Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
SUNSHADE UMBRELLA
This application claims priority from Chinese Patent Application No. CN
2022200138878
filed on January 4, 2022.
Technical Field of the Invention
The present disclosure belongs to the field of outdoor products, and relates
to a sunshade
umbrella, in particular to an outdoor sunshade umbrella with a double-layer
top rod.
Background of the Invention
Sunshade umbrella is a commonly used outdoor leisure product, used to block
sunlight and
also to shelter from wind and rain. It is generally placed in parks, squares,
beaches, and other
places and is a necessary tool for outdoor activities. As an existing
multifunctional detachable
handle-type sunshade umbrella, it comprises a connecting rod connected to a
support rod through
hinge rotation, one end of the connecting rod is fixedly connected to an
umbrella spindle, and the
umbrella spindle is fixedly connected to an umbrella framework mounted with
colored light
lamps, an umbrella cloth is fixed to the umbrella framework through silk
thread, and a bottom
end of the support rod is fixedly connected to the top of a water tank base.
This existing outdoor
sunshade umbrella has the following defects: (1) The main body of the umbrella
cloth is located
on the top of the umbrella, which is an area that is difficult for ordinary
consumers to observe
and does not have the value of printing advertisements, slogans, or patterns;
although the edges
of the umbrella cloth of some sunshade umbrellas hang down on the side of the
umbrella, they
are not fixed and are easily affected by wind and other factors, resulting in
uncertain shapes and
affecting the display effect of advertisements, slogans, or patterns; (2) The
umbrella cloth is
supported by a single layer of umbrella framework, which has poor strength,
especially for larger
umbrellas.
Summary of the Invention
To solve at least one of the above technical solutions, the present disclosure
provides a
sunshade umbrella, with an edge of the umbrella cloth thereof hanging
downwards and being
stretched to provide advertisements, slogans, patterns, or the like, so that a
good display effect is
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achieved.
An aspect of the present disclosure provides a sunshade umbrella, which
comprises:
an umbrella shaft;
a top frame provided on an upper portion of the umbrella shaft; and
an umbrella cloth connected to the top frame;
the umbrella cloth comprises:
a main body portion; and
a skirt portion having an upper edge connected to an outer edge of the main
body portion,
and a lower edge connected to the top frame, the skirt portion is configured
to be stretched by the
top frame and extend downwards from the outer edge of the main body portion at
least after the
sunshade umbrella is unfolded.
In an embodiment, the skirt portion forms a plurality of vertical planes. In
an embodiment,
the planes formed by skirt portion and the extension direction of the umbrella
shaft are parallel to
each other. In an embodiment, in the perspective of overlooking, the skirt
portion forms a
polygon, for example a quadrangle.
In an embodiment, the top frame comprises a plurality of top rod assemblies,
each of the top
rod assemblies comprises a first top rod and a second top rod, each of the
first top rods and the
second top rods has an inner end portion and an outer end portion, the inner
end portions of the
first top rods are rotatably connected to the umbrella shaft, the second top
rods are located above
the first top rods, and the inner end portions of the second top rods is
rotatably connected to the
umbrella shaft; each of the top rod assemblies further comprises at least one
connecting rod
between the first top rod and the second top rod, and the connecting rods are
rotatably connected
to the first top rods and the second top rods; after the sunshade umbrella is
unfolded, the main
body portion covers on the second top rods, the lower edge of the skirt
portion is connected to
the outer end portions of the first top rods or lower end portions of the
connecting rods, and the
skirt portion is stretched by the outer end portions of the first top rods and
the outer end portions
of the second top rods or by the connecting rods.
In a preferred embodiment, the connecting rods comprise first connecting rods,
and the first
connecting rods are rotatably connected to the outer end portions of the first
top rods, and
rotatably connected to the outer end portions of the second top rods.
In a more preferred embodiment, upper end portions of the first connecting
rods are
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rotatably connected to the outer end portions of the second top rods, and the
outer end portions
of the first top rods are rotatably connected between the upper end portions
and lower end
portions of the first connecting rods, so that the lower end portions of the
first connecting rods
are located below the outer end portions of the first top rods, and the skirt
portion is stretched by
the first connecting rods.
Further, the lower edge of the skirt portion is connected to the outer end
portions of the first
top rods or the lower end portions of the first connecting rods.
In a more preferred embodiment, the connecting rods comprise second connecting
rods, and
lower end portions of the second connecting rods are rotatably connected to
middle portions of
the first top rods, and upper end portions thereof are rotatably connected to
middle portions of
the second top rods.
