An umbrella system includes a support pole connected to a rotating tube positioned around a center tube that extends between the support pole and a center support that is connected to an umbrella frame. The rotating tube has one or more helical grooves therein that are engaged by teeth of a hub which is connected to the umbrella frame. As the rotating tube is rotated, the hub is driven along the length of the rotating tube thereby opening and closing the umbrella frame. In one arrangement system includes a motor housing assembly including a plurality of batteries and a motor that includes a driven gear that meshes with a stationary gear which causes rotation of the rotating tube.

An electrically-operated umbrella comprises a column (1), an upper tray (2), a lower tray (3), a plurality of long rods (4) and short rods (5); one end of each short rod (5) is hinged to the lower tray (3), while the other end of each short rod (5) is hinged to each long rod (4); a housing (30) is attached to a lower portion of the column (1); a rotatable rope shaft (8), a motor (10) and a transmission mechanism are placed inside the housing (30); a rope (80) is disposed on the rope shaft (8); a battery (40) and a circuit board are further disposed inside the housing (30); two control buttons (17,18) are disposed outside the housing (30). The present invention is rational and compact in structure, capable of electrically opening or folding the framework without manual operation, and low in cost.

A motorized telescopic umbrella attachment device for opening and closing based on readings from a wind pressure sensor includes a base. The base has an interior that holds a variety of elements including a battery, a charge port, a microprocessor, a Bluetooth receiver, and a speaker. Furthermore, the interior has a gear drive and a motor. A rack of a clamp is in mechanical communication with the gear drive whereby the motion of the gear drive moves the clamp. The clamp attaches to a vehicle tailgate. A shaft extends out when the gear drive is in motion. A pole is nested within the shaft. A canopy is at an end of the pole. A plurality of telescopic arms helps to extend the canopy to an open position when the shaft extends out. The shaft has a sensor to retract when the wind expels high pressure.

Disclosed is an electrically folding and unfolding multi-fold umbrella, which includes a handle, a pull cord, and an intermediate shaft, the handle is defined at one end of the intermediate shaft, an upper nest and a lower nest are defined at two sides of the intermediate shaft respectively, and the lower nest is adjacent to the handle, a motor, a first gear, and at least one pulley are all located in the upper nest, the first gear is coaxial with one pulley, a side of the motor defines a lead screw, an axis of the pulley is connected to an inner surface of the upper nest, a fixed pulley is defined at a side of an inner surface of the lower nest, one end of the pull cord is fixed in the end of the intermediate shaft, the other end of the pull cord is fixed on the upper nest.

A computing device includes one or more memory devices, one or more processors, computer-readable instructions stored in the one or more memory devices, the computer-readable instructions being accessible from the one or more memory devices and executable by the one or more processors. The computer-readable instructions are executable by the one or more processors to 1) receive first parameters or first measurements and associated first shading device identifiers from components or assemblies of one or more first shading devices via a mobile communications device; 2) receive shading commands, instructions or messages from an artificial intelligence or voice recognition computing device; 3) communicate shading device commands, instructions or messages to one or more second shading devices via a routing computing device or a cellular computing device; and 4) receive second parameters or second measurements and associated second shading device identifiers from the routing computing device or the cellular computing device.

An umbrella system includes a support pole connected to a rotating tube positioned around a center tube that extends between the support pole and a center support that is connected to an umbrella frame. The rotating tube has one or more helical grooves therein that are engaged by teeth of a hub which is connected to the umbrella frame. As the rotating tube is rotated, the hub is driven along the length of the rotating tube thereby opening and closing the umbrella frame. In one arrangement system includes a motor housing assembly including a plurality of batteries and a motor that includes a driven gear that meshes with a stationary gear which causes rotation of the rotating tube. The system also includes a counterbalance assembly positioned within the rotating tube. The counterbalance assembly includes at least one spring positioned within the rotating tube that provides a counterbalance force.

An arm expansion assembly includes a cable and a hinging assembly and cover; the cable entering a bottom portion of the hinging assembly and cover and enclosed by the hinging assembly and cover. The arm expansion assembly further includes a first arm support assembly and a second arm support assembly, the first arm support assembly connected to a first side of the hinging assembly and cover and the second arm support assembly connected to the second side of the hinging assembly and cover.

An intelligent umbrella includes an array of solar panels/cells for capturing sunlight and converting into electrical energy, a solar panel charging assembly to receive power from one or more solar assemblies, a rechargeable battery to receive power generated from the solar panel charging assembly, and a processor and a memory, the processor and the memory to receive power from the rechargeable battery; and a wireless transceiver to receive power from the rechargeable battery, the wireless transceiver to communicate messages and/or signals when no external power source is connected to and/or available for the intelligent umbrella. The intelligent umbrella may further comprise a cellular transceiver to receive power from the rechargeable battery, the cellular transceiver to communicate messages and/or signals when no external power source is connected to and/or available to supply power for the intelligent umbrella.

An article includes a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer-readable instructions executable by a processor in a computing device of an umbrella to receive a communication request from a mobile communications device to receive measurements from one or more environmental sensors of the umbrella; receive environmental sensor measurements from the one or more environmental sensors; store the received sensor measurements in one or more memory devices; and communicate the sensor measurements to the mobile communication device that requested the measurements from the one or more environmental sensors. The article further comprises computer-readable instructions executable by a processor in a computing device to receive a communication request from the mobile communications device to move a component or assembly of the umbrella; communicate a command to a motor assembly to move the motor assembly; and communicate a status of the motor assembly to the mobile communication device.

An electrically-operated umbrella comprises a column (1), an upper tray (2), a lower tray (3), a plurality of long rods (4), a plurality of short rods (5), and an electric air pump (6). One end of each short rod (5) is rotatably connected to the lower tray (3), the other end of each short rod (5) is rotatably connected to the middle portion or the upper portion of the corresponding long rod (4); the column (1) comprises an inner tube (11), and an outer tube (12), the outer tube (12) is sleeved around the inner tube (11); a closed air chamber (A) is defined between the bottom of the inner tube (11) and the bottom or the lower portion of the outer tube (12); the upper tray (2) is connected to the top of the inner tube (11), the lower tray (3) is connected to the outer tube (12) and sleeved around the outer tube (12); the electric air pump (6) is disposed inside the inner tube (11). The present invention is simple in structure, easy and quick to operate, free of lots of structural members, and low in cost. The service life of the umbrella is prolonged, umbrella becomes safer and more reliable in use, and the user experience is greatly improved.