An umbrella that changes color according to weather changes

By using temperature and humidity sensors and microprocessors in the umbrella to control the luminescence of colorful LED light strips, and guide the bright light through the light guide bar and aperture. Combining the reflective layer and transparent astigmatism layer, the problem of existing umbrella color change materials is not sensitive enough. The function of umbrella cloth discoloration according to weather changes is realized.

CN114847607BActive Publication Date: 2025-02-07QUANZHOU YUXIANGBAN UMBRELLA TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202210499730.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2022-05-09
Publication Date
2025-02-07
Estimated Expiration
2042-05-09

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Technical Problem

The color-changing materials of existing discolorable umbrellas are not sensitive enough to respond to weather changes in time, especially when the temperature difference and lighting conditions are different in indoor and outdoor areas.

Method used

The temperature and humidity sensor and microprocessor are used to control the luminescence of the colorful LED light strips, and the bright light is guided through the light guide bar and the aperture. Combined with the reflective layer and the transparent astigmatism layer, the function of the umbrella cloth discoloration according to weather changes.

Benefits of technology

It improves the sensitivity to environmental temperature and humidity monitoring, so that the umbrella can more accurately reflect weather changes and achieve sensitive discoloration of the umbrella cloth.

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Abstract

The present invention discloses an umbrella that changes color according to weather changes, comprising an umbrella cloth laid on an umbrella rib, a light guide strip fixedly embedded in the middle of the umbrella cloth, one end of the light guide strip facing the center of the umbrella cloth and fixedly connected to the umbrella top, a cavity is provided in the internal hollow of the umbrella top, a multi-color LED light strip is fixedly connected in the cavity, an outer ring of the multi-color LED light strip is fixedly connected to a light guide ring, an outer wall of the light guide ring away from the multi-color LED light strip is fixedly connected to the umbrella cloth, the multi-color LED light strip is connected to a microprocessor through wires, the microprocessor is fixedly arranged at the upper end in a telescopic support rod, the top end of the telescopic support rod is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the umbrella top, a cylindrical lithium battery is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the lower section of the telescopic support rod, and a charging socket fixedly connected to the bottom of the telescopic support rod is provided at the bottom of the cylindrical lithium battery; a fixed support rod is provided on the outer sliding sleeve of the telescopic support rod, the bottom of the fixed support rod is connected to a handle through a threaded structure, the top inner wall of the handle is fixedly connected to a charging seat, and the bottom end of the handle is provided with a charging port.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of umbrellas, in particular to an umbrella that changes color according to weather changes. Background Art

[0002] An umbrella is a tool that can provide a cool environment or shelter from rain, snow, sunlight, etc. It can be said that an umbrella is closely related to people's lives.

[0003] The existing umbrellas have a relatively simple appearance and can only be used for sunshade or rainproof effect, and are not novel. In addition, conventional umbrellas are all solid colors or have patterns. There are also many umbrellas that can change color in the prior art. For example, Chinese patent No. CN209436454U discloses a color-changing umbrella, including an umbrella body, which includes an umbrella cloth, an umbrella frame, a support rod and a handle. The umbrella cloth is evenly divided into a plurality of fan-shaped areas, and the umbrella cloth is also divided into a plurality of circular areas. The fan-shaped areas and the circular areas divide the umbrella cloth into a plurality of small pieces, and each small piece on the umbrella cloth is coated with a temperature-sensitive or light-sensitive color-changing material, a humidity-sensitive color-changing material and a night-luminous material. The umbrella cloth is divided into several areas, and the divided areas are integer multiples of 3. The three materials are evenly distributed on the umbrella cloth. The different characteristics of the three materials are used to make the umbrella change different colors according to different air temperatures or light intensities. At the same time, it changes to the color we want when it encounters water on rainy days, changing our different moods on sunny and rainy days. It automatically glows in the dark, which can not only illuminate people in the dark, but also alert other pedestrians and vehicles on the road.

[0004] This patent changes the color of the umbrella by cooperating with photosensitive color-changing materials, moisture-sensitive color-changing materials and night-luminous materials. However, the color-changing materials are generally not sensitive enough and cannot respond to weather changes in time. If sensitive color-changing materials are set and the umbrella is placed indoors, due to the temperature difference between indoor and outdoor and the difference in optical fiber, the color-changing materials cannot truly reflect the overall weather conditions. For this reason, we propose an umbrella that changes color according to weather changes to solve the above problems. Summary of the invention

[0005] The object of the present invention is to provide an umbrella that changes color according to weather changes, so as to solve the problems raised in the above-mentioned background technology.

