Umbrella dryer

Abstract

This invention provides an umbrella dryer, which includes a support base and a power unit. The support base includes an umbrella receiving slot, a ventilation cavity, and a ventilation opening. The ventilation opening communicates with the ventilation cavity and faces the umbrella surface located within the umbrella receiving slot. The power unit is disposed within or communicates with the ventilation cavity. By providing an umbrella receiving slot to accommodate the umbrella surface, providing a ventilation opening to blow air onto the umbrella surface, and providing a power unit to drive the airflow within the ventilation cavity toward the ventilation opening, the umbrella is dried by blowing air onto its surface, thus solving the problem of inconvenient umbrella drying in the prior art.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of smart homes, and more specifically, to an umbrella dryer. Background Technology

[0002] When going out in the rain, an umbrella is an essential item. When you come indoors from outdoors, the umbrella will be covered with water droplets. Bringing a dripping umbrella indoors will cause water to accumulate on the floor, which will not only dirty the floor but also cause safety hazards such as slipping.

[0003] In existing technologies, users are provided with a bag to hold their umbrellas through mature mass production methods.

[0004] However, this method does not dry the umbrellas and also causes problems such as white pollution due to littering the bags used to hold the umbrellas. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The main objective of this invention is to provide an umbrella dryer to solve the problem that umbrellas are not easy to dry in the prior art.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides an umbrella dryer, comprising: a support base including an umbrella receiving groove, a ventilation cavity, and a ventilation opening; the umbrella receiving groove is used to receive the umbrella surface; the ventilation opening is connected to the ventilation cavity and is disposed toward the umbrella surface located in the umbrella receiving groove, so as to blow air onto the umbrella surface through the ventilation opening; and a power unit disposed in or connected to the ventilation cavity to drive the airflow in the ventilation cavity to flow toward the ventilation opening.

[0007] Furthermore, the support base also includes: a support plate, the two surfaces of which are used to enclose the umbrella receiving slot and the ventilation cavity respectively, and the surface of the support plate used to enclose the umbrella receiving slot is adapted to the outer surface of the umbrella surface; wherein, the ventilation opening is provided on the support plate; the ventilation opening extends horizontally, and the extension direction of the ventilation opening is perpendicular to the axis of the umbrella shaft placed in the umbrella receiving slot.

[0008] Furthermore, the umbrella dryer also includes: a ventilation channel, at least a portion of which is disposed within a ventilation cavity; along the direction close to the ventilation opening, the ventilation channel includes an air inlet channel and an air outlet channel connected in sequence; wherein, the end of the air outlet channel away from the air inlet channel is connected to the ventilation opening, and the end of the air inlet channel away from the air outlet channel is disposed towards the power component; the air outlet channel is curved.

[0009] Furthermore, the air outlet channel includes an upper channel plate and a lower channel plate arranged opposite to each other, with the upper channel plate and the lower channel plate respectively located on the upper and lower sides of the ventilation opening; the lower channel plate is a curved plate, so that the airflow from the ventilation opening flows out along the tangent of the umbrella surface under the guiding effect of the curved plate.

[0010] Furthermore, the support base includes a first side plate, a second side plate, and a back plate. The first side plate and the second side plate are arranged opposite to each other, and the back plate is arranged opposite to the support plate. The support plate and the back plate are both located between the first side plate and the second side plate. The upper channel plate and the lower channel plate extend to the first side plate and the second side plate. And / or the upper channel plate is an arc-shaped plate, with the concave surface of the upper channel plate facing the lower channel plate. And / or the lower channel plate is an arc-shaped plate, with the convex surface of the lower channel plate facing the upper channel plate. The curved surface where the convex surface is located is tangent to the plate surface of the support plate used to enclose the umbrella receiving slot.

[0011] Furthermore, the support base includes a back plate and a ventilation grille, the back plate being disposed on the side of the ventilation cavity away from the umbrella receiving slot; an air inlet communicating with the ventilation cavity is provided on the back plate, and the ventilation grille is disposed at the air inlet; and / or the umbrella dryer also includes a water storage tank component, the water storage tank component being detachably disposed below the umbrella receiving slot to collect liquid falling from the umbrella; and / or a ventilation opening is disposed on the upper part of the support base; the flow cross section of the ventilation cavity gradually decreases from bottom to top.

[0012] Furthermore, the support also includes: a seat body, with a ventilation cavity disposed within the seat body; a fixing plate, mounted on the seat body, the fixing plate and the seat body forming an umbrella receiving groove; wherein, the umbrella dryer also includes a limiting component, the limiting component being disposed on the fixing plate, the limiting component having an mounting groove for mounting the umbrella shaft, so as to position the umbrella on the fixing plate by engaging the umbrella shaft within the mounting groove.

