Canopy engagement device and canopy with the canopy engagement device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12546136-B2
Application number	US-202218073674-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 2, 2022
Priority date	Dec 2, 2021
Publication date	Feb 10, 2026
Grant date	Feb 10, 2026

Abstract

A canopy engagement device including a socket, provided with a base end and an engagement end, the engagement end being engaged with the carrier, a first rotation base provided between the base end of the socket and the second rotation base, a second rotation base, the first and second rotation bases being rotatable relative to the socket, and a locking member, disposed between the first rotation base and the second rotation base, rotatable along with the first rotation base to limit an angle between the first rotation base and the second rotation base in a range.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A canopy engagement device for installing a first canopy rod and a second canopy rod to a carrier, wherein the canopy engagement device comprises:
a socket, provided with a base end and an engagement end, the engagement end being engaged with the carrier; a first rotation base and a second rotation base, the first rotation base provided between the base end of the socket and the second rotation base, the first rotation base and the second rotation base being rotatable relative to the socket, and the first canopy rod and the second canopy rod respectively inserted into the first rotation base and the second rotation base; and a locking member, disposed between the first rotation base and the second rotation base, rotatable along with the first rotation base to limit an angle between the first rotation base and the second rotation base in a range,
wherein
a first rotation limiting part is arranged at a circumferential position of the socket, a first clipping part is arranged at a corresponding circumferential position of the first rotation base, the first rotation limiting part interacts with the first clipping part, such that the first rotation base is limited to rotate between a first angle position and a second angle position relative to the socket.

2 . The canopy engagement device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the base end of the socket has a disc shape, the first rotation base and the second rotation base are respectively provided with a first disc-shaped part and a second disc-shaped part, the first disc-shaped part and the second disc-shaped part are sequentially overlapped on the base end along a rotation axis (X).

3 . The canopy engagement device according to claim 2 , wherein:
one of the first rotation base and the base end has a first positioning protrusion rising toward the other, wherein the other has at least one first positioning depression accommodating the first positioning protrusion so as to limit an angle between the first rotation base and the base end; and a plurality of said first positioning depressions are distributed along a circumference around the rotation axis (X).

4 . The canopy engagement device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the locking member is fixed to the first rotation base, one of the second rotation base and the locking member has a second positioning protrusion rising toward the other, the other has at least one second positioning depression accommodating the second positioning protrusion so as to limit the angle between the second rotation base and the first rotation base; and a plurality of said second positioning depressions are distributed along a circumference around a rotation axis (X).

5 . The canopy engagement device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the engagement end and the base end of the socket are oppositely provided along a vertical direction perpendicular to a rotation axis (X).

6 . The canopy engagement device according to claim 1 , wherein:
when viewed in a direction along a rotation axis (X), if the engagement end of the socket is located at six o'clock on a clock plane, the first angle position is located at approximately three o'clock, the second angle position is located at approximately eleven o'clock.

7 . The canopy engagement device according to claim 1 , wherein:
a second clipping part is arranged at a circumferential position of the second rotation base, and the second clipping part interacts with the first clipping part, such that the second rotation base is limited to rotate relative to the first rotation base in a range of 0-180°.

8 . The canopy engagement device according to claim 7 , wherein:
the first rotation base has a hollow cylindrical shape, the locking member has a disc shape, the locking member is provided in a hollow cylindrical space of the first rotation base; one of an inner wall of the first rotation base and an outer wall of the locking member is provided with an externally convex insert block, and the other is provided with an internally concave slot; and through a connection between the slot and the insert block, the locking member is disposed in the first rotation base in a non-rotatable manner with respect to the first rotation base.

9 . The canopy engagement device according to claim 8 , wherein:
an elastic member is disposed between the first rotation base and the locking member, the elastic member biases the first rotation base and the locking member apart from each other, such that the first rotation base is pressed against the engagement end of the socket, and the locking member is pressed against the second rotation base.

10 . A carrier with a sunshade, wherein the carrier comprising:
a frame, an upper part of which is provided with an installing part; the canopy engagement device according to claim 1 , wherein the engagement end of the socket is engaged on the installing part of the frame; and a cover cloth is connected between the first canopy rod and the second canopy rod, and deploys or collapses along with the relative rotation between the first canopy rod and the second canopy rod.

11 . The carrier according to claim 10 , wherein:
at least one additional intermediate support rod is arranged between the first canopy rod and the second canopy rod.

12 . The carrier according to claim 11 , wherein:
the cover cloth is provided with at least one collapsible fixing device along a deployment direction in which the cover cloth is deployed, and when the cover cloth is collapsed or partially collapsed, said intermediate support rod and an adjacent intermediate support rod in a collapsed state lock with each other through the collapsible fixing device to prevent deployment of said intermediate support rod and the adjacent intermediate support rod.

13 . The carrier according to claim 12 , wherein:
the frame is provided with a plurality of installing parts along its circumference, the plurality of installing parts including said installing part provided at the upper part of the frame; the canopy engagement device is engaged on any one of the plurality of installing parts; and the socket of the canopy engagement device is provided with a clamping part for providing a clamping connection with a joint part on an installing part of the plurality of installing parts.

14 . A canopy engagement device for installing a first canopy rod and a second canopy rod to a carrier, wherein the canopy engagement device comprises:
a socket, provided with a base end and an engagement end, the engagement end being engaged with the carrier; a first rotation base and a second rotation base, the first rotation base provided between the base end of the socket and the second rotation base, the first rotation base and the second rotation base being rotatable relative to the socket, and the first canopy rod and the second canopy rod respectively inserted into the first rotation base and the second rotation base; and a locking member, disposed between the first rotation base and the second rotation base, rotatable along with the first rotation base to limit an angle between the first rotation base and the second rotation base in a range, wherein a second clipping part is arranged at a circumferential position of the second rotation base, and the second clipping part interacts with a first clipping part arranged at a circumferential position of the first rotation base, such that the second rotation base is limited to rotate relative to the first rotation base in a range of 0-180°.

15 . The canopy engagement device according to claim 14 , wherein:
the base end o

Assignees

• Wonderland Switzerland Ag

Inventors

• Liu Kaiqin

Classifications

• A47D9/005 Primary

  foldable · CPC title

• F16C11/103

  frictionally clamped · CPC title

• F16C11/10

  Arrangements for locking · CPC title

• B62B9/142

  by flexible canopies, covers or nets · CPC title

• B62B9/147

  Attachments or holders for umbrellas, parasols or sunshade panels (details of umbrellas A45B25/00) · CPC title