Umbrella dryer, household umbrella dryer and commercial umbrella dryer

By designing an umbrella dryer with heating unit, the problems of insufficient drying, low aesthetics and insufficient access in the existing technology are solved, and the automatic drying and convenient storage of umbrellas are realized, and the umbrellas are extended. lifespan and improve air quality.

CN222528132UActive Publication Date: 2025-02-25李国
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202322848396.2
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-10-24
Publication Date
2025-02-25
Estimated Expiration
2033-10-24

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing umbrella dryers have the following shortcomings in vehicle, home and business applications: 1) There is no special car-mounted umbrella dryer; 2) The top structure of the umbrella is exposed, and it cannot be fully dried and has low aesthetics; 3) Insufficient access.

Method used

An umbrella dryer is designed, including a housing, umbrella placement chamber, air inlet chamber and arc drainage partition, air induced fan with heating unit and power control button, through breathable holes on the arc drainage partition Air-dry the umbrella and automatically turn off the power through the power switch delay. The home and commercial versions are combined through multiple basic dryers to enable the storage and automatic drying of multiple umbrellas.

Benefits of technology

It realizes automatic drying of umbrellas, saving time and energy, extending the service life of umbrellas, eliminating bacteria, improving air quality, and providing better aesthetics and convenient access experience.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses an umbrella dryer, a household umbrella dryer and a commercial umbrella dryer, which comprise a shell, an umbrella drying cavity is arranged in the shell, the umbrella drying cavity is composed of an umbrella placing cavity at the upper part and an air inlet cavity at the lower part, and the umbrella placing cavity and the air inlet cavity are separated up and down through an upwards convex arc-shaped drainage partition plate; an air inlet is formed in the shell corresponding to the air inlet cavity, and an induced draft fan with a heating unit is mounted on the inner side wall of the air inlet cavity; an air outlet hole communicated with the outside is formed in the shell corresponding to the upper part of the umbrella placing cavity; the shell is further provided with a power supply control button, the power supply control button and the induced draft fan are jointly and electrically connected with the power supply connecting wire, and the power supply control button is further electrically connected with a power supply switch delayer. The umbrella dryer can be used for families, vehicles and business, can better and more conveniently store umbrellas and can automatically dry the umbrellas, and the umbrellas do not need to be dried manually.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of daily necessities, and more specifically to an umbrella dryer, a household umbrella dryer and a commercial umbrella dryer. Background Art

[0002] Umbrella is a tool for sunshade or shelter from rain and snow, usually made of oil paper, oilcloth or plastic cloth. With the improvement of people's living standards, many small technologies in life have also brought a lot of convenience to people. However, when it rains, people don't know where to put the wet umbrella when getting in the car, and it is easy to get the car wet. In the family, the wet umbrella needs to be dried in a wide place. In the business, there is no place to dry the wet umbrella. So in this regard, our lives are still lacking a little convenience.

[0003] Umbrella dryers have many advantages. First, it can save time and energy. Users only need to put the umbrella into the dryer to automatically achieve the drying effect. Secondly, umbrella dryers can effectively prevent umbrellas from moisture and damage, and extend the service life of umbrellas. In addition, umbrella dryers can also eliminate bacteria on umbrellas, thereby ensuring the quality of the air.

[0004] However, the existing umbrella dryers still have some shortcomings, such as: 1. There is no special car-mounted umbrella dryer on the market; 2. After the umbrella is placed in the dryer, a part of the structure of the top of the umbrella will still be exposed outside the dryer, which can not fully dry the umbrella and also affects the appearance of the umbrella dryer; 3. The umbrella dryers in homes or businesses still have some shortcomings in terms of convenience. Utility Model Content

[0005] In view of this, the utility model proposes an umbrella dryer, and its specific technical solution is as follows:

[0006] An umbrella dryer comprises a shell, wherein the interior of the shell is an umbrella drying chamber, the umbrella drying chamber is composed of an upper umbrella placement chamber and a lower air inlet chamber, the umbrella placement chamber can accommodate a whole umbrella, the umbrella placement chamber and the air inlet chamber are separated from each other by an upwardly convex arc-shaped drainage baffle, the center of the upper surface of the arc-shaped drainage baffle is an umbrella support seat, and air holes are evenly opened around the upper surface of the arc-shaped drainage baffle; an air inlet is opened on the shell corresponding to the air inlet chamber, and an air induced fan with a heating unit is installed on the inner side wall of the air inlet chamber; an air outlet connected to the outside is opened on the shell corresponding to the upper part of the umbrella placement chamber; a power control button is also provided on the shell, the power control button and the air induced fan are electrically connected to a power connection line, and the power control button is also electrically connected to a power switch delayer, the power control button controls the air induced fan to start, and the power switch delayer controls the air induced fan to automatically power off and shut down after working for a predetermined time.

