JP3399277B2 - Iron - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an iron for smoothing wrinkles on clothes and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this type of iron has been constructed as shown in FIG. The configuration will be described below.

As shown in the figure, the iron body 1 has a steam chamber 2 formed therein, and a steam ejection hole 3 is provided in the steam chamber 2. The steam generator 4 generates steam. The steam valve 5 controls the supply of steam from the steam generator 4 to the iron body 1, and the steam is supplied to the iron body 1 via the hose 6 and the connecting fitting 7. It is supplied to the steam chamber 2.

The operating portion 8 provided on the iron body 1 controls the opening and closing of the steam valve 5, and the output thereof is input to the control means (not shown) provided in the iron body control device 9, and this control means is provided. The steam valve 5 is electrically controlled to be opened and closed by.

In the above structure, when ironing is performed with the iron body 1, the steam is supplied from the steam generator 4 to the steam chamber 2 through the hose 6 by operating the operating portion 8 for opening and closing the steam valve 5. It

[0006]

However, in such a conventional structure, since the hose 6 is exposed to the outside air, when the ironing work is interrupted and left for a long time, the temperature of the steam in the hose 6 is reduced. However, when the ironing work is performed next time, the water droplets spout out together with the steam to wet the clothes to be ironed or stain the clothes.

As a means for solving the above problem, a base having a passage through which steam passes, a supply unit for supplying steam to the steam chamber, and a discharge unit for discharging steam are provided to circulate the steam,
It is considered that a valve device that opens and closes a supply passage that connects the steam chamber and the base is provided so that the steam is constantly circulated in the steam chamber and the steam is ejected when necessary.

However, in the case where such a steam is circulated, the parts other than the part where the steam is taken in from the steam chamber are sealed first, the holes and passages through which steam passes are formed in the base containing the heater, and then the steam is passed. Since the chamber and the base must be connected, the structure is complicated and there is a risk of steam leaking from the connecting point, resulting in a problem of durability.

The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems. The lid, the periphery of the partition plate and the base are integrally connected on the upper surface of the base to form a steam chamber, and the number of connecting points is reduced to prevent steam from leaking. The purpose is to realize.

[0010]

According to the iron of the present invention, a steam chamber is formed on the base by a lid, and steam or water is supplied to the steam chamber from an introduction portion, and a partition plate is provided between the lid and the base. Is provided, and the periphery of the lid, the partition plate, and the base are integrally coupled on the upper surface of the base.

Thus, the lid, the periphery of the partition plate, and the base are integrally joined on the upper surface of the base to form a steam chamber, and the number of joints can be reduced to reduce the risk of steam leakage.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention comprises a base, a lid for forming a steam chamber on the base, an introducing portion for supplying steam or water to the steam chamber, ; and a partition plate disposed between the lid and the base, surrounding the said base and the base of the upper surface of the partition plate and the lid
In is obtained by binding integrally, by integrally coupling the lid and the partition plate and the base at the upper surface of the base, it is possible to form a steam chamber, the steam or water from the inlet section to the steam chamber It can be supplied, and the number of connecting points can be reduced to realize a structure in which steam is unlikely to leak.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the above-mentioned first aspect of the invention, the recess provided on the upper surface of the base is covered with a partition plate to form a steam passage, and the recess and the partition plate are formed. The steam passage can be formed, and the steam passage can be easily formed in the base without complicated processing.

According to a third aspect of the invention, in the invention according to the first or second aspect, the periphery of the lid and the partition plate is joined to the upper surface of the base by welding, and a strong seal joint is obtained. It is possible to eliminate steam leakage.

The invention according to claim 4 is the above-mentioned claim 1.
In the invention as set forth in claim 3, the lid is provided with a guide portion for guiding the steam in the steam chamber to the steam passage, and the guide portion and the partition plate are joined by welding to enhance airtightness between the steam chamber and the steam passage. It is possible to guide the steam in the steam chamber to the steam passage through the guide part.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the above-described first or second aspect of the invention, the heater is bent and embedded in the lid in a substantially U shape, and the protruding portion abutting the partition plate is provided in the heater. When the lid and the partition plate are integrally joined to the upper surface of the base, the protrusion can prevent the partition plate from being deformed, and at the same time the weight of the lid can be reduced and the heater When heated by, heat conduction from the lid to the base can be improved.

