CN105637141A - Ironing system with separable iron and machine body - Google Patents

Abstract

The ironing system, comprising an iron (1), a machine body (2) provided with means (9) for producing steam or delivering water directly to the iron (1), a pipe (12) delivering steam or water from the machine body (2) to the iron (1) and an electrical cable (5) for supplying the iron (1), characterized in that said pipe (12) and said electrical cable (5) coming from the iron (1) comprise a first multi-function connector (15, 15') bearing a series of electrical contacts (CN, CR, CT, CF) and suited to be connected, according to a first operating mode of the system, to a second connector (14) connected to a portion (12') of the pipe for the passage of water or steam inside the machine body (2) and to a portion (18) of electrical cable inside the machine body (2), or, according to an additional operating mode of the system, directly or by means of an appropriate adapter (215) to the electricity distribution system, thus excluding the machine body (2).

Description

There is the ironing system of flatiron and the body that can separate

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of ironing system.

Background technology

Generally, ironing system includes flatiron and the body that can not separate with pipe by means of cable and can not be connected dividually, depending on that direct boiling or water are by directly including the steam generation unit vaporization being contained in body in flatiron for water tank that body includes having pump and described water, described pipe is suitable to water or steam are delivered to flatiron.

It is described below and will be chiefly directed in body to be directly arranged to produce the situation of the parts of the steam being handed to flatiron to be passed, but, as can be readily understood, the present invention also can have, when body includes for carrying and needing the directly parts of the water of vaporization in flatiron, the same advantage that will describe. In other words, body is being connected in the pipe of flatiron is flowing regardless of water or steam, will extensively describe below and can be remained unchanged by the advantage that the present invention realizes.

Therefore, described body can include steam generation unit, such as vaporizer wherein, and described steam generation unit is associated with electromagnetic valve so that described parts can be carried towards flatiron. Described electromagnetic valve is by passing through push-button on-off control, and described button is arranged in the box-like body of flatiron and presses operating process in routine and pressed by user. Flatiron is generally of lower shoe, and this lower shoe is provided with outlet vapor hole and for heating the resistance of base plate.

Body and flatiron by means of described cable and be connected to indissociably by means of the described pipe of conveying water or steam each other the fact that mean the considerable restraint to these systems, actually, flatiron is only capable of and uses when body is connected, therefore, even if for little flatiron operation, also must move whole ironing system, and whole ironing system is typically more huge and heavy. Flatiron the fact that must use together with body all the time also results in substantial amounts of power consumption, even if being also such when only needing a small amount of electric energy. If additionally, body or flatiron break down, usually require that user changes whole ironing system.

In patent application GE2012A000049 and the GE2012A000115 belonging to present applicant, describing can according to the ironing system of at least two operator scheme operation, said two operator scheme is that flatiron is connected to the first mode of body and flatiron can separate with body and the second pattern that can use dividually with body, and this second pattern is such as being required for the little flatiron operation of body.

Described ironing system is provided with the first adapter, and this first adapter is delivered to the pipe of flatiron from body by means of cable and by means of by steam or water and is connected to flatiron. Socket that this adapter can be connected to be arranged on body or conventional electric power supply cable can be connected to. Therefore, described adapter had not only carried electrical connection but also as the accessory by steam supply to flatiron.

By the described ironing system provided in applying in both of the aforesaid, it is possible to disconnect and body is connected to the adapter of flatiron and by means of extra connection cable, described adapter is connected to custom power distribution systems.

Summary of the invention

Present invention is primarily targeted at and provide a kind of system for flatiron and body being connected and disconnected from, this system is more practical and efficient compared to the system described in both of the aforesaid application.

This purpose is realized by means of the claimed ironing system with flatiron and the body that can separate of claim 1 by the present invention.

