Foldable Canopy

This application is a national stage of PCT Application No. PCT/CN2023/084057, having a filing date of Mar. 27, 2023, claiming priority to CN Application No. 2022103293437, having a filing date of Mar. 28, 2022, the entire both contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.

The following relates to the field of outdoor articles, and relates to a foldable canopy, and in particular, to a foldable canopy with an overhanging rod.

A canopy is widely used in outdoor activities, such as outdoor camping, or the like, which has functions of windproof, rainproof, anti-mosquito and warmth keeping. An existing foldable canopy has a small sunshade area, and in order to increase the sunshade area of the unfolded canopy, an overhanging type canopy with an overhanging structure emerges, wherein extending overhanging rods are provided at top corners of the canopy, and the purpose of increasing the sunshade area is achieved by a surrounding cloth provided on the overhanging rods. In the canopy, the overhanging rods are mainly pivoted on or inserted in top rods which form a canopy top bracket, and after a canopy body is unfolded, the overhanging rods can be selectively extended out to increase the sunshade area. However, the existing canopy may have the problem that its strength is insufficient after the overhanging rod is extended out.

An aspect relates to an improved foldable canopy in which an overhanging rod can be flexibly unfolded or folded as desired, and meanwhile, the overhanging rod has good strength after unfolded.

An aspect of the present disclosure provides a foldable canopy, including:

In an embodiment, the foldable canopy further includes 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. After the foldable canopy is unfolded, the overhanging rod can be flexibly unfolded or folded as desired, and the overhanging rod can be quickly and conveniently unfolded and folded; particularly, after the overhanging rod is unfolded, the cross rod is arranged and connected between the overhanging rod and the eave frame, such that the overhanging rod has good strength after unfolded.

In an embodiment, 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; the overhanging rod has a folded state and an unfolded state, and when the overhanging rod is in the folded state, the second end portion of the cross rod is disconnected from the 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 one of the plurality of legs; 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. In the canopy, the overhanging rod can be flexibly unfolded or folded as desired, and meanwhile, damage to a canopy structure in the canopy folding process caused when the overhanging rod is forgotten to be folded is avoided. After the foldable canopy is unfolded, the overhanging rod can be flexibly unfolded or folded as desired, and the overhanging rod can be quickly and conveniently unfolded and folded; particularly, when the canopy is folded, if the overhanging rod is forgotten to be folded, the second end portion of the cross rod can be disconnected from the eave frame under the action of an external force along with folding of the eave frame, thus avoiding accident breaking of the overhanging rod or damage to the structure of the canopy frame body caused when the overhanging rod is forgotten to be folded.

In an embodiment, the inner end portion of the overhanging rod is rotatably connected to one of the plurality of legs, the canopy further includes 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.

In an embodiment, 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.

In an embodiment, 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.

In an embodiment, 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. When the overhanging rod is in the folded state, the axis of the first pivot and the axis of the second pivot are parallel to the horizontal plane or only inclined by a small angle, such that the overhanging rod and the cross rod can automatically fall down under the action of gravity and hang on the sides of the leg, and the leg can be reinforced.

In an embodiment, 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.

In an embodiment, 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.

In an embodiment, when the overhanging rod is in the folded state, the support rod is drawn close to a front side or a rear side of the overhanging rod, and the support rod is completely shielded by the overhanging rod when viewed from the front side or the rear side.

In an embodiment, 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.

In an embodiment, at least one of the plurality of eave frames includes 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.

In an embodiment, the clamping groove portion has a notch facing downwards.

In an embodiment, a clamping groove formed by the clamping groove portion extends upwards from a lower surface of the clamping groove portion. Further, in a cross section of the clamping groove portion perpendicular to a length direction of the connecting rod, a profile of the clamping groove is approximately in an inverted U shape.

In an embodiment, 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. Still further, the positioning groove has two opposite limiting walls, the limiting walls as a whole are not parallel to the length direction of the connecting rod, and the positioning protrusion is located between the two limiting walls to prevent the clamping groove portion from moving back and forth on the connecting rod.

In an embodiment, the outer end portion of the overhanging rod is connected with the surrounding cloth to drive the surrounding cloth to be unfolded to block the sun or hang down to a side of a canopy body.

