RIB ASSEMBLY CAPABLE OF BEING TELESCOPICALLY PACKED FOR OUTDOOR UMBRELLA AND OUTDOOR UMBRELLA

Abstract

A rib assembly for an outdoor umbrella is capable of being telescopically packed. The rib assembly includes a longer rib and a shorter rib. When the rib assembly needs to be disassembled for packing, the longer rib or/and the shorter rib is able to be superimposed and retracted along a length direction. A locking mechanism is disposed on the longer rib or/and the shorter rib. When the rib assembly needs to be extended completely, the longer rib or/and the shorter rib are locked by the locking mechanism.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims the priority benefit of China application serial no. 202022440201.7, filed on Oct. 28, 2020. The entirety of the above-mentioned patent application is hereby incorporated by reference herein and made a part of this specification.

BACKGROUND

Technical Field

The disclosure relates to the technical field of outdoor umbrellas, and in particular to, a rib assembly capable of being telescopically packed for an outdoor umbrella and the outdoor umbrella.

Description of Related Art

The Roman umbrella is widely applied to the square, sandbeach, garden, courtyard and other leisure venues and offers a comfortable leisure and cool space for people. Structurally, the Roman umbrella often includes a base, an umbrella pole, an umbrella fabric, a pull rod, an umbrella tray and a rib; the umbrella pole is vertically disposed and serves as a support pole of the umbrella; the umbrella fabric generally covers the rib; the extension or retraction of the whole umbrella is implemented through the rib; and the pull rod is located between the rib and the umbrella pole for connection and mounting. However, the existing outdoor umbrella has a large size to result in that the whole outer package is large, the transportation is inconvenient and the logistics cost is high.

SUMMARY

An objective of the disclosure is to provide a rib assembly capable of being telescopically packed for an outdoor umbrella and the outdoor umbrella, to solve the above technical problems. The disclosure may implement detachment and retraction of the rib, such that the rib may be superimposed in size, thereby greatly reducing the packing size.

The disclosure may use the following technical solutions to solve the technical problems.

A rib assembly capable of being telescopically packed for an outdoor umbrella includes a longer rib and a shorter rib. When the rib assembly needs to be disassembled for packing, the longer rib or/and the shorter rib may be superimposed and retracted along a length direction. A locking mechanism is disposed on the longer rib or/and the shorter rib. When the rib assembly needs to be extended completely, the longer rib or/and the shorter rib are locked by the locking mechanism.

The shorter rib includes a shorter rib body and a shorter telescopic rib, and the shorter telescopic rib may be completely or partially superimposed and retracted to a cavity of the shorter rib body.

The shorter rib is configured as a single-rod structure, and the longer rib may be superimposed and retracted along the length direction.

The longer rib includes a longer rib body and a longer telescopic rib, and the longer telescopic rib is able to be completely or partially superimposed and retracted to a cavity of the longer rib body.

The locking mechanism includes any one of a lockpin locking mechanism, a spring button locking mechanism, a screwed locking mechanism or a handle rubbed locking mechanism.

The locking mechanism is configured as the lockpin locking mechanism, an inner locking hole is provided on one end of the shorter telescopic rib or/and the longer telescopic rib, an outer locking hole is provided on one end of the shorter rib body or/and the longer rib body, and the inner locking hole and the outer locking hole are locked by a lockpin.

The locking mechanism is configured as the spring button locking mechanism, a spring button piece is provided in the cavity on one end of the shorter telescopic rib or/and the longer telescopic rib, the shorter telescopic rib or/and the longer telescopic rib are correspondingly provided with an inner spring button hole, the shorter rib body or/and the longer rib body are correspondingly provided with an outer spring button hole, and a convex portion of the spring button piece is matched with the inner spring button hole and the outer spring button hole and may implement locking or unlocking.

The longer telescopic rib includes one end hinged to an upper umbrella tray, and the other end docked with the longer rib body.

Two longer telescopic ribs are provided, and are respectively located on two ends of the longer rib body.

An outdoor umbrella having a rib assembly capable of being telescopically packed includes the above rib assembly, and the outdoor umbrella is a side umbrella or a central pole umbrella.

