CN113802921A - Hinge telescopic sunshade awning - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a hinge telescopic awning, and belongs to the technical field of awnings. It is complicated that it has solved current sunshade structure, and the installation is loaded down with trivial details, can not realize opening the state wantonly like according to the environment weather condition in addition: fully opened and half opened states, and the like. The telescopic ceiling comprises a telescopic ceiling and a ceiling mounting frame, wherein the telescopic ceiling comprises a telescopic frame arranged on the ceiling mounting frame and a piece of awning cloth arranged on the telescopic frame, the telescopic frame can be stretched to enable the awning cloth to be opened and closed relative to the ceiling mounting frame, and when the telescopic frame is stretched, the awning cloth is in an upwarp or flat state. The telescopic canopy and the canopy installation frame are arranged, so that the canopy cloth can be conveniently stretched and unfolded, the opening degree of the canopy can be increased and decreased according to the requirements of users, in addition, the canopy cloth can be arched upwards under the driving of the telescopic frame, and the space can be greatly saved compared with the traditional awning.

Description

Hinge telescopic sunshade awning

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of sunshades, in particular to a hinge telescopic sunshade.

Background

The awning is mainly used for shielding direct sunlight, mainly comprises an awning surface and a support, wherein the awning surface is mainly made of terylene fabric and has an ultraviolet effect.

Various simple awnings are available, and are mainly used for facilitating outdoor camping or temporary rest on sandy beach. The top surface tarpaulin of the existing awning can not be conveniently folded, the use effect is greatly influenced, and the tarpaulin is easy to sink under the self gravity, so that the space in the awning is reduced. And the top of the tent is in an upper arch form. The top surface telescopic tent disclosed in the chinese patent application No. 2011200525124 comprises a support, and a first rectangular frame and a second rectangular frame which are arranged on the top surface of the support, wherein the first rectangular frame and the second rectangular frame are respectively planar frames, tarpaulins are fixedly connected to the first rectangular frame and the second rectangular frame, the first rectangular frame and the second rectangular frame are hinged to each other, the other side of the first rectangular frame is erected on the support, the other side of the second rectangular frame is hinged to the support, and a support mechanism which drives the second rectangular frame to slide on the support and tilt upwards to form an included angle between the first rectangular frame and the second rectangular frame is arranged between the second rectangular frame and the support. The top surface telescopic awning is convenient to operate and simple in structure, achieves flexibility and changeability of the awning, and achieves the effect of multifunctional sunshade.

Above-mentioned flexible covering or awning on a car, boat, etc. of top surface has some problems, and the structure is complicated, and the installation is loaded down with trivial details, can not realize according to the environment weather condition in addition that the state is opened wantonly like: fully opened and half opened.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to solve the problems of the existing awning, and provides a hinge telescopic awning which can be conveniently stretched to enable the awning to be opened and closed at will and can be opened and closed according to the space size required by a user.

The purpose of the invention can be realized by the following technical scheme:

the hinge telescopic awning is characterized by comprising a telescopic awning and an awning installation frame, wherein the telescopic awning comprises a telescopic frame arranged on the awning installation frame and awning cloth arranged on the telescopic frame, the telescopic frame can stretch out and draw back to enable the awning cloth to be opened and closed relative to the awning installation frame, and the awning cloth is in an upwarp or tiled state when the telescopic frame stretches out and draws back.

When the awning is completely opened and closed, the awning cloth is in an upward arching state, and when the awning is completely closed, the awning cloth is in a flat laying state and can be opened and closed according to the requirement.

The telescopic frame is arranged on the roof installation frame and can drive the tarpaulin to open and close relative to the area surrounded by the roof installation frame.

Preferably, the telescopic frame comprises two groups of hinge unit groups and a hinge linkage mechanism, each hinge unit group comprises at least one hinge unit arranged along the opening and closing direction of the tarpaulin, the hinge units on the two groups of hinge unit groups correspond to each other one by one, and the hinge linkage mechanism can realize linkage opening and closing of the two corresponding hinge units.

The corresponding hinge units are two hinge units which are positioned at two sides of the tarpaulin and are opposite to each other.

Preferably, the two hinge unit groups are correspondingly positioned at two sides of the tarpaulin, and the hinge units on each hinge unit group are respectively positioned at one side of the tarpaulin and arranged along the opening and closing direction of the tarpaulin.

Preferably, the hinge linkage mechanism can realize linkage of two corresponding and/or adjacent hinge units.

