JPH0556156B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a steam iron with a detachable water tank.

(b) Conventional technology A conventional steam iron with a removable water tank has a handle body fixed to the top rear side of a cover that covers the base, as shown in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 59-171594, for example. A vertically long water tank is disposed on the front side of the upper surface of the cover, and the water tank is attached and detached by moving the water tank vertically along the front end of the handle body.

When ironing is done with the water tank removed, the top surface of the cover, which corresponds to the bottom surface of the water tank, is exposed, and the radiant heat from that part reaches the user's hand while gripping the handle, causing discomfort. However, since conventional water tanks have a vertically long shape, their bottom area is relatively small.
The exposed area of the cover is also small. Moreover, since the main part of the water tank is located in front of the grip part of the handle body, it is located quite far away from the exposed cover grip part, so that the influence of radiant heat is small.

(c) Problems to be solved by the invention However, in order to increase the capacity of the water tank,
Alternatively, in order to lower the height, it is desirable to extend the lower part of the rear side of the water tank further rearward to secure the necessary capacity. However, if the lower part of the rear side of the water tank is extended further back,
Correspondingly, the exposed area of the cover increases and the exposed portion moves closer to the grip, so that when ironing is performed with the water tank removed, the influence of radiant heat generated from the exposed portion of the cover increases.

Therefore, the present invention increases the bottom area of the tank as the capacity of the water tank increases or reduces its height, and as a result, even when the exposed part of the cover increases when ironing after removing the water tank. The object of the present invention is to effectively block the radiant heat generated from that part and reaching the hand of the user who grips the grip part.

(d) Means for Solving Problems The present invention provides a base having a steam generation chamber and a heater, a heat shield cover provided to cover the top surface of the base, and a heat shield cover fixed to the rear of the top surface of the heat shield cover. , a planar U-shape having an engaging part facing the front at the lower part, a handle body having a grip part located above the engaging part and long in the front and back at the upper part, and a pair of protruding parts on both sides of the rear part. in,
In the steam iron, the steam iron includes a water tank that is attached and detached along the upper surface of the heat shielding cover so that the engaging part is located between the projecting parts, and that supplies water into the steam generation chamber. is elongated in the front-rear direction such that the rear end of the projecting portion is located behind the central lower position of the grip portion when the water tank is attached, and the upper portion of the projecting portion is extended when the water tank is attached. A covering portion wider than at least the grip portion is formed on the handle body and positioned below the grip portion.

(E) Function As described above, the present invention provides a water tank with a shape that is elongated in the front-rear direction so that the rear ends of the protruding parts on both sides of the water tank are located behind the central lower position of the grip part of the handle body when the water tank is attached. In addition, since the handle body is formed with a covering part wider than at least the grip part, which covers the upper part of the projecting part when the water tank is attached, the cover part is located below the grip part and is formed on the handle body. The capacity can be increased or the height reduced. Due to the increase in the bottom area of the water tank, the exposed part of the cover increases when the water tank is removed and ironing is carried out, and since the cover is close to the grip, the iron may be generated from that part and into the hands of the user who holds the grip. Although the radiant heat increases, the cover part wider than the grip part, which is formed on the handle body and located below the grip part, effectively blocks this radiant heat.

(f) Embodiment 1 is a steam iron main body, which includes a base 5 made of aluminum die-casting, which has a heater 2 buried therein, forms a steam generation chamber 3, and has a discharge hole 4 communicating with the steam generation chamber 3; A heat shield cover 6 is provided at intervals so as to cover substantially the entire upper surface of the base 5, a handle body 7 is provided upright at the rear of the upper surface of the heat shield cover 6, and a handle body 7 is attached and detached from the front of the upper surface of the heat shield cover 6. It consists of a water tank 8.

The water tank 8 has a pair of projecting parts 8 on both sides of the rear part.
It has a planar U-shape with a and 8a, has an opening/closing lid 9 for injecting water at the front of the top surface, and has a nozzle section 10 for supplying water to the steam generation chamber 3 at the bottom surface, On the side surface, there is a first
A button 11 and a second button 13 for operating an engaging portion 12 that enables engagement with and disengagement from the handle body 7 are provided. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the water tank 8 has a shape that is elongated in the front-rear direction so that the rear ends of the projecting portions 8a and 8a are located behind the central lower position of the grip portion 15, which will be described later. It is possible to increase capacity or reduce height.

The handle body 7 has an elongated gripping part 15 formed on its upper surface, and an engaging part 16 that receives and locks the pair of projecting parts 8a, 8a of the water tank 8.
, and a covering portion 7 positioned below the grip portion 15 and covering the heat shielding cover 6 is formed. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, this covering part 17 is
It is wider than at least the gripping part 15 and the engaging part 16, and in this embodiment, the heat shielding cover 6
It has approximately the same shape as the outer shell of. This covering portion 17 forms a storage space S in which the water tank 8 is stored. 20 is a power cord.

Here, when dry ironing or
When ironing cuffs, if you iron with the water tank 8 removed, the water tank 8
The top surface of the heat shield cover 6 corresponding to the bottom surface of is exposed. In particular, the portions corresponding to the overhanging portions 8a, 8a are
Since it is located below both sides of the grip portion 15, the radiant heat generated from the heat shield cover 6 in this portion easily reaches the hand that grips the grip portion 15. However, since a covering part 17 is provided below the grip part 15, which is located above the overhanging parts 8a and 8a and is wider than the grip part 15, the radiant heat from the heat shield cover 6 is removed by the arrows shown in FIG. As shown in A, it is effectively blocked by the covering part 17, and the grip part 15
It is possible to further reduce the amount of radiant heat that reaches the hands of the user with the device.

(G) Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention provides a water tank that is long in the front-rear direction such that the rear ends of the protruding parts on both sides of the water tank are located behind the central lower position of the grip part of the handle body when the water tank is attached. Because of this shape, it can fully accommodate increasing the capacity or reducing the height of the water tank.
In addition, due to the increase in the bottom area of the water tank, the exposed part of the cover increases when the water tank is removed and ironed, and it also comes closer to the grip, increasing the amount of radiant heat generated from that part and reaching the grip. , Since a cover is provided below the grip that is located above the protruding part and is wider than the grip, the radiant heat from the heat shield cover is effectively blocked and the grip is protected. The amount of radiant heat that reaches the hands of the user holding it can be further reduced.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a steam iron showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of the same embodiment with the water tank removed, FIG. 3 is a plan view of the same, and FIG.
The figure is a sectional view of the main parts of the steam iron shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of the steam iron when the water tank is removed. 6...Heat shield cover, 7...Handle body, 8...Water tank, 8a, 8a...Protrusion part, 15...Grip part, 1
6... Engaging portion, 7... Covering portion.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A base having a steam generation chamber and a heater, a heat shielding cover provided to cover the upper surface of the base, an engaging part fixed to the rear of the upper surface of the heat shielding cover, facing the front at the lower part, and the above-mentioned at the upper part. The handle body is located above the engaging part and has a long grip part in the front and back, and has a U-shaped planar shape with a pair of projecting parts on both sides of the rear part, and the engaging part is located between the projecting parts. In the steam iron, the water tank is attached or detached along the upper surface of the heat shielding cover to supply water to the steam generation chamber, and the water tank is attached to the rear end of the projecting part. has a long shape in the front-rear direction and is located rearward of the central lower position of the grip part, and has a covering part wider than at least the grip part that covers the upper part of the projecting part when the water tank is attached. A steam iron characterized in that a handle body is formed below the grip portion.