CN106801325B

CN106801325B - Clothes care machine

Info

Publication number: CN106801325B
Application number: CN201710160806.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 温世海; 黄庆初; 罗伟标; 谭碧军; 梁志斌
Original assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; GD Midea Environment Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Current assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; GD Midea Environment Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Priority date: 2017-03-17
Filing date: 2017-03-17
Publication date: 2023-04-25
Anticipated expiration: 2037-03-17
Also published as: CN106801325A

Abstract

The invention discloses a clothes care machine, which comprises an ironing board (1), a support rod assembly (2) and a rotary support assembly (3), wherein the ironing board is connected to the support rod assembly through the rotary support assembly, the rotary support assembly can pivot between a furling position and a unfolding position, in the furling position, the rotary support assembly is furled towards the support rod assembly, so that the ironing board is vertically attached to the support rod assembly, and in the unfolding position, the rotary support assembly is unfolded outwards and supports the ironing board, so that the ironing board is arranged in a forward inclined mode relative to the support rod assembly. The laundry care machine further comprises a clothes hanger (4) detachably mounted on the top end of the support rod assembly, and the ironing board can be detachably horizontally mounted on the clothes hanger. The ironing board structure can simultaneously meet various ironing operation requirements of users such as ironing, hanging ironing, inclined hanging ironing after rotation and the like, and can be realized only by manually and easily disassembling and assembling the ironing board, so that the ironing board structure is convenient to operate and high in satisfaction and comfort of user experience.

Description

Clothes care machine

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the field of household appliances, and particularly relates to a clothes care machine.

Background

The ironing board of the garment steamer on the market is mainly vertically and fixedly arranged, and only can be used for garment steamer operation, or the ironing board can be turned 90 degrees through a turning mechanism, so that the switching operation of garment steamer and flat steamer is realized. However, the ironing board is often not detachable, is inconvenient to transport and store, and occupies a large space. Moreover, as the requirements of users on the functions of ironing boards are increasing, the comfort level of ironing operations is also required to be higher, for example, in the garment ironing operation, the user needs to bend the body or does not need to lean the body in the ironing operation because the ironing boards are arranged vertically, so that the user is easy to fatigue and uncomfortable to operate. Therefore, the clothes care machine with the ironing board flexible in installation position, convenient to assemble and disassemble and capable of meeting multifunctional operation is urgently needed, different ironing demands of users are met, and product value and user experience are improved.

In addition, most ironing boards of conventional garment presses in the market simply have ventilation function by covering the surface with ventilation holes, which easily results in very weak strength of the ironing board, and for this purpose, many reinforcing ribs are usually added on the ironing board. These through ventilation holes and ribs affect the aesthetic appearance, and ironing boards appear to be inexpensive, resulting in poor sensory experience for the user.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to overcome the defects or drawbacks of the prior art, the invention provides a clothes care machine which can meet various ironing demands of users and greatly improve the satisfaction of the users.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a laundry care machine comprising an ironing board, a support bar assembly and a rotary support assembly, the ironing board being connected to the support bar assembly by the rotary support assembly, the rotary support assembly being pivotable between a stowed position in which the rotary support assembly is stowed towards the support bar assembly so that the ironing board is vertically attached to the support bar assembly, and a deployed position in which the rotary support assembly is deployed outwardly and supports the ironing board so that the ironing board is tilted forward relative to the support bar assembly.

Preferably, the rotary support assembly comprises a fixed shaft section and a rotating shaft frame, wherein a first end of the rotating shaft frame is provided with a pivot shaft section, a second end of the rotating shaft frame is pivotally connected to the ironing board, a radial through hole is formed in the periphery of the fixed shaft section so as to be connected to the support rod assembly in a penetrating manner, and the pivot shaft section is in butt joint with the axial end face of the fixed shaft section and can coaxially rotate relative to the fixed shaft section.

Preferably, a concentric circular arc limiting groove and a protruding sliding block are formed on a joint surface between the fixed shaft section and the pivoting shaft section, the protruding sliding block is inserted into the circular arc limiting groove and can slide between a first limiting wall and a second limiting wall at two circular arc ends of the circular arc limiting groove, when the protruding sliding block slides to abut against the first limiting wall, the rotating shaft frame is located at the folding position, and when the protruding sliding block slides to abut against the second limiting wall, the rotating shaft frame is located at the unfolding position.

Preferably, the arc angle of the arc limiting groove is 90 degrees.

Preferably, the arc limiting groove is concavely formed on the joint surface of the pivot shaft section, the convex sliding block and the axial through hole are formed on the joint surface of the fixed shaft section, the axial through hole is communicated with the radial through hole, and the rotary support assembly further comprises a movable damping block penetrating through the axial through hole;

The damping adjusting rib is arranged on the bottom wall of the circular arc limiting groove in a protruding mode, the damping adjusting rib extends from the first limiting wall to the second limiting wall in a protruding mode in a height increasing mode, one end of the movable damping block abuts against the damping adjusting rib in the folding position, the other end of the movable damping block is retracted into the axial through hole, and the other end of the movable damping block penetrates out of the axial through hole and abuts against the inner side wall of the supporting rod assembly in the unfolding position.

Preferably, the axial through hole is formed in the raised slider.

Preferably, a positioning constraint boss is formed on a side wall of the second end of the rotating shaft frame, and in the folded position, the positioning constraint boss is clamped between the aligned side wall of the rotating shaft frame and the side wall of the supporting rod assembly to fix the rotating shaft frame.

Preferably, a stop is further extended from the side wall of the second end of the pivot frame, and the stop is preferably protruded in the same direction as the positioning constraint boss, and in the folded position, the stop is blocked against the front side wall of the support rod assembly.

Preferably, a central rotating shaft protrudes from the joint surface of the fixed shaft section, and a corresponding central pin hole is formed on the joint surface of the pivot shaft section, and the central rotating shaft is inserted into the central pin hole, so that the pivot shaft section can coaxially rotate relative to the fixed shaft section.