Preferably, the hinge telescopic awning further comprises a telescopic driving mechanism for driving the telescopic frame to stretch back and forth, and the telescopic driving mechanism drives the telescopic frame to stretch so that the awning cloth on the telescopic frame opens and closes relative to the awning installation frame.

Preferably, the telescopic driving mechanism can drive the hinge linkage mechanism to move so as to enable the two hinge unit groups to be telescopic.

Preferably, the hinge unit comprises two support rods, one end of each support rod is rotatably connected, and the other end of each support rod is connected with the hinge linkage mechanism.

Preferably, the hinge linkage mechanism comprises a plurality of linkage rods, each linkage rod is horizontally and slidably arranged on the roof installation frame, and the linkage rods connect two corresponding and/or adjacent support rods of the two groups of hinge unit groups together.

Preferably, the tarpaulin comprises tarpaulin units arranged on two hinge units corresponding to the two groups of hinge units, and two sides of each tarpaulin unit are connected with two linkage rods between the two corresponding hinge units.

Preferably, two ends of the linkage rods are connected with the ceiling mounting frame in a sliding mode, and the linkage rods are arranged in parallel.

Preferably, the roof mounting frame comprises two opposite first cross beams, and two ends of each linkage rod are slidably connected with the corresponding first cross beams.

The two ends of each linkage rod are respectively connected with the two first cross beams of the canopy installation frame in a sliding manner, and the linkage rods can slide back and forth along the opening and closing direction of the canopy cloth, so that the two groups of hinge unit groups are driven to stretch and open and close, and the canopy cloth is opened and closed.

The linkage rods are moved to enable the linkage rods to slide back and forth along the two first cross beams of the ceiling installation frame, and the corresponding hinge units can be opened and closed to enable the tarpaulin (tarpaulin unit) on the hinge units to be in an upwarp or flat-laying state.

Preferably, a limit structure is arranged between the two struts of the hinge unit, and the limit structure limits the two struts to rotate continuously when the two struts rotate to be on the same straight line or close to be on the same straight line.

Preferably, one end of the hinge unit, which is connected with the two support rods, is a first end of the support rod, and the other end of the hinge unit is a second end.

Preferably, the limiting structure comprises a first limiting block and a second limiting block which are arranged at first ends of two struts of the same hinge unit, and when the two struts of the same hinge unit rotate to be on the same straight line or approach to be on the same straight line, the ends, close to each other, of the first limiting block and the second limiting block on the two struts abut against each other to limit the two struts to continue rotating.

Preferably, the two support rods are also provided with reinforcing ribs.

Preferably, the two support rods and the corresponding reinforcing ribs form a rod-shaped structure with an L-shaped section.

The reinforcing ribs are arranged to reinforce the strength of the two support rods.

Preferably, at least one of the two support rods is provided with a bend.

The bending part is arranged on the upper part of the corresponding supporting rod.

The bending is arranged to stagger the thickness of the hinge so as to achieve the purpose of saving space.

Preferably, the tarpaulin is connected with each hinge unit by a connecting member.

Preferably, the connecting piece be the stringing, two spinal branch poles on all be provided with the hinge hole, the both ends of stringing respectively with correspond the hinge hole of side branch and be connected.

The roof mounting frame further comprises two opposite second cross beams, the adjacent first cross beams and the second cross beams are in end-to-end butt joint, and the tarpaulin on the telescopic roof can cover at least the area surrounded by the roof mounting frame. Therefore, the whole telescopic roof can play a role in shading sun and rain.

And the telescopic bracket is flexible to make the relative roof installation frame of tarpaulin open and shut, just so can change the degree of opening and shutting as required, when weather is better like winter, in order to let more light enter into the regional below that the roof installation frame encloses, just can increase the degree of opening and shutting of tarpaulin.

If the weather is rainy, the tarpaulin can be completely closed through the telescopic frame. The tarpaulin is laid flat on the ceiling installation frame at this time.

Preferably, a supporting structure is arranged below the ceiling mounting frame, the supporting structure comprises a plurality of upright posts with equal length, and the upper end of each upright post is connected with the ceiling mounting frame.

