CN102134803B

CN102134803B - Vertical type steam iron

Info

Publication number: CN102134803B
Application number: CN2011100267146A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 韩京姬
Original assignee: SUZHOU HAAN TECHNOLOGY Co Ltd
Current assignee: SUZHOU HAAN TECHNOLOGY Co Ltd
Priority date: 2010-01-25
Filing date: 2011-01-25
Publication date: 2013-05-15
Anticipated expiration: 2031-01-25
Also published as: CN102134803A; KR101171969B1; KR20110086957A

Abstract

The invention relates to a vertical type steam iron using a pump, which can performing ironing along the vertical direction as well as the horizontal direction.

Description

The vertical steam flatiron

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of vertical steam flatiron that utilizes pump that can be vertically presses with horizontal direction.

Background technology

As existing vertical steam flatiron, a kind of communique of for example putting down in writing in patent documentation is disclosed.

As Figure 16 and shown in Figure 17, the steam iron 1 of this communique comprises: housing unit 10, and its storage member also forms outward appearance; Cistern assembly 20, it is accommodated in housing unit 10; Heater cartridges assembly 30, it is accommodated in housing unit 10 and to the water of supplying with from cistern assembly 20 and heats and generating steam; Steam hose assembly 40, the one end is anchored on housing unit 10, and will be ejected into the outside from the steam that heater cartridges assembly 30 is supplied with; Height regulating road assembly 50, it is arranged at housing unit 10; And hanging hook assembly 60, it is anchored on regulates conduit assembly 50 and is used for suspension as the clothing of the object of steam ironing.

Housing unit 10 comprises: upper body 13, and it is formed with vertical pores 13a and flexible pipe shell aperture 13b; Sub-body 14, it is anchored on upper body 13; And vertical shell 11, it is anchored in the vertical pores 13a of upper body 13, is used for regulating conduit assembly 50 and is fixed into standing state.

Cistern assembly 20 comprises: water tank 21, and it has the tap hole that supplies water and flow out in the bottom; Handle, it is mounted on the top of water tank; The water tank cap, it is anchored on tap hole; And cap stopper, it is anchored on the water tank cap.

Heater cartridges assembly 30 comprises: retainer, and it is connected with the water tank cap; Water supply pipe, it is combined with retainer; Heater housing, it is connected with water supply pipe; And heater assembling body, it is accommodated in heater housing.

Steam hose assembly 40 comprises: flexible pipe; The upper jets that is connected with flexible pipe and lower jets; And steam disc, it is inserted into and is combined with lower jets.

But the jet of existing vertical steam flatiron due to the steam by generating in the direct jet body 2 of flexible pipe, so can't realize 100% steam in main body 2, also can cause water and steam aqueous in the process by flexible pipe and deposit even realize.

This aqueous water probably falls down when flatiron and can't be stained with and fall on clothing, therefore causes the decline of steam efficiency, and also have the possibility that causes scald when boiling hot aqueous water touches the user.

On the other hand, because relying on gravity, the water that has adopted water tank supplies to the structure of heater assembling body, therefore, although impact suffered when pressing along vertical direction is little, if but it is upper but be placed on iron board and when pressing along horizontal direction with standing state not hang over hook, owing to pressing downwards, so cause the power that nozzle bore pressed downwards and stop up, can't press with pressing.

In addition, can inject running water in water tank during flatiron and supply with steam, yet running water contains impurity, and and the reaction between heater assembling body can produce incrustation scale, the corrosion heater, and if this incrustation scale drop, the blocked phenomenon in hole of also can generating steam discharging.

Patent documentation 0001: No. the 20-0434617th, Korean utility model registration

Summary of the invention

The present invention proposes in order to address the above problem, and its purpose is, a kind of vertical steam flatiron is provided, and can prevent from stopping up steam jet owing to pressing when vertically pressing with horizontal direction, thereby can carry out steam ironing along any direction.

To achieve these goals, in technical scheme 1 of the present invention, the vertical steam flatiron of record comprises:

Base assembly, it comprises bucket section, heater and with the water of the above-mentioned bucket section pump to heater fed; Nozzle assembly, its uperize; Flexible pipe, it will guide to above-mentioned nozzle assembly from the steam that above-mentioned heater is discharged; And shelve assembly, it is installed and above-mentioned base assembly, is used for shelving the said nozzle assembly.