Advantageously, this ironing system includes single multifrnction connector, and this multifrnction connector is provided with electrical contact and the first operator scheme according to system is suitable to be connected with the second adapter being connected in body. Described connection is all realized from electric angle and hydrodynamics angle (that is, by means of the multifrnction connector of connecting tube and flatiron for having water or steam to be delivered to flatiron to pass through subsequently). Another operator scheme according to system, multifrnction connector can be connected directly to conventional electron socket or be connected to conventional electron socket by suitable adapter when not using extra cable or other parts.

In addition, according to the present invention, in order at least optimize the ironing system in the downstream of the adapter that flatiron is connected to body, to arrange other safety component relative to the safety component included in the system of both of the aforesaid patent application, this safety component prevents any possible water backflow in the pipe making flatiron be connected with body to the electric parts of adapter. If body conveying steam, it is possible to cause because of the condensation of steam and reflux from the described water of pipe, if or body towards flatiron conveying or delivered water, it is possible to because of in pipe remnants water and cause and reflux from the described water of pipe.

So, it is advantageous to, this ironing system is provided with anti-return parts, and these anti-return parts are arranged at connecting the downstream of the multifrnction connector of flatiron, and this downstream is reference vapor or the water orientation, downstream by the flow direction of adapter. Described anti-return parts can be such as check-valves, and this check-valves can be disposed on adapter or even at the steam pipe part in tube section subsequently or on water pipe sections. This check-valves is usually located at make position, then prevents the water of any remnants towards adapter backflow the electric component contact with adapter in the tube.

Preferably, described first adapter includes hollow pipeline, and this hollow pipeline is adapted to fit on the second adapter of body and has the seat portion of accommodating described anti-return parts, such as described check-valves.

From the angle of manufacturing, check-valves can include the baffle plate being maintained at make position by corresponding contraction spring in a simple and efficient manner; Described spring is adapted to respond to the suitable pressure from the steam stream of body or current and compresses, and thus opens baffle plate and allows current or steam stream to pass through.

The adapter that body can be connected to flatiron can be made two parts and include being provided with the first assembly of anti-return parts, and this first assembly is suitable to be connected directly to body, or is connected directly to standard power supply base by means of the second adapter assembly.

The body of this ironing system also includes single second adapter for connecting described first multifrnction connector on wall portion, such as sidewall.

This ironing system also includes other cable, and this cable is permanently attached to body and useful when system uses when body is connected to flatiron, and described cable actually can be connected to main distribution socket.

Accompanying drawing explanation

It is described below in process, by considering non-limiting example and with reference to accompanying drawing, is better understood with other features and advantages of the present invention, in accompanying drawing:

-Fig. 1 illustrates the schematic diagram of the first embodiment of the ironing system that flatiron can separate with body, and described ironing system is provided with by means of for supplying water or pipe that steam passes through and cable are connected to plug or the multifrnction connector of flatiron;

-Fig. 2 illustrates it can be seen that the side elevation view in greater detail of adaptor plug according to Fig. 1 of the present invention, and described adaptor plug is provided with check-valves;

-Fig. 3 illustrates the schematic expanded view in the region being provided with check-valves of adaptor plug;

-Fig. 4 illustrates the front view of the adaptor plug shown in Fig. 2;

-Fig. 5 illustrates the schematic diagram of the second embodiment of new ironing system, is provided with the alternative of the adaptor plug illustrated before;

-Fig. 6 illustrates another alternative of adaptor plug, wherein provides and uses adapter, and this adapter has the standard contact of the plug that can be used for Fig. 5;

-Fig. 7 illustrates and is provided with the adapter shown in Fig. 5 and is provided with the adaptor plug of check-valves;

-Fig. 8 illustrates the longitdinal cross-section diagram of the adaptor plug for being connected to flatiron, and described adaptor plug includes the check-valves being arranged on tube element.

