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公开(公告)号：US20200005624A1
公开(公告)日：2020-01-02
申请号：US16569198
申请日：2019-09-12
Applicant: Steelcase Inc.
Inventor： Robert Scheper , Matthew Warner , Karl Mead , Brett Kincaid , Kurt Heidmann
Abstract: A workspace assembly includes a plurality of sound sensors including at least first and second sound sensors located in first and second spaces within a facility, respectively, at least one communication device located within one of the first space and the second space, and a processor in communication with the sound sensors and the communication device, the processor adapted to compare at least some characteristic of the sounds in at least a subset of the plurality of spaces to identify a particular space from which the sound emanates and to compare at least some characteristic of the sound emanating from the particular space to at least one threshold characteristic value and to provide a signal via the at least one communication device based on the results of the comparison.
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公开(公告)号：US10453326B2
公开(公告)日：2019-10-22
申请号：US16144775
申请日：2018-09-27
Applicant: Steelcase Inc.
Inventor： Robert Scheper , Matthew Warner , Karl Mead , Brett Kincaid , Kurt Heidmann
Abstract: An alert system for generating a signal indicating at least one aspect of sound within a workspace environment, the system comprising at least a first sensor positioned one of within and proximate a workspace, the at least a first sensor sensing at least one aspect of sound generated within the workspace and generating a signal indicating the at least one aspect, a communication device located within the workspace, the communication device configured to generate a signal perceivable within the workspace and a processor receiving signals from the at least a first sensor and linked to the communication device, the processor programmed to perform the steps of identifying when the at least one aspect exceeds a threshold value and driving the communication device to indicate that the at least one aspect exceeds the threshold value.
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公开(公告)号：US20210345781A1
公开(公告)日：2021-11-11
申请号：US17379444
申请日：2021-07-19
Applicant: Steelcase Inc.
Inventor： James Ludwig , Nickolaus William Charles Deevers , Kurt Heidmann , Bruce Michael Smith , Mark Spoelhof
Abstract: A seating arrangement includes a support shell including a seat portion and a chair back portion each configured to support a seated user, the chair seat portion having a front region and a rear region and the chair back portion having an upper region and a lower region, where the rear region of the seat portion is coupled to the lower region of the chair back portion, a control member including a substantially flexible front support and an attachment point, where the front support engages the support shell in the front region of the seat portion and the control member engages the back portion, and a substantially rigid second support attached to the control member at the attachment point, wherein the control member is an integral, one-piece component including multiple flex regions configured to allow the support shell to move between an upright and reclined position.
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公开(公告)号：US10861314B1
公开(公告)日：2020-12-08
申请号：US16817265
申请日：2020-03-12
Applicant: Steelcase Inc.
Inventor： Robert Scheper , Matthew Warner , Karl Mead , Brett Kincaid , Kurt Heidmann
Abstract: A workspace assembly includes at least a first sound sensor located in a first facility space, at least one communication device located within the first space, and a processor in communication with the at least a first sound sensor and the communication device. The processor is adapted to compare the volume of sound emanating from within the first space to a threshold level and to generate a signal via the communication device when the volume of sound emanating from within the first space exceeds the threshold level. The processor also periodically automatically adjusts the threshold level.
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公开(公告)号：US20200288872A9
公开(公告)日：2020-09-17
申请号：US15997097
申请日：2018-06-04
Applicant: Steelcase Inc.
Inventor： James Ludwig , Nickolaus William Charles Deevers , Kurt Heidmann , Bruce Michael Smith , Mark Spoelhof
Abstract: A seating arrangement includes an upwardly-extending back arrangement movable between upright and reclined positions, and a seat arrangement that includes a first link member extending horizontally and having forward and rearward portions, a second link member spaced from the first link member, a third link member coupled to the first and second link members and substantially flexible along a majority of a length thereof, and a fourth link member operably coupled to the first and second link members, the fourth link member being substantially rigid along a majority of a length thereof, wherein the link members cooperate to form a four-bar linkage assembly, and wherein the seat arrangement moves in a rearward direction as the back arrangement is moved between the upright position and the reclined position.
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公开(公告)号：US10051955B1
公开(公告)日：2018-08-21
申请号：US15075382
申请日：2016-03-21
Applicant: STEELCASE INC
Inventor： David K Jones , Kurt Heidmann , Todd Andres
Abstract: A table assembly comprising a leg assembly having upper and lower ends, the leg assembly including a fixed first member having upper and lower ends, a movable second member disposed in sliding engagement with the first member, the engagement including a retracted configuration and an expanded configuration, a cam member including a cam section, the cam member operably coupled to one of the first and second members, the cam member having a rotational range of travel from a first angular orientation corresponding to the expanded configuration of the first and second members to a second angular orientation corresponding to the contracted configuration of the first and second members, a spring supported by the leg assembly and operably coupled to the cam member, wherein the cam member and the spring cooperate to apply a force to the second member tending to drive the second member toward the expanded configuration, a velocity governor supported by at least one of the first and second members for, while the second member is moving, restricting the speed with which the second member moves with respect to the first member to a maximum speed without completely stopping second member.
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公开(公告)号：US09913532B1
公开(公告)日：2018-03-13
申请号：US15222486
申请日：2016-07-28
Applicant: STEELCASE INC.
Inventor： David K. Jones , Kurt Heidmann , Todd Andres
CPC classification number: A47B9/02 , A47B9/00 , A47B9/12 , A47B9/20 , A47B13/023 , A47B2013/024 , A47B2200/0051 , A47B2200/0052
Abstract: A table assembly comprising a leg assembly including a first elongated member parallel to a substantially vertical extension axis and a second elongated member supported by the first member for sliding motion along the extension axis between extended and retracted positions, a load compensator including a spring supported by the second elongated member and operatively coupled to the first elongated member, a table top supported by the second member and a locking assembly including a lock housing supported by the leg assembly and forming a lock housing passageway that passes there through, a first coupler supported by the leg assembly and including an elongated central portion that extends through the lock housing passageway and a locking member moveable between a locked position wherein the locking member is operably linked to the first coupler to restrict movement and an unlocked position wherein the locking member is de-linked from the first coupler.
