U.S. patent application number 11/345559 was filed with the patent office on 2007-08-02 for computer workstation.
Invention is credited to Dieter H. Layh.
Application Number | 20070175367 11/345559 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 38069209 |
Filed Date | 2007-08-02 |
United States Patent
Application |
20070175367 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Layh; Dieter H. |
August 2, 2007 |
Computer workstation
Abstract
The computer workstation has a worktop which is inclined in the
manner of a desk and has, on its edge facing the person sitting at
the workstation, an indentation which is matched to the person's
body contour and has projections which are arranged on both sides
of the indentation, engage around the body on both sides below the
shoulders and can be used as supports for the elbows.
Inventors: |
Layh; Dieter H.; (Anna
Maria, FL) |
Correspondence
Address: |
WILLIAM COLLARD;COLLARD & ROE, P.C.
1077 NORTHERN BOULEVARD
ROSLYN
NY
11576
US
|
Family ID: |
38069209 |
Appl. No.: |
11/345559 |
Filed: |
February 1, 2006 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
108/50.02 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47B 21/0073 20130101;
A47B 2200/0068 20130101; A47B 2200/0073 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
108/050.02 |
International
Class: |
A47B 37/00 20060101
A47B037/00 |
Claims
1. A computer workstation, comprising: supports which are adapted
to be arranged or fitted approximately perpendicularly below
shoulders of a person sitting at the workstation, such that said
supports support the person's elbows and create a flat rest for the
forearms in a region of operating equipment for a computer when the
person is sitting at the workstation.
2. The computer workstation as claimed in claim 1, further
comprising an inclined worktop having an indentation matched to a
person's body contour, said indentation located on an edge of the
workstation, and projections arranged on both sides of the
indentation, said projections engaging around the body of the
person when the person is sitting at the workstation, on both sides
of the person below the shoulders, said projections acting as
supports for elbows of the person.
3. The computer workstation as claimed in claim 2, wherein the
worktop has a padded top side.
4. The computer workstation as claimed in claim 2 wherein operating
equipment for the computer is recessed in the worktop in such a
manner that operating top sides of the equipment are approximately
in a plane of a top side of the worktop.
5. The computer workstation as claimed in claim 2, wherein the
worktop is combined with a flat screen which is adapted to be
tilted onto the worktop for transportation.
6. The computer workstation as claimed in claim 2, further
comprising adjustable supports disposed on an underside of the
worktop for adjusting the worktop to different inclinations when
the worktop is placed on a surface.
7. The computer workstation as claimed in claim 2, wherein a
computer is accommodated within the worktop and the worktop is in
the form of a housing.
8. The computer workstation as claimed in claim 2, wherein the
worktop is part of a work table.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The invention relates to a computer workstation,
particularly for CAD work.
[0003] 2. The Prior Art
[0004] It is generally known that people at computer workstations
tire very easily and often complain of painful tenseness in the
back muscles. In order to avoid such complaints, there are
specially configured seats which are intended to give increased
support to the back, particularly in the region of the lumbar
vertebrae. It is also known practice to provide supports or rests
for the wrists on the operating equipment for the computer,
particularly on keyboards and the like, in order to reduce the
strain on the elbow joints. In addition, the operating equipment
may possibly be arranged or designed in a special manner such that
the wrists can always remain outstretched when operating the
equipment. However, in spite of these known measures, people at
computer workstations still tire easily or complain of pain.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0005] It is an object of the invention to make it possible to work
at computer workstations in a pain-free and tire-free manner.
[0006] The workstation according to the invention is distinguished
by supports which are arranged or can be fitted approximately
perpendicularly below the shoulders of a person sitting at the
workstation and are intended for the elbows as well as a flat rest
for the forearms in the region of operating equipment for the
computer.
