CN1580469A - Collapsible canopy frame having reduced truss bar length - Google Patents

Collapsible canopy frame having reduced truss bar length Download PDF

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CN1580469A
CN1580469A CN 200410070286 CN200410070286A CN1580469A CN 1580469 A CN1580469 A CN 1580469A CN 200410070286 CN200410070286 CN 200410070286 CN 200410070286 A CN200410070286 A CN 200410070286A CN 1580469 A CN1580469 A CN 1580469A
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A collapsible canopy frame is provided that includes a plurality of side poles arranged in a configuration and a center pole disposed generally at a center of the configuration of the side poles. The collapsible canopy frame also includes a plurality of edge scissor assemblies each having a length and a midpoint along the length. Each edge scissor assembly is coupled between adjacent ones of the plurality of side poles. The collapsible canopy frame also includes at least one inner scissor assembly including a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is coupled to a corresponding one of the edge scissor assemblies at a position offset from the midpoint along the length of the corresponding one of the edge scissor assemblies, and wherein the second end is coupled to the center pole.

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Shorten the foldable awning frame of truss rod length
The application requires priority and the right at the Korean Utility Model Application No.20-2003-0025309 of Korea S Department of Intellectual Property application on August 6th, 2003, Utility Model Registration No.2003-31661-0000 has been registered in this application at present, date of registration is on October 20th, 2003, and full content is hereby incorporated by.
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of foldable awning frame, particularly a kind of foldable awning frame of truss rod contraction in length.
Background technology
Conventional foldable awning frame generally includes four side columns that are arranged to square configuration.Usually the every pair of adjacent side column is connected and is supported by the avris assembly of cultrating.Conventional foldable awning frame also comprises the inside assembly of cultrating usually, and this assembly is connected between a corresponding avris is cultrated assembly and central post.
Each avris assembly and each inside assembly of cultrating of cultrating comprises some hinged unit of cultrating.Each unit of cultrating comprises two hinges connections and the truss rod that moves in similar scissors mode.Like this, avris assembly and the inside assembly of cultrating of cultrating can form stable a moved structure in the described position of launching launching the position and regaining motion between the position, at the described then formation cramped construction being convenient to transport of position of regaining.
Yet for each that allows that avris cultrates in assembly and the inner assembly of cultrating all can be moved with regaining between the position launching the position, a cultrate end of assembly of each inside links to each other with the cultrate end of the unit of cultrating of assembly of avris usually.In order to allow this connection, each avris cultrate assembly generally include two in its end the interconnected unit of cultrating, and cultrate in these ends and a corresponding inside end of assembly of this unit of cultrating links to each other.
Yet, owing to only utilize cultrate two unit of cultrating in the assembly of each avris, therefore each avris truss rod of cultrating in the assembly is long usually, thereby has hindered the foldable awning frame of regaining to pack some into easily in the conveying arrangement, for example in the Chang Gui car trunk.
Therefore, the avris that is necessary the to shorten foldable awning frame length of truss rod of assembly of cultrating.In an exemplary embodiments of the present invention, each assembly of cultrating comprises the plural unit of cultrating, thereby the truss rod length of the feasible assembly of respectively cultrating is shortened.
Summary of the invention
In an example embodiment of the present invention, foldable awning frame comprises some side columns of arranging by certain configuration and the central post that places side column configuration center usually.Foldable awning frame also comprises the some avris that respectively have length and the mid point along its length assembly of cultrating, and wherein, each avris assembly of cultrating is connected between adjacent some side columns.Foldable awning frame also comprises at least one inside with first end and second end assembly of cultrating, wherein, first end is connected departing from corresponding avris position and the corresponding avris of mid point of length of the assembly assembly of cultrating of cultrating, and second end is connected with central post.
In another example embodiment of the present invention, foldable awning frame comprises some side columns and is usually placed in the central post of foldable awning frame center.Foldable awning frame also comprises some avris assembly of cultrating, and wherein, each avris assembly of cultrating connects between adjacent some side columns, and cultrate in the assembly each of some avris comprises three hinged unit of cultrating continuously mutually.Foldable awning frame also comprises at least one inside with first end and second end assembly of cultrating, wherein, first end is connected departing from corresponding avris position and the corresponding avris of mid point of length of the assembly assembly of cultrating of cultrating, and second end is connected with central post.
