Umbrella middle rod folding in-place indicating device
By setting a movable groove and indicator on the inner seat of the umbrella handle of the multi-fold umbrella, the projection of the side wall of the middle rod is used to tighten the indicator when the middle rod is completely closed, the safety hazards caused by the middle rod not being closed in place are solved, and a safer umbrella usage experience is achieved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202421439418.8
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-06-24
- Publication Date
- 2025-03-11
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-06-24
AI Technical Summary
During the umbrella collection process, the release of the middle stick when the middle stick is not closed in place can easily cause the middle stick to rebound and hurt people. There is a lack of a structure that prompts the middle stick to be closed in a state, which poses safety hazards.
A umbrella mid-rod retractable indicator device is designed, including a vertical movable groove and indicator on the inner seat of the umbrella handle, and press the indicator to the mark when the middle rod is fully retracted. The user can judge whether the middle rod is retracted through the observation hole.
Through the instruction device, the user can clearly know whether the center rod is fully closed, avoiding the accident of the center rod rebounding and injuring people, and improving the safety of the use of the umbrella.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to an umbrella component for daily use, in particular to an inner seat structure of an umbrella handle used on a folding umbrella, which can indicate whether a middle rod is folded in place and is particularly suitable for a multi-fold automatic opening and closing umbrella. Background Art
[0002] In the prior art, the automatic opening and closing multi-folding umbrella is widely popular because of its convenience in use. Most of the automatic opening and closing multi-folding umbrellas still require the user to compress the unfolded middle rod pipes to a locked state after folding the umbrella surface before the umbrella can be completely folded. During the folding process, if the user lets go before the middle rod is fully folded, the middle rod cannot be locked, and it is easy to cause a rebound accident that injures people. The existing multi-folding umbrellas do not have a structure to prompt the user whether the middle rod is fully folded when the umbrella is folded, which brings safety hazards to the use of the automatic opening and closing multi-folding umbrella. Utility Model Content
[0003] The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to provide an indicating device which can prompt whether the umbrella rod is folded into place.
[0004] The technical solution adopted by the utility model to solve the above technical problems is to design and manufacture an umbrella middle stick folding position indicating device, comprising: a middle stick formed by sleeved connection of a plurality of tubes, an umbrella handle inner seat, and a locking structure for locking the middle stick when the middle stick is fully folded; the bottom of the innermost tube of the middle stick is inserted into the inner cavity of the umbrella handle inner seat;
[0005] A vertical movable groove is provided on the inner wall of one side of the inner seat of the umbrella handle, an indicator and an elastic member for pushing the indicator upward are slidably installed in the movable groove, a marking surface is provided on one side of the indicator, an observation hole leading to the outside of the umbrella handle is provided on the wall of the movable groove on the side corresponding to the marking surface, and a protrusion protruding outward is provided on the lower part of the outer tube of the outermost layer of the middle rod on the side corresponding to the indicator;
[0006] When the middle rod is fully retracted, the outer tube is locked by the locking structure, and the protrusion of the outer tube presses the indicator downward along the movable groove to a position where the marking surface is aligned with the observation hole; when the middle rod is released, the indicator loses the pressure of the protrusion on the outer tube and is pushed upward by the elastic member along the movable groove until the marking surface is offset from the observation hole.
[0007] The rear of the indicator is provided with a step protruding backwards, and the step vertically corresponds to the position of the protrusion on the outer tube.
[0008] The step is limited in a vertical gap communicating with the movable groove and the inner cavity of the inner seat of the umbrella handle.
[0009] The bottom of the marking surface of the indicator is provided with an outwardly protruding limiting block, and when the middle rod is released, the limiting block is clamped on the top of the observation hole.
[0010] The movable groove and the portion of the indicator located in the movable groove have a horizontal cross-section in a square shape.
[0011] The portion of the indicator located in the movable groove is a hollow body with a closed top and an open bottom. The elastic member is a spring and is arranged in the hollow body.
[0012] The locking structure comprises: an annular handle button and a button spring for pushing the handle button outward; the handle button is horizontally slidably installed on the handle inner seat and sleeved on the outside of the middle rod, an inclined surface is provided on the inner side of the rear portion of the handle button, and an outwardly protruding hanging point is provided on the outer tube at a position corresponding to the inclined surface; when the middle rod is fully folded, the hanging point pushes the handle button inward along the inclined surface and then passes over the handle button, and the hanging point is stuck at the bottom of the handle button to lock the middle rod.
