HK1014468B - Workstation - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a workplace within the meaning of claim 1.

The structure of the workplace affects in particular the workload and the work result of the person working on it. Therefore, the best possible design of the workplace is sought. Generally, a distinction is made between industrial and office workplaces.

An office workstation is generally referred to as a desk in the broadest sense, with modern desks offering a wide range of design options in their arrangement of desk surfaces.

The work in an office or even in a factory is generally arranged in such a way that each person is assigned an individual workplace, allowing the worker to perform his work individually and to make the best use of his workplace.

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DE-U-91 16 058 shows a workstation with work surfaces which are lockable in a folding body. The body, when folded up, has a square or rectangular base plan with side walls which are connected to each other by vertical hinges. The work surfaces provided within the body are arranged in such a way that the body is folding and locking without collision.

A workstation is known from US-A-4,478,467 which consists of several side walls connected by vertical hinges, with barrier elements and work surfaces on their inner sides.

The disadvantage of the above-mentioned folding workstations is their inflexible internal arrangement, in particular the barriers or work surfaces placed inside the workstations are essentially confined to one application, so that the workstations as a whole are inflexible in their handling.

The purpose of the invention is to create a workstation which is extremely flexible for use in the office and in the workplace and which can be used in particular as an individual workstation adapted to the user.

This task is solved for a workplace of the category of claim 1 by the characteristics of claim 1.

The subclaims indicate the advantageous and appropriate training of the proposed job according to the invention.

The basic idea of the invention is that a flexible workplace can only be created if it is both spatially flexible, i.e. can be used as independently as possible, and individualised, resulting in completely new areas of application and optimal conditions of use.

The workstation of the invention is constructed in the form of a container workstation, which in its initial position is a container box with preferably a rectangular base and is transportable. A container box, folded into a narrow space in the form of a cabinet, box, box or similar, is opened for use and folded up to form a system workstation. The individual workstation elements are moved by deflection, for example, by two vertical pivot axes of a transverse wall, such that an open workstation, preferably angular, emerges from the folded box.

This workstation is formed by a large number of workstations, shelves or similar, which are fixed to each side wall and whose accessibility is achieved by folding the workstation system. In the folded state, the individual workstations are coordinated with each other so that they work together without collision, occupying different levels. In this way, in the folded state, a workroom with writing and storage areas is created, with lighting devices, storage areas, pin surfaces, etc. of about 4 square meters.

The workstation is preferably of basic dimensions of 120 x 80 cm, so that it is of the usual transport size of a Europalette, which allows the workstation to be loaded and transported by means of a Europalette.

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The workplace can be reconfigured as required to allow shielding to the environment, or, in other activities, the workplace can be moved to the neighbouring workplace or form group work spaces because of its flexibility.

The advantage is that the workplace does not have to be cleared, but can be left in any form, with the body closed. The possibility of leaving all work processes in the working state despite the closed body avoids unnecessary reorganization before the work begins again. This can make it much easier to start certain operations, for example at the beginning of the week or after holidays.

The workplace according to the invention can therefore be used to provide more flexible working hours and also more flexible forms of work with less organisational effort. This allows traditional workplaces to be transformed into flexible workplaces which can also be easily used for part-time work. This is done in particular by maintaining the personal workplace of any part-time worker, i.e. the worker receives his personal workplace during his part-time work which can be folded up afterwards. The workplace according to the invention is therefore a complete workplace which can be closed in the absence of the user and even stored in another place if necessary for the duration of the absence.

It is well known that in many companies organizational and administrative work is decentralized and managed locally, and in these cases too the workplace of the invention can be allocated directly to different departments in a short and flexible time, i.e. an engineer can temporarily move his workplace from the office to production.

The workplace of the invention is also capable of being transported to any location. Wherever workplaces are needed for a certain period of time, e.g. fairs, congresses, events, construction projects, etc., such workplaces can be used. This also applies to temporary homework, for example.

The present invention is based on the principle of the 'compact' workstation, which is a simple workstation with a length of 70 cm and a width of 50 cm.

Further details and advantages of the workstation according to the invention are given in the drawings, which are explained in more detail in the following examples.

Show it Fig. 1a folded workstation in perspective;Fig. 2 the folded workstation shown in Fig. 1;Fig. 3 another variation of the workstation shown in Fig. 1;Fig. 4a, 4b different design options for the workstation;Fig. 5a,b - 10another example of a workstation.

