Abstract:
A height adjustable table includes a table and at least a baffle. The table includes a height adjustable tabletop capable of being lifted up and down in a predetermined direction. The at least a baffle is disposed at least a side of the height adjustable tabletop. Each baffle extends upward and/or downward from the height adjustable tabletop. Because of the baffle, the height adjustable table has an anti-pinch function.

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
       [0001]    The present invention relates generally to a table, and more particularly relates to a height adjustable table. 
       BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
       [0002]    In recent years, the gaming industry has grown significantly in terms of annual output value, and the number of players is also rising rapidly. Therefore, the gaming industry has gained more and more attention. 
         [0003]    Furthermore, by connections via the Internet, online games are free from geographical and national boundaries, and thus attract players from different countries to invest and gather in online gaming platforms. At the same time, for promotion of gaming competition, domestic and foreign industries also compete to organize world-class competitions. For such purpose, many domestic and foreign industries set up exclusive gaming teams to battle in gaming competitions. 
         [0004]    E-competition venues usually include tables that are arranged side by side. In order to adapt to heights or other habits of the contestants, some of the competition tables may be equipped with height-adjustable desktops, so that participants may adjust the desktop heights according to their own needs. However, since the competition tables are arranged side by side, when adjusting the height of the table, the player&#39;s hand or other part of the body or any article on the table may be pinched if it is placed beyond the range of the desktop. Taiwan Patent No. TW M288136 discloses a height adjusting device for a desktop. Taiwan Patent No. TW M373156 discloses a retractable table having reinforced structures. None of the prior arts, alone or in combination, provide enough teachings for solving the above-mentioned problems. 
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0005]    The present invention provides a height adjustable table having an anti-pinch function. 
         [0006]    For achieving the above-mentioned advantage, the invention provides a height adjustable table includes a table and at least a baffle. The table includes a height adjustable tabletop, wherein the height adjustable tabletop is adapted to be moved up and down in a predetermined direction. The at least a baffle is disposed on at least a side of the height adjustable tabletop, wherein each of the baffle extends upward and/or downward from the height adjustable tabletop, and each of the baffle comprises a maximum height along the predetermined direction no less than a maximum travel length of the height adjustable tabletop. 
         [0007]    In an embodiment of the invention, each of the baffle extends downward from the height adjustable tabletop. 
         [0008]    In an embodiment of the invention, the above-mentioned height adjustable table further includes at least a structural reinforcement member, and each of the structural reinforcement member is disposed at a side of each of the baffle away from the table. 
         [0009]    In an embodiment of the invention, each of the above-mentioned structural reinforcement members extends along the predetermined direction and is strip shaped. 
         [0010]    In an embodiment of the invention, each of the baffle and the correlated structural reinforcement member disposed thereon are integrally formed. 
         [0011]    In an embodiment of the invention, the above-mentioned height adjustable tabletop includes a first side and a second side opposite to each other, and a third side connected between the first side and the second side, wherein the third side is adjacent to the user, and at least one of the baffles is disposed on the first side and/or the second side. 
         [0012]    In an embodiment of the invention, the above-mentioned table further includes a plurality of height adjustable table legs supporting the height adjustable tabletop, so as to enable the height adjustable tabletop to move up and down. 
         [0013]    In an embodiment of the invention, the above-mentioned baffles are made of metal or plastic. 
         [0014]    In an embodiment of the invention, each of the baffle extends upward from the height adjustable tabletop, and each of the baffle has a maximum height along the predetermined direction no less than a maximum travel length of the height adjustable tabletop. 
         [0015]    In an embodiment of the invention, a portion of each of the baffle extends downward from the height adjustable tabletop; another portion of each of the baffle extends upward from the height adjustable tabletop, and each of the baffle has a maximum height along the predetermined direction no less than a maximum travel length of the height adjustable tabletop. 
         [0016]    The height adjustable table of the invention provides a plurality of baffles disposed on the sides of the height adjustable tabletop, and thus prevents the user&#39;s hand or other portion of the body abutted against the height adjustable tabletop, or any object placed on the height adjustable tabletop, from being pinched during the lifting operation of the height adjustable tabletop, even when there are several height adjustable tables of the invention arranged side by side. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0017]    The present invention will become more readily apparent to those ordinarily skilled in the art after reviewing the following detailed description and accompanying drawings, in which: 
           [0018]      FIG. 1  is a schematic view of a height adjustable table according to an embodiment of the invention. 
           [0019]      FIG. 2  is a schematic view illustrating two adjacent height adjustable tables of  FIG. 1 . 
           [0020]      FIG. 3  is a schematic view of a height adjustable table according to another embodiment of the invention. 
           [0021]      FIG. 4  is a schematic view illustrating two adjacent height adjustable tables of  FIG. 3 . 
           [0022]      FIG. 5  is a schematic view illustrating two adjacent height adjustable tables according to still another embodiment of the invention. 