Detailed description of the invention

With reference to accompanying drawing and with particular reference to Fig. 1, wherein, accompanying drawing labelling 1 and 2 represents flatiron and the body of the ironing system according to the present invention respectively. Flatiron 1 includes the base plate 3 for carrying steam being provided with a series of aperture (invisible in the drawings) in bottom. Room 4 is arranged in the top of base plate 3, forms a series of cavity in the chamber, and described cavity connects with steam delivery holes known per sely. Described base plate 3 also will arrange heater block, such as resistance etc. Flatiron 1 and body 2 are by means of being connected from body 2 to the water of flatiron 1 or vapor transmission pipe 12 and by means of being parallel to the multipolar cable 5 that described pipe 12 advances. Described cable 5 and described pipe 12 have the first multi-functional connection plug 15, and this first multi-functional connection plug is suitable to be connected socket 14 with first on the outer wall being positioned at body 2 and is connected. Switch 6 is arranged in flatiron 1, and described switch is controlled by the button 7 that can be operated by user and is connected to the electromagnetic valve 8 of body 2 by means of multipolar cable 5. The accessory 13 of the top of the room 4 being arranged in flatiron 1 is arrived from the water of pipe 12 or steam. Body 2 is internal to be included for producing the parts 9 of steam, such as vaporizer, and wherein water introduces from the entrance passage 10 closed by cap 11 at top. Alternatively, as mentioned, described parts 9 can be the water tank being associated with pump, thus water is fed directly to flatiron 1 by pipe 12. Subsequently, water is vaporized by known system, such as drippage (dripping) system or other system in flatiron 1. Returning to the example of steam, electromagnetic valve 8 controls the steam supply from described parts 9, and is connected to the first connection socket 14 being positioned on the outer wall of body 2 by tube portion 12 '. The supply of electric power for body of the three pole cables 16 is set, and described three pole cables are provided with the standard plug 17 being connected to conventional electrical system. A part 18 for multipolar cable is connected to socket 14 an end, and will be connected to multipole cable 5 by means of suitable contact subsequently; The described part 18 of cable will be connected to power supply three pole cables 16 by means of unshowned fixture at the other end place. Described cable section 18 is connected to the extra wire of electromagnetic valve 8 by carrying. Adaptor plug 15 includes four electrical contacts: phase place electrical contact CF, neutral electrical contact CN, ground connection electrical contact CT and reset electrical contact CR, the switch 6 of flatiron 1 is connected to electromagnetic valve 8 by above-mentioned electrical contact. In practice, in this embodiment of this system, adaptor plug 15 and the suitable socket 14 being connected seat portion that obviously can be arranged to above listed contact or directly and regular distribution outfan, such as household socket compatibility. For description of the invention purpose, the fact that for purposes of clarity and owing to dropping on outside the scope of the present invention, eliminate the connection of various electric wire and various inside contact and flatiron 1 and body 2, at each occurrence, about the more details of described connection and described contact, refer to the description of both of the aforesaid patent application GE2012A000049 and GE2012A000115. With the description about steam similarly, when using the water from body 2 pumping, described water will through electromagnetic valve 8, tube portion 12', socket 14, plug 15 and therefore pipe 12. In this case, the water being transferred to flatiron 1 will direct boiling in flatiron.

Figure 2 illustrates adaptor plug 15, this adaptor plug also includes the hollow pipeline 43 of inner hollow except aforementioned electrical contact, is inserted with check-valves 19 or other anti-return parts any in this hollow pipeline. As described in above-mentioned patent application, described hollow pipeline 43 can be assemblied on the pipe 12 directing steam to flatiron 1 in side, and is assemblied on the tube portion 12 in body 2 at opposite side.

In figure 3, being shown provided with the region of hollow pipeline 43 with bigger ratio, described hollow pipeline is generally the tube element of rigidity or flexibility, is provided with check-valves 19 in hollow pipeline. Described check-valves 19 advantageously have any remnants prevented in steam supply pipe 12 water can under gravity with the function of the electric component contact of adaptor plug 15. Even if it is, therefore, apparent that water and non-steam are transported to flatiron 1 by pipe 12 from body 2 all the time, described check-valves 19 or there are other parts any to be used of identical function there is identical advantage and realize identical function.

In order to be more fully understood that how adaptor plug 15 manufactures, it is possible to referring to the front view of Fig. 4, illustrated therein is the hollow pipeline 43 and reset electrical contact CR that pass through for steam.

