Synchronized monitor mount and desk height adjustment system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11412845-B2
Application number	US-201816209040-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 4, 2018
Priority date	Dec 4, 2018
Publication date	Aug 16, 2022
Grant date	Aug 16, 2022

Abstract

A height adjustment system includes a first controller to control a first drive assembly of an adjustable desk frame and a second controller to control a second drive assembly of an adjustable monitor mount. The first controller is communicatively coupled to the second controller to synchronize activation of the first controller and the second controller such that an adjustment of a height of the desk frame causes a corresponding adjustment of a viewing height of the monitor mount and an adjustment of the viewing height of the monitor mount causes a corresponding adjustment of the height of the desk.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A height adjustment system, comprising:
a first controller configured to control a first drive assembly of an adjustable desk frame; and
a second controller configured to control a second drive assembly of an adjustable monitor mount;
wherein the first controller is communicatively coupled to the second controller to synchronize activation of the first controller and the second controller such that an adjustment of a height of the desk frame causes a corresponding adjustment of a viewing height of the monitor mount and an adjustment of the viewing height of the monitor mount causes a corresponding adjustment of the height of the desk.

2. The height adjustment system of claim 1 , wherein the first controller is in communication with the second controller through a wired connection.

3. The height adjustment system of claim 1 , wherein the first controller is in communication with the second controller through a wireless connection.

4. The height adjustment system of claim 1 , wherein:
the first drive assembly comprises at least one of an electric motor, an electronically controlled hydraulic cylinder, or an electronically controlled gas spring; and
the second drive assembly comprises at least one of an electric motor, an electronically controlled hydraulic cylinder, or an electronically controlled gas spring.

5. The height adjustment system of claim 1 , wherein the monitor mount includes a telescoping arm.

6. The height adjustment system of claim 5 , wherein the second drive assembly controls a length of the telescoping arm.

7. The height adjustment system of claim 1 , wherein the monitor mount comprises a display mounting interface.

8. The height adjustment system of claim 1 , wherein:
the desk frame is a freestanding desk frame;
the first drive assembly is coupled to the desk frame to control the height of the desk frame; and
the second drive assembly is coupled to the monitor mount to control the viewing height of the monitor mount.

9. The height adjustment system of claim 8 , wherein the desk frame comprises at least one telescoping leg.

10. The height adjustment system of claim 9 , wherein the first drive assembly controls a length of the telescoping leg.

11. The height adjustment system of claim 1 , wherein:
the desk frame is a sit stand converter workstation desk frame;
the first drive assembly is coupled to the desk frame to control the height of the desk frame; and
the second drive assembly is coupled to the monitor mount to control the viewing height of the monitor mount.

12. A height adjustment system, comprising:
a first drive assembly operable to adjust a height of an adjustable freestanding desk frame, the desk frame having at least one telescoping leg and the first drive assembly coupled to the desk frame to control the height of the desk frame;
a second drive assembly operable to adjust a viewing height of an adjustable monitor mount, the second drive assembly coupled to the monitor mount to control the viewing height of the monitor mount; and
a controller communicatively coupled to the first drive assembly and to the second drive assembly to synchronize activation of the first drive assembly and the second drive assembly such that an adjustment of the height of the desk frame causes a corresponding adjustment of the viewing height of the monitor mount and an adjustment of the viewing height of the monitor mount causes a corresponding adjustment of the height of the desk.

13. The height adjustment system of claim 12 , wherein the controller is in communication with the first drive assembly through one of a wired connection or a wireless connection.

14. The height adjustment system of claim 12 , wherein the controller is in communication with the second drive assembly through one of a wired connection or a wireless connection.

15. The height adjustment system of claim 12 , wherein:
the first drive assembly comprises at least one of an electric motor, an electronically controlled hydraulic cylinder, or an electronically controlled gas spring; and
the second drive assembly comprises at least one of an electric motor, an electronically controlled hydraulic cylinder, or an electronically controlled gas spring.

16. The height adjustment system of claim 12 , wherein the monitor mount includes a telescoping arm.

17. The height adjustment system of claim 16 , wherein the second drive assembly controls a length of the telescoping arm.

18. The height adjustment system of claim 12 , wherein the monitor mount comprises a display mounting interface.

19. The height adjustment system of claim 12 , wherein the first drive assembly controls a length of the telescoping leg.

Assignees

• Cknapp Sales Inc

Inventors

• Knapp Chance
• Meyer Brandon
• Fehr Micah

Classifications

• A47B2200/0062

  Electronically user-adaptable, height-adjustable desk or table · CPC title

• A47B21/02 Primary

  with vertical adjustable parts · CPC title

• A47B2200/0084

  Accessories for tables or desks · CPC title

• A47B2097/005

  Monitor mounted supports or stands · CPC title

• F16M11/04

  Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand · CPC title