl~s cylinder 40 ;1 2S relative to tho xod 42, thu~ ~n~bling th~ hou6ing 50, ~nd ther~ror~ the Dlonitor 30n, to b~ plvoted about ::
tho v~rtio~l axi~ of tha ~upport ~s~e~ly 32. Ag resul~, 'ch~ ulgular dispo#i~ion o~ ~onitor 30a ~ :
~an be ad~u~ted ral~tiv~ to tho wnll 10, wit~ the ~, 30 eontour~d back wall 50c p~ ttin6~ OV~Qnt ~ver ~airly lar~ ~ngl~. A180, aatu2ltion of th8 ~otor 38 r~ or low~r~ ~e oylindsr 40 and :j ther~or~ hou~ing 50 to enabl~ the height of th~
nitor 30a t~ b~ ad~ust~d.
1~ bez~l, or tri~ ~ittin~, 54 ~Xt~ roDI .
~ach ~dg2 o~ the Dloni'cor 30~ to c:ov~r the ~p b~twe~n the mor~tor and th~ wall ~ur~E~ca~ d~in~ng th~ . ~
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15110 . 7 op~ning lOa. It is noted that the bezel 54 al~o provides a conveni~nt ~tructure to be gripped by the operator to pivot the hou~ing 50, and th~refore the monitor 30a, about the ~upport a~embly 32 a~
described above. Ilt i~ noted that the clarved portion 14e of the deoX module 14 li~ in ~ plane subs~antially perpendicular to the wall 12 and containing th~ BUppO~ a~eembly 32.
Since ~ hou~ing id~sntical to the housing 50 ~iupport6 the 2ll0nitor 30b in th~ opening 12a ln ~n identi~al Danner, it will not b~ dsscribedO
}~orizontal r cQways 56a and 56b are ~nountad in thQ w~ 10 and 12, rQspectively, ~t the approxiLate level of th~ d~slc modulQ~ 14" 16 and 18 and de~in~ compartmQnts for receiving alectri~al ~ ~:
wlr~, cables, etc. j ext~nding from th~ aalectriaal ~ -motor in the pede~tal 20, th~ motor 3~, and the monitor 30a. The rac~way~ 56a and 56b have ~ront ~i platc~ to cover the wir~ ~nd cables which pl~tas ar~
providod with op~3ning~ to p~rmit l:he wir~ ~nd cable~
to be insertsd into and ~ nd Srom the r~caways.
Al~hough not sho~n in tho dr~wings it i~ under~tood that a vl3rtical rac~way could be provided in the walls 10 ~nd i2 a~ n~ded. A ~mctiorl box 58 . .
(Fig. 3~ i~ mount~d or~ the r~ceway 56 ~or , ~acilit~tin~ v~riou~ ctrical connections in a conv~n~ional ~n~nner. In this cont~ rious cutouts an b~ provl~od thr~ugh d~sk D~o~lulas 1~, 16 and 18 for ~trinSIing wir~ and aable~, with ~x~ple~ b~ing ~hown by th~ ra~or@nce~ 14~ ~nd 14g ln F~g. 1.
Auxiliaxy æqu~pDIent Dlay b~ ~nolmt~d on th~
, desk module~ 14, 18 ~d 18. For ~x~mple ;l pi~ro~ed .~
bra~:k~t ass~ ly 60 i~ ~o~mt~ any conv2ntional anner, to th~ d~k Dlodule 14 ~or supporting Z!m :~j 35 auxillary Dlo~itor, di~play or the llke.
~, A r~mot~ control devloe 62 1 ~ pro~rid~d which r~st~ on the de~k modul~ ~4 and i~ c~r$cally "''~ - -,', ' '' 2~07~2~
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15110. 7 connected to the motor of the pedsstal 20 and the ~otor 38 to r~ e and lower the desk ~odula 14 ~nd tha monitor 30a, raspect~vely.
In uce, the operator ~it~ at the de~k 5 mo~ule 14 in l~ ch ir, or the like tnot shown) generally ~2cing a dir~otion indica~d by the arrow in F~q. 1. ~e ~nl~rged width E~ortion d~a~inod ~y the .1 curv~d portion 14d ~nd 14e provid~s ~mpla l~qroom :
~. and present~ a rel~tlvely large ~ur~ace ~or writlng, :, lO operating a k~y~s~rd, etc. or for co-work~rs to conference at the work ~tation. The ~ngular position of the monitor 30a c~n be ad~u~ted a~; nGca~ary ~or the viewing e:o~n~ort of the o~erAtor or ~or group ~j vi~wing, and th~ haight of the ~odule 14 asld th~
.~ 15 monitor 30a can b~ ~d~u3t~d by th~ refflot~ oontrol ~ ~
device 62. Of oour~, D.nothsr oper~tor can æit at : .
