US20040035452A1 - Umbrella having worm-gear based driving system - Google Patents
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- the present invention generally relates to a large-sized umbrella, and in particular to a worm-gear based driving system employed in the large-sized umbrella.
- the conventional large-sized umbrella comprises, in general, an upright center post having a lower end mounted to ground and an upper end to which a crown is fixed, a plurality of ribs pivoted to the crown and radially extending from the crown, a runner slidably mounted to the post and a plurality of stretchers arranged between and pivoted to the ribs and the runner.
- the runner is moved by a rope-pulley system which winds/unwinds a rope connected to the runner for driving the runner toward/away from the crown to open/close the umbrella.
- a disadvantage of the rope-pulley based driving system is the complicated structure thereof.
- the rope may be broken after long term operation.
- Some of the large-sized umbrellas have a multi-section central post that comprises at least upper and lower sections pivotally connected.
- the pivotal connection between the lower section and the upper section allows the upper section that carries the canopy to swivel to a desired angle with respect to the lower section to direct the canopy toward the sunlight for better shielding effect.
- the swiveling of the upper section relative to the lower section is controlled by a complicated and not really reliable structure.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a large-sized umbrella comprising a worm-gear based driving system that has a simple and reliable structure.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a large-sized umbrella comprising a worm-gear based driving system that is easy to operate.
- an umbrella comprising a center post having upper and lower sections pivotally connected together.
- a crown is mounted to the upper section.
- a number of ribs are pivoted to and radially extend from the crown.
- a runner is movably mounted to the center post.
- a stretcher is arranged between and pivoted to the runner and each rib.
- a canopy is attached to and supported by the ribs.
- a worm-gear based driving system converts the rotation of the worm caused by manual operation into linear movement of a nut engaging a threaded shaft of the gear.
- a link is arranged between and pivoted to the nut and the upper section whereby the linear movement of the nut drives the link to swivel the upper section relative to the lower section about the pivotal connection between the upper and lower sections.
- the worm-gear based driving system may also be employed to move the runner with respect to the center post for opening/closing the umbrella.
- the runner has a projection extending through an axially-extending slit defined in the center post and having an inner-threaded member engaging a threaded shaft of the gear whereby the rotation of the worm is converted into linear movement of the inner-threaded member and the runner with respect to the center post for opening/closing the umbrella.
- FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of a large-sized umbrella in which a worm-gear based driving system in accordance with the present invention is embodied, the umbrella being in an open and non-swiveled condition;
- FIG. 2 is a side elevational view similar to FIG. 1 but showing the umbrella in an open but swiveled condition
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of the umbrella showing the worm-gear based driving system of the present invention, the worm-gear based driving system being in a neutral, non-swiveled position;
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view similar to FIG. 3 but showing the worm-gear based driving system in a swiveled position;
- FIG. 5 is a side elevational view of a large-sized umbrella in which a worm-gear based driving system in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention is embodied, the umbrella being in an open condition;
- FIG. 6 is a side elevational view of the large-sized umbrella in a closed condition.
- FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of the umbrella showing the worm-gear driving system in accordance with the present invention.
- an umbrella constructed in accordance with the present invention comprises an umbrella frame (not labeled) comprising a center post comprised of upper and lower sections 10 , 11 pivotally connected at 12 (FIGS. 3 and 4).
- the lower section 11 has a lower end fixed to a stand (not labeled) for standing on the ground.
- the upper section 10 has an upper end to which a crown 15 is attached.
- a number of ribs 16 are pivoted to the crown 15 and radially extend therefrom.
- a runner 14 is movably mounted to the center post.
- a stretcher 17 has opposite ends respectively pivoted to the runner 14 and each rib 16 .
- a flexible canopy 18 is attached to and supported by the ribs 16 .
- the umbrella comprises a driving system 20 comprising a worm 22 rotatably supported by the lower section 10 of the center post and a rotation knob 21 coaxially attached to the worm 22 .
- the rotation knob 21 is located outside the center post and thus accessible by a user.
- a gear 23 is rotatably supported inside the lower section 10 and mates the worm 22 .
- the gear 23 is mounted to a shaft 24 extending substantially parallel to the lower section 10 .
- manually rotating the knob 21 causes the shaft 24 to rotate.
- a plurality of supports 25 are formed inside the lower section 10 and securely attached thereto for rotatably supporting the shaft 24 .