In another example embodiment of the present invention, foldable awning frame comprises some side columns of arranging by certain configuration and the central post that places side column configuration center usually.Foldable awning frame also comprises some avris assembly of cultrating, and wherein, each avris assembly of cultrating connects between adjacent some side columns, and cultrate in the assembly each of some avris comprises at least three hinged unit of cultrating continuously mutually.Foldable awning frame also comprises at least one inside assembly of cultrating, it comprises unit and outside unit of cultrating of cultrating, at least one mutually hinged inside, one end of the wherein outside unit of cultrating is connected with the corresponding avris assembly of cultrating in the position of departing from the mid point between the corresponding adjacent side column, and the unit of cultrating, inside is connected with central post.
Remain another example embodiment of the present invention, foldable awning frame comprises some side columns of arranging by certain configuration, and the central post that places side column configuration center usually.Foldable awning frame also comprises some avris assembly of cultrating, and wherein, each avris assembly of cultrating connects between adjacent some side columns; And at least one inside assembly of cultrating comprises at least one unit of cultrating, and wherein each unit of cultrating of cultrating in the assembly, at least one inside comprises two truss rods that are hinged in the position of the mid point of the length that departs from truss rod.
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Wherein:
Fig. 1 is the phantom drawing of foldable awning frame under deployed condition in example embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the enlarged perspective of the unit of cultrating of the foldable awning frame of Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is the top of foldable awning frame of Fig. 1 and the enlarged perspective of a bottom side column connector;
Fig. 4 is a top of the foldable awning frame of Fig. 1 the cultrate enlarged perspective of unit connector of unit connector and bottom of cultrating;
Fig. 5 is the enlarged perspective of the upper and lower central post connector of Fig. 1;
Fig. 6 is the cultrate vertical view of unit connector of the top of Fig. 4;
Fig. 7 is that the foldable awning frame among Fig. 1 is in the phantom drawing under the retracted state; And
Fig. 8 is the enlarged perspective of lower end of the side column 12 of the foldable awning frame among Fig. 1.
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Shown in Fig. 1-8, the present invention points out the cultrate foldable awning frame of assembly of a kind of avris with truss rod contraction in length.In an example embodiment of the present invention, each avris assembly of cultrating comprises the plural unit of cultrating, thereby makes the cultrate truss rod contraction in length of assembly of each avris.
Fig. 1 shows the foldable awning frame 10 of an example embodiment of the present invention.As shown in the figure, foldable awning frame 10 comprises four side columns 12 that are arranged to rectangle or square configuration usually.But in other embodiments, foldable awning frame 10 can have the side column 12 of any suitable number that is arranged to any suitable configuration, for example pentagon, hexagon or octagon, or a kind of in other suitable configuration.
The every pair of adjacent side column 12 is connected and is supported by it by the avris assembly 16 of cultrating.Each avris assembly 16 of cultrating is connected and supports with central post 18 by cultrate assembly 20 of an inside.Central post 18 is placed in the center of foldable awning frame 10 usually and has a head component 22, convex head component for example, and it supports the overcanopy (not shown).
In described embodiment, each avris assembly 16 of cultrating comprises three unit 24 of cultrating.Each unit 24 of cultrating comprises two hinged truss rods 26, and it moves between expanded position and retrieving position in the mode of similar scissors around pivot 28.Among the embodiment as shown in Figure 2, pivot 28 comprises a machanical fastener, a secondary screw bolt and nut composite member for example, and other machanical fasteners are suitable equally certainly.
In one embodiment, the cultrate same length of truss rod 26 of the unit 24 of respectively cultrating of assembly 16 of each avris, the withdrawal of each unit 24 of cultrating is highly roughly the same in the assembly 16 thereby each avris is cultrated, for example as shown in Figure 7.In an example embodiment, the length of each truss rod 26 is less than or equal to 1.25 meters approximately, for example is about 1.00 meters.