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! the ~odula 16 qen~arally ~cing in a dir~ction indlcatQd by th~ ~rrow El in Fis1. 1, and ths~ -~noni~or 30}:~ c~n b~ ~diu6ted in ~ ma Jnann~r ~8 20 d~ i3cus3ed abov~ ornar ~odul~ 16 can accommodata anoth~r oporator and ~nother monitor could bs provlded in th~ corner defi~d by tha . ~ ~:
wall~ 10 and 12 and ~oun~d in tho ~a~e ~Dnner ~s :~ descrlbed ~ov~. Alt~mat~ly, th2 cor~er module oan :~ -25 b~ u~d a~ ~ writing sur~ace, ~or storaS~o, ~or auxiliAry ~guiipm2nt or ~ l~k~ n~lCIa3 ary-I~ is und~r~ood tha1: othier ~rice :
.:3 components can aa~ily b~ ln~grat~d lnto ~:he worlc ~tation o~ e pr~ n~ inv~rltion ~uch ai~ detacha~le il 30 sh~lva3, dstacha~lo bl~der~, drawer ~or~g~, -int~grated ~ toraga, print~r cards, t~l~s and ~rgonomic work ~at~on ~plat~orD~
~h~ wo~k ~t~tlon o~ 3 prR~ent in~ention ~u~ h~s ~ral ~dvantag~ or ~xa~pl~, it i8 .... ~;
35 maxim~z~ad ror ~rgono~lc~ y~t 'ci~k~s up a ralatively small amount o:e spa~a. It pro~id~ an adQguate, ;~
~j: continusu~ ~ork ~ ao~ ar~a whil~ ~ill porm$~:ting .~:
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viewing of a computer monitor ~t an optimum distance~ It provi~a~ one or more monitor6 for a plurality of operators while permil:t~rlg conîerencing a~ needed. The unigue ~urved ~ur~aces o~ thQ d~sk modules ~inimize ~p~CQ requir~ments y~t provlde for :~
adequate work sur~aces and leg room. The work ~tation can I:~e arr~nged in a multituda of con~igurat:5.ons and i~ ~asily adapta}: 1~ to dif ~rent w~ll arrangement~ . It qiv~3 a ~ ni~hed appaar~nce while eliminating the clutt~r o~ wires an~ cable3.
It provide~ ~or ~113Xi~ 1 C:Ol!l:l~Ort 0~ the operator yet fo~terE~ t~a~ integration, co~unicatiol~ and p~oblem ~olving.
Anoth~r pr~forr~d e~nbodi~ent o~ the ope~rator wor)c ~tation o~ ~ pr~3ant ~ n~r~nt~on ~ ~ ahown in :, Fig. 4 ~nd i~ re~erred to ln general by re~erenoe :1 nu~eral 64. ~he work ~tation 64 lncludes a w211 66 -`, extending from the i~loor o t:he ~7uilding to tho ~ ceiling, or to a pr~d~t~r~in~d height ~elow ~h~ -:~ 20 h~ight o~ th~ ceiling in which oase thQ wall 66 $~
~ ~upporte~ by ~nd ~uppart~ 68a and 68b. Th~ wall 66 1 can be per~ansntly instAll~d or can b~ ~odular~
i.a. ~r~o ~tanding and quickly a~sembl~d and di~a~emblod. In 6ith~r ca5~ th~ wall C6 i~ hollow to ~ni~bl~ it to contain internal co~ponent~, a5 Will d~crib~d. It i~ undarstood that wall~ ~im$1ar to :-~
th~ wall ~6 can b~ plac~d in an ~nd-~o-end or ~! p~rpandi~uli~r ~lationuhlp with tho w~ll C6 tQ ~or~
;J multiple op~rator wor~ st~tlon~
Th~ work ~tation 64 includ~ a work sur~a~, i or desk ~odul~, 70 ~xtend~ng psrp~ndlcul~r ~nd :i ~d~acent to ~h~ w~lll 66. ~h~ k ~nodul~ 70 h~
straiçlht aid~ port$on 70~ ci3lg the wall 66 ~nd two tra~:ght ~nd ~ortions ~Ob and 70a ~ n~ing :-perp~n~icular to the ~ o~ion ~aa. Th~ other ~ide Or the ~noduI~ 70 ~ irregular in ~hi~pe and i5 . ~ : gor~d by i~ r~lativoly a~rup~cly curved portiorl 70d : -.~

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15110.7 exten~ing ~rom the sid~ portion 70b, and a rel tiv~ly : gradually curved portlon 70~ extending b~tween the curved portion 70d and th~ other end p~rtion 70c.
The transition ~ro~ the abruptly curv~d portlon 70d to th~ gradually curvsd portion 70e occurs approximat~ly midway b~tween the end portions 70 ; and 70c. AB ~ r~sult, the desk module 7~ i~ o~
~ini~um wid~h noar it~ end portions 70b and 70c and ~ o~ maximum width approxi~ately midway batween ~t~ Qnd .~ 10 portion~ 70b and 70c. ~.
