UMBRELLA
An umbrella includes a shaft, a sliding assembly, a canopy support rod, a connector rod, and a canopy. The sliding assembly is sleeved over the shaft in a slidable manner, the sliding assembly includes an upper sliding part, a lower sliding part, and a centre sliding part, the upper sliding part is connected to the lower sliding part, and the centre sliding part is located therebetween. A first end of the connector rod is connected to the centre sliding part in a hinged manner, and a second end of the connector rod is connected, in a hinged manner, to a sliding connection assembly disposed on the canopy support rod; the canopy is disposed on the canopy support rod. When the umbrella is closed, a wet surface of the canopy is folded inwards to the shaft, and the canopy support rod is turned outwards to be folded to the shaft.
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/886,663 filed on Oct. 4, 2013; the contents of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND1. Technical Field
The present application relates to an umbrella, and in particular, to an umbrella preventing rainwater on a wet canopy from dropping on other objects.
2. Related Art
In a conventional umbrella, an upper end of a canopy support rod is connected to an upper end of a shaft, and when the umbrella is closed, the canopy support rod is folded, about a connection point on the upper end, to the shaft, so that a large space is needed near a lower position of the umbrella to close the umbrella. As a result, when entering a vehicle in a rainy day, one needs to open a vehicle door to a great extent to close the umbrella successfully. In addition, because an umbrella surface wet by rain is located outside after the conventional umbrella is closed, a user of the umbrella, a person around, or other objects in the vehicle easily get wet.
SUMMARYAn objective of the present application is to provide an umbrella. When the umbrella is closed, a canopy support rod is turned outwards to be folded to a shaft; therefore, a user can close the umbrella by slightly opening a vehicle door after entering a vehicle, and in addition, because a wet surface of the closed umbrella is located inside, a person or object around won't get wet.
The umbrella provided by the present application includes a shaft, a sliding assembly, a canopy support rod, a connector rod, and a canopy.
The sliding assembly may be sleeved over the shaft in a slidable manner, the sliding assembly may include an upper sliding part, a lower sliding part, and a centre sliding part, the upper sliding part may be connected to the lower sliding part, the centre sliding part may be located between the upper sliding part and the lower sliding part, a first elastic member may be provided between the upper sliding part and the centre sliding part, and a second elastic member may be provided between the lower sliding part and the centre sliding part;
a first end of the canopy support rod may be connected to the upper sliding part in a hinged manner;
a first end of the connector rod may be connected to the centre sliding part in a hinged manner, a second end of the connector rod may be connected to the canopy support rod in a slidable manner, and in a process of closing or opening the umbrella, the second end of the connector rod slides relative to the canopy support rod;
the canopy may be disposed on the canopy support rod; and
when the sliding assembly slides from an upper end of the shaft to a lower end of the shaft, the first end of the canopy support rod moves to the lower end of the shaft along with the sliding assembly, so that an external surface of the canopy is folded to the shaft.
In the umbrella of the present application, the sliding assembly may further include a connecting sleeve connecting the upper sliding part and the lower sliding part, the connecting sleeve may be sleeved over the shaft, an end of the connecting sleeve may be connected to the upper sliding part, the other end may be connected to the lower sliding part, and the centre sliding part may be sleeved over the connecting sleeve in a slidable manner.
In the umbrella of the present application, the connecting sleeve may be integrated with the upper sliding part or the lower sliding part.
In the umbrella of the present application, the upper end of the shaft may be disposed with a bidirectional locking buckle and a first unidirectional locking buckle; and when the umbrella is in an open state, the sliding assembly may be located at the upper end of the shaft, the bidirectional locking buckle locks the centre sliding part to prevent the centre sliding part from moving, and the first unidirectional locking buckle locks the lower sliding part to prevent the lower sliding part from moving downwards.
In the umbrella of the present application, the lower end of the shaft may be disposed with a locking bead and a second unidirectional locking buckle; and when the umbrella is in a closed state, the sliding assembly may be located at the lower end of the shaft, the locking bead locks the centre sliding part to prevent the centre sliding part from moving, and the second unidirectional locking buckle locks the lower sliding part to prevent the lower sliding part from moving upwards.
In the umbrella of the present application, the second end of the connector rod may be connected to the canopy support rod in a slidable manner through a sliding connection assembly, wherein the canopy support rod may be a cylindrical tube with a longitudinal opening, the sliding connection assembly may include a spherical portion located inside the cylindrical tube and a connecting piece connected to the spherical portion and protruding from the opening, and the connecting piece may be connected to the second end of the connector rod in a hinged manner.