[0013] Compared with the prior art, the umbrella middle stick folding position indicating device of the utility model is provided with a vertical movable groove and an indicating piece therein on the inner seat of the umbrella handle. When the middle stick is fully folded into position, the marking surface of the indicating piece can be aligned with the position of the observation hole through the protrusion on the side wall of the middle stick, so that the user can clearly know whether the middle stick has been fully folded into position, which can effectively avoid the accident of the middle stick rebounding and injuring people when the hand is released due to the middle stick not being folded into position during the umbrella folding process, and is safer to use. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0014] Figure 1 This is an exploded view of the utility model's device for indicating when the umbrella's rod is folded into place;
[0015] Figure 2 It is a vertical view of the utility model of the umbrella middle rod folded into position indicating device when the middle rod is completely folded into position;
[0016] Figure 3 It is a vertical cross-sectional view of the utility model of the umbrella middle rod folded into position indicating device when the middle rod is completely folded into position;
[0017] Figure 4 It is a vertical view of the folded-in position indicating device of the utility model when the middle stick of the umbrella is released;
[0018] Figure 5 It is a vertical cross-sectional view of the folded-in position indicating device of the utility model when the middle stick of the umbrella is released;
[0019] Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the indicator. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0020] The following is a further detailed description in conjunction with the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.
[0021] The utility model is applied to a multi-fold umbrella. For the convenience of description, it is assumed that the middle rod of the umbrella is arranged in a vertical direction, and the umbrella handle is installed at the bottom of the middle rod. Figure 1 As shown, the folded-in position indicating device of the umbrella middle stick of the utility model comprises: a middle stick 1, an inner seat 2 of the umbrella handle, a locking structure and an indicating structure. The middle stick 1 is formed by a plurality of sections of pipe fittings slidingly sleeved inside and outside, including an outermost outer tube 11, an innermost inner tube and more than one middle section of the middle tube. The bottom of the innermost inner tube of the middle stick 1 is plugged into the inner cavity of the inner seat 2 of the umbrella handle. In order to conveniently display the structure of the product, the middle stick 1 in the attached figure omits the pipe fittings other than the outer tube 11. The inner seat 2 of the umbrella handle is installed in the umbrella handle and has a vertical inner cavity for the bottom of the middle stick 1 to be plugged in. The locking structure is used to lock the middle stick 1 in a fully folded state when folding the umbrella to prevent the pipe fittings of the middle stick 1 from rebounding and stretching upward.
[0022] The special feature of the present invention is that the indicating structure is provided to indicate whether the middle rod 1 is completely retracted. Figure 3 or Figure 5 As shown, a vertical movable groove 21 is provided on the inner wall of one side of the inner seat 2 of the umbrella handle, and the indicating structure comprises an indicating member 4 slidably installed in the movable groove 21 and an elastic member 5 pushing the indicating member 4 upward. Figure 6 As shown, a marking surface 41 is provided on one side of the indicator 4, and the marking surface 41 can be designed to be a color different from the umbrella handle, such as green, or a special pattern, or some indicating characters, etc. The wall of the movable groove 21 is provided with an observation hole 22 leading to the outside of the umbrella handle on the side corresponding to the marking surface 41, and a protrusion 12 protruding outward is provided on the lower part of the outer tube 11 of the outermost layer of the middle rod 1 on the side corresponding to the indicator 4.
[0023] When the user presses down the middle stick 1 to fully collapse it, Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the lower part of the outer tube 11 is locked in the inner cavity of the inner seat 2 of the umbrella handle by the locking structure, and the protrusion 12 on the side wall of the outer tube 11 presses the indicator 4 downward along the movable groove 21 until the marking surface 41 is aligned with the observation hole 22. At this time, the user can see the marking surface 41 through the observation hole 22, indicating that the middle stick 1 has been safely folded into place and locked. At this time, the user can release the hand without pressing the middle stick down. When the umbrella is to be opened and the middle stick 1 is released, as shown in FIG. Figure 4 and Figure 5As shown, the outer tube 11 extends upward and leaves the inner cavity of the inner seat 2 of the umbrella handle, and the indicator 4 loses the pressure of the protrusion 12 on the outer tube 11 and is pushed upward by the elastic member 5 along the movable groove 21 until the position of the marking surface 41 and the observation hole 22 are offset, and the marking surface 41 cannot be seen from the observation hole 22. Therefore, by whether the marking surface 41 can be seen from the observation hole 22, it can be judged whether the middle stick 1 is safely folded in place and locked, which can effectively avoid the accident of the middle stick rebounding and injuring people when the hand is released due to the middle stick not being folded in place during the folding process, making the automatic opening and closing umbrella safer to use.
[0024] In this embodiment, Figure 6 As shown, the rear of the indicator 4 is provided with a step 42 protruding backwards, and the step 42 corresponds vertically to the position of the protrusion 12 on the outer tube 11, and the step 42 is limited in the vertical gap 23 connecting the movable groove 21 and the inner cavity of the inner seat 2 of the umbrella handle, so that the step 42 can play a guiding role when the indicator 4 slides up and down along the movable groove 21. The marking surface 41 is set in front of the indicator 4, and a protruding limit block 43 is provided at the bottom of the marking surface 41. When the middle rod 1 is released, as shown in FIG. Figure 5 As shown, the stopper 43 is stuck on the top of the observation hole 22 to prevent the indicator 4 from escaping from the movable groove 21 upward. In this embodiment, the portion of the indicator 4 located in the movable groove 21 is a hollow body with a closed top and an open bottom, and its horizontal cross section is square. The elastic member 5 is a spring and is arranged in the hollow body to apply an upward thrust to the indicator 4. The horizontal cross section of the movable groove 21 is also a square that matches the indicator 4, which can prevent the two from rotating relative to each other, so that the indicator 4 can slide up and down more smoothly and steadily.
