WO2010051756A1

WO2010051756A1 - Remote controlled umbrella using wind and solar energy

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Publication number: WO2010051756A1
Application number: PCT/CN2009/074798
Authority: WO
Inventors: 姜峰
Original assignee: 惠州市泓利实业有限公司
Priority date: 2008-11-05
Filing date: 2009-11-05
Publication date: 2010-05-14

Abstract

A remote controlled umbrella utilizing both wind and solar energy comprises umbrella ribs (1), struts (2) of the umbrella ribs, and an umbrella pole (3). A solar panel (6), a wind generated electricity device (10) and a chargeable battery are disposed above a connection joint of the umbrella ribs (1), and the connection joint of the struts (2) of the umbrella ribs is slidably connected to the umbrella pole (3) by a sliding lower runner (7). A motor and gear mechanism for controlling the opening and closing of the umbrella is connected to the sliding lower runner (7), and a remote controller communicates with an electric control unit by a radio signal.

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[1] Technical field

[2] The present invention relates to a leisure parasol, in particular to a multifunctional leisure parasol with solar and wind energy as the main energy source, capable of remote control and automatic unfolding and gathering.

[3] Background Art

[4] Umbrella is a common item in people's daily life, and it is a common tool for people to shade rain. It is generally divided into two types: portable and fixed. Large-scale fixed parasols are used in some plazas, beaches, hotels and other leisure and entertainment venues or in individual homes. With the improvement of people's living standards, people's consumption concept is gradually improving. The traditional fixed umbrellas have a single function, which can no longer meet the diversified needs of people. Patent Document No. 200520102570.8 discloses a novel solar sunshade in which a solar cell is mounted at the rib joint and an illumination lamp is placed on the rib, and the solar cell collects solar energy during the day and converts it into electrical energy storage. In the battery, the battery can be used to power the lights in the evening, so that people can relax and read under the umbrella at night, and read and read newspapers, which not only brings infinite interest to people, but also makes full use of energy. A patented solar energy umbrella is disclosed in the patent No. 200720021783.7. The solar battery on the umbrella can be easily removed and stored without the use of a crucible, which prolongs the service life of the solar battery and has practical value. However, none of these documents mentions the way in which solar umbrellas are folded and unfolded. Most of the existing solar umbrellas are manually pushed and pulled at the lower end of the rib cage, or the palm surface is closed and unfolded by a hand shake device. Both of these operations are relatively cumbersome; and the fixed umbrella generally requires a large amount of force to complete the above. The operation is inconvenient for a public place where many such umbrellas are installed or a personal home for the elderly or children.

[5] Summary of the invention

[6] The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a multi-functional leisure parasol that uses the remote control technology to control the automatic folding and unfolding of the canopy.

[7] According to the above problems to be solved, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is:

[8] Providing a leisure parasol comprising an rib, an rib support, an umbrella pole, and an umbrella surface covered with an umbrella surface, A solar panel and a rechargeable battery connected to the energy output end of the solar panel are arranged above the rib joint junction, and the rib joint connection is slidably connected to the umbrella rod by sliding the lower nest. The sliding lower nest is coupled to a motor gear mechanism that cooperates with an electronic control unit coupled to its electrical signal to effect automatic folding and unfolding of the umbrella. Another remote controller connected to the electronic control unit via a wireless signal is provided to realize the remote operation of the umbrella.

The recreational parasol further includes a wind power generator disposed above the solar panel, and the energy output end of the wind power generator is connected to the rechargeable battery.

The electronic control unit specifically includes a single chip circuit and a motor drive circuit, a power processing circuit, and a wireless receiving circuit connected thereto. The single-chip circuit is used as a main control circuit for coordinating control of each functional circuit; the motor drive circuit is controlled by the single chip microcomputer, and the other end is connected to the drive motor; the power processing circuit is connected with the solar or wind power generation device and the rechargeable battery. Providing a suitable power supply for the entire unit circuit operation; a wireless receiving circuit for receiving the remote control signal, and decoding the signal and transmitting it to the single chip microcomputer.