[0013] Furthermore, the limiting assembly includes: a limiting bracket detachably mounted on a fixed plate, with a mounting groove disposed on the limiting bracket; and a locking member, at least a portion of which extends into the mounting groove to lock the umbrella rod in place within the mounting groove.

[0014] Furthermore, the limiting bracket extends along the thickness direction of the fixing plate; and / or the cross-section of the limiting bracket perpendicular to its extension direction is a U-shaped structure, and the groove of the mounting groove forms an opening of the U-shaped structure; and / or the width of the groove of the mounting groove is smaller than the diameter of the umbrella rod, and at least a portion of the limiting bracket is an elastic structure so that the umbrella rod is inserted into the mounting groove through the groove of the mounting groove; and / or the locking component includes an elastic element and a contact element connected to each other, the end of the elastic element away from the contact element is connected to the fixing plate, and the contact element is used to extend into the mounting groove and engage with the umbrella rod to lock the umbrella rod in the mounting groove; and / or the top of the fixing plate is provided with a protrusion, one side of the protrusion protruding towards the seat body, and the limiting component is provided on the protrusion.

[0015] Furthermore, the umbrella dryer also includes a rotating component, which is rotatably mounted on a support base. The rotating component contacts the umbrella ribs located in the umbrella receiving slot, and the rotation of the rotating component drives the umbrella to rotate around the axis of the umbrella shaft.

[0016] Furthermore, the umbrella dryer also includes a drive component, which is drivenly connected to the rotating component to drive the rotating component to rotate; the support base includes a protrusion having a mounting cavity and a mounting opening, and the drive component is disposed in the mounting cavity.

[0017] Furthermore, the umbrella ribs have multiple ribs, and the rotating components include: a rotating base, rotatably mounted on a support; and a rotating rod, fixedly connected to the rotating base, with one end of the rotating rod away from the rotating base for extending into the gap between two adjacent ribs of the umbrella located in the umbrella receiving slot, so as to drive the ribs to rotate by rotating the rotating rod.

[0018] Furthermore, there are multiple rotating rods, the first end of each rotating rod is connected to the rotating base, and the second ends of the multiple rotating rods are arranged far apart from each other; and / or the rod wall of the rotating rod away from the rotating base has a mating groove, which mates with the bone rod so that the rotating rod contacts the bone rod through the mating groove.

[0019] Furthermore, the umbrella dryer also includes: a water-absorbing component disposed within the umbrella receiving slot to contact the umbrella surface; and / or a heating component disposed within the ventilation cavity to heat the airflow driven by the power component.

[0020] Applying the technical solution of this invention, the present invention provides an umbrella dryer, which includes a support base and a power unit. The support base includes an umbrella receiving slot, a ventilation cavity, and a ventilation opening. The ventilation opening communicates with the ventilation cavity and faces the umbrella surface located within the umbrella receiving slot. The power unit is disposed within or communicates with the ventilation cavity. By providing an umbrella receiving slot to accommodate the umbrella surface; by providing a ventilation opening to blow air onto the umbrella surface; and by providing a power unit to drive the airflow within the ventilation cavity toward the ventilation opening, the umbrella is dried by blowing air onto its surface, thereby solving the problem of inconvenient umbrella drying in the prior art. Attached Figure Description

[0021] The accompanying drawings, which form part of this application, are used to provide a further understanding of the invention. The illustrative embodiments of the invention and their descriptions are used to explain the invention and do not constitute an undue limitation of the invention. In the drawings:

[0022] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the overall structure of the umbrella dryer according to the present invention is shown from a first-view perspective along a vertical cross-section;

[0023] Figure 2 The invention is shown Figure 1 A magnified view of a portion at point A;

[0024] Figure 3 The invention is shown Figure 1 A magnified view of a portion at point B;

[0025] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the support base for the umbrella dryer according to the present invention is shown;

[0026] Figure 5 A second-view schematic diagram of the overall structure of the umbrella dryer according to the present invention is shown in a vertical cross-section.

[0027] Figure 6 The invention is shown Figure 5 A magnified view of a portion at point C; and

[0028] Figure 7 A schematic diagram of the overall structure of an embodiment of the umbrella dryer according to the present invention is shown.