Description of the examples of implementation:

The presentation of the invention in Fig. 1 shows a workstation 1 in the folded position, which can be used in particular as an office workstation.

The folding or folding body 2 for a workstation 1 consists of two longitudinal folds 3, 4 of a first transverse wall 5 and a second transverse wall 6 opposite to each other. The closed body thus has a length L = 120 cm, a width B = 80 cm and a height H = 110 cm. The basic dimension L x B is suitable for placing the body on a commercial European pallet as a means of transport.

The second side wall 6 is itself formed as a separate body 10 from which a push-in rack 11 can be pulled out from the side (see Fig. 3). The first side wall 5 has a circular outer contour 12 which gives the body an attractive design.

In Fig. 2 a longitudinal median plane 14 is schematically indicated, dividing the closed body into a vertical median longitudinal plane.

In order to open the closed body to form a workstation shown in Fig. 2, the first transverse face 5 has a vertical hinge 15, 16 on each side, i.e. the transverse face 5 is connected via hinge 15 to the first longitudinal hinge 3 and via hinge 16 to the second longitudinal hinge 4. When folding, the body first separates at about its median plane of symmetry 14 so that the two deck plates 7, 8 are angularly separated. The longitudinal face 4 has a transverse face at its opposite end, the first transverse face 5 has a transverse face 17 at each end, the width of the upper deck plate 8, i.e. the width of the half-way mark.

The first transverse wall 5 has, by virtue of its circular outer contour, an upper 18 and a lower 19 circular segment connecting plates which stabilize the side wall 5 on the one hand and serve as a lateral connection to the other wall areas on the other.

The inner area of the workstation in the folded state is formed by several workstations 20 which, in the folded state of the workstation, are located side by side and/or on top of each other without collision. Consequently, in a normal desk height, a first desk 21 is located at a height h1 above the lower edge 22 of the body 2.

Tabletop 21 is a small storage area 23 of the same length l1 with a width b4 ≈ 1/4 b1 which rises at a small height h2 above tabletop 21 and thus forms a double storage area in this area.

The desk top 21 and the additional storage area 23 are attached to the side wall 4 and the corresponding transverse wall 17 (see also Figure 3).

In Fig. 1 another desk 24 is placed on the opposite side wall 3 at a height h3 from the bottom edge 22, the height h3 being the height of a stand.

The length l2 of the desk 24 may in turn be approximately equal to the length l1 of the desk 21.

The two upper cover plates 7, 8 are connected by hinges 25, 26 to the corresponding longitudinal sidewall 3 or 4 respectively, allowing the lids to be folded upwards or in any position as required, as shown in Figure 3. In the case of a folded-up cover 7 or 8, the inside 27 of the cover 7 or the inside 28 of the cover 8 can be used both as a protection against visibility from adjacent workstations and as a pin wall, display or the like.

In the lower part, the two longitudinal side walls 3, 4 each have an internal stiffening board 29, 30, whereby the stiffening board 30 can also be used as a footrest, especially if a person is working on the desk table 21. A vertical support wall 31 on the stiffening board 29 serves as a support for the lower circular section 19 when the body folds.

The shelf 11 is led outwards by a longitudinal guide in the frontal enclosure 10 by means of a retractable guide, the side facing the workstation having 32 shelf inserts, drawers or compartments or the like, while the opposite side 33 is formed as a closed wall, so that the inserts or the like are only accessible when the shelf 11 is removed from the enclosure 10.

Both the raised cover plates 7, 8 and the extended shelf 11 allow the user to protect himself from the view under the guise of functional use without leaving other employees feeling excluded.

The body 2 contains on its underside so many individual rolls 13 that each movable part is fully supported.

In Fig. 3 an additional horizontal joint 34 is placed in a dashed form at the level of desk plate 21 on the transverse wall 17 to which a folding table 35 is attached.

Figures 4a, 4b show some examples of the construction of the workstation 10 of the invention, each workstation having an additional workstation 36 not shown in Figures 1 to 3 which can be integrated into the closed body by means of a corresponding support structure or chair support within the body.