- the shaft 24 has an externally-threaded section 26 which a nut 27 threadingly engages.
- a link 28 has opposite ends respectively pivoted to the nut 27 and an extension 13 of the upper section 11 .
- the pivotal connection between the link 28 and the extension 13 is offset from the pivot 12 that connects the upper section 11 to the lower section 10 .
- the movement of the nut 27 along the shaft 24 swivels the upper section 11 with respect to the lower section 10 about the pivot 12 from a neutral, non-swiveled position shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 to a swiveled position shown in FIGS. 2 and 4.
- FIGS. 5 and 6 show an umbrella constructed in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention comprising an umbrella frame (not labeled) comprising a center post 30 having a lower end mounted to a stand (not labeled) for standing on the ground and an upper end to which a crown 32 is attached.
- a number of ribs 33 are pivoted to the crown 32 and radially extend therefrom.
- a runner 31 is movably mounted to the center post 30 .
- a stretcher 34 has opposite ends respectively pivoted to the runner 31 and each rib 33 . Moving the runner 31 toward the crown 32 drives the stretchers 34 to expand the ribs 33 , thus opening the umbrella, and moving the runner 31 away from the crown 32 allows the ribs 33 to collapse and thus closing the umbrella.
- a flexible canopy 35 is attached to and supported by the ribs 33 .
- the umbrella comprises a driving system 40 for driving the runner 31 toward/away from the crown 32 to open/close the umbrella.
- the driving system 40 comprises a worm 42 rotatably supported by the center post 30 and a crank handle 41 attached to the worm 42 .
- the crank handle 41 is located outside the center post 30 and thus accessible by a user.
- a gear 43 is rotatably supported inside the center post 30 and mates the worm 42 .
- the gear 43 is mounted to a shaft 44 extending substantially parallel to the center post 30 .
- a plurality of supports 45 (only one being visible in FIG. 7) is formed inside the center post 30 and securely attached thereto for rotatably supporting the shaft 44 .
- the shaft 44 has an external threading (not labeled) which a nut 38 threadingly engages.
- the center post 30 forms a slit 37 extending substantially parallel thereto.
- the runner 31 has an inward projection 36 extending through the slit 37 into the center post 30 and movable along the slit 37 .
- the nut 38 is mounted to the projection 36 , such as interferentially fit in a bore (not labeled) defined in the projection 36 .
- the movement of the nut 38 along the shaft 44 drives the runner 31 toward/away from the crown 32 to open/close the umbrella.
Abstract
An umbrella includes a center post having upper and lower sections pivotally connected together. A crown is mounted to the upper section. A number of ribs are pivoted to and radially extend from the crown. A runner is movably mounted to the center post. A stretcher is arranged between and pivoted to the runner and each rib. A canopy is attached to and supported by the ribs. A worm-gear based driving system converts the rotation of the worm caused by manual operation into linear movement of a nut engaging a threaded shaft of the gear. A link is arranged between and pivoted to the nut and the upper section whereby the linear movement of the nut drives the link to swivel the upper section relative to the lower section about the pivotal connection between the upper and lower sections. The worm-gear based driving system may also be employed to move the runner with respect to the center post for opening/closing the umbrella. The runner has a projection extending through an axially-extending slit defined in the center post and having an inner-threaded member engaging a threaded shaft of the gear whereby the rotation of the worm is converted into linear movement of the inner-threaded member and the runner with respect to the center post for opening/closing the umbrella.
Description
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention generally relates to a large-sized umbrella, and in particular to a worm-gear based driving system employed in the large-sized umbrella.
- 2. The Related Art
- Large-sized umbrellas are widely used in a variety of applications, such as beach umbrellas and garden umbrellas. The conventional large-sized umbrella comprises, in general, an upright center post having a lower end mounted to ground and an upper end to which a crown is fixed, a plurality of ribs pivoted to the crown and radially extending from the crown, a runner slidably mounted to the post and a plurality of stretchers arranged between and pivoted to the ribs and the runner. When the runner is moved toward the crown, the ribs are forced to open and expanding a flexible canopy attached thereto. When the runner is moved away from the crown, the umbrella is closed.
- Conventionally, the runner is moved by a rope-pulley system which winds/unwinds a rope connected to the runner for driving the runner toward/away from the crown to open/close the umbrella. A disadvantage of the rope-pulley based driving system is the complicated structure thereof. In addition, the rope may be broken after long term operation.