[0007] Preferably, in the umbrella dryer, a quick-opening top cover is provided at the top end of the shell.

[0008] Preferably, in the umbrella dryer, the induced draft fan is a 12V fan, and the heating unit in the induced draft fan is a ceramic heating plate.

[0009] Preferably, in the umbrella dryer, a water collecting trough is provided at the upper end where the arc-shaped drainage baffle is connected to the inner wall of the shell; and the plug of the power connection line is adapted to a common national standard socket or a cigarette lighter socket.

[0010] The above-mentioned umbrella dryer is mainly used in the car and is a special car-mounted umbrella dryer.

[0011] The utility model further provides a household umbrella dryer, which is formed by connecting and combining a plurality of the above-mentioned umbrella dryers, and a quick-opening top cover is integrally provided on the top of the plurality of the umbrella dryers.

[0012] Preferably, in the household umbrella dryer, the umbrella placement cavity in the shell is an umbrella placement inner cylinder placed in the umbrella drying cavity, and the umbrella drying cavity corresponding to the lower side of the umbrella placement inner cylinder is the air inlet cavity; the umbrella placement inner cylinder is slidably connected to the inner wall of the umbrella drying cavity; the bottom plate of the umbrella placement inner cylinder is the upwardly convex arc-shaped drainage baffle, and a water collecting trough is provided at the upper end of the connection between the bottom plate and the inner wall of the umbrella placement inner cylinder; the outer wall of the umbrella placement inner cylinder is connected to the inner wall of the umbrella drying cavity by an elastic self-locking mechanism, and the elastic self-locking mechanism has a locked state and a pop-up state, and the switching between the two states is realized by pressing, and the umbrella placement inner cylinder is pressed once, and the elastic member in the elastic self-locking mechanism is subjected to force, and the elastic self-locking mechanism is locked, and the umbrella placement inner cylinder is pressed for a second time, and the elastic member in the elastic self-locking mechanism rebounds, and the elastic self-locking mechanism is unlocked and popped out.

[0013] Preferably, in the household umbrella dryer, the elastic self-locking mechanism is a heart-shaped groove type elastic self-locking mechanism or a press-telescopic elastic self-locking mechanism with the same working principle as a ballpoint pen; when the elastic member in the elastic self-locking mechanism rebounds and is in a non-stressed state, the top of the umbrella placed in the umbrella placing inner tube is higher than the upper opening of the umbrella drying chamber; when the elastic self-locking mechanism is in a locked state, the top of the umbrella placed in the umbrella placing inner tube is flush with the upper opening of the umbrella drying chamber.

[0014] The utility model further provides a commercial umbrella dryer, which is composed of a plurality of the above-mentioned umbrella dryers connected and combined, wherein the plurality of umbrella dryers are arranged in multiple rows in front and back, and the top surface of the umbrella dryer in the front row is overall lower than the top surface of the umbrella dryer in the adjacent rear row.

[0015] Preferably, the umbrella placement cavity in the shell is an umbrella placement inner cylinder placed in the umbrella drying cavity, and the umbrella drying cavity corresponding to the lower part of the umbrella placement inner cylinder is the air inlet cavity; the umbrella placement inner cylinder is slidably connected to the inner wall of the umbrella drying cavity; the bottom plate of the umbrella placement inner cylinder is the upwardly convex arc-shaped drainage baffle, and a water collecting trough is provided at the upper end of the connection between the bottom plate and the inner wall of the umbrella placement inner cylinder; the outer wall of the umbrella placement inner cylinder is connected to the inner wall of the umbrella drying cavity by an elastic self-locking mechanism, and the elastic self-locking mechanism has a locked state and a pop-up state, and the switching between the two states is achieved by pressing, and the umbrella placement inner cylinder is pressed once, and the elastic part in the elastic self-locking mechanism is subjected to force, and the elastic self-locking mechanism is locked, and the umbrella placement inner cylinder is pressed a second time, and the elastic part in the elastic self-locking mechanism rebounds, and the elastic self-locking mechanism is unlocked and popped out.

