Foldable canopy

Abstract

A foldable canopy is provided. The canopy includes a canopy frame body including a plurality of legs and a plurality of eave frames, each eave frame being connected between two adjacent legs. The canopy frame body further includes an overhanging rod having an unfolded state after the foldable canopy is unfolded; when the overhanging rod is in the unfolded state, an inner end portion of the overhanging rod being connected to the canopy frame body, an outer end portion of the overhanging rod being offset from the legs, and the overhanging rod being transverse to the legs. The canopy frame body further includes a cross rod having two ends being configured to be connected with one of the plurality of eave frames and the overhanging rod respectively, such that strength of the overhanging rod is enhanced when the overhanging rod of the foldable canopy is in the unfolded state.

1 . A foldable canopy, comprising:
 a canopy frame body comprising a plurality of legs and a plurality of eave frames, each eave frame being connected between two adjacent legs;   an overhanging rod having an unfolded state after the foldable canopy is unfolded; when the overhanging rod is in the unfolded state, an inner end portion of the overhanging rod being connected to the canopy frame body, an outer end portion of the overhanging rod being offset from the legs, and the overhanging rod being transverse to the legs; and   a cross rod having two ends being configured to be connected with one of the plurality of eave frames and the overhanging rod respectively, such that a strength of the overhanging rod is enhanced when the overhanging rod of the foldable canopy is in the unfolded state.   
     
     
         2 . The foldable canopy of  claim 1 , wherein the foldable canopy further comprises a surrounding cloth, and the overhanging rod further has a folded state after the foldable canopy is unfolded; when the overhanging rod is in the unfolded state, the overhanging rod is configured to support the surrounding cloth; when the overhanging rod is in the folded state, the surrounding cloth hangs down to a side of the canopy frame body. 
     
     
         3 . The foldable canopy of  claim 2 , wherein the cross rod has a first end portion rotatably connected to the overhanging rod and a second end portion for being detachably connected with one of the plurality of eave frames; when the overhanging rod is in the folded state, the second end portion of the cross rod is disconnected from an eave frame, and the outer end portion of the overhanging rod is drawn close to one of the plurality of legs; when the overhanging rod is in the unfolded state, the second end portion of the cross rod is connected with the eave frame, and the outer end portion of the overhanging rod is offset from a leg; during folding the foldable canopy from an unfolded position to a folded position, the second end portion of the cross rod is disconnected from the eave frame, and the overhanging rod is converted from the unfolded state to the folded state. 
     
     
         4 . The foldable canopy of  claim 3 , wherein the inner end portion of the overhanging rod is rotatably connected to one of the plurality of legs, the canopy further comprises a support rod having a first end portion and a second end portion, the first end portion is rotatably connected to one of the plurality of legs and capable of sliding in an up-down direction, and the second end portion is rotatably connected to the overhanging rod. 
     
     
         5 . The foldable canopy of  claim 4 , wherein the first end portion of the support rod is rotatably connected to a support base, and the support base is connected to one of the plurality of legs and capable of sliding in the up-down direction. 
     
     
         6 . The foldable canopy of  claim 4 , wherein a fixed base is arranged between the inner end portion and the outer end portion of the overhanging rod, the first end portion of the cross rod is rotatably connected to the fixed base by a first pivot, the second end portion of the support rod is rotatably connected to the fixed base by a second pivot, and an included angle formed between an axis of the first and/or second pivot and a horizontal plane is smaller than 10 degrees when the overhanging rod is in the folded state; or
 a fixed base is arranged between the inner end portion and the outer end portion of the overhanging rod, the fixed base is rotatably connected with a rotating base, one of the first end portion of the cross rod and the second end portion of the support rod is rotatably connected to the fixed base, and the other of the first end portion of the cross rod and the second end portion of the support rod is rotatably connected to the rotating base; or   a fixed base is arranged between the inner end portion and the outer end portion of the overhanging rod, one of the first end portion of the cross rod and the second end portion of the support rod is pivotally connected to the fixed base, and the other of the first end portion of the cross rod and the second end portion of the support rod is rotatably connected to the fixed base by a universal rotating joint.   
     