According to this structure, because pump is forced to aspirate, therefore when along continuous straight runs presses, even press, also can pass through nozzle uperize by force, spray thereby can carry out steam along vertical and horizontal any direction.

In the vertical steam flatiron of putting down in writing in technical scheme 2 of the present invention,

The said nozzle assembly also comprises and adds hot heater again, and this adds hot heater again the steam of supplying with by above-mentioned flexible pipe is again heated and sprays; The above-mentioned hot heater that adds again comprises: electric heater; Block, its state that exposes with the terminal of above-mentioned electric heater has been imbedded this electric heater; Hot plate, it is formed on the front of above-mentioned block and is formed with injection nozzle; Flow passage, it is formed on the back of above-mentioned block, and with above-mentioned injection nozzle intercommunication; And the block lid, it is formed with the inflow entrance for the steam inflow of above-mentioned heating again, and covers the back of above-mentioned block.

According to this structure, can realize 100% steam by the secondary nozzle heater that utilizes hot plate, and hot plate is identical with the effect of the flatiron of common along continuous straight runs flatiron.

In the vertical steam flatiron of putting down in writing in technical scheme 3 of the present invention,

Preferably, above-mentioned base assembly comprises base and the main body that can be arranged at discretely above-mentioned base; Aforementioned body comprises: take in above-mentioned bucket section, above-mentioned heater and said pump and be supported on the housing of above-mentioned base, and cover the lid of above-mentioned housing; Above-mentioned housing also comprises: the bar accommodating groove, and it takes in the part of above-mentioned bar; With the snap lock stator, it is arranged at above-mentioned bar accommodating groove, locks with the recessed groove to the outer peripheral face that is formed at above-mentioned bar.

According to this structure, due to can to bar under the state that vertically is mounted supporting forwards, backwards or the movement of left and right directions limit, thereby realize the stable assembly of shelving.

As can be known, embodiments of the invention have following effect from above explanation.

Because pump is forced to aspirate, therefore when along continuous straight runs presses, even press, also can pass through nozzle uperize by force, spray thereby can carry out steam along horizontal or vertical any direction.

And, can realize 100% steam by the secondary nozzle heater that utilizes hot plate, and it is identical with the effect of common electric iron to have a hot plate.

And, by the combination of bar accommodating groove and snap lock stator, can to bar under the state that vertically is mounted supporting forwards, backwards or the movement of left and right directions limit, preventing it to the disengaging of any direction, thereby realize the stable assembly of shelving.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 means the stereogram of the outward appearance of vertical steam flatiron according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 2 means the isometric front view of outward appearance of the base assembly of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is the isometric front view of exploded representation of outward appearance of the base assembly of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is the stereogram of the exploded representation of the bucket section of Fig. 3 and filter house.

Fig. 5 is the stereogram that the exploded representation of cap and filter house is controlled in the outflow of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is the sectional elevation of the filter house of Fig. 4.

Fig. 7 is the rear isometric view of Fig. 2.

Fig. 8 is the rear isometric view after the decomposition of lid of Fig. 7.

Fig. 9 is the rear isometric view after the decomposition of Decorative frame of Fig. 8.

Figure 10 is the back side of shell front view of Fig. 9.

Figure 11 is the stereogram after the decomposition of one one, shell of nozzle assembly of Fig. 1.

Figure 12 is from the nozzle assembly decomposition secondary heater of Fig. 1 and the stereogram after shell.

Figure 13 decomposes stereogram after the block lid from the secondary heater of Figure 12.

Figure 14 is the block back side front view of Figure 13.

Figure 15 is the front front view of Figure 14.

Figure 16 is the stereoscopic figure of existing vertical steam flatiron.

Figure 17 is the stereogram of exploded representation of the main body of Figure 16.

