DAMPING POSITIONING DEVICE AND SUNSHADE AWNING

Abstract

A damping positioning device and a sunshade awning is provided. The damping positioning device comprises a fixing member and a damping member rotatably hinged on the fixing member. The damping member is provided with a curved slot or curved hole which allows for a rod to pass through and has the function of damping positioning. The damping positioning device is adopted to position the oblique rods in the sunshade awning which plays an adjustment role, in order to make sliding-based adjustment and self-positioning, and realize the purposes of adjusting the sunshade angle and folding the sunshade awning.

Claims

1. A damping positioning device, comprising: fixing members and damping members; the damping member defines a curved slot or a curved hole, which functions, together with the rod member, for forming damping positioning on a pass-through basis; and the damping member is rotatably riveted and positioned on the fixed member by rivets.

2. A damping positioning device according to claim 1, wherein a clamping groove is formed in the middle of the fixing member, and the damping member is rotatably positioned in the clamping groove.

3. A damping positioning device according to claim 2, wherein the damping member is of a symmetrical two-half structure, and the two halves are combined to form a complete arc-shaped hole.

4. A damping positioning device according to claim 1, wherein one side of the damping member with a curved slot is attached to the side surface of the fixing member, and the curved slot is closed by virtue of the fixing member.

5. A sunshade awning of claim 4, further comprising: a bracket and a tarp arranged symmetrically on each of both sides, while each bracket consists of a vertical rod, a horizontal rod, an oblique rod, and a damping positioning device according to claim 4, wherein the lower end of a vertical rod is locked on a fixing member of the damping positioning device, and the upper end thereof is rotatably hinged with the horizontal rod; the oblique rod passes through the curved slot or curved hole of the damping member in the damping positioning device, while its upper end is rotatably hinged on the horizontal rod; and wherein with the help of the oblique rod sliding relative to the damping member, the pitch angle and folding structure of the horizontal rod can be adjusted; and the two sides of the tarp are sleeved on two horizontal rods.

6. A sunshade awning according to claim 5, wherein the fixing member is provided with a tenon, and is equipped with a socket that can be locked on an object, and the socket is provided with a molded mortise for insertion of the tenon.

7. A sunshade awning according to claim 5, wherein vertical rods, horizontal rods and oblique rods are all carbon fiber rods; a joint assembly is provided at each hinge point; the joint assembly comprises a joint base and a rotating base; a joint base is locked at each of the two hinge points on a horizontal rod; a rotating base is locked at each end of a vertical rod and an oblique rod; and each of these rods is hinged on a joint base by means of a rotating base, so as to form a rotatable hinge between the rods.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] FIG. 1 is an illustration of the damping positioning device.

[0017] FIG. 2 is a detailed illustration of the damping positioning device.

[0018] FIG. 3 is an illustration of a damping member.

[0019] FIG. 4 is a secondary detailed illustration of a damping member.

[0020] FIG. 5 is an illustration of a sunshade awning.

[0021] FIG. 6 is an illustration of a bracket.

[0022] FIG. 7 is an illustration of the bracket in a collapsed status.

[0023] FIG. 8 is an illustration of the bracket opened to a horizontal position.

[0024] FIG. 9 is an illustration of the bracket opened to an angle of elevation.

[0025] FIG. 10 is a detailed illustration of the bracket.

[0026] Similar reference characters denote corresponding features consistently throughout the attached drawings. Namely, in the drawings the following reference numbers refer to the following part:

TABLE-US-00001 1: Fixing member 11: Clamping groove 12: Tenon 13: Socket 131: Mortise 2: Damping member 21: Curved slot 3: Rod 4: Rivet 5: Vertical rod 6: Horizontal rod 7: Oblique rod 8: Tarp 9: Joint assembly 91: Joint base 92: Rotating base

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT(S)

[0027] Referring to FIGS. 1-3, the damping positioning device comprises a fixing member 1 and a damping member 2. The damping member 2 is provided with a curved slot 21 or a curved hole. The curved slot or hole 21 and the passed-through rod 3 jointly form a damping positioning for slidable pass-through. Namely, the rod 3 is slightly deformed to pass through the curved slot 21, and then it can slide along the curved slot 21 under the action of external force to adjust the position of the rod 3. When the external force is removed, a greater resistance is generated due to the deformation of the rod, which maintains the relatively stable position of the rod 3 and the damping member 2, forming a damping positioning or locking structure.

[0028] The damping member 2 is rotatably riveted and positioned on the fixing member 1 through the rivet 4. The rod 3 and the damping member 2 can be rotated relative to the fixing member 1 to make adjustments according to different requirements.