Compared with the prior art, the telescopic canopy and the canopy installation frame are arranged, the canopy cloth can be conveniently stretched and unfolded, the opening degree of the canopy can be increased and decreased according to the requirements of users, in addition, the canopy cloth can be driven by the telescopic frame to arch upwards (move upwards), and compared with the traditional awning, the space below the canopy can be greatly saved.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a partial schematic structural view of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view taken at A in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a portion of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a column part structure according to the present invention

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a first beam portion of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a structural view of a second cross member according to the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of the combination of the telescopic frame and the tarpaulin of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view showing a structure in which two opposite hinge units are combined with a tarpaulin unit;

fig. 10 is a structural view illustrating another direction in which two opposite hinge units are combined with the tent cloth unit;

FIG. 11 is a schematic view showing a structure in which two opposite hinge units are combined with a tarpaulin unit;

FIG. 12 is a schematic view of a portion of the present invention;

FIG. 13 is an enlarged view of FIG. 12 at B;

FIG. 14 is a disassembled view of the hinge unit, the second cloth tube and the linkage rod;

FIG. 15 is a side view of the linkage rod;

FIG. 16 is a sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG. 15;

FIG. 17 is a schematic view of a portion of the structure of the present invention;

FIG. 18 is a schematic view of a portion of the present invention;

FIG. 19 is an enlarged view at C of FIG. 18;

FIG. 20 is a schematic view of the telescoping canopy shown disassembled with the canopy mounting frame;

FIG. 21 is an enlarged view of FIG. 20 at D;

FIG. 22 is a side view of the present invention;

FIG. 23 is an enlarged view at E of FIG. 22;

FIG. 24 is a schematic view of a portion of a linkage bar according to the present invention;

FIG. 25 is a schematic view of the fully open and closed configuration of the retractable canopy of the present invention;

FIG. 26 is a schematic view of a half-open configuration of the retractable roof of the present invention;

FIG. 27 is a schematic view of the fully closed configuration of the retractable roof of the present invention.

In the figure, 1, tarpaulin; 2. a column; 3. a first cross member; 4. a second cross member; 5. a hinge unit; 6. a strut; 7. a linkage rod; 8. a first stopper; 9. a second limiting block; 10. reinforcing ribs; 11. bending; 12. a docking portion; 13. a chute; 14. a pulley; 15. a connecting shaft; 16. an end cap; 17. a first spring; 18. a second spring; 19. a spring mounting portion; 20. a quincuncial spring cushion; 21. a hinge connection portion; 22. a tarpaulin unit; 23. a pipe penetrating groove is formed; 24. a second cloth pipe; 25. a hinge hole; 26. installing a notch; 27. mounting a bracket; 28. a driving wheel; 29. a motor; 30. a linkage shaft; 31. a driving gear; 32. a driven gear; 33. a transmission belt; 34. a fulcrum; 35. a coupling; 36. a water discharge tank; 37. a water diversion port.

Detailed Description

The following are specific embodiments of the present invention and are further described with reference to the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to these embodiments.

As shown in fig. 1 to 27, the present invention provides a hinged retractable awning, which comprises a retractable ceiling and a ceiling mounting frame.

The telescopic ceiling comprises a telescopic frame arranged on the ceiling mounting frame and a piece of tarpaulin 1 arranged on the telescopic frame, wherein the telescopic frame can stretch out and draw back to enable the tarpaulin 1 to be opened and closed relative to the ceiling mounting frame, and when the telescopic frame stretches out and draws back, the tarpaulin 1 is in an upper arch or a flat laying state.

The roof installation frame comprises two oppositely arranged first cross beams 3 and two oppositely arranged second cross beams 4, the adjacent first cross beams 3 and the adjacent second cross beams 4 are in butt joint end to form a square frame, and the tarpaulin 1 on the telescopic roof can at least cover the area surrounded by the roof installation frame. Therefore, the whole telescopic roof can play a role in shading sun and rain.

A supporting structure is arranged below the ceiling mounting frame and comprises four upright posts 2 with equal length, and the upper end of each upright post 2 is connected with the ceiling mounting frame.

The upper portion of each of the columns 2 connects the ends of the first cross member 3 and the second cross member 4 together. The upper end of each upright 2 is provided with an abutting part 12, the shapes of the end parts of the first cross beam 3 and the second cross beam 4 are matched with the shape of the abutting part 12, and the abutting part 12 of each upright 2 is fixed together with the end parts of the corresponding first cross beam 3 and the corresponding second cross beam 4 through a fixing piece after abutting.