Description of reference numerals

100: vertical steam flatiron 200: base assembly

210: base 211: supporting plate

213: leg 215: the bar installation portion

216: hook knob 217: insert projection

218: depressed part 219: protrusion

230: main body 231: housing

232: bucket accommodating groove 233: lid

234: slot 235: Decorative frame

235a: Decorative frame handle 236: bar accommodating groove

237: rib 238: the snap lock stator

240: steam generating unit 250: bucket section

251: bucket 252: inlet

253: flow out and control cap 255: open and close valve

260: filter house 261: the filter hollow body

262:

outer barrel

262a, 265a: projection

263: entrance 264: interior bucket

265: outlet 266a: the first filter (filter screen)

266b: the second filter (ion exchange resin) 266c: the 3rd filter (nonwoven fabric)

266c ': take in support slot 267: the bottom surface

268: hollow connecting plate 269: strainer cover

269a: passage 270: heater (primary heater)

271: water inlet 273: steam (vapor) outlet

280：PCB 282：LED

290: pump 291: pump intake

293: pump discharge 300: nozzle assembly

310: spray nozzle part (secondary heater) (adding again hot heater) 311: electric heater

312: terminal 313: block

315: hot plate 316: injection nozzle

317: flow passage 318: the block lid

319:(first) steam inflow opening 350: shell

360: head shell 370: handle shell

400: flexible pipe 500: shelve assembly

510: bar 511: recessed groove

530: placement table

The specific embodiment

The below illustrates the preferred embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, and wherein, to giving identically with reference to label with existing identical part, and description is omitted.

As shown in Figure 1, according to a preferred embodiment of the invention vertical steam flatiron 100 comprises base assembly 200, nozzle assembly 300 and the flexible pipe 400 that base assembly 200 and nozzle assembly 300 are coupled together.And vertical steam flatiron 100 can also comprise shelves assembly 500 be used to what shelve nozzle assembly 300, so that keeping and using.Certainly, when not possessing the assembly 500 of shelving, also can be shelved on the place that can hang keeping on every side.

As shown in Figures 2 and 3, base assembly 200 is made of base 210 and main body 230.

Base 210 is the supporting plates 211 that are placed on ground, and its width is less than length, the miniaturization of implement device thus, and the leg 213 that can fold is set in both sides, thus preventing in use its deflection, can stably use.

Be formed with above base 210: bar installation portion 215, its lower end for bar 510 described later is inserted and is supported; With insertion projection 217, its housing 231 for main body 230 inserts and supports.

Be provided with on bar installation portion 215 bar 510 is advanced line-locked hook knob 216.

Preferably, inserting projection 217 is formed by depressed part 218 and protrusion 219.The insertion projection 271 that is made of depressed part 218 and protrusion 219 is made as Min. (namely with the contact area of the slot 234 of main body 230, its contact does not reach the degree of depth degree of depression), with when extracting main body 230, it is broken away from easily from base 210.

To shown in Figure 9, main body 230 is made of the housing 231 that consists of profile, lid 233 and the steam generating unit 240 that is installed on housing 231 as Fig. 7.

Steam generating unit 240 comprises bucket section 250 and heater 270.

And preferably, steam generating unit 240 also comprises pump 290, and the water of this pump 290 suction bucket sections 250 also supplies to heater 270 by force with this water.

Bucket section 250 comprises: bucket 251, and it is formed with inlet 252; Flow out and control cap 253, it is anchored on inlet 252 and the effect of performance stopper; And filter house 260, it is disposed in bucket 251.Upper side (forming the handle side of groove) at bucket 251 is formed with air inflow aperture (not shown), and this air inflow aperture is provided with the check-valves (not shown) that only allows outside air to flow into.

Be formed with flow export (not shown) at the center of flowing out control cap 253, this flow export (not shown) is provided with open and close valve 255.

Thus, when bucket section 250 was installed in the bucket accommodating groove 232 in the outside that is formed on housing 231, open and close valve 255 rose and flow export (not shown) is maintained in the state of opening all the time.Certainly, if bucket section 250 separates from bucket accommodating groove 232, open and close valve 255 is blocked flow export (not shown) by spring (not shown) recovery.

As Fig. 4 to shown in Figure 6, filter house 260 by filter hollow body 261, be formed on filter hollow body 261 the lower end hollow connecting plate 268 and the strainer cover 269 that the upper end of filter hollow body 261 opens and closes is consisted of.

Filter hollow body 261 consists of by outer barrel 262, interior bucket 264 with the bottom surface 267 that the lower end of outer barrel 262 and interior bucket 264 couples together.