Preferably, the support rod assembly comprises a first support rod and a second support rod which extend vertically and are transversely spaced, the rotary support assembly comprises a first fixed shaft section and a corresponding first rotating shaft bracket sleeved on the first support rod, a second fixed shaft section and a corresponding second rotating shaft bracket sleeved on the second support rod, a support shaft is connected between the second end of the first rotating shaft bracket and the second end of the second rotating shaft bracket, and the support shaft is connected to the back of the ironing board through a pin shaft.

Preferably, a garment steamer fixed upper seat is formed on the upper portion of the back of the ironing board, a garment steamer fixed lower seat is formed on the lower portion of the back of the ironing board, the second end of the rotating shaft frame is pivotally connected to the garment steamer fixed lower seat, and a vertical clamping groove is formed in the garment steamer fixed upper seat so as to be clamped on the support rod assembly and can slide vertically along the support rod assembly.

Preferably, the inner side wall and the outer side wall of the vertical clamping groove are respectively attached to the inner side wall and the outer side wall of the support rod assembly to clamp the support rod assembly, the rear side wall of the vertical clamping groove is formed into an inclined rear wall, the front side wall of the vertical clamping groove comprises a vertical front wall at the lower part and an inclined front wall at the upper part, in the folded position, the top ends of the vertical front wall and the inclined rear wall are respectively abutted to the front side wall and the rear side wall of the support rod assembly, in the unfolded position, the inclined front wall and the inclined rear wall are respectively abutted to the front side wall and the rear side wall of the support rod assembly.

Preferably, a rear end opening in the shape of a duckbill mouth is formed in the rear side wall of the vertical clamping groove, so that the garment-iron fixing upper seat is in a clamping shape, and the support rod assembly can be clamped into the vertical clamping groove through the rear end opening.

Preferably, the garment steamer fixed upper seat and the garment steamer fixed lower seat are both detachable connection structures.

Preferably, the laundry care machine further comprises a hanger detachably mounted to a top end of the support bar assembly, and the ironing board is detachably horizontally mounted to the hanger.

Preferably, the hanger body of the hanger is arcuate in shape comprising a top arcuate plate and a bottom arcuate plate.

Preferably, the top arch plate is provided with central fixing holes and ironing support grooves at intervals along the length direction, the back of the ironing plate is provided with corresponding central fixing sockets and ironing support seats, when the ironing plate is horizontally installed on the top arch plate, the central fixing sockets are inserted into the central fixing holes, and the ironing support seats are clamped in the ironing support grooves.

Preferably, the garment hanger further comprises a garment steamer head seat for mounting a steamer head and capable of supporting the ironing board, the garment steamer head seat projecting from the top arch-shaped plate towards the front side or the rear side.

Preferably, the bottom chord is connected with a foot link, and the foot link is detachably sleeved on the top end of the support rod assembly.

Preferably, the ironing board further comprises a ironing head seat, one end of the ironing head seat is pivotally arranged on the back surface of the ironing board, and the other end of the ironing head seat can be hidden on the back surface of the ironing board or screwed out from the back surface of the ironing board.

Preferably, the support rod assembly is a multi-section telescopic support rod assembly.

Preferably, the clothes care machine further comprises an ironing head, a steam pipe and a main machine, wherein the supporting rod assembly extends upwards from the main machine, and the steam pipe is connected between the ironing head and the main machine.

According to the technical scheme, in the clothes care machine, the ironing board is connected to the supporting rod assembly through the rotary supporting assembly, the rotary supporting assembly is pivoted between the folding position and the unfolding position, the ironing board can be driven to be positioned at a vertical garment steamer position or a forward-inclined garment steamer position and is firmly supported, the inclined garment steamer is convenient for a user to operate, and the comfort level of operation is improved. In addition, the back of the ironing board is provided with a plurality of installation fixing seats, so that the detachable installation can be realized, and other parts of the clothes care machine also adopt detachable assembly structures, thereby facilitating the switching installation and operation of different ironing modes, and also enabling the whole clothes care machine to occupy small space, and being convenient for storage and transportation.

Additional features and advantages of the invention will be set forth in the detailed description which follows.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the invention. In the drawings:

figures 1, 2 are perspective views of an ironing board according to a first preferred embodiment of the invention, showing the front face of the ironing board and the back face of the ironing board, respectively;

figure 3 is a cross-sectional and partially enlarged view of the ironing board shown in figure 1, wherein the path of steam and condensed water through the ironing board is shown enlarged in the form of arrows;

figures 4, 5 are perspective views of an ironing board according to a second preferred embodiment of the invention, showing the front face of the ironing board and the back face of the ironing board, respectively;

figure 6 is a cross-sectional and partially enlarged view of the ironing board shown in figures 4, 5, wherein the path of steam and condensed water through the ironing board is shown enlarged in the form of arrows;

fig. 7 and 8 show front and rear views, respectively, of a laundry care machine according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention when hanging ironing;

fig. 9 and 10 show side and perspective views, respectively, of the laundry care machine of fig. 7 and 8, respectively, in a garment steamer;

Figures 11 and 12 show a side view and a perspective view, respectively, of a garment care machine according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, when the ironing board is tilted forward to set up a garment steamer;

fig. 13 and 14 show a front view and a perspective view, respectively, of a laundry care machine according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention when ironing;

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a rotary support assembly according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 16 is a perspective view of the stationary shaft segment and movable damping block of FIG. 15;

FIG. 17 is a perspective view of the turret of FIG. 15;

FIG. 18 is a side view of the turret of FIG. 17;

figure 19 is a perspective view of an ironing board according to a third preferred embodiment of the present invention, wherein the mounting holders and the flat ironing board base on the back of the ironing board are shown;

fig. 20 is a cross-sectional view of the garment-attachment upper seat shown in fig. 19;

figure 21 is a perspective view of an ironing board according to a fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention, wherein an alternative garment-attachment upper base is shown;