In the umbrella of the present application, the canopy support rod may be disposed with two groups of position-fixing assemblies, where the sliding connection assembly may be located between the two groups of position-fixing assemblies, each of the position-fixing assemblies may include a position-fixing ring and a position-fixing part, the position-fixing ring may include a ring portion sleeved over the canopy support rod and having an opening, and two clamping arms formed by extending toward the inside of the canopy support rod from two sides of the opening of the ring portion, and the position-fixing part may be clamped between the two clamping arms to fix the position-fixing ring on the canopy support rod.
In the umbrella of the present application, a Ω-shaped stabilizer may be provided inside the canopy support rod, the stabilizer may be located between the sliding connection assembly and the first end of the canopy support rod to prevent the canopy support rod from turning outwards when the umbrella is opened.
In the umbrella of the present application, a sealing ring may be provided between the upper sliding part and the shaft.
In the umbrella of the present application, an end portion of the upper end of the shaft may be disposed with a water container with a downward opening, and a ferrule for fixing the water container on the end portion of the shaft.
The implementation of the umbrella of the present application has the following beneficial effects: When the umbrella is closed, a wet surface of a canopy is folded inwards to a shaft, and a canopy support rod is turned outwards to be folded to the shaft; therefore, a user can close the umbrella by slightly opening a vehicle door after entering a vehicle, and in addition, because the wet surface of the closed umbrella is located inside, a person or object around won't get wet.
The present application is further described with reference to accompanying drawings and embodiments. In the accompanying drawings:
For clearer understanding of technical features, objectives, and effects of the present application, specific implementation manners of the present application are described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Embodiments of an umbrella of the present application are described in detail in the following, and examples of these embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, where same or similar reference numerals indicate same or similar members, or members with same or similar functions.
In the description of the umbrella of the present application, it needs to be understood that positions or position relationships indicated by terms such as “front”, “rear”, “upper”, lower”, “upper end”, “lower end”, “upper portion”, and “lower portion” are positions or position relationships based on the accompanying drawings and are only intended to facilitate and simplify description of the present application, and do not indicate or imply that an indicated apparatus or member must have a specific position, or be formed and operated at a specific position; therefore, the terms shall not be construed as a limitation on the present application. In addition, terms “first”, “second”, and the like are only for descriptive purpose, and shall not be construed as indication or implication of relative importance.
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In this embodiment, the canopy 21 is disposed on the canopy support rod 13, and the canopy 21 may be a waterproof canopy or another proper material. For example, when an umbrella is a sunshade, the canopy 21 may be a radiation-proof canopy; and the canopy may also be a waterproof canopy with a radiation-proof function. In this way, the umbrella may be used as both a rainshade and a sunshade.
In this embodiment, to prevent rainwater from flowing down along the shaft 17, a sealing ring 11 is provided between the upper sliding part 4 and the shaft 17, and the sealing ring 11 may be a plastic sealing ring. To prevent rainwater from dropping on other objects when the umbrella is closed, an end portion of the upper end of the shaft 17 may be disposed with a water container 5 with a downward opening, and a ferrule 6 for fixing the water container 5 on the end portion of the shaft 17. When the closed umbrella is placed inversely, the opening of the water container 5 faces upwards and may be used to collect rainwater flowing down along the canopy 21. The lowermost end of the shaft 17 is disposed with a handle 18 for conveniently holding the umbrella.
In the foregoing, a specific structure of an embodiment of the umbrella of the present application is described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and in the following, how the umbrella of the present application is operated is described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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When the umbrella is closed, a wet surface of the canopy is folded inwards to the shaft, and the canopy support rod is turned outwards to be folded to the shaft; therefore, a user can close the umbrella by slightly opening a vehicle door after entering a vehicle, and in addition, because the wet surface of the closed umbrella is located inside, a person or object around won't get wet.
The embodiments of the present application are described with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present application is not limited to the specific implementation manners, which are only exemplary and do not constitute any limitation. Enlightened by the present application, a person of ordinary skill in the art can further make various variations without departing from the principle of the present application and the protection scope of the claims, and these variations all fall within the protection of the present application.