In an embodiment, 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 legs; when the overhanging rod is in the folded state, the inner end portion of the overhanging rod is disconnected from the leg.

In an embodiment, each overhanging rod extends along a length direction of one eave frame when in the unfolded state.

In an embodiment, each leg corresponds to at least one overhanging rod, and each overhanging rod is connected with at least one cross rod.

In an embodiment, 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.

In an embodiment, the canopy frame body further includes a plurality of foldable top rod units, each top rod unit includes 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 the leg, 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 includes at least one reinforcing mechanism connected between the eave frame and the top rod unit or between the eave frame and the central locking mechanism. The reinforcing mechanism can counteract or reduce a pushing force applied by the cross rod to the eave frame, so as to avoid the problem that the eave frame is recessed inwards and deformed by pretension of a cloth cover.

In an embodiment, the reinforcing mechanism includes 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.

In an embodiment, the reinforcing mechanism includes 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.

In an embodiment, the eave frame includes at least one connecting rod assembly rotatably connected between the legs, the connecting rod assembly includes a first connecting rod and a second connecting rod which can be 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.

In an embodiment, the central locking mechanism includes 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 includes 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 includes 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.

With the above solution, the present disclosure has the following advantages.

In the foldable canopy according to the present disclosure, after the overhanging rod is unfolded, the cross rod is provided and connected between the overhanging rod and the eave frame, such that the overhanging rod has good strength after unfolded.

Embodiments of the present disclosure are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, such that the advantages and features of the present disclosure can be more readily understood by those skilled in the art. It should be noted here that the description of these embodiments is intended to assist in understanding of the present disclosure, but does not constitute a limitation of the present disclosure. Furthermore, the technical features involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure described below may be combined with each other as long as they do not conflict with each other.

show an example of a foldable canopy. Referring to, the foldable canopy has an unfolded position and a folded position, and includes a foldable canopy frame body; the canopy frame bodycan be independently supported on the ground, and the canopy frame bodyis covered with a cloth cover (not shown) for blocking the sun, sheltering from wind and rain, or the like; a part (for example, an edge part) of the cloth cover, which is called surrounding cloth, can hang down to a side of the canopy frame body. As shown in, the canopy frame bodyincludes a plurality of legsextending in an up-down direction and a top frame connected to upper portions of the legs, and is supported on the ground by the legs, and the cloth cover mainly covers on the top frame. The canopy further includes an overhanging rodhaving an inner end portion and an outer end portion, and the inner end portion of the overhanging rodis rotatably connected to the leg, particularly by a pivot. A plurality of overhanging rodsare provided, and a number and positions of the overhanging rods are in one-to-one correspondence with a number and positions of the legs; that is, the inner end portion of each overhanging rodis rotatably connected to one corresponding leg, and the surrounding cloth is connected to the outer end portions of the overhanging rods, can be spread out by the overhanging rodsto increase a sunshade area as an eave, and can also hang down to the side of the canopy along with folding of the overhanging rodsto be used as side surrounding cloth. Each overhanging rodhas a folded state and an unfolded state, and the outer end portion of the overhanging rodis drawn close to the legin the folded state and is offset from the legin the unfolded state. That is, the overhanging rodhas a folded state in which the overhanging rod is drawn close to the legand an unfolded state in which the overhanging rod is unfolded relative to the leg. After the overhanging rodis unfolded, the surrounding cloth is extended outwards, such that the sunshade area of the canopy can be increased. Further, the overhanging rodon the left side extends leftwards in the unfolded state; that is, the outer end portion of the overhanging rodis located on the left side of the leg. The overhanging rodon the right side extends rightwards in the unfolded state; that is, the outer end portion of the overhanging rodis located on the right side of the leg. Therefore, the surrounding clothes on the left side and the right side can be unfolded, eave areas on the left side and the right side of the canopy are increased, and the sunshade areas on the left side and the right side are increased. When the overhanging rodis in the folded state, the surrounding cloth hangs down and is located on the side of the canopy.