     
         7 . The foldable canopy of  claim 4 , wherein when the overhanging rod is in the folded state, the outer end portion of the overhanging rod and the first end portion of the support rod are drawn close to a lower end portion of one of the plurality of legs. 
     
     
         8 . The foldable canopy of  claim 5 , wherein an overhanging locking mechanism is arranged between the support base and the leg, and the overhanging locking mechanism locks the support base and the leg when the overhanging rod is in the unfolded state. 
     
     
         9 . The foldable canopy of  claim 2 , wherein the outer end portion of the overhanging rod is connected with the surrounding cloth. 
     
     
         10 . The foldable canopy of  claim 2 , wherein the overhanging rod is detachably inserted into one of the plurality of legs, and when the overhanging rod is in the unfolded state, the inner end portion of the overhanging rod is inserted into one of the plurality of legs; when the overhanging rod is in the folded state, the inner end portion of the overhanging rod is disconnected from a leg. 
     
     
         11 . The foldable canopy of  claim 1 , wherein the overhanging rod extends along a length direction of one of the plurality of eave frames when in the unfolded state. 
     
     
         12 . The foldable canopy of  claim 1 , wherein each leg corresponds to at least one overhanging rod, and each overhanging rod is connected with at least one cross rod. 
     
     
         13 . The foldable canopy of  claim 1 , wherein when the foldable canopy is folded, the overhanging rod applies a force to the cross rod, such that the cross rod is automatically disconnected from the eave frame. 
     
     
         14 . The foldable canopy of  claim 13 , wherein at least one of the plurality of eave frames comprises a connecting rod capable of rotating downwards when the canopy frame body is folded, and the second end portion of the cross rod is provided with a clamping groove portion capable of being clamped on the connecting rod. 
     
     
         15 . The foldable canopy of  claim 14 , wherein the clamping groove portion has a notch facing downward. 
     
     
         16 . The foldable canopy of  claim 14 , wherein the connecting rod is provided with a positioning protrusion, and the clamping groove portion is provided with a positioning groove fitted with the positioning protrusion. 
     
     
         17 . The foldable canopy of  claim 1 , wherein the canopy frame body further comprises a plurality of foldable top rod units, each top rod unit comprises an inner top rod and an outer top rod, one end portion of the inner top rod and one end portion of the outer top rod are rotatably connected, the other end portion of the outer top rod is rotatably connected to an upper end portion of one of the plurality of legs, and the other end portion of the inner top rod of each top rod unit is rotatably connected to a central locking mechanism; the canopy frame body further comprises at least one reinforcing mechanism connected between one of the plurality of eave frames and the top rod unit or between one of the plurality of eave frames and the central locking mechanism. 
     
     
         18 . The foldable canopy of  claim 17 , wherein the reinforcing mechanism comprises a reinforcing rod, and the reinforcing rod has one end portion rotatably connected to the inner top rod and the other end portion rotatably connected to the eave frame. 
     
     
         19 . The foldable canopy of  claim 17 , wherein the reinforcing mechanism comprises an outer reinforcing rod and an inner reinforcing rod, one end portion of the outer reinforcing rod is rotatably connected with one end portion of the inner reinforcing rod, the other end portion of the outer reinforcing rod is rotatably connected to the eave frame, and the other end portion of the inner reinforcing rod is rotatably connected to the central locking mechanism. 
     
     
         20 . The foldable canopy of  claim 19 , wherein the eave frame comprises at least one connecting rod assembly rotatably connected between the legs, the connecting rod assembly comprises a first connecting rod and a second connecting rod which are capable of being relatively unfolded and closed, middles of the first connecting rod and the second connecting rod are rotatably connected by a third pivot, the other end portion of the outer reinforcing rod is rotatably connected to a connecting piece, and the connecting piece is connected to the third pivot; and/or the central locking mechanism comprises a top cap and a bottom cap which can be locked to or disconnected from each other, the other end portion of the inner top rod is rotatably connected to the top cap, each top rod unit further comprises an auxiliary top rod, one end portion of the auxiliary top rod is rotatably connected to the inner top rod, the other end portion is rotatably connected to the bottom cap, the reinforcing mechanism further comprises an auxiliary reinforcing rod, one end portion of the auxiliary reinforcing rod is rotatably connected to the inner reinforcing rod, and the other end portion is rotatably connected to the bottom cap.