1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a desk adjusting method and a desk, and more particularly, to a desk adjusting method and a desk capable of adjusting the status of the desk suitable for the user and his/her body type.
2. Description of the Prior Art
According to investigation, children usually have problems brought by ill posture during the learning process. For example, a child may lie on the desk when reading or writing, which causes myopia of the child being more serious. In addition, ill posture of the child may cause scoliosis. The prior art already develops an adjustable desk such that a height of the desk is adjustable. However, a height of a particular child increases, and a height of the desk for the particular child should be changed as well. Therefore, to be suitable for the growing child, the height of the desk should be adjusted accordingly, which causes inconvenience on usage of the adjustable desk. From another perspective, since heights of the desk required for different children are different, when different children use the same adjustable desk, the height of the adjustable desk has to be adjusted back and forth, causing another inconvenience on usage of the adjustable desk. Therefore, it is necessary to improve the prior art.
It is therefore a primary objective of the present invention to provide a desk adjusting method and a desk capable of adjusting the status of the desk suitable for the user and his/her body type, to improve over disadvantages of the prior art.
An embodiment of the present invention discloses a desk adjusting method, utilized in a desk, the desk comprising a desktop adjusting module, an input module and a sensing module, the desk adjusting method comprising the input module receiving an identity information, or the sensing module generating a body information; and controlling the desktop adjusting module to adjust a status of a desktop related to a base of the desk according to the identity information or the body information.
An embodiment of the present invention further discloses a desk comprising a desktop; a base; a desktop adjusting module, connecting the desktop and the base, configured to adjust a status of a desktop related to a base of the desk according to a control signal; and a control module comprising an input module, configured to receive an identity information; a sensing module, configured to generate a body information; a storage device, configured to store a desktop status information corresponding to the identity information; a processor, coupled to the input module, the sensing module and the storage device, wherein the processor receives the identity information from the input module or receives the body information from the sensing module, and the processor provides the desktop status information according to the identity information or the body information; and a driving module, coupled to the processor, configured to output the control signal to the desktop adjusting module according to the desktop status information, so as to adjust the status of the desktop related to the base of the desk.
These and other objectives of the present invention will no doubt become obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art after reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment that is illustrated in the various figures and drawings.
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In short, the control module 10 may receive the identity information ID via the input module 100 or generate the body information BD_1 by the sensing module 102, and adjust the height HT of the desk 1 according to the identity information ID or the body information BD_1. Please refer to
Step 140: Start.
Step 142: The input module 100 receives the identity information ID inputted by the user, or the sensing module 102 senses the first distance information D1 of the desktop 122 related to the knee of the user.
Step 144: The control module 10 adjusts the status of the desktop 122 related to the base 120 according to the identity information ID or the body information BD_1.
Step 146: End.
According to the adjusting process 14, for a registered user U_1, the control module 10 may adjust the desk 1 to a height HT_1, where the height HT_1 is specified and pre-defined by the registered user U_1. Specifically, the control module 10 may store a height information HI_1 set by the user U_1 in the storage device 106 in advance. After the control module 10 receives an identity information ID_1 corresponding to the user U_1, the control module 10 may adjust the desk 1 to the height HT_1 according to the identity information ID_1. Please refer to
Step 300: Start.
Step 302: The input module 100 receives the identity information ID_1 inputted by the user U_1, and delivers the identity information ID_1 to the processor 104.
Step 304: The processor 104 accesses a height information HI_1 corresponding to the identity information ID_1 from the storage device 106.
Step 306: The processor 104 delivers the height information HI_1 to the driving module 108, and the driving module 108 adjusts the height of the desktop 122 related to the base 120 as the height HT_1 according to the height information HI_1.
Step 308: End.
The adjusting process 30 is suitable for the registered user U_1. That is, when the user U_1 sits at the desk 1, the user U_1 may input the identity information ID_1 via the input module 100. After the control module 10 receives the identity information ID_1 (Step 302), the processor 104 may access the height information HI_1 (Step 304) specified by the user U_1 from the storage device 106, and send the height information HI_I to the driving module 108. In Step 306, the driving module 108 may control the first extensible pillar 124 according to the height information HI_1, such that a height of the desk 1 is adjusted to be the height HT_1.
On the other hand, for an unregistered user U_2, the control module 10 may obtain the body information BD_1 of the user U_2 through the sensing module 102, and adjust the height of the desk 1 to be suitable for the user U_2. Please refer to
Step 400: Start.
Step 402: The sensing module 102 senses the first distance information D1 of the desktop 122 related to the knee of the user U_2.