The top frame includes a plurality of foldable eave frames, and the eave framesare connected between adjacent legs. The canopy further includes a plurality of cross rods, and a number and positions of the plural cross rodsare in one-to-one correspondence with the number and the positions of the plural overhanging rods. As shown in, each cross rodhas a first end portion rotatably connected to the overhanging rodand a second end portion for being detachably connected with one of the eave frames. The second end portion of the cross rodis disconnected from the eave framewhen the overhanging rodis in the folded state, and the second end portion of the cross rodis connected with the eave framewhen the overhanging rodis in the unfolded state. During folding the canopy frame bodyfrom an unfolded position to a folded position, the second end portion of the cross rodis disconnected from the eave frame, and the overhanging rodis converted from the unfolded state to the folded state. The second end portion of the cross rodis detachably connected with a rod piece of the eave frameand configured to be automatically disconnected from the eave frameby a force from the overhanging rodwhen the eave frameis folded, an implementation of which is described in detail below.

It should also be noted that in the present embodiment, the overhanging rodis directly and rotatably connected to the legby the pivot; in some other embodiments, the overhanging rodcan be indirectly and rotatably connected to the legby other components, such as a sliding sleeve, a connecting cap, or the like, on the leg.

The eave frameincludes a connecting rodwhich can be rotated downwards when the canopy frame bodyis folded; the second end portion of the cross rodis provided with a clamping groove portioncapable of being clamped on the connecting rod, and the clamping groove portionhas a downwards facing notch, as shown in. A clamping groove formed by the clamping groove portionextends upwards from a lower surface of the clamping groove portion, and a profile of the clamping groove is approximately in an inverted U shape in a cross section of the clamping groove portionperpendicular to a length direction of the connecting rod. When the canopy frame bodyis folded, the connecting rodmay be rotated downwards to be disconnected from the clamping groove of the clamping groove portion, and the cross rodand the eave frameare disconnected, thus avoiding that since the overhanging rodis forgotten to be folded, the canopy frame bodycannot be folded, or the overhanging rodand the rod piece of the canopy frame bodyare damaged. In the present embodiment, the overhanging rodsare not unfolded in a diagonal direction of the canopy; as shown in, each of the overhanging rodsextends in a length direction of a first eave frame(for example, the eave frame located on the front side); that is, the overhanging rodextends in substantially the same direction as the first eave framein a top view. The cross rodconnected with the overhanging rodis detachably connected with a second eave frame, and the second eave frameintersects with the above-mentioned first eave frame, for example, the eave frame located on the left side.

As shown into, a positioning protrusionis formed on the connecting rodfitted with the cross rod, and a positioning groovefitted with the positioning protrusionis provided in the clamping groove portionto restrict sliding of the clamping groove portionin the length direction of the connecting rod. The positioning grooveis communicated with the clamping groove formed by the clamping groove portionand extends upwards from the lower surface of the clamping groove portion, and the positioning protrusionenters the positioning groovewhen the clamping groove portionis clamped on the connecting rod; the positioning groovehas two opposite limiting walls, the limiting walls as a whole are not parallel to the length direction of the connecting rod, and the positioning protrusionis located between the two limiting walls to prevent the clamping groove portionfrom moving back and forth on the connecting rod. The positioning protrusionspecifically includes a pin, a pop-rivet, or a rivet fixed on the connecting rod; still further, the positioning protrusionis located at a pivot position of the connecting rodand another rod piece (another rod piece of the eave frame), and may be a part of or provided on the pivot for pivoting the connecting rodand the other rod piece. In the present embodiment, each cross rodis a single rod; while in some other embodiments, the cross rodmay be formed by a plurality of rod pieces.