As shown in Figure 1, each avris is cultrated the unit 24 of cultrating in the assembly 16 each other for being hinged continuously.For instance, have among the described embodiment of three unit 24 of cultrating at each avris of diagram assembly 16 of cultrating, each avris assembly 16 of cultrating comprises: unit 24U ' cultrates in first outside, it at one end is hinged with the upper and lower side column connector 32 and 34 of a corresponding side column 12, and the unit connector 36 and 38 of cultrating in a relative end and upper and lower is hinged; The inside unit 30I that cultrates, it at one end is hinged with the upper and lower unit connector 36 and 38 of cultrating, and at a relative end by the pin 40 and second outside unit 30U that cultrates " be hinged; And unit 30U cultrates in this second outside ", it at one end is hinged with the upper and lower side column connector 32 and 34 of a corresponding side column 12, and is hinged by pin 40 and the inside unit 30I that cultrates at a relative end.
As shown in Figure 3, each top side column connector 32 is fixedly installed in the top of a corresponding side column 12, and comprise slot 42 and pin 44, described slot is used to insert corresponding outside cultrate unit 30U ' and 30U " the end, and described pin is used for unit 30U ' and the 30U of cultrating " hinged being installed in the slot 42 in end.Each bottom side column connector 34 is configured around a corresponding side column 12, and is mounted thereon slidably.Similar with top side column connector 32, each bottom side column connector 34 comprise be used to insert corresponding outside cultrate unit 30U ' and 30U " slot 46 of end, and be used for unit 30U ' and the 30U of cultrating " the hinged pin 48 that is installed in the slot 46 in end.
Each bottom side column connector 34 comprises that also one pushes away/draw pin assemblies 49, and what it had side column 12 a usefulness springs biasing on one day pushes away/draw pin 50.Push away/draw pin 50 and can unclamp and the side column interlock, thereby make the height of bottom side column connector 34 allow to adjust with respect to side column 12.In U.S. Patent No. 6,575, a kind of pushing away/draw the example of pin assemblies 49 described in 656, be hereby incorporated by.
As shown in Figure 4, the top unit connector 36 of cultrating comprises: slot 41 is used to insert a corresponding avris the cultrate upper end of unit 30U ' of first of assembly 16 of cultrating; And sell 43, be used for hinged being installed in the slot 41 in upper end of cultrating unit 30U ' with first; And comprise: slot 45 is used to insert a corresponding avris the cultrate upper end of unit 30I, the inside of assembly 16 of cultrating; And sell 47, be used for cultrate hinged being installed in the slot 45 in upper end of unit 30I of inside.
Also have the bottom unit connector 38 of cultrating shown in Fig. 4, be generally the cultrate mirror image of unit connector 36 of top.Similarly, the bottom unit connector 38 of cultrating comprises: slot 41 ' is used to insert a corresponding avris the cultrate lower end of unit 30U ' of first of assembly 16 of cultrating; And sell 43 ', be used for hinged being installed in the slot 41 ' in lower end of cultrating unit 30U ' with first; And comprise: slot 45 ' is used to insert a corresponding avris the cultrate lower end of unit 30I, the inside of assembly 16 of cultrating; And sell 47 ', be used for cultrate hinged being installed in the slot 45 ' in lower end of unit 30I of inside.
In the example embodiment of Fig. 1, each inside of cultrating assembly 20 of cultrating comprises two unit 52 of cultrating.Each unit 52 of cultrating comprises two hinged truss rods 54, and it is launching the position and regaining motion between the position in the mode of similar scissors around pivot 56.In an embodiment shown in Figure 2, pivot 56 comprises a machanical fastener, screw bolt and nut composite member for example, and other machanical fasteners are suitable equally certainly.