Compared with the prior art, the disclosure has the following prominent advantages and effects. By means of an optimized design, the disclosure may implement mutual retraction and superimposition of the longer rib or/and the shorter rib, such that the rib assembly may be superimposed when packed, thereby greatly reducing the packing size and lowering the transportation cost.

Features of the disclosure may be clearly known with reference to the accompanying drawings and the following detailed description on good implementation manners.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a first structural schematic diagram of overall mounting according to the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a first structural schematic diagram of a rib assembly according to the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a first structural schematic diagram of an umbrella pole in an extended state according to the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a structural schematic diagram of the umbrella pole in a retracted state according to the disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a structural schematic diagram of a first pull rod in the extended state according to the disclosure.

FIG. 6 is a structural schematic diagram of a first pull rod in the retracted state according to the disclosure.

FIG. 7 is a structural schematic diagram of a second pull rod in the extended state according to the disclosure.

FIG. 8 is a structural schematic diagram of a second pull rod in the retracted state according to the disclosure.

FIG. 9 is a first structural schematic diagram of a longer rib in the extended state according to the disclosure.

FIG. 10 is a structural schematic diagram of a shorter rib in the extended state according to the disclosure.

FIG. 11 is a second structural schematic diagram of overall mounting according to the disclosure.

FIG. 12 is a second structural schematic diagram of an umbrella pole in the extended state according to the disclosure.

FIG. 13 is a second structural schematic diagram of a longer rib in the extended state according to the disclosure.

FIG. 14 is a second structural schematic diagram of a rib assembly according to the disclosure.

FIG. 15 is a first structural schematic diagram of a locking mechanism according to the disclosure.

FIG. 16 is a second structural schematic diagram of a locking mechanism according to the disclosure.

FIG. 17 is a third structural schematic diagram of a locking mechanism according to the disclosure.

FIG. 18 is a fourth structural schematic diagram of a locking mechanism according to the disclosure.

DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

In order to make the technical means, creative features, achievement goals and effects achieved by the disclosure easy to understand, the disclosure will be further described below in conjunction with specific illustrations.

Embodiment 1

As shown in figures, according to the rib assembly capable of being telescopically packed for the outdoor umbrella provided by the disclosure, the rib assembly may be applied to the central pole umbrella or the side umbrella. In general, the rib assembly is further provided with an umbrella fabric, and includes a longer rib 4 and a shorter rib 5. When the rib assembly needs to be disassembled for packing, the longer rib 4 or/and the shorter rib 5 may be superimposed and retracted along a length direction. A locking mechanism 6 is disposed on the longer rib 4 or/and the shorter rib 5. When the rib assembly needs to be extended completely, the longer rib 4 or/and the shorter rib 5 are locked by the locking mechanism 6.

By means of an optimized design, the disclosure may implement mutual retraction and superimposition of the longer rib 4 or/and the shorter rib 5, such that the rib assembly may be superimposed in size when packed, thereby greatly reducing the packing size and lowering the transportation cost.

Preferably, the shorter rib 5 includes a shorter rib body 51 and a shorter telescopic rib 52, and the shorter telescopic rib 52 may be completely or partially superimposed and retracted to a cavity of the shorter rib body 51.

In a preferred embodiment, the shorter rib 5 is configured as a single-rod structure, and the longer rib 4 may be superimposed and retracted along the length direction.

The longer rib 4 includes a longer rib body 41 and a longer telescopic rib 42, and the longer telescopic rib 42 may be completely or partially superimposed and retracted to a cavity of the longer rib body 41.

In a preferred embodiment, two longer telescopic ribs 42 are provided, and are respectively located on two ends of the longer rib body 41, such that two-end retraction may be implemented.

The locking mechanism 6 includes any one of a lockpin locking mechanism, a spring button locking mechanism, a screwed locking mechanism or a handle rubbed locking mechanism.