~h~ de~k ~odul~ 70 i~ d~igned for a : le~t-handed oper~tor who woul~ ~ormally ~it ad~cent th2 gradually curved portio~ 70~ and f~ce in a ~ direction indic~t~d by ~h~ axro~ C. This enabl~ the ., 15 module 70 to be ~im~n~ionad ~o th~t th~ op~r~tor i8 located an opti~u~ viewing di~tance from the ~onitor (discusse~ below) yet has a~pl~ leg room ~nd writing ~urface due to the in~rQased ~odule width r~ulting ::
~rom the curvad portion 70d. It i8 under~tood that a 20 desk moduls ~imilar to the module 70 can be designed :~
1 ~or a right-handed opor~tor in whioh ca~ it would be :~' a mirror im~ge Or ~hQ moaule 70 (a8 shown ln F~g. 1), ~ :
and that a plurality o~ d~k ~odul~s 70 can be connected in an ~nd-to-end r~lationship. It i~
rurthQr under~tood that the de~k ~odule 70 could be 1~ des~gnod a~ ~ "otand-alon~" ~odul~ wher~ t~e ond portlon~ 70b and 70c could be ~urved to give ~he modul~ 70 A ~ini~h~d look. . ~` .
A horlzontal pan~l 71 i~ ~ount~ in ~h~ :
30 wall 66 ~ust above ~he lovel o~ the do~k ~odule 70~.
and includ~ rubb~r ~rom~et~ 71~ ~or p~lng .
~' electrical wire~, cabl~s, ~tc., throu~h th~ w ll 66 :~ ~o or ~rom ~he ~odule 70. The panel 71 al~o includes --in~rt. ~or ~ounklng h~lves or othor ~cc~s~ori~s 35 lnto th~ wall 66. Al~hough not shown ~n ~h~ :
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15110.7 or vertical pan~ls 6imilar ts th~ panel 71 could be provided in ~he wall 66 as neGded.
~ A pedestal 72 extend~ ~xom the lower surface : o~ the ~odule 70 and ~upport8 the module in an : 5 elavated po i~io~. The p~d~stal 70 can be fitt~d .. with ~ither an electrically or manually actuated devioe (~uch as ~he one Rhown in Fig. 2) which allows the op~rator to ad~u~t the h~ight o~ the module 70 to a desired level. The pedes al 72 ~xtends through a :~
ba~e 74 which r~t~ on the ~loor, providos ~upport : ~or the pe~estal and ~oYer~ the electrical ~ir~ ~nd cable~ (if any) ~x*~nding ~ro~ tho ped~stal.
As 6hown in Fig. 4, ~ rectangul~r opening 66a ~ provided in ~he wall 66 an~ r~coive6 a ` 15 video ~onitor 76 di~po3Qd in ~ ~onitor housing, or .' ~Ag~, 78. ~he monitor 76 ~nd the housing 78 ~rQ ~:
specially ~ounted within the opening 66 to provid~
i ~our degr~ or ~re~dom to the ~onitor 76 rel~t~v~ to , tha op~ning 66H. ~or~ particularly, th~ housing 78 '' 20 i8 mountod r~lativ~ to ~he w~ll 66 and the opening 66~ to ~llow the ~onltor ~6 to ~ ~ov~d horizont~lly in ~nd out o~ the opening 66a, .. ~ vertlcally up and down within the op~ning ~6~, rotation~lly ~round ~ hor~zontal ~x~ in the plane of ' 25 th~ wall 66 ~nd rotationally around a verttcal ~XiB
ln tho plan~ oP tha wall 66.
The hou~ing 7~ ~onsi~t~ o~ two ~id~
3UppO~8 78a an~ 78b, ~ rectan~ r upp~r plat~ 78ç, a ractangular lower plate 78d (~ 6) and ~ back 30 pl~t~ ~not ~hown), th~ upper, lowor and ~aol; plates :~'. b~ins~ pe~Porated to provld~ ~ir t:ooling ~or the monitor 76. A~ sho~n ln Fig. 4, the ~ront portions ~!, 0~ id~ ~upporl:s 78~ and 78b include outwa2~1y ~xtendlng ~hould~r# ~hi~h de~ine 2 rs~e~ 82, lthe J 3S purpo~ oP wh~c~ is d~rib~ b~low.
:~ ~ 'rhe housing 7~, anCI part:~ularly 'ch~ lower S~ ~late 78d~ i8 ~ount~d to a ~upport Z181~ y 80, ~9 .1 . ."
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15110.7 ; 6hown in Figs. 5 and ~. The support as~e~bly 80 includes two L-shapad s$de rail~ 84~ and 84b fixedly 6ecured within portions o~ the w~ll 66 defining the opening 66a. The ~ide r~ls 8~a ~nd 84b may b~
~ecured to the wall 66 in ~ny known ~nner, ~uch a~
by a plurality o~ ~crew~, or bolts, 86 a3 8hOWn in ; the drawings. Eaeh o~ the 6ide railfi 84~ ~nd 84b :, extends the height o~ th~ opening 66a with the lower portion o~ ea~h being reces ed beneath th~ opening into the wall 66.
