Patent ID: 7174905

Claim:
A sunshade, comprising a hollow lower rod, a hollow upper rod located above the lower rod, and a tipping device mounted between the upper rod and the lower rod, wherein: the tipping device includes a lower connector, an upper connector, a connecting lever, a drive plate, a tensile spring, and a slide, wherein: the lower connector has a lower end secured on an upper end of the lower rod and an upper end having a first side formed with a protruding support block and a second side formed with a receiving recess; the upper connector has an upper end secured on a lower end of the upper rod and a lower end pivotally mounted on the upper end of the lower connector; the connecting lever is mounted in the upper rod and the upper connector and has a lower end pivotal relative to the support block of the lower connector; the drive plate is pivotally mounted on a mediate portion of the upper rod and has a first end pivotally mounted on an upper end of the connecting lever; the tensile spring is mounted in the upper rod and has a first end secured on the upper end of the connecting lever and a second end secured on an upper end of the upper rod; and the slide is slidably mounted on the upper rod and the lower rod and is movable to press the drive plate so as to move and pivot the drive plate.