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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2020
Applicant:
Ergotron, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Peter Lee LaFleur Walls, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Jeffrey Randall Mensing, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Mustafa Ergun, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Assignee:
Ergotron, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B 9/02 (2006.01); A47B 21/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B 9/02 (2013.01); A47B 21/02 (2013.01); A47B 2200/0052 (2013.01); A47B 2200/0076 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lift force of a height adjustable assembly can be estimated using a potentiometer or other position sensor coupled to a counterbalance mechanism. The estimated lift force can be communicated to the user, e.g., presented on an electronic display, and the user can continue adjustment of the lift force, if needed, to substantially balance the lift force with the weight of the components coupled to the assembly.