[0029] The above figures include the following reference numerals:

[0030] 1. Support base; 11. Umbrella receiving slot; 12. Ventilation cavity; 13. Support plate; 131. Ventilation opening; 14. Ventilation channel; 141. Air inlet channel; 142. Air outlet channel; 15. Back panel; 16. Fixing plate; 161. Protrusion; 2. Umbrella; 21. Umbrella surface; 22. Umbrella pole; 23. Rib; 3. Power component; 4. Limiting component; 41. Limiting bracket; 42. Locking component; 5. Rotating component; 51. Rotating base; 52. Rotating rod; 6. Drive component; 7. Upper channel plate; 8. Lower channel plate. Detailed Implementation

[0031] It should be noted that, unless otherwise specified, the embodiments and features described in this application can be combined with each other. The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0032] Please refer to Figures 1 to 7 The present invention provides an umbrella dryer, including a support base 1 and a power unit 3. The support base 1 includes an umbrella receiving groove 11, a ventilation cavity 12 and a ventilation opening 131. The umbrella receiving groove 11 is used to receive the umbrella surface 21 of an umbrella 2. The ventilation opening 131 is connected to the ventilation cavity 12 and is disposed toward the umbrella surface 21 located in the umbrella receiving groove 11, so as to blow air onto the umbrella surface 21 through the ventilation opening 131. The power unit 3 is disposed in or connected to the ventilation cavity 12 to drive the airflow in the ventilation cavity 12 to flow toward the ventilation opening 131, thereby blowing and drying the umbrella surface 21 of the umbrella 2 located in the umbrella receiving groove 11.

[0033] This invention provides an umbrella dryer, comprising a support base 1 and a power unit 3. By providing an umbrella receiving slot 11 to accommodate the umbrella surface 21 of an umbrella 2, and by providing a ventilation opening 131 to blow air onto the umbrella surface 21, the power unit 3 drives the airflow within the ventilation cavity 12 to flow towards the ventilation opening 131. This airflow onto the umbrella surface 21 dries the umbrella 2, thus solving the problem of inconvenient drying of umbrellas in the prior art. Drying the umbrella 2 while it is open ensures comprehensive drying of the outer surface 21 of the umbrella 2, achieving thorough drying without dead angles, preventing liquid accumulation in the wrinkles of the umbrella surface 21, improving drying efficiency and effectiveness.

[0034] Specifically, in order to separate the umbrella receiving slot 11 and the ventilation cavity 12, the support base 1 also includes a support plate 13. The two surfaces of the support plate 13 are used to enclose the umbrella receiving slot 11 and the ventilation cavity 12 respectively. The surface of the support plate 13 used to enclose the umbrella receiving slot 11 is adapted to the outer surface of the umbrella surface 21.

[0035] Ventilation opening 131 is provided on support plate 13. Ventilation opening 131 extends horizontally and is perpendicular to the axis of the umbrella shaft 22 of the umbrella 2 placed in umbrella receiving slot 11. This allows airflow to gather in ventilation cavity 12 and be concentrated towards the umbrella surface 21 of the umbrella 2 located in umbrella receiving slot 11. Since the surface of support plate 13 used to surround umbrella receiving slot 11 is adapted to the outer surface of umbrella surface 21, the airflow blown out by ventilation opening 131 can flow along the gap between the surface of support plate 13 and umbrella surface 21, thereby concentrating the liquid on umbrella 2 and blowing it in the same direction, preventing the liquid on umbrella 2 from flowing in other directions, facilitating liquid collection, and avoiding pollution to the external environment.

[0036] Furthermore, in order to limit the direction of airflow, the umbrella dryer also includes a ventilation channel 14, at least a portion of which is disposed within the ventilation cavity 12; along the direction close to the ventilation opening 131, the ventilation channel 14 includes an air inlet channel 141 and an air outlet channel 142 connected in sequence, so that the airflow in the ventilation cavity 12 flows along the ventilation channel 14.

[0037] The air outlet channel 142 is connected to the ventilation opening 131 at one end away from the air inlet channel 141, and the air inlet channel 141 is positioned towards the power unit 3 at the other end away from the air outlet channel 142. The air outlet channel 142 is curved, so that the air outlet channel 142 extends towards the gap between the support plate 13 and the umbrella surface 21, thereby limiting the flow direction of the airflow flowing through the ventilation channel 14, and thus causing the airflow to blow the liquid on the umbrella surface 21 in the same direction.

[0038] Optionally, such as Figure 2 As shown, to make the exhaust channel 142 curved, the exhaust channel 142 includes an upper channel plate 7 and a lower channel plate 8 arranged opposite to each other, which are respectively located above and below the ventilation opening 131; the lower channel plate 8 is a curved plate so that the airflow from the ventilation opening 131 flows out along the tangent of the umbrella surface 21 under the guiding effect of the curved plate. This arrangement allows the lower channel plate 8 to be smoothly connected to the surface of the support plate 13, preventing obstruction of the airflow through the ventilation opening 131.

