Turning And Folding Outdoor Awning With Synchronous Louver Drive
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing louver awnings have complex structures, high manufacturing costs, and poor assembly convenience, leading to damage and unsatisfactory usage experience.
Innovation Solution
A turning and folding outdoor awning with a compact structure, featuring a support, guide assembly, louvers, and a driving device, including a connecting rod assembly, synchronous belts, worm gears, and a dual-input driving mechanism for smooth operation and independent louver control.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a traditional louver folding telescopic mechanism is used, then the awning can achieve folding and unfolding function, but the structure becomes complicated, manufacturing cost increases, and assembly becomes inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The awning is divided into modular components: a support structure, guide rods with slide seats, connecting rod assemblies, and louver sections. Each module can be independently manufactured and assembled, simplifying the overall assembly process while maintaining the folding function. The guide rods are segmented with multiple slide seats that can be independently positioned and connected.
Solution Approach 2:
The mechanism employs dynamic elements including slide seats that move along guide rods, connecting rods that hinge between slide seats, and louvers that rotate on vertical axes. These dynamic components enable smooth folding and unfolding motions while maintaining structural integrity, replacing complex telescopic mechanisms with simpler dynamic linkages.
2Reliability
If a traditional louver folding telescopic mechanism is used, then the awning can achieve folding function, but manufacturing cost becomes high and the mechanism is easily damaged after long-term use
Solution Approach 1:
The connecting rod assemblies include self-limiting features where the hinge joints naturally constrain movement through geometric relationships. The slide seats on guide rods self-align during assembly, and the overall mechanism self-balances during folding operations, reducing the need for complex adjustment mechanisms and lowering manufacturing costs while improving reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The mechanism incorporates protective features such as rounded hinge joints, adequate clearance between moving parts, and structural reinforcement at critical stress points. These design elements prevent damage before it occurs by accommodating thermal expansion, manufacturing tolerances, and operational variations, thereby improving long-term durability without significantly increasing manufacturing complexity.
3Manufacturing precision
If the connecting rod assembly includes a limiting portion for rotation angle, then the folding precision is improved, but the structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The limiting portion utilizes asymmetric geometric features where the hinge joints and connecting rod lengths are specifically dimensioned to create natural stop points during folding. The asymmetric configuration of the hinge pins and corresponding slots in the slide seats provides precise angle limitation without requiring additional active control mechanisms, maintaining simplicity while achieving manufacturing precision.
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 awning provides a compact, low-cost, easy-to-install design with high sliding smoothness, synchronous louver movement, precise angle adjustment, and flexible operation, enhancing user experience.
Implementation Method 1
A synchronous belt 52 is arranged between the two driving wheels 51 located on a same side, and the slide seat 7 located at an end portion of a free end is fixedly connected with the synchronous belt 52 and is driven by the synchronous belt
Implementation Method 2
The slide seat 7 is internally provided with a worm gear and a worm engaged with the worm gear. An end portion of the worm gear is provided with an output shaft, and the output shaft is fixedly connected with the louvers 2 and configured to drive the louvers 2 to rotate
Implementation Method 3
an end portion of the first driving shaft 81 is connected with the driving wheel 51 through a universal joint
Implementation Method 4
The first driven gear 841 is fixedly provided with a first driving bevel gear 842, and the first driving shaft 81 at the end portion of the rectangular frame 12 is provided with a first driven bevel gear 811 engageable with the first driving bevel gear 842
Data Source
AI summary
The disclosure provides a turning and folding outdoor awning, which includes a support, a guide assembly, louvers, and a driving device. The support includes a rectangular frame and support legs. The guide assembly includes guide rods symmetrically arranged at two sides of the rectangular frame and slide seats in slide fit on the guide rods, and a connecting rod assembly is arranged between two adjacent slide seats. A plurality of louvers are provided and are arranged between the slide seats on the two guide rods. The driving device is connected with the slide seats and configured to drive the slide seats to slide and the louvers to rotate. The turning and folding outdoor awning provided by the disclosure is compact in structure, is capable of being turned and folded rapidly, is convenient and labor-saving to operate, and has a good using effect.