JP2949905B2 - 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 device for wrinkling clothes or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this type of ironing apparatus 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 body 5 having a power supply pin 4 connected to the heater 1 circuit, and the iron body 5 is placed in an inclined state. And a stand 8 having a power supply terminal 7 provided opposite to the power supply pin 4. The iron main body 5 is mounted on the mounting table 6 of the stand 8 in a front-up state. I was

[0003]

However, in such a configuration, the iron body 5 must be stored while being placed on the stand 8 in an inclined state, and as a result, the overall height of the ironing device is high. There is a problem that storage performance is significantly impaired.

[0005] In order to solve the above-mentioned poor storage property, as shown in FIG. 5, the mounting table 6 of the stand 8 is moved up and down. At times, a configuration in which the mounting table 6 is held in a horizontal state is conceivable.

[0005] In this case, the mounting table 8 is used during the ironing operation.
Is held at a predetermined angle, there is a problem that the front of the mounting table 6 becomes high and the mounting of the iron body 5 on the stand 8 is impaired.

That is, in the ironing operation, an operation of holding the iron main body 5 in a hand and an operation of placing the iron main body 5 and preparing the clothing are repeatedly performed in order to press the clothing to smooth the wrinkles. In addition, the operation of moving the iron main body 5 and the operation of placing it are frequently performed.

Therefore, as described above, if the front of the mounting table 6 of the stand 8 is high, the front of the iron body 58 is inclined at an angle greater than the inclination angle of the mounting table 6 each time the iron body 5 is mounted on the stand 8, or The iron body 5 has to be lifted upward beyond the maximum height of 6, so that there is a problem that a burden is imposed on the arm and wrist of the worker and the workability is extremely poor.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an easy-to-use ironing device which does not impair the storability and does not impose a burden on the arm or wrist of the operator.

[0009]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, an ironing apparatus according to the present invention comprises an iron body, a mounting table on which the iron body is mounted, and a part or all of the mounting table. A movable device for raising and lowering, and a stand having the movable device and the mounting table, and having an opening in which at least a part of the iron body can freely move in and out, wherein the mounting table includes a mounting portion and At the front of this
With a movable part that can be bent downward
Then, the mounting section described above tilts the iron body up front
When ascending, the movable part is bent downward and the opening
Is closed .

[0010]

According to the ironing device of the present invention, the ironing body can hold the mounting table of the stand in a forward-upward state during the ironing operation, and a part of the mounting table is displaced downward with respect to the inclination angle. Therefore, the overall height of the mounting table is kept low, and the amount of lifting when the iron body is mounted on the stand can be reduced.

Therefore, the operation of mounting and detaching the iron body on the stand can be easily performed, and the workability is improved. In addition, when the ironing device is stored, by holding the mounting table in a horizontal state, the overall height of the ironing device can be reduced, and the storability is also improved.

[0012]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 to 3, reference numeral 10 denotes an ironing device main body, 11 denotes an ironing main body, a base 12, a heater 13 for heating the base 12, a temperature detecting means 14 such as a thermistor for detecting the temperature of the base 12, It has a temperature signal processing means 16 composed of a plurality of electronic components for processing an output signal of the temperature detecting means 14 and outputting the processed signal to a signal terminal 15, and a power supply pin 17 connected to the heater 13.

Reference numeral 18 denotes a stand on which the iron main body 11 is placed. The stand 18 receives a plurality of power supply terminals 19 connected to the signal terminal 15 and the power supply pin 17 of the iron main body 11, respectively, and receives an output signal of the temperature signal processing means 16. , The heater 1
A control means (not shown) composed of a plurality of electronic components for controlling the supply of electricity to the temperature control unit 3; a temperature setting means 20 for setting the base 12 to an arbitrary temperature; It has set temperature display means 21 for displaying.

On the stand 18, the mounting table 2 on which the base of the iron body 11 is mounted downward.
2. It has a movable device 23 composed of a motor for raising and lowering the mounting table 22 and a reduction gear. An opening 24 is formed in the stand 18 so that the iron main body 11 placed on the mounting table 22 can come and go.

Further, the rear end of the mounting table 22 is connected to the rotating shaft 2.
5, the roller 26 is rotatably supported, and the roller 26 is
2 and is rotatably held between a slide receiving member 27 provided on the lower surface.

The mounting table 22 is rotated by a rod-shaped crank cam 29 connected to a cam plate 28 fixed to the movable device 23 so that the crank cam 29 slides on the slide receiving member 27. To raise the stored iron body 11 to the use position,
The iron body 11 in use is lowered to the opening 24.

A storage lid 30 for covering the iron body 11 stored in the opening 24 is rotatably supported on a shaft 32 of a heat shield casing 37 constituting the opening 24. The storage lid 30 is configured to open and close in conjunction with the rise and fall of the storage lid.