[0016] Preferably, the elastic self-locking mechanism is a heart-shaped groove type elastic self-locking mechanism or a press-telescopic elastic self-locking mechanism with the same working principle as that of a ballpoint pen; when the elastic member in the elastic self-locking mechanism rebounds and is in a non-stressed state, the top of the umbrella placed in the umbrella placing inner tube is higher than the upper opening of the umbrella drying chamber; when the elastic self-locking mechanism is in a locked state, the top of the umbrella placed in the umbrella placing inner tube is flush with the upper opening of the umbrella drying chamber.

[0017] By adopting the above technical solution, compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0018] (1) The umbrella dryer of the utility model can be used at home, in a car, or in business, and can store umbrellas better and more conveniently, and can automatically dry umbrellas, eliminating the need to manually dry the umbrellas.

[0019] (2) The basic umbrella dryer in the utility model is used as a vehicle-mounted umbrella dryer. When in use, open the quick-open top cover, directly put the umbrella into the umbrella placement cavity, and then press the power control button. The induced draft fan with a heating unit starts to air-dry the umbrella placed in the umbrella placement cavity through the air holes on the arc-shaped drainage baffle. After a period of time, the induced draft fan is automatically powered off and turned off by the power switch delay device, thereby achieving the purpose of drying the umbrella. After that, the quick-open top cover can be opened at any time to directly take out the umbrella for use. The utility model is both an umbrella dryer and a vehicle-mounted umbrella storage box.

[0020] (3) The household and commercial umbrella dryers in the utility model are both composed of a plurality of basic umbrella dryers connected and combined, and can accommodate a plurality of umbrellas at one time; and the umbrella placement cavity in the household and commercial umbrella dryers is an umbrella placement inner cylinder placed in the umbrella drying cavity, and the outer wall of the umbrella placement inner cylinder and the inner wall of the umbrella drying cavity can slide relative to each other and are connected by an elastic self-locking mechanism. When the umbrella is placed in the cylinder and pressed downward, the entire umbrella can be pressed into the umbrella placement cavity for drying. At this time, the top of the umbrella is flush with the upper opening of the umbrella drying cavity, making the overall appearance of the dryer more beautiful; when the umbrella is needed, the top of the umbrella is pressed again to make it rebound, and at this time, the top of the umbrella will pop out to be higher than the upper opening of the umbrella drying cavity, so that people can take it.

[0021] (4) The utility model further provides a quick-opening top cover on the household umbrella dryer. When the umbrella is not in use at home, the quick-opening top cover can be buckled to prevent debris from entering the inner cavity.

[0022] (5) The utility model also designs the commercial umbrella dryer into a stepped shape with front and rear rows to facilitate guests to take umbrellas. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only embodiments of the utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on the provided drawings without paying creative work.

[0024] Figure 1 This is the axonometric view of the external structure of the umbrella dryer.

[0025] Figure 2 This is the rear view of the external structure of the umbrella dryer.

[0026] Figure 3 This is the external view of the umbrella dryer with the cover open.

[0027] Figure 4 This is the interior view of the umbrella dryer with the cover open.

[0028] Figure 5 This is the interior view of the umbrella dryer with the lid closed.

[0029] Figure 6 Axonometric measurement of the exterior structure of a household umbrella dryer Figure 1 .

[0030] Figure 7 Axonometric measurement of the exterior structure of a household umbrella dryer Figure 2 .

[0031] Figure 8 This is an external view of a household umbrella dryer with the cover open.

[0032] Fig. 9 Axonometric measurement of the exterior structure of a commercial umbrella dryer Figure 1 .

[0033] Fig.10 Axonometric measurement of the exterior structure of a commercial umbrella dryer Figure 2 .

[0034] Fig.11 A schematic diagram of the internal structure of a single shell in a household or commercial umbrella dryer.

[0035] Fig.12 Schematic diagram of the structure for placing the inner cylinder for umbrellas in a domestic or commercial umbrella dryer.