FIG. 22 is a perspective view of the slide mount and pivot shaft of FIG. 21; and

fig. 23 is a perspective view of a garment hanger according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals illustrate:

front face of ironing board A and back face of ironing board B

A1 Front opening B1 and back opening

C1 First limiting wall of concave unit D1

D2 Second limiting wall

1. Ironing board 2 support bar assembly

3. Rotary support assembly 4 clothes hanger

5. Ironing head 6 main machine

11. Concave hole 12 bump

13. Fixed upper seat for hanging ironing of reinforcing rib 14

15. Center fixed socket of hanging ironing fixed lower seat 16

17. Ironing head seat of ironing support seat 18

19. Fixed column 20 rotary shaft

21. Sliding clamping piece

31. Fixed shaft section 32 pivot shaft section

33. The rotating shaft frame 34 supports the shaft

41. Foot connecting rod of hanger body 42

43. Garment hanger fixing buckle of garment steamer head seat 44

45. Center fixing hole 46 flat ironing support groove

131. Vertical reinforcing rib of transverse reinforcing rib 132

141. Radial pin hole of vertical clamping groove 191

141a inclined rear wall 141b vertical front wall

141c inclined front wall 141d rear end opening

201. Anti-slip buckle

311. Radial through hole 312 protruding slide block

313. Axial through hole 314 movable damping block

315. Center rotating shaft

321. Damping adjusting rib of arc limiting groove 322

323. Center pin hole

331. Positioning constraint boss 332 stop

411. Top arch 412 bottom chord

Detailed Description

The following describes specific embodiments of the present invention in detail with reference to the drawings. It should be understood that the detailed description and specific examples, while indicating and illustrating the invention, are not intended to limit the invention.

It should be noted that, without conflict, the embodiments of the present invention and features of the embodiments may be combined with each other.

In the present invention, unless otherwise indicated, terms of orientation such as "upper, lower, top, bottom" or "upper, lower, top, bottom" are used generally with respect to the orientation of the drawings or with respect to the relative positional relationship of the components in the vertical, vertical or gravitational directions; the term "front and rear" is used in general with respect to ironing boards, the front of which is the opposite front and the back of which is the opposite back.

The invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings in connection with embodiments.

As shown in fig. 1 to 6, the present invention first provides a novel ironing board 1 provided with a plurality of ventilation holes penetrating from the front surface a of the ironing board to the back surface B of the ironing board. The ventilation holes are designed as through holes which are staggered, namely, the front opening A1 of the ventilation holes on the front surface A of the ironing board and the back opening B1 of the ventilation holes on the back surface B of the ironing board are mutually staggered.

The design of the staggered through holes not only meets the basic function requirement of ventilation, but also is convenient for discharging condensed water generated on the ironing board 1, and compared with the existing linearly-through vent holes, the sight line can not directly penetrate the ironing board 1, the appearance is more attractive, the user can feel enough materials, and the special design sense is realized.

As shown in fig. 3, during ironing, steam and condensed water flow in from the front opening A1 of the front surface a of the ironing board, flow down through the offset ventilation holes of the ironing board 1, and flow out from the back opening B1 of the back surface B of the ironing board.

The offset through holes may be inclined holes, but in order to avoid direct visual line passing through the ventilation holes, the offset through holes are preferably bent holes. In one embodiment shown in fig. 1 to 3, a raised boss 12 is formed on the ironing board back surface B in the thickness direction of the ironing board 1, a concave hole 11 is formed on the ironing board front surface a in the boss 12 in a blind hole shape aligned with the boss 12, a sidewall through hole as a back surface opening B1 of the vent hole is formed on the sidewall of the boss 12, and the sidewall through hole communicates with the concave hole 11 to constitute a dislocated through hole. That is, the ironing board front side a forms a flat-surface concave hole (concave hole 11) that is recessed into the convex block 12 on the back side, and the peripheral side walls of the convex block 12 may be provided with side wall through holes, and as seen in fig. 3, steam and condensed water flow out from the side wall through holes of the convex block 12 through the concave hole 11 in the direction of the arrow. Thus, the sight line does not directly penetrate through the concave hole 11, and the sense feeling of the user is better. Due to the presence of the protrusions 12, the female holes 11 do not penetrate the ironing board 1, so that the strength of the ironing board 1 is also relatively higher.

In another embodiment shown in fig. 4 to 6, the arrangement positions of the protrusions 12 and the concave holes 11 are reversed, that is, in the thickness direction of the ironing board 1, the ironing board front surface a is formed with the protrusions 12 which are raised, the ironing board back surface B is formed with the concave holes 11 which are aligned with the protrusions 12 and are blind-hole-shaped to be recessed into the protrusions 12, and the side walls of the protrusions 12 are formed with side wall through holes which are front openings A1 of the vent holes, and which communicate with the concave holes 11 to constitute offset through holes. Referring to fig. 6, steam and condensed water enter and flow out of the concave holes 11 of the ironing board back side B through the sidewall through holes of the protrusions 12 of the ironing board front side a in the arrow direction. Also, the bump design ensures the strength of the ironing board 1.

The concave holes 11 are preferably elongated holes, and the protrusions 12 are corresponding elongated protrusions 12 from the viewpoints of strength and aesthetic appearance. In addition, the ironing board wall thickness from the ironing board front face a to the ironing board back face B is the same as the wall thickness of the boss 12 from the viewpoint of aesthetic appearance and ease of manufacturing.

The ventilation holes should be distributed on the whole surface of the ironing board, and are orderly arranged, and beautiful and elegant. Therefore, the surface of the ironing board 1 is distributed with a plurality of rows of protrusions 12 spaced in sequence along the length direction of the ironing board 1, each row of protrusions 12 comprising a plurality of protrusions 12 spaced in sequence along the width direction of the ironing board 1. Wherein the position between any two adjacent rows of bumps 12 is staggered, i.e. the corresponding bumps 12 between two adjacent rows of bumps 12 are not aligned in the length direction, but are staggered along the width direction by a body position of, for example, half the length of the bumps 12.