In a preferred embodiment, referring to FIG. 15, the locking mechanism 6 is configured as the lockpin locking mechanism. The lockpin mechanism 6 generally includes a lockpin piece 61A, a lockpin button 62A, a reset spring 63A and a mounting seat 64A. The mounting seat 64A is sleeved to an end of the shorter rib body 51 or/and the longer rib body 41 and configured to mount the lockpin piece 61A, the lockpin button 62A and the reset spring 63A, and the lockpin button 62A is configured to drive the lockpin piece 61A to move and may be reset by the reset spring 63A. An inner locking hole is provided on one end of the shorter telescopic rib 52 or/and the longer telescopic rib 42, an outer locking hole is provided on one end of the shorter rib body 51 or/and the longer rib body 41, and the inner locking hole and the outer locking hole are locked by a lockpin.

In a preferred embodiment, referring to FIG. 16, the locking mechanism 6 is configured as the spring button locking mechanism, a spring button piece 61B is provided in the cavity on one end of the shorter telescopic rib 52 or/and the longer telescopic rib 42, the shorter telescopic rib 52 or/and the longer telescopic rib 42 are correspondingly provided with an inner spring button hole, the shorter rib body 51 or/and the longer rib body 41 are correspondingly provided with an outer spring button hole, and a convex portion of the spring button piece is matched with the inner spring button hole and the outer spring button hole and implements locking or unlocking.

Based on the above any embodiment, in a preferred embodiment, referring to FIG. 17, the locking mechanism 6 is configured as the screwed locking mechanism, and generally includes an upper thread bushing 61C and a lower thread bushing 62C. The upper thread bushing 61C and the lower thread bushing 62C may be locked through rotation after docked.

Based on the above any embodiment, in a preferred embodiment, referring to FIG. 18, the locking mechanism 6 uses the handle rubbed locking mechanism, and generally includes a fixed seat 61D and a cam trigger 62D. A cam is disposed on the cam trigger 62D, and the locking is implemented by the use of squeezing and rubbing of the cam.

Embodiment 2

Based on Embodiment 1, a central pole umbrella having the rib assembly capable of being telescopically packed provided by the embodiment includes an umbrella pole 1 and the rib assembly. The umbrella pole 1 preferably uses a circular-tube umbrella pole. The umbrella pole 1 is generally configured to match with an upper umbrella tray and a lower umbrella tray for mounting. The rib assembly includes a longer rib 4 and a shorter rib 5. The umbrella pole 1 may be telescopic along a length direction. The longer rib 4 or/and the shorter rib 5 may be telescopic along a length direction. When an outdoor umbrella frame needs to be assembled, the umbrella pole 1, the longer rib 4 and the shorter rib 5 are all in an extended and fixed state. When the outdoor umbrella frame needs to be disassembled for packing, any one or more of the umbrella pole 1, the longer rib 4 and the shorter rib 5 are in a retracted state.

In a preferred embodiment, the umbrella pole 1, the longer rib 4 and the shorter rib 5 all use a telescopic structure.

In a preferred embodiment, the umbrella pole 1 and the longer rib 4 use a telescopic structure, while the shorter rib 5 uses a single rib structure.

In a preferred embodiment, the umbrella pole 1 includes at least two telescopic structures, preferably two telescopic structures, and may further be three or four telescopic structures. The umbrella pole 1 includes an umbrella pole body 11 and a telescopic umbrella pole 12. The telescopic umbrella pole 12 is located on an upper portion or/and a lower portion of the umbrella pole body 11, and the telescopic umbrella pole 12 and the umbrella pole body 11 may be in telescopic fit. The telescopic umbrella pole 12 is often smaller than the umbrella pole body 11 in size, and may be telescopically superimposed in a cavity of the umbrella pole body 11. The telescopic umbrella pole 12 includes at least one telescopic umbrella pole unit, may further be multiple telescopic umbrella pole units, and preferably is one telescopic umbrella pole unit. In an embodiment, the telescopic umbrella pole 12 is located on the upper portion of the umbrella pole body 11. In an embodiment, two telescopic umbrella poles 12 are provided, and are respectively located on the upper portion and the lower portion of the umbrella pole body 11.