And, form the entrance 263 that flows into for the water in bucket 251 on outer barrel 262, form the outlet 265 of leading to flow export (not shown) on interior bucket 264.

At this moment, preferably, the first filter 266a of filter screen (screen) form is set at entrance 263.

Between outer barrel 262 and interior bucket 264, fill the second filter 266b as ion exchange resin, thereby the impurity in running water is carried out substantial filtration.

Finally, preferably, in outlet 265, sea or the nonwoven fabric grade in an imperial examination three filter 266c that fine foreign matter is filtered are set.

And, as shown in Figure 6, preferably, make outlet 265 be positioned at the rear of entrance 263 to present form in opposite directions.

By this configuration, the running water that flows into from entrance 263 flows to the left and right through filter screen 266a and is removed impurity at ion exchange resin 266b, and finally passing through outlet 265 after nonwoven fabric 266c is filtered, water purification flows out by flow export (not shown).

Thus, a plurality of filters are convenient to configuration, and can guarantee fluid flow configuration, fully to remove impurity.

The 3rd filter 266c is contained and is supported on and is formed on outer barrel 262 and exports taking in support slot 266c ' between 265, and this can limit the 3rd filter 266c and move because of current, and is therefore preferred.

Take in support slot 266c ' and be made of the first projection 262a of the inner peripheral surface that is formed on outer barrel 262 and the second projection 265a of being formed on the outer peripheral face of outlet 265,

projection

262a, 265a guide and limit the movement of enclosing direction to circumference at above-below direction.

And the space between projection 262a and projection 265a is the passage that enters water, is also the space that can catch nonwoven fabric 266c.

On the other hand, because ion exchange resin 266b and nonwoven fabric 266c are necessary to change, so strainer cover 269 need to be set after using to a certain degree.And, be formed with passage 269a at strainer cover 269.

The external screw thread of hollow connecting plate 268 tightens together with the internal thread that is formed on the periphery of open and close valve 255, thereby can detach from bucket 251 together with flowing out control cap 253, and is convenient to change whole filter house 260.

Heater 270 is instant heating type heaters, and it is made of water inlet 271 and steam (vapor) outlet 273 on the block of imbedding U font electric heater.Be installed on the inside of above-mentioned housing 231.After being wrapped up by common heat-resistant plastic housing, block is installed on the inner carriage of the housing 231 of main body.

And, preferably, between bucket section 250 and heater 270, pump 290 is set.

Pump 290 is except the water by pump intake 291 suction buckets 251 and this water is supplied to heater 270 by force by pump discharge 293, and when also preventing from vertically pressing with horizontal direction, nozzle is blocked and can't exhaust steam.

Generally, if mention the vertical steam flatiron, generally can expect the flatiron that only vertically press different from the flatiron of general along continuous straight runs flatiron, but by adopting pump 290, the function that the vertical steam flatiron has been had can along continuous straight runs (being the foreigner or nozzle is pressed by clothing owing to pressing with the posture of standing in the laundromat direction) presses, thus a steam iron can be pressed with multiple posture.

Preferably, heater 270 and pump 290 are controlled by PCB280.

Be formed for taking in the bar accommodating groove 236 of the part of bar 510 at the outer peripheral face of housing 231, and be provided with snap lock stator 238 in a side of bar accommodating groove 236.

Snap lock stator 238 engages and locks with the recessed groove 511 of the outer peripheral face that is formed on bar 510, therefore can all directions all around to the long bar 510 of length limit together with bar accommodating groove 236.

Preferably, form rib 237 in bar accommodating groove 236, to contact (the phase specific surface contacts the installation or removal of being more convenient for) with the periphery upper thread of bar 510.

Snap lock stator 238 is configured to, and a side is by chain connection, and opposite side applies elasticity to bar accommodating groove 236 sides all the time.Thus, when catch bar 510 from front to back, snap lock stator 238 is pushed to left and right directions, when recessed groove 511 is in place, 238 elastic recoveries of snap lock stator and with recessed groove 511 clampings and lock, thereby the basic possibility that at random swings or break away from of eliminating.

In addition, as Fig. 8 and shown in Figure 9, preferably, sandwiched Decorative frame 235 at housing 231 and between covering 233.

