JP2020124502A - Umbrella middle rod and umbrella - Google Patents

Abstract

To inhibit the whole of an umbrella from tilting even when a user tilts a middle rod at the user's shoulder in order that the user places himself/herself at the center of the umbrella and to inhibit the whole of an umbrella from tilting even when a user holds the umbrella over another person and a distance between the user and the other person is long.SOLUTION: An umbrella middle rod is an umbrella middle rod constituted by an upper part, an intermediate part, and a lower part. The intermediate part is configured so as to be tilted at a predetermined angle to a first virtual axis of the upper part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

The present invention relates to a center rod and an umbrella of an umbrella.

In a conventional umbrella, the center rod is generally straight and straight from the foot to the hand.

However, in this case, if the user tilts the center rod in order to place himself in the center of the umbrella, the entire umbrella will tilt. Therefore, there is a problem that a large amount of rainwater falls from the dew point on the side inclined downward, and wets the clothes of the user.

Further, when the user puts the umbrella on another person, if the distance between the user and the other person is long, the entire umbrella will tilt. Also in this case, there is a problem that a large amount of rainwater falls from the dew tip on the side inclined downward and wets clothes of other people.

In order to solve these problems, Cited Document 1 describes an invention in which the center rod is moved from the center of the umbrella. However, the invention described in the cited document 1 needs to change the entire structure of the umbrella bone, and is not easy to manufacture.

JP, 2012-110660, A

It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a technical improvement that solves or alleviates at least some of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art. One of the more specific objects of the present disclosure is to prevent the entire umbrella from tilting even if the user tilts the center rod to center himself/herself on the umbrella. Further, one of the more specific objects of the present disclosure is when the user puts an umbrella on another person, and even when the distance between the user and the other person is long, The whole umbrella should not tilt.

The umbrella rod of the present invention is an umbrella rod composed of an upper portion, an intermediate portion and a lower portion, and the first virtual axis of the upper portion is on the same plane as the second virtual axis of the lower portion and is parallel. And the intermediate portion is configured with a predetermined angle from the first imaginary axis so as to connect the upper portion and the lower portion.

The terms "on the same plane" and "parallel" allow a slight deviation caused in manufacturing, and the scope of the present invention includes "substantially the same plane" and "substantially parallel".

The middle portion has an upper fixing portion and a lower fixing portion, and the lower wheel attached to the umbrella can be slidably attached between the lower fixing portion and the upper fixing portion.

The first connection between the upper part and the middle part and the second connection part between the lower part and the middle part may have an operating mechanism.

The operating mechanism is such that the first virtual axis and the second virtual axis are substantially the same when the lower wheel is fixed by the lower fixing part, and the first virtual axis and the second virtual axis are substantially the same when the lower wheel is fixed by the upper fixing part. It is possible to operate as the lower wheel slides from the lower fixing portion toward the upper fixing portion so that the virtual axis and the second virtual axis are substantially coplanar and substantially parallel to each other.

A hand can be attached to the opposite side of the lower second connection.

The first connection and the second connection can be made of foldable and restorable material and/or structure.

The intermediate portion can be configured to be stretchable.

An umbrella of the present invention is characterized by including the above-mentioned center rod of the umbrella.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a technical improvement that solves or alleviates at least some of the problems of the above-described conventional techniques. Further, even if the user tilts the center rod on the shoulder in order to place himself/herself at the center of the umbrella, the entire umbrella can be prevented from tilting. Further, even when the user puts the umbrella on another person and the distance between the user and the other person is long, it is possible to prevent the entire umbrella from tilting. As a result, it is possible to prevent the user or other person from getting wet directly with rain and from getting wet with rainwater dropped from the dew point.

It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the basic structure of the conventional umbrella. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the structure of the bone of the conventional umbrella. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating an example of the structure of the center rod of the umbrella of this invention. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating an example of the structure of the center rod of the umbrella of this invention. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating an example of the structure of the center rod of the umbrella of this invention. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating an example of the structure of the center rod of the umbrella of this invention. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating an example of the structure of the center rod of the umbrella of this invention. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the usage example of the umbrella of this invention. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the other usage example of the umbrella of this invention. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the other usage example of the umbrella of this invention. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the other example of the structure of the center rod of the umbrella of this invention. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the other example of the structure of the center rod of the umbrella of this invention. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the other usage example of the umbrella of this invention.

Embodiments of a center rod and an umbrella of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

First, the basic structure of a conventional umbrella will be described. FIG. 1 shows an example of a conventional umbrella.
As shown in FIG. 1, the conventional umbrella 900 includes a bone 901, a hand 902, and a cloth 903. As shown in FIG. 2, the bone 901 includes a center rod 904, an upper rocker 905, a ridge 906, a parent bone 907, a receiving bone 908, a tip 909, a dowel 910, and a lower rocker 911. The center rod 904 has an upper repellent 912 and a lower repellent 913.

FIG. 3 illustrates an example of an umbrella including a center rod according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
The umbrella 100 including the center rod according to the embodiment of the present disclosure includes a bone 101, a hand 102, and a cloth 103, as shown as an example in FIG. 3.