[0036] Fig.13 The present invention is an axonometric diagram of an elastic self-locking mechanism of an embodiment of a household or commercial umbrella dryer in a popped-up state.

[0037] Fig.14The present invention is an axonometric diagram of an elastic self-locking mechanism of an embodiment of a household or commercial umbrella dryer in a locked state.

[0038] Fig.15 This is a schematic diagram of the overall internal structure of a commercial umbrella dryer.

[0039] In the figure: 1-shell, 2-umbrella placement chamber, 3-air inlet chamber, 4-arc-shaped drainage baffle, 5-umbrella support seat, 6-air vent, 7-air inlet, 8-draft fan, 9-air outlet, 10-power control button, 11-power connection line, 12-quick-open top cover, 13-umbrella placement inner tube, 14-elastic self-locking mechanism. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0040] Embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, examples of which are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals throughout represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are intended to be used to explain the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

[0041] In the description of the present invention, it is necessary to understand that the terms "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", etc., indicating the orientation or position relationship are based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0042] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present invention, the meaning of "plurality" is two or more, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0043] Embodiment 1:

[0044] See Figure 1-Figure 5An umbrella dryer is shown, which is generally used as a vehicle-mounted umbrella dryer, and comprises a shell 1, a quick-opening top cover 12 is provided at the top of the shell 1, the interior of the shell 1 is an umbrella drying chamber, and the umbrella drying chamber is composed of an upper umbrella placement chamber 2 and a lower air inlet chamber 3, the umbrella placement chamber 2 can accommodate the entire umbrella, the umbrella placement chamber 2 and the air inlet chamber 3 are separated from each other by an upwardly convex arc-shaped drainage baffle 4, the center of the upper surface of the arc-shaped drainage baffle 4 is an umbrella support seat 5, and air holes 6 are evenly opened around the upper surface of the arc-shaped drainage baffle 4; An air inlet 7 is provided on the shell 1 corresponding to the wind cavity 3, and an induced draft fan 8 with a heating unit is installed on the inner wall of the air inlet cavity 3 at the air inlet 7; an air outlet 9 connected to the outside is provided on the shell 1 corresponding to the upper part of the umbrella placement cavity 2; a power control button 10 is also provided on the shell 1, and the power control button 10 and the induced draft fan 8 are electrically connected to a power connection line 11, and the power control button 10 is also electrically connected to a power switch delayer, the power control button 10 controls the induced draft fan 8 to start, and the power switch delayer controls the induced draft fan 8 to automatically cut off the power after working for a predetermined time.

[0045] In a further specific embodiment, the induced draft fan 8 is a 12V fan, and the heating unit in the induced draft fan 8 is a ceramic heating plate.

[0046] At the same time, the plug of the power connection line 11 on the umbrella dryer in this embodiment is adapted to the cigarette lighter socket in the car.

[0047] When the above-mentioned vehicle-mounted umbrella dryer is in use, open the quick-opening top cover 12, directly put the umbrella into the umbrella placement cavity 2, then buckle the quick-opening top cover 12, and connect the power connection line 11 to the cigarette lighter socket in the car; then press the power control button 10, the draft fan 8 with the heating unit starts to blow hot air, and the hot air passes through the air holes 6 on the arc-shaped drainage baffle 4 to air-dry the umbrella placed in the umbrella placement cavity 2. After a period of time, the power switch delay device controls the draft fan 8 to automatically cut off the power, thereby achieving the purpose of automatically drying the umbrella. When the umbrella needs to be used again, open the quick-opening top cover 12 at any time and take the umbrella out directly. The umbrella dryer can not only dry the umbrella, but also is a vehicle-mounted umbrella storage box, which solves the problem that there is no place to put the umbrella in the car on rainy days and the space in the car is easy to get wet.

[0048] Embodiment 2:

[0049] See Figure 6-Figure 8 and Figure 11-Figure 14 A household umbrella dryer is shown, which is formed by connecting and combining a plurality of the above-mentioned umbrella dryers, and a quick-opening top cover 12 is integrally provided on the top of the plurality of umbrella dryers.