[0006] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present invention provides the following technical solutions: an umbrella that changes color according to weather changes, comprising an umbrella cloth laid on an umbrella rib, a light guide strip fixedly embedded in the middle of the umbrella cloth, one end of the light guide strip facing the center of the umbrella cloth and fixedly connected to the umbrella top, a cavity is provided in the inner hollow of the umbrella top, a multi-color LED light strip is fixedly connected in the cavity, the outer ring of the multi-color LED light strip is fixedly connected to a light guide ring, the outer wall of the light guide ring away from the multi-color LED light strip is fixedly connected to the umbrella cloth, the multi-color LED light strip is connected to a microprocessor through wires, the microprocessor is fixedly arranged at the upper end of a telescopic support rod, the top of the telescopic support rod is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the umbrella top, the inner wall of the lower section of the telescopic support rod is fixedly connected to a cylindrical lithium battery, and the bottom of the cylindrical lithium battery is provided with a charging socket fixedly connected to the bottom of the telescopic support rod;

[0007] The outer sliding sleeve of the telescopic support rod is provided with a fixed support rod, the bottom of the fixed support rod is connected to a handle through a threaded structure, the top inner wall of the handle is fixedly connected to a charging seat, and the bottom end of the handle is provided with a charging port.

[0008] Preferably, the outer edge of the umbrella cloth is fixedly sewn with a lock edge, and the lock edge is in a U-shaped structure wrapped around the outer edge of the umbrella cloth.

[0009] Preferably, the material of the side of the lock edge close to the umbrella cloth is reflective cloth, and the outer layer material of the side away from the umbrella cloth is blackout cloth.

[0010] Preferably, a plurality of light-transmitting holes are provided in the light-guiding ring, and one end of the light-transmitting hole is connected to the light source of the multi-colored LED light strip, and the other end is fixedly connected to the light-guiding strip.

[0011] Preferably, the upper arc-shaped outer wall of the umbrella top is fixedly connected with a water retaining ring, and the water retaining ring is located above the umbrella cloth.

[0012] Preferably, a temperature and humidity sensor is fixedly embedded in the top of the umbrella top, and the temperature and humidity sensor is electrically connected to a microprocessor.

[0013] Preferably, the telescopic support rod is limited by elastically snapping into a circular hole formed on the fixed support rod.

[0014] Preferably, the charging port is a Type-C port, and the microprocessor has a built-in Bluetooth transceiver module.

[0015] Preferably, the umbrella cloth includes a waterproof film arranged on the outermost layer, one side of the waterproof film is connected to a waterproof coating, one side of the waterproof coating is connected to a transparent light-scattering layer, one side of the transparent light-scattering layer is connected to a plurality of light guide strips, resin fillers are filled between the light guide strips, one side of the light guide strip away from the transparent light-scattering layer is connected to a reflective layer, one side of the reflective layer is connected to an anti-ultraviolet layer, and one side of the anti-ultraviolet layer is connected to the base fabric layer located in the innermost layer.

[0016] Preferably, the waterproof film and the waterproof coating are both made of transparent materials.

[0017] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: the ambient temperature and humidity are monitored by the temperature and humidity sensor. When changes in the ambient temperature and humidity are detected, the microprocessor controls the colorful LED light strip to emit light of corresponding colors according to the ambient temperature and humidity conditions. The light emitted by the colorful LED light strip is guided by the light guide ring and then transmitted to the light guide bar. The light guide bar guides and diffuses the color of the colorful LED light strip, and at the same time cooperates with the reflective layer and the transparent light-scattering layer to further diffuse the color, thereby realizing the color change of the umbrella according to the weather changes. Compared with the luminescent color-changing material, the temperature and humidity sensor has a higher monitoring sensitivity to the ambient temperature and humidity. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 2 A top view of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 3 It is a cross-sectional view of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 4 For the present invention Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the structure enlargement in the middle;

[0022] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the layered distribution structure of the umbrella cloth in the present invention.

