EP2289363A1 - Dispositif de sécurité pour parapluie à ouverture automatique - Google Patents

Dispositif de sécurité pour parapluie à ouverture automatique Download PDF

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EP2289363A1
EP2289363A1 EP10157384A EP10157384A EP2289363A1 EP 2289363 A1 EP2289363 A1 EP 2289363A1 EP 10157384 A EP10157384 A EP 10157384A EP 10157384 A EP10157384 A EP 10157384A EP 2289363 A1 EP2289363 A1 EP 2289363A1
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Max Wang
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Kobold Xiamen International Co Ltd
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45B—WALKING STICKS; UMBRELLAS; LADIES' OR LIKE FANS
    • A45B25/00—Details of umbrellas
    • A45B25/12—Devices for holding umbrellas closed, e.g. magnetic devices
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45B—WALKING STICKS; UMBRELLAS; LADIES' OR LIKE FANS
    • A45B25/00—Details of umbrellas
    • A45B25/06—Umbrella runners
    • A45B25/08—Devices for fastening or locking
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45B—WALKING STICKS; UMBRELLAS; LADIES' OR LIKE FANS
    • A45B25/00—Details of umbrellas
    • A45B25/14—Devices for opening and for closing umbrellas
    • A45B25/143—Devices for opening and for closing umbrellas automatic

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  • This invention relates to an automatically openable umbrella, more particularly to a safety device for an automatically openable umbrella.
  • a conventional auto-umbrella disclosed in Chinese PatentApplication No. 200710009892.1 is shown to include a telescopic central shaft 1, an opening spring 2 disposed in the central shaft 1, a handle 3 secured on a lower end of the central shaft 1, a control unit 4 mounted in the handle 3, and a driving unit 5 connected between the handle 3 and the central shaft 1.
  • the control unit 4 includes a reel 401, a cord 402 wound on the reel 401, a coil spring 403, and a unidirectional clutch 404 disposed between the reel 401 and the handle 3.
  • the cord 402 can be reeled in such that, if the user inadvertently lets the umbrella slip from his/her grasp when pushing the central shaft 1, the clutch 404 can guard against reel-out rotation of the reel 401 to thereby prevent undesired extension of the central shaft 1.
  • the control unit 4 has a complicated structure, so that the handle 3 is relatively bulky.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a safety device for an automatically openable umbrella which can prevent undesirable opening of the umbrella during retraction of a telescopic central shaft thereof, and which has a simplified construction.
  • the safety device for an automatically openable umbrella includes a force transmitting cord, a reel member, a reel biasing spring, a push button, a unidirectional retaining mechanism, and an entrapment mechanism.
  • the umbrella includes a telescopic central shaft, an upper hub and a handle shell respectively secured on top-side and bottom ends of the central shaft, a runner slidable along the central shaft between upper and lower positions to spread and collapse a rib-and-stretcher assembly, and a retaining unit disposed to releasably restrain movement of an upper tube of the central shaft toward an extended position by counteracting the biasing action of an opening spring.
  • the pulling cord has an anchoring end tensely moved with the upper hub, and a first cord segment which extends from the anchoring end to the runner and which is wound on the runner.
  • the first cord segment further extends upward through the upper hub and then downward to form a second cord segment which is further led into the central shaft and along a guiding route and which terminates at a connected end that is located in the handle shell.
  • the reel member is rotatablymounted to the handle shell, and is configured to permit the connected end of the pulling cord to be secured thereon such that the second cord segment is reeled out when the upper tube is forced to move towards the extended position, and is reeled in when the upper tube is manually pressed toward a retracted position.
  • the reel biasing spring is disposed to bias the reel member to reel in the second cord segment when the upper tube is manually pressed toward the retracted position.
  • the push button is manually operable to perform a stroke movement relative to the handle shell to release the retaining unit so as to permit the upper tube to be moved toward the extended position.
  • the unidirectional retaining mechanism is disposed between the push button and the reel member, and is displaceable, in response to the stroke movement of the pushbutton, fromablockingposition, where the reel member is guarded against performing a reeling-out movement, to a free-rotating position, where the reel member is permitted to reel out the second cord segment.
  • the entrapment mechanism is disposed in the central shaft, and includes a gate member and a retained body.
  • the gate member is disposed in the upper tube, and extends across the guiding route to divide the guiding route into trapping and running regions.