The canopy further includes a plurality of support rodswith first end portions and second end portions, and a number and positions of the plurality of support rodsare in one-to-one correspondence with the number and the positions of the plurality of overhanging rods. As shown inandto, the first end portion of each support rodis rotatably connected to the legin a mode of being slidable in the up-down direction, and the second end portion is rotatably connected to the overhanging rod. Specifically, the first end portion of the support rodis rotatably connected to a support base, and the support baseis connected to the legin a mode of being slidable in the up-down direction. The support baseis a sliding sleeve which is fitted over the legin a mode of being slidable in the up-down direction, and the support rodhas a lower end portion pivotally connected to the sliding sleeve and an upper end portion pivotally connected to the overhanging rod. An overhanging locking mechanism is provided between the support baseand the leg, and the overhanging locking mechanism locks the support baseand the legwhen the overhanging rodis in the unfolded state. The overhanging locking mechanism can be of a known structure; for example, the support baseis provided with a movable locking piece (not shown), the legis provided with a locking holefitted with the locking piece, and the locking piece is detachably inserted into the locking hole. In the unfolded state, the locking piece on the support baseis inserted into the locking holeto lock the overhanging rodin the unfolded state, such that the overhanging rod is stably unfolded; when the state is required to be converted to the folded state, an unlock buttonon the support baseis pressed to detach the locking piece from the locking hole, the support baseslides down to a lower portion of the legto drive the overhanging rodto be folded until the outer end portion of the overhanging rod and the legare drawn close, and meanwhile, the first end portion (lower end portion) of the support rodand the lower end portion of the legare also drawn close.

Further, a fixed baseis provided between the inner end portion and the outer end portion of the overhanging rod, and the fixed baseis approximately located in the middle of the overhanging rod. The first end portion of the cross rodis rotatably connected to the fixed baseby a first pivot, and the second end portion (upper end portion) of the support rodis rotatably connected to the fixed baseby a second pivot. An included angle formed between an axis of the first pivotand/or the second pivotand a horizontal plane is smaller than 10 degrees when the overhanging rodis in the folded state. Specifically, when the overhanging rodis in the folded state, the axes of the first pivotand the second pivotare parallel to the horizontal plane or only inclined by a small angle, and the axis of the pivot connecting the overhanging rodand the legis also parallel to the horizontal plane or only inclined by a small angle, such that the overhanging rodand the cross rodcan automatically fall down under the action of gravity and hang down to the side of the leg. Further, when the overhanging rodis in the folded state, the support rodis drawn close to a front side or a rear side of the overhanging rod; moreover, the support rodis completely shielded by the overhanging rodwhen viewed from the front side or the rear side.

As shown inandto, the legincludes a leg bodyextending in the up-down direction, a fixed jointfixed to an upper end portion of the leg body, and a foot padfixed to a lower end portion of the leg body; the inner end portion of the overhanging rodis pivotally connected to the fixed joint, the support baseis slidably fitted over the leg body, and the locking holeis formed in the leg body. The foot padprovides a large contact area with the ground, and rollersare provided on the foot padsof some legs(for example, the two legson the right side) to facilitate transportation of the canopy. Hereinafter, the “upper end portion of the leg” and the “lower end portion of the leg” refer to the fixed jointand the foot padrespectively, unless otherwise specified. Further, some or all of the foot padsare provided with insertion holes; after the canopy is folded, the canopy can be covered with a protective bag with an opened lower end, and the lower end of the protective bag is connected to the insertion hole by a connecting assembly; for example, the protective bag is connected to the canopy by inserting a bolt on a connecting band into the insertion hole of the foot pad.

As shown in, the top frame in the present embodiment includes a plurality of foldable eave framesand a plurality of foldable top rod units. The eave framesare connected between adjacent legs; the number of the legsis four, and each of the front, rear, left and right sides of the canopy is provided with one eave frame. Each eave frameincludes at least one connecting rod assemblyrotatably connected between adjacent legs, each connecting rod assemblyincludes two connecting rodscapable of being relatively unfolded and closed, and middles of the two connecting rodsare rotatably connected by a third pivotto form a cross-shaped and scissor-like structure. The upper end portion (specifically, the fixed joint) of the legis pivotally connected with an end portion of one connecting rodin the connecting rod assemblyconnected therewith; the leg(specifically, the leg body) is further provided with a sliding sleeve, the sliding sleeveis fitted over the legin a mode of being slidable in the up-down direction, and the sliding sleeveis pivotally connected with an end portion of the other connecting rodin the connecting rod assembly. During folding, the sliding sleeveis slid downwards, and the two connecting rodsof the connecting rod assemblyget close to each other in a lateral direction, such that the legsare close to each other, thereby reducing sizes of the canopy in front-rear and left-right directions, as shown in. Specifically, in the present embodiment, each eave frameis formed by three connecting rod assemblieswhich are rotatably connected in sequence. The above-mentioned clamping groove portionis detachably connected with the upper end portion of the connecting rodconnected with the upper end portion of the leg, and the above-mentioned positioning protrusionis also formed on the upper end portion of the connecting rod.

