CN108221332B - Scale removing structure for vaporization chamber of steam electric iron - Google Patents

Scale removing structure for vaporization chamber of steam electric iron Download PDF

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CN108221332B
CN108221332B CN201810183517.7A CN201810183517A CN108221332B CN 108221332 B CN108221332 B CN 108221332B CN 201810183517 A CN201810183517 A CN 201810183517A CN 108221332 B CN108221332 B CN 108221332B
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The invention discloses a descaling structure of a vaporization cavity of an electric steam iron, and belongs to the technical field of clothes ironing equipment. Comprising the following steps: a steam iron body; the bottom plate is arranged below the steam electric iron main body, and the lower end surface of the bottom plate is provided with a mounting groove; the descaling cover assembly is detachably arranged in the mounting groove, the upper end face of the descaling cover is provided with a descaling cover buckling position, the sealing silica gel is sleeved on the side wall of the descaling cover buckling position, and the spring lock catch is arranged at the edge of the other side of the upper end face of the descaling cover; the vaporization cover is matched with the bottom plate; the vaporization cavity is arranged between the vaporization cover and the bottom plate and is communicated with the through hole; the heating body is embedded in the boss of the bottom plate; the upper end of the cleaning port is communicated with the vaporization cavity, and the lower end of the cleaning port is communicated with the mounting groove. The invention provides a descaling structure for a vaporization cavity of a steam electric iron, which is characterized in that a cleaning opening is arranged on a bottom plate, and a detachable descaling cover is arranged on the cleaning opening, so that the structure is simple, and the operation is convenient and reliable.

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Scale removing structure for vaporization chamber of steam electric iron
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of clothes ironing equipment, in particular to a descaling structure of a vaporization cavity of an electric steam iron.
Background
With the development of living home furnishings, more and more living home appliances are used by people at present, and an electric iron is used as a common home appliance for ironing wrinkled clothes so as to enable the wrinkled clothes to be restored to be flat. But the steam iron can form more scale in the process of vaporizing into steam while enjoying the convenience brought by the steam iron, thereby blocking steam holes and affecting the effect of ironing clothes; which may lead to a more severe life of the iron.
To better remove scale from the vaporization chamber of the bottom plate, the patent publication CN105874117a opens an inlet conduit in the vaporization chamber that extends to the collection reservoir and is plugged with a removable closure. In contrast, the plug disclosed in the patent document of publication CN106521910a has better operability, and such a plug is also described in the patent document of publication CN106521912a, in which the lock tongue is inserted into the corresponding locking portion or the corresponding locking portion is withdrawn by rotating the key by hand. The two structures are long in the sewage disposal channel, which is unfavorable for the discharge of scale, and the structure is complex, the parts are more, and the cost is high.
Disclosure of Invention
The utility model provides a steam electric iron vaporization chamber scale removal structure, has offered a washing mouth in the rear side of bottom plate to exist among the prior art, is provided with a detachable scale removal lid on the washing mouth, can more convenient clear away the incrustation scale in the vaporization chamber under the prerequisite that does not change bottom plate basic structure, and spare part that constitutes is less moreover, simple structure, convenient and reliable.
The specific technical scheme is as follows:
a steam electric iron vaporization chamber descaling structure comprising:
a steam iron body;
the bottom plate is arranged below the steam electric iron main body, a plurality of through holes are formed in the lower end face of the bottom plate, and a mounting groove is formed in the lower end face of the bottom plate;
the descaling cover assembly is detachably arranged in the mounting groove and comprises a descaling cover, descaling cover buckling positions, a plurality of spring locks and sealing silica gel, wherein the descaling cover buckling positions are arranged on one side of the upper end face of the descaling cover, the sealing silica gel is arranged on the upper end face of the descaling cover, the sealing silica gel is sleeved on the side wall of the descaling cover buckling positions, and the spring locks are arranged on the edge of the other side of the upper end face of the descaling cover;
the vaporization cover is arranged on the lower end face of the steam electric iron main body and is matched with the bottom plate;
the vaporization cavity is arranged between the vaporization cover and the bottom plate and is communicated with the through hole;
the upper end face of the bottom plate is provided with a boss, and the heating body is embedded in the boss;
the cleaning opening is formed in the upper end face of the bottom plate, the upper end of the cleaning opening is communicated with the vaporization cavity, and the lower end of the cleaning opening is communicated with the mounting groove.