A rectangul~r, hollow 8upport bar 88 ~ngages and i8 ~lldably dl~po~ed b~tween ~he side ralls 84a and ~b ~or vertlc~l movement wi~hin the ' opening 66a. ~ore ~pQci~ioally, two groves 88a and 88b ar~ ~ormed in the raspQcitive ~nds o~ the bar 88 which receive ~he ~lde rails 84a aind 84b, i respectiv~ly, to guide the bar 88 upwardly and ~ownwardly relative ~o th~ side r~ , a6 1~ ~
discussed below. ';
The bar 88, and t~ose co~ponent~ ~hlch it , .
support~ lncluding ~he ~onitor 76 (~ di~c~ d below), are coun'~erb~lanced in Any Xnown manner to ~
su~ain ~he ~upport a~sembly 80 in static aquilibrium. A~ an ~x~mple, ~nd a~ shown in Fig. 5, 25 wire~ 90~ and 90b ~r~ rixsd to the upper ~ace o~ ~he bar 88 na~r it~ t and right ~n~, r~spact~v~ly, ~:~
and extend~d upw~rdly ln tho opsning 66a. N~ar the top o~ th~ opani~g C6~, ~h~ wir~ 90a ~nd 90b loop over pull~ys 92a and 92~, a~ter which ~hey travel 30 downwardly within ~he wall 66 whar~ ~hey ar~ : :
`~connected to countQrw~ights (~ot ~hown).
:.~In a pr~rra~ ~mbodi~nt, th~ ~pport S8Qmbly 80 i~ count~rbAlanc~d by a ~pring ;;
ss~mbly 94 ~ont ined withln th~ b~r 88 ~8 ~hown in :
F$g. 7. ~h~ apring ~ bly 94 ~antlally consi t o~ a ~pring 9S ~alnt~in~d in ten~ion ~y a ~a~ 9B And pull~y ~yst~m 100. Mor~ particularly, two wir~s 102~ : .
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and 102b (which aorrespond to the wire~ 90a and 90b) are looped around and fixed to a pulley 10~
containing the ca~ 98. From the pulley 104, the wires 102a and 102b loop ~round ~he pulley 8y8tem 100 and ex~en~ upwardly through holes ~8c and 88d, resp~ctiv~ly, in the upper ~c~ o~ th~ bar 88. The wires 102a and 102b continue upwardly through -he ; opening 66a and ar~ fix~d to thQ W 11 portion defining its upper end (not shown). A wire 106 connected betw2en ~h~ ca~ 98 and the ~pring 96 incr~ases ten~ion on ~he sprin~ 96 as the cam 9~ is ~ .
pulled by thQ wir~ 102~ ~nd 102~, ~uch a~ wh~n the bar 88 i~ lowsr~ ~ithin ~hQ opQning 66a.
Conver~ely, as th~ bar 88 i8 rai~ed within th~
opening 66a, the 61~ck cra~ted in the wire~ 102a and 102b i~ ab~or~ed by the relaxing o~ the s~ spring 96. Thus, tho support ~s~embly 80 i~
sustained ln Et~ti~ equilibriu~. :
A worm gearing 108 is pr~vi~d within ~he bar 88 to lnitially ~d~ust the ten~ion in th~
. spring 96 to th~ neo~sary l~v~l to ach~ static ;l equilibrium. ThQ worm gearing conQi~t~ o~ a worm wheel, or gaar, 110 pivot~lly ~eGur~d within the bar 88 ~nd co~ne~ted to thQ ~pring 96 by a wire 112.
25~ A ~orm 114 ~xtending through and engaging a hole in the upper ~ac~ o~ ~h~ ~ar 88 mo~hes w~th ~he worm wh~el llO and dxiv0~ tha worm whe~l to ~ith~r incr~a3~ or rsducs th~ t~nsion in th~ ~pring 96, ~8 -~
might be raguir~d to init~ally ad~ust, or readjust, ~I, 30 the sprin~ a3~mbly 94. The worm ~l~ ha~ a head 114a ~xtending abov~ ~h~ upp~r ~ace o~ ~he ~r 88 ~or i ~anu~l engagem~nt~
:' Ro~err$ng ~aok to ~igs. 5 and 6, ~ix~d to the upper ~ace oP ~h~ bar 88 ar~ two v~rtl~al guide ~ -posts 116a and 116b ~xt~ndin~ upwardly ~h~r~ro~, the .1 purpose ~or which i~ describ~d below. Flx~ to the upp2r face o~ th~ ~r R8 ~tw~n tA~ po5t3 116&
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and 116b are two ~paced, hnrizont~l guides 118a and 118b aligned parp~ndicular to the bar 88, each housing a cylindrical roller bearing (not shown) *or r~ceiving rods 120~ and 120b att~ch~d to 5 rectangular plate 122. ~ .
Tho rods 120~ and 120~ are rigidly ~ecured :- -to the plate 122 in any oonventional ~anner, ~nd in a preferr~d ~bodiment nr~ a~tached to th~ plate 12~ by ~cr~w~ 124. ~wo stop di~k~, on~ of which 1~ shown by the re~cr~nc~ nu~ral 12Sn, ~r~ attnchod to the onds of th~ rod~ 120~ and 120b, re~p~ctiv~ly, which ~isks eng~ge the guides 118a and 118~, re3pecti~ely, when '~
the plat~ 122 trav~ xom r0ar to gront as ~hown in Fig. 6 to pr~v~nt further ~ov~msnt o~ ~he plate ~2a 15 and di3en~ageme~t o th~ rod3 120a and 120b.