[0039] In a specific embodiment of this application, the support base 1 includes a first side plate, a second side plate, and a back plate 15. The first side plate and the second side plate are disposed opposite to each other, and the back plate 15 is disposed opposite to the support plate 13. The support plate 13 and the back plate 15 are both located between the first side plate and the second side plate. The upper channel plate 7 and the lower channel plate 8 both extend to the first side plate and the second side plate.

[0040] Generally, the ventilation cavity 12 is formed by connecting and surrounding a first side plate, a back plate 15, a second side plate, and a support plate 13 in sequence.

[0041] Optionally, the upper channel plate 7 is an arc-shaped plate, with the concave surface of the upper channel plate 7 facing the lower channel plate 8, thereby guiding the airflow through the ventilation channel 14.

[0042] Optionally, the lower channel plate 8 is an arc-shaped plate with its convex surface facing the upper channel plate 7. The curved surface of the convex surface is tangent to the plate surface of the support plate 13 used to enclose the umbrella receiving slot 11, so that the lower channel plate 8 and the plate surface of the support plate 13 are smoothly connected to prevent obstruction of the airflow through the ventilation opening 131.

[0043] Specifically, in this embodiment of the application, in order to connect the ventilation cavity 12 with the external environment, the support base 1 includes a back plate 15 and a ventilation grille. The back plate 15 is located on the side of the ventilation cavity 12 away from the umbrella receiving slot 11. An air inlet communicating with the ventilation cavity 12 is provided on the back plate 15, and the ventilation grille is located at the air inlet, so that the airflow in the external environment flows into the ventilation cavity 12 through the ventilation grille.

[0044] Preferably, a filter screen can be installed at the ventilation grille to filter the airflow into the ventilation cavity 12. This arrangement keeps the ventilation cavity 12 clean while preventing debris in the airflow from damaging the umbrellas 2 located in the umbrella receiving slot 11, thus extending the service life of the umbrella dryer and reducing the maintenance frequency of the umbrella dryer.

[0045] In addition, the specific implementation of the umbrella dryer in this application for collecting liquid on umbrella 2 is as follows:

[0046] One specific embodiment is as follows: the umbrella dryer also includes a water storage tank component, which is detachably installed below the umbrella receiving tank 11 to collect liquid falling from the umbrella 2. This arrangement does not require additional connection to other liquid handling devices, reduces production costs, and is easy to use. The detachable arrangement of the water storage tank component makes it easy for operators to clean the water storage tank component regularly.

[0047] Another specific implementation is as follows: the umbrella dryer also includes a drainage channel. One end of the drainage channel is connected to the bottom of the umbrella receiving tank 11, and the other end of the drainage channel is connected to a liquid treatment device. This allows the liquid falling from the umbrella 2 to flow directly to the liquid treatment device through the umbrella receiving tank 11. This configuration eliminates the need for operators to regularly process the umbrella dryer and prevents the liquid on the umbrella 2 from accumulating in the umbrella dryer for a long time, thus extending the service life of the umbrella dryer.

[0048] Specifically, in order to concentrate the airflow in the ventilation cavity 12 at the ventilation opening 131 and then blow it towards the umbrella 2 located in the umbrella receiving slot 11, the ventilation opening 131 is set on the upper part of the support base 1; along the direction from bottom to top, the flow cross section of the ventilation cavity 12 gradually decreases, and this setting increases the blowing force of the airflow and improves the drying efficiency.

[0049] Preferably, the back plate 15 extends in a vertical direction; the wall surface of the ventilation cavity 12 away from the back plate 15 is curved.

[0050] Furthermore, in order to position the umbrella 2 on the support base 1, the support base 1 also includes a base body and a fixing plate 16, and the ventilation cavity 12 is disposed inside the base body; the fixing plate 16 is installed on the base body, and the fixing plate 16 and the base body form an umbrella receiving groove 11, so that the umbrella is positioned in the umbrella receiving groove 11, preventing the airflow from blowing the umbrella 2 away from the umbrella receiving groove 11 during the drying process, and preventing relative movement between the umbrella 2 and the support base 1.

[0051] Among them, such as Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown, the umbrella dryer also includes a limiting component 4, which is disposed on the fixed plate 16. The limiting component 4 has a mounting groove for mounting the umbrella rod 22 of the umbrella 2, so as to position the umbrella 2 on the fixed plate 16 by engaging the umbrella rod 22 in the mounting groove.

[0052] Specifically, in order to position the umbrella 2 on the fixing plate 16, the limiting component 4 includes a limiting bracket 41 and a locking component 42. The limiting bracket 41 is detachably mounted on the fixing plate 16, and a mounting groove is provided on the limiting bracket 41. At least a portion of the locking component 42 extends into the mounting groove to lock the umbrella rod 22 in the mounting groove.