- Some of the large-sized umbrellas have a multi-section central post that comprises at least upper and lower sections pivotally connected. The pivotal connection between the lower section and the upper section allows the upper section that carries the canopy to swivel to a desired angle with respect to the lower section to direct the canopy toward the sunlight for better shielding effect. Conventionally, the swiveling of the upper section relative to the lower section is controlled by a complicated and not really reliable structure.
- Thus, an object of the present invention is to provide a large-sized umbrella comprising a worm-gear based driving system that has a simple and reliable structure.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a large-sized umbrella comprising a worm-gear based driving system that is easy to operate.
- To achieve the above objects, in accordance with the present invention, there is provided an umbrella comprising a center post having upper and lower sections pivotally connected together. A crown is mounted to the upper section. A number of ribs are pivoted to and radially extend from the crown. A runner is movably mounted to the center post. A stretcher is arranged between and pivoted to the runner and each rib. A canopy is attached to and supported by the ribs. A worm-gear based driving system converts the rotation of the worm caused by manual operation into linear movement of a nut engaging a threaded shaft of the gear. A link is arranged between and pivoted to the nut and the upper section whereby the linear movement of the nut drives the link to swivel the upper section relative to the lower section about the pivotal connection between the upper and lower sections. The worm-gear based driving system may also be employed to move the runner with respect to the center post for opening/closing the umbrella. The runner has a projection extending through an axially-extending slit defined in the center post and having an inner-threaded member engaging a threaded shaft of the gear whereby the rotation of the worm is converted into linear movement of the inner-threaded member and the runner with respect to the center post for opening/closing the umbrella.
- The present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art by reading the following description of preferred embodiments thereof, with reference to the attached drawings, in which:
- FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of a large-sized umbrella in which a worm-gear based driving system in accordance with the present invention is embodied, the umbrella being in an open and non-swiveled condition;
- FIG. 2 is a side elevational view similar to FIG. 1 but showing the umbrella in an open but swiveled condition;
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of the umbrella showing the worm-gear based driving system of the present invention, the worm-gear based driving system being in a neutral, non-swiveled position;
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view similar to FIG. 3 but showing the worm-gear based driving system in a swiveled position;
- FIG. 5 is a side elevational view of a large-sized umbrella in which a worm-gear based driving system in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention is embodied, the umbrella being in an open condition;
- FIG. 6 is a side elevational view of the large-sized umbrella in a closed condition; and
- FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of the umbrella showing the worm-gear driving system in accordance with the present invention.
- With reference to the drawings and in particular to FIGS. 1 and 2, an umbrella constructed in accordance with the present invention comprises an umbrella frame (not labeled) comprising a center post comprised of upper and
lower sections lower section 11 has a lower end fixed to a stand (not labeled) for standing on the ground. Theupper section 10 has an upper end to which acrown 15 is attached. A number ofribs 16 are pivoted to thecrown 15 and radially extend therefrom. Arunner 14 is movably mounted to the center post. Astretcher 17 has opposite ends respectively pivoted to therunner 14 and eachrib 16. Moving therunner 14 toward thecrown 15 drives thestretchers 17 to expand theribs 16, thus opening the umbrella, and moving therunner 14 away from thecrown 15 allows theribs 16 to collapse and thus closing the umbrella. Aflexible canopy 18 is attached to and supported by theribs 16. - Also referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, the umbrella comprises a
driving system 20 comprising aworm 22 rotatably supported by thelower section 10 of the center post and arotation knob 21 coaxially attached to theworm 22. Therotation knob 21 is located outside the center post and thus accessible by a user. Agear 23 is rotatably supported inside thelower section 10 and mates theworm 22. Thegear 23 is mounted to ashaft 24 extending substantially parallel to thelower section 10. Thus, manually rotating theknob 21 causes theshaft 24 to rotate. A plurality ofsupports 25 are formed inside thelower section 10 and securely attached thereto for rotatably supporting theshaft 24. - The
