Outdoor umbrella with built-in electro control panel

• US 20080053496A1
• Filed: 09/01/2006
• Published: 03/06/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Wanda Ying Li
• Original Assignee: Wanda Ying Li
• Inventors: Li, Wanda Ying
• Application Number:
  US11/514,817
• Publication Number:
  US 20080053496A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 135/16
• CPC Class Codes: A45B 2200/1027 with means for generating solar energy
• CPC Class Codes: A45B 2200/1036 with means for promoting air movement, e.g. ventilation holes, fans, ventilators, special shape for ventilation, suction means
• CPC Class Codes: A45B 3/00 Sticks combined with other objects
• CPC Class Codes: A45B 3/02 with illuminating devices

Abstract

An outdoor umbrella for electrical appliances includes a supporting frame, an awning frame, and an electro-control panel. The awning frame includes a functional umbrella hub suspendedly supported by the supporting frame for supporting the electrical appliances in position, a plurality of awning frames radially and outwardly extended from the functional umbrella hub, and an awning supported by the awning arms to define a shading area under the awning. The electro-control panel includes a control circuitry and a control device. The control circuitry has an input terminal adapted for electrically connecting to a power source, and a plurality of control terminals for selectively connecting to the electrical appliances respectively. The control device is electrically connected to the control circuitry for selectively controlling each of the electrical appliances in an on-and-off manner.

Claims

1. An outdoor umbrella for electrical appliances, comprising:

a supporting frame;

an awning frame which comprises a functional umbrella hub suspendedly supported by said supporting frame for supporting said electrical appliances in position, a plurality of awning frames radially and outwardly extended from said functional umbrella hub, and an awning supported by said awning arms to define a shading area under said awning; and

an electro-control panel, which is supported at said supporting frame that said electro-control panel is located at a user-hand reachable position, comprising;

a control circuitry having an input terminal adapted for electrically connecting to a power source, and a plurality of control terminals for selectively connecting to said electrical appliances respectively; and

a control device electrically connecting to said control circuitry for selectively controlling each of said electrical appliances in an on-and-off manner.

2. The outdoor umbrella, as recited in claim 1, wherein said supporting frame comprises a hollow supporting shaft having an upper portion coupling with said awning frame, wherein said electro-control panel further comprises a plurality of extending cables electrically extending from said control terminals respectively to said awning frame through said hollow supporting shaft in a pre-wiring manner.

3. The outdoor umbrella, as recited in claim 2, wherein each of said extending cables has a connector head extended to said functional umbrella hub through said hollow supporting shaft for electrically connecting said corresponding electric appliance such that said outdoor umbrella is adapted for incorporating with said electric appliances as add on electric appliances to provide additional functions of said outdoor umbrella when said corresponding electric appliance is mounted at said functional umbrella hub and is electrically connected to said connector head.

4. The outdoor umbrella, as recited in claim 1, wherein said electro-control panel further comprises a panel housing built-in with said supporting frame that said panel housing is provided at a peripheral wall of said supporting frame to protectively receive said control circuitry in said panel housing.

5. The outdoor umbrella, as recited in claim 3, wherein said electro-control panel further comprises a panel housing built-in with said supporting frame that said panel housing is provided at a peripheral wall of said supporting frame to protectively receive said control circuitry in said panel housing.

6. The outdoor umbrella, as recited in claim 4, wherein said control device comprises a plurality of control switches which are spacedly provided on said panel housing and are electrically connected to said control terminals of said control circuitry respectively for manually controlling said corresponding electrical appliances in an on-and-off manner.

7. The outdoor umbrella, as recited in claim 5, wherein said control device comprises a plurality of control switches which are spacedly provided on said panel housing and are electrically connected to said control terminals of said control circuitry respectively for manually controlling said corresponding electrical appliances in an on-and-off manner.

8. The outdoor umbrella, as recited in claim 4, wherein said electro-control panel further comprises a display screen which is provided on said panel housing and is electrically connected to said control circuitry for displaying an operation status of each of said electrical appliances.

9. The outdoor umbrella, as recited in claim 5, wherein said electro-control panel further comprises a display screen which is provided on said panel housing and is electrically connected to said control circuitry for displaying an operation status of each of said electrical appliances.

10. The outdoor umbrella, as recited in claim 7, wherein said electro-control panel further comprises a display screen which is provided on said panel housing and is electrically connected to said control circuitry for displaying an operation status of each of said electrical appliances.

11. The outdoor umbrella, as recited in claim 5, wherein said electro-control panel further comprises an electric socket which is provided on said supporting frame and is electrically connected to said input terminal for electrically connecting to said power source.

12. The outdoor umbrella, as recited in claim 10, wherein said electro-control panel further comprises an electric socket which is provided on said supporting frame and is electrically connected to said input terminal for electrically connecting to said power source.

13. The outdoor umbrella, as recited in claim 11, wherein said electro-control panel further comprises a circuit transformer electrically connecting between said electric socket and said input terminal of said control circuit for transforming an AC power from said power source to a DC power to said control circuitry for supplying electricity to said electric appliances.

14. The outdoor umbrella, as recited in claim 12, wherein said electro-control panel further comprises a circuit transformer electrically connecting between said electric socket and said input terminal of said control circuit for transforming an AC power from said power source to a DC power to said control circuitry for supplying electricity to said electric appliances.

15. The outdoor umbrella, as recited in claim 5, wherein said control circuitry further comprises an integrated radio broadcasting circuit and an auxiliary input for communicatively connecting to a portable music player, such that said control circuitry provides an added audio function for incorporating with said electric appliances.

16. The outdoor umbrella, as recited in claim 7, wherein said control circuitry further comprises an integrated radio broadcasting circuit and an auxiliary input for communicatively connecting to a portable music player, such that said control circuitry provides an added audio function for incorporating with said electric appliances.

17. The outdoor umbrella, as recited in claim 14, wherein said control circuitry further comprises an integrated radio broadcasting circuit and an auxiliary input for communicatively connecting to a portable music player, such that said control circuitry provides an added audio function for incorporating with said electric appliances.

18. The outdoor umbrella, as recited in claim 1, wherein said control device further comprises a wireless link circuitry integrated with said control circuitry and a remote control wirelessly communicating to said wireless link circuitry to control said control circuitry for remotely controlling said electric appliances in a wireless manner.

19. The outdoor umbrella, as recited in claim 7, wherein said control device further comprises a wireless link circuitry integrated with said control circuitry and a remote control wirelessly communicating to said wireless link circuitry to control said control circuitry for remotely controlling said electric appliances in a wireless manner.

20. The outdoor umbrella, as recited in claim 17, wherein said control device further comprises a wireless link circuitry integrated with said control circuitry and a remote control wirelessly communicating to said wireless link circuitry to control said control circuitry for remotely controlling said electric appliances in a wireless manner.