Combined Table-Umbrella With Charging, Lighting, and WiFi Boost
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing combined table-umbrellas lack functionality, offering only basic functions of providing shade and support without additional conveniences like lighting, charging, or enhanced WiFi signals, limiting their utility in various environments.
Innovation Solution
A combined table-umbrella integrating a table with an umbrella, featuring a light source, wireless and cable charging capabilities, WiFi signal enhancement, and a remote control, along with a solar panel for energy harvesting, and a connecting mechanism for easy assembly and disassembly, enhancing user convenience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a simple combination of table and umbrella is used, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the functions are too simple and do not bring convenience to users
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies multi-functionality by integrating multiple functions into the combined table-umbrella system. The table incorporates a circuit hub with wireless charging module, USB charging port, and WiFi signal enhancement module, while the umbrella includes a light source. This allows the single product to serve multiple purposes: providing shade/rain protection, lighting, wireless charging, cable charging, and WiFi signal enhancement, thereby resolving the contradiction between simple structure and limited functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges a table and an umbrella into a single combined structure where the umbrella pole connects to the table pole through a connecting mechanism. The table provides structural support and houses electronic components, while the umbrella provides weather protection. This merging allows the product to function as both a table and an umbrella simultaneously, increasing versatility without requiring completely separate products.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple functions are integrated into the combined table-umbrella, then user convenience is enhanced, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the combined table-umbrella into distinct functional modules: the table with circuit hub, wireless charging module, USB charging port, and WiFi enhancement module; the umbrella with light source; and the connecting mechanism. This segmentation allows each module to be manufactured separately and then assembled, reducing overall manufacturing complexity while maintaining multiple functions.
Solution Approach 2:
The circuit hub serves as a universal platform that integrates multiple electronic functions (wireless charging, USB charging, WiFi enhancement) into a single control unit. This consolidation reduces the number of separate components needed, simplifying manufacturing while providing diverse functionality.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the table and umbrella are permanently connected, then the structure is stable, but the versatility of use is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic connection system through the connecting mechanism that allows the table and umbrella to be removably connected. The mechanism includes a fixed base and pin that enable easy assembly and disassembly. This dynamic design allows users to connect the table and umbrella when needed for stable combined use, and separate them when different usage scenarios require, thereby providing both stability and flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The connecting mechanism segments the combined structure into separable components that can be easily assembled and disassembled. The fixed base and pin design allows for quick connection and separation without requiring complex tools or procedures, maintaining structural stability during use while enabling versatility in different usage scenarios.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The integrated table-umbrella provides lighting, charging options, improved WiFi connectivity, and energy efficiency, allowing users to control the umbrella and lighting remotely, while being easily assembled and disassembled for versatile use.
Implementation Method 1
The umbrella further includes a light source disposed at the umbrella skeleton for lighting
Implementation Method 2
along with a solar panel for energy harvesting
Implementation Method 3
the table includes a circuit hub, an energy storage device, a wireless charging module
Data Source
AI summary
A combined table-umbrella includes a table and an umbrella. The umbrella includes an umbrella canopy, an umbrella pole and an umbrella skeleton connecting the umbrella pole and the umbrella canopy to hold up the umbrella canopy. The umbrella also includes a light source disposed at the umbrella skeleton for lighting. The table includes a circuit hub, an energy storage device, a wireless charging module, a USB charging port and a WiFi signal enhancement module, wherein the circuit hub is electrically connected to the energy storage device, and the wireless charging module, the USB charging port and the WiFi signal enhancement module are electrically connected to the circuit hub, respectively. The combined table-umbrella of the present invention has multiple functions such as lighting, wireless and cable charging, and WiFi signal sources enhancing for electronic products.