Decorative frame 235 forms handle 235a at upside, and the light of LED282 distributes therein and confirms that for the user power supply has been connected when switching on power, and, distribute beautiful light and have ornamental to periphery.

To shown in Figure 14, nozzle assembly 300 is made of spray nozzle part 310 and the shell 350 that this spray nozzle part 310 is set as Figure 11.

Spray nozzle part 310 can consist of with the Shell Form that is formed with common nozzle, but the spray nozzle part 310 in the present embodiment is realized with the form that adds again hot heater.

That is, be difficult to realize 100% vaporize from the steam of discharging as the heater 270 of primary heater.Its reason is, can be cooled in the way of flowing and goes out by nozzle ejection with the state of steam and aqueous water.Particularly steam moves by long flexible pipe 400 in the vertical steam flatiron, therefore, almost can't realize 100% vaporize.

For the steam of vertical steam flatiron is sprayed as 100% steam, adopted in the present embodiment in spray nozzle part 310 structure that the steam of discharging from primary heater 270 is heated again.

That is, spray nozzle part 310 by the first steam of supplying with by flexible pipe 400 is heated again spray the second steam add again hot heater or secondary heater 310 consists of.

Add again hot heater or secondary heater 310 comprises electric heater 311; Block 313, its state that exposes with the terminal 312 of electric heater 311 has been imbedded this electric heater 311; Hot plate 315, it is formed on the front of block 313; Flow passage 320, it is formed on the back of block 313; And block lid 318, the back of its covering blocks 317.

Be formed with injection nozzle 316 in hot plate 315, it is used for spraying the second steam of heating again.

And, when hot plate 315 carries out the flatiron of clothing being placed on ground or iron board, the effect of performance pressing plate, thus can also press by along continuous straight runs.

By the structure of this hot plate 315, realize 100% steam, thereby prevent from being burned because liquid drops when vertically pressing.And hot plate 315 has the effect identical with general flatiron when pressing with horizontal direction, and prevents that the nozzle that sprays by pump 290 is blocked, thereby can enough flatirons presses along any direction of horizontal or vertical direction.

Be formed with the flow passage 317 with injection nozzle 316 intercommunications in the back of block 313, be formed with at block lid 318 inflow entrances 319 that flow into for the first steam.

Flow passage 320 comprises the first flow passage 321 with inflow entrance 319 intercommunications, and makes the second flow passage 325 of the first flow passage 321 and injection nozzle 316 intercommunications.

The first flow passage 321 comprises from inflow entrance 319 the first

decorporate flow passage

322a, 322b of two side flow to the left and right, and from first the first below flow passage 323a, the 323b that flow

passage

322a, 322b flow downwards that decorporate.

The second flow passage 325 comprises the second top flow passage 326a, the 326b that flows upward from the left and right sides of the first below flow passage 323a, 323b, and from the left and right sides of the second top flow passage 326a, 326b in opposite directions direction flow second near

flow passage

327a, 327b.

As shown in figure 14, the first

decorporate flow passage

322a, 322b and second is straight line path near

flow passage

327a, 327b, and the first below flow passage 323a, 323b and the second top flow passage 326a, 326b are made of semi-circular path.

Injection nozzle 316 is configured in second near on

flow passage

327a, 327b.

So, after the first steam that flows into from the inflow entrance 319 of upper center flows to the left and right, flow downward along semi-circular shape, after upwards flowing along semi-circular shape again, eject by injection nozzle 316 from the left and right to center flow, therefore, mobile distance compared with identical can lengthen flowing time.

And, preferably, projection or dividing plate etc. are set and make flowing time longer at flow passage 320.

At this moment, as shown in figure 14, the first flow passage 321 is configured to be positioned at the top of the electric heater 311 of imbedding, the second flow passage 325 is configured to be positioned at the side of electric heater 311, thereby it is darker than the first flow passage 321 that the second flow passage 325 is formed.

This depth difference be for first use steam iron or use in suspend and when reusing, the liquid that is stranded in spray nozzle part 310 fully do not heated and prevent from discharging from injection nozzle 316, and making it temporarily rest on the second top flow passage 326a, 326b.Thus, although can ejecting ponderable liquid from injection nozzle 316, steam stays in this until become steam.