[0050] The structure of a single umbrella dryer used to form a household umbrella dryer in the utility model is basically the same as the structure of the above-mentioned vehicle-mounted umbrella dryer, except that:

[0051] The umbrella placement chamber 2 in each shell 1 of the household umbrella dryer is an umbrella placement inner cylinder 13 placed in the umbrella drying chamber, and the corresponding umbrella drying chamber below the umbrella placement inner cylinder 13 is an air inlet chamber 3; the umbrella placement inner cylinder 13 is slidably connected to the inner wall of the umbrella drying chamber; the bottom plate of the umbrella placement inner cylinder 13 is an upwardly convex arc-shaped drainage baffle 4, the center of the upper surface of the arc-shaped drainage baffle 4 is an umbrella support seat 5, and air holes 6 are evenly opened around the upper surface of the arc-shaped drainage baffle 4, and a water collecting trough is opened at the upper end of the connection between the bottom plate and the inner wall of the umbrella placement inner cylinder 13; the outer wall of the umbrella placement inner cylinder is connected to the inner wall of the umbrella drying chamber through an elastic self-locking mechanism 14, and the elastic self-locking mechanism 14 has a locking state (such as Fig.14 ) and the pop-up state (as Fig.13 The switching between the two states is achieved by pressing. The inner tube 13 of the umbrella is pressed once, and the elastic member in the elastic self-locking mechanism 14 is stressed, and the elastic self-locking mechanism 14 is locked. The inner tube 13 of the umbrella is pressed a second time, and the elastic member in the elastic self-locking mechanism 14 rebounds, and the elastic self-locking mechanism 14 is unlocked and popped out.

[0052] Furthermore, in the present embodiment, when the elastic member in the elastic self-locking mechanism 14 rebounds and is in a non-stressed state, the top of the umbrella placed in the umbrella placing inner tube 13 is higher than the upper opening of the umbrella drying chamber, so that people can take out the umbrella; when the elastic self-locking mechanism 14 is in a locked state, the top of the umbrella placed in the umbrella placing inner tube 13 is flush with the upper opening of the umbrella drying chamber, so that the quick-opening top cover 12 can be buckled on.

[0053] Embodiment 3:

[0054] See Figure 9-Figure 15 A commercial umbrella dryer is shown, which is composed of a plurality of umbrella dryers as described above connected and combined. The plurality of umbrella dryers are arranged in multiple rows front and back, and the top surface of the umbrella dryer in the front row is generally lower than the top surface of the umbrella dryer in the adjacent rear row. This structure not only makes it convenient for people to take umbrellas, but also improves the aesthetics of the entire commercial umbrella dryer.

[0055] The structure of a single umbrella dryer used to form a commercial umbrella dryer in the utility model is basically the same as the structure of the above-mentioned vehicle-mounted umbrella dryer, except that:

[0056] 1. For ease of use, there is no top cover on the top of the commercial umbrella dryer;

[0057] 2. The umbrella placement chamber 2 in each shell 1 of the commercial umbrella dryer is an umbrella placement inner cylinder 13 placed in the umbrella drying chamber, and the corresponding umbrella drying chamber below the umbrella placement inner cylinder 13 is an air inlet chamber 3; the umbrella placement inner cylinder 13 is slidably connected to the inner wall of the umbrella drying chamber; the bottom plate of the umbrella placement inner cylinder 13 is an upwardly convex arc-shaped drainage baffle 4, the center of the upper surface of the arc-shaped drainage baffle 4 is an umbrella support seat 5, and air holes 6 are evenly opened around the upper surface of the arc-shaped drainage baffle 4, and a water collecting trough is opened at the upper end of the connection between the bottom plate and the inner wall of the umbrella placement inner cylinder 13; the outer wall of the umbrella placement inner cylinder 13 is connected to the inner wall of the umbrella drying chamber through an elastic self-locking mechanism 14, and the elastic self-locking mechanism 14 has a locking state (such as Fig.14 ) and the pop-up state (as Fig.13 The switching between the two states is achieved by pressing. The inner tube 13 of the umbrella is pressed once, and the elastic member in the elastic self-locking mechanism 14 is stressed, and the elastic self-locking mechanism 14 is locked. The inner tube 13 of the umbrella is pressed a second time, and the elastic member in the elastic self-locking mechanism 14 rebounds, and the elastic self-locking mechanism 14 is unlocked and popped out.