A preferred solution based on the above solution is: providing a fault detecting sensor and a sensor for detecting the number of revolutions of the gear in the motor gear mechanism, both of which are connected to the electrical signal of the single chip microcomputer. The operation of the motor gear mechanism can be monitored by two sensors to ensure that the solar umbrella works stably and reliably, and that the gathering and unfolding are accurately in place.

A more preferred solution is: providing a lighting fixture on the rib support, a lighting driving circuit corresponding to the electronic control unit, the circuit is connected with the single chip circuit; the solar umbrella further comprises a rechargeable battery and Power sockets connected to solar panels.

The leisure parasol disclosed by the invention uses the remote control to realize the automatic unfolding and folding of the umbrella, and adds a monitoring sensor to the actuator, and the monitoring sensor cooperates with the single-chip microcomputer to implement program control on the work of the actuator, thereby ensuring its work. Reliability and operational stability. Compared with the prior art, the invention has the practicability and convenience, is suitable for controlling multiple umbrellas in some public places, saves labor and effort, and is more convenient for the elderly and children to operate in a slightly weaker group. In addition, the leisure parasol is powered by solar energy and wind energy, and has the characteristics of energy saving and diversified functions, and meets the increasingly high consumption demands of people in modern society with fast pace and high pressure, and has a good economy. prospect.

DRAWINGS 1 is a schematic structural view of a basic structure of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of a circuit with a wind power generation device according to the present invention; FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram showing a circuit composition of an internal electronic control unit according to the present invention; The schematic diagram of the circuit principle of the electronic control unit embodiment; FIG. 5 is an enlarged schematic view of the motor gear mechanism.

[16] Detailed implementation

[17] In order to facilitate the understanding of those skilled in the art, the present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the embodiments and the accompanying drawings:

[18] As shown in FIG. 1 and 2, the leisure parasol according to the present invention comprises an rib 1, an rib support 2, and an umbrella rod 3. The bottom end of the umbrella rod is provided with a fixed disc 31, and the rib is covered with an umbrella. In the surface, a solar panel 6 is arranged above the junction of the ribs, and an electrical box 4 is arranged below the solar panel, and the junction of the ribs 2 is slidably connected to the mast 3 by sliding the lower nest 7. The electric box 4 is provided with a motor gear mechanism connected to the sliding lower nest 7 for controlling the umbrella gathering and unfolding, an electric control unit electrically connected with the motor gear mechanism for controlling the operation of the motor gear mechanism, and a solar panel connection. A rechargeable battery for storing electrical energy converted from a solar panel. The rechargeable battery is connected to the solar panel through a conductive line, and the motor gear mechanism is connected to the sliding lower nest 7 by a rope. The motor gear mechanism, the electronic control unit, and the rechargeable battery may also be mounted in the fixed disk 31 at the bottom end of the bolster.

[19] A wind discharge device 10 is further disposed above the umbrella, and the wind power generator 10 includes a wind wheel 11, a direction adjuster 13 and a generator that generates power by rotation of the wind wheel shaft, and the wind wheel 11 is located at the front end of the casing. The wind wheel shaft is inserted into the outer casing, the generator is located in the outer casing of the device, and the direction adjuster 13 is located at the tail end of the outer casing, integral with the outer casing, and the entire device is sleeved on the support rod 15 through the sleeve 14 disposed under the outer casing. The umbrella can ingest solar or wind energy to charge the rechargeable battery and provide operating power to the electronic control unit and the motor gear mechanism.

[20] The rechargeable battery provides power for the operation of the electronic control unit and the motor gear mechanism, and is also a source of power for the recreational parasol to perform all functions. A lighting fixture 5 is also provided on the rib support 2. The recreational parasol further includes a remote control coupled to the electronic control unit via a wireless signal.