In one embodiment, the cultrate same length of truss rod 54 of the unit 52 of respectively cultrating of assembly 20 of each avris, the withdrawal of the unit 52 of respectively cultrating in the assembly 20 thereby each avris is cultrated is highly roughly the same, for example as shown in Figure 7.In one embodiment, the length of each truss rod 54 is less than or equal to 1.25 meters approximately, for example is about 0.78 meter or 78 centimetres.
As shown in Figure 1, the unit 52 of cultrating in the assembly 20 is cultrated each other for hinged continuously in each inside.For instance, the assembly 20 of cultrating in each inside of diagram has among the described embodiment of two unit 52 of cultrating, each inside assembly 20 of cultrating comprises: unit 58U cultrates in an outside, it is at one end hinged with the upper and lower unit connector 36 and 38 of cultrating, and hinged by pin 60 and the inside unit 58I that cultrates at a relative end; And the inside unit 58I that cultrates, it is at one end hinged by pin 60 and the outside unit 58U that cultrates, and hinged at a relative end and upper and lower central post connector 62 and 64.
As shown in Figure 5, the installation that is fixed in the lower end of central post 18 of lower central post connector, and comprise slot 70 and pin 72, described slot is used to insert each inside cultrate end of unit 58I of the inside of assembly 20 of cultrating, and described pin is used for cultrate hinged being installed in the slot 70 of respective end of unit 58I of inside.Central upper portion post connector 62 surrounds central post 18 and is configured, and is slidingly installed thereon.Similar with lower central post connector 64, central upper portion post connector 62 comprises and is used to insert each inside inside of assembly 20 slot 66 of an end of unit 58I of cultrating of cultrating, and is used for the cultrate hinged pin 68 that is installed in the slot 70 of respective end of unit 58I of inside.
As shown in Figure 4, the top unit connector 36 of cultrating comprises a slot 74, be used to insert a corresponding inside the cultrate end of unit 58U of the outside of assembly 20 of cultrating, and a pin (not shown), be used for cultrate hinged being installed in the slot 74 of respective end of unit 58U of outside.Similarly, the bottom unit connector 38 (be generally top cultrate the mirror image of unit connector 36) of cultrating comprises a slot 74 ', be used to insert corresponding inside the cultrate end of unit 58U of the outside of assembly 20 of cultrating, and a pin (not shown), be used for cultrate hinged being installed in the slot 74 ' of respective end of unit 58U of outside.
When foldable awning frame 10 of the present invention when constructing as mentioned above, foldable awning frame 10 can launch position (forming the rock-steady structure of moving as shown in Figure 1) and regain between the position (forming the cramped construction that is easy to transport as shown in Figure 7) and move.
When foldable awning frame 10 when the expansion position of Fig. 1 moves into the withdrawal position of Fig. 7, each bottom side column connector 34 with respect to its corresponding side column 12 to lower slider.This makes the cultrate truss rod 26 of the unit 24 of cultrating of assembly 16 of each avris launch position (that is, truss rod 26 as shown in Figure 1 is generally the position of level) by it and go to it around axle and regain position (that is, truss rod 26 as shown in Figure 7 is generally vertical position) again.This motion makes each bottom unit connector 38 of cultrating move down, from and make the cultrate truss rod 54 of the unit 52 of cultrating of assembly 20 of each inside launch the position (promptly by it, truss rod 54 as shown in Figure 1 is generally the position of level) go to its retrieving position (that is, truss rod 54 as shown in Figure 7 is generally vertical position) around axle.The cultrate unit 52 of cultrating of assembly 20, inside is regained and is made that again lower central post connector 64 is pulled down, and makes central upper portion post connector 62 upwards slide on central post 18.Because central post 18 is fixedly connected on the lower central post connector 64, central post 18 also moves down.This of central post 18 down shifting movement makes by the measured withdrawal in the ground of central post 18 highly more near the measured withdrawal height in (comparing with the deployed condition among Fig. 1) ground by side column 12 as shown in Figure 7.