In a preferred embodiment, the longer rib 4 includes at least two telescopic structures, preferably two telescopic structures, and may further be three or four telescopic structures. The longer rib 4 includes a longer rib body 41 and a longer telescopic rib 42, one end of the longer telescopic rib 42 is hinged to the upper umbrella tray, and the other end of the longer telescopic rib 42 is telescopically docked with the longer rib body 41. The longer telescopic rib 42 is often smaller than the longer rib body 41 in size, and may be telescopically superimposed in a cavity of the longer rib body 41. The longer telescopic rib 42 includes at least one longer telescopic rib unit, may further be multiple longer telescopic rib units, and preferably is one longer telescopic rib unit.

In a preferred embodiment, the shorter rib 5 includes at least two telescopic structures, preferably two telescopic structures, and may further be three or four telescopic structures. The shorter rib 5 includes a shorter rib body 51 and a shorter telescopic rib 52, one end of the shorter telescopic rib 52 is hinged to the lower umbrella tray, the other end of the shorter telescopic rib 52 is telescopically docked with the shorter rib body 51, and the other end of the shorter rib body 51 is hinged to the longer rib 4. The shorter telescopic rib 52 is often smaller than the shorter rib body 51 in size, and may be telescopically superimposed in a cavity of the shorter rib body 51. The shorter telescopic rib 52 includes at least one shorter telescopic rib unit, may further be multiple shorter telescopic rib units, and preferably is one shorter telescopic rib unit.

When any one of the umbrella pole 1, the longer rib 4 and the shorter rib 5 is extended or retracted along the length direction, extension or retraction locking may be implemented by a locking mechanism.

By means of an optimized design and with the utilization of telescopic and superimposed structures, the disclosure may implement superimposition in size between the umbrella pole and the rib assembly, thereby greatly reducing the overall size, reducing the packing size and lowering the transportation cost.

During actual packing, for the same style of central pole umbrellas using the traditional umbrella frame and the telescopic umbrella frame, each single umbrella using the telescopic umbrella frame may be proportionally reduced by 25-35% in packing size.

Embodiment 3

Based on Embodiment 1, a side umbrella having the rib assembly capable of being telescopically packed provided by the embodiment includes an umbrella pole 1, a pull rod assembly and the rib assembly. The pull rod assembly includes a first pull rod 2 and a second pull rod 3. The rib assembly includes a longer rib 4 and a shorter rib 5. The umbrella pole 1 may be telescopic along a length direction. One or more of the first pull rod 2, the second pull rod 3, the longer rib 4 and the shorter rib 5 may be telescopic along a length direction. When an outdoor umbrella frame needs to be assembled, the umbrella pole 1, the first pull rod 2, the second pull rod 3, the longer rib 4 and the shorter rib 5 are all in an extended and fixed state. When the outdoor umbrella frame needs to be disassembled for packing, any one or more of the umbrella pole 1, the first pull rod 2, the second pull rod 3, the longer rib 4 and the shorter rib 5 are in a retracted state.

Based on the above description, the outdoor umbrella frame preferably is a Roman umbrella frame, and may further be a banana umbrella frame, a push rod umbrella frame, etc.

In a preferred embodiment, the umbrella pole 1, the first pull rod 2, the second pull rod 3, the longer rib 4 and the shorter rib 5 all use a telescopic structure.

In a preferred embodiment, the umbrella pole 1, the first pull rod 2, the second pull rod 3 and the longer rib 4 are configured as a telescopic structure, while the shorter rib 5 is configured as a single rib structure.

In a preferred embodiment, the umbrella pole 1, the second pull rod 3 and the longer rib 4 are configured as a telescopic structure, the shorter rib 5 is configured as a single rib structure, and the first pull rod 2 is configured as a common pull rod structure.

In a preferred embodiment, the umbrella pole 1, the longer rib 4 and the shorter rib 5 are configured as a telescopic structure, while the first pull rod 2 and the second pull rod 3 are configured as a common pull rod structure.

In a preferred embodiment, the umbrella pole 1 and the longer rib 4 are configured as a telescopic structure, while the first pull rod 2, the second pull rod 3 and the shorter rib 5 are configured as a common pull rod structure.

