TENT AND TENT FRAME WITH ILLUMINATION

• US 20180202185A1
• Filed: 09/23/2016
• Published: 07/19/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Campvalley (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Campvalley (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Choi, Kwan Jun
• Granted Patent: US 10,233,664 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 15/10 Heating, lighting or ventilating
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 15/50 lazy-tongs type
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 9/032 the solar unit being separate from the lighting unit
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/002 Arrangements of cables or conductors inside a lighting device, e.g. means for guiding along parts of the housing or in a pivoting arm
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]

Abstract

Disclosed are tents and tent frames with illumination. A tend frame includes a plurality of upper supporting poles (2), first connector (3) pivotally connecting the upper supporting poles (2) and a control box (4) disposed below the first connector (3) when the tent frame is unfold. The plurality of upper supporting poles (2) include one or more illumination supporting poles, each comprising an illumination groove (21) and an illumination source disposed in the illumination groove (21). The illumination groove (21) is elongated along the illumination supporting pole. The control box comprises a first PCB board (44) electrically coupled to the illumination source of each illumination supporting pole and electrically coupled to a battery set, an external power source, or a combination of the battery set and the external power source.

Claims

1. A tent frame with illumination, comprising:

a plurality of upper supporting poles comprising one or more illumination supporting poles, each illumination supporting pole comprising;

an illumination groove elongated along a longitudinal direction of the illumination supporting pole, and at a lower side of the illumination supporting pole when the tent frame is unfolded; and

an illumination source disposed in the elongated illumination groove;

a first connector pivotally connecting the plurality of upper supporting poles; and

a control box controlling operation of the illumination source of each illumination supporting pole, wherein

the control box is disposed below the first connector when the tent frame is unfolded,

the control box comprises a first printed circuit board (PCB) electrically coupled to the illumination source of each illumination supporting pole, and

the control PCB board of the control box is configured to be electrically connected to a battery set, an external power source, or a combination of the battery set and the external power source.

2. The tent frame of claim 1, wherein each illumination supporting pole further comprises a translucent cover coupled with the elongated illumination groove to encase the illumination source.

3. The tent frame of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the illumination source is an LED lighting strip.

4. The tent frame of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the plurality of upper supporting poles comprises four illumination supporting poles.

5. The tent frame of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the control box further comprises a control button to control the operation of the illumination source of each illumination supporting pole

6. The tent frame of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the control box further comprises a mounting plate, wherein the control PCB board is fixedly coupled to the mounting plate.

7. The tent frame of any one of the preceding claims, further comprising a remote control wirelessly connected to the control box to control the operation of the illumination source of each illumination supporting pole.

8. The tent frame of any one of the preceding claims, further comprising a top cover disposed above the first connector and coupled to the first connector.

9. The tent frame of any one of the preceding claims, wherein:

the illumination source of each illumination supporting pole comprises a first interference at an end adjacent the first connector;

the first connector comprises a receiving compartment at a lower side of the first connector;

the control box comprises a protrusion compartment; and

corresponding to the illumination source of each illumination supporting pole, the control box further comprises;

a second interface disposed at the protrusion compartment of the control box; and

a first electrical line connecting the control PCB board with the second interface,

wherein the first interference of the illumination source of each illumination supporting pole is electrically connected to the corresponding second interface disposed in the protrusion compartment of the control box.

10. The tent frame of claim 9, wherein the protrusion compartment is formed at an upper side of the control box and configured to be coupled with the receiving compartment of the first connector, wherein the control box further comprises:

a passage connected to the protrusion compartment to allow the first electrical line pass through;

a plurality of battery compartments, each for housing a battery of the battery set, wherein the plurality of the battery compartments is disposed circumferentially around the passage; and

a plurality of battery covers, each rotatably coupled with a corresponding battery compartment at a first side thereof and releasably coupled with the corresponding battery compartment at a second side thereof.

11. The tent frame of claim 9, wherein the control box further comprises:

a control inner part comprising a plurality of battery compartments disposed circumferentially around the protrusion compartment, each for housing a battery of the battery set; and

a control outer casing covering the control inner part and batteries housed in the battery compartments, and removably coupled with the first connector.

12. The tent frame of claim 11, wherein:

the first connector comprises a sliding groove, and a stopper disposed at an outer side of the sliding groove; and

the control outer casing comprises a positioning button at an upper outer side thereof and slidable along the sliding groove of the first connector,

wherein the positioning button comprises a positioning protrusion configured to be releasably coupled with the stopper of the first connector.

13. The tent frame of claim 11, wherein the control box further comprises a control button under the control PCB board to control the operation of the illumination source of each illumination supporting pole, wherein the push button is accessible from outside of the control outer casing.

14. The tent frame of any one of claims 1-8, wherein the control box comprises a control casing coupled with the first connector, wherein the control PCB board is disposed in the control casing.

15. The tent frame of claim 14, further comprising a battery box disposed below the control box when the tent is unfolded, wherein the battery box comprises:

a battery outer casing coupled to the control casing of the control box and comprising a rotatable knob; and

a battery inner part insertable into and removable from the battery outer casing from a bottom of the battery outer casing, wherein the battery inner part comprises an opening to allow the rotatable knob to pass through, and a plurality of battery compartments disposed around the opening, each for housing a battery of the battery set,

wherein the rotatable knob is configured to abut a bottom of the battery inner part, thereby releasably coupling the battery inner part with the battery outer casing.

16. The tent frame of any one of the preceding claims, further comprising an external power interface for connecting with the external power source, wherein the external power interface is configured to be mounted at one of the plurality of upper supporting poles or at a lower supporting pole, and comprises an external power interface PCB board electrically connected with the control PCB board of the control box.

17. The tent frame of claim 16, wherein the external power interface PCB board comprises a USB interface for connecting with the external power source.

18. The tent frame of claim 16, wherein the external power source is a mobile power pack or a solar cell.

19. The tent frame of claim 16, wherein the external power interface further comprises:

an interface outer casing for housing the external power interface PCB board; and

a second electrical line connecting the external power interface PCB board of the external power interface with the control PCB board of the control box, thereby providing power supply to the control box.

20. The tent frame of claim 19, wherein the external power interface further comprises:

an interface push button for controlling the power supply to the control box, the interface push button disposed on a side of the external power interface PCB board and corresponding to a switch on the external power interface PCB board; and

additionally or optionally, an interface cover disposed on an outer side of the interface push button and coupled with the interface outer casing.

21. The tent frame of any one of claims 16-20, further comprising a Bluetooth speaker disposed below the control box, wherein the Bluetooth speaker comprises a speaker PCB board electrically connected to the external power interface PCB board of the external power interface, and one or more speakers connected to the speaker PCB board.

24. A tent, comprising the tent frame of any one of the preceding claims.

22. The tent frame of claim 22, wherein the Bluetooth speaker further comprises:

a speaker upper cover coupled with the control box;

a speaker outer casing coupled with the speaker upper cover; and

a PCB mounting plate disposed in the speaker outer casing, wherein the speaker PCB board is mounted on the mounting plate.

23. The tent frame of claim 22, wherein the Bluetooth speaker is wirelessly connected to a mobile device, wherein the mobile device controls a play of the Bluetooth speaker via Bluetooth technology.