[0023] In the figure: umbrella cloth 1, light guide strip 101, waterproof film 102, waterproof coating 103, transparent light diffusion layer 104, resin filler 105, reflective layer 106, UV protection layer 107, base fabric layer 108, umbrella top 2, water retaining ring 21, cavity 22, temperature and humidity sensor 23, telescopic support rod 3, elastic buckle 4, fixed support rod 5, handle 6, lock edge 7, colorful LED light strip 8, light guide ring 9, microprocessor 10, cylindrical lithium battery 11, charging socket 12, charging seat 13, charging port 14. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0025] Example 1

[0026] Reference Figure 1 , 2 , which is the first embodiment of the present invention, and provides an umbrella that changes color according to weather changes, including an umbrella cloth 1 laid on an umbrella rib, a light guide strip 101 is fixedly embedded in the middle of the umbrella cloth 1, one end of the light guide strip 101 is facing the center of the umbrella cloth 1 and is fixedly connected to the umbrella top 2, a temperature and humidity sensor 23 is fixedly embedded in the top of the umbrella top 2, a cavity 22 is provided in the hollow inside of the umbrella top 2, a multi-color LED light strip 8 is fixedly connected in the cavity 22, a light guide ring 9 is fixedly connected to the outer ring of the multi-color LED light strip 8, the light guide ring 9 is fixedly connected to the umbrella cloth 1 away from the outer wall of the multi-color LED light strip 8, the multi-color LED light strip 8 is connected to a microprocessor 10 through an electric wire, the temperature and humidity sensor 23 is electrically connected to the microprocessor 10, the microprocessor 10 is fixedly arranged at the upper end of the telescopic support rod 3, the top of the telescopic support rod 3 is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the umbrella top 2, and the telescopic support rod 3 is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the umbrella top 2. A cylindrical lithium battery 11 is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the lower section of the telescopic support rod 3, and a charging socket 12 fixedly connected to the bottom of the telescopic support rod 3 is provided at the bottom of the cylindrical lithium battery 11; a temperature and humidity sensor 23 fixedly embedded in the top of the umbrella top 2 monitors the ambient temperature and humidity, and transmits the monitored values ​​to the microprocessor 10 according to the changes in the ambient temperature and humidity, and the cylindrical lithium battery 11 is powered. The microprocessor 10 processes the values ​​and controls the colorful LED light strip 8 to emit light of different colors. The light emitted by the colorful LED light strip 8 is concentrated and guided by the connected light guide ring 9 and then transmitted to the light guide strip 101 connected to the other end of the light guide hole through the opened light transmission hole. The light guide strip 101 is a soft and transparent light guide strip, which guides the colorful light emitted by the colorful LED light strip 8 to be dispersed to the surface of the umbrella cloth 1, thereby realizing the color change of the umbrella cloth 1 according to different weather conditions.

[0027] The fixed support rod 5 is slidably sleeved outside the telescopic support rod 3, the bottom of the fixed support rod 5 is connected to the handle 6 through a threaded structure, the top inner wall of the handle 6 is fixedly connected to the charging seat 13, and the bottom end of the handle 6 is provided with a charging port 14. The telescopic support rod 3 is extended and then buckled into the circular hole of the fixed support rod 5 through the elastic buckle 4 to fix the length position of the telescopic support rod 3, and the umbrella cloth 1 is unfolded and used by unfolding the umbrella ribs slidably sleeved outside the telescopic support rod 3.

[0028] Example 2

[0029] Reference Figure 1-5 , which is the second embodiment of the present invention, and is based on the previous embodiment. Specifically, the outer edge of the umbrella cloth 1 is fixedly sewn with a lock edge 7, and the lock edge 7 is in a U-shaped structure and wrapped around the outer edge of the umbrella cloth 1. The material of the lock edge 7 close to the umbrella cloth 1 is a reflective cloth, and the outer material of the side away from the umbrella cloth 1 is a shading cloth. The setting of the lock edge 7 performs closed reflection on the end of the light guide bar 101, preventing the light guided by the light guide bar 101 to the colorful LED light strip 8 from radiating to the outside from the end of the light guide bar 101, and ensuring the concentration of colorful light.

[0030] Specifically, a plurality of light-transmitting holes are provided in the light-guiding ring 9, and one end of the light-transmitting hole is connected to the light source of the multi-color LED light strip 8, so as to centrally guide the colored light emitted by the multi-color LED light strip 8 to avoid excessive dispersion of the light source. The other end is fixedly connected to the light-guiding strip 101, and the light-guiding strip 101 is arranged in a ring array with the center of the umbrella cloth 1 as the array point. The plurality of light-guiding strips 101 are arranged in an array, so as to ensure that the guided colored light is evenly and widely distributed.