The expansion bracket comprises two groups of hinge unit groups and hinge linkage mechanisms, and each group of hinge unit group comprises hinge units 5 which are arranged at intervals along the side part of the opening and closing direction of the tarpaulin 1. The hinge units 5 on both sides of the tarpaulin 1 correspond to each other, and the opposite hinge units 5 herein refer to two hinge units 5 (which have a one-to-one correspondence relationship) located on both sides of the tarpaulin 1 and facing each other.

The hinge linkage mechanism enables the linkage of two hinge units 5 which are opposite and/or adjacent.

The hinge linkage mechanism comprises a plurality of linkage rods 7. Each linkage rod 7 is horizontally arranged on the ceiling mounting frame in a sliding way, and the linkage rods 7 are arranged in parallel.

The two ends of each linkage rod 7 are connected with the first cross beams 3 on the corresponding sides in a sliding mode, sliding grooves 13 are formed in the two first cross beams 3 along the length direction of the first cross beams 3, sliding assemblies are arranged at the end portions of the linkage rods 7 and comprise sliding pieces arranged at the two ends of each linkage rod 7, the sliding pieces are arranged along the axial direction of the linkage rods 7, and adjusting and resetting structures are arranged between the sliding pieces and the linkage rods 7. The opening direction of the chute 13 is upward.

The hinge unit 5 comprises two support rods 6, one end of each of the two support rods 6 is rotatably connected, and the other end of each of the two support rods 6 is connected with a linkage rod 7. Two adjacent support rods 6 of two adjacent hinge units 5 are connected with the end part of a linkage rod 7.

The sliding piece comprises a pulley 14 and a connecting shaft 15, an end cover 16 is arranged at the end part of the linkage rod 7, one end of the connecting shaft 15 is connected with the pulley 14, the other end of the connecting shaft 15 is connected with the end cover 16 in a sliding mode, and the connecting shaft 15 is arranged along the axial direction of the linkage rod 7.

The end cap 16 is connected to the linkage rod 7 by fasteners such as screws. The end cover 16 and the linkage rod 7 are provided with three fastening pieces which are distributed in a triangular shape, so that the end cover 16 and the linkage rod 7 can be connected more firmly.

The adjusting and resetting mechanism comprises a first spring 17 and a second spring 18, a spring mounting part 19 is arranged on the inner side of the end cover 16, one end of the connecting shaft 15 penetrates through the end cover 16 and the spring mounting part 19 and extends out of the spring mounting part 19, the connecting shaft 15 can slide relative to the spring mounting part 19, a limiting part is arranged at the end part of the connecting shaft 15, the first spring 17 and the second spring 18 are respectively sleeved on the connecting shaft 15, the first spring 17 is located in the spring mounting part 19, one end of the first spring 17 is connected with the connecting shaft 15, and the other end of the first spring 17 is connected with (inside) the spring mounting part 19; one end of the second spring 18 is supported on the spring mounting portion 19 and connected to the outside of the spring mounting portion 19, and the other end is connected to a limiting member, which is a quincuncial spring washer 20.

The adjusting and resetting structure can change the position of the sliding piece relative to the linkage rod 7, the sliding piece is pressed, the sliding piece can move towards the direction of the linkage rod 7 under the action of the adjusting and resetting structure, and the sliding piece can return to the original position after being released.

The end cap 16 is further provided with a hinge connection 21 for connecting the other ends of the two support rods 6 of the hinge unit 5. The ends of the struts 6 are connected to the hinge joints 21 by screws.

The tarpaulin 1 comprises tarpaulin units 22 arranged on two opposite hinge units 5 of the two groups of hinge unit groups, and two sides of each tarpaulin unit 22 are connected with two linkage rods 7 on the two corresponding opposite hinge units 5.

Each linkage rod 7 is provided with a connecting part of the tarpaulin 1, the connecting parts are provided with a cloth pipe penetrating groove 23, and the cloth pipe penetrating grooves 23 are arranged along the length direction of the linkage rods 7.

Both sides of each linkage rod 7 are provided with a cloth pipe groove 23. Two sides of each tarpaulin unit 22 are respectively connected with a first cloth pipe, then the first cloth pipes are inserted into the cloth pipe penetrating grooves 23 on the corresponding sides of the linkage rods 7, and after the two sides of each tarpaulin unit 22 are connected with the linkage rods 7 on the corresponding sides, other parts extend out of the notches of the cloth pipe penetrating grooves 23. So that the tarpaulin units 22 can be seamlessly spliced.

