Connecting Structure Applicable to Top of Outdoor Gazebo and Application Thereof

This application claims the priority of the China Patent Application No. 202420993205.3 filed on May 9, 2024, entitled “Connecting Structure applicable to Top of Outdoor Gazebo and Application thereof”, all the contents and amendments of which are incorporated into this application by reference.

The present invention relate to that technical field of assembled building, in particular to a connecting structure applicable to a top of an outdoor gazebo and application thereof.

Outdoor sports have become an important part of people's daily life. Outdoor sports can include outdoor barbecues, outdoor board games, outdoor musical instruments and so on. In the outdoor, people will often encounter thunderstorms, light and other climates, which seriously affect the normal outdoor sports experience. Therefore, the outdoor gazebo came into being, which can protect people from the wind and rain to a certain extent.

Outdoor gazebos are built by people with certain materials, and the characteristics of materials will inevitably have an impact on the modeling style of buildings. Therefore, the plastic arts of gazebos also depend on the materials selected to some extent. Because of the differences in the performance of various materials, the gazebos built with different materials have their own distinctive features, and at the same time, they are bound to be limited by the characteristics of the materials used. At present, the popular outdoor gazebo building materials are not only wooden materials, but also metal materials.

At present, when the top plates of metal gazebos are installed, most of them are fixed together by welding, thus forming the roof of the gazebo. However, welding will completely fix all the connecting parts together, which is not easy to disassemble, and the installation process is complicated and the cost is high.

For example, the US patent US20200181936A1 discloses a “Hardtop Gazebo And A Process Used In The Making Thereof”, and the gazebo roof of this patent does not have the function of easy disassembly and installation.

Therefore, there is a need to put forward a new type of connecting structure for the top of a gazebo, which makes the installation and disassembly of the gazebo convenient and fast, and the installation cost is low.

The terms “invention,” “the invention,” “this invention” and “the present invention” used in this patent are intended to refer broadly to all of the subject matter of this patent and the patent claims below. Statements containing these terms should be understood not to limit the subject matter described herein or to limit the meaning or scope of the patent claims below. Embodiments of the invention covered by this patent are defined by the claims below, not this summary. This summary is a high-level overview of various embodiments of the invention and introduces some of the concepts that are further described in the Detailed Description section below. This summary is not intended to identify key or essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used in isolation to determine the scope of the claimed subject matter. The subject matter should be understood by reference to appropriate portions of the entire specification of this patent, any or all drawings and each claim.

The present invention provides a connecting structure applicable to a top of an outdoor gazebo and application thereof, so as to solve that problem that the top of the exist gazebo is not easy to install and disassemble.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the present invention adopts the following

The present invention provide a connecting structure applicable to a top of an outdoor gazebo, including a fixed beam and a plate fixed on the top of the gazebo, wherein the fixed beam is provided with a connecting pipe for connecting with the plate; a cylinder is arranged at an edge of the plate, and the cylinder is inserted into the connecting pipe to form a detachable connection between the fixed beam and the plate.

The present invention further provide a connecting structure applicable to a top of an outdoor gazebo, including a fixed beam and a plate fixed on the top of the gazebo, wherein a connecting part is arranged at an edge of the plate, an accommodating area for accommodating the connecting part is formed on the fixed beam, and the connecting part is placed in the accommodating area to form a detachable connection between the fixed beam and the plate.

The present invention further provides an outdoor gazebo, which includes a plurality of upright posts and a plurality of cross beams, wherein,

Reference signs: Fixed beam (); Fixed pipe (); Connecting pipe (); Supporting pipe (); Through groove (); Plate (); Cylinder (); Convex groove (); Fixed seat (); Rivet (); Upright post (); Cross beam ().

In describing the preferred embodiments, specific termi-nology will be resorted to for the sake of clarity. It is to be understood that each specific term includes all technical equivalents which operate in a similar manner to accomplish a similar purpose.

While various aspects and features of certain embodiments have been summarized above, the following detailed description illustrates a few exemplary embodiments in further detail to enable one skilled in the art to practice such embodiments. Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the inventive concept, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. The accompanying drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale. The described examples are provided for illustrative purposes and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. It should be understood, however, that persons having ordinary skill in the art may practice the inventive concept without these specific details.

It will be understood that, although the terms first, second, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, these elements should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element from another. For example, a first attachment could be termed a second attachment, and, similarly, a second attachment could be termed a first attachment, without departing from the scope of the inventive concept.

It will be understood that when an element or layer is referred to as being “on,” “coupled to,” or “connected to” another element or layer, it can be directly on, directly coupled to or directly connected to the other element or layer, or intervening elements or layers may be present. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being “directly on,” “directly coupled to,” or “directly connected to” another element or layer, there are no intervening elements or layers present. Like numbers refer to like elements throughout. As used herein, the term “and/or” includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

As used in the description of the inventive concept and the appended claims, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates other.

