Outdoor Umbrella Audio System Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional outdoor umbrellas lack comprehensive built-in electrical appliances such as audio and ventilation systems, requiring users to bring separate devices and face challenges with power supply and mounting, which complicates their operation and folding mechanisms.
Innovation Solution
An outdoor umbrella with a built-in audio system and ventilation arrangement, featuring a control panel for easy operation, a speaker compartment, and a ventilation power unit with fan blades, powered by a range of sources including solar energy, and securely integrated without interfering with the umbrella's folding mechanism.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple electrical appliances are built into the outdoor umbrella, then the functionality and entertainment value are improved, but the device complexity and operational difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple electrical appliances (audio system, lighting devices, ventilation devices) into a single integrated outdoor umbrella structure. The audio system includes speakers, control panels, and power management all integrated within the umbrella, eliminating the need for separate mounting of individual devices and reducing overall system complexity despite increased functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The outdoor umbrella is designed as a universal platform that can accommodate multiple types of electrical appliances simultaneously. The umbrella structure provides integrated power supply, mounting infrastructure, and control mechanisms that support audio, lighting, and ventilation functions through a single unified system rather than requiring separate specialized structures for each device.
2Adaptability or versatility
If electrical appliances are mounted on the outdoor umbrella, then the entertainment and comfort features are improved, but the ease of operation and folding mechanism are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The umbrella structure is divided into modular segments that can be independently folded and unfolded. The electrical appliances are mounted on specific segments or the central hub, allowing the folding mechanism to operate by collapsing individual segments without requiring disconnection or complex coordination of multiple appliances, thus maintaining ease of operation despite added functionality.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple electrical appliances are integrated into the outdoor umbrella, then the comprehensive functionality is improved, but the power supply requirements and control complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
A single power management system is designed to universally support multiple electrical appliances with different power requirements. The system includes a central power source, distribution network, and control interface that can independently regulate power delivery to audio, lighting, and ventilation devices, allowing comprehensive functionality to be achieved through one unified control mechanism rather than separate systems for each appliance.
Data Source
AI summary
An outdoor umbrella includes a supporting frame, an awning frame and an audio system. The awning frame includes a functional umbrella hub suspendedly supported by the supporting frame, a plurality of awning frames radially and outwardly extended from the functional umbrella hub, and an awning supported by the awning arms to define a shading area under the awning, wherein the functional umbrella hub has a speaker compartment and an audio outlet. The audio system, as a built-in sound system includes a control panel supported at the supporting frame for inputting an audio signal, and a speaker unit. The speaker unit is supported within the speaker compartment of the functional umbrella hub to align with the audio outlet, wherein when the audio signal is input at the control panel, the audio signal is transmitted to the speaker unit for generating an audio sound as an additional function for the outdoor umbrella.