In order to strengthen the structural strength of the ironing board 1, reinforcing ribs 13 are connected between adjacent lugs 12. Preferably, the reinforcing ribs 13 include lateral reinforcing ribs 131 and vertical reinforcing ribs 132, the lateral reinforcing ribs 131 being connected between any adjacent two of the projections 12 in each row of projections 12 to form convex row bars alternately connected by the projections 12 and the lateral reinforcing ribs 131, and the vertical reinforcing ribs 132 being connected between the convex row bars of any adjacent two rows. In this way, the protrusions 12 are connected in a net shape by the transverse reinforcing ribs 131 and the vertical reinforcing ribs 132, which not only is more beautiful, but also greatly enhances the structural strength of the ironing board 1.

Specifically, referring to fig. 2 and 4, the protrusions 12 and the reinforcing ribs 13 are distributed in a grid shape on the surface of the ironing board 1, and separate a plurality of concave units C1. When the protrusions 12 and the reinforcing ribs 13 are formed on the back B of the ironing board as shown in fig. 2, the size of the concave unit C1 does not affect the usability of the ironing board 1. However, when the protrusions 12 and the reinforcing ribs 13 are formed on the ironing board front surface a as shown in fig. 4, since the ironing head needs to be moved on the ironing board front surface a to iron the laundry, the area of the concave unit C1 should be relatively small, for example, the area of the concave unit C1 is not more than 10cm ² So that the ironing board cover (not shown) does not get caught in the recess unit C1 when the ironing board front a is covered with the ironing board cover. As can be seen by comparing fig. 2 and 4, the distribution density of the ribs 13 formed on the front surface a of the ironing board is obviously greater than the distribution density of the ribs 13 formed on the back surface B of the ironing board, i.e. more rib positions need to be added to ensure ironing flatness of the front surface a of the ironing board.

In general, the ironing board 1 is preferably an integral injection molding part, namely, the concave hole 11, the convex block 12 and the reinforcing rib 13 are integrally injection molded with the ironing board body, so that the ironing board is convenient to process, light in weight, low in cost and convenient to move, transport and disassemble.

In addition, to facilitate the mounting of the ironing board 1 to the support bar assembly, the ironing board back B is typically provided with a plurality of mounting fixtures, as will be described in more detail below.

As shown in fig. 7 to 14, the present invention further provides a novel laundry care machine, comprising an ironing board 1, a support bar assembly 2 and a rotary support assembly 3, wherein the ironing board 1 is connected to the support bar assembly 2 through the rotary support assembly 3, and the rotary support assembly 3 is pivotable between a folded position and an unfolded position; in the folded position shown in fig. 8 and 9, the rotary support assembly 3 is folded towards the support rod assembly 2, so that the ironing board 1 is vertically attached to the support rod assembly 2, a garment operation can be realized, in the unfolded position shown in fig. 11, the rotary support assembly 3 is unfolded outwards and supports the ironing board 1, so that the ironing board 1 is arranged obliquely forwards relative to the support rod assembly 2, namely, the ironing board 1 can be arranged obliquely, and the garment operation is more convenient.

Accordingly, in the laundry machine according to the present invention, the garment care device can implement the garment care device shown in fig. 11 and 12 by adding the rotary support unit 3. In addition, as will be described below, the laundry machine of the present invention can also implement garment steamer as shown in fig. 7 to 10 and flat steamer as shown in fig. 13 to 14, which greatly facilitates the use of users and improves the diversity and comfort of user operation.

The rotary support assembly 3 may be a separate support, such as a detachable support bar, with one end being detachably hinged to the support bar assembly 2 or the ironing board 1 and the other end being supported to the respective ironing board 1 or support bar assembly 2. The support end of the rotary support assembly 3 is not limited to the bottom end of the ironing board 1, but the bottom end of the ironing board 1 can be hinged, and the top end can adjust the garment tilt angle through the rotary support assembly 3. In short, the structure and the installation form of the rotary support member 3 are various, and are not exemplified here. A rotary support assembly 3 of a preferred construction which is simple in construction and stable and reliable in operation is described below, as shown in fig. 15.

Specifically, the rotary support assembly 3 of the preferred structure includes a fixed shaft section 31 and a rotating shaft frame 33, a first end of the rotating shaft frame 33 is formed with a pivoting shaft section 32 and a second end is pivotally connected to the ironing board 1, an outer peripheral portion of the fixed shaft section 31 is provided with a radial through hole 311 to be connected to the support rod assembly 2 in a penetrating manner, and the pivoting shaft section 32 is abutted with an axial end face of the fixed shaft section 31 and is capable of coaxially rotating with respect to the fixed shaft section 31. The fixed shaft section 31 is penetrated through the radial through hole 311 on a single support rod of the support rod assembly 2, so that the rotating shaft frame 33 and the pivoting shaft section 32 with integral structures can pivot around the fixed shaft section 31.

In this embodiment, referring to fig. 16 and 18, a matching circular arc limiting groove 321 and a protruding slider 312 are formed on a joint surface between the fixed shaft section 31 and the pivot shaft section 32, specifically, a circular arc limiting groove 321 concentrically arranged with the fixed shaft section 31 or the pivot shaft section 32 is formed on a joint surface of the pivot shaft section 32 in the drawing, the protruding slider 312 is formed on a joint surface of the fixed shaft section 31, the protruding slider 312 is inserted into the circular arc limiting groove 321 and can slide between a first limiting wall D1 and a second limiting wall D2 at two circular arc ends of the circular arc limiting groove 321, when the protruding slider 312 slides to abut against the first limiting wall D1, the rotating shaft 33 is located at the folded position, and when the protruding slider 312 slides to abut against the second limiting wall D2, the rotating shaft 33 is located at the unfolded position, so that the rotating angle limiting is realized.

Of course, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that, in addition to the above-described rotation angle limiting structure of the circular arc limiting groove 321, the rotation angle of the rotation support assembly 3 may be limited by, for example, providing a limit stop on the support rod assembly 2, which is not enumerated herein.

Referring to fig. 9 and 11, the pivot frame 33 may be fully unfolded only by extending horizontally, so as to support the ironing board 1, and the pivot frame 33 may be fully folded when pivoted to be vertically placed, so that the arc angle of the arc limiting groove 321 is preferably 90 °.

