Adjustable tables: features and characteristics
It is difficult to imagine our life without such furniture as a table. Indeed, whether we are dining, working or studying, all this is closely related to this piece of furniture. Realizing the length of your stay at the table, one cannot but agree that it should be comfortable. Such convenience is achieved primarily by the correspondence of the parameters of the furniture to the characteristics of a person's physique. An adjustable table helps to achieve this.
Features and options for mechanisms
Externally, the transformer is an adjustable base and countertops of various shapes, designs and colors. Tabletops can also be adjustable and adjusted to a specific angle. Such options have various adjustment mechanisms:
- Mechanical mechanism is the most reliable in view of its simplicity. This group includes:
- screw the mechanism involves adjustment by rotating the table legs;
- stepped the way to change the height is to shift the tabletop into grooves prepared in advance at different levels or adjust the height of the legs by inserting special plugs into the holes of the internal and external table supports.
- Electric mechanism - the most convenient, easiest and fastest option. Therefore, if during the day you have to work both sitting and standing, or often adjust the height for different family members, then the automatic table is the best choice.
In models of children's furniture, the tabletops can be permanently inclined or also have the ability to customize.
The adjustment of the countertops can also be mechanical or electrical. Mechanical implies the movement of the tabletop support, due to which the required angle of inclination is achieved.
Advantages and disadvantages
Perhaps you have doubts about the need to purchase such furniture. To confirm or refute them, you need to decide whether the benefits that such a purchase will bring to your life are significant for you.
- The ability to maintain the health of the spine. Such furniture adapts to the height and ergonomics of a person, which allows him not to slouch while working at the table and is an excellent prevention of various diseases of the spinal column.
- The opportunity to save. By purchasing an adjustable table for a child, you not only take care of his health, but also avoid significant expenses in the future for changing furniture due to the growth of the child. The market offers many models that grow with the child. Many of them are designed for a very long period of operation - from primary school age to graduation.
- Solving the problem of uneven floors. You no longer have to put pieces of paper and cardboard under the legs of the table so that it does not swing. To do this, adjust each leg to the desired level.
- A reason not to worry about changing chairs. By replacing old chairs with new ones, you do not have to worry about selecting the required height. Indeed, if necessary, you can adjust the height of the table to the desired value.
The only drawback of a high-quality transforming table is that you can simply get bored with it or become irrelevant because of the desire to change the style of the interior.
Who is it for?
This posture is considered correct when the feet of the seated person are on the floor, and a right angle is formed between the calves and lower leg.The table top should be at such a distance from the eyes that it is equal to the distance from the tips of the fingers to the elbow. All this can be achieved using the capabilities of the adjustable table.
Such furniture is a must for schoolchildren. The child has to very often sit at the table at school and at home, doing homework. The child's body at this time is in the stage of growth and formation. And diseases of the musculoskeletal system are easier to prevent than to cure.
Therefore, adjusting the height of the table will avoid various curvatures of the spine, and the additional ability to adjust the angle of inclination of the tabletop will save the neck from overloading and pinching. After all, such a function will allow you not to bend over the tabletop, but to keep your head straight.
Office workers or people whose activities are associated with long-term computer work, for example, programmers, also need such furniture. Of course, you can try and buy a table that will fit your height perfectly and without adjustment. In this case, it is good if you are of standard height, but we are all different in physique, and the model of the required height may simply not be found.
Plus, you don't have to worry too much about the height of the chair, as you have the ability to adjust the table. In addition, if several family members are engaged at the same table, the customization option will allow you to choose the optimal height for each family member.
If the unevenness of the floor is clearly expressed in the room, a table with a variable height is just a salvation. But such a table should be able to adjust each leg separately.
How to choose?
When choosing a table, of course, it is better to give preference to natural materials. Metal is considered very strong and durable. In the manufacture of supports, manufacturers often use it.
Glass countertops look very stylish and noble, but they are very susceptible to damage and scratches are almost inevitable. Therefore, when purchasing such furniture for the kitchen, carefully weigh the pros and cons. Individual napkins for dishes and cutlery will help to save the situation in order to avoid contact of the latter with the glass surface.
As for the colors, of course, they should be in harmony with the overall color of the room.
When buying furniture for a child, you should not give preference to bright models, as this significantly distracts children from the thought process. A table made of wood will be ideal for children - it is natural, environmentally friendly and nothing distracts from studying.
It is necessary to be careful with plastic, since low-quality materials can evaporate harmful substances into the external environment.
When choosing a regulatory mechanism, think about how often you will need to use it. If you just need to adjust a certain height of the kitchen table, then you can choose a mechanical mechanism. If you prefer to work either sitting or standing, then the best option is an electric control system.
Models
Children's table with height-adjustable metal legs "Trapezium" have a stepped tuning system. The trapezoidal table top allows you to create such tables, making the best use of space. This option is relevant for kindergartens, libraries and art houses.
Model UNO A - a table with an electric control system. The table has one support, which makes it look very compact. Ideal for completing the work area with several tables. The change in height occurs in the range from 88 to 118 cm. Therefore, you can work behind it both sitting and standing. If you want to lift the tabletop higher, it is not at all necessary to free it, since such a table is capable of lifting weights up to 100 kg.
This option has two fixed heights. You can use it as a coffee table, or choose the one you want from two heights. The table top in this model is made of tempered glass.However, the market offers various options for countertops for similar models, both in shape and in material of manufacture.
Model version with screw height adjustment. However, this does not mean the rotation of the supports, but the tabletop itself. The model looks very compact. This option is more suitable for public institutions, for example, for a quick snack in a cafe.
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