The invention also provides a scale removing structure for the vaporization chamber of the steam electric iron, which is characterized in that a plurality of through holes are symmetrically arranged at two sides of the bottom plate along the length direction of the bottom plate.
In the descaling structure of the vaporizing cavity of the steam electric iron, the invention also has the characteristic that the cross section of the descaling cover buckling position is arranged in a J shape, and the descaling cover buckling position is buckled with the upper end surface of the bottom plate.
In the descaling structure of the vaporization chamber of the steam electric iron provided by the invention, the mounting groove is arranged at the rear side of the lower end surface of the bottom plate, and the cleaning opening is arranged at the rear side of the upper end surface of the bottom plate.
The invention also provides a scale removing structure for the vaporization cavity of the steam electric iron, which is characterized in that two spring locks are arranged, two stop blocks are arranged on the inner side wall of the mounting groove, and one spring lock is buckled with one stop block.
In the descaling structure of the vaporization cavity of the steam electric iron, provided by the invention, the characteristic is that one end of the mounting groove, which is close to the spring lock catch, is provided with a concave part, and the concave part is arranged in a semicircular arc shape.
The technical scheme has the positive effects that:
the invention provides a descaling structure of a steam electric iron vaporization cavity, which is provided with a cleaning opening at the rear side of a bottom plate, and a detachable descaling cover is arranged on the cleaning opening, so that the scale in the vaporization cavity can be more conveniently removed on the premise of not changing the basic structure of the bottom plate, and the descaling structure has fewer parts, simple structure and convenient and reliable operation.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a structure of a scale removing cover in a state of removing scale from a vaporization chamber of an electric steam iron according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a partly sectional seal structure in an embodiment of the present invention of a descaling structure for a vaporization chamber of an electric steam iron;
fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of a descaling cover in an embodiment of the vaporizing chamber descaling structure of the steam iron according to the invention;
fig. 4 is a schematic view of a partial cross-sectional lock catch structure in an embodiment of a descaling structure for a vaporization chamber of an electric steam iron according to the present invention.
In the accompanying drawings: 1. a steam iron body; 2. a bottom plate; 3. a descaling cover assembly; 31. a scale removing cover; 32. a spring lock catch; 33. sealing silica gel; 34. a descaling cover buckling position; 4. a heating body; 5. a vaporization cover; 6. a vaporization chamber; 7. and cleaning the mouth.
Detailed Description
In order to make the technical means, creation characteristics, achievement purposes and effects of the present invention easy to understand, the following embodiments are specifically described with reference to fig. 1 to fig. 4 for a descaling structure of a vaporization chamber of an electric steam iron.
FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a structure of a scale removing cover in a state of removing scale from a vaporization chamber of an electric steam iron according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a partly sectional seal structure in an embodiment of the present invention of a descaling structure for a vaporization chamber of an electric steam iron; fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of a descaling cover in an embodiment of the vaporizing chamber descaling structure of the steam iron according to the invention; fig. 4 is a schematic view of a partial cross-sectional lock catch structure in an embodiment of a steam electric iron vaporization chamber descaling structure according to the present invention, as shown in fig. 1 to 4, where a cleaning opening is formed on a rear side of a bottom plate, and a detachable descaling cover is disposed on the cleaning opening, and the steam electric iron vaporization chamber descaling structure includes: the steam iron comprises a steam iron main body 1, a bottom plate 2, a descaling cover assembly 3, a descaling cover 31, a spring lock catch 32, sealing silica gel 33, a descaling cover lock catch position 34, a heating body 4, a vaporization cover 5, a vaporization cavity 6 and a cleaning port 7.
