External Umbrella Carrier Using Window Clip Mount
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing solutions for carrying wet umbrellas outside vehicles are often bulky, expensive, and not easily mountable, as they require complex housings or containers with motor drives and transmissions.
Innovation Solution
A simple and affordable system using umbrella carrier arms attached to a mounting pole and vehicle window support clips, allowing a conventional umbrella to be secured externally without the need for expensive housings, utilizing Velcro straps and other temporary mounting means.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional umbrellas are carried inside vehicles, then protection from rain is provided, but space inside the vehicle is occupied and interior damage may occur
Solution Approach 1:
The umbrella carrier moves the umbrella storage from the interior space (3D volume inside vehicle) to the exterior surface (2D plane on vehicle window), specifically mounting on the upper portion of the vehicle window to carry the umbrella outside while maintaining accessibility
2Ease of operation
If motor driven umbrella units with housings are used, then umbrella storage outside vehicle is provided, but device complexity and cost increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts and removes the complex motor driven mechanisms, transmissions, and protective housings from the system, retaining only the essential function of mounting and securing the umbrella to the vehicle window using simple clips and straps
Solution Approach 2:
The invention replaces expensive, complex motor driven units with inexpensive, simple components such as plastic clips, straps, and basic mounting structures that are easy to manufacture and replace
3Reliability
If bulky housings are used to protect umbrellas, then umbrella protection is provided, but wind resistance and vehicle aerodynamics are adversely affected
Solution Approach 1:
The invention uses flexible straps and thin clip structures instead of bulky rigid housings to secure and protect the umbrella, allowing the umbrella to be carried in a streamlined manner that minimizes wind resistance and maintains vehicle aerodynamics
4Reliability
If complex mounting systems are used, then secure umbrella attachment is provided, but ease of installation and removal is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The invention uses dynamic, adjustable mounting components such as flexible straps with buckles and clips that can be easily adjusted, installed, and removed by the user, rather than fixed complex mechanical mounting systems
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system is divided into separate, independent components including window clips, mounting poles, carrier arms, and straps, allowing each component to be easily installed and removed independently without affecting the entire system
Data Source
AI summary
An umbrella carrier secures a wet umbrella outside of a vehicle. A closed umbrella is strapped or otherwise secured to at least one umbrella carrier arm that is attached to a mounting pole coupled with a vehicle window support clip or some other temporary mounting means.