In order to fix the position of the fixed shaft section 31 without slipping along the support bar assembly 2 in the unfolded position, i.e., the pivoting end of the rotary support assembly 3 can be fixed at a specific position so that the other end can stably support the ironing board 1, as shown in fig. 16, an axial through hole 313 is formed on the combining surface of the fixed shaft section 31, the axial through hole 313 communicates with the radial through hole 311, and a movable damping block 314 is penetrated in the axial through hole 313; in fig. 18, the bottom wall of the circular arc limiting groove 321 is provided with a damping adjustment rib 322, and the height of the damping adjustment rib 322 is gradually increased from the first limiting wall D1 toward the second limiting wall D2. Thus, after the fixed shaft section 31 and the pivot shaft section 32 are axially assembled in a grounding manner, one end of the movable damping block 314 abuts against the damping adjusting rib 322, in the folded position, the other end of the movable damping block 314 is retracted into the axial through hole 313, vertical sliding of the fixed shaft section 31 along the support rod assembly 2 is not affected, in the unfolded position, the other end of the movable damping block 314 is pressed by the damping adjusting rib 322 to penetrate through the axial through hole 313 and abut against the inner side wall of the support rod assembly 2, and the binding force between the fixed shaft section 31 and the support rod assembly 2 is enhanced.

Wherein the axial through hole 313 may be formed at an arbitrary non-central position of the coupling surface of the fixed shaft section 31, but is preferably formed in the convex slider 312 so as to set the damping coefficient, i.e., the coupling force, of the fixed shaft section 31 and the support rod assembly 2 according to the slider stroke. In addition, the joint surface of the fixed shaft section 31 is protruded with a central rotation shaft 315, the joint surface of the pivot shaft section 32 is formed with a corresponding central pin hole 323, and the central rotation shaft 315 is inserted into the central pin hole 323, so that the pivot shaft section 32 can coaxially rotate relative to the fixed shaft section 31, and meanwhile, the fixed shaft section 31 and the pivot shaft section 32 can be connected through a fastener at the central position, so that rotatable connection of the two shaft sections is realized.

In addition, in fig. 17, a positioning restriction boss 331 is also formed on a side wall of the second end of the spindle bracket 33. Upon being retracted from the extended position of fig. 11 to the collapsed position of fig. 9, the rotary support assembly 3 is conformed toward the support rod assembly 2. Thus, when the folding position is reached, the rotating shaft frame 33 is aligned approximately in parallel with the supporting rod of the supporting rod assembly 2, and the positioning constraint boss 331 is clamped between the outer side wall of the aligned rotating shaft frame 33 and the inner side wall of the supporting rod assembly 2, so that the damping coefficient of the two is enhanced, and the rotating shaft frame 33 is fixed. Meanwhile, a stop block 332 is further extended from the side wall of the second end of the rotating shaft frame 33, the stop block 332 and the positioning constraint boss 331 protrude in the same direction, and when the rotating shaft frame reaches the folded position, the stop block 332 can be blocked against the front side wall of the supporting rod assembly 2, and the rotating supporting assembly 3 is prevented from continuously rotating towards the folded direction and is kept at the folded position.

To keep the structure stable, as can be seen in connection with fig. 14 and 15, the support bar assembly 2 preferably comprises a first support bar and a second support bar extending vertically and spaced laterally, the rotary support assembly 3 comprises a first fixed shaft section and a corresponding first rotating shaft bracket sleeved on the first support bar, and a second fixed shaft section and a corresponding second rotating shaft bracket sleeved on the second support bar, a support shaft 34 is connected between the second end of the first rotating shaft bracket and the second end of the second rotating shaft bracket, and the support shaft 34 is in pin connection with the back B of the ironing board. Specifically, referring to fig. 19, two garment-holding lower seats 15 are provided on the back of the ironing board, and a support shaft 34 is pivotally engaged with the two garment-holding lower seats 15. The support rod assembly 2 of the double support rod structure can further maintain the installation stability of the rotary support assembly 3 and the ironing board 1, and the rotating shaft bracket 33 of the rotary support assembly 3 is not limited to be positioned on the inner side of the support rod as shown in the figure, but can also be arranged on the opposite outer side of the support rod.

When the bottom end of the ironing board 1 is supported by the rotary support assembly 3, in order to maintain a reliable pivotal connection of the top of the ironing board 1, a garment-holding upper seat 14 is further formed on the upper portion of the back side B of the ironing board, and a vertical clamping groove 141 is formed in the garment-holding upper seat 14 to be clamped on the support rod assembly 2 and capable of sliding vertically along the support rod assembly 2.

To accommodate the needs of garment steamer and inclined garment steamer, i.e. to accommodate the rotation of the ironing board, the inner and outer side walls of the vertical clamping groove 141 should be respectively attached to the inner and outer side walls of the support bar assembly 2 to clamp the support bar assembly 2, and referring to fig. 20, the rear side wall of the vertical clamping groove 141 is formed as an inclined rear wall 141a, and the front side wall of the vertical clamping groove 141 includes a lower vertical front wall 141b and an upper inclined front wall 141c; in the folded position, the ironing board 1 is vertical, the support rod of the support rod assembly 2 vertically passes through the vertical clamping groove 141, at this time, the top ends of the vertical front wall 141b and the inclined rear wall 141a respectively abut against the front side wall and the rear side wall of the support rod assembly 2, and in the unfolded position, the garment steamer fixing upper seat 14 inclines along with the ironing board 1, so that the inclined front wall 141c and the inclined rear wall 141a respectively abut against the front side wall and the rear side wall of the support rod assembly 2.

By means of the optimized design of the side wall of the vertical clamping groove 141, the garment steamer fixing upper seat 14 can be well clamped on the support rod of the support rod assembly 2 no matter in the unfolding position or the folding position of the ironing board 1, and the vertical clamping groove 141 and the support rod penetrating through the vertical clamping groove can be suitable for the rotation of the ironing board 1.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 20, the top end of the inclined rear wall 141a is preferably inclined downward and rearward to match the requirement of the forward inclination of the ironing board 1. The minimum distance between the vertical plane of the vertical front wall 141b and the top end of the inclined rear wall 141a is equal to the minimum distance between the inclined plane of the inclined front wall 141c and the inclined plane of the inclined rear wall 141a, i.e., the front-rear thickness between the front side wall and the rear side wall of the support bar, so that the front-rear positioning between the garment-holding upper seat 14 and the support bar can be achieved regardless of the garment-or inclined garment-holding state.