Figure 4a shows six workstations arranged in two rows side by side, for example the middle workstation in the left column of Figure 4a is closed (corresponding to Figure 2) while the workstation above and below is open in Figure 4a. Preferably the opening is made so that between the longitudinal side walls 3.4 there is an angle of about α ∼ 90 - 120°, the longitudinal side walls 3.4 being connected by the diagonal transverse sides of the 5 wall.

In Fig. 4a, two opposite workstations are placed in the upper right column to form a workstation assembly, with the folding high-flat tables 35 and their connecting edge 37 lying side by side. In Fig. 4a, the lower right column again shows a single workstation in the normal position, i.e. in a rectangular arrangement. The additional folding high-flat table 35 increases the work area. In the adjacent workstation, the folding rack 11 is removed from the body of the cabinet 10.

Figure 4b shows an alternative arrangement of workstations in a room, whereby the same workstation may be in the same room on a different day. Here again, an individual workstation is designed, with each workstation being personally oriented to or attached to the person working on it. After the work has been done, each workstation can be easily folded together to take the shape of Figure 2. No cleaning or remodelling work is required. A locking system 38 only schematically represented can make such a workstation inaccessible even to authorized persons.

In further training, for example, the transverse sidewall 6 with barrier body 10 may be connected to the sidewall 3 via another hinge 39 which can be flexibly rotated.

In another embodiment of the invention, as shown in Figures 5a, 5b - 9a, 9b and Fig. 10, a further variant of the invention is shown, with an even more compact arrangement. The respective Figures 5a - 9a represent perspective representations of the same folding body in different workstations, with Figures 5b - 9b showing the corresponding viewfinder. Figure 10 shows the workstation with folded work surfaces in the main work operation.

In Figures 5 to 10, identical parts are given the same reference marks, provided that they are already described in Figures 1 to 4, but the different work or cover plates are additionally designated by capital letters A, A' - C, C' for greater clarity.

Figure 5a shows the second example of a body 2' in a folded or folded state, Figure 5b shows the corresponding view.

The body 2' of Fig. 5a, 5b is first folded up at an angle of 90° according to the perspective shown in Fig. 6a and the view shown in Fig. 6b, i.e. the side walls 3', 4' form a corresponding right angle in their extension and are articulated with each other via the first transverse wall 5'.

The upper cover plates 7', 8' are designated as the first support level A, A'.

The sidewall 4' has an additional worktop 21' or B in an intermediate plane corresponding to the tabletop 21 in Fig. 1 which is connected via a horizontal hinge or joint 34' to a vertical sidewall 17' or B' which can be rotated. Only a short distance below the worktop B there is another retractable worktop C which is connected via a lateral horizontal hinge 34' to a further sidewall 35' directed to it. In Fig. 6a the sidewall 17', B' or 35', C' are arranged vertically and thus form the second transverse sidewall 6' for a final closure of the body to be closed.

Parallel to the sidewall 35', in Fig. 6a, a fixed lower wall 40 is arranged as a side support with individual rolls 13 underneath, which is firmly connected to the sidewall 4'. Furthermore, Fig. 6a, 6b shows a container 41 connected to the sidewall 3', with a drawer 42 which can be pulled forward. The container 41 forms an upper storage area 43. It extends almost the entire length of the sidewall 3'.

The representation shown in Fig. 7a, 7b differs from that shown in Fig. 6a, 6b mainly in that the further table plate C, which is placed below table plate B, is pulled forward, with the lateral movement 35', C' being pulled forward through the 34' joint.

In the workstation layout shown in Figures 8a, 8b, the sidewall 17' is folded into a horizontal position around its horizontal joint 34' to form tabletop B' as compared with Figures 7a, 7b. In addition, a sliding tabletop D, placed below tabletop C, is pulled out from the side by means of corresponding telescopic slides so that tabletop D is above container 41.

The illustration in Figures 9a, 9b shows, in addition to Figures 8a, 8b, the side-up tabletop C' and a drawer 42 of the container 41 which is pulled out. Tabletop B' in Figures 8a, 9a can be held in its horizontal position by a rope pull 44.

The illustration in Fig. 10 shows an example of the present invention. The corresponding parts are again marked with corresponding reference marks. On the longitudinal sidewall 3', a shelf system 46 for file folders 47 may be arranged. On the longitudinal sidewall 4', drawer systems or small part containers 47 may be above the tabletop B. The transverse sidewall 5', may be formed as a pin 48 . The drawer surface D, which is stored below the tabletop C, may be designed as a drawer container. The container 41 may accommodate a printer 49 on its base 43 .

