Adjustable Umbrella Canopy with Layered UV Protection and Clear Visibility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional umbrellas fail to provide full protection from ultraviolet rays, wet conditions, and overhead hazards, especially for individuals working outdoors in various weather conditions, and lack adjustability to accommodate different needs.
Innovation Solution
An adjustable umbrella with a solar protection layer and a transparent layer, featuring a vertical pole for opening and closing, customizable canopy, and an extended bat for mounting signs, designed to withstand various weather conditions and provide clear visibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If a traditional umbrella canopy is used, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but it fails to provide adequate protection from ultraviolet rays and overhead hazards
Solution Approach 1:
The canopy is divided into multiple functional layers: an outer layer for weather protection, a middle solar protection layer with UV-blocking properties, and an inner transparent layer for visibility. This segmentation allows each layer to perform its specific function while collectively providing comprehensive protection without excessive overall complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The umbrella employs composite material construction with the solar protection layer made from UV-blocking fabric and the transparent layer made from clear polyethylene or similar material. This combination of different materials enables simultaneous achievement of UV protection, weather resistance, and visibility requirements.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the canopy is made fully opaque for UV protection, then ultraviolet protection is improved, but visibility of overhead hazards is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The canopy is divided into multiple functional layers: an outer layer for weather protection, a middle solar protection layer with UV-blocking properties, and an inner transparent layer for visibility. This segmentation allows each layer to perform its specific function while collectively providing comprehensive protection without excessive overall complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
Different portions of the canopy have different optical properties - the solar protection layer is opaque to UV rays but the transparent layer allows visible light passage. This local differentiation of material properties enables simultaneous UV blocking and hazard visibility.
3Area of stationary object
If the umbrella is designed for full coverage protection, then protection area is increased, but portability and ease of storage are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The umbrella employs an adjustable rib mechanism that allows the canopy size to be dynamically changed. The ribs can be extended to provide maximum coverage when needed or retracted to reduce the umbrella's overall size for convenient carrying and storage, making the protected area adaptable to different situational requirements.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed in the present invention is an adjustable umbrella with a solar protection layer, a transparent layer, which provides an adjustable protected area to a user, comprising, a canopy attached to a plurality of ribs, the plurality of ribs configured to support and extend the canopy to provide a protected area for a user, a vertical pole attached to the canopy via a plurality of screws and the plurality of ribs, the vertical pole configured to enable a user to open and close the canopy, a first layer from an inside of the canopy configured to protect the user from ultraviolet rays and a second layer on a top center of the canopy configured to provide a clear view of sky to the user, and an extended bat above the canopy configured to make easy for mounting at least one board, the board comprising a direction sign board.