[0031] Specifically, the upper arc-shaped outer wall of the umbrella top 2 is fixedly connected with a water retaining ring 21, and the water retaining ring 21 is located above the umbrella cloth 1. When the umbrella is in use, the water retaining ring 21 contacts the outer surface of the umbrella cloth 1 after the umbrella cloth 1 is fully unfolded, thereby sealing and shielding the connection between the umbrella cloth 1 and the umbrella top 2, preventing rainwater from entering the cavity 22 through the light-transmitting hole of the light guide ring 9, thereby ensuring the sealing inside the telescopic support rod 3.

[0032] Specifically, the telescopic support rod 3 is limited by the elastic buckle 4 in cooperation with the circular hole provided on the fixed support rod 5, thereby ensuring that the length and position of the telescopic support rod 3 are fixed.

[0033] Specifically, the charging port 14 is a Type-C port. The setting of the Type-C port is convenient for quickly charging the cylindrical lithium battery 11. At the same time, the Type-C interface has a wide range of uses and it is easy to find a corresponding charging adapter. The microprocessor 10 has built-in Bluetooth and wireless transceiver modules, and can connect to smart devices (such as mobile phones, computers, etc.) via Bluetooth or wireless networks. The microprocessor 10 interacts with the weather software in the smart device to obtain the data of the weather software in real time, and then cooperates with the weather software data of the smart device to control the color change of the colorful LED light strip 8, so that the umbrella can respond to the weather more sensitively and accurately.

[0034] Specifically, the umbrella cloth 1 includes a waterproof film 102 arranged at the outermost layer, and a waterproof coating 103 is connected to one side of the waterproof film 102. Both the waterproof film 102 and the waterproof coating 103 are made of transparent materials. The transparent waterproof film 102 cooperates with the transparent waterproof coating 103 to effectively block rain and prevent rainwater from seeping into the inside of the umbrella cloth 1 on rainy days. A transparent light-scattering layer 104 is connected to one side of the waterproof coating 103. The transparent light-scattering layer 104 scatters the light guided by the light guide strip 101 to ensure the uniformity of the light distribution. A plurality of light guide strips 101 are connected to one side of the transparent light-scattering layer 104. Resin fillers 105 are filled between the light guide strips 101. The transparent resin fillers 105 fix the position of the light guide strips 101. In order to prevent the light guide strip 101 from being damaged, the transparent light scattering layer 104 and the reflective layer 106 on both sides of the light guide strip 101 are also bonded and fixed. The side of the light guide strip 101 away from the transparent light scattering layer 104 is connected with the reflective layer 106. The reflective layer 106 reflects the light guided by the light guide strip 101, thereby increasing the penetration of the light. One side of the reflective layer 106 is connected with an anti-ultraviolet layer 107. One side of the anti-ultraviolet layer 107 is connected with the innermost base fabric layer 108. The anti-ultraviolet layer 107 isolates ultraviolet rays.

[0035] Example 3

[0036] Reference Figure 1-5, which is the third embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment is based on the above two embodiments. When in use, the telescopic support rod 3 is extended, and then the elastic buckle 4 is buckled into the circular hole opened in the fixed support rod 5 to fix the length position of the telescopic support rod 3. The umbrella cloth 1 is unfolded and used by unfolding the umbrella ribs that are slidably sleeved outside the telescopic support rod 3; the temperature and humidity sensor 23 fixedly embedded in the top of the umbrella top 2 monitors the ambient temperature and humidity, and transmits the monitored values ​​to the microprocessor 10 according to the changes in the ambient temperature and humidity. The cylindrical lithium battery 11 is powered, and the microprocessor 10 processes the values ​​and controls the colorful LED light strip 8 to emit light of different colors. The light emitted by the colorful LED light strip 8 is concentrated and guided by the connected light guide ring 9 and then transmitted to the light guide strip 101 connected to the other end of the light guide hole through the opened light transmission hole. The light guide strip 101 is a soft and transparent light guide strip, thereby controlling the colorful light emitted by the colorful LED light strip 8. The light is guided and dispersed to the surface of the umbrella cloth 1. The outer layer of the light guide strip 101 is connected to a transparent light diffusion layer 104. The transparent light diffusion layer 104 diffuses the light, and the reflective layer 106 reflects the diffused light, so that the surface of the umbrella cloth 1 can be uniformly discolored. When used on rainy days, the transparent waterproof film 102 on the outer layer of the umbrella cloth 1 cooperates with the transparent waterproof coating 103 to effectively block rain. At the same time, the water retaining ring 21 of the umbrella top 2 contacts the outer surface of the umbrella cloth 1 after the umbrella cloth 1 is fully unfolded, thereby sealing and shielding the connection between the umbrella cloth 1 and the umbrella top 2 to prevent rainwater from entering the cavity 22 through the light transmission hole of the light guide ring 9; when the cylindrical lithium battery 11 needs to be charged, the telescopic support rod 3 is completely retracted into the fixed support rod 5. At this time, the charging socket 12 fixedly connected to the bottom end of the telescopic support rod 3 is connected to the charging seat 13, and the charging seat 13 is electrically connected to the charging port 14. After the charging adapter is connected to the charging port 14, the cylindrical lithium battery 11 is charged.