The central portion of each tarpaulin unit 22 is also connected to the hinge unit 5 through a cloth tube (second cloth tube 24). The middle of the tarpaulin unit 22 is connected to the second cloth tube 24, for example, a cloth tube inserting part for inserting the second cloth tube 24 is sewed at the middle of the tarpaulin unit 22, so as to connect the tarpaulin unit 22 and the second cloth tube 24.

The length of the second cloth pipe 24 is slightly longer than the width of the tarpaulin 1, two ends of the second cloth pipe 24 are connected with the hinged parts of the two opposite hinge units 5, the upper parts of the two support rods 6 of each hinge unit 5 are provided with hinge holes 25, and the two hinge holes 25 are overlapped together and connected with the corresponding end parts of the second cloth pipe 24 through screws.

Each linkage rod 7 can slide back and forth along the opening and closing direction of the tarpaulin 1, so as to drive the corresponding hinge unit 5 to open and close, thereby realizing the opening and closing of the tarpaulin 1. The corresponding hinge units 5 can be opened and closed by moving the linkage rods 7, so that the tarpaulin 1 on the linkage rods is in an upwarp or flat state.

In order to facilitate the installation of each linkage rod 7, an installation gap 26 is arranged on at least one first cross beam 3 at the corresponding sliding groove 13.

After the main frames such as the canopy installation frame and the upright post 2 are installed, the canopy (including the telescopic frame and the canopy cloth) is installed, and the installation notch 26 is provided to facilitate the installation of the canopy. The sliding member on the roof is inserted into the sliding groove 13 through the mounting notch 26 in order and is connected with the sliding groove 13 in a sliding manner.

The hinge unit 5 of the present invention further has a limit structure between the two support rods 6 for limiting the two support rods 6 from continuing to rotate when the two support rods 6 are rotated to be on the same straight line (or close to be on the same straight line).

One end of the hinge unit 5, which is connected with the two support rods 6, is a first end of each support rod 6, and the other end of each hinge unit is a second end. The limiting structure comprises a first limiting block 8 and a second limiting block 9 which are arranged at the first ends of the two supporting rods 6 of the same hinge unit 5.

The two support rods 6 are provided with reinforcing ribs 10. The two support rods 6 and the corresponding reinforcing ribs 10 form a rod-shaped structure with an L-shaped section. The reinforcing ribs 10 are provided to reinforce the strength of the two struts 6.

At least one of the two support rods 6 is provided with a bend 11. The bend 11 is provided to stagger the thickness of the hinge to achieve space saving.

The invention can realize the extension and retraction of the telescopic frame in a manual or electric driving mode, and provides a telescopic driving mechanism of a ceiling, which comprises a synchronous operation mechanism and a power mechanism.

The synchronous operation mechanism comprises transmission belt assemblies respectively arranged on the two first cross beams 3, the telescopic driving end of the ceiling is connected with the transmission belt assembly on the corresponding side, and the power mechanism can drive the two sets of transmission belt assemblies to synchronously move.

The belt assembly comprises a belt 33, a driving wheel 28 and a driven wheel which are arranged on the corresponding first beam 3.

The first beam 3 is provided with an installation groove, the installation groove extends along the length direction of the first beam 3, and the transmission belt assembly is positioned in the corresponding installation groove.

The mounting groove is provided with a mounting bracket 27, the driving wheel 28 is rotatably mounted on the mounting bracket 27, and the running direction of the transmission belt 33 sleeved on the driving wheel 28 and the driven wheel is consistent with the extending and retracting direction of the ceiling.

The power mechanism comprises a motor 29, a transmission mechanism and a linkage shaft 30, the transmission mechanism is connected with the motor 29 and the linkage shaft 30, and two ends of the linkage shaft 30 are connected with the driving wheels 28 of the two groups of transmission belt assemblies. A linkage rod 7 arranged on the roof opening and closing end of the roof mounting frame is connected with the transmission belt 33 through a connecting structure. The motor 29 can drive the linkage shaft 30 to rotate positively and negatively.

The transmission mechanism comprises a driving gear 31 and a driven gear 32, an output shaft of the motor 29 is connected with the driving gear 31, the driven gear 32 is fixed on the linkage shaft 30, and the driving gear is meshed with the driven gear 32. The motor 29 transmits power to the linkage shaft 30 through the transmission mechanism, the linkage shaft 30 rotates to drive the driving wheel 28 connected with the linkage shaft to rotate, and therefore the transmission belt 33 runs to drive the telescopic frame connected with the transmission belt 33 to stretch. The belt 33 is a timing belt. The linkage shaft 30 comprises a coupler 35 and a plurality of fulcrum shafts 34, and two adjacent fulcrum shafts 34 are connected together through the coupler 35.

