EP4349209A1

EP4349209A1 - Sunshade umbrella

Info

Publication number: EP4349209A1
Application number: EP22918480.9A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Martin James DARTWICK; Chunliang YUAN; Shengyong Yang
Original assignee: With U E Commerce Shanghai Co Ltd
Current assignee: With U E Commerce Shanghai Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-01-04
Filing date: 2022-12-29
Publication date: 2024-04-10
Also published as: MX2024008455A; EP4349209A4; CA3223512A1; JP2024525056A; WO2023131039A1; CN216627699U; AU2022431920A1

Abstract

A sunshade umbrella, comprising an umbrella shaft (1), a top frame (2) provided on an upper portion of the umbrella shaft (1), and an umbrella cloth (3) connected to the top frame (2). The umbrella cloth (3) comprises 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); a lower edge of the skirt portion (32) is connected to the top frame (2), so as to be stretched by the top frame (2) and extend downwards from the outer edge of the main body portion (31) at least after the sunshade umbrella is unfolded; an edge of the umbrella cloth (3) hangs downwards and can be stretched to provide advertisements, slogans, patterns or the like, so that a good display effect is achieved.

Description

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 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 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:
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.

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 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. 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 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 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.

Claims

A sunshade umbrella, comprising:
an umbrella shaft;

a top frame provided on an upper portion of the umbrella shaft; and

an umbrella cloth connected to the top frame;

characterized in that, 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.
The sunshade umbrella according to claim 1, characterized in that, 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 the 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.
The sunshade umbrella according to claim 2, characterized in that, 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.
The sunshade umbrella according to claim 3, characterized in that, upper end portions of the first connecting rods are 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.
The sunshade umbrella according to claim 3, characterized in that, 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.
The sunshade umbrella according to any one of claims 2 to 5, characterized in that, 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.
The sunshade umbrella according to claim 2, characterized in that, the connecting rods extend in an up-down direction.
The sunshade umbrella according to claim 2, characterized in that, the first top rods extend obliquely, with the inner end portions higher than the outer end portions thereof.
The sunshade umbrella according to claim 2, characterized in that, the second top rods extend obliquely, with the inner end portions higher than the outer end portions thereof.
The sunshade umbrella according to claim 2, characterized in that, the first top rod and the second top rod in the same top rod assembly are parallel to each other.
The sunshade umbrella according to claim 2, characterized in that, the top frame further comprises a plurality of support rods, the sunshade umbrella further comprises a slider slidably arranged on the umbrella shaft, and 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.
The sunshade umbrella according to claim 1, characterized in that, the skirt portion is covered by a printing layer.
The sunshade umbrella according to claim 1, characterized in that, the skirt portion forms a plurality of vertical planes.
The sunshade umbrella according to claim 1, characterized in that, the planes formed by skirt portion and the extension direction of the umbrella shaft are parallel to each other.
The sunshade umbrella according to claim 13 or 14, characterized in that, in the perspective of overlooking, the skirt portion forms a polygon.