The invention according to claim 6 is the above-mentioned claim 1
In the invention described in 5, comprising specification Setsuban and a steam passage formed between the base over scan, a valve device for opening and closing the supply passage of steam into the steam passage from the steam chamber, closing of the valve device The valve direction is set to the direction in which steam flows, and the valve device can be reliably closed with a small valve closing force, steam leakage can be eliminated, and the spring that closes the valve device can be eliminated. Even if the spring force of is reduced, there is no risk of steam leakage, and durability can be improved.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the above-mentioned sixth aspect of the present invention, a lever for driving the valve device and an adjusting body are provided, and the mounting positions of the lever and the adjusting body are switched in the vertical direction. Thus, the height of the lever can be adjusted, and the lever can be operated according to the size of the user's hand, and the usability can be improved.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, a base, a steam chamber formed on the base, a lid heated by a heater, an introducing portion for supplying steam to the steam chamber, and the steam chamber A discharge part for discharging steam, a guide part formed on a lid for guiding the steam in the steam chamber to a steam passage, a partition plate arranged between the cover and a base, and a space between the partition plate and the base. And a valve device for opening and closing a steam supply passage from the steam chamber to the steam passage, wherein the outlet of the introduction part and the inlet of the induction part are each surrounded by the heater. It was installed in
The inlet of the steam is separated from the inlet of the guide, and the inlet of the guide is heated by the heater. Therefore, the steam supplied from the steam chamber to the steam passage through the guide is:
It is possible to use steam having a low water content, that is, good quality.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the sixth aspect, the play from when the lever is operated to when the valve opening state is started can be adjusted, and variations in parts are absorbed. However, the lever operation can be adjusted to the convenience of the operator.

The invention according to claim 10 is the above-mentioned claim 9.
In the invention described in (1), a screw is provided in the stop receiving portion of the lever, and the play can be adjusted by taking in and out the screw, and the fine adjustment can be easily performed by a simple adjustment work.

[0022]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1) As shown in FIG. 1, a lid 11 forms a steam chamber 13 on a base 12, and a heater 14 formed by bending it into a substantially U-shape is embedded in the lid 11. A protrusion 16 is formed along the heater 14 so as to abut the partition plate 15. Lid 11
The partition plate 15 is disposed between the base 12 and the base 12. The lid 11 and the partition plate 15 are integrally joined to the upper surface of the base 12 by welding 17 as shown in FIG. 1
3 is formed.

The lid 11 is provided with an introducing portion 18 for supplying steam or water to the steam chamber 13, and the leading end of the introducing portion 18 is opened to the steam chamber 13 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. A discharge hole 20 is provided in the rear portion of the steam chamber 13 so as to communicate with the introduction pipe 19 described above, and the steam is discharged from the steam chamber 13 from the discharge portion 21 through the discharge hole 20.

A recess 22 is provided on the upper surface of the base 12, and the recess 22 is covered with a partition plate 15 to form a steam passage 23. The valve device 24 opens and closes the steam supply passage from the steam chamber 13 to the steam passage 23, and communicates with the steam chamber 13 through the guide pipe 25 as shown in FIG.
The steam passage 2 is formed through the guide portion 26 formed on the lid 11.
It communicates with 3.

At this time, the inlet of the guide pipe 25 is provided in the compartment 28 in the steam chamber 13 which is separated from the outlet of the introduction pipe 19 by the partition wall 27. The guide part 26 is the partition plate 15.
Are connected to each other by welding 29.

As shown in FIG. 6, a cover 31 is attached to the screw hole 30 provided in the lid 11, and a handle 32 and a heat shield plate 33 are attached to a support fitting (not shown) fixed to the lid 11. . The lever 34 is rotatable and the user can arbitrarily set the spray amount of steam.

The operation of the above structure will be described. When a steam generator (not shown) is connected to the inlet 18 and outlet 21, steam from the steam generator passes from the inlet 18 through the inlet pipe 19 and the steam chamber. Flows into 13. Steam room 13
In the state where the valve device 24 is closed,
The steam is circulated in the steam chamber 13 from the discharge hole 20 provided in the rear part of the steam chamber 13 through the outlet portion 21 to return to the steam generator.

In order for the user to obtain steam, the lever 3
4 is operated to open the valve device 24, the steam in the steam chamber 13 enters the valve device 24 through the guide pipe 25, and the guide portion 26
Further, steam can be injected from the steam holes 35 through the steam passage 23 of the base 12.

At this time, the inlet of the guide pipe 25 is isolated from the outlet of the introduction pipe 19, and the inlet of the guide pipe 25 is heated by the heater 14, so that the steam chamber 13
The steam supplied to the steam passage 23 through the guide portion 26 can be a high-quality steam with little water content.

Further, since the vapor chamber 13 is formed by integrally joining the lid body 11 and the partition plate 15 to the upper surface of the base 12 by welding, it is possible to reduce the number of joining points and to make it strong. A seal connection can be obtained, and the risk of leakage of steam or water supplied from the introduction portion 18 to the steam chamber 13 can be reduced.

A recess 22 provided on the upper surface of the base 12
Since the steam passage 23 is formed by covering the partition wall 15 with the partition plate 15, the steam passage 23 can be easily formed in the base 12 without complicated processing.