In one embodiment, cultrate respectively cultrate in the assembly 16 truss rod 26 of unit 24 of each avris is longer than cultrate respectively cultrate in the assembly 20 truss rod 54 of unit 52 of each inside.Specifically, in one embodiment, cultrate respectively cultrate in the assembly 16 each truss rod 26 of unit 24 of each avris is about 1.00 meters, and cultrate respectively cultrate in the assembly 20 each truss rod 54 of unit 52 of each inside then is about 0.78 meter.Therefore, for allow inside cultrate withdrawal height and the avris of the unit 52 of cultrating of assembly 20 cultrate assembly 16 the unit 24 of cultrating withdrawal highly about equally, cultrate cultrate in the assembly 16 pivot 28 of unit 24 of each avris roughly is positioned at the cultrate midpoint of corresponding truss rod 26 of the unit 24 of cultrating of assembly 20 of inside, then cultrate the internally midpoint skew of corresponding truss rod 54 of the unit 52 of cultrating of assembly 20 of the pivot 56 of unit 52 of cultrating in the assembly 20 of cultrating of each inside.For instance, in one embodiment, cultrate respectively cultrate in the assembly 20 pivot 56 of unit 52 of each inside is positioned at about 2/3rds places (as being about 63%) of the length of corresponding truss rod 54.
As mentioned above, foldable awning frame in the past generally includes the assembly of cultrating of the avris with two unit of cultrating, and the described end of unit in its end of cultrating is connected to each other, and corresponding one end of the assembly of cultrating in same end and inside links to each other.In such layout, the assembly of respectively cultrating links to each other at the avris its corresponding avris in point midway place of the assembly assembly of cultrating of cultrating, or in other words, each inside point midway place its corresponding avris of assembly between its corresponding adjacent side column assembly of cultrating of cultrating links to each other.
Similarly, each inside assembly of cultrating is extended perpendicularly to its central post and is connected by its corresponding avris assembly of cultrating.Equally, the upper and lower that is used for this framework unit connector of cultrating is generally T shape, and the end of one of support arm of described T shape inserts the cultrate unit of cultrating of assembly of avris, and the vertical support arm of T shape then inserts the cultrate unit of cultrating of assembly, inside.
On the contrary, assembly 16 has three unit 24 of cultrating because each avris among Fig. 1 is cultrated, and the cultrate end of unit 30U ' and the inner unit 30I that cultrates of assembly 20 and first outside of cultrating, inside links to each other (promptly, the place, end of first and second unit 24 of cultrating in three continuous unit 24 of cultrating), when being connected between cultrate at its corresponding avris assembly 16 and the central post 18, the inside assembly 20 of cultrating forms sharp angle (as shown in Figure 1).
The top unit connector 36 of cultrating has a base portion 76 (as shown in Figure 6), has at the one end to be used to insert the cultrate slot 41 of an end of unit 30U ' of first outside, is used to insert the cultrate slot 45 of an end of unit 30I of inside and have at its relative end.What cultrate that the base portion 76 of unit connector 36 is connected with top is a support arm 78, and this support arm roughly extends along identical sharp angle thus, and the inside assembly 20 of cultrating is connected avris herein and cultrates between assembly 16 and the central post 18.Should be pointed out that upper surface 82 coplanes (shown in Fig. 4 and 6) of the upper surface 80 its corresponding base portions 76 that extend support arm 78.
Similarly, the cultrate inclination support arm 78 of unit connector 36 of top allows each inside assembly 20 its corresponding avris assembly 16 of cultrating of cultrating to link to each other departing from the cultrate position of mid point of assembly 16 of avris.In other words, the cultrate inclination support arm 78 of unit connector 36 of top allows each inside assembly 20 its corresponding avris assembly 16 of cultrating of cultrating to link to each other in the position of departing from the mid point between the corresponding adjacent side column 12.Like this, each assembly 16 of cultrating can comprise the plural unit 24 of cultrating, for example three unit 24 of cultrating as shown in fig. 1.