Each top rod unitincludes an inner top rodand an outer top rod, one end portion of the inner top rod is rotatably connected with one end portion of the outer top rod, the other end portion of the outer top rodis rotatably connected to the upper end portion of the leg, and the other end portion of the inner top rodof each top rod unitis rotatably connected to a central locking mechanism. The central locking mechanismincludes a top capand a bottom capwhich can be locked to or disconnected from each other, and the other end portion of the inner top rodis rotatably connected to the top cap; each top rod unitfurther includes an auxiliary top rod, one end portion of the auxiliary top rodis rotatably connected to the inner top rod, and the other end portion is rotatably connected to the bottom cap. Each top rod unitfurther includes an inclined rod, an upper end portion of the inclined rodis rotatably connected to the outer top rod, and a lower end portion is rotatably connected to the sliding sleeveon the leg. After the top capand the bottom capare locked, the canopy frame bodyis locked in the unfolded position by the central locking mechanism; when the top capand the bottom capare unlocked, the inclined rodmoves downwards along with the sliding sleeve, and pulls the top rod unitto be folded; that is, the outer top rodand the inner top rodrotate downwards, such that the inner end portion of the outer top rodand the outer end portion of the inner top rodare drawn close to the lower end portion of the leg, the top capand the upper end portion of the legare drawn close to each other, and the lower end portion of the auxiliary top rod, the bottom capand the outer end portion of the inner top rodare drawn close to each other.

The canopy frame bodyfurther includes a reinforcing mechanismconnected between one of the eave framesand the central locking mechanism. Specifically, the reinforcing mechanismincludes an outer reinforcing rodand 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 rodis rotatably connected to the eave frame, and the other end portion of the inner reinforcing rodis rotatably connected to the central locking mechanism, specifically, the top cap. The reinforcing mechanismfurther includes an auxiliary reinforcing rod, one end portion of the auxiliary reinforcing rodis rotatably connected to the inner reinforcing rod, and the other end portion is rotatably connected to the bottom cap. In the present embodiment, the other end portion of the outer reinforcing rodis rotatably connected to a cross connection position of the middle connecting rod assembly. Specifically, the other end portion of the outer reinforcing rodis rotatably connected to a connecting pieceby a fourth pivot, the connecting pieceis fixedly connected to the third pivot, and an axis of the fourth pivotand an axis of the third pivotform an included angle greater than zero and less than 180 degrees, and are perpendicular to each other. The canopy according to the present embodiment has two reinforcing mechanismsprovided on left and right sides of the top frame respectively.

A using method of the canopy includes: unfolding the canopy frame body, locking the top capand the bottom capto each other after unfolding to stably unfold the canopy, as shown in, and unfolding the overhanging rodson one side as required, as shown in; or unfolding the overhanging rodson both sides, as shown in. A specific process of unfolding the overhanging rodis as follows: the overhanging rodis lifted, the support basemoves upwards therewith, the second end portion of the cross rodis clamped to the positioning protrusionon the connecting rod, and the overhanging locking mechanism is locked to enable the overhanging rodto be stably in the unfolded state. A specific process of folding the overhanging rodis as follows: the overhanging locking mechanism is unlocked, the second end portion of the cross rodis disconnected from the connecting rod, the support baseslides downwards under the action of the gravity, and the overhanging rodand the cross rodautomatically drop to the side of the leg body. When the canopy is required to be folded, the overhanging rodcan be folded in advance; if the overhanging rod is forgotten to be folded, in the process of folding the canopy frame body, the cross rodcan be automatically disconnected from the connecting rodand released under the pressing action of an external force, and the process is specifically as follows: the top capand the bottom capare unlocked, the sliding sleeveon the leg bodymoves downwards, the connecting rodsof the eave framerotate to approach each other, and especially, the connecting rodconnected with the cross rodrotates downwards to be disconnected from the notchon the clamping groove portion, and the canopy frame bodyis normally folded.