Further, since the guide portion 26 and the partition plate 15 are joined by welding, the inside of the steam chamber 13 and the steam passage 23 are connected.
It is possible to enhance the airtightness of the steam and the steam in the steam chamber 13 to the steam passage 23 through the guide portion 26.

Further, since the heater 14 is bent and embedded in the lid 11 in a substantially U-shape and the protruding portion 16 that abuts the partition plate 15 is formed along the heater 14, the base 1 is formed.
When the lid 11 and the partition plate 15 are integrally coupled to the upper surface of 2, the protrusion 16 can prevent the partition plate 15 from being deformed, and the lid 11 can be lightened and heated by the heater 14. At this time, heat conduction from the lid 11 to the base 12 can be improved.

(Embodiment 2) The valve device 24 is constructed as shown in FIG. 7, and the lever 34 is rotatable and the user can arbitrarily set the spray amount of steam. The adjusting plate 37 having the umbrella-shaped groove portion 36 is fixed by the screw 38 in association with the adjustment amount of. When the lever 34 is fixed to the adjusting plate 37, an adjusting body 39 necessary for adjusting the height of the lever 34 is provided.

The opening / closing rod 40 is moved up and down by the movement of the adjusting plate 37, and the valve element 41 is fixed to the opening / closing rod 40.
The valve body 41 can be brought into and out of contact with the valve seat 42 by the vertical movement of the opening / closing rod 40. At this time, the valve closing direction of the valve device 24, that is, the direction in which the valve body 41 contacts the valve seat 42 due to the vertical movement of the opening / closing rod 40 is set to the flowing direction of steam.

The opening / closing rod return spring 43 urges the opening / closing rod 40 in the direction of closing the steam, and the lever return spring 44 urges the lever 34 in the direction of closing the steam. The other structure is the same as that of the first embodiment.

In FIG. 10, reference numeral 50 denotes a stop receiving portion of the adjusting plate 37 to which the lever 34 is screwed and is provided so that the tip end of the adjusting screw 51 comes in and out.

To explain the operation in the above configuration, when the user rotates the lever 34 in order to obtain steam, the adjustment plate 37 rotates in association with the adjustment amount (rotation angle) of the lever 34, As shown in FIG. 8, the opening / closing rod 40 is lowered along the umbrella-shaped groove 36, and the valve body 41 is closed by the valve seat 42.
And the supply of steam to the base 12 is started.

Then, when the user releases the lever 34, the lever 34 returns to its original position by the urging force of the opening / closing rod returning spring 43 and the lever returning spring 44, and the opening / closing rod 40 moves.
Returning to the umbrella-shaped groove 36 of FIG. 7, the valve element 41 is pressed against the valve seat 42, and the ejection of steam can be stopped.

By changing the position of the adjusting body 39 and the mounting position of the lever 34 up and down, the height of the lever 34 can be adjusted at a position where the user can easily use it.

Further, by adjusting the play of the adjusting screw 51 provided in the stop receiving portion 50 of the lever 34, the play between the operation of the lever 34 and the start of the valve opening state is adjusted, and the lever operation is adjusted to the convenience of the operator. be able to.

[0043]

As described above, according to the invention described in claim 1 of the present invention, the base, the lid for forming the steam chamber on the base, and the introduction for supplying steam or water to the steam chamber. and parts, wherein comprising a lid and a base partition plate is disposed between, and around said base of said partition plate and said lid from bound integrally with the upper surface of the base, the base of the upper surface By integrally connecting the lid and the partition plate, a steam chamber can be formed, and steam or water can be supplied to the steam chamber from the introduction portion, and the number of connecting points is reduced to prevent steam from leaking. The configuration can be realized and the reliability can be improved.

Further, according to the second aspect of the invention, since the steam passage is formed by covering the recess provided on the upper surface of the base with the partition plate, the steam passage can be formed by the recess and the partition plate. , It is possible to easily form the steam passage in the base without performing complicated processing.

According to the third aspect of the invention, since the periphery of the lid and the partition plate is joined to the upper surface of the base by welding, a strong seal joint is obtained between the lid body, the partition plate and the base. As a result, steam leakage can be eliminated, and since the iron is not sealed with a sealing material, an iron with excellent durability can be obtained.

Further, according to the invention described in claim 4, since the guide part for guiding the steam in the steam chamber to the steam passage is provided in the lid and the guide part and the partition plate are welded to each other, the steam chamber and the steam chamber are connected. The airtightness with the passage can be increased,
Only steam that has passed through the valve device from the steam chamber can be guided to the steam passage, and there is no steam leakage, and efficiency can be improved.