A hole 122a is dispo ed in the plat~ 122 ~or receiving a ~cr~w 128. Pivotally ~ttached to tha , plat~ 122 via the scraw 128 i~ a wishbone-~haped ~ -,I pivot pl~te 130. The pivot plate 130 hAs a straight :
front edge 130a and a ~ort~r, stra$ght r~ar sdge 130b, both p~rallel to the ~ r ~8. Connscting - ,~
~; the rront And rear edg2s 130a and 130~ ~re irragular ~ :
~hap2d side Q~go~ 130c ~nd 130d, each o~ whlch is ~or~d by a rela~ l v~ly s~raight portion Qxtending .:.
25 p~ ndicular ~ro~ the ~ront ~dga 130a, and ~ cun~d ,1 portion ~ dirlg :tro~a the ~traight por~:ion to th~
rear cdge 130b. AB a r~sult, the pivot plate 130 i~
~1 o~ maximum width n~ar i~ front ~dge 130a and o~
:1 minimum width noar it~ r~ar edge 130b. . ~.
., 30 The ~rew orlg~g~ a hol~ 130~ di~po~ed ln the pivot plate 130 th~r2by allowin~ th~ p~vot plate 130 to rotate relative to the plate 122 around i~ the crew 128. Rotation o~ the pivot plat~ 130, . :~
.1 howe~er, i~ l~it~d by th~ posts 116~ and 116b a~
35 t::hey ~ngag~ id~2 a~gss 130c an 130 r~spectiv~ly. D112 to ~hQ curvature sa~ s$d~
dges 130c And 130d, ~he ~egr~e o~ rot~ion ~ord~d :.
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the pivot plate 13 0 i8 governed by the relative position of the pivot plat~ 130 to thQ poBts 116a and 116b, a6 i8 dsscribed below.
A~ .~hown in Fig. 6, the lower plate 7~d of the housinçl 78 ig pivotally s~cur~d to th~ pivot plat~ 130, aild thu~ to the plat~ 122, via the screw 128. Ths 15Gr8W ~28 ~ng~g~ a hol~ 132 in thc ~` lower plate 78d whic~ ~ aligned w~th th~ holes 130e `` and 122a ol~ th~ ~ivot plate 130 and the pl~te 122, resp~ctively.
R~erring now ko Fig. 8, a ~our-oided, generally ~eQct~ngular shutter 134 1~ shown ~or ~;ecurely Qngas~ing the D~OnitOr 76 in a conv~ntional marmer, tho monitor 76 not boing ~hown ~rl the ~gur~
~or the e~ o~ pr~ant~tion. ~he ~hutter 134 has straight, verticz~lly ~xtending side panel~ 134a ~.~ and 134b, each o~ which haEI a hol~ di~po~ed in it6 .~ cent~r d~inlng a hori~ontal lin~ D. Connecting the side pan~ls 134~ and 134~ are upper and lower panels 134c and 134d which aro ~lightly arc-shaped -.
,, with th~ lins D ~sing t:h3ir c~nterlin~, ~ox reasons described b~low.
:.' Tha shuttQr 134 ii~ s~cur~d in t:he r~ce~s 82 ~1, de~ d by thl3 ~hould6rs o~ the sid~ ~upport~ 78a and 78b o~ the housing 73 by pins 136a and 136b th~t ~xtond ~roall the ~id~ ~n~ls 134~ and 134b through d oponi3lgs in th~ ~ide i~uppor~ 78a ~nd 78b, respoctivoly. l'hi~ p~rmilt~ p~vot~l ~o~.romont oi~ the ~1 ~hutter 134, and thu~ the monitor 76, around the :~ 30 line D such tha'c the upper ond l~wer paneli~ 134 ~; snd 134d r~poctivoly ~ngage tho upper ~nd lowor -pl~t~as ~8c: ~nd 78d o~ ou ing 78 in a ~r~otlon ~; ~it. Dus to the ~u~v~tur~ o~ l:he upper ~nd lower p nel~ 134c ~nd 134d, th~ ~hutlt~r 134 ~an bo pivoted about the lln~ ~, and ~ereby til~ thie monitor ~6 ~y ` -overco~ing th~ st~lc ~riction betw~orl the upp~r and -:
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15110 . 7 . -:~ panels 134c and 134d. Due to the curvature o~ the .-:~ upper and lower panels 134a and 134b, they remain in constant en~agement with the upper and low~r ~-~ plates 78a ~nd 78b. : :~
A ~ezel, or trim fitting, 138 extends ~rom the ~ront edge o~ the shutter 134 to partially cover the gap betws~n the monitor ~6 and the wall surIaces - defining the opening 66a. It i~ noted that the bezel 138 al~o provides a convenient structure to be ~: -gripped by the operator to move t21e ~oonitor 76 in the four degrees of ~Er2~dom provided by thQ ~upport `~, assembly 80 o~ the pr~erlt invention.