[0058] Furthermore, in the present embodiment, when the elastic member in the elastic self-locking mechanism 14 rebounds and is in a non-stressed state, the top of the umbrella handle placed in the umbrella placing inner tube 13 is higher than the upper opening of the umbrella drying chamber, so that people can take out the umbrella easily; when the elastic self-locking mechanism 14 is in a locked state, the top of the umbrella handle placed in the umbrella placing inner tube 13 is flush with the upper opening of the umbrella drying chamber, so as to maintain the beautiful appearance of the entire commercial umbrella dryer and prevent people from accidentally touching the umbrella.

[0059] In the utility model, an air inlet 7 is provided at the lower rear part of the entire large outer shell of the household umbrella dryer, and the induced air fans 8 in each internal air inlet cavity 3 all draw air from the air inlet 7 .

[0060] The commercial umbrella dryer has an air inlet 7 at the lower rear part of the entire large outer shell. Two corresponding air inlet cavities 3 in two rows are induced to draw air from the air inlet 7 through an induced draft fan 8.

[0061] The commercial umbrella dryer has a row of air outlet holes 9 on the upper rear side of the entire large outer shell, which are respectively connected to the corresponding umbrella placement cavities 2 in the front and rear rows inside the commercial umbrella dryer to ensure smooth airflow in each umbrella placement cavity 2 during drying.

[0062] Meanwhile, in the present invention, the plugs of the power connection lines 11 on the household and commercial umbrella dryers are adapted to ordinary national standard sockets.

[0063] When the household umbrella dryer is in use, the quick-opening top cover 12 is opened, and the folded umbrella is directly placed in one of the umbrella placing inner tubes 13 in the household umbrella dryer. The top of the umbrella is pressed, and the elastic self-locking mechanism 14 is switched to a locked state. At this time, the top of the umbrella placed in the umbrella placing inner tube 13 is flush with the upper opening of the umbrella drying chamber. Then, the quick-opening top cover 12 is buckled, the power connection line 11 is connected to the socket, and the corresponding power control button 10 is pressed. The induced draft fan 8 with a heating unit starts to blow hot air. The hot air passes through the air vents 6 on the arc-shaped drainage baffle 4 to air-dry the umbrella placed in the umbrella placing inner tube 13. After a period of time, the induced draft fan 8 is automatically powered off and closed by the power switch delay device, thereby achieving the purpose of automatically drying the umbrella. When the umbrella needs to be taken out again, the quick-open top cover 12 is opened, and the top of the umbrella is pressed again, and the elastic self-locking mechanism 14 is switched to the pop-up state. At this time, the top of the umbrella placed in the umbrella placing inner tube 13 is higher than the upper opening of the umbrella drying chamber, so that people can directly take out the umbrella. The household umbrella dryer can not only dry umbrellas, but also is a household umbrella storage box, which solves the problem that there is nowhere to put umbrellas in the house on rainy days and the indoor space is easy to get wet.

[0064] When the above commercial umbrella dryer is in use, a long-handled umbrella is directly placed in one of the umbrella placement inner tubes 13 in the commercial umbrella dryer, and the top of the umbrella is pressed, and the elastic self-locking mechanism 14 is switched to a locked state. At this time, the top of the umbrella handle placed in the umbrella placement inner tube 13 is flush with the upper opening of the umbrella drying chamber, and the power connection line 11 is connected to the socket, and the corresponding power control button 10 is pressed, and the induced draft fan 8 with a heating unit starts to blow hot air, and the hot air passes through the air holes 6 on the arc-shaped drainage baffle 4 to air-dry the umbrella placed in the umbrella placement inner tube 13. After a period of time, the induced draft fan 8 is automatically powered off and closed by the power switch delay device, thereby achieving the purpose of automatically drying the umbrella. When the umbrella needs to be taken out again, the top of the umbrella is pressed again, and the elastic self-locking mechanism 14 is switched to a pop-up state. At this time, the top of the umbrella handle placed in the umbrella placement inner tube 13 is higher than the upper opening of the umbrella drying chamber, so that people can directly take out the umbrella. The commercial umbrella dryer can not only dry umbrellas, but also is a commercial umbrella storage box, which solves the problem that there is nowhere to put umbrellas in stores and other places on rainy days and the space in the store is easily wet.