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Claims (16)

1. Work station with work surfaces, which can be locked away in a folding body, wherein the body (2, 2'), in the folded state has a square or rectangular shape, with a first transverse side wall (5, 5') which is connected pivotably by two vertical hinge connections (15, 16) with two adjoining longitudinal side walls (3, 3', 4, 4'), wherein at least one opposite second transverse side wall (6') is connected with one of the longitudinal side walls (3, 3', 4, 4') to form four closing walls, and wherein inside the body (2, 2') work surfaces (20 - 24 or A - C, A' - C') are arranged on the side walls (3, 3', 4, 4', 5, 5', 6, 6') so that the body can be folded up without collision and can be locked, characterised in that the second transverse side wall (6') adjacent to one of the longitudinal side walls (3, 3'; 4, 4') comprises at least one wall section (17, 17', 35, 35') pivotable about a horizontal transverse axis (34, 34', 34'') which in horizontal position forms a work surface.
2. Work station according to claim 1, characterised in that the side walls (3, 4) opposite in the closed position of the body have desk surfaces (21, 24) in different planes as work surfaces, which in the folded position lie as far as possible above one another.
3. Work station according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that in the folded position of the body (2) the desk surfaces (21, 24) on the longitudinal side walls (3, 4) project at least over the longitudinal plane of symmetry (14) and preferably take up the entire internal cross section.
4. Work station according to one of the preceding claims 2 or 3, characterised in that the work surfaces or desk surfaces (21, 24) extend at least partly over approximately the entire length l₁, l₂ of the respective longitudinal side wall (3, 4) or over the entire length of the inner cavity.
5. Work station according to claim 1, characterised in that the longitudinal side walls (3, 3', 4, 4') on their longitudinal upper edge comprise a hinge (25, 26) or the like, by means of which a top cover plate (7, 7', 8, 8') able to be folded 90° can be pivoted, which in the folded position of the body (2) extends as far as the longitudinal middle plane of symmetry (14) and forms an upper closing plate.
6. Work station according to claim 1, characterised in that the transverse side wall (5) is flat or curved in cross section, wherein with a curved design upper (18) and lower (19) segment surfaces are provided as transition surfaces.
7. Work station according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the transverse side wall (6, 6') adjacent to the longitudinal side wall is connected rigidly or flexibly to one of the longitudinal side walls (3, 3', 4, 4') or one of the table plates.
8. Work station according to claim 7, characterised in that the second transverse side wall (6) is designed as a cupboard (10) in which a slide-in shelf (11) is mounted or guided able to be moved lengthways and removed.
9. Work station according to claims 7 or 8, characterised in that the second transverse side wall (6, 6') extends over the entire width B of the body in a closed position.
10. Work station according to claims 7, 8 or 9, characterised in that the transverse side walls (6') are designed as wall sections that are pivotable about horizontal transverse axes, which in horizontal position form table plates (B', C').
11. Work station according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that one of the folding longitudinal side walls (3, 3', 4, 4') has a fixed or flexible face side wall boundary or transverse wall (6', 17) which in the closed position of the body (2) adjoins the second transverse side wall (6) or forms the transverse side wall itself.
12. Work station according to claim 1, characterised in that each longitudinal side wall (3, 3', 4, 4') with a connected adjoining transverse side wall (6, 6') can be pushed on securable rollers (13).
13. Work station according to claim 1, characterised in that the longitudinal side walls (3, 3', 4, 4') can be pivoted relative to one another by a pivot angle α of 0° to 270° and preferably α 90° - 120°.
14. Work station according to claim 11, characterised in that the exterior of the transverse wall (6', 17) has a hinge (34, 34', 34'') for at least one liftable flap (35, B', C') which preferably has a cross section in the form of a 1/4 circular segment, square or rectangle.
15. Work station according to claim 1, characterised in that a container (41) with extensions with secured to a side wall (3, 3', 4, 4').
16. Work station according to claim 1, characterised in that the body (2) in the closed position has an outline with the dimensions L x 19 ≈ 120 x 80 cm or L x B ≈ 70 x 50 cm and a height H ≈ 110 cm, wherein transport on Europalettes is preferable.