Water-tight umbrella frame and umbrella

Abstract

To provide a water-proof umbrella frame and umbrella. [Solution] The umbrella skeleton 100 is attached to the center pole of the umbrella to support the umbrella cloth, which is made of multiple pieces of cloth sewn together and has a seam. The umbrella skeleton includes a long, strip-shaped skeleton body 10, and a water receiving groove 11 is provided on one side of the skeleton body facing the umbrella cloth, which is provided along the length of the skeleton body, and the upper part of the water receiving groove corresponds to the seam of the umbrella cloth. The skeleton body is provided with a thread passing hole 12 that passes horizontally through the water receiving groove, and the thread passing hole is used to pass a bundle of threads that secure the umbrella cloth. This prevents rainwater that leaks from the seam of the umbrella cloth onto the umbrella skeleton from dripping directly onto the inside of the umbrella, and prevents the user inside the umbrella from getting wet.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of umbrellas, and in particular to a water-tight umbrella frame and umbrella. [Background technology]

[0002] An umbrella usually includes a center pole, an umbrella skeleton, and an umbrella cloth, one end of the umbrella skeleton is fixed to the center pole, and the umbrella cloth is attached to the umbrella skeleton and is retracted or unfolded according to the retracting and unfolding operations of the umbrella skeleton.

[0003] Umbrella cloth is usually made by sewing together multiple pieces of cloth, and a seam is formed at the seam between the two pieces of cloth, and the seam is usually tightly attached to the outside of the umbrella frame when attached.

[0004] In the prior art, no waterproofing treatment was applied to the contact points between the umbrella frame and the umbrella cloth, and there were pinholes in the seams. As a result, on rainy days, rainwater leaked from the seams of the umbrella cloth to the umbrella frame inside the umbrella cloth, and then the rainwater from the umbrella frame dripped directly onto the inside of the umbrella, making the user wet and affecting use.

[0005] Therefore, there is a need to improve upon the prior art. Summary of the Invention

[0006] In view of the above-mentioned shortcomings of the conventional technology, the object of the present invention is to provide a leak-proof umbrella frame that prevents rainwater that has leaked from the seams of the umbrella cloth into the umbrella frame from dripping directly onto the inside of the umbrella, thereby preventing the user inside the umbrella from getting wet.

[0007] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention discloses a water-tight umbrella skeleton that is attached to the center pole of an umbrella to support the umbrella cloth, the umbrella cloth being sewn together from multiple pieces of cloth and having a seam, the umbrella skeleton including a long, strip-shaped skeleton body, a water-receiving groove being provided on one side of the skeleton body facing the umbrella cloth, the water-receiving groove being provided along the length of the skeleton body, the upper side of the water-receiving groove corresponding to the seam of the umbrella cloth, the skeleton body being provided with a thread-passing hole that passes laterally through the water-receiving groove, the thread-passing hole being used to pass a bundle of threads that secure the umbrella cloth.

[0008] In some embodiments, the water receiving groove is U-shaped and is surrounded by a bottom wall and a first side wall and a second side wall provided on either side of the bottom wall, and the threading hole passes through the first side wall and the second side wall.

[0009] In some embodiments, a first abutment plane is formed on the top of the first side wall, and a second abutment plane is formed on the top of the second side wall, and the first abutment plane and the second abutment plane are used to abut against the umbrella cloth.

[0010] In some embodiments, the first abutment plane and the second abutment plane are both slopes that are higher on the inside and lower on the outside.

[0011] In some embodiments, an inner skeleton mounting groove is provided on one side of the skeleton body away from the umbrella cloth, and the inner skeleton mounting groove is provided along the length direction of the skeleton body.

[0012] In some embodiments, the cross section of the skeletal body is H-shaped.

[0013] In some embodiments, the skeletal body is a straight rod.

[0014] In some embodiments, the skeletal body is a multi-segment curved rod.

[0015] The present invention further discloses an umbrella which includes the plurality of watertight umbrella skeletons as described above, and further includes a center pole, an umbrella cloth, and a plurality of inner skeletons, one end of the umbrella skeleton being fixed to the center pole, the umbrella cloth being fixed to the outside of the umbrella skeleton, and one end of the inner skeleton being fixed to the center pole, and the other end being fixed to the inside of the umbrella skeleton.

