JP2833273B2 - Ironing equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an ironing apparatus for wrinkling clothes and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this type of ironing device has a structure as shown in FIG. That is, a base 2 heated by the heater 1, a handle 3 provided above the base 2,
An iron main body 5 having a power supply pin 4 connected to the heater 1 circuit, a mounting table 6 on which the iron main body 5 is mounted, a stand section 8 having a power supply terminal 7 provided to face the power supply pin 4, The storage case 9 was configured to cover the iron body 5 and the stand 8 from above.

[0003]

However, with such a structure, when ironing work, the storage case 9 must be removed from the stand portion 8 and placed in another place before starting the work. , Very poor workability. In addition, when the storage case 9 is placed in the vicinity of performing the ironing operation, there is a problem that it becomes an obstacle when the clothes and the like are sorted. In addition, even when the ironing device is stored after the ironing operation is completed, the storage case must be brought to another place as described above, which further impairs the workability.

Accordingly, the present invention improves workability by moving the iron body up and down from the iron storage section, reduces stress on the reduction gear of the electric gear device for vertically driving the iron body, and improves reliability. The aim is to obtain high ironing equipment.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, an ironing apparatus according to the present invention comprises a mounting table, an iron body detachably mounted on the mounting table, and an iron storage for storing the iron body. Part, an electric gear device for rotating and raising and lowering the mounting table in the iron storage unit, ascending detecting means for detecting that the mounting table is in the raised position, and the mounting table in the lowered position Detecting means for detecting that a gear device has been driven, and a timer for measuring the driving time of the gear device
Means for lowering the mounting table for a predetermined time after detecting the ascent position of the mounting table by the ascending detecting means, and detecting the lowering position of the mounting table by the descent detecting means , and then moving the mounting table up for a predetermined time. Control means for controlling the gear device.

[0006]

According to the ironing device of the present invention, when the ironing operation is started, the mounting table in the iron storing part is automatically rotated at the start of the ironing operation to raise the iron body to the use position, so that ironing can be performed. It is not necessary to take the removed storage case to another place as above, and at the end of ironing work, automatically rotate the mounting table in the iron storage unit and lower the iron body to the iron storage unit Therefore, it is not necessary to bring the storage case from another place, and operability is improved. Further, the power supply gear device that rotates the mounting table, after detecting the rising position of the mounting table by the rising detection means, drives the mounting table downward by a fixed amount, and after detecting the lowering position of the mounting table by the falling detection means,
The constant amount mounting table is controlled by the control means so as to be driven upward, and the stress of the reduction gear portion of the power gear device when the iron body is raised or lowered is reduced.

[0007]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 to 5, reference numeral 10 denotes an iron body, a base 11, and a heater 1 for heating the base 11.
2. temperature detecting means 13 such as a thermistor for detecting the temperature of the base 11, a temperature signal processing means 15 comprising a plurality of electronic components for processing an output signal of the temperature detecting means 13 and outputting to a signal terminal 14, It has a power supply pin 16 connected to the heater 12. 17 is a stand part,
A plurality of power supply terminals 18 respectively connected to the signal terminal 14 and the power supply pin 16 of the iron main body 10, and a plurality of electronic components that receive an output signal of the temperature signal processing unit 15 and control energization to the heater 12. Control means 1
9, temperature setting means 20 for setting the base 11 to an arbitrary temperature, set temperature display means 21 for displaying a set temperature state by an LED or the like, and placing the iron body 10 with the base downward. A storage lid 24 configured to be openable and closable is provided on the side of the mounting table 22, the iron storage section 23, and the stand section 17 to be opened.

A mounting table 22 is provided in the iron storage section 23. The mounting table 22 is rotatably supported at its rear end by a rotating shaft 25 so as to be raised and lowered. . A roller 26 is rotatably supported between the mounting table 22 and a receiving member 27 provided on the lower surface thereof. The mounting table 22 is rotated by a rod-shaped crank cam 30 connected to a cam plate 29 driven by an electric gear device 28 including a motor and a reduction gear, so that the end of the crank cam 30 slides on the receiving member 27. Meanwhile, the mounting table 22 is rotated and moved up and down. The mounting table 22 further includes a rising detecting unit 31 that detects that the mounting table 22 is at the raised position.
Detecting means 32 for detecting that the motor is at the lowering position, and a control means 19 for controlling the electric gear device 28.
A first timer means 33 for measuring a time for stopping the driving of the mounting table 22 after the rise is detected by the output of the lifting detecting means 31; A second timer means 34 for measuring a time for driving the 22 to move down by a fixed amount; and a third timer means for measuring a time for stopping the driving of the mounting table 22 after the lowering is detected by the output of the lowering detecting means 32. 35, and a fourth timer means 36 for measuring a time for driving the mounting table 22 up by a fixed amount after stopping for a predetermined time by the output of the timer means 35. Although a certain amount of rise and fall of the mounting table 22 is managed by a timer in this embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this.