The alternatlve oper~tor work sta1:ion 64 `~ operates in the Rame manner a3 l:he operator worX
station 8 o~ the previou~ embodiment, with l:he ~dded ~i feature of the oper~tor being iable to ~dju~t the po~ition oî thQ Dlonitor with four degree~ o~ ;
1-l freedom. Spec~ ~ically, the operator ~it~ ak khe de~k ~ .
:~ ~ module 70 in a ~halr, or l:he like (nol: 6ho~m), . .;
'ji, 20 generally ~acing a d~rect~on indicated 3~y the arrow C
~ in Fig. 4. Th~ enlarged width portion degin~d by the ';l curved portion 70d provides ample legroom and : .
',11 presents a relatively lars~e sur~ace ~or writing, ~s; operating ~ keyboard, etc. ox ~or co-wo~kers to con~eronc~ at the work ~tation . The operator c~n , .
ad~ust the hei~ht o~ t~c ~odule '~0 to hi~ own lik~
: ~ ~ Th~ ~upport a6~mbly 80 o~ tha pr~s~nt :
~' aDIbodiDler~t thus allows th~ operakor l:o adjust the ::
monitor 76 horizonkally in and out of the ~ ' op~ining 65a, vertically up and down wlthin th~ :
op~ning 66a I rotationally ~round a horizontal ~ in thla plan~ of the w~ll 66 ~nd rotation~lly ~round a vertic~l ~xi~ ln th~ pl~s~oi o~ the wall 66 .
h~ opeira~or can ~diu~ moraltor 76 ir~ -~ny o~ ~hs~e directio~ by ~imply grippirlg c>r pushing the be2Ql 13~ in th~ d~sired dir~ct~on.
.`,`,~ Specific~lly, tc~ ~ove the :~onitor 76 v~irtic~lly, th~

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15110.7 operator n~ed only slightly push the bezel 138 either upward or downward to overcome the 6tatlc ~riction between the ~r 88 and the side rails 84a and 84b 6ince th~ w~i~7ht o~ the monltor 76 and 8upport as~embly ~0 is eounterb~lanced by the counterweights or spring a~sembly 94. Due to this counterbalance system, the monitor 76 will remain at the height ~t which th~ operator disengages the bezel 138.
To move the monitor 76 horizontally in and }o out o~ the opening 66~, the operator need only pu~h : or pull the bezel 138 either toward or ~way ~rom the ~: wall 66, thereby oau6ing the rods 120a and 120b o~
the plate 122 ~o slide within the guide3 118a and 118b, re~pectively. The housing 78 i~ ~revented . 15 from ~liding o~ of ~he support ~s~embly 80 and on to -~ .
the module 70 by the engagement o~ the top ~ -; disks 126a and 126b ag in~t the ~uides 118a and 118b. The housing 78 i5 prevented ~rom 6lidlng ~-rearwardly Or~ o~ the ~upport as~embly 80 by the ::. .
20 engagement o~ the bezel 138 ~gainst the w~ll 66.
To rotat~ the ~onitor 76 Around it~ v2rtical ~:
, axis, th~ operator ne~d only pu~h or pull the -: bezel 138 around such axis, there~y cau~ing thQ pivot ~:
plate 130, and th~ ore th~ hou~ing 78, to rotate ~
25 around the s~rQw 1~8 r~latlve to ~he o~ening 66a. : -Tha ~onitor lo pravonted Xro~ atrlking the portions o~ ~he wall C6 de~ining ~hQ opening 66a duQ to the :
engag~ment o the ~id~ ~dge~ 130c and 130d o~ th~ ~
pivo~ platQ 130 wi~h th~ posts 116a and 116b, - -:
. 30 r~sp~ctively. Th~ ~id~ ~ge~ 130c and 130d are -:-., ~hap~d to ~llow th~ ~on~tor to rot~tQ ne~rly 90' wh~n the monitor 76 i~ ~ully oxtended ho~izont~lly away rom ~he openin~ 66a ~nc~ in ~uch a po~it~on, aith~r ;:
.i th~ po~t 116a or 166b will ~nga~ th8 pivot pl~ta 130 at it~ ~ini~u~ w~ h~ ~ow~var, i~ th~ ~onitor 76 i8 overly rotated ~u~h th~t it would ~trik~ thB wall 66 1 as ~h~ ~onitor 7~ ush~d ba~k into th~ .. .
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: opening 66a, then either th~ post 116a or the pos~ 116b will travel along the side of the pivot plate 130 in engagem~nk ther0with, forcing the pivot plate to pivot ~o that the monitor sereen i6 nearly 5 parallel to the wall 66 a~ the ~onitor 76 enters the ; op~ning 66a. :
Fi~ally, to t~lt th~ ~cr~on o~ ~h~
: monitor 76 up or down, ~he opsrator nsed only pUZ~h Up ~ or pull down on the bezel 138, thereby cau~ing tha '~ 10 ~hutter 134 to rotat~ relakiv~ to the housing 78 and ther~ore the opening 66a. Since the uppex and lower 1 panel~ 134c i~nd 134d o~ th~ shuttsr 134 r~main ~n :.