In a preferred embodiment, the connecting rods extend in an up-down direction.
In a preferred embodiment, the first top rods extend obliquely, with the inner
end portions
higher than the outer end portions thereof.
In a preferred embodiment, the second top rods extend obliquely, with the
inner end
portions higher than the outer end portions thereof.
In a more preferred embodiment, the first top rod and the second top rod in
the same top rod
assembly are parallel to each other.
In a preferred embodiment, the lower edge of the skirt portion is connected to
the outer end
portions of the first top rods or the lower end portions of the connecting
rods.
In a preferred embodiment, the top frame further comprises a plurality of
support rods, the
sunshade umbrella further comprises a slider slidably arranged on the umbrella
shaft, an end
portion of each of the support rods is rotatably connected to one of the first
top rods and the other
end portion is rotatably connected to the slider, and the folding function of
the sunshade umbrella
can be achieved by the slider.
In some embodiments, the skirt portion is covered by a printing layer. The
printing layer is
formed with advertisements, slogans, or patterns thereon. The printing layer
comprises, but is not
limited to, ink coatings, polymer films with patterns or text printed thereon
(such as PVC films
or PET films), etc.
Due to the use of the above technical solutions, the present disclosure has
the following
advantages over the prior art:
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The umbrella cloth of the sunshade umbrella of the present disclosure has a
skirt portion
extending downwards from the outer edge of the main body portion, and the
skirt portion is
stretched by the top frame, to obtain a tightened and unfolded skirt portion
hanging downwards,
which remains unchanged in shape and is located on the side of the sunshade
umbrella, suitable
for providing advertisements, slogans, or patterns thereon, and has a good
display effect.
Brief Description of the Drawings
For more clearly explaining the technical solutions of the present disclosure,
the
accompanying drawings required to be used in the description of the
embodiments will be
simply introduced below. Apparently, the drawings in the following description
show merely
some embodiments of the present disclosure, and those of ordinary skill in the
art may derive
other drawings from these accompanying drawings without creative efforts.
Figure 1 is a three-dimensional diagram of a sunshade umbrella in an unfolded
state
according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Figure 2 is a top view of the sunshade umbrella shown in Figure 1;
Figure 3 is a side view of the sunshade umbrella shown in Figure 1;
Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of a sunshade umbrella in a semi folded state
according to
an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Figure 5 is a schematic three-dimensional diagram of a sunshade umbrella in an
unfolded
state according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, wherein the
umbrella cloth is not
shown;
Figure 6 is a front view of the sunshade umbrella shown in Figure 5;
Figure 7 is a top view of the sunshade umbrella shown in Figure 5;
Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of a sunshade umbrella in a folded state
according to an
embodiment of the present disclosure, wherein the umbrella cloth is not shown;
Figure 9 is a front view of the sunshade umbrella shown in Figure 8.
The reference signs are as follows:
1 - umbrella shaft; 2 - top frame; 21 - first top rod; 22 - second top rod; 23
- connecting rod;
231 - first connecting rod; 232 - second connecting rod; 3 - umbrella cloth;
31 - main body
portion of the umbrella cloth; 32 - skirt portion of the umbrella cloth; 4 -
support rod; 5 - slider.
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Detailed Description of Exemplary Embodiments
The preferred embodiments of the present disclosure are explained below in
detail
combining with the accompanying drawings so that the advantages and features
of the present
disclosure can be easily understood by the skilled persons in the art. It
should be noted that the
explanation on these implementations is to help understanding of the present
disclosure, and is
not intended to limit the present disclosure. Further, the technical features
involved in the various
embodiments of the present disclosure described below may be combined with
each other as
long as they do not conflict with each other.
Figure 1 to Figure 9 show an outdoor sunshade umbrella provided by an
embodiment of the
present disclosure, which has an unfolded state as shown in Figure 2 and a
folded state as shown
in Figure 5. As shown in Figure 1 to Figure 9, the sunshade umbrella comprises
an umbrella
shaft 1 extending in an up-down direction, and a top frame 2 and an umbrella
cloth 3, the top
frame 2 provided on an upper portion of the umbrella shaft. A lower end
portion of the umbrella
shaft 1 is configured to be directly or indirectly support on the ground, for
example it can be
inserted into a fixed base on the ground, or directly into the sand.
Specifically in this
embodiment, the umbrella shaft is an upright rod extending in the up-down
direction.
