Solar Parasol with Motion Sensor Switch

Abstract

A solar parsasol having a motion sensor switch for controlling an LED light array. Holes are provided in the supporting ribs to house the light array on a single side only, providing greatly increased strength and wind resistance.

Claims

1. A solar parasol with motion sensor switch, comprising a canopy (1) and frame (3), an upper pole (22) and lower pole (21) on said frame (3); a tilt mechanism (7) set in the middle of upper pole (22) and lower pole (21); an upper hub (35) fixed on the top of said upper pole (22); said upper hub (35) connected to a rib (31); rib (31) being joined to a supporting stretcher (33); with one end of said supporting stretcher (33) connected to lower hub (34); lower hub (34) being installed on pole (21), pole (22), and tilt mechanism (7) such that said lower hub can slide up and down along pole (21) & pole (22) and tilt mechanism (7).

2. (canceled)

3. A solar parasol with motion sensor switch as defined in claim 1 in which a PC hard strip light (36) is set in a tube of said rib (31),and said strip and rib being connected to each other by single-wall drilling.

4. A solar parasol with motion sensor switch as defined in claim 1 in which: a PC hard strip light (36) is installed, in a tube of said rib (31) and connected to an external lamp cap (32) by thread knob.

5-6. (canceled)

7. An apparatus comprising: a pole; an upper hub fixed on the top of said pole; an elongated rib with a proximal end connected to said upper hub; an elongated stretcher with a first end connected to said elongated rib and a second end connected to a lower hub; and a PC hard strip light; said lower hub slideably connected to said pole; said pole optionally comprising an upper pole, a lower pole, and a tilt mechanism; said elongated rib comprising a tube; said PC hard strip light set in said tube; and said PC hard strip light and said elongated rib being connected to each other by single-wall drilling.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising: external lamp cap(s) attached to said PC hard strip light by threaded connection.

9. The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising: a touch electronic circuit including touch induction switch; said touch electronic circuit capable of turning on and off said PC hard strip light by touches to said pole.

10. The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising: a winding mechanism; and a touch electronic circuit including touch induction switch; said touch electronic circuit capable of turning on and off said PC hard strip light by touches to said winding mechanism.

11. The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising: a central light at said lower hub; and a touch electronic circuit including touch induction switch with a circular control section at said central light; said touch electronic circuit capable of turning on and off said central light by touches to said circular control section.

12. The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising: a central light at said lower hub; and a touch electronic circuit including touch induction switch; said touch electronic circuit having a first control section and a second control section at said central light; said touch electronic circuit capable of turning on and off said central light by touches to said first control section; said touch electronic circuit capable of turning on and off said PC hard strip light by touches to said second control section.

13. The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising: a central light at said lower hub; and a touch electronic circuit including touch induction switch; said touch electronic circuit configured to react to touches by cycling between states; said states being (a) said central light on and said PC hard strip light off, (b) said central light off and said PC hard strip light on, (c) said central light on and said PC hard strip light on, and (d) said central light off and said PC hard strip light off.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0008] FIG. 1 is the diagram of separate touch electronic circuit for the central light and rib light on the solar parasol with touch induction switch;

[0009] FIG. 2 is the diagram of integrated touch electronic circuit for the central light and rib light on the solar parasol with touch induction switch;

[0010] FIG. 3 is the diagram of settable touch belt No.1 for the solar parasol with touch induction switch;

[0011] FIG. 4 is the diagram of settable touch belt No.2 for the solar parasol with touch induction switch;

[0012] FIG. 5 is the diagram of settable touch belt No.3 for the solar parasol with touch induction switch;

[0013] FIG. 6 is the diagram of frame structure for a pole-supported solar parasol with touch induction switch;

[0014] FIG. 7 is the diagram of frame structure for a hanging solar parasol with touch induction switch;

[0015] FIG. 8 is the structure diagram of connection between PC strip light and rib for the solar parasol;

[0016] FIG. 9 is the structure diagram of existing solar parasol with switch; and,

[0017] FIG. 10 is the structure diagram of existing solar parasols' ribs.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0018] The following is a detailed description of an embodiment example for the present device with attached diagrams.

[0019] As is shown in FIG. 6, it is a kind of solar parasol with motion sensor switch. The pole parasol includes upper pole (22), lower pole (21), wire-winding mechanism for opening the parasol (6), tilt mechanism (7), sliding lower hub (34), supporting stretcher (33), rib (31), solar system (4), canopy (1), fixed upper hub (35), LED lamp cap (32)and PC strip light body (36), as is shown in FIGS. 6 and 8.

[0020] On the described upper pole (22) are fixed upper hub (35) and sliding lower hub (34). A tilt mechanism (7) is set in the middle of upper pole (22) and lower pole (21), and a solar system (4) is on fixed upper hub (35). One end of rib (31) supporting the canopy (1) is connected to fixed upper hub (35). One end of supporting stretcher (33), which supports rib (31), is joined to sliding lower hub (34), and the other end is hinge connected to the middle of rib (31). When rib (31), supporting stretcher (33), upper pole (22), lower pole (21) and tilt mechanism (7) are used to open canopy (1), 3 moving connection points are joined into a fixed triangle. Winds blowing the canopy will cause all the wind force on rib (31). If all the wind force is on canopy (1), it must turn outwards. The canopy (1) can make main rib (31) under stress directly, so the strength of ribs will be greatly increased if ribs only have holes drilled on a single side, as shown in FIG. 8. In existing solar parasols, holes are directly drilled on ribs with string-light structures as shown in FIG. 10. This greatly reduces solar parasols' service life, as opposed to the present device.