Step 404: The sensing module 102 generates the body information BD_1 including the first distance information D1 of the user U_2, and delivers the body information BD_1 to the processor 104.
Step 406: The processor 104 generates a height information HI_2 according to the body information BD_1 of the user U_2.
Step 408: The processor 104 delivers the height information HI_2 to the driving module 108, and the driving module 108 adjusts the height of the desktop 122 related to the base 120 as the height HT_2 according to the height information HI_2.
Step 410: End.
The adjusting process 40 is suitable for the unregistered user U_2. That is, the storage device 106 does not store any height information corresponding to the unregistered user U_2. When the user U_2 sits at the desk 1, the control module 10 senses the distance between the desktop 122 and the knee of the user U_2 via the sensing module 102 disposed under the desktop 122, and adjusts the height of the desktop 122 as the height HT_2 suitable for the user U_2 accordingly. Specifically, after the sensing module 102 senses the first distance information D1 of the desktop 122 related to the knee of the user U_2, and delivers the body information BD_1 including the first distance information D1 to the processor 104 (Steps 402-404) , in Step 406, the processor 104 may generate the height information HI_2 according to the body information BD_1 of the user U_2, such that the desktop 122 may be a first specific distance higher that the knee of the user U_2. In an embodiment, the first specific distance may be 10-15 centimeters, and the height information HI_2 includes height information suitable for the user U_2. In Step 408, the processor 104 sends the height information HI_2 to the driving module 108, and the driving module 108 may control the first extensible pillar 124 according to the height information HI_2, such that the height of the desk 1 is adjusted to be the height HT_2. Therefore, according to the adjusting process 40, the control module 10 may adjust the height of the desk 1 to be the height HT_2, suitable for the user U_2.
In addition, the control module 10 may be applied to children. Since heights of the children are growing, the control module 10 may sense the body information BD_1 of a child user U_3 at any time via the sensing module 102 and adjust the height of the desk 1 to be a height HT_3 suitable for the child user U_3. Specifically, a height information HI_3 suitable for the child user U_3 may be stored in the storage device 106 in advance. Meanwhile, the control module 10 may sense the body information BD_1 of the child user U_3 at any time via the sensing module 102, and generate a height information HI_4 corresponding to the child user U_3 according to the body information BD_1 of the child user U_3. Hence, the desktop adjusting module 101 may adjust the height of the desk 1 to be a height HT_3 or a height HT_4 suitable for the child user U_3 according to the height information HI_3 or the height information HI_4. Please refer to
Step 500: Start.
Step 502: The input module 100 receives the identity information ID_3 inputted by the child user U_3, and delivers the identity information ID_3 to the processor 104.
Step 504: The processor 104 accesses the height information HI_3 corresponding to the identity information ID_3 from the storage device 106.
Step 506: The sensing module 102 senses the first distance information D1 of the desktop 122 related to the knee of the child user U_3.
Step 508: The sensing module 102 generates the body information BD_1 including the first distance information D1 of the child user U_3, and delivers the body information BD_1 to the processor 104.
Step 510: The processor 104 generates the height information HI_4 according to the body information BD_1 of the child user U_3.
Step 512: The processor 104 determines whether a difference between the height information HI_3 and the height information HI_4 is greater than a specific threshold TH. If yes, go to Step 516; otherwise, go to Step 514.
Step 514: The processor 104 delivers the height information HI_3 to the driving module 108, and the driving module 108 adjusts the height of the desktop 122 related to the base 120 as the height HT_3 according to the height information HI_3.
Step 516: The processor 104 delivers the height information HI_4 to the driving module 108, and the driving module 108 adjusts the height of the desktop 122 related to the base 120 as the height HT_4 according to the height information HI_4.
Step 518: The control module 10 stores the height information HI_4 in the storage device 106.
Step 520: End.
The adjusting process 50 is suitable for the growing child user U_3. Specifically, when the child user U_3 sits at the desk 1, the child user U_3 may input the identity information ID 3 of the child user U_3 via the input module 100. In Step 502-504, after the input module 100 receives the identity information ID_3, the processor 104 of the control module 10 may access the height information HI_3 from the storage device 106, where the height information HI_3 is the height information stored at a first time T1 in the storage device 106. Meanwhile, in Step 506-510, the control module 10 may sense the body information BD_1 of the child user U_3 at a second time T2 via the sensing module 102, and generate the height information HI_4 suitable for the child user U_3 accordingly.