After the canopy is unfolded, the overhanging rodcan be flexibly unfolded or folded as desired, and the overhanging rod can be quickly and conveniently unfolded and folded; the cross rodcan reinforce the overhanging rodafter the overhanging rodis unfolded, and good strength is realized; particularly, when the canopy is folded, if the overhanging rodis forgotten to be folded, the second end portion of the cross rodcan be automatically disconnected from the connecting rodof the eave frameunder the action of the external force along with the folding of the eave frame, thus avoiding accident breaking of the overhanging rodor damage to the structure of the canopy frame bodycaused when the overhanging rodis forgotten to be folded. Furthermore, the foldable reinforcing mechanismis provided between the eave frameand the central locking mechanism, such that when the canopy frame bodyis unfolded and folded, a pushing force applied by the cross rodto the eave framecan be counteracted or reduced, thus avoiding the problem that the eave frameis recessed and deformed due to the pushing force of the cross rod. The canopy frame bodyis locked by the central locking mechanismand can be quickly unfolded and folded.

show another example of the foldable canopy which differs from the above foldable canopy only in the reinforcing mechanism. Referring to, the reinforcing mechanismin the present embodiment is connected between the eave framesand the top rod units. The reinforcing mechanismincludes a reinforcing rod, one end portion of the reinforcing rodis rotatably connected to the inner top rod, and the other end portion is rotatably connected to the eave frame(specifically, an upper rotary connection position of two adjacent connecting rod assemblies). Specifically, one end portion of the reinforcing rodis pivotally connected to the inner top rod, and a distance between the connection position of the two and the inner end portion of the inner top rodis less than one third of a length of the inner top rod; the other end portion of the reinforcing rodis pivotally connected to a connector, and the connecting rodsof the two adjacent connecting rod assembliesare rotatably connected by the connector. The canopy according to the present embodiment has eight reinforcing rods, each eave frameis rotatably connected to the inner top rodsof two adjacent top rod unitsby two reinforcing rods, and four groups of eave framesand top rod unitsare connected to form a reinforcing structure, so as to solve the problem that the eave framesare recessed and deformed due to the pushing forces of the cross rods. The reinforcing rodscan rotate along with the unfolding and folding of the canopy frame bodywithout affecting the unfolding and folding of the canopy frame body.

shows a canopy with surrounding clothes. The two overhanging rodson the left side are unfolded, such that the surrounding clothon the left side is unfolded to increase a shading area; and the two overhanging rodson the right side are not unfolded, and the surrounding clothon the right side hangs on the right side of the canopy, and is specifically located on the right sides of the two legson the right side. Further, a connection position of the cross rodand the eave frameis lower than the surrounding cloth.

show still another example of the foldable canopy which differs from the foldable canopy shown inonly in that a connection mode of the overhanging rodand the canopy frame body is different. As shown in, the overhanging rodis detachably inserted to the leg, instead of being rotatably connected with the leg. Specifically, the inner end portion of the overhanging rodis detachably inserted to the legby the sliding sleeveon the leg. The sliding sleeveis provided with a slot, and the slotextends substantially obliquely. When the overhanging rodis in the unfolded state, the inner end portion of the overhanging rodis inserted into the slotto be connected with the leg; when the overhanging rodis in the folded state, the inner end portion of the overhanging rodis pulled out of the slotto be separated from the leg. The cross rodcan also be automatically disconnected from the connecting rodof the eave framewhen the canopy frame body is folded.

show a fourth example of the foldable canopy which differs from the foldable canopy shown inonly in that the connection mode of the overhanging rodand the canopy frame body is different. As shown in, the overhanging rodis detachably inserted to the leg, instead of being rotatably connected with the leg. Specifically, the inner end portion of the overhanging rodis detachably inserted to the fixed jointof the leg. The fixed jointis provided with a slot, and the slotextends substantially obliquely. When the overhanging rodis in the unfolded state, the inner end portion of the overhanging rodis inserted into the slotto be connected with the leg; when the overhanging rodis in the folded state, the inner end portion of the overhanging rodis pulled out of the slotto be separated from the leg. The cross rodcan also be automatically disconnected from the connecting rodof the eave framewhen the canopy frame body is folded.