[0065] The utility model provides a water collecting trough at the outer edge of the arc-shaped drainage baffle 4 in the above-mentioned various umbrella dryers, so that most of the rainwater carried by the umbrella will quickly flow into the water collecting trough along the arc-shaped drainage baffle 4. During this period, very little rainwater may flow into the air vent 6, but the induced draft fan 8 that has been turned on at this time will drive the hot air to quickly dry the water in the air vent 6. Therefore, the water on the umbrella will not flow into the air inlet chamber 3 to affect the operation of the induced draft fan 8 and the heating unit.

[0066] Furthermore, the quick-opening top cover structure used in Example 1 and Example 2 can refer to the scheme disclosed in the push-to-pop-up cup cover with authorization announcement number CN214433510 U or the scheme disclosed in the push-to-open anti-splash cup cover with authorization announcement number CN 217743905U, or it can be a quick-opening top cover of other existing structural forms. As long as the purpose of flip-top opening and closing can be achieved by pressing a button or operating a corresponding lock, they will not be listed one by one here.

[0067] Furthermore, the elastic self-locking mechanism used in Example 2 and Example 3 is a heart-shaped groove type elastic self-locking mechanism (refer to the scheme disclosed in a heart-shaped groove slider and a self-locking component with authorization announcement number CN 203746698 U) or a push-telescopic elastic self-locking mechanism with the same working principle as a ballpoint pen (refer to the scheme disclosed in an elastic self-locking mechanism and a push-type cigarette box with application publication number CN113247438 A). Figure 11-13 The elastic self-locking mechanism shown in the figure is a heart-shaped groove elastic self-locking mechanism. Of course, the elastic self-locking mechanism used in the utility model can also be a press-type elastic self-locking mechanism of other existing structural forms, as long as it can achieve the purpose of automatic locking by pressing once and automatically opening by pressing again, and no further description will be given here.

[0068] It should also be noted that in Example 2 and Example 3, when the elastic self-locking mechanism 14 is in the pop-up state, the top of the corresponding umbrella inner tube 13 must also be lower than the air outlet 9 on the shell 1 to ensure that the drying hot air in the entire umbrella drying chamber can flow smoothly.

[0069] At the same time, the vehicle-mounted umbrella dryer and household umbrella dryer in the utility model are generally designed to be able to accommodate a shorter folding umbrella, while the commercial umbrella dryer is generally designed to be able to accommodate a longer long-handled umbrella. Of course, it can also be designed to be able to accommodate a shorter folding umbrella as needed.

[0070] In this specification, each embodiment is described in a progressive manner, and each embodiment focuses on the differences from other embodiments. The same or similar parts between the embodiments can be referred to each other. For the device disclosed in the embodiment, since it corresponds to the method disclosed in the embodiment, the description is relatively simple, and the relevant parts can be referred to the method part.

[0071] The above description of the disclosed embodiments enables those skilled in the art to implement or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention will not be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but will conform to the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. An umbrella dryer, characterized in that: The invention comprises a shell, wherein the interior of the shell is an umbrella drying chamber, and the umbrella drying chamber is composed of an upper umbrella placement chamber and a lower air inlet chamber, wherein the umbrella placement chamber can accommodate the entire umbrella, and the umbrella placement chamber and the air inlet chamber are separated from each other by an upwardly convex arc-shaped drainage baffle, wherein the center of the upper surface of the arc-shaped drainage baffle is an umbrella support seat, and air holes are evenly provided around the upper surface of the arc-shaped drainage baffle; an air inlet is provided on the shell corresponding to the air inlet chamber, and an air induced fan with a heating unit is installed on the inner side wall of the air inlet chamber; an air outlet connected to the outside is provided on the shell corresponding to the upper part of the umbrella placement chamber; a power control button is also provided on the shell, wherein the power control button and the air induced fan are electrically connected to a power connection line, and the power control button is also electrically connected to a power switch delayer, wherein the power control button controls the start of the air induced fan, and the power switch delayer controls the air induced fan to automatically cut off the power after working for a predetermined time.

2. The umbrella dryer according to claim 1, characterized in that: A quick-opening top cover is arranged on the top of the shell.

3. The umbrella dryer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The induced draft fan is a 12V fan, and the heating unit in the induced draft fan is a ceramic heating plate.

