Sunshade with Illuminating Device

Abstract

The present invention relates to a sunshade with an illuminating device including a biased-arranging post and a canopy assembly having a upright central short pole ( 17 ) carrying a rib-mounting member, a runner, electric wiring and winding line; the rib-mounting member ( 16 ) mounted on top of a central short pole ( 17 ); a plurality of ribs ( 14 ) each having an upper end hinged on the rib-mounting member ( 16 ); a runner ( 18 ) slide-ably mounted on the central short pole ( 17 ) of the canopy assembly; a plurality of stretchers ( 15 ) each having an upper end pivotally connected to an intermediate portion of an associated rib and a lower end pivotally connected to the runner ( 18 ); a fabric covering surface supported by a plurality of ribs ( 14 ) forming a canopy of umbrella. An automated opening and closing system includes a motor, a transmission, a line-winding shaft, a pulley system, and a cable system; a pulley system is coupled to an electric motor, a switch ( 33 ) is electrically connected between a power-supply unit ( 22 ) and an electric motor; a main light member ( 32 ) is fixed at the bottom end of the central positioned short pole ( 17 ) of the canopy and energized by a self-contained power source. A cantilever connects with the biased post ( 11 ) as a radius rod suspends and supports the canopy assembly.

1 . A sunshade with an illuminating device comprising: 
 a biased-arranging post;    a canopy assembly having an upright central short pole carrying a rib-mounting member, a runner, electric wiring;    a rib-mounting member mounted on top of the central short pole;    a plurality of ribs each having an upper end hinged on the rib-mounting member;    the runner slide-ably mounted on the central short pole of the canopy assembly;    a plurality of stretchers each having an upper end pivotally connected to an intermediate portion of the associated rib and a lower end pivotally connected to the runner;    a fabric covering surface supported by the ribs forming a canopy of umbrella;    a main light member energized by a self-contained power source; and    a cantilever, which connects with the biased post to suspend and support the canopy assembly.    
   
   
       2 . The sunshade with an illuminating device of  claim 1 , wherein there is a pull bar over the cantilever, which having one end through a collar slide-ably engaged with the cantilever member, and the other end pivotally connects to top portion of the biased-arranging post.  
   
   
       3 . The sunshade with an illuminating device of  claim 1 , wherein the rib has an upwards opened first chamber and a second chamber being a rectangular chamber formed by four surrounding walls, a plurality of bulbs being attached on the rib.  
   
   
       4 . The sunshade with an illuminating device of  claim 3  wherein the first chamber is a longitudinally long slot in the rib, which opens upwards for accommodating the electrical wiring cables, a wiring-fastener inserted in the first chamber has a long-thin section of plastic arranged between adjacent light bulbs along the rib to retain the wiring in place, the wiring-fastener has an inclined surface facing to the wiring cables.  
   
   
       5 . The sunshade with an illuminating device of  claim 3  wherein on bottom wall of the second chamber there are a plurality of light bulbs arranged in series along the rib, each socket of the light bulbs penetrates through the second chamber and projects into the first chamber of the rib.  
   
   
       6 . The sunshade with an illuminating device of  claim 1 , wherein the self-contained power source is a power unit having a DC battery pack provided as an input to an inverter which supplies alternating current to the lights, and having a solar panel provided at the uppermost portion of the umbrella to collect solar energy.  
   
   
       7 . The sunshade with an illuminating device of  claim 3 , wherein the self-contained power source is a power unit having a DC battery pack provided as an input to an inverter which supplies alternating current to the lights, and having a solar panel provided at the uppermost portion of the umbrella to collect solar energy.  
   
   
       8 . The sunshade with an illuminating device of  claim 1 , wherein there is a plug-socket electrical connection relationship between the self-contained power source and rib mounting member located at top position of the central short pole.  
   
   
       9 . The sunshade with an illuminating device of  claim 8  wherein a bottom portion of power unit defines an interior battery compartment.  
   
   
       10 . The sunshade with an illuminating device of  claim 8 , wherein power unit carries a coupling mechanism to allow coupling between power unit and a rib-mounting member of a short central pole.  
   
   
       11 . The sunshade with an illuminating device of  claim 1 , wherein said main lighting member is disposed at lowest end of the central short pole of canopy assembly.