[21] As shown in FIG. 3, the electronic control unit includes a single chip circuit and a motor drive circuit connected thereto, a power processing circuit, a wireless receiving circuit, and a lighting driving circuit. The single-chip circuit is used as a main control circuit for coordinating control of each functional circuit; the motor drive circuit is controlled by the single chip microcomputer, and the other end is connected Connected to the drive motor; the power processing circuit provides a suitable power supply for the entire unit circuit operation; the wireless receiving circuit is configured to receive the remote control signal, and decode the signal and transmit it to the single-chip microcomputer; the illumination driving circuit, the single-chip microcomputer controls the illumination lamp through the circuit The opening and closing, providing illumination for people at night.

[22] The electronic control unit may further be provided with an overcharge protection circuit, an over discharge protection circuit and an overcurrent protection circuit connected by the single chip microcomputer and the rechargeable battery to protect the battery.

[23] The lighting fixture 5 can use energy-saving LED lamps. The light can only be turned on when the solar umbrella is unfolded; when the umbrella is completely closed, the light is automatically turned off. This setting prevents people from inadvertently operating the remote control or turning off the umbrella and forgetting to turn off the lights to waste power and ensure safety.

[24] In the embodiment, a watchdog circuit connected to the single chip microcomputer is also added, and the circuit monitors the operation of the single chip program, and resets and restarts the single chip in an abnormal state, thereby ensuring the reliability of the single chip operation.

[25] FIG. 4 is a schematic circuit diagram of an electronic control unit according to the present invention. The single-chip circuit includes U8 and peripheral necessary circuits; the power processing circuit is U1 and peripheral necessary circuit, U1 model can select LM7805; the watchdog circuit is U4 and peripheral necessary circuit, U4 model can select NE555. The 12th and 13th pins of the MCU are used to control the motor drive circuit. The motor drive circuit is mainly composed of four FETs Q7, Q9 and QI U Q13. The control terminals of the four FETs are connected to the MCU through the triode switch circuit. The 7th pin of the MCU is connected to the illumination driver circuit. The 11th pin of the MCU is connected to a detection circuit composed of U6 and Q18 for detecting the opening and closing of the illumination lamp to realize the control of the illumination switch of the umbrella switch; U6, Q16 and Q1 form a motor current limiting circuit.

[26] As shown in Fig. 5, two sensors are disposed in the motor gear mechanism of the embodiment, the sensor 8 is a fault detecting sensor, the sensor 9 is a gear rotation detecting sensor, and both sensors can adopt a U-shaped photoelectric switch.

[27] Sensor 8 is located at one end of the motor gear shaft. If the open and closed umbrellas fail, the motor gear mechanism will not work properly. The rope connecting the motor gear mechanism and sliding the lower nest will loosen, the motor gear shaft will bounce, and the sensor 8 will be in the quarter turn. The fault signal is transmitted to the single chip microcomputer,

[28] The MCU controls the motor gear mechanism to pause for 2 seconds. After 2 seconds, if the fault is eliminated, the single chip cancels the pause output control signal, so that the gear mechanism continues to slide. If the fault does not eliminate the power supply of the MCU, ensure the safety.

[29] The 9-shaped U-shaped sensor is connected to the edge of the gear. Each tooth of the gear passes through the photoelectric switch, and its output terminal outputs a pulse signal to the MCU. Open the umbrella 吋 MCU records the number of pulses detected, calculates the number of gear revolutions, reaches the set value 吋 turns off the motor drive power; receives the umbrella, the MCU detects the gear reversed teeth Turn off the motor drive power after the same number as the open umbrella, and make sure that the open and closed umbrellas are in place. The motor failure stops the sensor 9 to transmit a fault signal to the microcontroller to turn off the power within a quarter of a second.

[30] The solar umbrella can also set the same button on the umbrella bar corresponding to each function button on the remote control, which makes the operation more flexible.