As shown in FIG. 4 as an example, the bone 101 includes a center rod 104, an upper rocker 105, a ridge 106, a rib 107, a receiving bone 108, a tip 109, a dowel 110, and a lower rocker 111. The center rod 104 has an upper crater 112 and a lower crater 113.

The umbrella 100 according to the present disclosure may have the same structure as the conventional umbrella 900 except for the structure of the center rod 104, which is a feature of the present invention.

FIG. 5 illustrates only the center rod of the umbrella according to the embodiment of the present disclosure for the sake of description.
As shown in FIG. 5, the umbrella center rod 104 according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes an upper portion 10, an intermediate portion 20, and a lower portion 30.

The upper portion 10, the intermediate portion 20, and the lower portion 30 can be continuously configured by one member or can be configured by combining other members.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the first imaginary axis 10a of the upper part 10 is on the same plane as the second imaginary axis 30a of the lower part 30 and is parallel.

The intermediate portion 20 is characterized by being configured at a predetermined angle θ from the first virtual axis 10a so as to connect the upper portion 10 and the lower portion 30. Specifically, the angle formed by the central axis 20a of the intermediate portion 20 and the first virtual axis 10a is θ.

As shown in FIG. 7A, when the total length of the center rod of the umbrella is invariable, the larger the angle θ from the first virtual axis 10a of the intermediate portion 20, the larger the first virtual axis 10a and the second virtual axis. Since the distance D to the 30a is large, the umbrella is suitable for users with good physical constitution. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7B, the smaller the angle θ is, the smaller the distance D between the first virtual axis 10a and the second virtual axis 30a is, which is suitable for slender users and the like. Become an umbrella.

The value of the angle θ can be set as appropriate according to the type and use of the user. Further, the angle θ may be freely adjustable by the user. Such a configuration will be described later.

FIG. 8 is an example in which the user himself/herself puts an umbrella according to the present invention. In this case, by holding the umbrella in the direction in which the middle portion 20 approaches the user and tilts, the center of the user's head comes to the center of the umbrella, but the entire umbrella does not tilt, so the rain drops from the dew point. Can be prevented from falling in large numbers at a time.

Further, FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example in which the user puts an umbrella on another person. In this case, by holding the umbrella in the direction in which the intermediate portion 20 approaches the other person and tilts, the center of the head of the other person comes to the center of the umbrella, but the entire umbrella does not tilt, so that it is possible to avoid rain from the tip. It is possible to prevent a large amount of drops from dropping at once.

In this way, there are many situations where you need to put an umbrella on another person. For example, it is assumed that the person who gets in a car, gives a speech, or puts an umbrella on a person who turns a flower to a grave, but these persons are often dignitaries.

Raindrops dripping from an umbrella against a dignitary and wetting it and its clothing should be avoided.

With the above configuration, even if the user deposits the center rod on the shoulder, the entire umbrella can be prevented from tilting. Further, even when the user puts the umbrella on another person, the entire umbrella can be easily prevented from tilting. As a result, it is possible to prevent the user or another person from being directly wet by the rain and by the rainwater dropped from the dew point.

Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the umbrella provided with the center rod 104 of the present invention can prevent the user's shoes from getting wet by holding the ridge 106 away from the user when the umbrella is folded. ..

As shown in FIG. 4, the intermediate portion 20 has an upper fixing portion 112 and a lower fixing portion 113, and the lower wheel 111 attached to the umbrella can slide between the lower fixing portion 113 and the upper fixing portion 112. Can be attached to.

The upper fixing portion 112 and the lower fixing portion 113 correspond to the upper repellant 112 and the lower repellant 113, respectively, but the present invention is not limited to this and may be any one that can fix the lower roller 111.

By attaching the lower umbrella wheel 111 between the lower fixing portion 113 and the upper fixing portion 112, it is possible to slide without any inconvenience even if the upper portion 10, the intermediate portion 20 and the lower portion 30 are not aligned. Even when the lower fixing portion 113 is on the lower portion 30 and the upper fixing portion 112 is on the upper portion 10, the entire center rod 104 can be slid by adjusting the size of the hole of the shaft of the lower locker 111. Can be

In addition, the first connecting portion between the upper portion 10 and the intermediate portion 20 and/or the second connecting portion between the lower portion 30 and the intermediate portion 20 may have an operating mechanism.

Such an operating mechanism can be realized, for example, by manufacturing the members of the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion with a foldable and recoverable material and/or structure (for example, a hinge is provided). With this configuration, the user can incline the intermediate portion at an angle that the user likes.

In the operating mechanism, when the lower wheel 111 is fixed by the lower fixing portion 113, the first virtual axis 10a and the second virtual axis 30a are the same, the second virtual axis 30a is on the same plane, and is parallel. As described above, the lower wheel 111 can be operated as the lower locking portion 111 slides from the lower fixing portion 113 toward the upper fixing portion 112.

