Umbrella regulator

Abstract

The utility model discloses an umbrella regulator which is arranged on an umbrella rod and used for regulating the inclination direction and angle of an umbrella cover, the umbrella regulator comprises two sets of regulating components, each regulating component comprises a first element, a second element and a locking piece, and the second element can rotate around a rotating axis relative to the first element; the first element is provided with a blocking part which is arranged around the rotating axis in the circumferential direction; the locking piece is movably mounted on the second element and is provided with a first position which abuts against the blocking part to limit relative rotation of the first element and the second element and a second position which is separated from the blocking part to allow relative rotation of the first element and the second element; the rotating axes of the two adjusting assemblies are arranged on different planes in space. One of the two adjusting assemblies is connected with the umbrella rod with the umbrella cover, the other adjusting assembly is connected with the other umbrella rod (such as a ground insert), the two adjusting assemblies are arranged on different faces, multi-face adjustment of the umbrella rod with the umbrella cover is achieved, adjustment is more flexible, and operation is convenient.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of umbrella accessories, and in particular to an umbrella adjuster. Background Art

[0002] The umbrella adjuster is used to adjust the direction of the umbrella surface after connecting the umbrella pole. For example, the patent document with publication number CN219962132U discloses a rotationally adjustable fishing umbrella and its rotation adjustment device, wherein the lower connecting column is connected to the umbrella pole, and the first element is connected to the umbrella pole with the umbrella surface, so the umbrella pole with the umbrella surface can only be changed and moved within one plane. Utility Model Content

[0003] The present application provides an umbrella adjuster, which is more flexible to adjust.

[0004] The present application provides an umbrella adjuster, which is arranged on an umbrella pole and is used to adjust the tilt direction and angle of an umbrella surface. The umbrella adjuster includes two sets of adjustment components, and the adjustment components include:

[0005] first element;

[0006] A second element, rotatable relative to the first element about a rotation axis, wherein the first element has a blocking portion arranged circumferentially about the rotation axis;

[0007] a locking member, movably mounted on the second element, and having a first position abutting against the blocking portion to limit the relative rotation of the first element and the second element, and a second position disengaging from the blocking portion to allow the first element and the second element to rotate relative to each other;

[0008] The rotation axes of the two sets of adjustment components are arranged in different planes in space.

[0009] Several optional methods are also provided below, but they are not intended to be additional limitations on the above-mentioned overall solution, but are merely further supplements or preferences. Under the premise that there are no technical or logical contradictions, each optional method can be combined with the above-mentioned overall solution separately, and multiple optional methods can also be combined.

[0010] Optionally, the umbrella adjuster comprises a connecting piece, and the first element and the connecting piece are plug-fitted.

[0011] Optionally, the first element and the connecting member are interference fit or fixedly connected by a latch.

[0012] Optionally, the second element is provided with two spaced-apart and symmetrically arranged connecting arms, and the locking member is slidably installed between the two connecting arms.

[0013] Optionally, the adjustment assembly includes an elastic member acting on the locking member to switch it to the first position.

[0014] Optionally, the adjustment assembly includes a retaining assembly movably connected to the second element, the retaining assembly having a locking state that acts on the locking member to maintain it in the first position, and a releasing state that disengages from the locking member to allow it to switch to the second position.

[0015] Optionally, the retaining assembly includes a locking nut sleeved on the second element and threadedly connected thereto, and when the locking member is in the first position, the locking nut directly or indirectly acts on the locking member.

[0016] Optionally, the retaining assembly further comprises an intermediate sleeve which is sleeved on the second element and arranged between the locking nut and the locking member, and when the locking member is in the first position, the locking member is pressed against the intermediate sleeve.

[0017] Optionally, the first element includes an arc-shaped base rotatably connected to the second element, and a plurality of latching teeth protruding from the circumference of the base to form the blocking portion, and the locking member has a head engaged with the latching teeth.

[0018] Optionally, the locking member has a shoulder connected to the head, and the shoulder is slidably installed in the intermediate sleeve and has a clearance fit with the inner wall of the intermediate sleeve.

