Patent ID: 7963295
Filing Date: 2011-06-21
Classification: E04H

Abstract:
1. An outdoor canopy for a vehicle, comprising: a canopy frame which comprises a roof frame and a legs frame downwardly extended from said roof frame to form a canopy area within said roof frame and said legs frame for said vehicle parking within said canopy area; a canopy shelter, which is made of waterproof fabric, detachably fastening at said canopy frame and defining a ceiling wall, a front wall, a rear wall, and first and second sidewalls to enclose said canopy area therewithin for sheltering said vehicle, wherein said canopy shelter has a front entrance formed at said front wall for said vehicle entering into said canopy area; a side entrance arrangement for a driver accessing said canopy area without having to pass through said front entrance, wherein said side entrance arrangement contains a first side entrance opening formed on said first sidewall of said canopy shelter for aligning with a vehicle door of said vehicle, and comprises at least a fabric made first side door foldably mounted on said first sidewall to selectively enclose said first side entrance opening such that said side entrance arrangement is adapted to fold between an opened position and a closed position, wherein at said opened position, said first side door is folded to expose said first side entrance opening for said driver accessing said canopy area, and at said closed position, said first side door covers said first side entrance opening to form a side entrance of said canopy shelter; and a plurality of ventilating skylights formed at said ceiling wall of said canopy shelter for enhancing air circulation within said canopy area, wherein each of said ventilating skylights has a skylight opening forming a roof window at said ceiling wall and comprises a roof shelter comprising a first roof panel and a second roof panel attached on said roof frame, wherein said first roof panel is attached on said roof shelter and downwardly extended therefrom to partially and overlappedly cover said second roof panel, wherein said skylight opening is formed as an opening between said first and said second roof panels for communicating said canopy area with an exterior thereof via said skylight opening; wherein each of said ventilating skylights comprises a fabric made skylight panel functioned as said first roof panel and extended from said ceiling wall to foldably cover at said roof window such that when said skylight panel is upwardly lifted to expose said roof window, said skylight panel is adapted for allowing air ventilating from said canopy area through said roof window and for preventing dust and rain from entering into said canopy area; wherein each of said ventilating skylights further comprises a retention member embodied as a retention wire which is bent to form a semi-circular cross section, wherein each of said retention members has two pivot end portions and a central curved portion extending between said two pivot end portions, wherein said two pivot end portions are pivotally connected with said second roof fabric panel in such a manner that when said retention member is driven to rotate, said central curved portion thereof is arranged to move said first roof fabric panel away from said second roof fabric panel so as to open said corresponding ventilating skylight for ventilation; wherein each of said ventilating skylights further comprises a skylight controller attached to said retention member for controlling an operation thereof, wherein said skylight controller comprises a pivot supporter mounted at said roof shelter, and an actuating wire, wherein said actuating wire has a pivot guiding portion slidably engage with said pivot supporter, a skylight opening portion downwardly extended from an outer end of said pivot guiding portion to an outer side of said canopy shelter, and a skylight closing portion extended from an inner end of said pivot guiding portion to an inner side of said canopy shelter, in such a manner that when said skylight opening portion is downwardly pulled, said retention member is outwardly and pivotally moved to drive said first roof fabric panel moving away from said second roof fabric panel, and when said skylight closing portion is pulled from within said canopy area, said retention member is pivotally and inwardly move to allow overlapping of said second roof fabric panel by said first roof fabric panel so as to close said ventilating skylight.