Further, according to the invention of claim 5, the heater is bent and embedded in the lid in a substantially U-shape, and the projecting portion that abuts the partition plate is formed along the heater. When the lid and the partition plate are integrally joined to the upper surface of the, the partition inside the steam chamber can be prevented from being deformed by the protruding part in the steam chamber, preventing a gap between the base and the partition plate. In addition, it is possible to reduce the weight of the lid and improve the usability, and when heating with a heater, the heat conduction from the lid to the base can be improved, and the base can be efficiently heated in a short time. You can

[0048] According to the invention described in claim 6, and steam passage formed between the specification <br/> Setsuban and base over scan, a supply passage of steam into the steam passage from the steam chamber Since a valve device for opening and closing is provided, and the valve closing direction of the valve device is set to the direction in which steam flows, the valve device can be reliably closed with a small valve closing force, and steam leakage can be eliminated. Moreover, even if the spring force of the spring that closes the valve device is reduced, there is no risk of steam leakage, and durability can be improved.

Further, according to the invention described in claim 7, there is provided a lever for driving the valve device and an adjusting body, and the mounting positions of the lever and the adjusting body are changed in the vertical direction to thereby increase the height of the lever. Since it is adjustable, the lever can be operated according to the user's preference or the size of the hand, and the usability can be improved.

Further, according to the invention described in claim 8, a base, a steam chamber formed on the base, a lid heated by a heater, and an introducing portion for supplying steam to the steam chamber, A lead-out part for discharging steam from the steam chamber, a guide part formed on a lid for guiding the steam in the steam chamber to a steam passage, a partition plate arranged between the lid and the base, and this partition plate. A steam passage formed between the bases,
A steam generator is provided with a valve device that opens and closes a steam supply passage from the steam chamber to the steam passage, and the inlet of the introduction unit and the inlet of the induction unit are provided in compartments surrounded by the heater, respectively. Since the outlet of the section is separated from the inlet of the induction section, and the inlet of the induction section is heated by the heater, when supplying steam from the steam chamber to the steam passage through the induction section, low-moisture, that is, high-quality steam is supplied. Obtainable.

Further, according to the invention described in claim 9, since the play between the operation of the lever and the start of the valve opening state can be adjusted, the variation of the parts can be absorbed and the lever operation can be made convenient for the operator. Can be combined.

According to the invention described in claim 10,
The play can be easily fine-tuned by taking in and out the adjusting screw provided in the stop receiving part of the lever.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of an essential part of an iron according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a top view showing a state where the lid body of the iron is joined to the base.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the lid of the iron.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the introduction part of the iron.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a guide portion of the iron.

FIG. 6 is a side view of the iron.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of a valve device for an iron according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view of the iron with the valve device opened.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a main part of a valve device of the iron.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view of a main part of a conventional iron

[Explanation of symbols]

11 lid 12 base 13 Steam room 15 dividers 18 Introduction

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Claims (10)

(57) [Claims] 1. A base, a lid for forming a steam chamber on the base, an inlet for supplying steam or water to the steam chamber, and a partition plate arranged between the lid and the base. provided to the periphery and the base of the partition plate and the cover body bonded integrally with the upper surface of the base iron. 2. The iron according to claim 1, wherein a steam passage is formed by covering a recess provided on the upper surface of the base with a partition plate. 3. The iron according to claim 1, wherein the periphery of the lid and the partition plate is joined to the upper surface of the base by welding. 4. The iron according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the lid is provided with a guide portion for guiding the steam in the steam chamber to the steam passage, and the guide portion and the partition plate are joined by welding. 5. The iron according to claim 1, wherein the heater is bent and embedded in a substantially U-shape in the lid body, and a protruding portion abutting the partition plate is formed along the heater. 6. Specification Setsuban and a steam passage formed between the base over scan, comprising a valve device for opening and closing the supply passage of steam into the steam passage from the steam chamber, the valve closing direction of the valve device 6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the steam is set in a direction in which steam flows.
The iron according to the item . 7. The iron according to claim 6, further comprising a lever for driving the valve device and an adjusting body, and the height of the lever can be adjusted by changing the mounting positions of the lever and the adjusting body in the vertical direction. . 8. A base, a steam chamber formed on the base, a lid heated by a heater, an introducing section for supplying steam to the steam chamber, and a discharging section for discharging steam from the steam chamber. , A guide portion formed in a lid body that guides steam in the steam chamber to a steam passage, a partition plate disposed between the lid body and a base, and a steam passage formed between the partition plate and the base, An iron, comprising a valve device for opening and closing a steam supply passage from the steam chamber to the steam passage, wherein an outlet of the introduction portion and an inlet of the induction portion are provided in compartments surrounded by the heater. 9. The iron according to claim 6, wherein the play from when the lever is operated to when the valve opening state is started can be adjusted. 10. The iron according to claim 9, wherein the stop receiving portion of the lever is provided with a screw, and the play can be adjusted by taking in and out the screw.