           [0023]      FIG. 6  is a schematic view of a height adjustable table according to yet another embodiment of the invention 
           [0024]      FIG. 7  is a top view illustrating two adjacent height adjustable tables of  FIG. 6 . 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
       [0025]    The present invention will now be described more specifically with reference to the following embodiments. It is to be noted that the following descriptions of preferred embodiments of this invention are presented herein for purpose of illustration and description only. It is not intended to be exhaustive or to be limited to the precise form disclosed. 
         [0026]      FIG. 1  is a schematic view of a height adjustable table according to an embodiment of the invention. Referring to  FIG. 1 , the height adjustable table  100  according to the embodiment includes a table  110  and at least a baffle  120 . The table  110  includes a height adjustable tabletop  111 , which is adapted to be moved up and down along a predetermined direction A. In detail, the table  110 , for example, further includes a plurality of height adjustable table legs  112  for supporting the height adjustable tabletop  111 , so as to enable the height adjustable tabletop  111  to move up and down along the predetermined direction A. Furthermore, the height adjustable tabletop  111 , for example, includes the first side  111   a  and the second side  111   b  opposite to each other, and a third side  111   c  connecting between the first side  111   a  and the second side  111   b , wherein the third side  111   c  is adjacent to the user. The at least one baffle  120  is disposed on at least a side of the height adjustable tabletop  111 . For example, the at least a baffle  120  may be disposed on the first side  111   a  and/or the second side  111   b . Taking an example as shown in  FIG. 1 , there are two baffles  120  respectively disposed on the first side  111   a  and the second side  111   b.    
         [0027]    The baffle  120 , for example, extends upward and/or downward from the height adjustable tabletop  111 . The baffle  120  may but not limited to be made of metal or plastic. Furthermore, the baffles  120 , for example, are slice shaped. The height adjustable table  100  may further include at least a structural reinforcement member  130 , and each of the structural reinforcement member  130  is disposed on the side of the baffle  120  away from the table  110 , so as to reinforce the structure of the baffle  120 . In an embodiment, each of the baffle  120  is integrally formed with the associated structural reinforcement member  130 . Furthermore, there may be one or more structural reinforcement members  130  disposed on each of the baffle  120 . 
         [0028]    In the invention, the height adjustable table  100  includes two baffles  120  disposed on the first side  111   a  and the second side  111   b  of the height adjustable tabletop  111 . The baffles  120  includes portions extend upward form the height adjustable tabletop  111 , and thus may keeps the hand or other portion of the user abutting against the height adjustable tabletop  111 , or any article placed on the height adjustable tabletop  111  within the first side  111   a  and the second side  111   b . Therefore, even if there is another height adjustable table adjacent to the first side  111   a  and the second side  111   b , when lifting the height adjustable tabletop  111 , the hand or other portion of the user abutting against the height adjustable tabletop  111 , or any article placed on the height adjustable tabletop  111  may be kept from being pinched by the adjacent tables. 
         [0029]      FIG. 2  is a schematic view illustrating two adjacent height adjustable tables of  FIG. 1 . The height adjustable table legs  112  of the height adjustable table  100  shown in the left portion of  FIG. 2  are retracted as a shortest state, so as to keep the height adjustable tabletop  111  at a lowest position, and the height adjustable table legs  112  of the height adjustable table  100  shown in the right portion of  FIG. 2  are extracted to a longest state, so as to keep the height adjustable tabletop  111  at a highest position. In this embodiment, the maximum height D 1  of each of the baffle  120  along the predetermined direction A (i.e. the lifting direction of the height adjustable tabletop  111 ) may be designed as no less than the maximum travel length D 2  of the lifting operation of the height adjustable tabletop  111 . Taking an example as shown in  FIG. 2 , the maximum height D 1  equals to the height Dx of the baffle  120  extending upward from the center of the thickness direction of the height adjustable tabletop  111 , plus the height Dy of the baffle  120  extending downward from the center of the thickness direction of the height adjustable tabletop  111 . Wherein, the maximum height D 1 , for example, equals to the maximum travel length D 2 . When the height adjustable tabletop  111  in the left side is in the lowest position and the height adjustable tabletop  111  of the right side is lifted to the highest position, the height difference between the left and right ones of the height adjustable tabletops  111  equals to the maximum travel length D 2 . Furthermore, since the maximum height D 1  equals to the maximum travel length D 2 , the height Dx of the baffle  120  of the left one of the height adjustable tabletops  111  extending upward may be aligned to the height Dy of the baffle  120  of the right one of the height adjustable tabletops  111  extending downward. Consequently, the upward extending portion of the baffle  120  on the right side of the left one of the height adjustable tabletops  111  may be followed by the downward extending portion of the baffle  120  on the left side of the right one of the height adjustable tabletops  111 , and thus ensure that the hand or other portion of the user abutting against the height adjustable tabletop  111 , or any article placed on the height adjustable tabletop  111  may not cross over to the underneath of the adjacent height adjustable tabletop  111 , and thus the risk of being pinched is reduced. 
         [0030]    The number of the baffle  120  of the height adjustable table  100  shown in  FIG. 1  may be adjusted according to different needs. For example, if the other height adjustable table is only disposed on the first side  111   a  and there is no other height adjustable table disposed on the second side  111   b  of the height adjustable tabletop  111 , there would be no need to dispose the baffle  120  on the second side  111   b , and only the first side  111   a  is installed with the baffle  120 . 