[0016] In addition, within the scope of the present invention, the above-mentioned technical features of the present invention and the technical features specifically described below (such as in the embodiments) can be combined with each other to form new or suitable technical means, but due to space limitations, the description will be omitted here. Effect of the Invention

[0017] After the rainwater leaks from the seams of the umbrella cloth into the umbrella frame of the present invention, it flows into the water-receiving groove of the umbrella frame, then flows along the water-receiving groove to the end of the umbrella frame and drips down from the edge of the umbrella. This prevents the rainwater that leaks from the seams of the umbrella cloth from dripping directly into the umbrella, preventing the user inside the umbrella from getting wet from the leaked rainwater and improving the user experience. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0018] In order to more clearly describe the embodiments of the present invention or the technical means in the prior art, the following briefly introduces the drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and those skilled in the art can further obtain other drawings based on the structures shown in these drawings without creative efforts.

[0019] [Figure 1] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the structure of an umbrella equipped with an umbrella frame according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a top view of the structure of FIG. 1. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is an enlarged schematic view of a portion A in FIG. 2. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a structural schematic diagram of the first embodiment of the water-tight umbrella frame of the present invention. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is an enlarged schematic view of a portion B in FIG. [Figure 6] FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the structure of FIG. [Figure 7] 5 is a schematic diagram in which the first and second abutment planes of the structure in FIG. 4 are inclined surfaces. [Figure 8] FIG. 2 is a structural schematic diagram of a second embodiment of the water-tight umbrella frame of the present invention. [Figure 9] 2 is a schematic diagram of the structure of an umbrella equipped with an umbrella frame according to a second embodiment of the present invention; DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0020] The technical means in the embodiments of the present invention will be described below in a clear and complete manner in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present invention, and are not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments that can be obtained by those skilled in the art without any creative efforts are all within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0021] In addition, all directional indications (e.g., up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.) in the embodiments of the present invention are used only to describe the relative positional relationships and movements between each part in a certain posture (as shown in the drawings), and when the certain posture changes, the directional indications will also change accordingly.

[0022] In addition, the descriptions of "first", "second", etc. in the present invention are for explanatory purposes only and cannot be construed to indicate or imply their relative importance or to implicitly indicate the number of technical features described. Thus, a feature that is qualified with "first" or "second" may include at least one of the feature, either explicitly or implicitly.

[0023] In this invention, a leak-proof umbrella skeleton 100 is proposed, which is provided on the center pole 201 of the umbrella 200 to support the umbrella cloth 202 of the umbrella 200. As shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, in this embodiment, the umbrella 200 includes a center pole 201, a plurality of umbrella skeletons 100, a plurality of inner skeletons 204, and an umbrella cloth 202. The umbrella cloth 202 is sewn together by a plurality of pieces of cloth to form a seam 203. One end of the umbrella skeleton 100 and the inner skeleton 204 are both fixed to the center pole 201. The umbrella cloth 202 is covered by the umbrella skeleton 100. The umbrella skeleton 100 can spread the umbrella cloth 202 when opened.

[0024] As shown in Figures 1 and 4, the umbrella skeleton 100 includes a long, strip-shaped skeleton body 10. A water receiving groove 11 is provided on one side of the skeleton body 10 facing the umbrella cloth 202. The water receiving groove 11 is provided along the length of the skeleton body 10. As shown in Figures 2 and 3, the upper side of the water receiving groove 11 corresponds to the seam 203 of the umbrella cloth 202. The skeleton body 10 is provided with a thread passing hole 12 that passes laterally through the water receiving groove 11. The thread passing hole 12 is used to pass a bundle of threads (not shown) that secures the umbrella cloth 202.

[0025] As shown in FIG. 4, a water receiving groove 11 is provided at the top of the frame body 10 along the length of the frame body 10. The upper part of the water receiving groove 11 corresponds to the seam 203 of the umbrella cloth 202 as shown in FIG. 3. As a result, when using an umbrella 200 having an umbrella skeleton 100 according to the present invention, rainwater leaks from the seam 203 of the umbrella cloth 202 to the inside of the umbrella cloth 202, and then falls into the water receiving groove 11 of the umbrella skeleton 100 below it. Then, after the umbrella is opened, the umbrella skeleton 100 becomes inclined, so that the water receiving groove 11 is also inclined, with one end close to the center pole 201 being high and one end away from the center pole 201 being low. As a result, the rainwater in the water receiving groove 11 flows outward and drips down along the inclined water receiving groove 11 to the end of the umbrella skeleton 100 away from the center pole 201 due to gravity. The dripping position is already located on the outer edge of the umbrella cloth 202, so that the user inside the umbrella will not get wet.