.:i cons~an~ rrlctional ~ngagement with the upper ~nd lower platea 78c and ~8d o the hou~ing 78, the tilt ¦ 15 orientatlon of thc ~onitor wlll r~a~n fixed at the :;~
; position at whiGh th~ op~rator dis~ngag~s the :., b~zel 138 ~ 2side~ having the adv~ntages of th~
pre~ious embodi~ant, ~h~ op3r~tor work ~tation 64 20 having the 3upport a~embly 80 allows an op~rator to : :~
; ad~ust the monitor to it~ m~t e~ectiv~ po~ition due to it enhanced ~d~ustability. The operator can bring th~ ~onltor clo6ar to him by pulling out ~rom ~:;i'. the wall 66 ox viGe-ver~ e c~n reduca ~lara on .
~ 25 ths ~crsan o~ th~ ~onitor by tilting th~ monitor ~uch th~t th~ ~croon ~ Y~rtiC~l or t~lt~d ~lightly downw~rd. He can ~ov~ th~ ~onitor up or down depending on his eys~lght level. Furthe~, since all .:~
ov~ant o~ th~ monitor 76 i5 don@ ~anually, thers i8 ~i 30 le~s chan~e ~ha~ the op2rator will ~riou~ly pinch ~
~ nger or ~o~ oth~r o~oot betw~en th~ be~el 138 and ~ :
:~ th~ wall 66, ns i~ pos3ible with motor driv~n - .
actuation.
It 1~ o under~tood that addit~onal ~7 35 vari tion~ ~ay be ~ade in t~e pre~ent invention without ~parting ~rom the spirit and scope o~ ~he ~n~en~on. ~or ~xaople~ ~ny type o~ view~ng ~cr2en ' 1 2~7~2~
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15110.7 other than a video monitor can be provided in kh~
hous~ng 50 or 78. ~lso, the walls can be provlded to define a completely enclosed area which may b~
sound-proo~ed ~8 neOe~8ary~ the walls can be partitioned lnto ~maller walls, and additional monitors can be mounted ~n the walls. Further, the counterbalancing of th~ 8upport as~embly 80 Gan be accomplished through ~hock ab~orbers or other : ~ .
hydraulic y tem.
Al~hough a pre~erred ~bodiment o~ the pres~n in~ention has been shown i~nd describ~d, a latitude of modiflcation, chang~ and sub~titution is int~nded in the ~oregoing disclo~ura, ~nd in cer~ain instances 80me faature~ o~ the invention will be employed without a corr~spondin~ u~e o~ other feature Accordingly, it i~ appropri~te th~t th~
appended claims be construed broadly and in a mi~nn~r .
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Claims (37)

1. A work station comprising:
a wall defining a work area;
a work surface module disposed adjacent said wall and defining on or more continuous work surfaces along said wall;
an opening formed through said wall in a predetermined relationship with said work surface module;
means for housing a video monitor; and a support assembly disposed within said opening for mounting said housing means within said opening, said support assembly providing said monitor with at least two degrees of freedom.
2. The work station of claim 1 wherein said support assembly comprises means for enabling said monitor to be raised and lowered parallel to said wall to adjust the vertical position of said monitor relative to said work surface module.
3. The work station of claim 2 wherein said raising and lowering enabling means comprises a horizontal bar slidably disposed in said opening parallel to said wall for vertical movement within said opening.
4. The work station of claim 3 wherein said raising and lowering enabling means further comprises means for counterbalancing the weight of said bar, said housing means and said monitor disposed therein for maintaining said bar in static equilibrium.
5. The work station of claim 4 wherein said raising and lowering enabling means is manually engagable.
6. The work station of claim 1 wherein said support assembly comprises means for enabling said monitor to be moved perpendicular to said wall to adjust the horizontal position of said monitor relative to said wall.
7. The work station of claim 3 wherein said support assembly comprises means for enabling said monitor to be moved horizontally toward and away from said wall, said moving means comprising a horizontal plate slidably connected to said bar.
8. The work station of claim 7 wherein said horizontal enabling means further comprises:
horizontal rods rigidly secured to said horizontal plate; and boaring means rigidly secured to said bar for slidably receiving said rods.
9. The work station of claim 8 wherein said horizontal enabling means further comprises means rigidly secured to said rods for halting further forward progress of said horizontal plate.
10. The work station of claim 4 wherein said horizontal enabling means is manually engagable.
11. The work station of said 1 wherein said support assembly comprises means of enabling said monitor to rotate around a vertical axis to adjust the angular position of said monitor relative to said wall.
12. The work station of claim 7 wherein said support assembly comprises means for enabling said monitor to rotate around a vertical axis, said vertical rotational enabling means comprising shaped plate pivotally connected between said horizontal plate and said housing means.
13. The work station of claim 12 wherein said shaped plate has a front edge, a rear edge shorter than said front edge, and side edges each formed by a relatively straight portion extending perpendicular from said front edge and a curved portion extending from said straight portion to said rear edge, said vertical rotational enabling means further comprising two vertical posts rigidly secured to and extending upwardly from said bar for engaging said side edges of said shaped plate when said shaped plate is rotated with respect to said wall to limit said rotation.