In addition, the top end of the inclined rear wall 141a may be formed with a vertical rear wall spaced in parallel with the vertical front wall 141b so that more stable surface contact can be achieved without depending on line contact positioning of the top end edge of the inclined rear wall 141a with the rear side wall of the support bar at the time of vertical garment. In addition, the vertical front wall 141B is preferably parallel to the back B of the ironing board, and the body of the ironing fixed upper base 14 is preferably fixedly connected and perpendicular to the back B of the ironing board, so as to facilitate positioning and processing of the vertical clamping groove 141, and have a more attractive appearance.

As shown in fig. 19, the rear side wall of the vertical clamping groove 141 is formed with a duckbill-shaped rear end opening 141d, so that the garment-ironing fixing upper seat 14 is formed into a clip shape, and the support rod assembly 2 can be clamped into the vertical clamping groove 141 through the rear end opening 141 d. Preferably, the garment-attachment upper seat 14 and the garment-attachment lower seat 15 are both detachable connections. The detachable connection of the garment steamer fixing seat can facilitate the detachment of the garment steamer ironing board 1, and then the garment steamer is flattened or otherwise operated.

Alternatively, the present invention also provides a garment steamer fixing base which can perform the same function as the garment steamer fixing base 14 shown in fig. 20, and the garment steamer fixing base are identical in installation position of the ironing board 1 but different in composition structure. Referring to fig. 21 and 22, the garment steamer holder includes a fixed column 19 fixedly protruding from a back B of the ironing board, a rotating shaft 20 connected between the fixed column 19 and the sliding clamping member 21 and rotatable about a central axis of the rotating shaft 20, and a sliding clamping member 21 for slidably mounting the sliding clamping member 21 to the support bar assembly 2.

In the garment steamer fixing seat, the rotating shaft 20 can rotate relative to the fixed column 19, so that when the ironing board 1 rotates, the fixed column 19 rotates along with the ironing board 1, but the rotation of the ironing board 1 does not influence the sliding clamping piece 21 mounted on the upright post 2 through the fixed column 19 and the rotating shaft 20, and the sliding clamping piece 21 can still be clamped on the supporting rod of the upright post 2 and vertically and freely slide. Meanwhile, the vertically moving ironing board 1 can push the sliding clamping piece 21 to move vertically together through the fixing column 19 and the rotating shaft 20, namely, the rotation and vertical displacement of the ironing board 1 in the process from garment steamer to inclined garment steamer can not influence the sliding clamping of the sliding clamping piece 21 on the upright post 2.

The rotating shaft 20 may be pivotally connected to the sliding clamping member 21, or may be pivotally connected to the fixed column 19, or may even be pivotally connected at both ends. In the present embodiment, radial pin holes 191 are provided in the outer peripheral wall of the fixing column 19 perpendicularly protruding from the back surface B of the ironing board, and one end of the rotating shaft 20 is fixedly connected to the slide clamping piece 21, and the other end penetrates into the radial pin holes 191. Namely, the rotating shaft 20 and the sliding clamping piece 21 are integrated, and the rotating shaft 20 and the fixed column 19 form rotatable hole shaft matching. In order to prevent the pivot end (i.e., the insertion end) of the rotation shaft 20 from sliding out of the radial pin hole 191, an anti-slip snap structure, such as an anti-slip snap 201 shown in fig. 22, is particularly formed between the insertion end of the rotation shaft 20 and the radial pin hole 191.

Similar to the garment-attachment upper seat 14 of fig. 19, the slide clamp member 21 is formed in a clip-like shape provided with a vertical clamping groove 141, and the slide clamp member 21 is clamped to the support rod assembly 2 by the vertical clamping groove 141 and is capable of sliding vertically along the support rod assembly 2. In order to facilitate the vertical movement of the ironing board 1, the sliding clamping member 21 is pushed by the fixing post 19 and the rotating shaft 20 to move vertically together, the rotating shaft 20 preferably extends horizontally from the peripheral wall of the vertical clamping slot 141. Likewise, the clip opening end of the slide mount member 21 (i.e., the rear end opening 141d of fig. 22) is formed in an open shape, in the shape of a duckbill.

In addition, in order to facilitate the support of the ironing board 1 for ironing, the present invention particularly provides a hanger 4, as shown in fig. 23, which hanger 4 is detachably mounted to the top end of the support bar assembly 2, so that the ironing board 1 can be detachably mounted horizontally on the hanger 4.

The hanger body 41 of the hanger 4 is preferably arcuate in shape comprising a top arcuate plate 411 and a bottom chordal plate 412 for supporting the ironing board 1. The ironing board 1 may be supported on a top dome plate 411, as shown in figures 13, 14. The bottom chord 412 is adapted to be mounted to the support bar assembly 2. Specifically, referring to fig. 23, the bottom chord 412 is connected with a foot link 42, and the foot link 42 is sleeve-shaped or sleeve-shaped and is detachably sleeved on the top end of the support rod assembly 2. The bottom end of the foot connecting rod 42 is also provided with a clothes hanger fixing buckle 44, one end of the clothes hanger fixing buckle 44 is a manually-operated operating end, and the other end of the clothes hanger fixing buckle can penetrate through the foot connecting rod 42 to be abutted against the top side wall of the supporting rod assembly 2 under the pivoting action of the operating end, so that the foot connecting rod 42 is locked to be sleeved with the supporting rod assembly 2 or the clothes hanger 4 is detached from the supporting rod assembly 2.