  • the gate member has an entry port which is configured to permit the second cord segment to run therethrough when in a normal state, and which is configured to be enlargeable so as to be placed in an enlarged state.
  • the retained body is disposed in the running region when the runner is in the upper position, and is movable with the second cord segment such that, once the runner is moved from the upper position to the lower position, the retained body is forced to push through the entry port to place the entry port in the enlarged state and is thereby disposed in the trapping region.
  • the retained body is retained in the trapping region once the entry port returns to the normal state.
  • the umbrella generally includes a central shaft 300, an upper hub 500, a handle shell 200, a runner 600, an opening spring 400, a rib-and-stretcher assembly 700, and a retaining unit.
  • the central shaft 300 includes upper, middle and lower tubes 330, 320, 310 which are telescopically coupled to one another along a longitudinal axis.
  • the upper and lower tubes 330, 310 respectively have a top-side end and a bottom end of the central shaft 300.
  • the lower tube 310 has a convergent retaining portion 340.
  • the upper hub 500 and the handle shell 200 are secured on the top-side end and the bottom end of the central shaft 300, respectively.
  • the handle shell 200 defines a guide rail 210 extending along a linear path that is parallel to the longitudinal axis.
  • the runner 600 is sleeved on the central shaft 300 and is slidable between upper and lower positions that are respectively distal from and proximate to the bottom end.
  • the opening spring 400 is mounted in the central shaft 300 to bias the upper tube 330 to move from a retracted position, where the upper hub 500 is closer to the handle shell 200, to an extended position, where the upper hub 500 is remote from the handle shell 200.
  • the rib-and-stretcher assembly 700 interconnects the upper hub 500 and the runner 600, and is configured to be spread out when the runner 600 is displaced to the upper position, and to be collapsed when the runner 600 is displaced to the lower position.
  • the retaining unit includes an engaging hole 330' which is formed in a lower portion of the upper tube 330, and an engaging ring 920 which is movably disposed in the handle shell 200 to be releasably engaged with the engaging hole 330' so as to releasably restrain movement of the upper tube 330 toward the extended position by counteracting the biasing action of the opening spring 400.
  • the safety device of this embodiment is shown to comprise a pulling cord 800, a reel member 10, a reel biasing spring 20, a push button 910, a unidirectional retaining mechanism 30, and an entrapment mechanism 40.
  • the pulling cord 800 has an anchoring end 801 tensely moved with the upper hub 500, and a first cord segment 802 which extends from the anchoring end 801 to the runner 600 and which is wound on the runner 600.
  • the first cord segment 802 further extends upward through the upper hub 500 and then downward to form a second cord segment 803 which is led into the central shaft 300 and along a guiding route and which terminates at a connected end 804 that is located in the handle shell 200.
  • the reel member 10 is rotatably mounted to the handle shell 200 about a reel axis, and is configured to permit the connected end 804 of the pulling cord 800 to be secured thereon such that the second cord segment 803 is reeled out when the upper tube 330 is forced to move towards the extended position, and is reeled in when the upper tube 330 is manually pressed toward the retracted position.
  • the reel biasing spring 20 is disposed to bias the reel member 10 to reel in the second cord segment 803 when the upper tube 330 is manually pressed toward the retracted position.
  • the push button 910 is configured to be manually operable to perform a stroke movement relative to the handle shell 200 so as to release the retaining unit, thereby permitting the upper tube 330 to be moved toward the extended position.
  • the engaging ring 920 of the retaining unit is integrally formed with the push button 910.
  • the unidirectional retaining mechanism 30 includes a ratchet wheel 31, a pawl 32, a pawl biasing member 34, a lever 33, and an actuating finger 930.
  • the ratchet wheel 31 is sleeved on and rotated with the reel member 10, and has a plurality of ratchet teeth 311 angularly displaced from one another about the reel axis.
  • the pawl 32 has a projecting driven portion 323, two sliders 322 mounted on the guide rail 210 and slidable along the linear path that is transverse to a direction of the stroke movement of the push button 910, and a retaining end 321 movable relative to the ratchet wheel 31 between a blocking position, as shown in Fig.
  • the pawl biasing member 34 is disposed to bias the pawl 32 toward the blocking position.
