JP2004049295A - Umbrella - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To use an umbrella with a simple structure to be used for a plurality of purposes, and to achieve the economical efficiency and the effective utilization of resources while extending the range of option for a user. <P>SOLUTION: The umbrella consists of a frame body 20 with ribs 22 pivotally supported to be opened/closed at one end of a rod-like center shaft 21 and a plurality of sheets 30. A detachable tip cap 24 is attached to one end of the center shaft 21, and a plurality of holders 32 are attached to the peripheral edge of the sheets 30. The sheets 30 can be attached to/detached from the ribs 22 via the tip cap 24 and the holders 32. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to umbrella improvements, and more particularly to umbrellas that are convenient and economical.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In general, umbrellas can be broadly classified into rain umbrellas and parasols when classified by use, and manually and automatically when classified by opening and closing mechanisms. In addition, if it is divided according to the storage type, it can be roughly divided into a foldable type and a non-foldable type.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
As described above, the umbrellas so far have been commercialized in various combinations of applications, opening / closing mechanisms and storage formats.
Further, if a combination of various sheet materials and color patterns is added, the number of products is unlimited. For umbrella purchasers (users), the variety tends to give rise to a wider range of choices and obtain an umbrella that suits the taste, but on the other hand, the use, color, etc., of the selected umbrella are limited. This results in having many umbrellas, which is uneconomical and requires more storage space.
Recently, inexpensive disposable umbrellas have also been proposed, but this is not preferable because it promotes labor costs for natural resources that are being depleted.
Also, in the case of disposal, there is a disadvantage that it takes time and effort to separate materials such as metal and resin.
[0004]
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to propose an umbrella capable of selectively using one umbrella for a plurality of purposes with a simple structure.
It is a further object of the present invention to propose an umbrella that can achieve economical efficiency and effective use of resources while expanding the user's preference options.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-described problem, the umbrella according to the present invention includes a frame body pivotally supported at one end of a rod-shaped center pillar so as to be capable of opening and closing the umbrella frame, and a plurality of sheets, and the umbrella frame includes a sheet. Are exchangeable.
Further, the umbrella according to the present invention comprises a frame body pivotally supported at one end of a rod-shaped center pillar so as to be able to open and close the umbrella frame, and a plurality of sheets, and a detachable tip cap is provided at one end of the center pillar, A plurality of holders are provided on the peripheral edge of the umbrella frame, and the sheet is configured to be detachable from the umbrella frame via the tip cap and the holder.
Furthermore, the present invention is characterized in that in any of the above-mentioned umbrellas, a plurality of strips that can be connected to the umbrella frame are provided on the back surface of the sheet.
[0006]
ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, arbitrary sheets can be exchanged and one umbrella can be used as many types of umbrellas, and it is excellent in convenience and economy.
Further, the seat can be replaced by a simple operation of only attaching / detaching the tip cap and attaching / detaching the holder.
Further, the form of the sheet is easily stabilized by fixing it to the umbrella frame using the strip provided on the sheet.
[0007]
Embodiment 1 of the present invention
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0008]
<A> Overall Configuration of Umbrella FIG. 1 shows an example of an umbrella 10 according to the present invention.
The umbrella 10 includes a frame 20 and a plurality of replaceable sheets 30.
[0009]
<B> Frame Body The frame body 20 is composed of a rod-shaped center column 21 and an umbrella frame 22 pivotally supported at one end of the center column 21 so as to be openable and closable.
The central column 21 includes both telescopic and non-telescopic types, and has various handles 23 at its base end, and its tip penetrates the center of the umbrella skeleton 22 to assemble a detachable tip cap 24. You can do it.
As the mechanism for attaching and detaching the tip cap 24, for example, a screw-in type screwed to the tip bolt 25 b as shown in FIG. 2 or an attachment mechanism (not shown) in which a movable hook and a fixed claw are combined so as to be fitted can be adopted. .
In short, any structure may be used as long as the distal end portion of the center column 21 and the distal end cap 24 can be separated, and the seat 30 can be held between the umbrella frame 22 when the distal end cap 24 is assembled.
The umbrella frame 22 is composed of an aggregate of a plurality of single bones 22a and support bones 22b.
The number of the single bones 22a is set to an appropriate number in consideration of the size of the sheet 30, and at least three or more may be used.
The base end of each single bone 22a is rotatably supported by a fixed ring 25 provided at the distal end of the center column 21 by a binding wire 25a, a pin, or the like, as shown in an enlarged manner in FIG. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the supporting bone 22 b is connected between the middle of each single bone 22 a and the ring 26 slidably mounted on the center column 21, and by sliding the ring 26 along the center column 21. The umbrella frame 22 opens and closes in a bowl shape.
The skeleton 20 described above is an example, and other than that, various known umbrella skeleton structures can be applied.
[0010]
<C> Sheet The sheet 30 is a single thin film having a substantially circular shape capable of breaking over the entire surface of the frame body 20.
In the conventional umbrella, the sheet has an integral structure with the skeleton body, but in the present invention, the umbrella has a separate structure that can be separated from the skeleton body 20 so that a desired sheet 30 can be selected and mounted (replaced). I have.
The sheet 30 not only includes various known materials such as cloth, resin, paper, etc., but also includes both a mesh shape and a sheet shape, and the surface or both sides of the sheet 30 are given an arbitrary color or pattern in advance. . As a structural element common to the sheet 30 which may be colorless and transparent, as shown in FIG. 1, the sheet 30 has an opening 31 which can be inserted through the tip bolt 25 b of the center pillar 21 at the center of the sheet 30, and A plurality of holders 32 may be provided at equal intervals on the periphery of 30. Each holder 32 embeds a part of the sheet 30 so as to be integrated, and the holder 32 forms an insertion hole 33 to which the tip of the single bone 22a can be attached and detached as shown in FIG.