[0019] The umbrella adjuster of the present application has two adjustment components, one of which is connected to an umbrella pole with an umbrella cover, and the other is connected to other umbrella poles (such as ground plugs). The two adjustment components are arranged on different planes to achieve multi-faceted adjustment of the umbrella pole with the umbrella cover, which makes the adjustment more flexible and convenient to operate. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 This is a structural schematic diagram of an umbrella adjuster according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0021] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure after the umbrella poles are installed at both ends of the middle umbrella adjuster;

[0022] Figure 3 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of the two adjustment components in the middle parachute adjuster after adjustment;

[0023] Figure 4 for Figure 1 An exploded view of one of the adjustment components and connectors;

[0024] Figure 5 for Figure 4 An exploded view of one of the regulating components;

[0025] Figure 6 It is a partial front view of an umbrella adjuster according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0026] Figure 7 for Figure 6 Partial cross-sectional view along the AA direction;

[0027] Figure 8-Figure 9 for Figure 6 A cross-sectional view of a center frame adjuster when the locking member switches from a first position to a second position.

[0028] The reference numerals in the figures are described as follows:

[0029] 1000, umbrella adjuster; 100, connecting piece; 110, combining hole;

[0030] 200, adjustment assembly; 210, first element; 211, blocking portion; 212, combining block; 213, base;

[0031] 220, second element; 221, connecting arm;

[0032] 230, locking member; 231, head; 232, shoulder; 240, elastic member; 250, locking nut; 260, intermediate sleeve;

[0033] 300, umbrella pole;

[0034] 400, rotation axis; 410, first plane; 420, second plane. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0036] It should be noted that when a component is referred to as being "connected" to another component, it may be directly connected to the other component or there may be a central component. When a component is referred to as being "disposed on" another component, it may be directly disposed on the other component or there may be a central component at the same time.

[0037] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as those generally understood by those skilled in the art to which this application belongs. The terms used herein in the specification of this application are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit this application. The term "and / or" used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more of the related listed items.

[0038] In this application, the terms "first", "second", etc. are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number or order of the indicated technical features. Therefore, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of this application, the meaning of "plurality" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0039] See also Figure 1 to Figure 5 The present application provides an umbrella adjuster 1000, which is arranged on an umbrella pole and is used to adjust the tilt direction and angle of the umbrella surface. The umbrella adjuster 1000 includes two sets of adjustment components 200, each adjustment component 200 includes a first element 210, a second element 220 and a locking member 230, wherein one of the first element 210 or the second element 220 is used to connect the umbrella pole 300, and the second element 220 can rotate relative to the first element 210 around a rotation axis 400, and the first element 210 is provided with a plurality of blocking portions 211 arranged circumferentially with the rotation axis 400 as the center.

[0040] The corresponding locking member 230 is movably mounted on the second element 220 and has a first position against the blocking portion 211 to limit the relative rotation of the first element 210 and the second element 220 , and a second position disengaged from the blocking portion 211 to allow the first element 210 and the second element 220 to rotate relative to each other.

[0041] It should be noted that the umbrella rod 300 is a rod, which may be a rod with an umbrella cover, or a ground plug or other rod. The switching of the locking member 230 from the first position to the second position may be active or passive, for example, "active" is understood as the locking member 230 actively releasing the resistance to the first element 210; "passive" is understood as the first element 210 relatively rotating to drive the locking member 230 to move, thereby releasing the resistance of the locking member 230 to itself.

[0042] The second elements 220 in the two adjustment assemblies 200 rotate in a plane that is perpendicular to the rotation axis 400. The rotation axes 400 of the two adjustment assemblies 200 are arranged in different planes in space. Accordingly, one of the second elements 220 rotates in the first plane 410, and the other second element 220 rotates in the second plane 420, thereby providing the two umbrella poles with more angles and two planes of adjustment in space, which is more convenient to operate.