Here, the mounting table 22 will be described in detail. The mounting table 22 is configured by a mounting section 31 and a movable section 32, and the mutual connection is configured by a hinge section 33. As shown in FIG. 2, the mounting portion 31 and the hinge portion 33 of the movable portion 32 are aligned, a pin 35 is attached to each small hole 34, and a snap spring 36 is attached to the pin 35.

Therefore, when the mounting table 22 is assembled, the mounting table 31 is freely rotatable with respect to the load from the direction A shown in FIG. It is configured to hold.

The ironing apparatus 10 constructed as described above
Hereinafter, the operation will be described. First, when performing the ironing, the ironing device is taken out of the storage location, installed at a predetermined position, and then turned on. This state is shown in FIG.

Next, when the temperature setting means 20 is operated, first, the movable device 23 is operated, the storage lid 30 starts to open, and the mounting table 22 on which the iron body 11 is mounted starts to rise. Netsukatamitai 3 shielding the tip of the movable portion 32 of the mounting table 22 is the
7 comes into contact with the protruding portion 40 formed on the front upper part of the mounting member 7, the mounting portion 31 and the movable portion 32 start to bend from the hinge portion 33 as the mounting table 22 rises, and when the mounting portion 22 is completely opened and lifted, it is at a predetermined position. Stop. At this time, the iron body 11 is tilted upward and the movable part is
To close the opening.

When the temperature of the iron body 11 is set to an arbitrary temperature, the temperature signal processing means 16 outputs a signal to the control means via the signal terminal 15 in accordance with the output of the temperature detecting means 14. In response to this signal, power is supplied to the heater 13 through the power supply pin 17 and the power supply terminal 19, and the base 1 is turned on.
2 rises to a set temperature and is controlled to a predetermined temperature. Here, the ironing body 11 can be detached from the mounting table 22 and ironing can be performed.

Therefore, the mounting table 22 does not protrude from the upper surface of the stand 18 during the ironing operation as described above, so that the mounting and dismounting of the iron body 11 from the mounting table 22 and the mounting can be easily performed. The load on the arm and wrist of the worker can be significantly reduced. Further, since the opening 24 is closed from below by the movable portion 32, the failure of the movable portion due to invasion of foreign matter, dust, or the like can be prevented.

When the ironing operation is completed and the ironing device 10 is housed, the temperature setting means 20 is operated to be turned "off", the iron body 11 starts to descend, and the storage lid 30 also starts to close, and The main body 11 is stored in the opening 24. When the iron main body 11 is in a horizontal state, the overall height of the ironing device 10 is configured to be significantly lower than the overall height of the ironing device, so that the storage efficiency is improved.

In the above embodiment, the iron body is moved up and down as a use state. However, the iron body may be moved up and down at a predetermined inclination angle, and the inclination angle may be adjusted arbitrarily.

[0026]

As described above, the ironing device of the present invention
Iron body having a base heated by a heater
And a mounting table on which the iron body is mounted, a movable device for lifting or lowering a part or all of the mounting table, and the movable device and the mounting table, and at least a part of the iron body protrudes and retracts. A stand having a free opening , wherein the mounting table is provided with a mounting portion and a front portion of the mounting portion.
With a movable part that can be bent downward
Then, the mounting section described above tilts the iron body up front
When ascending, the movable part is bent downward and the opening
It is so arranged to close the, and the iron main body in a horizontal state, the lower the total height of the ironing device during storage, it is possible to compact storage, a use is the opening
It can be closed by the movable part to prevent foreign matter from entering.
You.

[0027] In addition, work in ironing is, of the mounting table
Since the front portion does not project from the upper surface of the stand, placed stand or these removable iron Body, and placed becomes so easily, reducing the burden on the operator's arm or wrist
To improve usability.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a main part of an ironing device showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of a mounting table of the ironing device.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a main part of the ironing device in a state in which an iron body is stored.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a main part showing a conventional ironing device.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a main part showing another conventional ironing device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Ironing device main body 11 Iron main body 12 Base 13 Heater 18 Stand 22 Mounting table 23 Movable device 24 Opening 33 Hinge

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-3-118100 (JP, A) JP-A-3-121100 (JP, A) JP-A-3-51094 (JP, A) JP-A-3-31094 202100 (JP, A) Shokai 56-104490 (JP, U) Shohei 4-25698 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB name) D06F 79/02 D06F 79 / 00

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. An iron body having a base heated by a heater, a mounting table on which the iron body is mounted, a movable device for raising and lowering a part or all of the mounting table, the movable device and the mounting table And a stand having an opening through which at least a part of the iron main body can come and go, wherein the mounting table includes a mounting portion,
It is connected to the front of the mounting part by a hinge so that it can be bent downward.
The movable part has a raised iron part
When the movable part is bent downward,
And an ironing device for closing the opening .