More importantly, in order to support the clothes hanger 4, referring to fig. 23, a central fixing hole 45 and two ironing support slots 46 on two sides are arranged on the top arch 411 at intervals along the length direction; referring to fig. 19, the ironing board rear surface B is formed with a corresponding center fixing socket 16 and ironing support 17. When the ironing board 1 is horizontally mounted on the top arch 411, the central fixing socket 16 may be inserted into the central fixing hole 45 and a plug locking structure may be further formed therebetween, for example, as will be understood by those skilled in the art, when the central fixing hole 45 is an insertion hole recessed from the top surface of the hanger body 41, a well-known locking groove may be provided in the insertion hole, and the central fixing socket 16 is formed with a corresponding locking flange. Further, the two ironing support bases 17 are correspondingly clamped in the two ironing support grooves 46. This results in a reliable three-point locking support.

Wherein, the ironing support seat 17 is in a clamping shape, and can be clamped on the front wall and the rear wall of the hanger body 41, and meanwhile, a transverse column is further arranged in the U-shaped groove of the ironing support seat 17, and a transverse column groove is arranged in the ironing support groove 46 along the transverse direction of the top surface of the hanger body 41 (namely, the width direction of the top arch plate 411), so that when the ironing support seat 17 is clamped in the ironing support groove 46, the transverse column is clamped in the transverse column groove, and more stable support can be obtained.

In addition, the garment hanger 4 further comprises a garment steamer tray 43 for receiving the steamer head 5 during garment steamer, the garment steamer tray 43 extending from the top arch 411 towards the front or rear side. The garment steamer head 43 also enlarges the support surface and serves to support the ironing board 1 during ironing.

In the ironing process, the ironing head 5 is placed on the ironing head seat 18 shown in fig. 19. One end of the ironing head base 18 is pivotally mounted on the ironing board back B, and the other end can be hidden on the ironing board back B or screwed out from the ironing board back B. In garment steamer or inclined garment steamer, the ironing head seat 18 is hidden on the back side B of the ironing board, and in garment steamer, the ironing head seat 18 is screwed out to place the ironing head 5.

In addition, the support pole assembly 2 is preferably a multi-section telescopic support pole assembly, such as the three-section telescopic support shown in fig. 9 and 11. Therefore, the garment steamer can adapt to different height requirements of flat ironing and garment ironing through telescopic adjustment. Specifically, in the garment or garment inclined shown in fig. 9 and 11, the three support poles of the support pole assembly 2 are all erected and the height is adjustable to be equivalent to a human body. However, in the ironing operation shown in fig. 13 and 14, two sections of support rods are adjusted downwards, one section of support rod is retracted, and the top end of the support rod assembly 2 is adjusted to a height position corresponding to the waist of a human body, so that the ironing operation is facilitated.

The clothes care machine of the present invention comprises not only the ironing board 1, the support bar assembly 2, the rotary support assembly 3, the clothes hanger 4, but also an ironing head 5, a steam pipe and a main machine 6 for generating high-temperature steam, wherein the support bar assembly 2 extends upwards from the main machine 6, and the steam pipe (not shown) is connected between the ironing head 5 and the main machine 6.

The clothes care machine adopts a horizontal, vertical and rotatable ironing board structure, and can simultaneously meet the requirements of flat ironing (shown in fig. 13 and 14), garment ironing (shown in fig. 9 and 10), inclined garment ironing after rotation (shown in fig. 11 and 12) and the like of users. The three ironing operations can be switched only by manually and easily assembling and disassembling the ironing board 1, the operation is convenient, the satisfaction degree of user experience is high, and various demands of vast users can be met. Moreover, the ironing board 1, the rotary supporting component 3, the clothes hanger 4, the supporting rod component 2 and the like in the clothes care machine are convenient to assemble and disassemble, convenient to transport and store and small in occupied space.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention, and any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. of the present invention are within the spirit and principle of the present invention, for example, the concave hole 11 is not limited to the oval slot, but can be other shapes such as square hole, circular hole, etc. and the like, and all such modifications are included in the scope of the present invention.

In addition, the specific features described in the above embodiments may be combined in any suitable manner, and in order to avoid unnecessary repetition, various possible combinations are not described further.

Moreover, any combination of the various embodiments of the invention can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention, which should also be considered as disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A laundry care machine comprising an ironing board (1), a support bar assembly (2) and a rotary support assembly (3), the ironing board (1) being connected to the support bar assembly (2) by the rotary support assembly (3), the rotary support assembly (3) being pivotable between a stowed position in which the rotary support assembly (3) is stowed towards the support bar assembly (2) such that the ironing board (1) is vertically attached to the support bar assembly (2), and a deployed position in which the rotary support assembly (3) is deployed outwardly and supports the ironing board (1) such that the ironing board (1) is tilted forwardly relative to the support bar assembly (2);

The ironing board (1) is provided with a plurality of vent holes penetrating from the front surface (A) of the ironing board to the back surface (B) of the ironing board, the vent holes are designed to be dislocation through holes, raised protruding blocks (12) are formed on the back surface (B) of the ironing board along the thickness direction of the ironing board (1), concave holes (11) which are aligned with the protruding blocks (12) and are concaved into the protruding blocks (12) in a blind hole shape are formed on the front surface (A) of the ironing board, side wall through holes serving as back surface openings (B1) of the vent holes are formed on the side walls of the protruding blocks (12), and the side wall through holes are communicated with the concave holes (11) to form the dislocation through holes.

2. Laundry care machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the rotary support assembly (3) comprises a fixed shaft section (31) and a rotating shaft frame (33), the first end of the rotating shaft frame (33) being formed with a pivoting shaft section (32) and the second end being pivotally connected to the ironing board (1), the outer periphery of the fixed shaft section (31) being provided with radial through holes (311) for connection to the support bar assembly (2), the pivoting shaft section (32) being in abutment with the axial end face of the fixed shaft section (31) and being coaxially rotatable with respect to the fixed shaft section (31).

3. Laundry care machine according to claim 2, characterized in that a concentric circular arc limiting groove (321) and a protruding slider (312) are formed on the joint surface between the fixed shaft section (31) and the pivoting shaft section (32), the protruding slider (312) is inserted into the circular arc limiting groove (321) and can slide between a first limiting wall (D1) and a second limiting wall (D2) at the circular arc both ends of the circular arc limiting groove (321), the protruding slider (312) is located at the folded position when sliding to abut against the first limiting wall (D1), and the rotating shaft frame (33) is located at the unfolded position when sliding to abut against the second limiting wall (D2).