Unit connector 38 is generally the cultrate mirror image of unit connector 36 of top owing to cultrate in the bottom, and the unit connector has a base portion 76 ' so cultrate in the bottom, and it is parallel with the cultrate base portion 76 of unit connector 36 of top usually.The bottom unit connector 36 of cultrating has a support arm 78 ', forms between itself and the base portion 76 ' basically and base portion 76 and the roughly the same sharp angle of support arm 78 angulation α.Thereby, allow each inside assembly 20 its corresponding avris assembly 16 of cultrating of cultrating to be connected departing from the cultrate position of mid point of assembly 16 of avris with the top bottom of the unit connector 36 interconnect functions unit connector 38 of cultrating of cultrating.
In described embodiment, each inside assembly 20 its corresponding avris assembly 16 of cultrating of cultrating links to each other in cultrate about 1/3rd positions of assembly 16 total lengths of avris, and perhaps about 1/3rd positions of the total spacing between corresponding adjacent side column 12 link to each other.
Though it is to link to each other at each avris cultrate place, end of unit 30U ' and the inner unit 30I of cultrating, first outside of assembly 16 that cultrates that above-mentioned example embodiment has described each inside assembly 20 of cultrating in detail, but in an alternative, each inside assembly 20 of cultrating is at each avris second outside of assembly 16 unit 30U that cultrates that cultrates " link to each other with the place, end of the inner unit 30I that cultrates.
Equally, though having described each avris assembly 16 of cultrating in detail, above-mentioned example embodiment comprises three unit 24 of cultrating, assembly 16 also can comprise the assembly 24 of cultrating of any suitable number but each avris is cultrated, and each inside assembly 20 of cultrating can be in corresponding avris in any two adjacent ends of cultrating unit 24 and cultrates in the assembly 16 and to link to each other with the series unit 24 of cultrating.But should be pointed out that extend support arm 78 and top cultrate the sharp angle that base portion 76 became of unit connector 36 depend on inside cultrate assembly 20 each avris is cultrated assembly 16 in the serial unit 24 of cultrating in be connected the unit 24 of cultrating.For instance, when the inside assembly 20 of cultrating is that the place, ends of unit 24 is cultrated when connecting in first and second in five the unit 24 of cultrating in series, the angle [alpha] of inclination support arm 78 of unit connector 36 is cultrated then greater than being second angle that is connected with the place, end of the 3rd unit 24 of cultrating in five the unit 24 of cultrating when the inner assembly 20 of cultrating in series in top.
Shown in Fig. 1 and 8, each side column 12 is included in base plate or the support foot 84 that its place, bottom connects, and is used to support the weight of foldable awning frame 10.In one embodiment, each side column 12 is all scalable, thereby allows the height of each side column 12 to regulate separately.Flexible side column comprises the last shell of column and the following shell of column that can slide mutually.In other embodiment, flexible side column can have the shell of column more than three sections or three sections.
For fixing side column 12 along its length, near the lower end of shell of column on the post, install one and push away/draw pin assemblies 86.This pushes away/draws, and pin assemblies 86 has side column 12 a usefulness springs biasing on one day pushes away/draw pin 88.This last shell of column and following shell of column that pushes away/draw pin 88 and side column 12 can unclamp interlock, thereby makes the height of side column 12 to regulate.In U.S. Patent No. 6,575, the demonstration methods of a kind of pushing away/draw the example of pin assemblies 86 and be used to regulate flexible side column height has been described in 656, be hereby incorporated by.
Should be noted that and long truss rod is compared that the shortening of the truss rod length of foldable awning frame of the present invention makes can use the assembly of more cultrating in each side of framework, because long truss rod can form the framework that length exceeds requirement.The quantity increase of the assembly of cultrating of each side of framework has improved the structural stability of framework.
Should be pointed out that those of ordinary skill in the art, on the basis that does not deviate from spirit of the present invention or substantive characteristics, can implement the present invention by other concrete forms.Therefore, no matter from that aspect, will be understood that above-mentioned explanation of the present invention is illustrative and nonrestrictive.The scope of the invention is indicated in the appended claims, and all changes identical with scope with its meaning all should comprise within it.