[0029] Furthermore, a clamping groove 11 is formed in the middle of the fixing member 1, and the damping member 2 can be rotatably positioned in the clamping groove 11. This provides for better integrity and balance in forces, making a better combination. As shown in FIG. 3, the curved slot 21 on the damping member is an open groove for easy molding, and a notch is formed in the clamping groove 11 by means of a rotatable hinge in order to prevent closing to prevent the rod from detaching. However, this structure is not the only possible arrangement. The following coordination structures can also be adopted:

[0030] One side of the damping member 2 with a curved slot is attached to the side surface of the fixing member 1, and it is stopped at the notch of the curved slot 21 by virtue of the fixing member 1. In this type of structure, the fixing member 1 does not have a clamping groove, just like a sheet structure, and the overall design can be made thinner to meet the needs and for different occasions.

[0031] In addition, referring to FIG. 4, the damping member 2 can be a symmetrical two-part structure, and the two halves can be combined to form a complete arc-shaped hole. This type of structure can not only meet the moulding needs, but also ensure the frictional surface with the rod 3, and can also reduce any fit gap. The damping member 2 formed by combining two halves can still adopt the above-mentioned two articulation schemes and can be rotatably hinged with the fixing member 1.

[0032] Referring to FIGS. 5 to 10, a sunshade awning is shown comprising a bracket and a tarp 8 arranged symmetrically on both sides. The bracket consists of a vertical rod 5, a horizontal rod 6, an oblique rod 7, and the above-mentioned damping positioning device, namely including the fixing member 1 and the damping member 2. The lower end of the vertical rod 5 is locked on the fixing member of the damping positioning device. The upper end thereof is rotatably hinged with the horizontal rod 6. The oblique rod 7 passes through the curved slot 21 or the curved hole of the damping member 2 in the damping positioning device. The upper end thereof is rotatably hinged on the horizontal rod 6. The oblique rod 7 is used for forming sliding relative to the damping member 7, so that the pitch angle of the horizontal rod 6 and the folding structure can be adjusted. The two sides of the tarp 8 are sleeved on the two horizontal rods 6. With the aid of the fixing member 1, it can be conveniently matched with other objects to form an adjustable and foldable sunshade awning.

[0033] Further, the fixing member 1 is provided with a tenon 12 and is arranged with a socket 13 that can be locked on an object. As shown in FIG. 5, a socket 131 is formed on the socket 13 to provide the function of inserting the tenon 12 so that the sunshade awning can be easily assembled on an object and can also be easily disassembled therefrom. Meanwhile, the socket 13 along with an object takes up a small space and does not affect the normal use of the object. The object especially refers to items for outdoor use such as beach chairs and folding beds. Moreover, it provides a sunshade function to meet more humanistic/practical needs. In addition, the socket 13 and the mortise 131 are designed according to specific objects, but they can bias the two brackets to be slightly expanded outward, in order to tighten the tarp 8.

[0034] In order to meet the requirements for lightness and strength, the vertical rod 5, the horizontal rod 6 and the oblique rod 7 can all be carbon fiber rods. Due to the small diameter of the carbon fiber rods, there is a joint assembly 9 at each hinge point, in order to form a transitional connection and a strengthening effect. More specifically, the joint assembly 9 comprises a joint base 91 and a rotating base 92. A joint base 91 is locked at each of the two hinge points on a horizontal rod 6. A rotating base 92 is locked at each end of a vertical rod 5 and an oblique rod 7. Each of these rods is hinged on a joint base 91 by means of a rotating base 92 to form a rotatable hinge between the rods. It can also be said that the introduction of the joint assembly 9 not only serves for the rotation hinge, but also enhances the strength of the carbon fiber hinge points, especially providing a reinforcement method for the use of small-diameter rods.

[0035] The advantages of using carbon fiber rods are high deformation and high strength, so that the oblique rod 7 can slide through the curved slot 21 and can also generate greater self-positioning force together with the curved slot 21. Meanwhile, the design of the fixing member, tenon 12, properly makes the brackets on both sides to be in an outwardly extending state, and uses the outwardly-extending deformation force to tighten the tarp 8 so that even if there is no association rod member between the horizontal rods 6 in the brackets on both sides, the tarp can be kept in a good state of tension.

[0036] In the sunshade awning, the oblique rod 7 is equivalent to the position of the rod 3 in the instance of the damping member positioning device, which realizes the functions of sliding-based adjustment and self-positioning.