Solar table

• US 10,291,178 B2
• Filed: 10/30/2015
• Issued: 05/14/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yotrio Group Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Yotrio Group Company Limited
• Inventors: Wang, Yuanmin, Ji, Kai
• Primary Examiner(s): Pelton, Nathaniel R
• Assistant Examiner(s): Dibenedetto, Michael N
• Application Number:
  US14/927,473
• Publication Number:
  US 20170126174A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,292 Days
• Field of Search: 320101, 320108
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 13/003 Connecting table tops to underframes connecting furniture tubing to non-tubular parts F16B12/42
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 13/083 Rims for table tops
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 2021/066 with power or communication connection interface
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 21/06 characterised by means for holding, fastening or concealing cables
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 37/04 Tables specially adapted for use in the garden or otherwise in the open air, e.g. with means for holding umbrellas or umbrella-like sunshades
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 12/44 Leg joints; Corner joints
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 31/042 PV modules or arrays of single PV cells supporting structures for PV modules H02S20/00
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/35 with light sensitive cells
• CPC Class Codes: H02S 20/00 Supporting structures for PV modules
• CPC Class Codes: H02S 40/34 comprising specially adapted electrical connection means to be structurally associated with the PV module, e.g. junction boxes
• CPC Class Codes: H02S 40/38 Energy storage means, e.g. batteries, structurally associated with PV modules
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/50 Photovoltaic [PV] energy
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 70/30 Systems combining energy storage with energy generation of non-fossil origin

Abstract

A solar table is disclosed to resolve the singleness of function according to the prior tables. The solar table includes a table frame, a table surface, a solar chip, a storage battery, a control chip and at least one digital module; wherein the table surface is set on the table frame and the solar chip is packaged in the table surface; the solar chip converts solar energy into electricity to charge the storage battery and the storage battery is electrically connected to the control chip; wherein each of the at least one digital module is electrically connected to the storage battery and the control chip.

Claims

1. A solar table, comprising:

a table frame;

a table surface;

a solar chip;

a storage battery;

a control chip;

a table rim, the table rim being defined by four frame sides, the table rim defining a rim top side and a periphery of the solar table;

said table surface being supported by the four frame sides, the table surface being flush with the rim top side, the rim and the table surface defining a gap therein between, the gap being configured so that a water on the table surface will flow through the gap between the table surface and the table rim;

a trough defined by the frame sides and disposed about the periphery of the solar table, the trough being disposed below the gap, the table surface covering the trough to define a covered trough, the covered trough being configured to receive the water that penetrates the gap from the table surface top side, the covered trough defining a trough bottom, the trough bottom defining a slope and a drainage hole, the slope being configured to cause the water that penetrates the gap to flow within the covered trough to the drainage hole;

a step located inside the covered trough and defined by the trough bottom, the step being configured to be above a surface of the water in the covered trough when the water penetrates the gap and enters the covered trough;

said solar chip being disposed within the table surface, the solar chip being configured to generate electricity when exposed to solar radiation passing through the table surface, the solar chip being configured to charge a storage battery;

an LED light bar attached to the step inside the covered trough, the LED light bar being configured to selectably illuminate an underside of the table surface that covers the covered trough, the LED light bar being selectably powered by the storage battery; and

a digital module;

said digital module comprising;

a wireless charging module;

a lighting module;

a network transmission module; and

a USB interface;

wherein the table surface is set on the table frame and the solar chip is packaged in the table surface, and wherein the solar chip converts solar energy into electricity to charge the storage battery and the storage battery is electrically connected to the control chip;

wherein the digital module is electrically connected to the control chip; and

wherein said wireless charging module comprises two charging transmitter elements and two wireless charging support tubes, wherein the two charging transmitter elements are fixed under the table surface by the two wireless charging support tubes.

2. The solar table of claim 1, wherein the control chip detects a power condition of the storage battery;

wherein when the storage battery is fully charged, the control chip disconnects a charging circuit between the solar chip and the storage battery;

when the storage battery is under a preset powerless condition, the control chip connects the charging circuit between the solar chip and the storage battery.

3. The solar table of claim 1, further comprising a control panel;

wherein the control panel is electrically connected to the control chip, used for manually switching on/off the digital module or adjusting corresponding digital functions.

4. The solar table of claim 3, wherein the control panel comprises a display module, adapted for displaying one or more of the following status:

a power condition of the storage battery, a signal condition of the network transmission module and a charging status of the wireless charging module.

5. The solar table of claim 1, wherein the network transmission module supports 4G, 3G and WiFi signals.

6. The solar table of claim 1, wherein the wireless charging module further comprises two indicator lights and two alarms;

wherein each charging transmitter element is electrically connected to an indicator light and an alarm;

wherein when there is an interference object on the charging transmitter element, the indicator light glows with red color and the alarm makes an alarm tone;

when there is a digital product that has a receiving port for wireless charging on the charging transmitter element, the indicator light glows with blue color and the alarm makes a preset tone to indicate that the digital product is wireless charged.

7. The solar table of claim 1, wherein the table frame comprises:

said four frame sides, four frame legs and four frame corners;

wherein the four frame sides are interconnected end to end to form said table rim;

each two adjacent frame sides are interconnected through one frame corner;

each frame corner is connected to one frame leg.

8. The solar table of claim 7, wherein the table frame further comprises two support tubes;

wherein the two support tubes are interconnected to form a cross shape and set under the table surface;

each end of the cross shape is used for sustaining the center part of one frame side.

9. The solar table of claim 7, wherein the table frame further comprises a wiring concentrator box;

wherein the wiring concentrator box is set on anyone of the four frame sides;

the control chip and the storage battery are set inside the wiring concentrator box.

10. The solar table of claim 1, wherein the LED light bar is made of water-blocking material.

11. The solar table of claim 7, wherein one plug piece is welded onto a top surface of each frame leg, and the plug piece is inserted into a corresponding frame corner and fixed through a threaded rod.

12. The solar table of claim 7, wherein a mat is set under a bottom surface of each frame leg, and an adjusting knob is set in the mat;

wherein the ground clearance of each mat is adjusted by rotating the adjusting knob.