[0026] The umbrella cloth 202 is fixed to the frame body 10 by the threading hole 12 and the thread bundle of the frame body 10. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the frame body 10 is provided with a plurality of threading holes 12 at intervals. The threading holes 12 penetrate the water receiving groove 11 in the horizontal direction. When the stitching portion 203 of the umbrella cloth 202 is located above the water receiving groove 11, the umbrella cloth 202 can be fixed to the frame body 10 by passing through the threading hole 12 and the stitching portion 203 of the umbrella cloth 202 by the thread bundle. At the same time, after the umbrella cloth 202 is fixed by the thread bundle, the stitching portion 203 of the umbrella cloth 202 can be pulled to the water receiving groove 11 by the thread bundle so that the stitching portion 203 of the umbrella cloth 202 fits into the water receiving groove 11, so that the rainwater leaking from the stitching portion 203 is guaranteed to drip completely into the water receiving groove 11.

[0027] Specifically, as shown in Fig. 5, the water receiving groove 11 of the frame body 10 of this embodiment is U-shaped and is surrounded by a bottom wall 111 and a first side wall 112 and a second side wall 113 provided on both sides of the bottom wall 111. The tops of the first side wall 112 and the second side wall 113 abut against the umbrella cloth 202. As shown in Fig. 6, the threading hole 12 penetrates the first side wall 112 and the second side wall 113. When the umbrella cloth 202 is fixed, the thread bundle passes through the first side wall 112, the seam 203 and the second side wall 113.

[0028] 6, the lowest position of the threading hole 12 is preferably higher than the position of the bottom wall 111. This makes it possible to prevent rainwater in the water receiving groove 11 from leaking out of the threading hole 12.

[0029] Preferably, a first abutment plane 114 is formed on the top of the first side wall 112 in this embodiment. A second abutment plane 115 is formed on the top of the second side wall 113. The first abutment plane 114 and the second abutment plane 115 are used to abut the umbrella cloth 202. That is, the contact position between the umbrella skeleton 100 and the umbrella cloth 202 in this embodiment is a flat surface. This increases the contact area between the umbrella skeleton 100 and the umbrella cloth 202, increasing the frictional force and making it easier to fix the umbrella cloth 202, while avoiding the umbrella cloth 202 being easily damaged due to the contact area being too small.

[0030] 7, the first contact plane 114 and the second contact plane 115 of this embodiment are both inclined planes with the inside higher and the outside lower. This is to accommodate the structural design in which the position of the seam 203 of the umbrella cloth 202 is high and the other positions are low.

[0031] In addition, in other embodiments, the first abutment plane 114 and the second abutment plane 115 may be arcuate surfaces.

[0032] Preferably, as shown in Figures 5 and 6, an internal skeleton mounting groove 13 is provided on one side of the skeleton body 10 of this embodiment, which is away from the umbrella cloth 202. The internal skeleton mounting groove 13 is provided along the length direction of the skeleton body 10. The internal skeleton mounting groove 13 is used to mount the internal skeleton 204 of the umbrella 200. One end of the internal skeleton 204 is fixed to the center pole 201, and the other end is fixed to the internal skeleton mounting groove 13 of the skeleton body 10. Specifically, in this embodiment, the skeleton body 10 is further provided with a connection hole 14 that passes laterally through the internal skeleton mounting groove 13. When the internal skeleton 204 is fixed to the skeleton body 10, the end of the internal skeleton 204 is inserted into the internal skeleton mounting groove 13 of the skeleton body 10, and then the pin passes through the connection hole 14 and passes through the end of the internal skeleton 204, thereby connecting and fixing.

[0033] In the prior art, it is common to provide a sleeve-like structure on the umbrella skeleton 100 so as to encase the umbrella skeleton 100, and then provide a connecting portion on the sleeve-like structure that is connected to the inner skeleton. However, in this embodiment, the inner skeleton 204 is fixed by providing an inner skeleton mounting groove 13 on the skeleton body 10, so that the structure is simple and installation is easy.

[0034] As one embodiment, the cross section of the skeleton body 10 is H-shaped as shown in Fig. 5. This makes it easy to process the water receiving groove 11 and the inner skeleton mounting groove 13. In other embodiments, the cross section of the skeleton body 10 may have other shapes.

[0035] In this embodiment, the skeletal body 10 is a straight rod.

[0036] In the second embodiment, as shown in Fig. 8, a water-tight umbrella skeleton 100 is also provided. The difference between the umbrella skeleton 100 of the first embodiment and the skeleton body 10 of the second embodiment is that it is a curved rod of multiple segments. That is, the skeleton body 10 of the second embodiment is no longer a straight rod, but a curved rod in which multiple straight rods are combined and connected. This allows it to be adapted to the corresponding umbrella 200 shown in Fig. 9.