Notably, in Step 512, the processor 104 determines whether the difference between the height information HI_3 and the height information HI_4 is greater than the specific threshold TH. If the difference between the height information HI_3 and the height information HI_4 is smaller than the specific threshold TH, it represents that the incremental height of the child user U_3 does not change significantly during a time period between the first time T1 and the second time T2. Therefore, there is no need for the control module 10 to update the height HT_3 of the child user U_3. Hence, the control module 10 executes Step 514 to adjust the desk 1 to the height HT_3. On the other hand, if the difference between the height information HI_3 and the height information HI_4 is greater than the specific threshold TH, it represents that that the incremental height of the child user U_3 changes significantly during the time period between the first time T1 and the second time T2. Hence, the control module 10 executes Step 516 to adjust the desk 1 to the height HT_4 according to the height information HI_4, and executes Step 518 to store the height information HI_4 in the storage device 106, so as to update the height of the child user U_3 as the height HT_4. Details of Steps 514, 516 are the same as which of Step 306 (or Step 408), which are not narrated herein.
In addition, the control module 10 is able to adjust an inclination of the desk.
The inclination θ of the desk 6 may be related to different operation modes. For example, when the user does painting or some handicraft work on the desk 6, the desk 6 may be in a first mode with the inclination θ being 0°. When the user reads or writes on the desk 6, the desk 6 may be in a second mode with the inclination θ being greater than 0°. The control module 10 may store the inclination information TI corresponding to different users and different operation modes in the storage device 106 in advance. After the user inputs the mode information MD, the control module 10 may access the inclination information TI corresponding to the mode information MD from the storage device 106. Please refer to
Step 700: Start.
Step 702: The input module 100 receives the identity information ID and the mode information MD inputted by the user, and delivers the identity information ID and the mode information MD to the processor 104.
Step 704: The processor 104 accesses the inclination information TI corresponding to the identity information ID and the mode information MD from the storage device.
Step 706: The processor 104 delivers the inclination information TI to the driving module 108, and the driving module 108 adjusts the inclination of the tiltable desktop 628 related to the horizontal platform 622 as the inclination θ according to the inclination information TI.
Step 708: End.
According to the adjusting process 70, the control module 10 may adjust the inclination of the desk 6 based on the identity information ID and the mode information MD inputted by the user. When the user sits at the desk 6, the user may input the mode information MD via the input module 100. When the control module 10 receives the identity information ID and the mode information MD (Step 702), the processor 104 may access the inclination information TI stored in the storage device 106 (Step 704), and deliver the inclination information TI to the driving module 108. In Step 706, the driving module 108 may control the second extensible pillar 626 according to the inclination information TI, such that the inclination of the desk 6 is adjusted to be the inclination θ.
As can be seen from the above, the present invention utilizes the input module 100 to receive the identity information ID of users, so as to access the height information HI corresponding to the users. The present invention also utilizes the sensing module 102 to sense the body information BD_1 of the users, so as to adjust the height of the desk according to body types of the users. As for the child user U_3, the present invention may utilize the identity information ID and the body information BD_1 to adjusting the height of the desk suitable for the child user U_3. In addition, the present invention may adjust the inclination of the desk according to the mode information MD.
Notably, the embodiments stated in the above are utilized for illustrating the concept of the present invention. Those skilled in the art may make modifications and alternations accordingly, and not limited herein. For example, the first distance information D1 is not limited to represent the distance between the desktop and the knee of the user. The first distance information D1 may also represent a distance of the desktop related to a seat surface of a chair, which is within the scope of the present invention. In addition, the input module is not limited to be the fingerprint identificator. The input module may be a wireless or wired keyboard, a touch screen, a writing panel, an image scanner, an iris sensor, a voice sensor, a voiceprint identificator, etc. The identity information ID may be a password manually inputted by the user through the wireless or wired keyboard, a specific line pattern or picture drawn by the user through the touch screen or the writing panel, a quick response code (QR code) or a two-dimensional barcode scanned by the user through the image scanner, an iris of the user sensed by the iris sensor, a voice of the user sensed by the voice sensor, a voiceprint of the user identified by the voiceprint identificator, which are not limited herein. In addition, the desktop adjusting module is not limited to use extensible pillars to adjust the status of the desktop. The desktop adjusting module may use toothed wheels or sliding rails to adjust the status of the desktop. In addition, in the adjusting process 70, the inclination θ of the desk 6 is related to the identity information ID and the mode information MD inputted by the user, which is not limited herein. The inclination θ of the desk may be related to the mode information MD inputted by the user only, which is also within the scope of the present invention.
In addition, to compute the height of the desktop suitable for the user accurately, the present invention may further sense a second distance information D2 of the desktop in related to a shoulder of the user, and compute the height of the desktop suitable for the user according to the first distance information D1 and the second distance information D2. Please refer to
Therefore, for the unregistered user U_2, the control module 80 may obtain the body information BD_2 of the user U_2 via the sensing module 802, and adjust the height of the desk 1 to be suitable for the user U_2. Please refer to
Step 440: Start.