Claims
1. An umbrella, comprising a shaft (17), a sliding assembly (100), a canopy support rod (13), a connector rod (16), and a canopy (21); wherein
- the sliding assembly (100) is sleeved over the shaft (17) in a slidable manner, and the sliding assembly (100) comprises an upper sliding part (4), a lower sliding part (3), and a centre sliding part (2), the upper sliding part (4) is connected to the lower sliding part (3), the centre sliding part (2) is located between the upper sliding part (4) and the lower sliding part (3), a first elastic member is provided between the upper sliding part (4) and the centre sliding part (2), and a second elastic member is provided between the lower sliding part (3) and the centre sliding part (2);
- a first end of the canopy support rod (13) is connected to the upper sliding part (4) in a hinged manner;
- a first end of the connector rod (16) is connected to the centre sliding part (2) in a hinged manner, a second end of the connector rod (16) is connected to the canopy support rod (13) in a slidable manner, and in a process of closing or opening the umbrella, the second end of the connector rod (16) slides relative to the canopy support rod (13);
- the canopy (21) is disposed on the canopy support rod (13); and
- when the sliding assembly (100) slides from an upper end of the shaft (17) to a lower end of the shaft (17), the first end of the canopy support rod (13) moves to the lower end of the shaft (17) along with the sliding assembly (100), so that an external surface of the canopy (21) is folded to the shaft (17).
2. The umbrella according to claim 1, wherein the sliding assembly (100) further comprises a connecting sleeve (31) connecting the upper sliding part (4) and the lower sliding part (3), the connecting sleeve (31) is sleeved over the shaft (17), an end of the connecting sleeve (31) is connected to the upper sliding part (4), the other end of the connecting sleeve (31) is connected to the lower sliding part (3), and the centre sliding part (2) is sleeved over the connecting sleeve (31) in a slidable manner.
3. The umbrella according to claim 2, wherein the connecting sleeve (31) is integrated with the upper sliding part (4) or the lower sliding part (3).
4. The umbrella according to claim 1, wherein the upper end of the shaft (17) is disposed with a bidirectional locking buckle (1) and a first unidirectional locking buckle (7); and when the umbrella is in an open state, the sliding assembly (100) is located at the upper end of the shaft (17), the bidirectional locking buckle (1) locks the centre sliding part (2) to prevent the centre sliding part (2) from moving, and the first unidirectional locking buckle (7) locks the lower sliding part (3) to prevent the lower sliding part (3) from moving downwards.
5. The umbrella according to claim 1, wherein the lower end of the shaft (17) is disposed with a locking bead (9) and a second unidirectional locking buckle (8); and when the umbrella is in a closed state, the sliding assembly (100) is located at the lower end of the shaft (17), the locking bead (9) locks the centre sliding part (2) to prevent the centre sliding part (2) from moving, and the second unidirectional locking buckle (8) locks the lower sliding part (3) to prevent the lower sliding part (3) from moving upwards.
6. The umbrella according to claim 1, wherein the second end of the connector rod (16) is connected to the canopy support rod (13) in a slidable manner through a sliding connection assembly (19), the canopy support rod (13) is a cylindrical tube with a longitudinal opening (131), the sliding connection assembly (19) comprises a spherical portion (191) located inside the cylindrical tube and a connecting piece (192) connected to the spherical portion (191) and protruding from the opening (131), and the connecting piece (192) is connected to the second end of the connector rod (16) in a hinged manner.
7. The umbrella according to claim 6, wherein the canopy support rod (13) is disposed with two groups of position-fixing assemblies, the sliding connection assembly (19) is located between the two groups of position-fixing assemblies, each of the position-fixing assemblies comprises a position-fixing ring (14) and a position-fixing part (15), the position-fixing ring (14) comprises a ring portion (140) sleeved over the canopy support rod (13) and having an opening, and two clamping arms (141) formed by extending toward the inside of the canopy support rod (13) from two sides of the opening of the ring portion (140), and the position-fixing part (15) is clamped between the two clamping arms (141) to fix the position-fixing ring (14) on the canopy support rod (13).
8. The umbrella according to claim 6, wherein a Ω-shaped stabilizer (20) is provided inside the canopy support rod (13), the stabilizer (20) is located between the sliding connection assembly (19) and the first end of the canopy support rod (13) to prevent the canopy support rod (13) from turning outwards when the umbrella is opened.
9. The umbrella according to claim 1, wherein a sealing ring (11) is provided between the upper sliding part (4) and the shaft (17).
10. The umbrella according to claim 1, wherein an end portion of the upper end of the shaft (17) is disposed with a water container (5) with a downward opening, and a ferrule (6) for fixing the water container (5) on the end portion of the shaft (17).
Type: Application
Filed: Aug 27, 2014
Publication Date: Apr 9, 2015
Inventor: Yau Wai Howard Chan (Hong Kong)
Application Number: 14/470,939
International Classification: A45B 25/06 (20060101);