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1. foldable awning frame comprises:
Some side columns of arranging by certain configuration;
Usually be arranged in the central post of the configuration center of described side column;
The some avris that have length and the mid point along its length separately assembly of cultrating, wherein, each avris assembly of cultrating connects between adjacent described some side columns; And
At least one inside with first end and second end assembly of cultrating, wherein, this first end is connected to the corresponding described avris assembly of cultrating departing from the corresponding described avris assembly of cultrating along the position of the described mid point of described length direction, and described second end is connected to described central post.
2. foldable awning frame as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that cultrate in the assembly each of described some avris includes not the fixed qty unit of cultrating.
3. foldable awning frame as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that cultrate in the assembly each of described some avris comprises three quilts hinged unit of cultrating continuously mutually.
4. foldable awning frame as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that the unit of respectively cultrating that each described some avris is cultrated in the assembly comprises the truss rod that two quilts are hinged, and the length of each truss rod is less than or equal to 1.25 meters approximately.
5. foldable awning frame as claimed in claim 3, it is characterized in that, cultrate described three unit of cultrating in the assembly of each described some avris comprise unit, centre unit and second outside unit of cultrating of cultrating of cultrating, first outside, and make cultrate described first end of assembly of described at least one inside be connected to a corresponding described avris the cultrate end of unit of unit and described centre of cultrating, described first outside of assembly of cultrating.
6. foldable awning frame as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, also comprise the unit connector of cultrating, its have a base portion and by described base portion along the extended inclination support arm of an acute angle direction, wherein, cultrate described first end of assembly of described at least one inside is articulated in described inclination support arm, and the corresponding described avris assembly of cultrating is articulated in described base portion.
7. foldable awning frame as claimed in claim 6, it is characterized in that, cultrate in the assembly each of described some avris comprises three quilts hinged unit of cultrating continuously mutually, i.e. unit, centre unit and second outside unit of cultrating of cultrating of cultrating, first outside, and make the described corresponding described avris unit of cultrating, described first outside of assembly of cultrating be articulated in an end of the described base portion of the described unit connector of cultrating; The unit of cultrating, the described centre of assembly is articulated in the other end of the described base portion of the described unit connector of cultrating and a described corresponding avris is cultrated.
8. foldable awning frame as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that cultrate described first end of assembly of described at least one inside is connected to the described corresponding described avris assembly of cultrating in cultrate about 1/3rd positions of the described length of assembly of a described corresponding described avris.
9. foldable awning frame as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described at least one inside assembly of cultrating comprises first unit of cultrating, unit and second of cultrating that is hinged, and wherein, cultrate each unit of cultrating of assembly, described at least one inside comprises two truss rods that are hinged in the position of departing from truss rod mid point along its length.
10. foldable awning frame as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described at least one inside assembly of cultrating comprises at least two inside assemblies of cultrating that depart from about 180 degree each other.
11. foldable awning frame as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described at least one inside assembly of cultrating comprises the inside of at least four symmetric arrangement around the central post assembly of cultrating.
12. a foldable awning frame comprises:
Some side columns;
Usually a central post that is arranged in the foldable awning frame center;
Respectively has length and along some avris of the mid point of this length direction assembly of cultrating, wherein, each avris assembly of cultrating is connected between adjacent described some side columns, and cultrate in the assembly each of wherein said some avris comprises three quilts hinged unit of cultrating continuously mutually; And
At least one inside with first end and second end assembly of cultrating, wherein, this first end is connected to the corresponding described avris assembly of cultrating departing from the cultrate position of described mid point of described length of unit of a described corresponding described avris, and wherein this second end is connected to described central post.
13. foldable awning frame as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that, each unit of cultrating that each described some avris is cultrated in the assembly comprises the truss rod that two quilts are hinged, and the length of each truss rod is less than or equal to 1.25 meters approximately.
14. foldable awning frame as claimed in claim 12, it is characterized in that, cultrate described three unit of cultrating in the assembly of each described some avris comprise unit, centre unit and second outside unit of cultrating of cultrating of cultrating, first outside, and make cultrate described first end of assembly of described at least one inside be connected to a corresponding described avris the cultrate end of unit of unit and described centre of cultrating, described first outside of assembly of cultrating.