The view of Fig. 5 illustrates the alternative of this ironing system, is provided with the adaptor plug 15 ' with the first assembly 115, and described first assembly is provided with the hollow pipeline 43 passed through for steam and is provided with suitable electrical contact. Described assembly 115 is by the socket 14 being spliced directly to body.

The described adaptor plug 15 ' needing to be connected to conventional domestic power supply base needs the second adapter assembly 215 shown in Fig. 6, and this second adapter assembly includes ground connection electrical contact CT, neutral electrical contact CN and phase place electrical contact CF. Reset electrical contact CR has been arranged in the first assembly 115, and it can engage with the tube portion 12' in body.

In fig. 7 it is shown that the complete adaptor plug 15' of the first assembly 115 and adapter assembly 215. Check-valves 19 is by the tube element being arranged in assembly 115 or hollow pipeline 43, and as also shown in the front view of the Fig. 4 of the first embodiment relating to plug 15, tube element or hollow pipeline are positioned at the side of non-return contact CR.

In fig. 8, check-valves 19 is shown as being arranged in hollow pipeline 43 and being suitable to prevent the electric parts of plug 15 from being got wet by the water of any remnants fallen along pipe 12. The plug 15 describing reference first embodiment to valve 19 but it also may relevant to plug 15 ' in a similar fashion, in plug 15 ', hollow pipeline 43 is arranged in assembly 115. As appears, hollow pipeline 43 be assemblied in the end sections of pipe 12 from the right part of figure, described pipe is used for carrying water or steam V, when this system estimate when flatiron is connected to body run time, water or steam will be supplied by body. Even if when supplying water from body, the direct of travel of described water will be always the direction represented by V, also be such for steam. Described valve 19 includes baffle plate 119 and back-moving spring 219 and described valve is contained in tubular holder portion 143, and described tubular holder portion is formed in hollow pipeline 43 and its cross section is more than the cross section of the remainder of hollow pipeline 43. In the annular seats (slep) 243 formed in the part with more small bore and the marginal area having between more heavy in section portion 143 of hollow pipeline 43, then forming the abutting seat portion for described baffle plate 119, described baffle plate is maintained at shown make position usually by spring 219. Described spring 219 is being fixed on support tube element 319 relative to the opposed end place of baffle plate 119, and this support tube element holds the spring in correct position and also houses in present portion 143. Described back-moving spring 219 is configured to allow steam to pass through along shown direction V, subsequently, along with steam passes through in hollow pipeline 43, the compression of described spring 219 and baffle plate 119 therewith and the disengaging abutting seat portion 243 will be there is, in order to make steam flow towards pipe 12. When interrupting from the steam supply of ironing system body, valve 19 is because launching and making baffle plate 119 be back to the spring 219 of make position and automatically close, and described baffle plate will revert to and be resisted against on annular seat 243.

This ironing system can be connected to the first mode operation of body 2 with flatiron 1, and can disconnect and be connected directly to another operator scheme operation of conventional electron socket according to flatiron 1 and body 2. Such as consider the first embodiment of adaptor plug 15, when this system is by when working when flatiron 1 is connected to body 2, the steam that produced by vaporizer 9 or the water pumped from body 2 will through electromagnetic valve 8, tube portion 12', then pass through socket 14 and adaptor plug 15, therefore by stream to pipe 12 and the flatiron 1 that arrives soon after. As mentioned, steam stream or water flow pressure are by the spring 219 of compression check valve 19, and thus baffle plate 119 will translate to from the left side in terms of Fig. 8, and will make steam stream stream in pipe 12. When pressure drops below certain limit, described baffle plate is pushed back to make position by spring 219 and check-valves 19 closes automatically.

Under the second operator scheme of this system, under pattern that namely flatiron 1 and body 2 separate, check-valves 19 advantageously remains that the cable 5 of Guan Bi and described flatiron 1 can be connected directly to power supply base via plug 15 as shown in Figure 1, or can arranging simple adapter assembly 215, this adapter assembly is connected to the assembly 115 of the plug 15' shown in embodiment as an alternative in figures 5,6 and 7.