In a preferred embodiment, the umbrella pole 1 includes at least two telescopic structures, preferably two telescopic structures, and may further be three or four telescopic structures. The umbrella pole 1 includes an umbrella pole body 11 and a telescopic umbrella pole 12, the telescopic umbrella pole 12 is located on an upper portion or/and a lower portion of the umbrella pole body 11, and the telescopic umbrella pole 12 and the umbrella pole body 11 may be in telescopic fit. The telescopic umbrella pole 12 is often smaller than the umbrella pole body 11 in size, and may be telescopically superimposed in a cavity of the umbrella pole body 11. The telescopic umbrella pole 12 includes at least one telescopic umbrella pole unit, may further be multiple telescopic umbrella pole units, and preferably is one telescopic umbrella pole unit. In an embodiment, the telescopic umbrella pole 12 is located on the upper portion of the umbrella pole body 11. In an embodiment, two telescopic umbrella poles 12 are provided, and are respectively located on the upper portion and the lower portion of the umbrella pole body 11.

Any one or more of the first pull rod 2, the second pull rod 3, the longer rib 4 and the shorter rib 5 include at least two telescopic structures.

In a preferred embodiment, the first pull rod 2 incudes at least two telescopic structures, preferably two telescopic structures, and may further be three or four telescopic structures. The first pull rod 2 includes a first pull rod body 21 and a first telescopic pull rod 22, one end of the first telescopic pull rod 22 is hinged to the telescopic umbrella pole 12, the other end of the first telescopic pull rod 22 is telescopically docked with one end of the first pull rod body 21, and the other end of the first pull rod body 21 is hinged to the second pull rod 3. The first telescopic pull rod 22 is often smaller than the first pull rod body 21 in size, and may be telescopically superimposed in a cavity of the first pull rod body 21. The first telescopic pull rod 22 includes at least one first telescopic pull rod unit, may further be multiple first telescopic pull rod units, and preferably is one first telescopic pull rod unit.

In a preferred embodiment, the second pull rod 3 includes at least two telescopic structures, preferably two telescopic structures, and may further be three or four telescopic structures. The second pull rod 3 includes a second pull rod body 31 and a second telescopic pull rod 32, one end of the second telescopic pull rod 32 is hinged the upper umbrella tray, the other end of the second telescopic pull rod 32 is telescopically docked with one end of the second pull rod body 31, and the other end of the second pull rod body 31 is hinged to a handle housing. The second telescopic pull rod 32 is often smaller than the second pull rod body 31 in size, and may be telescopically superimposed in a cavity of the second pull rod body 31. The second telescopic pull rod 32 includes at least one second telescopic pull rod unit, may further be multiple second telescopic pull rod units, and preferably is one second telescopic pull rod unit.

In a preferred embodiment, the longer rib 4 includes at least two telescopic structures, preferably two telescopic structures, and may further be three or four telescopic structures. The longer rib 4 includes a longer rib body 41 and a longer telescopic rib 42, one end of the longer telescopic rib 42 is hinged to the upper umbrella tray, and the other end of the longer telescopic rib 42 is telescopically docked with the longer rib body 41. The longer telescopic rib 42 is often smaller than the longer rib body 41 in size, and may be telescopically superimposed in a cavity of the longer rib body 41. The longer telescopic rib 42 includes at least one longer telescopic rib unit, may further be multiple longer telescopic rib units, and preferably is one longer telescopic rib unit.

In a preferred embodiment, the shorter rib 5 includes at least two telescopic structures, preferably two telescopic structures, and may further be three or four telescopic structures. The shorter rib 5 includes a shorter rib body 51 and a shorter telescopic rib 52, one end of the shorter telescopic rib 52 is hinged to the lower umbrella tray, the other end of the shorter telescopic rib 52 is telescopically docked with the shorter rib body 51, and the other end of the shorter rib body 51 is hinged to the longer rib 4. The shorter telescopic rib 52 is often smaller than the shorter rib body 51 in size, and may be telescopically superimposed in a cavity of the shorter rib body 51. The shorter telescopic rib 52 includes at least one shorter telescopic rib unit, may further be multiple shorter telescopic rib units, and preferably is one shorter telescopic rib unit.

