Rotatable hanger assembly

Abstract

An exemplary rotatable hanger assembly includes a mounting portion, a close-loop frame, a control device, and a number of hooks. The close-loop frame is connected to the mounting portion, and includes a carrier belt movable along the close-loop frame. The control device includes a first drive unit connected to the carrier belt to drive the carrier belt to move along the close-loop frame. The hooks are connected to the carrier belt and configured to have garments hung therefrom. Thus, the hooks are capable of moving along the close-loop frame when the carrier belt moves along the close-loop frame, thereby allowing aspects of the garments relative to the position of the sun to change.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A rotatable hanger assembly comprising:
 a mounting portion;   a close-loop frame coupled to the mounting portion, and comprising a carrier belt movable along the close-loop frame;   a control device comprising a first drive unit connected to the carrier belt to drive the carrier belt to move along the close-loop frame; and   a plurality of hooks connected to the carrier belt and configured to have garments hung therefrom, the hooks thereby moving along the close-loop frame when the carrier belt moves along the close-loop frame to allow aspects of the garments relative to the position of the sun to change.   
     
     
         2 . The rotatable hanger assembly as described in  claim 1 , wherein the close-loop frame defines a close-loop groove shaped corresponding to the shape of the close-loop frame, the close-loop groove has the carrier belt and the first drive unit received therein, and the carrier belt is driven by the first drive unit to move within and along the close-loop groove. 
     
     
         3 . The rotatable hanger assembly as described in  claim 2 , wherein the control device controls the carrier belt to move within and along the close-loop groove within a predetermined time period. 
     
     
         4 . The rotatable hanger assembly as described in  claim 2 , wherein each hook is a weight-sensitive hook configured for measuring the weight of a garment hung therefrom and transmitting the measured weight periodically to the control device, and the control device is configured for determining a current total weight of all the garments according to the measured weights received from the weight-sensitive hooks, comparing the current total weight to a reference value, and controlling the carrier belt to move within and along the close-loop groove if the current total weight is less than the reference value. 
     
     
         5 . The rotatable hanger assembly as described in  claim 4 , further comprising a wireless network, wherein the weight-sensitive hooks transmit the measured weights to the control device via the wireless network. 
     
     
         6 . The rotatable hanger assembly as described in  claim 4 , wherein the control device further comprises a memory, and each time the current total weight is determined by the control device, the control device stores the current total weight in the memory, the reference value is a most recent previously determined current total weight stored in the memory as a historical weight, and each time the current total weight is determined by the control device and stored, the current total weight replaces the historical weight in the memory so that the historical weight is updated. 
     
     
         7 . The rotatable hanger assembly as described in  claim 1 , further comprising two connecting assemblies, wherein the connecting assemblies are respectively arranged at opposite ends of the mounting portion to couple the mounting portion to the close-loop frame, and the control device further comprises a second drive unit located in the mounting portion and configured to drive the connecting assemblies to move upwards or downwards, thereby moving the close-loop frame upwards or downwards together with the connecting assemblies. 
     
     
         8 . The rotatable hanger assembly as described in  claim 7 , wherein each connecting assembly comprises a plurality of connecting units and a pair of connecting cables, and each connecting unit comprises two connecting bars; each connecting bar comprises two end portions and a center portion, and each two adjacent connecting bars that cross each other at the center portions thereof are rotatably connected to each other at the center portions; each connecting bar of at least one of the connecting units is respectively connected to two other connecting bars at its end portions; the two connecting cables are respectively attached to the two connecting bars of one of the plurality of connecting units; and the second drive unit under control of the control device causes the connecting cables of the two connecting assemblies to move upwards or downwards, thereby driving the two connecting bars of each connecting assembly connected to the connecting cables to rotate relative to each other such that the close-loop frame is moved upwards or downwards correspondingly. 
     
     
         9 . The rotatable hanger assembly as described in  claim 7 , wherein each connecting assembly comprises two connecting cables, and each of the two connecting cables is connected to the second drive unit and the close-loop frame, and the second drive unit under control of the control device causes the connecting cables of the two connecting assemblies to lift or lower the close-loop frame. 
     
     
         10 . A rotatable hanger assembly comprising:
 a mounting portion;   a close-loop frame coupled to the mounting portion, and comprising a carrier belt movable along the close-loop frame;   a control device comprising a first drive unit connected to the carrier belt to drive the carrier belt to move along the close-loop frame;   a remote control device configured for a user to wirelessly control the control device; and   a plurality of hooks connected to the carrier belt and configured to have objects suspended therefrom, so that when the carrier belt moves along the close-loop frame, the hooks correspondingly move along the close-loop frame.