[0025] In this embodiment, Figure 1 and Figure 3 As shown, the locking structure includes: an annular handle button 31, and a button spring 32 for pushing the handle button 31 outward. The handle button 31 is horizontally slidably installed on the handle inner seat 2 and sleeved on the outside of the middle rod 1. The handle button 31 is provided with an inclined surface on the inner side of the rear part, and the outer tube 11 is provided with a hanging point 13 protruding outward at a position corresponding to the inclined surface. When the middle rod 1 is fully folded, the hanging point 13 pushes the handle button 31 inward along the inclined surface and then passes over the handle button 31. The handle button 31 moves forward and resets under the action of the button spring 32. The hanging point 13 is stuck at the bottom of the handle button 31 so that the outer tube 11 is locked. At this time, the entire middle rod 1 is locked and cannot rebound and stretch upward. When the umbrella is to be opened, the handle button 31 is pressed to move it backward, and the outer tube 11 loses the clamping of the handle button 31 and is released, and will stretch upward under the action of the umbrella opening spring. Of course, the locking structure is not limited to the structure described above, and other existing locking methods can also be adopted, which will not be repeated here.
[0026] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present utility model, rather than to limit them. Those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the above embodiments, or replace some of the technical features therein by equivalents. However, these modifications or replacements do not deviate the essence of the corresponding technical solutions from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present utility model.
Claims
1. A device for indicating when a rod in an umbrella is folded into place, comprising: A middle rod (1) formed by sleeve-jointing a plurality of tubes, an inner seat (2) for an umbrella handle, and a locking structure for locking the middle rod (1) when the middle rod is fully folded; the bottom of the innermost tube of the middle rod (1) is inserted into the inner cavity of the inner seat (2) for the umbrella handle; the characteristics are: A vertical movable groove (21) is provided on the inner wall of one side of the inner seat (2) of the umbrella handle, an indicator (4) and an elastic member (5) for pushing the indicator (4) upward are slidably mounted in the movable groove (21), a marking surface (41) is provided on one side of the surface of the indicator (4), a viewing hole (22) leading to the outside of the umbrella handle is provided on the wall of the movable groove (21) on the side corresponding to the marking surface (41), and a protrusion (12) protruding outward is provided on the lower part of the outer tube (11) of the outermost layer of the middle rod (1) on the side corresponding to the indicator (4); When the middle rod (1) is completely retracted, the outer tube (11) is locked by the locking structure, and the protrusion (12) of the outer tube (11) presses the indicator (4) downward along the movable groove (21) to a position where the marking surface (41) is aligned with the observation hole (22); when the middle rod (1) is released, the indicator (4) loses the pressure of the protrusion (12) on the outer tube and is pushed upward by the elastic member (5) along the movable groove (21) to a position where the marking surface (41) is offset from the observation hole (22).
2. The device for indicating the folding position of the umbrella rod according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rear surface of the indicator (4) is provided with a step (42) protruding backwards, and the step (42) vertically corresponds to the position of the protrusion (12) on the outer tube (11).
3. The device for indicating the folding position of the umbrella rod according to claim 2, characterized in that: The step (42) is confined within a vertical gap (23) communicating with the movable groove (21) and the inner cavity of the inner seat (2) of the umbrella handle.
4. The device for indicating that the umbrella rod is folded into position according to claim 1, characterized in that: An outwardly protruding stop block (43) is provided at the bottom of the marking surface (41) of the indicator (4); when the middle rod (1) is released, the stop block (43) is stuck on the top of the observation hole (22).
5. The device for indicating the folding position of the umbrella rod according to claim 1, characterized in that: The movable groove (21) and the portion of the indicator (4) located in the movable groove (21) have a horizontal cross-section in the shape of a square.
6. The device for indicating that the umbrella rod is folded into position according to claim 1, characterized in that: The portion of the indicator (4) located in the movable groove (21) is a hollow body with a closed top and an open bottom, and the elastic member (5) is a spring and is arranged in the hollow body.
7. The device for indicating the folding position of the umbrella rod according to claim 1, characterized in that: The locking structure comprises: an annular handle button (31) and a button spring (32) for pushing the handle button (31) outwards; the handle button (31) is horizontally slidably mounted on the handle inner seat (2) and sleeved on the outside of the middle rod (1); an inclined surface is provided on the inner side of the rear portion of the handle button (31); and a hanging point (13) protruding outwards is provided on the outer tube (11) at a position corresponding to the inclined surface; when the middle rod (1) is completely folded, the hanging point (13) pushes the handle button (31) inwards along the inclined surface and then passes over the handle button (31), and the hanging point (13) is stuck at the bottom of the handle button (31) so that the middle rod (1) is locked.