The linkage shaft 30 is arranged in sections because the distance between the two driving wheels 28 is a little bit long, and if the linkage shaft 30 is a whole section, the middle part of the linkage shaft 30 can be stood down (bent downwards) due to gravity, so the linkage shaft 30 is arranged in sections.

The present invention further includes a drainage structure including drainage grooves 36 provided on each of the first and second cross members 3 and 4, and water on the tent cloth 1 can reach the drainage grooves 36 from the side of the tent cloth 1 and be drained through the drainage grooves 36.

The upright posts 2 are respectively provided with a water inlet 37, each water inlet 37 is communicated with the drainage groove 36, and the bottom of each upright post 2 is provided with a drainage port for water entering the cavity of the upright post 2 to be drained to the outside from the drainage port.

As shown in fig. 25 to 27, the telescopic bracket of the present invention is extended and contracted to open and close the cloth 1 with respect to the canopy mounting frame, so that the opening degree can be changed as needed, and the opening degree of the cloth 1 can be increased in order to allow more light to enter the area under the canopy mounting frame in the case of a good winter weather. In rainy days, the tarpaulin 1 can be completely closed through the telescopic frame, and at the moment, the tarpaulin 1 (the tarpaulin unit 22) is flatly laid on the roof installation frame.

It is to be understood that in the claims, the specification of the present invention, all "including … …" are to be interpreted in an open-ended sense, i.e., in a sense equivalent to "including at least … …", and not in a closed sense, i.e., in a sense not to be interpreted as "including only … …".

The specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the spirit of the invention. Various modifications or additions may be made to the described embodiments or alternatives may be employed by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit or ambit of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. The hinge telescopic awning is characterized by comprising a telescopic awning and an awning installation frame, wherein the telescopic awning comprises a telescopic frame arranged on the awning installation frame and awning cloth arranged on the telescopic frame, the telescopic frame can stretch out and draw back to enable the awning cloth to be opened and closed relative to the awning installation frame, and the awning cloth is in an upwarp or tiled state when the telescopic frame stretches out and draws back.

2. The retractable awning as claimed in claim 1, wherein said retractable frame comprises two sets of hinge units and a hinge linkage mechanism, each set of hinge units comprises at least one hinge unit arranged along the opening and closing direction of the awning cloth, the hinge units of the two sets of hinge units are in one-to-one correspondence, and the hinge linkage mechanism can realize the linkage opening and closing of the two corresponding hinge units.

3. The retractable awning as claimed in claim 2, wherein said two sets of hinge units are disposed at opposite sides of the awning cloth, and the hinge units of each set of hinge units are disposed at one side of the awning cloth along the opening and closing direction of the awning cloth.

4. A hinged telescoping awning as claimed in claim 2, wherein said hinge linkage is adapted to effect linkage of respective and/or adjacent hinge units.

5. The hinged awning as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a telescopic driving mechanism for driving the telescopic frame to extend and retract, wherein the telescopic driving mechanism drives the telescopic frame to extend and retract so as to open and close the awning cloth relative to the awning mounting frame.

6. A hinged telescoping awning as claimed in claim 2, wherein said hinge unit comprises two struts pivotally connected at one end and connected at the other end to a hinge linkage.

7. A hinged telescoping awning as claimed in claim 6, wherein the hinge linkage comprises a plurality of linkage rods each slidably disposed horizontally on the canopy mounting frame, the linkage rods connecting two sets of opposed and/or adjacent struts of the hinge unit sets together.

8. The telescopic hinged awning as claimed in claim 7, wherein the awning cloth comprises two awning cloth units disposed on two opposite hinge units of the two sets of hinge units, and two sides of each awning cloth unit are connected to two linkage rods of the two opposite hinge units.

9. The hinged telescoping awning as claimed in claim 7, wherein each linkage rod has two ends slidably connected to a canopy mounting frame, the canopy mounting frame including two opposing first cross members, each linkage rod having two ends slidably connected to a respective first cross member.

10. The hinged telescoping awning as claimed in claim 1, wherein a support structure is provided below said canopy mounting frame, said support structure comprising a plurality of equal length posts, each post having an upper end connected to said canopy mounting frame.

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