As shown in Figure 1 to Figure 4, the umbrella cloth 3 has a main body portion
31 and a
skirt portion 32, an upper edge of the skirt portion 32 is connected to an
outer edge of the main
body portion 31, and a lower edge of the skirt portion 32 is connected to the
top frame 2, so that
the skirt portion 32 is stretched by the top frame 2 and extends downwards
from the outer edge
of the main body portion 31 at least after the sunshade umbrella is unfolded.
The skirt portion 32
is covered by a printing layer. The printing layer is formed with
advertisements, slogans, or
patterns thereon. The printing layer comprises, but is not limited to, ink
coatings, polymer films
with patterns or text printed thereon (such as PVC films or PET films), etc.
The skirt portion 32
forms a plurality of vertical planes, and the planes formed by skirt portion
32 and the extension
direction of the umbrella shaft 1 are parallel to each other. In the
perspective of overlooking, the
skirt portion 32 forms a polygon, for example a quadrangle.
As shown in Figure 2, the top frame 2 comprises a plurality of top rod
assemblies, each of
the top rod assemblies comprises a first top rod 21 and a second top rod 22,
each of the first top
rods 21 and the second top rods 22 has an inner end portion and an outer end
portion,
respectively. The inner end portion of each of the first top rods 21 is
rotatably connected to an
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upper portion of the umbrella shaft 1. The inner end portion of each of the
second top rods 22 is
rotatably connected to an upper end portion of the umbrella shaft 1. The
second top rods 22
correspond to the first top rods 21 one-to-one and the second top rods 22 are
located above the
first top rods 21. Each of the top rod assemblies further comprises at least
one connecting rod 23
between the first top rod 21 and the second top rod 22, specifically, the
first top rod 21 is
rotatably connected to the connecting rod 23, and the second top rod 22 is
rotatably connected to
the connecting rod 23, so that the first top rod 21, the connecting rod 23,
the second top rod 22
and the umbrella shaft 1 form a four-bar linkage. When the sunshade umbrella
is in the unfolded
state, the main body portion 31 of the umbrella cloth 3 covers on the second
top rods 22, and the
skirt portion 32 is stretched by the outer end portions of the first top rods
21 and the outer end
portions of the second top rods 22 or by the connecting rods 23. The lower
edge of the skirt
portion 32 of the umbrella cloth is connected to the outer end portions of the
first top rods 21 or
lower end portions of the connecting rods 23; the main body portion 31 is
connected to the inner
end portions of the second top rods 22 and/or the upper end portion of the
umbrella shaft 1.
Specifically in this embodiment, the connecting rods 23 comprises first
connecting rods 231
and second connecting rods 232, the first connecting rods 231 are connected to
the outer end
portions of the first top rods 21 and the outer end portions of the second top
rods 22, and lower
end portions of the second connecting rods 232 are rotatably connected to
middle portions of the
first top rods 21 and upper end portions thereof are rotatably connected to
middle portions of the
second top rods 22. Further, upper end portions of the first connecting rods
231 are rotatably
connected to the outer end portions of the second top rods 22, the outer end
portions of the first
top rods 21 are rotatably connected between the upper end portions and lower
end portions of the
first connecting rods 231, and the lower end portions of the first connecting
rods 231 are located
below the outer end portions of the first top rods 21. In other words, the
height of the first
connecting rod 231 is greater than the height difference between the first top
rods 21 and the
second top rods 22. In this embodiment, the lower edge of the skirt portion 32
of the umbrella
cloth is connected to the lower end portions of the first connecting rods 231,
and the skirt portion
32 of the umbrella cloth is stretched by the first connecting rods 231 and
tightened by the first
connecting rods 231 connected together, to facilitate the placement of
advertisements,
promotional slogans, patterns, etc. on the skirt portion 32, which has a good
display effect,
enriches the functions of the sunshade umbrella, or makes the sunshade
umbrella more beautiful.
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The height of the skirt portion 32 may be equal to the length of the first
connecting rods 231.
Specifically in this embodiment, the connecting rods 23 extend in an up-down
direction,
and are preferably parallel to the umbrella shaft 1. The first connecting rods
231 and the second
connecting rods 232 are parallel to each other and equal in length;
quadrilateral shapes formed
by the top rods 21, the connecting rods 23, the second rods 22 and the
umbrella shaft 1 are
parallelograms, making the volume of the sunshade umbrella smaller after
folding.