Shell 350 is by the head shell 360 that spray nozzle part 310 is installed, and consists of from the handle shell 370 that a side of this head shell 360 is extended.

Handle shell 370 is divided into upper handle shell 371 and bottom handle shell 373, and they fit together.

Flexible pipe 400 is by the heat resistance pipe (not shown) of the steam (vapor) outlet 273 that connects primary heater 370 and steam inflow opening 319 and protection tube 410 formations of wrapping up this heat resistance pipe (not shown).

The electric wire (not shown) of the secondary heater 310 that configuration is electrically connected to PCB280 between protection tube 410 and heat resistance pipe (not shown).

Heat resistance pipe (not shown) can realize with the silicon material, and protection tube 410 can be realized with the PVC material, therefore compared with the situation of a pipe of existing use, can further guarantee its pliability, and is easy to use.

One end of protection tube 410 is connected with handle 370, and the other end is connected with the tube connector 239 of housing 231.

Shelve constituting of assembly 500: placement table 530, it is used for shelving the head shell 360 of nozzle assembly 300; Bar 510, end bearing placement table 530 on it, its lower end is installed on bar installation portion 215.

Bar 510 can be regulated height, and trousers extension or clothes hanging can be set.Certainly, can also be to be wholely set the clothing placement table of hanging clothing at placement table 530.

As mentioned above, although describe with reference to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, but the practitioner of correlative technology field should be understood that in the scope in the thought of the present invention put down in writing in being no more than claims and field, the present invention diversely can be changed or is out of shape and implements.

The present invention can be applicable to the vertical steam flatiron or connect any one of steam iron of base assembly and nozzle assembly with flexible pipe.

Claims

1. a vertical steam flatiron, is characterized in that, comprising:

Base assembly, it comprises bucket section, heater and with the water of the above-mentioned bucket section pump to heater fed;

Nozzle assembly, its uperize;

Flexible pipe, it will guide to above-mentioned nozzle assembly from the steam that above-mentioned heater is discharged; And

Shelve assembly, it is installed on above-mentioned base assembly, is used for shelving the said nozzle assembly;

The said nozzle assembly also comprises and adds hot heater again, and this adds hot heater again the steam of supplying with by above-mentioned flexible pipe is again heated and sprays;

The above-mentioned hot heater that adds again comprises: electric heater; Block, its state that exposes with the terminal of above-mentioned electric heater has been imbedded this electric heater; Hot plate, it is formed on the front of above-mentioned block and is formed with injection nozzle; Flow passage, it is formed on the back of above-mentioned block, and with above-mentioned injection nozzle intercommunication; And the block lid, it is formed with the inflow entrance for the steam inflow of above-mentioned heating again, and covers the back of above-mentioned block;

Described flow passage comprises the first flow passage with the inflow entrance intercommunication, and makes the second flow passage of the first flow passage and injection nozzle intercommunication; The first flow passage comprises from inflow entrance first flow passage of decorporating of two side flow to the left and right, and from first the first below flow passage that flow passage flows downwards of decorporating; The second flow passage comprises the second top flow passage that flows upward from the left and right sides of the first below flow passage, and from the left and right sides of the second top flow passage in opposite directions direction flow second near flow passage; First flow passage and second of decorporating is straight line path near flow passage, and the first below flow passage and the second top flow passage are made of semi-circular path;

Wherein, the first mobile via configuration becomes to be positioned at the top of the electric heater of imbedding, and the second mobile via configuration becomes to be positioned at the side of electric heater, thereby it is darker than the first flow passage that the second flow passage is formed.

2. vertical steam flatiron according to claim 1, is characterized in that,

Above-mentioned base assembly comprises base and can be arranged at discretely the main body of above-mentioned base;

Aforementioned body comprises: take in above-mentioned bucket section, above-mentioned heater and said pump and be supported on the housing of above-mentioned base, and cover the lid of above-mentioned housing;

Above-mentioned housing also comprises: the bar accommodating groove, and it takes in the part of above-mentioned bar; With the snap lock stator, it is arranged at above-mentioned bar accommodating groove, locks with the recessed groove to the outer peripheral face that is formed at above-mentioned bar.