[0037] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An umbrella that changes color according to weather changes, comprising an umbrella cloth (1) laid on an umbrella rib, characterized in that: A light guide strip (101) is fixedly embedded in the middle of the umbrella cloth (1), one end of the light guide strip (101) faces the center of the umbrella cloth (1) and is fixedly connected to the umbrella top (2), a cavity (22) is provided in the hollow interior of the umbrella top (2), a multi-color LED light strip (8) is fixedly connected in the cavity (22), the outer ring of the multi-color LED light strip (8) is fixedly connected to a light guide ring (9), the light guide ring (9) is fixedly connected to the umbrella cloth (1) away from the outer wall of the multi-color LED light strip (8), and the multi-color LED light strip (8) is connected to the umbrella cloth (1) via an electric wire. A microprocessor (10), wherein the microprocessor (10) is fixedly arranged at the upper end of a telescopic support rod (3), the top end of the telescopic support rod (3) is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the umbrella top (2), a cylindrical lithium battery (11) is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the lower section of the telescopic support rod (3), a charging socket (12) fixedly connected to the bottom of the telescopic support rod (3) is provided at the bottom of the cylindrical lithium battery (11), and a temperature and humidity sensor (23) is fixedly embedded at the top end of the umbrella top (2), and the temperature and humidity sensor (23) is electrically connected to the microprocessor (10); The outer sliding sleeve of the telescopic support rod (3) is provided with a fixed support rod (5), the bottom of the fixed support rod (5) is connected to a handle (6) via a threaded structure, the top inner wall of the handle (6) is fixedly connected to a charging seat (13), and the bottom end of the handle (6) is provided with a charging port (14); The umbrella cloth (1) comprises a waterproof film (102) arranged at the outermost layer, one side of the waterproof film (102) is connected to a waterproof coating (103), one side of the waterproof coating (103) is connected to a transparent light-scattering layer (104), one side of the transparent light-scattering layer (104) is connected to a plurality of light-guiding strips (101), resin fillers (105) are filled between the light-guiding strips (101), one side of the light-guiding strips (101) away from the transparent light-scattering layer (104) is connected to a reflective layer (106), one side of the reflective layer (106) is connected to an anti-ultraviolet layer (107), and one side of the anti-ultraviolet layer (107) is connected to a base fabric layer (108) located at the innermost layer; A plurality of light-transmitting holes are provided in the light-guiding ring (9), one end of each light-transmitting hole is connected to a light source of a multi-colored LED light strip (8), and the other end is fixedly connected to a light-guiding strip (101). Both the waterproof film (102) and the waterproof coating (103) are made of transparent materials.

2. The umbrella that changes color according to weather changes according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer edge of the umbrella cloth (1) is fixedly sewn with a lock edge (7), and the lock edge (7) is in a U-shaped structure and wrapped around the outer edge of the umbrella cloth (1).

3. The umbrella that changes color according to weather changes according to claim 2, characterized in that: The material of the side of the locking edge (7) close to the umbrella cloth (1) is reflective cloth, and the outer layer material of the side away from the umbrella cloth (1) is blackout cloth.

4. The umbrella that changes color according to weather changes according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper arc-shaped outer wall of the umbrella top (2) is fixedly connected with a water retaining ring (21), and the water retaining ring (21) is located above the umbrella cloth (1).

5. The umbrella that changes color according to weather changes according to claim 1, characterized in that: The telescopic support rod (3) is limited in position by means of an elastic buckle (4) cooperating with a circular hole provided on the fixed support rod (5).

6. The umbrella that changes color according to weather changes according to claim 1, characterized in that: The charging port (14) is a Type-C port, and the microprocessor (10) has a built-in Bluetooth transceiver module.

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