15. foldable awning frame as claimed in claim 14, it is characterized in that, also comprise the unit connector of cultrating, it has base portion and one by the extended inclination support arm of described base portion direction in an acute angle, wherein, cultrate described first end and the described inclination support arm of assembly of described at least one inside is hinged, and described base portion is articulated in a corresponding described avris the cultrate described end of unit of unit and described centre of cultrating, described first outside of assembly of cultrating.
16. foldable awning frame as claimed in claim 15 is characterized in that, the described corresponding avris unit of cultrating, described first outside of assembly of cultrating is articulated in an end of the described base portion of the described unit connector of cultrating; The unit of cultrating, the described centre of assembly is articulated in the other end of the described base portion of the described unit connector of cultrating and a described corresponding described avris is cultrated.
17. foldable awning frame as claimed in claim 12, it is characterized in that cultrate described first end of assembly of described at least one inside is connected to the described corresponding described avris assembly of cultrating in about 1/3rd positions of the described length of assembly of cultrating along a described corresponding described avris.
18. foldable awning frame as claimed in claim 12, it is characterized in that, described at least one inside assembly of cultrating comprises first unit of cultrating, unit and second of cultrating that is hinged, and cultrate each unit of cultrating of assembly, described at least one inside includes two truss rods that are hinged in the position of the mid point that departs from described truss rod length.
19. foldable awning frame as claimed in claim 12, it is characterized in that, each unit of cultrating that each described some avris is cultrated in the assembly comprises two truss rods that are hinged, and wherein said at least one inside assembly of cultrating comprises first unit of cultrating, unit and second of cultrating that is hinged, and each unit of cultrating of cultrating in the assembly in wherein said at least one inside includes the truss rod that two quilts are hinged, and makes each described some avris cultrate the length of each truss rod of the unit of respectively cultrating in the assembly greater than described at least one inside length of each truss rod of unit of respectively cultrating in the assembly of cultrating.
20. foldable awning frame as claimed in claim 19, it is characterized in that, each described some avris cultrate the unit of respectively cultrating in the assembly length about equally, and wherein, described at least one inside cultrate respectively cultrate in the assembly unit each truss rod length also about equally.
21. collapsible canopy frame as claimed in claim 20, it is characterized in that, the cultrate length of the unit of respectively cultrating in the assembly of each described some avris is less than or equal to 1.25 meters approximately, and wherein, cultrate respectively cultrate in the assembly described length of described truss rod of unit of described at least one inside is less than or equal to 1.25 meters approximately.
22. a foldable awning frame comprises:
Some side columns of arranging by certain configuration;
Usually place the central post of side column configuration center;
Some avris assembly of cultrating, wherein, each avris assembly of cultrating is connected between adjacent described some side columns, and cultrate in the assembly each of wherein said some avris comprises not the fixed qty unit of cultrating; And
At least one inside assembly of cultrating, it comprises unit and outside unit of cultrating of cultrating, at least one mutually hinged inside, wherein a cultrate end of unit of this outside is connected to the corresponding described avris assembly of cultrating in the position of the mid point that departs from corresponding adjacent side column, and the unit of cultrating, wherein said inside is connected to described central post.
23. foldable awning frame as claimed in claim 22 is characterized in that, cultrate in the assembly each of described some avris comprises at least three quilts hinged unit of cultrating continuously mutually.
24. a foldable awning frame comprises:
Some side columns of arranging by certain configuration;
Usually place the central post of side column configuration center;
Some avris assembly of cultrating, wherein, each avris assembly of cultrating is connected between adjacent some side columns; And
At least one inside assembly of cultrating, it comprises at least one unit of cultrating, wherein, each unit of cultrating of cultrating in the assembly in described at least one inside comprises two truss rods that are hinged in the position of the mid point of the length that departs from described truss rod.
25. foldable awning frame as claimed in claim 24, it is characterized in that, described at least one inside cultrate in the assembly each comprise first end and second end, wherein, this first end is connected to the corresponding described avris assembly of cultrating, and wherein said second end is connected to described central post.
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