[0043] The first elements 210 in the two adjustment components 200 are connected to each other or connected through other intermediate components, and the second element 220 is used to connect the umbrella pole 300. For example, the umbrella adjuster 1000 also includes a connector 100, and the first elements 210 in the two adjustment components 200 are fixedly connected to the connector 100. The end of the second element 220 away from the connector 100 is columnar, and is used for plugging and fixing the umbrella pole, or welding fixation or fixing by a pin or other existing technologies.

[0044] In one embodiment, the first element 210 and the connector 100 are plug-fitted, for example, the two can be connected by interference fit or fixedly connected by a latch. Specifically, the connector 100 is cylindrical and hollow inside, and the two adjustment components 200 are fixedly connected to the two ends of the connector 100. The two ends of the connector 100 are provided with strip-shaped coupling holes 110, and the corresponding first element 210 is provided with a coupling block 212 that matches the coupling hole 110. Further preferably, a plurality of coupling holes 110 are arranged around the axis of the connector 100. In the figure, there are two coupling holes 110 and they form a "cross" groove, which is 90° to the first plane 410 and the second plane 420. The axis of the connector 110 is perpendicular to the rotation axis 400. In one embodiment, the two umbrella poles 300 are coaxially arranged.

[0045] Regarding the specific structure of the adjustment component 200:

[0046] Re-read Figure 5 to Figure 7 In one embodiment, the second element 220 is provided with two spaced and symmetrically arranged connecting arms 221, and the first element 210 includes an arc-shaped base 213 rotatably connected to the second element 220, and a plurality of latching teeth protruding from the circumference of the base 213 to form a blocking portion 211. The base 213 is located between the two connecting arms 221, and the locking member 230 has a head 231 engaged with the latching teeth, and the locking member 230 is slidably installed between the connecting arms 221. In the first position, the locking member 230 and the first element 210 are engaged with each other, and in the second position, the locking member 230 and the first element 210 are not engaged with each other.

[0047] In combination with the above, the first element 210 is in the shape of a block with equal thickness, that is, the base 213 and the connecting block 212 are connected with equal thickness, which is convenient for manufacturing.

[0048] The umbrella adjuster 1000 further includes an elastic member 240 acting on the locking member 230 to switch it to the first position. The elastic member 240 may be a spring as shown in the figure, and its two ends respectively act on the second element 220 and the locking member 230. The two sides of the latch teeth have arc surfaces or inclined surfaces corresponding to a semicircle or a V shape. When the first element 210 and the second element 220 are driven by an external force to rotate relative to each other, the locking member 230 may be driven to move to compress the elastic member 240. When the tooth shapes of the two are matched, the elastic member 240 is reset and re-engaged.

[0049] In one embodiment, the umbrella adjuster 1000 further comprises a retaining assembly movably connected to the second element 220, wherein the retaining assembly has a locking state for acting on the locking member 230 to keep it in the first position, and a releasing state for disengaging from the locking member 230 to allow it to switch to the second position, wherein in the disengaged state, the retaining assembly is away from the locking member 230 so as to leave room for the locking member 230 to move.

[0050] The specific retaining assembly includes a locking nut 250 which is sleeved on the second element 220 and threadedly connected thereto. When the locking member 230 is in the first position, the locking nut 250 directly or indirectly acts on the locking member 230. The "action" is reflected in that the locking nut 250 abuts against the locking member 230 to eliminate its movement space so that it remains in the first position. The "indirect" action is understood as the locking nut 250 driving other components and the locking member 230 to abut against each other. For example, the retaining assembly also includes an intermediate sleeve 260 which is sleeved on the second element 220 and arranged between the locking nut 250 and the locking member 230. When the locking member 230 is in the first position, the intermediate sleeve 260 abuts against the locking member 230. Specifically, the two ends of the intermediate sleeve 260 abut against the locking nut 250 and the locking member 230 respectively. The locking nut 250 is made of aluminum alloy, and the intermediate sleeve 260 can be made of a material with a higher hardness than the locking nut 250, such as stainless steel.