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As shown in, by inserting the cylinderinto the connecting pipeof the fixed beam, the platecan be installed together with the fixed beam. On the contrary, by pulling out the cylinderfrom the fixed beam, the platecan be detached from the fixed beam, so that in this way, the installation and disassembly between the plateand the fixed beamare convenient and fast, and the installation cost is low.

In this embodiment, the middle of the plateis also provided with a raised groove body and configured as a convex groove; the end of the convex grooveis provided with a fixed seat, and the convex grooveand the fixed seatare attached to the cross beamof the gazebo through rivets.

After the plateis installed between the fixed beamand the convex groove, the fixed seatis placed between the convex grooveand the cross beam, and then the plate, the fixed seatand the cross beamare connected together by rivets, so that the platecan be completely installed on the top frame of the gazebo, thereby improving the installation stability of the plate.

In other embodiments (not shown), the rivetscan also be replaced by bolts, so that the plate, the fixed seatand the cross beamcan be connected together by threaded connection, which is more convenient and faster than the rivets.

According to the above, in this embodiment, the fixed beamis a multilayer hollow structure, and the cross section of the fixed beamis an isosceles trapezoid. The hollow structure in the middle of the fixed beamis configured as a fixed pipe, the hollow structures on both sides of the fixed pipeare configured as connecting pipes, both the connecting pipesand the fixed pipeare rectangular; and the hollow structure formed between the connecting pipesand the fixed pipeis configured as a supporting pipe, which is a right triangle; the cross section of the connecting pipeis a semi-closed structure, and the opening of the semi-closed structure is configured as a through groove.

In this embodiment, the connecting pipesare arranged on the left and right sides of the fixed beam, and by arranging the connecting pipeson the left and right sides of the fixed beam, a platecan be installed on either the left or right side of the fixed beam. Therefore, through this connection, a plurality of fixed beamsare installed side by side in parallel, and then a platecan be installed between two adjacent fixed beams, thus forming a whole roof slab, as shown in.

In this example, as shown in, when the cylindrical cylinderis inserted into the rectangular connecting pipe, the outer circumferential surface of the cylinderwill be tangent to the inner surface of the connecting pipe, thus forming a sealing structure, so as to conduct waterproof sealing between the plateand the fixed beamand avoid water leakage in rainy weather.

In other embodiments of the cylinder(not shown), the outer surface of the cylindercan also be bonded with a sealing layer, wherein the sealing layer can be made of silicone rubber or pearl cotton. Therefore, when the cylinderis inserted into the connecting pipe, the sealing layer can be closely attached between the cylinderand the connecting pipe, thereby further improving the sealing ability between the cylinderand the connecting pipeand improving the waterproof sealing effect between the plateand the fixed beam.

By arranging the through groove, the platepasses through the through groovewhen the cylinderis inserted into the connecting pipe. In this way, when the cylinderis inserted into the connecting pipe, the through grooveallows the plateto have a movable space to ensure that the cylindercan be inserted into the connecting pipesmoothly.

In one embodiment of the through groove, as shown in, the groove width of the through grooveis corresponding to the thickness of the plate. In this embodiment, the groove width of the through grooveis the same as the thickness of the plate, so that when the cylinderis inserted into the connecting pipe, the upper and lower surfaces of the through groovecan be fit to the upper and lower surfaces of the plate, so that the platecan be connected with the connecting pipe. In this way, the waterproof sealing effect between the plateand the fixed beamcan be improved in rainy weather. In the modified embodiment of this embodiment, the upper and lower surfaces of the through groovecan also be bonded with gaskets, so that when the plateis inserted into the through groove, the platecan be closely attached to the through groove, thereby further improving the sealing effect.

In another embodiment of the through groove, as shown in, the groove width of the through grooveis larger than the thickness of the plate. By making the groove width of the through groovelarger than the thickness of the plate, the movement of the platein the through grooveis more convenient, and the installation and disassembly of the plateare also more convenient.

By arranging the fixed pipeand the supporting pipe, a hollow structure may be formed in the fixed beam, thereby reducing the weight of the fixed beam, facilitating the transportation of the fixed beamand reducing the processing and manufacturing cost of the fixed beam. In this embodiment, the supporting pipeis a right triangle, and the supporting pipecan play a support role between the fixed pipeand the connecting pipeby using the principle that the right triangle has good stability, thereby improving the overall structural strength of the fixed beam.

Referring to, the present invention also provides an outdoor gazebo, which includes a plurality of upright postsand a plurality of cross beams, wherein the beamsform a top frame and are installed above the upright posts; wherein, a plurality of fixed beamsare uniformly installed between two adjacent beams; a plateis arranged between two adjacent fixed beams, a cylinderis arranged on the plate, and a connecting pipeis arranged on the fixed beam; and the cylinderis inserted into the connecting pipeto form a detachable connection between the fixed beamsand the plate.