shaft 24 has an externally-threadedsection 26 which anut 27 threadingly engages. Thus, the rotation of theshaft 24 is converted into linear translation of thenut 27 along theshaft 24. Alink 28 has opposite ends respectively pivoted to thenut 27 and anextension 13 of theupper section 11. The pivotal connection between thelink 28 and theextension 13 is offset from thepivot 12 that connects theupper section 11 to thelower section 10. Thus, the movement of thenut 27 along theshaft 24 swivels theupper section 11 with respect to thelower section 10 about thepivot 12 from a neutral, non-swiveled position shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 to a swiveled position shown in FIGS. 2 and 4. - FIGS. 5 and 6 show an umbrella constructed in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention comprising an umbrella frame (not labeled) comprising a
center post 30 having a lower end mounted to a stand (not labeled) for standing on the ground and an upper end to which acrown 32 is attached. A number ofribs 33 are pivoted to thecrown 32 and radially extend therefrom. Arunner 31 is movably mounted to thecenter post 30. Astretcher 34 has opposite ends respectively pivoted to therunner 31 and eachrib 33. Moving therunner 31 toward thecrown 32 drives thestretchers 34 to expand theribs 33, thus opening the umbrella, and moving therunner 31 away from thecrown 32 allows theribs 33 to collapse and thus closing the umbrella. Aflexible canopy 35 is attached to and supported by theribs 33. - Also referring to FIG. 7, the umbrella comprises a
driving system 40 for driving therunner 31 toward/away from thecrown 32 to open/close the umbrella. The drivingsystem 40 comprises aworm 42 rotatably supported by thecenter post 30 and a crankhandle 41 attached to theworm 42. The crank handle 41 is located outside thecenter post 30 and thus accessible by a user. Agear 43 is rotatably supported inside thecenter post 30 and mates theworm 42. Thegear 43 is mounted to ashaft 44 extending substantially parallel to thecenter post 30. Thus, manually driving thehandle 41 causes theshaft 44 to rotate. A plurality of supports 45 (only one being visible in FIG. 7) is formed inside thecenter post 30 and securely attached thereto for rotatably supporting theshaft 44. - The
shaft 44 has an external threading (not labeled) which anut 38 threadingly engages. Thus, the rotation of theshaft 44 is converted into linear translation of thenut 38 along theshaft 44. The center post 30 forms aslit 37 extending substantially parallel thereto. Therunner 31 has aninward projection 36 extending through theslit 37 into thecenter post 30 and movable along theslit 37. Thenut 38 is mounted to theprojection 36, such as interferentially fit in a bore (not labeled) defined in theprojection 36. Thus, the movement of thenut 38 along theshaft 44 drives therunner 31 toward/away from thecrown 32 to open/close the umbrella. - Although the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments thereof, it is apparent to those skilled in the art that a variety of modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention which is intended to be defined by the appended claims.
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1. An umbrella comprising:
an umbrella frame comprising:
a center post comprising an upper section and a lower section pivotally connected to the upper section,
a crown mounted to the upper section of the center post,
a number of ribs pivotally attached to the crown and radially extending from the crown,
a runner movable along the center post, and
a stretcher extending between and pivotally connected to the runner and each rib; and
a driving system comprising:
a worm rotatably supported in the lower section and rotatable by a manual control device,
a shaft extending substantially in parallel to the lower section of the center post and comprising a gear mounted thereto, the gear mating the worm, the shaft having an external threading,
a nut threadingly engaging the external threading of the shaft whereby the rotation of the worm is converted into linear movement of the nut along the shaft, and
a link having an end pivoted to the nut and an opposite end pivoted to an extension of the upper section and offset from the pivotal connection between the upper and lower section;
whereby rotating the worm by the manual control device drives the link to swivel the upper section relative to the lower section about the pivotal connection between the upper and lower sections.
2. The umbrella as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the manual control device comprises a rotation knob located outside the lower section of the center post and mounted to the worm.
3. An umbrella comprising:
an umbrella frame comprising:
a center post defining a slit extending substantially parallel thereto,
a crown mounted to the center post,
a number of ribs pivotally attached to the crown and radially extending from the crown,
a runner movable along the center post, the runner comprising a projection extending through the slit into the center post,
a stretcher extending between and pivotally connected to the runner and each rib; and
a driving system comprising:
a worm rotatably supported in the center post and rotatable by a manual control device,
a shaft extending substantially in parallel to the center post and comprising a gear mounted thereto, the gear mating the worm, the shaft having an external threading, and
a nut mounted to the projection of the runner and threadingly engaging the external threading of the shaft whereby the rotation of the worm is converted into linear movement of the nut and the runner along the shaft toward/away from the crown for opening/closing the umbrella.
4. The umbrella as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the manual control device comprises a crank handle located outside the center post and mounted to the worm.
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