4. A laundry care machine according to claim 3, characterized in that the circular arc angle of the circular arc limiting groove (321) is 90 °.

5. A laundry care machine according to claim 3, characterized in that the circular arc limiting groove (321) is formed concavely on the joint surface of the pivot shaft section (32), the convex slider (312) and an axial through hole (313) are formed on the joint surface of the fixed shaft section (31), the axial through hole (313) communicates with the radial through hole (311), the rotary support assembly (3) further comprises a movable damping block (314) penetrating in the axial through hole (313);

the bottom wall of the circular arc limiting groove (321) is provided with a damping adjusting rib (322) in a protruding mode, the damping adjusting rib (322) extends from the first limiting wall (D1) to the second limiting wall (D2) in a protruding mode in an incremental mode, one end of the movable damping block (314) abuts against the damping adjusting rib (322) in the folding position, the other end of the movable damping block (314) is retracted into the axial through hole (313), and in the unfolding position, the other end of the movable damping block (314) penetrates out of the axial through hole (313) and abuts against the inner side wall of the supporting rod assembly (2).

6. Laundry care machine according to claim 5, characterized in that the axial through-hole (313) is formed in the raised slider (312).

7. Laundry care machine according to claim 2, characterized in that a side wall of the second end of the spindle frame (33) is formed with a positioning constraint boss (331), which positioning constraint boss (331) is clamped between the aligned side wall of the spindle frame (33) and the side wall of the support bar assembly (2) in the collapsed position to fix the spindle frame (33).

8. Laundry care machine according to claim 2, characterized in that the side wall of the second end of the spindle housing (33) is further extended with a stop (332), which stop (332) rests against the front side wall of the support bar assembly (2) in the collapsed position.

9. Laundry care machine according to claim 2, characterized in that a central spindle (315) protrudes from the junction surface of the stationary spindle section (31), a corresponding central pin hole (323) is formed on the junction surface of the pivot spindle section (32), and the central spindle (315) is inserted into the central pin hole (323) such that the pivot spindle section (32) can rotate coaxially with respect to the stationary spindle section (31).

10. Laundry care machine according to claim 2, characterized in that the support bar assembly (2) comprises a first support bar and a second support bar extending vertically and being laterally spaced apart, the rotary support assembly (3) comprises a first fixed shaft section and a corresponding first swivel bracket sleeved on the first support bar and a second fixed shaft section and a corresponding second swivel bracket sleeved on the second support bar, a support shaft (34) being connected between the second end of the first swivel bracket and the second end of the second swivel bracket, the support shaft (34) being pinned to the ironing board back (B).

11. Laundry care machine according to any one of claims 2-10, characterized in that the upper part of the ironing board back (B) is formed with a garment fixation upper seat (14), the lower part is formed with a garment fixation lower seat (15), the second end of the spindle rack (33) is pivotally connected to the garment fixation lower seat (15), a vertical clamping groove (141) is formed in the garment fixation upper seat (14) to be clamped on the support bar assembly (2) and capable of sliding vertically along the support bar assembly (2).

12. Laundry care machine according to claim 11, characterized in that the inner and outer side walls of the vertical clamping groove (141) are respectively attached to the inner and outer side walls of the support bar assembly (2) to clamp the support bar assembly (2), the rear side wall of the vertical clamping groove (141) is formed as an inclined rear wall (141 a), the front side wall of the vertical clamping groove (141) comprises a lower vertical front wall (141 b) and an upper inclined front wall (141 c), in the collapsed position the top ends of the vertical front wall (141 b) and the inclined rear wall (141 a) are respectively abutted against the front and rear side walls of the support bar assembly (2), in the deployed position the inclined front wall (141 c) and the inclined rear wall (141 a) are respectively abutted against the front and rear side walls of the support bar assembly (2).

13. Laundry care machine according to claim 12, characterized in that the rear side wall of the vertical clamping groove (141) is formed with a duckbill shaped rear end opening (141 d) such that the garment-holding upper seat (14) is formed as a clip-like shape, through which rear end opening (141 d) the support bar assembly (2) can be snapped into the vertical clamping groove (141).

14. Laundry care machine according to claim 11, characterized in that the garment-holding upper seat (14) and the garment-holding lower seat (15) are both detachable connection structures.

15. Laundry care machine according to any one of claims 1-10, characterized in that the laundry care machine further comprises a clothes hanger (4), the clothes hanger (4) being detachably mounted on top of the support bar assembly (2), the ironing board (1) being detachably horizontally mounted on the clothes hanger (4).

16. Laundry care machine according to claim 15, characterized in that the hanger body (41) of the hanger (4) is of an arcuate shape comprising a top arch plate (411) and a bottom chord plate (412).

17. Laundry care machine according to claim 16, characterized in that the top arched plate (411) is provided with central fixing holes (45) and ironing support slots (46) at intervals along the length direction, the ironing board back (B) is formed with corresponding central fixing sockets (16) and ironing support seats (17), when the ironing board (1) is horizontally mounted on the top arched plate (411), the central fixing sockets (16) are inserted into the central fixing holes (45), and the ironing support seats (17) are clamped in the ironing support slots (46).

18. Laundry care machine according to claim 16, characterized in that the clothes hanger (4) further comprises a garment steamer head seat (43) for mounting a steamer head (5) and being capable of supporting the ironing board (1), the garment steamer head seat (43) protruding from the top arch plate (411) towards the front side or the rear side.

19. Laundry care machine according to claim 16, characterized in that the bottom chord (412) is connected with a foot link (42), the foot link (42) being detachably sleeved on top of the support bar assembly (2).

20. Laundry care machine according to claim 15, characterized in that the ironing board (1) further comprises a ironing head base (18), one end of the ironing head base (18) being pivotally mounted to the ironing board back (B), the other end being capable of being hidden from or screwed out of the ironing board back (B).