In this embodiment, a plurality of cross beamsare installed together by detachable connection (such as bolt connection, clamping, etc.) to form a top frame. Then, the top frame is also installed above a plurality of upright postsby detachable connection (such as bolt connection, clamping, etc.), thus forming a gazebo frame. After the gazebo frame is formed, a plurality of fixed beamscan be installed between two adjacent beamsthrough detachable connection (such as bolt connection, clamping, etc.).

According to the above, the middle part of the plateis also provided with a raised groove body and configured as a convex groove, the end of the convex grooveis provided with a fixed seat, and the convex grooveand the fixed seatare attached to the cross beamthrough rivets. The fixed beamhas a multilayer hollow structure, and the cross section of the fixed beamis an isosceles trapezoid; the hollow structure in the middle of the fixed beamis configured as a fixed pipe, and the hollow structures on both sides of the fixed pipeare configured as connecting pipes, both of the connecting pipesand the fixed pipeare rectangular; the cross section of the connecting pipeis a semi-closed structure, and the opening of the semi-closed structure is configured as a through groove; when the cylinderis inserted into the connecting pipe, the platepasses through the through groove.

In this embodiment, the left and right sides of the plateare provided with cylinders, so that when the fixed beamsare installed, the plateis placed between two adjacent fixed beams, and then the cylinderson the left and right sides can be inserted into the connecting pipesin the left and right fixed beamsrespectively, so that the platecan be pre-installed between two adjacent fixed beams. After the plateis pre-installed, the fixed seatcan be placed between the convex grooveof the plateand the cross beam, and then the plate, the cross beamand the fixed seatare connected and fixed by anchors or bolts, so that the platecan be completely fixed on the top frame of the gazebo. In this way, a platecan be installed between every two adjacent fixed beams, thus forming a roof on the top of the gazebo.

In this embodiment, the convex grooveshave an isosceles trapezoid structure, and a plurality of convex groovescan be arranged on the plate, so that guide grooves can be formed on the upper surface of the platethrough the arrangement of the convex grooves, and the rainwater can be diverted downwards in rainy weather, thereby reducing the rainwater flowing to the joint between the plateand the fixed beam. Moreover, by arranging the convex groove, the platecan have a deformable and telescopic space, so that the plateis not easy to be completely deformed.

The shape of the convex grooveis not limited to the isosceles trapezoid structure described above, but in other embodiments (not shown), it can also be semicircular, triangular and other geometric shapes. Meanwhile, that shape of the fixed seatis correspondingly changed accord to the shape of the convex groove.

The technical means disclosed in the scheme of the present invention are not limited to the technical means disclosed in the above embodiments, but also include the technical scheme composed of any combination of the above technical features. It should be pointed out that for those skilled in the art, several improvements and embellishments can be made without departing from the principle of the present invention, and these improvements and embellishments are also regarded as the protection scope of the present invention.

The invention has now been described in detail for the purposes of clarity and understanding. However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that certain changes and modifications may be practiced within the scope of the appended claims.

Conditional language used herein, such as, among others, “can,” “could,” “might,” “may,” “e.g.,” and the like, unless specifically stated otherwise, or otherwise understood within the context as used, is generally intended to convey that certain examples include, while other examples do not include, certain features, elements, and/or steps. Thus, such conditional language is not generally intended to imply that features, elements and/or steps are in any way required for one or more examples or that one or more examples necessarily include logic for deciding, with or without author input or prompting, whether these features, elements and/or steps are included or are to be performed in any particular example.

The terms “comprising,” “including,” “having,” and the like are synonymous and are used inclusively, in an open-ended fashion, and do not exclude additional elements, features, acts, operations, and so forth. Also, the term “or” is used in its inclusive sense (and not in its exclusive sense) so that when used, for example, to connect a list of elements, the term “or” means one, some, or all of the elements in the list. The use of “adapted to” or “configured to” herein is meant as open and inclusive language that does not foreclose devices adapted to or configured to perform additional tasks or steps. Additionally, the use of “based on” is meant to be open and inclusive, in that a process, step, calculation, or other action “based on” one or more recited conditions or values may, in practice, be based on additional conditions or values beyond those recited. Similarly, the use of “based at least in part on” is meant to be open and inclusive, in that a process, step, calculation, or other action “based at least in part on” one or more recited conditions or values may, in practice, be based on additional conditions or values beyond those recited. Headings, lists, and numbering included herein are for ease of explanation only and are not meant to be limiting.

The various features and processes described above may be used independently of one another, or may be combined in various ways. All possible combinations and sub-combinations are intended to fall within the scope of the present disclosure. In addition, certain method or process blocks may be omitted in some implementations. The methods and processes described herein are also not limited to any particular sequence, and the blocks or states relating thereto can be performed in other sequences that are appropriate. For example, described blocks or states may be performed in an order other than that specifically disclosed, or multiple blocks or states may be combined in a single block or state. The example blocks or states may be performed in serial, in parallel, or in some other manner. Blocks or states may be added to or removed from the disclosed examples. Similarly, the example systems and components described herein may be configured differently than described. For example, elements may be added to, removed from, or rearranged compared to the disclosed examples.