Such an operating mechanism can be realized, for example, by using the upper portion 10, the intermediate portion 20, and the lower portion 30 as separate members, and connecting the respective members internally with a wire or rubber. According to this structure, when the lower wheel 111 is fixed by the lower fixing portion 113, that is, when the umbrella is folded, the center rod 104 is straight and the designability when folded is not impaired. Further, when the lower wheel 111 is fixed by the upper fixing portion 112, that is, when the umbrella is opened, the center rod 104 is bent, and the above-described effect can be obtained.

A hand 102 may be attached to an end of the lower portion 30 opposite to the second connecting portion. The shape of the hand 102 can be L-shaped, O-shaped, I-shaped (straight-lined), etc. in addition to the J-shaped as shown in FIG. 4, but is not limited to these and various shapes can be used. Can be adopted. As described above, the shape of the hand 102 is not particularly limited, but a shape that can be rotated at the connection portion with the lower portion 30 is used so that it can be used properly depending on whether it is inserted by oneself or put on another person. Preferably.

Further, it is preferable that the intermediate portion 20 has a stretchable structure (for example, a telescopic pipe structure). With such a configuration, the intermediate portion 20 can be adjusted to an appropriate length according to the distance to another person who puts the umbrella on.

Further, the intermediate portion 20 is not limited to the linear shape, and may have an arc shape or another shape in order to enhance the design.

The structure other than the center rod may be the same as the structure of the conventional umbrella. In this case, the closed umbrella will have a slight bulge, so it is preferable that the band has a margin.

Alternatively, the ribs 107 and the ribs 108 can be formed in a shape along the center rod 104. In this case, since the closed umbrella also has a shape along the center rod 104, the design is excellent.

Subsequently, an umbrella center rod according to another embodiment of the present disclosure will be described.

As shown in FIG. 11, an umbrella center rod 104 according to another embodiment of the present disclosure includes an upper portion 10, an intermediate portion 20, and a lower portion 30.

The upper portion 10, the intermediate portion 20, and the lower portion 30 can be continuously configured by one member or can be configured by combining other members.

Then, as shown in FIG. 12, the intermediate portion 20 is configured to connect the upper portion 10 and the lower portion 30 at a predetermined angle θ from the first virtual axis 10a. Specifically, the angle formed by the central axis 20a of the intermediate portion 20 and the first virtual axis 10a is θ.

FIG. 13 is an example in which the user himself/herself puts an umbrella according to the present invention. In this case, by holding the umbrella in the direction in which the middle portion 20 approaches the user and tilts, the center of the user's head comes to the center of the umbrella, but the entire umbrella does not tilt, so the rain drops from the dew point. Can be prevented from falling in large numbers at a time.

As described above, the center rod of the umbrella in the present disclosure includes a case where the intermediate portion 20 and the lower portion 30 are directly connected.

The configuration of the above-described one embodiment can be applied to the configuration other than the configuration related to the second connecting portion between the lower portion 30 and the intermediate portion 20.

Although some embodiments of the present invention have been described above, these embodiments are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and the gist of the invention, and are also included in the invention described in the claims and the scope equivalent thereto.

100 Umbrella 101 Bone 102 Hand 103 Dough 104 Middle Rod 105 Upper Locomotive 106 Stone Bolt 107 Parent bone 108 Receiving bone 109 Dew point 110 Dowel 111 Lower Locomotive 112 Upper Repellent 113 Lower Releasing 10 Upper 20 Middle 30 Lower

Claims (9)

A middle rod of an umbrella composed of an upper part, a middle part and a lower part,
The middle portion is a center rod of an umbrella configured at a predetermined angle from the first virtual axis of the upper portion. The first virtual axis of the upper portion is substantially coplanar with the second virtual axis of the lower portion and is substantially parallel,
The center rod of an umbrella according to claim 1, wherein the intermediate portion is configured at a predetermined angle from the first virtual axis so as to connect the upper portion and the lower portion. The intermediate portion has an upper fixing portion and a lower fixing portion,
The lower rod attached to the umbrella is slidably attached between the lower fixing portion and the upper fixing portion, and the middle rod of the umbrella according to claim 1 or 2. 4. The first connecting part between the upper part and the intermediate part, and/or the second connecting part between the lower part and the intermediate part has an operating mechanism. The center rod of the umbrella described in paragraph. The operating mechanism is
When the lower wheel is fixed by the lower fixing portion, the first virtual axis and the second virtual axis are substantially the same,
When the lower wheel is fixed by the upper fixing portion, the first virtual axis and the second virtual axis are on substantially the same plane, and substantially parallel,
The middle rod of an umbrella according to claim 4, wherein the lower wheel is operated as the lower lock is slid from the lower fixing portion toward the upper fixing portion. The umbrella rod according to claim 4 or 5, wherein a hand is attached to an end of the lower portion opposite to the second connecting portion. 7. The umbrella rod according to claim 4, wherein the first connection part and the second connection part are made of a material and/or structure that can be bent and restored. The center rod according to claim 1, wherein the intermediate portion is configured to be expandable and contractible. An umbrella provided with the center rod of the umbrella according to claim 1.

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