JP3436155B2 - 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 flattening wrinkles on clothes and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an iron of this type is shown in FIGS.
As shown in, the base 3 heated by the heater 31
2, a handle 33 disposed above the base 32, a handle cover 35 that covers an open upper surface of the handle 33 to form a handle 34, and the handle cover 35 is disposed in the handle 34. A printed wiring board 36, and the grip portion 3
In general, 4 is a structure in which the handle cover 35 is inserted into the wall 33a formed in the handle 33 to be joined.

A structure in which the printed wiring board is inserted from the rear of the handle is also conceivable. In this structure, water and the like do not enter the grip portion, and the printed wiring board is assured of waterproofness. In the above, it is very difficult to insert the printed wiring board into the grip part from the rear part of the handle.
As shown in FIG. 6, the grip portion 34 is composed of two parts, a grip 33 and a grip cover 35, and the grip cover 35 is inserted inside a wall 33 a formed in the grip 33, and the printed wiring board 36 is provided inside the grip portion 34. Is generally provided.

[0004]

However, if the handle 33 and the handle cover 35 are made up of two parts in this way, the printed wiring board 36 can be easily placed inside the grip portion 34 in assembly, but the handle When the gap between the joint between 33 and the handle cover 35 becomes large due to deterioration of the die over time, if a large amount of water is applied to the handle 33, water may enter through the gap between the joints. There is a problem that even if a small amount of the water adheres to the printed wiring board 36, it causes a malfunction.

In the case of a steam iron, if the tank is detachable, the tank is removed and water is poured, so there is little chance that the handle will be splashed with water, but recently, the iron is also required to be small. As one of the ways to reduce the size, when the tank and the handle are made smaller, the water inlet is provided in the handle, so when the iron is poured close to the faucet, the water will overflow from the water inlet. Naturally, there are many opportunities for the handle to get wet.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and does not impair the ease of disposing the printed wiring board,
The purpose is to prevent water from entering the inside of the grip.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a printed wiring board in a grip portion composed of a handle and a handle cover, and the grip portion has a front portion to a rear portion of the handle. A first wall is erected on the outside of the printed wiring board, and the rear part is on the outside of the first wall.
The groove which is adapted to communicate with the outside is provided, in which bonded by inserting the convex portion of the bunch <br/> hands cover the groove.

Thus, since the groove is formed on the outside of the first wall of the handle, even if water enters due to a gap formed at the joint between the handle and the handle cover forming the grip, the water will not flow into the handle. It is possible to prevent water from entering the inside of the grip portion without getting over the first wall that is housed in the concave groove and is erected inside the concave groove. Also, this groove is gripped at the rear
Since it is designed to communicate with the outside,
The water inside the groove is gripped by the change of the posture of the iron
Can be discharged to.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention comprises a base heated by a heater, a handle arranged above the base, and the same handle covering the upper opening of the handle. The grip has a handle cover and a printed wiring board arranged in the grip, and the grip has a first wall standing on the outside of the printed wiring board from the front to the rear of the grip. With the outside of the first wall
Providing a recessed groove so that the rear part communicates with the outside of the grip part ,
Wherein are those bound by inserting the convex portion of the handle cover to the groove, without impairing the ease of arrangement of the printed wiring board, it is possible to prevent the water into grip intrusion.

Further, the groove, which has allowed to communicate with the grip outer at its rear, can be discharged to the outer grip the water in the groove by the change of the iron posture by ironing, It is possible to reliably prevent water from entering the grip portion.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the above-mentioned first aspect of the invention, a handle is provided with a tank for storing water and a water injection section for introducing water into the tank. Even if the handle is integrated with the handle and downsized, a convenient iron that prevents water from entering the grip can be realized.

[0012] According to a third aspect of the invention, the first aspect or
In the invention according to Item 2 or 2 , a water injection portion is provided in front of the grip portion, and the grip portion and the water injection portion are shielded by a second wall formed by a handle or both a handle and a handle cover, and Is provided by connecting the first wall to the first wall, and it is possible to more reliably prevent water from entering the inside of the grip portion when water is poured into the tank.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the iron body 1
Has a handle 4 arranged above a base 3 which is heated by a heater 2, an open upper surface of the handle 4 is covered with a handle cover 5, and the handle 4 and the handle cover 5 constitute a grip portion 6, and a grip portion. A printed wiring board 7 is arranged in the inside 6.

The grip portion 6 formed on the handle 4 has a first wall 8 standing on the outside of the printed wiring board 7 from the front part to the rear part of the handle 4 and a recess on the outside of the first wall 8. A groove 9 is provided, and the convex portion 10 of the handle cover 5 is inserted into the concave groove 9 to be joined. And the groove 9 is the handle 4
The handle 4 communicates with the outside at the rear part.

The handle 4 has a lower opening at the tank bottom member 1
1, which is covered with water 1 and is watertightly sealed, and a tank 12 for storing water for generating steam is formed below the grip portion 6. A water injection part 13 for pouring water into the tank 12 is provided in front of the grip part 6 of the handle 4. This water injection part 13 is designed to be used with the water injection part lid 14 closed when using an iron.

