DE29805251U1 - Comprehensive work console for PC keyboards - Google Patents

Description

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Full-surface work console (rounded at the front) - with level and integrated mouse pad on the right and (or) left; including a dust and safety cover for PC keyboards.

Work-related area

In the meantime, the personal computer has gained a firm place not only in businesses and administrations, but also in households.

Therefore, the design of this workplace (or this playground!) is becoming increasingly important and movement-related work processes must be examined more closely and effectively improved or harmonized.

State of the art

This daily workplace for millions of people has been completely neglected in its technical design in many important respects. As a PC user, just think of the fact that the mouse pad is always lying around somewhere and somehow and needs to be repositioned; or think of the edge of the desk, which seriously disturbs the ball of the hand or wrist when working on the PC keyboard.

Another major drawback is the low position of the ball of the hand compared to the operating fingers.

This ergonomically incorrect posture accelerates fatigue and cramping of the muscles on the upper side of the forearm. Tendonitis also has a breeding ground here.

Here, serious deficiencies are obvious, have not yet been considered or resolved in any form

Even when working frequently with the mouse, the edge of the mouse pad, although elastic, is perceived as annoying.

It also seems sensible to protect the PC keyboard from dirt and unauthorized access.

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problem

The problem was therefore to eliminate these main defects by means of a clever combination of solutions that are put together to form a meaningful unit. As described in claim 1.

The technical work processes that arise at the PC workplace should be able to flow unhindered and the person’s fine motor skills should not be disturbed.

Troubleshooting details:

a) Rounding

The entire width of the front is convexly rounded. It starts with a thickness of about 2mm (where the edge of the work table is) and curves towards the beginning of the PC keyboard to reach approximately its height.

So only the ball of your hand actually rests on the curve and there are no edges to get in the way. In addition, the previously annoying height difference between the desk and the PC keyboard has been overcome.

b) Mouse pad

The mouse pad is an integrated and homogeneous part of the work console and is incorporated into it. The mouse pad therefore has a permanent place where it sensibly belongs in the work process - directly next to the PC keyboard. Equally satisfactory for right- and left-handed users. The mouse control unit is now at the same height and directly next to the other control functions, as if it were a continuation of the PC keyboard. Due to the now adjusted height and curvature, this results in a trouble-free palm rest and thus a smooth movement of the hand in the work process, even with the mouse.

c) Cover

The cover is intended to protect the sensitive PC keyboard from dirt, damage and, if closed, from unauthorized use.

invention

The invention is therefore the comprehensive work console, which has the three aforementioned features - rounding, mouse pad, cover - and for this official protection is sought.

Commercial use

The commercial use is clearly evident from the details presented. And ultimately, not only can the technically smooth improvement of work processes be recognized as an advantage, but the workplace design will also become more attractive and increase the joy of work through an appealing design (e.g. clever shape, as well as color, material and useful additions) of the surrounding work console.

Benefits achieved

The idea for this work console arose from practical work on the PC and the described and unpleasant defects, which have now been eliminated.

It can be seen that the design of the encompassing work console enables harmonious, flowing and orderly work at the personal computer workstation and thus corresponds extremely favorably to the human perception of natural and trouble-free movement sequences.

This also means that working on the keyboard and the mouse pad is gentle on the joints and saves energy, as the latter is now positioned at the same height as the keyboard and because only the heel of the hand actually rests on it; practically enforced by the convex curvature across the entire operating width.

Since this work console conveniently begins at the edge of the work table, the overall body posture is aligned in an anatomically favorable to optimal way to the PC workstation, thus preventing possible posture damage.

Implementation example

Shown are:

The top view of the work console. The cover is dashed.

Section A-A : The cross section in the area of the mouse pad (right or left).

Section B-B: The cross profile in the area of the PC keyboard and the cover.

Section C-C: The longitudinal profile; mouse pad left - PC keyboard - mouse pad right.

When viewed from above, the middle field 1 (recessed) accommodates the PC keyboard 6, whose connecting cable can be fed through a recess 2 in the base plate and a cable duct. To the left and right of this are the areas for a mouse pad 3, which can be on both sides or just on the right or left.

Section A-A shows the cross-section of the work console in the area of the recessed mouse pad 3 and clearly the convex curve 4 for the undisturbed palm rest of both hands.

Section B-B shows the cross-section of the work console in the area of the PC keyboard 6. The rising curve 4 up to the height of the PC keyboard 6 shows the advantageous transition to the control keys because it is at the same height. The cover 5 and its joints can also be seen in the closed and open (dashed) position.

Section C-C shows the longitudinal profile of the work console and thus clearly the recess 1 for the PC keyboard 6 and the raised work surface for the mouse pad 3 (left and right), as well as the cover 5.

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Claims (3)

Protection claims 1. Full-length (rounded at the front) work console - with level and integrated mouse pad on the right and (or) left; including a dust and safety cover - for PC keyboards. characterized, that there is a convex curve across the entire front of the work console. This is only about 2mm thick at the beginning and then curves towards the PC keyboard to be roughly the same height as it. 2. Work console according to the protection claim characterized in that the mouse pad (right and -or- left) is approximately the same height as the frame of the PC keyboard is an integrated part of the work console and is recessed into it. 3. Work console according to the protection claim characterized in that a dust and safety cover protects an inserted PC keyboard. This is made in two parts, connected and mounted in a hinged manner, and can be opened at the back. It is also completely removable.