[0011]
【how to use】
The end cap 24 is removed from the skeleton 20, and the opening 31 of the sheet 30 is inserted into the end of the center column 21.
The distal end cap 24 is screwed into the distal end bolt 25 b at the distal end of the center column 21, and the central portion of the seat 30 is sandwiched between the distal end cap 24 and the fixed ring 25.
Next, the holder 32 provided on the peripheral edge of the sheet 30 is inserted into each of the single bones 22a constituting the umbrella frame 22, and the attachment of the sheet 30 is completed.
In this manner, the umbrella 10 is assembled by attaching a plurality of portions of the central portion and the peripheral portion of the sheet 30 to the umbrella frame 22.
When attaching the sheet 30, a plurality of sheets 30 having different materials and different colors and patterns are prepared in advance, and a sheet having a desired color and pattern is selected and used.
The usage of the completed umbrella 10 is the same as the conventional one.
When an umbrella 10 having a different color and pattern is desired, the seat 30 can be replaced with a simple operation of simply performing the operation of attaching and detaching the tip cap 24 and the operation of attaching and detaching the holder 32 in the same manner as the operation method described above. It becomes.
The sheet 30 after replacement is attached to the skeleton 22 via the tip cap 24 and the holder 32 in the same manner as the sheet 30 before replacement.
[0012]
Embodiment 2 of the present invention
FIG. 4 shows another embodiment in which a connecting means for connecting to each single bone 22a is provided on the inner surface of the sheet 30. In this example, one end of a plurality of bands 34 is provided on a back surface of the sheet 30 at a predetermined interval. And the other end of the band 34 can be attached to and detached from the back surface of the sheet 30 via the surface tapes 35 and 36. By attaching and detaching the band 34, the band can be attached across the single bone 22a.
The fixing means at the free end of the band 34 is not limited to the surface tapes 35 and 36, but may be a button type or a hook type.
If the sheet 30 is fixed even in the middle of the single bone 23a as in this example, the sheet 30 is hardly displaced with respect to the umbrella frame 22, a stable mounting form is obtained, and the attachment / detachment operation to the single bone 23a is easy. There is an advantage that it can be performed.
[0013]
Third Embodiment of the Invention
Although the case where only the sheet 30 is arbitrarily exchangeable has been described above, the tip cap 24 and the handle 23 may be individually exchangeable.
In the case of the present example, the tip cap 24 and the handle 23 are prepared in advance in a plurality of types having different colors, shapes, and the like, and are replaced with desired ones.
For attachment and detachment of the tip cap 24 and the handle 23, a known attachment / detachment mechanism such as an attachment type using a screw type, a male / female fitting structure, or a pin insertion type can be applied.
If either or both of the tip cap 24 and the handle 23 are replaceable as in this example, the tip cap 24 and the handle 23 can be arbitrarily replaced according to the pattern of the sheet 30.
[0014]
Embodiment 4 of the present invention
The case where the sheet 30 is a single continuous sheet has been described above, but the sheet 30 may be constituted by a plurality of divided sheets (not shown) having a plurality of fan shapes. In this case, it is preferable that a joining process using a known surface tape or the like is partially or continuously performed on a joining scheduled surface of each adjacent divided sheet so that each divided sheet is detachable.
[0015]
Embodiment 5 of the present invention
Further, as another means for attaching an intermediate portion or a peripheral portion between the sheet 30 and the single bone 22a, a clip-type clip pin (not shown) may be used. The clip pin is attached to the single bone 22a in advance or attached to the sheet 30 in advance, and the sheet 30 is sandwiched (gripped) between the single bone 22a by using the elasticity of the grip pin. Alternatively, a single clip pin may be sandwiched from either one of the inner and outer surfaces of the sheet 30 and fixed to the single bone 22a.
[0016]
Embodiment 6 of the present invention
The present invention can be applied to a large beach umbrella as well as an umbrella such as a folding umbrella or a jump umbrella, and is versatile.
[0017]
【The invention's effect】
Since the present invention has been described above, one umbrella can be used for a plurality of purposes with a simple structure.
Further, it is not necessary to purchase a plurality of completed umbrellas, and it is only necessary to change (change) the sheets of one umbrella to a desired one. Economic efficiency and effective use of resources.
Furthermore, since the constituent materials constituting the umbrella can be easily separated for each material, there is an advantage that disposal processing can be simplified.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an exploded sectional view of an umbrella according to the present invention,
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an attachment portion of a tip cap with a top portion of the umbrella frame and a part thereof omitted. FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of a connection portion between a peripheral portion of a sheet and a tip of a single bone. Illustration of other umbrellas [Description of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Umbrella 20 Skeleton 21 Center pillar 22 Umbrella skeleton 22a Single bone 22b Support bone 23 Handle 24 Tip cap 25 Fixed ring 25a Binding wire 25b Tip bolt 26 Ring 30 Sheet 31 Opening 32 Holder

Claims (3)

A frame that pivotally supports an umbrella frame at one end of a rod-shaped center column so that it can be opened and closed,
Consists of multiple sheets,
The seat is exchangeable with respect to the umbrella frame,
umbrella. A frame that pivotally supports an umbrella frame at one end of a rod-shaped center column so that it can be opened and closed,
Consists of multiple sheets,
A detachable tip cap is provided at one end of the center pillar,
Providing a plurality of holders on the periphery of the sheet,
Characterized in that the sheet is configured to be detachable from the umbrella frame via the tip cap and the holder,
umbrella. The umbrella according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a plurality of strips that can be connected to the umbrella frame are provided on the back surface of the seat.

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