[0053] Preferably, the limiting component 4 is a spring pin, and the locking component 42 is a spring.

[0054] Generally, the limiting bracket 41 extends along the thickness direction of the fixing plate 16, so that when the umbrella rod 22 is locked on the limiting bracket 41, the umbrella surface 21 is located in the umbrella receiving groove 11.

[0055] Optionally, the cross-section of the limiting bracket 41 perpendicular to its extension direction is a U-shaped structure, and the groove of the mounting slot forms an opening of the U-shaped structure, so that the umbrella rod 22 enters the mounting slot through the opening of the U-shaped structure.

[0056] Preferably, in order to secure the umbrella rod 22 in the mounting groove, the width of the groove opening is smaller than the diameter of the umbrella rod 22, and at least a portion of the limiting bracket 41 is an elastic structure, so that the umbrella rod 22 is inserted into the mounting groove through the groove opening and prevents the umbrella rod 22 from coming out of the mounting groove.

[0057] Specifically, in order to position the umbrella pole 22 on the limiting bracket 41, the locking component 42 includes an elastic element and a contact element connected to each other. The end of the elastic element away from the contact element is connected to the fixing plate 16. The contact element is used to extend into the mounting groove and engage with the umbrella pole 22 to lock the umbrella pole 22 in the mounting groove. This arrangement allows the limiting component 4 to be adapted to various sizes of umbrella poles 22, making it convenient for operators to use.

[0058] Furthermore, since the umbrellas 2 have different models and sizes, the length of the umbrella pole 22 is different. In order to prevent the umbrella 2 from tipping over inside the umbrella receiving slot 11, the top of the fixing plate 16 is provided with a protrusion 161. One side of the protrusion 161 protrudes towards the main body of the base. The limiting component 4 is provided on the protrusion 161. This setting can increase the length of the limiting component 4, thereby increasing the contact area between the limiting component 4 and the umbrella pole 22, which makes it easier for the limiting component 4 to limit the umbrella pole 22 and prevent the umbrella 2 from falling off the support base 1.

[0059] like Figure 1 and Figure 3 As shown, since the umbrella 2 has a large overall size when it is open, in order to reduce the size of the umbrella dryer while drying all parts of the outer surface of the umbrella 21, the umbrella dryer also includes a rotating component 5. The rotating component 5 is rotatably mounted on the support base 1. The rotating component 5 contacts the umbrella ribs of the umbrella 2 located in the umbrella receiving groove 11. The rotation of the rotating component 5 drives the umbrella 2 to rotate around the axis of the umbrella shaft 22. During the rotation of the umbrella 2, the ventilation opening 131 is opposite to different parts of the umbrella 21, thereby drying different parts of the umbrella 21 and drying the entire umbrella 21, thus improving the drying effect.

[0060] Furthermore, in order to facilitate the rotation of the rotating component 5, the umbrella dryer also includes a driving component 6, which is drivenly connected to the rotating component 5 to drive the rotating component 5 to rotate; the support base 1 includes a protrusion 161, which has an installation cavity and an installation opening, and the driving component 6 is disposed in the installation cavity.

[0061] Preferably, the driving component 6 is a drive motor.

[0062] Specifically, the umbrella 2 has multiple ribs 23. In order to drive the umbrella 2 to rotate, the rotating component 5 includes a rotating base 51 and a rotating rod 52. The rotating base 51 is rotatably mounted on the support base 1. The rotating rod 52 is fixedly connected to the rotating base 51. One end of the rotating rod 52 away from the rotating base 51 is used to extend into the gap between two adjacent ribs 23 of the umbrella 2 located in the umbrella receiving groove 11, so that the ribs 23 are pushed to rotate by rotating the rotating rod 52, thereby driving the umbrella 2 to rotate around the axis of the umbrella rib 22.

[0063] Optionally, in order to increase the rotation speed, there are multiple rotating rods 52. The first end of each of the multiple rotating rods 52 is connected to the rotating base 51, and the second ends of the multiple rotating rods 52 are arranged far apart from each other, so that the multiple rotating rods 52 contact different bone rods 23 in sequence.

[0064] Preferably, the second ends of the plurality of rotating rods 52 are arranged radially.

[0065] Generally, in order to control the rotation speed of umbrella 2 while increasing the rotation rate, there are three rotating rods 52 to prevent the liquid on umbrella 2 from splashing into the external environment under the action of centrifugal force during the rotation of umbrella 2, thereby preventing the impact on the external environment.