         [0031]    The baffle  120  shown in  FIG. 1  extends not only upward from the height adjustable tabletop  111  but also downward from the height adjustable tabletop  111 . However, in the other embodiment shown in  FIG. 3 , the baffles  120   a  of the height adjustable table  100   a  may only extend upward from the height adjustable tabletop  111 , and do not extend downward from the height adjustable tabletop  111 . The baffles  120   a  shown in  FIG. 3  may also prevent the hand or other portion of the user abutting against the height adjustable tabletop  111  from crossing over the first side  111   a  and the second side  111   b , and thus avoid the situation of being spinched during the lifting operation of the height adjustable tabletop  111 . Moreover, as shown in  FIG. 4 , the maximum height D 1  of each of the baffle  120  shown in  FIG. 3  along the predetermined direction A (i.e. the lifting direction of the height adjustable tabletop  111 ) may be designed as no less than the maximum travel length D 2  of the lifting operation of the height adjustable tabletop  111 , so as to ensure that the hand or other portion of the user abutting against the height adjustable tabletop  111 , or any article placed on the height adjustable tabletop  111  may not cross over to underneath of the adjacent height adjustable tabletop  111 , and thus the risk of being pinched is reduced. 
         [0032]    In the other embodiment, the baffles  120  may only extend downward from the height adjustable tabletop  111 , and do not extend upward from the height adjustable tabletop  111 .  FIG. 5  is a schematic view illustrating two adjacent height adjustable tables according to another embodiment of the invention. Referring to  FIG. 5 , the height adjustable table legs  112  of the height adjustable table  100   b  are retracted as a shortest state, so as to keep the height adjustable tabletop  111  at a lowest position, and the height adjustable table legs  112  of the height adjustable table  100   b  are extracted to a longest state, so as to keep the height adjustable tabletop  111  at a highest position. The baffles  120   b  disposed on the sides of the height adjustable tabletop  111  only extend downward from the height adjustable tabletops  111 , and do not have portions extending upward from the height adjustable tabletop  111 . The maximum height D 1  of each of the baffle  120   b  along the predetermined direction A (i.e. the lifting direction of the height adjustable tabletop  111 ) may be designed as no less than the maximum travel length D 2  of the lifting operation of the height adjustable tabletop  111 . Consequently, the hand or other portion of the user abutting against the height adjustable tabletop  111  may be limited by the adjacent one of the height adjustable tables  100   b  and thus being kept away from crossing over the range covered by the height adjustable tabletop  111  of the adjacent one of the height adjustable tables  100   b . Therefore, during the lifting operation of the left one and/or the right one of the height adjustable tabletops  111 , the hand or other portion of the user of the left one of the height adjustable table  100   b  abutting against the height adjustable tabletop  111 , or any article left on the height adjustable tabletop  111  will not be pinched. Since the right one of the height adjustable tabletops  111  is higher than the left one, during the uplifting process of the left one of the height adjustable tabletops  111 , and/or the downward moving process of the right one of the height adjustable tabletop  111 , even if the user of the right one of the height adjustable tables  110   b  puts a hand or other portion against the height adjustable tabletop  111 , or any article placed on the height adjustable tabletop  111  crosses over the right one of the height adjustable tabletops  111 , it would be pushed upward by the left one of the height adjustable tabletops  111  at most, but the risk of being pinched is very low. 
         [0033]    As shown in  FIG. 1 , the structural reinforcement member  130 , for example, extends along the first side  111   a  and is strip shaped, but the invention does not limit the extending direction and shape of the structural reinforcement member  130 . For example, in another embodiment, the structural reinforcement member may extend along the predetermined direction A and is strip shaped, as the structural reinforcement member  130   c  of the height adjustable table  100   c  shown in  FIG. 6 . 
         [0034]      FIG. 7  is a top view illustrating two adjacent height adjustable tables of  FIG. 6 . Referring to  FIG. 7 , the structural reinforcement member  130   c  disposed on the baffle  120  of the left one of the height adjustable tables  100   c  and the structural reinforcement member  130   c  of the baffle  120  of the right one of the height adjustable tables  100   c  may be staggered to each other. Accordingly, even if two adjacent height adjustable tables  100   c  are disposed too close to each other, the situation that the lifting operation of the height adjustable tabletop  111  of the height adjustable table  100   c  being failed due to interference between two structural reinforcement members  130   c  may be avoided. 
         [0035]    To sum up, the height adjustable table of the invention includes baffles disposed on the sides of the height adjustable tabletop. Thus, even a plurality of the height adjustable tables of the invention are arranged side by side, the hand or other portion of the user abutting against the height adjustable tabletop or any article placed on the height adjustable tabletop would not be pinched during lifting operation of the height adjustable tabletop. 
         [0036]    While the invention has been described in terms of what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention needs not be limited to the disclosed embodiment. On the contrary, it is intended to cover various modifications and similar arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims which are to be accorded with the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and similar structures.