4. The umbrella dryer according to claim 1, characterized in that: A water collecting tank is provided at the upper end of the connection between the arc-shaped drainage baffle and the inner wall of the shell; and the plug of the power connection line is adapted to a common national standard socket or a cigarette lighter socket.

5. A household umbrella dryer, characterized in that: The umbrella dryer is formed by connecting and assembling a plurality of umbrella dryers as claimed in claim 1, and a quick-opening top cover is integrally provided on the top of the plurality of umbrella dryers.

6. The household umbrella dryer according to claim 5, characterized in that: The umbrella placement cavity in the housing is an umbrella placement inner cylinder placed in the umbrella drying cavity, and the umbrella drying cavity corresponding to the lower portion of the umbrella placement inner cylinder is the air inlet cavity; The umbrella placing inner cylinder is slidably connected to the inner wall of the umbrella drying chamber; the bottom plate of the umbrella placing inner cylinder is the upwardly convex arc-shaped drainage baffle, and a water collecting trough is provided at the upper end of the connection between the bottom plate and the inner wall of the umbrella placing inner cylinder; the outer wall of the umbrella placing inner cylinder is connected to the inner wall of the umbrella drying chamber by an elastic self-locking mechanism, and the elastic self-locking mechanism has a locked state and a pop-up state, and the switching of the two states is achieved by pressing, and the umbrella placing inner cylinder is pressed once, and the elastic part in the elastic self-locking mechanism is subjected to force, and the elastic self-locking mechanism is locked, and the umbrella placing inner cylinder is pressed a second time, and the elastic part in the elastic self-locking mechanism rebounds, and the elastic self-locking mechanism is unlocked and popped out.

7. The household umbrella dryer according to claim 6, characterized in that: The elastic self-locking mechanism is a heart-shaped groove type elastic self-locking mechanism or a press-telescopic elastic self-locking mechanism with the same working principle as that of a ballpoint pen; when the elastic part in the elastic self-locking mechanism rebounds and is in a non-stressed state, the top of the umbrella placed in the umbrella placing inner tube is higher than the upper opening of the umbrella drying chamber; when the elastic self-locking mechanism is in a locked state, the top of the umbrella placed in the umbrella placing inner tube is flush with the upper opening of the umbrella drying chamber.

8. A commercial umbrella dryer, characterized in that: It is formed by connecting and combining a plurality of umbrella dryers as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of umbrella dryers are arranged in a plurality of rows in front and back, and the top surface of the umbrella dryer in the front row is overall lower than the top surface of the umbrella dryer in the adjacent rear row.

9. The commercial umbrella dryer according to claim 8, characterized in that: The umbrella placement cavity in the housing is an umbrella placement inner cylinder placed in the umbrella drying cavity, and the umbrella drying cavity corresponding to the lower portion of the umbrella placement inner cylinder is the air inlet cavity; The umbrella placing inner cylinder is slidably connected to the inner wall of the umbrella drying chamber; the bottom plate of the umbrella placing inner cylinder is the upwardly convex arc-shaped drainage baffle, and a water collecting trough is provided at the upper end of the connection between the bottom plate and the inner wall of the umbrella placing inner cylinder; the outer wall of the umbrella placing inner cylinder is connected to the inner wall of the umbrella drying chamber by an elastic self-locking mechanism, and the elastic self-locking mechanism has a locked state and a pop-up state, and the switching of the two states is achieved by pressing, and the umbrella placing inner cylinder is pressed once, and the elastic part in the elastic self-locking mechanism is subjected to force, and the elastic self-locking mechanism is locked, and the umbrella placing inner cylinder is pressed a second time, and the elastic part in the elastic self-locking mechanism rebounds, and the elastic self-locking mechanism is unlocked and popped out.

10. The commercial umbrella dryer according to claim 9, characterized in that: The elastic self-locking mechanism is a heart-shaped groove type elastic self-locking mechanism or a press-telescopic elastic self-locking mechanism with the same working principle as that of a ballpoint pen; when the elastic part in the elastic self-locking mechanism rebounds and is in a non-stressed state, the top of the umbrella placed in the umbrella placing inner tube is higher than the upper opening of the umbrella drying chamber; when the elastic self-locking mechanism is in a locked state, the top of the umbrella placed in the umbrella placing inner tube is flush with the upper opening of the umbrella drying chamber.

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