The storage lid 24 for covering the iron body 10 stored in the iron storage section 23 is rotatably supported on a shaft 38 of a heat shield casing 37 constituting the iron storage section 23. A groove 39 is provided in a side end of the storage lid 24, a rod end of a crank-shaped opening / closing cam 40 is fitted, and a connecting plate 41 rotatably connected to the cam plate 29 is provided. The mounting table 2 is connected to the opening / closing cam 40,
The storage lid 24 is configured to open and close in conjunction with the rise and fall of 2. The storage lid 24 may be composed of one lid, or may be composed of a pair of lids.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described. First, in order to perform ironing, in the state of FIGS. 2 and 4, the power is first turned on, and the temperature setting means 20 of the stand 17 is operated to set the base 11 to an arbitrary temperature. Here, the control means 19 controls the electric gear device 28
After the storage lid 24 starts opening due to the rotation of the cam plate 29, the iron body 10 starts to rise, and the output of the rise detecting means 31 detects that the mounting table 22 has risen. The operation of the electric gear device 28 is stopped for a predetermined time by the operation of the motor 33. Next, in response to the output of the first timer means 33, the second timer means 34 is operated to perform reverse rotation for a predetermined time and stop driving at the position where the mounting table 22 is lowered by a fixed amount (FIG. 1). , FIG. 3). Here, in response to the output of the temperature detecting means 13, the temperature signal processing means 15 controls the control means 1 via a signal terminal 14.
9 is output. The control means 19 supplies power to the heater 12 via the power supply pin 16 and the power supply terminal 18 in response to this signal, and the base 11 rises to a set temperature.
Here, the ironing body 10 can be removed from the inclined mounting table 22 and ironing can be performed.

Next, in the case where the ironing is completed and the ironing device is stored, the iron body 10 is mounted on the mounting table 22 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, and the temperature setting means 20 of the stand 17 is operated. By operating, the temperature setting of the base 11 is released, and the power supply to the heater 12 is stopped. Here, after the control means 19 drives the electric gear device 28, the iron body 17 starts lowering, the storage lid 24 starts closing, and the output of the lowering detecting means 32 detects that the mounting table 22 has lowered, The third timer means 35 is operated, and the electric gear device 28 is driven for a predetermined time to stop at a position where the mounting table 22 is raised by a certain amount (the state of FIGS. 2 and 4). Therefore, as described above, at the start of ironing, it is not necessary to remove the lid for accommodating the iron body 10 and put it in another place, and since it is placed near the place where the ironing work is performed, it becomes a hindrance to judge clothing and the like. And ironing workability is improved. Further, even when the ironing device is stored after the ironing operation is completed, it is only necessary to operate the temperature setting means 20, and the labor at the time of storing can be saved.

[0012]

As described above, according to the present invention, when the ironing operation is started, the iron body is automatically used.
It is not necessary to take the storage case removed as before in another place, and at the end of the ironing work, the iron body automatically becomes used, and the storage case in another place as before It is not necessary to bring it, and furthermore, the electric gear device which rotates the mounting table, raises the iron body to the use position, and descends to the iron storage part,
After the ascending and descending positions of the mounting table are detected, the mounting table is lowered and raised by a certain amount, so that the reliability of the gear is improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a main part when an ironing device according to an embodiment of the present invention is used.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a main part of the ironing device when retracted.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing a state where a storage lid of the ironing device is opened.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a main part of the ironing device when a storage lid is closed.

FIG. 5 is a circuit block diagram of the ironing device.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a main part showing a conventional ironing device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Iron main body 19 Control means 22 Mounting table 23 Iron storage part 31 Ascent detection means 32 Ascent detection means

Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Yoshinori Kataoka 1006 Kazuma Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A-3-118100 (JP, A) JP-A 3-202100 (JP) , A) JP-A-4-224800 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB name) D06F 79 / 02,75 / 40

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A mounting table, an iron main body detachably mounted on the mounting table, an iron storage section storing the iron main body, and a mounting table rotated and raised and lowered in the iron storage section. an electric gear device to a rise detector means mounting table detects that in a raised position, and lowering detection means for the mounting table to detect that it is in the lowered position, formic
A timer means for performing a time count of the driving of the A unit, after the raised position detection of the mounting table by the rising detecting means, descends drives the mounting table predetermined time, after the lowered position detection of the mounting table by the descending detection means, placing a predetermined time Control means for controlling the electric gear device so as to drive the table up.