  • the lever 33 is pivotably mounted on the handle shell 200 about a pivot axis that is parallel to the reel axis of the reel member 10, and has an actuating end 333 which is engaged with the driven portion 323 so as to move the retaining end 321 of the pawl 32 from the blocking position to the free-rotating position, and a force-transmitting end 332 which is actuated by the stroke movement of the push button 910.
  • the actuating finger 930 is integrally formed with the push button 910 to be moved therewith so as to transmit the stroke movement to the force-transmitting end 332 of the lever 33.
  • the push button 910, the engaging ring 920 and the actuating finger 930 are formed as a single-piece switch body 900.
  • the entrapment mechanism 40 is disposed in the central shaft 300, and includes a gate member 41, a retained body 45, a pressing head 43, and a tubular actuator 44.
  • the gate member 41 is secured in the upper tube 330, and extends across the guiding route of the second cord segment 803 of the pulling cord 800 to divide the guiding route into trapping and running regions (A,B) that are respectivelyproximate to and distal from the upper hub 500.
  • the gate member 41 has left and right gate halves 411 which cooperatively define an entry port 47 that is configured to permit the second cord segment 803 to run therethrough when in a normal state, and which are movable radially away from each other so as to place the entry port 47 in an enlarged state.
  • Two gate springs 42 are disposed to respectively bias the left and right gate halves 411 to move toward each other.
  • the left and right gate halves 411 further cooperate to define a mouth 48 which is in spatial communication with the entry port 47 and which is configured to diverge downwardly.
  • the retained body 45 is secured to and movable with the second cord segment 803 of the pulling cord 800. As shown in Fig. 6 , when the runner 600 is in the upper position, the retained body 45 is disposed in the running region (B).
  • the pressing head 43 is configured to be tubular for extension of the pulling cord 800 therethrough, and has an engaging end 432 which converges toward the gate member 41 and which is matingly engaged with the mouth 48 of the gate member 41, and a pressed end 433 which is opposite to the engaging end 432.
  • the tubular actuator 44 has an upper end 441 which is engaged with the pressed end 433 of the pressing head 43, and a lower end 442 which is disposed to abut against the retaining portion 340 of the lower tube 310 when the upper tube 330 is displaced to the retracted position, as shown in Fig. 2 , so as to generate an upward pressing force that is transmitted to the pressing head 43 such that the engaging end 432 is forced against the gate member 41 so as to move the left and right gate halves 411 radially away from each other, thereby placing the entry port 47 in the enlarged state.
  • a head spring 46 is disposed to bias the engaging end 432 away from the mouth 48.
  • the upper tube 330 When the umbrella is in the closed state, referring to Figs. 2 to 4 , the upper tube 330 is in the retracted position such that the engaging ring 920 is engaged in the engaging hole 330' and the rib-and-stretcher assembly 700 is collapsed.
  • the opening spring 400 is compressed, the pawl 32 is engaged with one of the teeth 311 of the ratchet wheel 31, and the pulling cord 800 is reeled in.
  • the engaging ring 920 is removed from the engaging hole 330', and the lever 33 is turned pivotally by virtue of engagement between the actuating finger 930 and the force-transmitting end 332 to force the pawl 32 to move to the free-rotating position.
  • the central shaft 300 can be extended to the extended position by the biasing action of the opening spring 400, and the runner 600 is moved upwardly by pulling of the pulling cord 800 and rotation of the reel member 10, thereby spreading out the rib-and-stretcher assembly 700 of the umbrella.
  • the push button 910 is pressed and the runner 600 is pulled downwards to the lower position, so that the retained body 45 is forced to push through the entry port 47 to place the entry port 47 in the enlarged state and is thereby disposed in the trapping region (A).
  • the retained body 45 is retained in the trapping region (A) once the entry port 47 returns to the normal state.
  • the rib-and-stretcher assembly 700 cannot be spread out at this stage.
  • a pressing force is applied to bring the handle shell 200 and the upper hub 500 to move toward each other.
  • the ratchet wheel 31 is rotated to reel in the pulling cord 800 on the reel member 10, and is brought to slap against the pawl 32 intermittently so as to provide audible and tactile feedback to the user until the engaging hole 330' in the runner 600 is engaged with the engaging ring 920 and the umbrella is in the closed state, as shown in Fig. 2 .
  • the entry port 47 is forced to be disposed in the enlarged state for passage of the retained body 45 during opening of the umbrella.
  • the unidirectional retaining mechanism 30 has a simple construction so as to render the handle shell 200 compact and lightweight.

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