[0066] In addition, to facilitate the rotation of the rotating rod 52 to the bone rod 23, the specific implementation of the rotating rod 52 is as follows:

[0067] In the first specific implementation: the rotating rod 52 has a mating groove on the rod wall away from the rotating base 51. The mating groove mates with the bone rod 23 so that the rotating rod 52 contacts the bone rod 23 through the mating groove, preventing relative sliding when the rotating rod 52 contacts the bone rod 23.

[0068] The second specific implementation method is as follows: an anti-slip pad is provided on the rod wall of the rotating rod 52 away from the rotating base 51 so that the rotating rod 52 contacts the anti-slip pad and prevents relative sliding when the rotating rod 52 contacts the bone rod 23.

[0069] Specifically, the ventilation grille is located at the lower end of the back panel 15, the ventilation opening 131 is located at the upper part of the support plate 13, and the power unit 3 is located in the ventilation cavity 12 near the ventilation opening 131, so that the airflow in the external environment passes through the ventilation grille, the ventilation cavity 12, the ventilation channel 14 and the ventilation opening 131 in sequence under the drive of the power unit 3, and blows along the gap between the support plate 13 and the umbrella surface 21 toward the umbrella surface 21 located in the umbrella receiving slot 11.

[0070] Furthermore, in order to improve drying efficiency and enhance drying effect, the specific implementation structure of the umbrella dryer is as follows:

[0071] The first specific implementation structure is that the umbrella dryer also includes a water-absorbing component, which is set in the umbrella receiving groove 11 to contact the umbrella surface 21. During the rotation of the umbrella 2, the water-absorbing component absorbs the liquid on the umbrella 2 by contacting the umbrella 2, thereby improving the drying efficiency and enhancing the drying effect.

[0072] The second specific implementation structure is that the umbrella dryer also includes a heating component, which is set in the ventilation cavity 12 to heat the airflow driven by the power component 3, so that the airflow blowing towards the umbrella located in the umbrella receiving slot 11 is a hot airflow, thereby improving the drying effect and increasing the drying efficiency.

[0073] As can be seen from the above description, the embodiments of the present invention achieve the following technical effects:

[0074] This invention provides an umbrella dryer, comprising a support base 1 and a power unit 3. The support base 1 includes an umbrella receiving slot 11, a ventilation cavity 12, and a ventilation opening 131. The ventilation opening 131 communicates with the ventilation cavity 12 and faces the umbrella surface 21 located within the umbrella receiving slot 11. The power unit 3 is disposed within or communicates with the ventilation cavity 12. By providing the umbrella receiving slot 11 to accommodate the umbrella surface 21, by providing the ventilation opening 131 to blow air onto the umbrella surface 21, and by providing the power unit 3 to drive the airflow within the ventilation cavity 12 toward the ventilation opening 131, the umbrella 2 is dried by blowing air onto the umbrella surface 21, thus solving the problem of inconvenient drying of umbrellas in the prior art. Drying the umbrella 2 while it is open allows for comprehensive drying of the outer surface 21 of the umbrella 2, achieving drying without dead angles, preventing liquid accumulation in the wrinkles of the umbrella surface 21, improving drying efficiency, and enhancing the drying effect.

[0075] It can be seen that when drying the umbrella 2, the umbrella 2 is first opened, and the umbrella rod 22 is locked in the mounting groove of the limiting seat 41, so that the locking component 42 positions the umbrella rod 22 in the mounting groove, and the umbrella surface 21 is placed in the umbrella receiving groove 11, which plays a limiting role for the umbrella 2. At least a part of the outer side of the umbrella surface 21 of the umbrella 2 is in contact with the support plate 13, so that the umbrella 2 is placed stably. At this time, the umbrella 2 can only rotate around the axis where the umbrella rod 22 is located.

[0076] A rotating component 5 is provided on the support base 1. The driving component 6 drives the rotating component 5 to rotate at a certain speed. The rotating rod 52 of the rotating component 5 pushes the rib 23 of the umbrella 2 to rotate, thereby drying the entire umbrella surface 21 by rotating the umbrella 2.

[0077] When the umbrella 2 is placed on the support base 1, the outer side of the umbrella surface 21 is positioned opposite to the support plate 13. The upper part of the support plate 13 is provided with a ventilation opening 131. The ventilation opening 131 blows air at high speed along the cut surface of the umbrella surface 21 to dry a local area of ​​the umbrella surface 21. Combined with the rotation of the umbrella 2, the umbrella surface 21 is dried as a whole.