The grip portion 6 and the water injection portion 13 are blocked by a second wall 15 formed by the handle 4 and the handle cover 5. The second wall 15 formed on the handle 4 is continuous with the first wall 8. The second wall 15 can also be formed by the handle 4.

The operation of the above structure will be described. When the printed wiring board 7 is arranged on the iron main body 1, the grip portion 6 of the upper surface of the handle 4 without the handle cover 5 is
The printed wiring board 7 is installed from above the handle 4. next,
The handle cover 5 is joined to the handle 4 so as to cover the printed wiring board 7 from above. At this time, the groove 9 provided outside the printed wiring board 7 extends from the front part to the rear part of the handle 4.
The convex portion 10 of the handle cover 5 is inserted into.

As a result, when water is splashed on the grip portion 6 by the groove 9 and the first wall 8 provided upright inside the groove 9, from the gap between the joint portion between the handle 4 and the handle cover 5. Even if water enters, the water is stored in the groove 9, so
Water does not get over the first wall 8 which is erected on the inner side of the inside of the grip portion 6 and does not enter.

Therefore, the grip portion 6 of the printed wiring board 7
At the same time, it can be easily installed inside, and at the same time, water does not enter into the grip portion 6 and malfunction due to adhesion of water to the printed wiring board 7 can be prevented.

Further, since the groove 9 is communicated with the outside of the handle 4 at the rear portion of the handle 4, even if water enters the groove 9, the groove 9 serves as a drain groove. The water is smoothly drained from the rear part of the handle 4 to the outside by the change of the ironing posture due to ironing, and the water does not enter the inside of the grip part 6.

When ironing is performed using steam, the water-injection part lid 14 is opened and water is poured into the water-injection part 13 from the tap of the water supply or the like. At this time, if more than the full amount of water in the tank 12 is accidentally poured, a part of the overflowed water reaches the grip portion 6 of the handle 4 along the handle 4 and the handle cover 5.

Water that has traveled outside the handle 4 is prevented from entering the grip portion 6 by the groove 9 as described above, and
Water that has traveled inside the handle 4 is prevented from entering the handle 6 by the second wall 15 formed by the handle 4 and the handle cover 5 in front of the handle 6. Also, this second wall 15
Is connected to the first wall 8, even if a large amount of water overflows, the water is discharged from the rear part of the handle 4 through the concave groove 9 on the outside of the first wall 8 to the printed wiring board 7. No water will adhere to it.

[0024]

As described above, according to the invention described in claim 1 of the present invention, the base heated by the heater, the handle arranged above the base, and the upper opening portion of the handle are covered. A handle cover that forms a grip part with the same handle,
A printed wiring board disposed in the grip portion, wherein the grip portion has a first wall standing on the outer side of the printed wiring board from the front part to the rear part of the handle, and the outer side of the first wall. the rear portion provided with a groove which is adapted to communicate with the grip outer, because bound by inserting the convex portion of the handle cover to the groove, without impairing the ease of arrangement of the printed circuit board , It is possible to prevent water from entering the inside of the grip.

Further, concave grooves, it is so arranged to communicate with the grip outer at its rear, even if water enters into the groove,
The water can be guided to the rear part of the handle and discharged to the outside of the grip portion, so that it is possible to reliably prevent the water from entering the inside of the grip portion.

According to the second aspect of the invention, since the handle is provided with the tank for storing water and the water injection section for pouring water into the tank, even when the tank is constructed integrally with the handle and downsized. , An easy-to-use iron that prevents water from entering the grip can be realized.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, a water injection section is provided in front of the grip section, and the grip section and the water injection section are formed by the second wall formed by the handle or both the handle and the handle cover. Since it is shielded and the second wall is connected to the first wall, it is possible to ensure that the water does not enter the grip even if the water accidentally overflowed during water pouring travels inside the handle. Can be prevented.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view in which a main part of an iron according to an embodiment of the present invention is cut away.

FIG. 2 is a side view in which a main part of the iron is cut away.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of the iron.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of the iron with the handle cover removed.

FIG. 5 is a side view in which a main part of a conventional iron is cut away.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line BB of the iron.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 heater 3 base 4 handles 5 Handle cover 6 grip 7 printed wiring board 8 first wall 9 groove 10 convex

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Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A base heated by a heater, a handle arranged above the base, and a handle cover which covers an open upper surface of the handle to form a handle.
A printed wiring board disposed in the grip portion, wherein the grip portion has a first wall standing on the outer side of the printed wiring board from the front part to the rear part of the handle, and the outer side of the first wall. ironing the rear is provided with a recessed groove so as to communicate with the grip outer bound by inserting the convex portion of the handle cover to the groove on. 2. A tank for storing water to handle, claim 1 Symbol placement of the iron provided with a water injection unit to put water into the tank. 3. A water injection part is provided in front of the grip part, and the grip part and the water injection part are shielded by a second wall formed by a handle or both a handle and a handle cover, and the second wall is covered by a second wall. The iron according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the iron is connected to the wall of No. 1.