[0037] Furthermore, in the multi-segment curved rod of the skeletal body 10 of the second embodiment, two adjacent straight rods can be rotatably connected and can be folded or fully deployed to fit the folding umbrella 200.

[0038] In the present invention, as shown in Fig. 1 or Fig. 9, an umbrella 200 is proposed, which includes a plurality of the above-mentioned water-tight umbrella skeletons 100, and further includes a center pole 201, an umbrella cloth 202, and a plurality of inner skeletons 204, one end of the umbrella skeleton 100 is fixed to the center pole 201, the umbrella cloth 202 is fixed to the outside of the umbrella skeleton 100, and the inner skeleton 204 has one end fixed to the center pole 201 and the other end fixed to the inside of the umbrella skeleton 100. Since the umbrella 200 according to this embodiment has the above-mentioned water-tight umbrella skeleton 100, it has the beneficial effects and functions of the above-mentioned water-tight umbrella skeleton 100, and will not be described in further detail in this specification.

[0039] In the leak-proof umbrella skeleton 100 and umbrella 200 of the present invention, a water-receiving groove 11 is provided on one side of the skeleton body 10 facing the umbrella cloth 202, and the upper part of the water-receiving groove 11 corresponds to the seam 203 of the umbrella cloth 202. Therefore, after rainwater leaks from the seam 203 of the umbrella cloth 202 into the umbrella skeleton 100 of the present invention, it is collected in the water-receiving groove 11 of the skeleton body 10 and flows out and drips from the end of the skeleton body 10. This prevents the user inside the umbrella from getting wet due to rainwater leaking from the seam 203, improving the usage experience.

[0040] The above is merely an example for clarifying the present invention, and does not limit the scope of the invention. It is not possible to list all the embodiments, and the equivalent structural transformation made by utilizing the contents of the technical means of the present invention under the concept of the present invention, or the direct / indirect utilization in other related technical fields, are all included in the protection scope of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0041] 100. Umbrella skeleton 10. Skeleton body 11. Water receiving groove 111, bottom wall 112, first side wall 113, second side wall 114, first contact plane 115, second contact plane 12. Thread hole 13. Internal skeleton mounting groove 14. Connection hole 200, umbrella 201, middle pole 202, umbrella cloth 203, Suture section 204. Endoskeletal

Claims

1. A water-tight umbrella frame provided on a center pole of an umbrella to support an umbrella cloth, the umbrella cloth being sewn together by a plurality of pieces of cloth and having a seam; The umbrella skeleton includes a long strip-shaped skeleton body, A water receiving groove is provided on one side of the frame body facing the umbrella cloth, The water receiving groove is provided along the longitudinal direction of the frame body, The upper part of the water receiving groove corresponds to the seam of the umbrella cloth, The frame body is provided with a threading hole passing laterally through the water receiving groove, The threading hole is used to pass a thread bundle that fixes the umbrella cloth. A water-tight umbrella frame.

2. The water receiving groove is U-shaped and is surrounded by a bottom wall and a first side wall and a second side wall provided on both sides of the bottom wall, The threading hole passes through the first side wall and the second side wall. The water-tight umbrella frame according to claim 1.

3. A first abutment plane is formed on the top of the first side wall, A second abutment plane is formed on the top of the second side wall, The first contact plane and the second contact plane are used to contact the umbrella cloth. The water-tight umbrella frame according to claim 2.

4. The first abutment plane and the second abutment plane are both inclined surfaces with an inner side higher and an outer side lower. The water-tight umbrella frame according to claim 3.

5. An inner skeleton mounting groove is provided on one side of the skeleton body away from the umbrella cloth, The internal skeleton mounting groove is provided along the length direction of the skeleton body. The water-tight umbrella frame according to claim 1.

6. The cross section of the skeleton body is H-shaped. The water-tight umbrella frame according to claim 5.

7. The skeletal body is a straight rod. The water-tight umbrella frame according to claim 1.

8. The skeletal body is a multi-segment curved rod; The water-tight umbrella frame according to claim 1.

9. A plurality of water-tight umbrella frames according to any one of claims 1 to 8, Further comprising a center pole, a canopy cloth and a plurality of internal skeletons; One end of the umbrella skeleton is fixed to the center pole, The umbrella cloth is fixed to the outside of the umbrella frame, The inner skeleton has one end fixed to the center rod and the other end fixed to the inside of the umbrella skeleton. An umbrella characterized by:

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