[0078] It should be noted that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to limit the exemplary embodiments according to this application. As used herein, the singular form is intended to include the plural form as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Furthermore, it should be understood that when the terms "comprising" and / or "including" are used in this specification, they indicate the presence of features, steps, operations, devices, components, and / or combinations thereof.

[0079] Unless otherwise specifically stated, the relative arrangement, numerical expressions, and values ​​of the components and steps set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the invention. It should also be understood that, for ease of description, the dimensions of the various parts shown in the drawings are not drawn to actual scale. Techniques, methods, and devices known to those skilled in the art may not be discussed in detail, but where appropriate, such techniques, methods, and devices should be considered part of the specification. In all examples shown and discussed herein, any specific values ​​should be interpreted as merely exemplary and not as limitations. Therefore, other examples of exemplary embodiments may have different values. It should be noted that similar reference numerals and letters in the following figures denote similar items; therefore, once an item is defined in one figure, it need not be further discussed in subsequent figures.

[0080] In the description of this invention, it should be understood that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by directional terms such as "front, back, up, down, left, right", "horizontal, vertical, horizontal" and "top, bottom" is generally based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, and is only for the convenience of describing this invention and simplifying the description. Unless otherwise stated, these directional terms do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation on the scope of protection of this invention; the directional terms "inner" and "outer" refer to the inner and outer contours relative to the outline of each component itself.

[0081] For ease of description, spatial relative terms such as "above," "on top of," "on the upper surface of," "above," etc., are used herein to describe the spatial positional relationship of a device or feature as shown in the figures to other devices or features. It should be understood that spatial relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations in use or operation beyond the orientation of the device as described in the figures. For example, if the device in the figures were inverted, a device described as "above" or "on top of" other devices or structures would subsequently be positioned as "below" or "under" other devices or structures. Thus, the exemplary term "above" can include both "above" and "below." The device may also be positioned in other different ways (rotated 90 degrees or in other orientations), and the spatial relative descriptions used herein will be interpreted accordingly.

[0082] Furthermore, it should be noted that the use of terms such as "first" and "second" to define components is merely for the purpose of distinguishing the corresponding components. Unless otherwise stated, the above terms have no special meaning and therefore should not be construed as limiting the scope of protection of this invention.

[0083] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the invention. Various modifications and variations can be made to the present invention by those skilled in the art. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. An umbrella dryer, characterized in that, include: The support base (1) includes an umbrella receiving slot (11), a ventilation cavity (12), and a ventilation opening (131). The umbrella receiving slot (11) is used to receive the umbrella surface (21) of the umbrella (2). The ventilation opening (131) communicates with the ventilation cavity (12) and is arranged toward the umbrella surface (21) located in the umbrella receiving slot (11) so as to blow air onto the umbrella surface (21) through the ventilation opening (131). A power unit (3) is disposed in or communicates with the ventilation cavity (12) to drive the airflow in the ventilation cavity (12) to flow toward the ventilation opening (131); The support base (1) further includes a support plate (13), the two surfaces of which are used to enclose the umbrella receiving slot (11) and the ventilation cavity (12) respectively. The surface of the support plate (13) used to enclose the umbrella receiving slot (11) is adapted to the outer surface of the umbrella surface (21). The ventilation opening (131) is provided on the support plate (13). The ventilation opening (131) extends in the horizontal direction, and the extension direction of the ventilation opening (131) is perpendicular to the axis of the umbrella shaft (22) of the umbrella (2) placed in the umbrella receiving slot (11). A ventilation channel (14) is provided at least in the ventilation cavity (12); along the direction close to the ventilation opening (131), the ventilation channel (14) includes an air inlet section channel (141) and an air outlet section channel (142) connected in sequence; wherein, the end of the air outlet section channel (142) away from the air inlet section channel (141) is connected to the ventilation opening (131), and the end of the air inlet section channel (141) away from the air outlet section channel (142) is disposed toward the power component (3); the air outlet section channel (142) is curved; The air outlet channel (142) includes an upper channel plate (7) and a lower channel plate (8) arranged opposite to each other. The upper channel plate (7) and the lower channel plate (8) are respectively arranged on the upper side and the lower side of the ventilation opening (131). The upper channel plate (7) is an arc-shaped plate, and the concave surface of the upper channel plate (7) is arranged facing the lower channel plate (8). The lower channel plate (8) is a curved plate, and the convex surface of the lower channel plate (8) is arranged facing the upper channel plate (7). The curved surface where the convex surface is located is tangent to the plate surface of the support plate (13) used to surround the umbrella receiving groove (11), so that the airflow flowing out of the ventilation opening (131) flows out along the tangent of the umbrella surface (21) under the guiding action of the curved plate.