As shown in Figure 5 and Figure 8, the first top rods 21 or the second top
rods 22 extend
obliquely and downwards, that is to say, the inner end portions thereof is
higher than the outer
end portions, so as to guide rainwater, dust or fallen leaves to fall or avoid
accumulation on the
umbrella cloth.
The top frame 2 comprises a plurality of support rods 4 arranged obliquely.
The umbrella
shaft is provided with a slider 5, and the slider 5 can slide along the
umbrella shaft 1 up and
down to control the unfolding and folding of the sunshade umbrella by sliding.
Specifically, an
end portion of each of the support rod 4 is rotatably connected to one of the
first top rods 21,
specifically connected between the inner end portions and the outer end
portions of the first top
rods 21, and the lower end portions of the support rods 4 are rotatably
connected to the slider 5,
so that the support rods 4, the first top rods 21 and the umbrella shaft 1
form a slider-crank
mechanism. The slider 5 is specifically a sliding sleeve mounted on the
umbrella shaft 1.
As shown in Figure 5 to Figure 7, when the sunshade umbrella is in the
unfolded state, the
second top rods 22 are located at a distance above the first top rods 21, and
the outer end
portions of the first top rods 21 are preferably located right below the outer
end portions of the
second top rods 22, so that the connecting rods 23 (in this embodiment,
specifically the first
connecting rods 231) connected to the outer end portions of both generally
extend vertically, thus
tighten and stretch the skirt portion 32 of the umbrella cloth 3, to display
advertisements,
slogans, patterns or the like thereon.
When folding is required, the slider 5 is pulled downward, the support rods 4
drive the first
top rods 21 to rotate and turn their outer end portions downward and inward;
the second top rods
22 and the connecting rods 23 are moved downward and inward along with them;
until the
support rods 4 and the umbrella shaft 1 are close to each other, the first top
rods 21 and the
umbrella shaft 1 are close to each other, the second top rods 22 and the
connecting rods 23 and
the first top rods 21 are close to each other, and the folded state is
achieved, as shown in Figure 8
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and Figure 9.
The sunshade umbrella is provided with the second top rods 22 above the first
top rods, and
forms four-bar linkages between the first top rods 21, the second top rods 22,
the connecting rods
23 and the umbrella shaft 1 through the connecting rods 23, so that the
sunshade umbrella can be
folded normally, and meanwhile the skirt portion 32 of the umbrella cloth 3 is
stretched by the
first connecting rods 231, to obtain a tightened and unfolded skirt portion
32, which remains
unchanged in shape and is located on the side of the sunshade umbrella,
suitable for providing
advertisements, slogans, or patterns thereon, and has a good display effect;
moreover, the top
frame 2 is reinforced through the second top rods 22, which gives the sunshade
good strength.
In this embodiment, "rotatably connecting" specifically refers to "pivotally
connecting",
which may adopt screws, pins, or rivets.
As shown in the description and the claims, the terms "comprising" and
"including" only
indicate the steps and elements that have been clearly identified, and these
steps and elements do
not constitute an exclusive list, a method or device may further comprise
other steps or elements.
The term "and/or" used herein includes any combination of one or more related
listed items.
Unless explicitly stated in the context, the indefinite articles "a" and "an"
before the
elements or components herein are intended to non-restrictively indicate the
number of instances
(i.e., the appeared number) of the mentioned elements or components.
Therefore, "a" and "an"
should be understood to include one or at least one, and the singular form of
the element or
component also includes its plural form.
It should be noted that, unless otherwise specified, when a feature is
referred to as "fixed" or
"connected" to another feature, it can be directly fixed or connected to
another feature, or
indirectly fixed or connected to another feature. In addition, the
descriptions such as upper,
lower, left, and right used in the present disclosure are only relative to the
mutual positional
relationships of the various components of the present disclosure in the
accompanying drawings.
It can be further understood that the terms "first", "second", etc. are used
to describe various
information, but this information should not be limited to these terms. These
terms are only used
to distinguish the same type of information from each other and do not
indicate a specific order
or degree of importance. In fact, expressions such as "first" and "second" can
be used
interchangeably. For example, without departing from the scope of the present
disclosure, the
first information can also be referred to as the second information, and
similarly, the second
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information can also be referred to as the first information.
The embodiments described above are only for illustrating the technical
concepts and
features of the present disclosure, are preferred embodiments, and are
intended to make those
skilled in the art being able to understand the present disclosure and thereby
implement it, and
should not be concluded to limit the protective scope of this disclosure.
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