[0007] The invention is based on the general idea of firstly
supporting the elbows so that the shoulders of the person sitting
at the computer workstation are likewise supported via the upper
arms (which rest on the elbows) and are thus practically completely
relieved of strain. This makes it possible to effectively avoid
tenseness in the shoulder muscles. In addition, the forearms are
also supported according to the invention, with the result that the
strain on the arm muscles is also considerably relieved. This
combination of measures makes it possible to work at the computer
for long periods of time without tiring and pain.
[0008] In accordance with one preferred embodiment of the
invention, there is a worktop which is inclined in the manner of a
desk and has, on its edge facing the person sitting at the
workstation, an indentation which is matched to the person's body
contour and has projections which are arranged on both sides of the
indentation, engage around the body on both sides below the
shoulders and can be used as supports for the elbows.
[0009] The worktop may possibly have a padded top side.
[0010] In accordance with another advantageous embodiment of the
invention, the operating equipment for the computer is recessed in
the worktop in such a manner that the operating top sides of the
equipment are approximately in the plane of the top side of the
worktop.
[0011] The worktop may possibly be combined with a flat screen
which can be expediently tilted onto the worktop for
transportation.
[0012] In principle, the computer may be of miniaturized design and
may be combined with the worktop so that an arrangement that is
similar to a conventional notebook is provided.
[0013] Adjustable supports are expediently provided on the
underside of the worktop such that the worktop can be placed on a
work table and can be adjusted to different inclinations.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0014] Regarding preferred features of the invention, reference is
made to the claims and to the following explanation of the drawing
which is used to describe one particularly preferred embodiment in
more detail.
[0015] The invention is not restricted to combinations of features
which are expressly specified or illustrated, rather protection is
claimed for combinations of the features illustrated, which
combinations are, in principle, arbitrary.
[0016] In the drawing,
[0017] FIG. 1 shows a diagrammatic side view of a worktop which is
configured according to the invention and has operating equipment
for a computer, and
[0018] FIG. 2 shows a schematic plan view of this worktop.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0019] A worktop 2 is pivotably arranged on a baseplate 1 (which
can be placed on a work table) and is held, such that its
inclination can be adjusted, using height-adjustable supports 3.
The worktop 2 has a larger area than the baseplate 1 such that the
worktop 2 projects beyond the baseplate 1 on its edge which faces
the pivot bearings 4. If the baseplate 1 is thus placed on a work
table 5 in such a manner that that edge of the baseplate 1 which is
close to the pivot bearings is arranged on the edge of the table
top of the work table 5, the worktop 2 also projects beyond the
edge of the table top in a corresponding manner.
[0020] On its side which projects beyond the table top, the worktop
2 has a concave indentation 6 which is matched to the body contour
of a person such that the upper part of the person's body can be
fitted into the indentation 6 and the worktop 2 laterally engages,
with projections, around the upper part of the body on both sides
of the indentation 6. In this case, the projections 7 essentially
extend below the person's shoulders and may be used as supports for
the elbows. This means that the shoulders are also supported via
the upper arms and are relieved of the weight of the arms.
Accordingly, there is no need for any strain on the muscles in the
shoulder region. Furthermore, the forearms may be placed completely
on the worktop 2 if operating equipment for a computer, which is
arranged on the worktop 2 or is recessed in the worktop 2, is
operated with the hands. The operating equipment which is
illustrated, by way of example, in the drawing is a keypad 8 which
can be displaceably guided on the worktop 2 as well as a graphics
section 9 and a spaceball 10 for controlling the cursor, a keyboard
11 for special functions, a compartment 12 for work utensils, for
example pens for generating drawings on the graphics section 9 and
a computer 13. A screen 14 may possibly be arranged on that edge of
the worktop 2 which is opposite the indentation 6, a pivoting
connection preferably being provided between the screen 14 and the
worktop 2 so that the screen 14 can be pivoted down onto the top
side of the worktop 2 for transportation. For the rest, the
computer associated with the operating equipment may be
miniaturized and may be accommodated within the worktop 2 which is
then expediently in the form of a housing. An arrangement which is
similar to a conventional notebook is then provided overall in
conjunction with the screen 14.
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