14. The work station of claim 11 wherein said vertical rotational enabling means is manually engagable.
15. The work station of claim 1 wherein said support assembly comprises means for enabling said monitor to rotate around a horizontal axis to adjust the tilt of said monitor relative to said wall.
16. The work station of claim 15 wherein said horizontal rotational enabling means comprises a shutter pivotally mounted within said housing means for rotation around a horizontal axis, said shutter having upper and lower arc-shaped panels with said horizontal axis as said arc centerline for engaging said housing means in a friction fit.
17. The work station of claim 15 wherein said horizontal rotational enabling means is manually engagable.
18. A support assembly for mounting a monitor within a housing within an opening of a wall, said assembly comprising:
means slidably disposed within said opening for enabling said monitor to be raised and lowered parallel to said wall to adjust the vertical position of said monitor;
means slidably connected to said raising and lowering enabling means for enabling said monitor to move perpendicular to said wall to adjust the horizontal position of said monitor;
means slidably connected to said raising and lowering enabling means for enabling said monitor to move perpendicular to said wall to adjust the horizontal position of said monitor;
means pivotally connected between said perpendicular enabling means and said housing for enabling said monitor to rotate around a vertical axis to adjust the angular position of said monitor;
and means disposed within said housing for enabling said monitor to rotate around a horizontal axis to adjust the tilt of said monitor relative to said surface.
19. The support assembly of claim 18 wherein all of said enabling means are manually engageable.
20. The support assembly of claim 18 wherein said raising and lowering enabling means comprises a horizontal bar slidably disposed in said opening parallel to said wall for vertical movement within said opening.
21. The support assembly of claim 20 wherein said raising and lowering enabling means further comprises means for counterbalancing the weight of said bar, said housing and said monitor disposed therein for maintaining said bar in static equilibrium.
22. The support assembly of claim 20 wherein said perpendicular enabling means comprises:
a horizontal plate;
horizontal rods rigidly secured to said horizontal plate; and bearing means rigidly secured to said bar for slidably receiving said rods.
23. The support assembly of claim 22 wherein said horizontal enabling means further comprises means rigidly secured to said rod for halting further forward progress of said horizontal plate.
24. The support assembly of claim 22 wherein said vertical rotational enabling means comprises:
a shaped plate pivotally connected between said horizontal plate and said housing, said shaped plate having a front edge, a rear edge shorter than said frond edge, and side edges each formed by a relatively straight portion extending perpendicular from said front edge and a curved portion extending from said straight portion to said rear edge; and two vertical posts rigidly secured to and extending upwardly from said bar for engaging said side edges of said shaped plate when said shaped plate is rotated with respect to said wall.
25. The support assembly of claim 18 wherein said horizontal rotational enabling means comprises a shutter pivotally mounted within said housing for rotation around a horizontal axis, said shutter having upper and lower arc-shaped panels with said horizontal axis as said arc centerline for engaging said housing in a friction fit.
26. A support assembly for mounting a monitor within a opening in a wall, said assembly comprising:
a housing;
first means disposed within said opening and operatively connected to said housing for permitting translational movement of said monitor in a first plane;
second means disposed within said opening and operatively connected to said housing for permitting translational movement of said monitor in a second plane;
third means disposed within said opening and operatively connected to said housing for permitting rotational movement of said monitor about a first axis; and fourth means disposed within said opening and operatively connected to said housing for permitting rotational of said monitor about a second axis.
27. The support assembly of claim 26 wherein said second plane is perpendicular to said first plane.
28. The support assembly of claim 26 where said second axis is perpendicular to said first axis.
29. The support assembly of claim 26 wherein said first plane is vertical and wherein said first means includes means for compensating for the effects of gravity on said monitor.
30. The support assembly of claim 26 wherein said first axis is in said first plane and said second axis is in said second plane.
31. The support assembly of claim 26 wherein all of said means are manually engagable.
32. The support assembly of claim 26 wherein said first means comprises a horizontal bar slidably disposed in said opening for vertical movement within said opening.
33. The support assembly of claim 32 wherein said first means further comprises means for counterbalancing the weight of said bar, said housing and said monitor disposed therein for maintaining said bar in static equilibrium.
34. The support assembly of claim 32 wherein said second means comprises:
a horizontal plate;
horizontal rods rigidly secured to said horizontal plate; and bearing means rigidly secured to said bar for slidably receiving said rods.
35. The support assembly of claim 34 wherein said second means further comprises means rigidly secured to said rods for halting further forward progress of said horizontal plate.
36. The support assembly of claim 34 wherein said third means comprises:
shaped plate pivotally connected between said horizontal plate and said housing, said shaped plate having a front edge, a rear edge shorter than said front edge, and side edges each formed by a relatively straight portion extending perpendicular from said front edge and a curved portion extending from said straight portion to said rear edge; and two vertical posts rigidly secured to and extending upwardly from said bar for engaging said sided edges of said shaped plate when said shaped plate is rotated with respect to said wall.
37. The support assembly of claim 26 wherein said fourth means comprised a shutter pivotally mounted within said housing for rotation around a horizontal axis, said shutter having upper and lower arc-shaped panels with said horizontal axis as said arc centerline for engaging said housing in a friction fit.
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