When any one of the umbrella pole 1, the first pull rod 2, the second pull rod 3, the longer rib 4 and the shorter rib 5 is extended or retracted along the length direction, extension or retraction locking may be implemented by a locking mechanism.

By means of an optimized design and with the utilization of telescopic and superimposed structures, the disclosure may implement superimposition in size among the umbrella pole, the pull rod assembly and the rib assembly, thereby greatly reducing the overall size, reducing the packing size and lowering the transportation cost.

During actual packing, for the same style of Roman umbrellas using the traditional umbrella frame and the telescopic umbrella frame, each single umbrella using the telescopic umbrella frame may be proportionally reduced by 30-45% in packing size.

As can be known from the technical knowledge, the disclosure may be implemented via other embodiments without departing from the spiritual essences or essential features. Therefore, the above-disclosed embodiments are merely illustrative and not exclusive in all respects. All changes which are within the scope of the disclosure or equivalent to the scope of the disclosure are encompassed by the disclosure.

Claims

1. A rib assembly capable of being telescopically packed for an outdoor umbrella, the rib assembly comprising a longer rib and a shorter rib, wherein when the rib assembly needs to be disassembled for packing, the longer rib or/and the shorter rib is able to be superimposed and is retractable along a length direction; a locking mechanism is disposed on the longer rib or/and the shorter rib; and when the rib assembly needs to be extended completely, the longer rib or/and the shorter rib are locked by the locking mechanism.

2. The rib assembly capable of being telescopically packed for the outdoor umbrella according to claim 1, wherein the shorter rib comprises a shorter rib body and a shorter telescopic rib, and the shorter telescopic rib is able to be completely or partially superimposed and retracted to a cavity of the shorter rib body.

3. The rib assembly capable of being telescopically packed for the outdoor umbrella according to claim 1, wherein the shorter rib is configured as a single-rod structure, and the longer rib is able to be superimposed and retracted along the length direction.

4. The rib assembly capable of being telescopically packed for the outdoor umbrella according to claim 2, wherein the longer rib comprises a longer rib body and a longer telescopic rib, and the longer telescopic rib is able to be completely or partially superimposed and retracted to a cavity of the longer rib body.

5. The rib assembly capable of being telescopically packed for the outdoor umbrella according to claim 1, wherein the locking mechanism includes any one of a lockpin locking mechanism, a spring button locking mechanism, a screwed locking mechanism or a handle rubbed locking mechanism.

6. The rib assembly capable of being telescopically packed for the outdoor umbrella according to claim 4, wherein the locking mechanism is configured as a lockpin locking mechanism, an inner locking hole is provided on one end of the shorter telescopic rib or/and the longer telescopic rib, an outer locking hole is provided on one end of the shorter rib body or/and the longer rib body, and the inner locking hole and the outer locking hole are locked by a lockpin.

7. The rib assembly capable of being telescopically packed for the outdoor umbrella according to claim 4, wherein the locking mechanism is configured as a spring button locking mechanism, a spring button piece is provided in a cavity on one end of the shorter telescopic rib or/and the longer telescopic rib, the shorter telescopic rib or/and the longer telescopic rib are correspondingly provided with an inner spring button hole, the shorter rib body or/and the longer rib body are correspondingly provided with an outer spring button hole, and a convex portion of the spring button piece is matched with the inner spring button hole and the outer spring button hole and implements locking or unlocking.

8. The rib assembly capable of being telescopically packed for the outdoor umbrella according to claim 4, wherein the longer telescopic rib comprises one end hinged to an upper umbrella tray, and the other end docked with the longer rib body.

9. The rib assembly capable of being telescopically packed for the outdoor umbrella according to claim 4, wherein two longer telescopic ribs are provided, and are respectively located on two ends of the longer rib body.

10. An outdoor umbrella having a rib assembly capable of being telescopically packed, the outdoor umbrella comprising the rib assembly as claimed in claim 1, and the outdoor umbrella being a side umbrella or a central pole umbrella.