Step 442: The first sensing submodule 8020 senses the first distance information D1 of the desktop 122 related to the knee of the user U_2, and the second sensing submodule 8022 senses the second distance information D2 of the desktop 122 related to a shoulder of the user U_2.
Step 444: The sensing module 802 generates the body information BD_2 including the first distance information D1 and the second distance information D2 of the user U_2, and delivers the body information BD_2 to the processor 104.
Step 446: The processor 104 generates a height information HI_2 according to the first distance information D1 and the second distance information D2 of the user U_2.
Step 448: The processor 104 delivers the height information HI_2 to the driving module 108, and the driving module 108 adjusts the height of the desktop 122 related to the base 120 as the height HT_2 according to the height information HI_2.
Step 450: End.
The adjusting process 44 is similar to the adjusting process 40. Different from the adjusting process 40, the adjusting process 44 exploits the second sensing submodule 8022 to sense the second distance information D2 of the desktop 122 related to the shoulder of the user U_2, and generates the height information HI_2 according to the first distance information D1 and the second distance information D2. Specifically, in Step 446, according to the first distance information D1 and the second distance information D2, the processor 104 may compute a trunk length of the user U_2. According to the trunk length of the user U_2, the processor 104 may generate the height information HI_2, such that the desktop 122 is a second specific distance higher than the knee of the user U_2, where the second specific distance may be related to the trunk length of the user U_2. For example, the second specific distance may be a specific ratio of the trunk length of the user U_2, e.g., the second specific distance may be one third of the trunk length of the user U_2. Hence, the processor 104 may generate the height information HI_2 so as to adjust the desktop 122 to be one third of the trunk length higher than the knee of the user U_2 (i.e., two thirds of the trunk length lower than the shoulder of the user U_2). Details of the adjusting process 44 may be referred to paragraphs in the above, which are not narrated herein.
Similarly, the control module 80 may also be applied to the child user U_3. Please refer to
Step 540: Start.
Step 542: The input module 100 receives the identity information ID_3 inputted by the child user U_3, and delivers the identity information ID_3 to the processor 104.
Step 544: The processor 104 accesses the height information HI_3 corresponding to the identity information ID_3 from the storage device 106.
Step 546: The first sensing submodule 8020 senses the first distance information D1 of the desktop 122 related to the knee of the child user U_3, and the second sensing submodule 8022 senses the second distance information D2 of the desktop 122 related to a shoulder of the child user U_3.
Step 548: The sensing module 802 generates the body information BD_2 including the first distance information D1 and the second distance information D2 of the child user U_3, and delivers the body information BD_2 to the processor 104.
Step 550: The processor 104 generates the height information HI_4 according to the body information BD_2 of the child user U_3.
Step 552: The processor 104 determines whether the differences between the height information HI_3 and the height information HI_4 is greater than a specific threshold TH. If yes, go to Step 556; otherwise, go to Step 554.
Step 554: The processor 104 delivers the height information HI_3 to the driving module 108, and the driving module 108 adjusts the height of the desktop 122 related to the base 120 as the height HT_3 according to the height information HI_3.
Step 556: the processor 104 delivers the height information HI_4 to the driving module 108, and the driving module 108 adjusts the height of the desktop 122 related to the base 120 as the height HT_4 according to the height information HI_4.
Step 558: The control module 80 stores the height information HI_4 in the storage device 106.
Step 560: End.
The adjusting process 54 is similar to the adjusting process 50. Different from the adjusting process 50, the adjusting process 54 exploits the second sensing submodule 8022 to sense the second distance information D2 of the desktop 122 related to the shoulder of the child user U_3, and generate the height information HI_4 according to the first distance information D1 and the second distance information D2. Details of the adjusting process 54 may be referred to paragraph in the above, which are not narrated herein.
In summary, the present invention obtains the identity information of different users via the input module, accesses the height information correspond to the users, and senses the body information of the users via the sensing module. Therefore, the present invention may adjust the height of the desktop suitable for the user and his/her body type. For the child user, the present invention may keep adjusting the height of the desktop suitable for the child user according to the identity information and the body information. In addition, the present invention may adjust the inclination of the desk according to the mode information.
Those skilled in the art will readily observe that numerous modifications and alterations of the device and method may be made while retaining the teachings of the invention. Accordingly, the above disclosure should be construed as limited only by the metes and bounds of the appended claims.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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104126913 | Aug 2015 | TW | national |