2. The umbrella dryer according to claim 1, characterized in that, The support base (1) includes a first side plate, a second side plate and a back plate (15). The first side plate and the second side plate are arranged opposite to each other, and the back plate (15) is arranged opposite to the support plate (13). The support plate (13) and the back plate (15) are both located between the first side plate and the second side plate. The upper channel plate (7) and the lower channel plate (8) both extend to the first side plate and the second side plate.

3. The umbrella dryer according to claim 1, characterized in that, The support base (1) includes a back plate (15) and a ventilation grille. The back plate (15) is located on the side of the ventilation cavity (12) away from the umbrella receiving slot (11). An air inlet communicating with the ventilation cavity (12) is provided on the back plate (15), and the ventilation grille is located at the air inlet; and / or The umbrella dryer also includes a water storage tank component, which is detachably disposed below the umbrella receiving slot (11) to collect liquid falling from the umbrella (2); and / or The ventilation opening (131) is located on the upper part of the support (1); the flow cross section of the ventilation cavity (12) gradually decreases from bottom to top.

4. The umbrella dryer according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that, The support base (1) further includes: The seat body, wherein the ventilation cavity (12) is disposed within the seat body; A fixing plate (16) is installed on the seat body, and the fixing plate (16) and the seat body form the umbrella receiving groove (11). The umbrella dryer also includes a limiting component (4), which is disposed on the fixing plate (16). The limiting component (4) has an installation groove for mounting the umbrella rod (22) of the umbrella (2) so that the umbrella (2) can be positioned on the fixing plate (16) by locking the umbrella rod (22) in the installation groove.

5. The umbrella dryer according to claim 4, characterized in that, The limiting component (4) includes: The limiting bracket (41) is detachably mounted on the fixing plate (16), and the mounting groove is provided on the limiting bracket (41); A locking component (42), at least a portion of which extends into the mounting groove, to engage the umbrella pole (22) within the mounting groove.

6. The umbrella dryer according to claim 5, characterized in that, The limiting bracket (41) extends along the thickness direction of the fixing plate (16); and / or The limiting bracket (41) has a U-shaped cross-section perpendicular to its extending direction, and the groove of the mounting slot forms an opening in the U-shaped structure; and / or The width of the groove opening of the mounting slot is smaller than the diameter of the umbrella rod (22), and at least a portion of the limiting bracket (41) is an elastic structure, so that the umbrella rod (22) can be engaged into the mounting slot through the groove opening; and / or The locking component (42) includes an elastic element and a contact element connected to each other. The end of the elastic element away from the contact element is connected to the fixing plate (16). The contact element is used to extend into the mounting groove and engage with the umbrella pole (22) to lock the umbrella pole (22) within the mounting groove; and / or The top of the fixing plate (16) is provided with a protrusion (161), one side of the protrusion (161) protrudes toward the seat body, and the limiting component (4) is provided on the protrusion (161).

7. The umbrella dryer according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that, The umbrella dryer also includes: A rotating component (5) is rotatably mounted on the support base (1). The rotating component (5) contacts the umbrella ribs of the umbrella (2) located in the umbrella receiving groove (11). The rotation of the rotating component (5) drives the umbrella (2) to rotate around the axis of the umbrella shaft (22).

8. The umbrella dryer according to claim 7, characterized in that, The umbrella dryer also includes a drive component (6), which is drivenly connected to the rotating component (5) to drive the rotating component (5) to rotate; The support base (1) includes a protrusion (161) having a mounting cavity and a mounting opening, and the drive component (6) is disposed in the mounting cavity.

9. The umbrella dryer according to claim 7, characterized in that, The umbrella (2) has multiple ribs (23), and the rotating component (5) includes: The rotating base (51) is rotatably mounted on the support base (1); A rotating rod (52) is fixedly connected to the rotating base (51). One end of the rotating rod (52) away from the rotating base (51) is used to extend into the gap between two adjacent ribs (23) of the umbrella (2) located in the umbrella receiving slot (11) so as to drive the ribs (23) to rotate by rotating the rotating rod (52).

10. The umbrella dryer according to claim 9, characterized in that, There are multiple rotating rods (52), the first ends of which are all connected to the rotating base (51), and the second ends of which are arranged far apart from each other; and / or The rotating rod (52) has a mating groove on its wall away from the rotating base (51). The mating groove mates with the bone rod (23) so that the rotating rod (52) contacts the bone rod (23) through the mating groove.

11. The umbrella dryer according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that, The umbrella dryer also includes: A water-absorbing component is disposed within the umbrella receiving groove (11) to contact the umbrella surface (21); and / or A heating element is disposed within the ventilation cavity (12) to heat the airflow driven by the power element (3).

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