[31] The solar umbrella may also be provided with a power socket at the umbrella pole or the like, and the socket is connected to the battery in the umbrella through a conductive line. The socket can be used for plugging a small electric appliance such as a fan or an electric mosquito repellent device. The hot summer adds comfort to the people under the umbrella.

[32] The existing mature modules can be used in the circuits and structural parts not specifically described in the present invention, and are not mentioned here.

The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it should be noted that any obvious and equivalent changes and modifications to the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

Claim

1. A leisure parasol, including ribs (1), ribs (2), umbrellas (3

The rib is covered with a canopy. Above the junction of the rib (1) is a solar panel (6) and a rechargeable battery connected to the energy output of the solar panel. The rib support (2) meets the junction. Attached to the umbrella rod by sliding the lower nest (7), characterized in that: further comprising a motor gear mechanism connected to the sliding lower nest (7) for controlling the folding and unfolding of the umbrella, and electrically connecting with the motor gear mechanism An electronic control unit that controls the operation of the motor gear mechanism and a remote controller that is connected to the electronic control unit via a wireless signal.

The leisure parasol according to claim 1, further comprising: a wind power generator (10) disposed above the solar panel, wherein the energy output end of the wind power generator (10) is connected to the rechargeable battery.

The leisure parasol according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: the electronic control unit comprises a single chip circuit, a motor drive circuit, a power processing circuit, and a wireless receiving circuit;

The single-chip circuit, as the main control circuit, is used to coordinately control the operation of each functional circuit; the motor drive circuit is controlled by the single-chip microcomputer, and the other end is connected to the drive motor;

The power processing circuit is connected to the solar panel (6), the wind power generator (10) and the rechargeable battery to provide a suitable power source for the entire unit circuit operation;

The wireless receiving circuit is configured to receive a signal of the remote controller, and decode the signal and transmit the signal to the single chip machine.

4. The leisure parasol according to claim 3, wherein: the electronic control unit further comprises an overcharge protection circuit, an overdischarge protection circuit and an overcurrent protection circuit connected to the rechargeable battery by the single chip microcomputer.

The leisure parasol according to claim 4, wherein: a sensor for detecting the rotation and the number of revolutions of the gear is provided in the motor gear mechanism, and the sensor is electrically connected to the single chip microcomputer.

6. The leisure parasol according to claim 5, wherein: said sensor Located at the edge of the gear; open the umbrella, the single-chip microcomputer passes the sensor to collect the number of teeth turned by the rotating gear, reaches the set value 吋 turns off the motor drive power; closes the umbrella, the single-chip detects the number of teeth reversed by the gear and turns off the motor after the same Drive the power supply to ensure that the opening and closing of the umbrella is in place. When the motor fails, the sensor transmits the fault signal to the MCU to turn off the power within a quarter of a second.

The leisure parasol according to claim 6, wherein: a fault detecting sensor is further disposed in the motor gear mechanism, and the sensor is electrically connected to the single chip; the fault detecting sensor is located at one end of the motor gear shaft; After the umbrella is slid and the nest is stopped, the sensor will transmit the fault signal to the MCU within one quarter of a second. The MCU control pauses for 2 seconds. After 2 seconds, if the fault is eliminated, the single chip cancels the pause output control signal to make the gear mechanism. Continue to slide, if the fault does not eliminate the microcontroller to turn off the power to ensure safety.

The leisure parasol according to claim 7, wherein: the connecting portion of the rib support is provided with a lighting fixture (5), and the corresponding electronic control unit is provided with a lighting driving circuit, the circuit Connected to the microcontroller circuit.

9. The leisure parasol according to claim 8, wherein: the solar umbrella further comprises a power socket connected to the rechargeable battery and the solar panel.

10. A leisure parasol according to claim 9, characterized in that the rechargeable battery is mounted in a fixed disk (31) at the bottom end of the bolster or in the bolster (3).