As for check-valves 19 or other suitable anti-return parts any, important aspect is in that, it is positioned at the electric assembly downstream relative to steam stream or current V of plug 15, therefore the downstream of various contact CR, CN, CF and CT it is positioned substantially on, for this, check-valves or other suitable anti-return parts any can also be directly arranged in a part for pipe 12 but not be arranged in then by the tube element of tube portion 12 ' being assembled in body 2 or hollow pipeline 43, and self can coordinate with another check-valves being arranged in described part 12'.

Again, it is emphasized that be, if being provided with in body 2 and pumping, towards flatiron 1, water tank that the parts of water are associated via pipe 12 all the time and water can be delivered to described flatiron 1 at non-steam in this case, be obtained in that equally with above broadly described, can obtain, by the present invention, the advantage that advantage is identical. Described water will by means of direct boilings such as known systems, such as drippage system in flatiron 1.

As what have been observed that, there is important multifunctionality and security features according to ironing system of the present invention, this is because flatiron can be directly connected to domestic power supply base, or can by simple and safe in the way of with body combination use, so that it is guaranteed that the electric parts of adaptor plug under any circumstance all with in the supply pipe being connected to flatiron any water reflux keep isolation.

Claims (9)

1. an ironing system, described ironing system includes flatiron (1), it is provided with for producing steam or water being fed directly to the body (2) of parts (9) of flatiron (1), steam or water are delivered to the pipe (12) of flatiron (1) from body (2), and for the cable (5) for electric iron (1), it is characterized in that, described cable (5) and described pipe (12) from flatiron (1) include being provided with a series of electrical contact (CN, CR, CT, CF) the first multifrnction connector (15, 15 '), and described first multifrnction connector is suitable to the first operator scheme according to ironing system and is connected to the second adapter (14), described second adapter is connected to for supplying water or part (12 ') in body (2) of pipe that steam passes through and be connected to cable part (18) in body (2), or described first multifrnction connector is suitable to another operator scheme according to ironing system and is connected directly to distribution system or is connected to distribution system by means of applicable adapter (215), therefore body (2) is not used.

2. ironing system according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, at least placing anti-return parts (19) in the part (43,12) be arranged in the tube element passed through for water supply or steam (V) in downstream of described electrical contact (CN, CR, CT, CF), described anti-return parts are suitable to prevent the described electrical contact (CN, CR, CT, CF) of the water of any remnants in described pipe (12) and the first multifrnction connector (15,15 ') from contacting.

3. ironing system according to claim 2, it is characterized in that, described first multifrnction connector (15,15 ') includes hollow pipeline (43), and described hollow pipeline can be assemblied in second adapter (14) of body (2) and above and support the seat portion (143) being used for housing described anti-return parts (19).

4. ironing system according to claim 2, it is characterized in that, described first multifrnction connector (15 ') includes the first assembly (115) that described anti-return parts (19) are disposed therein, and described first assembly can be connected directly to body (2) or be connected directly to standard power supply socket by the second adapter assembly (215).

5. ironing system according to claim 2, it is characterised in that described anti-return parts include at least one check-valves (19).

6. ironing system according to claim 5, it is characterised in that described check-valves (19) is arranged in described first multifrnction connector (15,15').

7. ironing system according to claim 5, it is characterized in that, described check-valves (19) includes baffle plate (119), described baffle plate is maintained at make position by contrasting spring (219) accordingly, this is because described contrast spring (219) is suitable to be compressed along with the convenient pressure from the steam stream (V) of body (2) or water.

8. ironing system according to claim 1, it is characterised in that body (2) includes single second adapter (14) for being connected to described first multifrnction connector (15,15 ') in wall portion.

9. ironing system according to claim 1, it is characterised in that described ironing system includes the other cable (16) being permanently attached to body (2).