[0051] In addition, the locking member 230 has a shoulder 232 connected to the head 231, and the shoulder 232 is slidably installed in the middle sleeve 260 and is in clearance with the inner wall of the middle sleeve 260. Figure 7 to Figure 9 When the locking member 230 switches from the first position to the second position, the locking member 230 is allowed to tilt at a certain angle until the shoulder 232 is restricted by the intermediate sleeve 260 to maintain its position, so as to facilitate the subsequent re-engagement with the locking member 230.

[0052] Taking one of the adjustment components as an example, the specific adjustment operation is as follows:

[0053] The locking nut 250 is rotated to move the intermediate sleeve 260 away from the locking member 230, and an external force is applied to drive the second element 220 to rotate relative to the first element 210. After adjusting to a suitable angle, the locking member 230 can be temporarily stopped at the first position with the help of the elastic member 240. The locking nut 250 is re-screwed to drive the intermediate sleeve 260 to press against the locking member 230 to stably maintain it in the first position.

[0054] The umbrella adjuster of the present application has two adjustment components, one of which is connected to an umbrella pole with an umbrella cover, and the other is connected to other umbrella poles (such as ground plugs). The two adjustment components are arranged on different planes to achieve multi-faceted adjustment of the umbrella pole with the umbrella cover, which makes the adjustment more flexible and convenient to operate.

[0055] The technical features of the above embodiments can be combined arbitrarily. To make the description concise, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification. When the technical features in different embodiments are embodied in the same figure, it can be regarded that the figure also discloses the combination examples of the various embodiments involved.

[0056] The above embodiments only express several implementation methods of the present application, and the descriptions thereof are relatively specific and detailed, but they cannot be understood as limiting the scope of the patent application. It should be pointed out that, for ordinary technicians in this field, several variations and improvements can be made without departing from the concept of the present application, and these all belong to the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. An umbrella adjuster is provided on the umbrella pole and is used to adjust the tilt direction and angle of the umbrella surface, and is characterized in that: The umbrella adjuster includes two sets of adjustment components, and the adjustment components include: first element; A second element, rotatable relative to the first element about a rotation axis, wherein the first element has a blocking portion arranged circumferentially about the rotation axis; a locking member, movably mounted on the second element, and having a first position abutting against the blocking portion to limit the relative rotation of the first element and the second element, and a second position disengaging from the blocking portion to allow the first element and the second element to rotate relative to each other; The rotation axes of the two sets of adjustment components are arranged in different planes in space.

2. The umbrella adjuster according to claim 1, characterized in that: A connecting piece is included, and the first element and the connecting piece are plug-fitted.

3. The umbrella adjuster according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first element and the connecting member are interference fit or fixedly connected by a latch.

4. The umbrella adjuster according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second element is provided with two spaced and symmetrically arranged connecting arms, and the locking member is slidably installed between the two connecting arms.

5. The umbrella adjuster according to claim 4, characterized in that: The adjusting assembly includes an elastic member acting on the locking member to switch the locking member to the first position.

6. The umbrella adjuster according to claim 1, characterized in that: The adjusting assembly comprises a retaining assembly movably connected to the second element, wherein the retaining assembly has a locking state for acting on the locking member to keep it in the first position, and a releasing state for disengaging from the locking member to allow it to switch to the second position.

7. The umbrella adjuster according to claim 6, characterized in that: The retaining assembly comprises a locking nut which is sleeved on the second element and threadedly connected thereto. When the locking member is in the first position, the locking nut acts on the locking member directly or indirectly.

8. The umbrella adjuster according to claim 7, characterized in that: The retaining assembly also includes an intermediate sleeve which is sleeved on the second element and arranged between the locking nut and the locking member. When the locking member is in the first position, the intermediate sleeve presses against the locking member.

9. The umbrella adjuster according to claim 8, characterized in that: The first element comprises an arc-shaped base rotatably connected to the second element, and a plurality of latching teeth protruding from the circumference of the base to form the blocking portion, and the locking member comprises a head engaged with the latching teeth.

10. The umbrella adjuster according to claim 9, characterized in that: The locking member has a shoulder connected to the head, and the shoulder is slidably installed in the middle sleeve and is clearance-matched with the inner wall of the middle sleeve.

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