In the embodiment, the scale removing structure of the vaporization chamber of the steam electric iron mainly comprises a steam electric iron main body 1, a bottom plate 2, a scale removing cover assembly 3, a vaporization cover 5, a vaporization chamber 6, a heating body 4 and a cleaning port 7.
The bottom plate 2 is arranged below the steam iron main body 1, a plurality of through holes are formed in the lower end face of the bottom plate 2, and a mounting groove is formed in the lower end face of the bottom plate 2.
The scale removal lid subassembly 3 detachably arranges in the mounting groove, and scale removal lid subassembly 3 includes scale removal lid 31, scale removal lid knot position 34, a plurality of spring catch 32 and sealed silica gel 33, and one side of the up end of scale removal lid 31 is provided with scale removal lid knot position 34, and sealed silica gel 33 arranges in the up end of scale removal lid 31 and sealed silica gel 33 cover establishes the lateral wall at scale removal lid knot position 34, and a plurality of spring catch 32 arrange the edge at the opposite side of the up end of scale removal lid 31.
The vaporization cover 5 is arranged on the lower end surface of the steam iron main body 1, and the vaporization cover 5 is matched with the bottom plate 2. The vaporization cavity 6 is arranged between the vaporization cover 5 and the bottom plate 2, and the vaporization cavity 6 is communicated with the through hole. The upper end face of the bottom plate 2 is provided with a boss, and the heating body 4 is embedded in the boss. The cleaning opening 7 is arranged on the upper end face of the bottom plate 2, the upper end of the cleaning opening 7 is communicated with the vaporization cavity 6, and the lower end of the cleaning opening 7 is communicated with the mounting groove.
In a preferred embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, a plurality of through holes are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the bottom plate 2 in the length direction of the bottom plate 2.
In a preferred embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, the cross section of the descaling cover fastening position 34 is in a shape of a J, and the descaling cover fastening position 34 is fastened with the upper end surface of the bottom plate 2.
In a preferred embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, the mounting groove is arranged at the rear side of the lower end surface of the bottom plate 2, and the cleaning port 7 is arranged at the rear side of the upper end surface of the bottom plate 2.
In a preferred embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, two spring latches 32 are provided, two stoppers are provided on the inner side walls of the mounting groove, and one spring latch 32 is engaged with one stopper.
In a preferred embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, a recess is formed in an end of the mounting groove near the spring lock 32, and the recess is semi-arc-shaped.
In the following, a specific embodiment is described, and it should be noted that the structures, processes, and materials described in the following embodiments are only used to illustrate the feasibility of the embodiments, and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.
The working principle of the scale removing structure of the vaporization cavity of the electric steam iron is as follows: because the iron is placed in the non-ironing working condition, the scale is easy to concentrate on the rear side of the bottom plate due to the balance between the water in the cavity and the atmospheric pressure after being vaporized, the cleaning opening is arranged on the rear side of the bottom plate, the detachable scale removing cover assembly arranged on the cleaning opening is buckled with the bottom plate through the two spring locks and the scale removing cover buckling position, and the scale removing cover assembly is pressed through the concave part at the mounting groove of the bottom plate when the iron is required to be disassembled, so that the spring locks are separated from the bottom plate, and the scale removing cover assembly is detached, thereby cleaning the scale in the vaporizing cavity.
The scale removing structure of the vaporization cavity of the steam electric iron provided by the embodiment comprises a steam electric iron main body 1, a bottom plate 2, a scale removing cover assembly 3, a vaporization cover 5, a vaporization cavity 6, a heating body 4 and a cleaning port 7. The bottom plate 2 is arranged below the steam iron main body 1, a plurality of through holes are formed in the lower end face of the bottom plate 2, and the through holes are symmetrically arranged on two sides of the bottom plate 2 along the length direction of the bottom plate 2. The rear side of the lower end face of the bottom plate 2 is also provided with a mounting groove. The descaling cover assembly 3 is detachably arranged in the mounting groove, the descaling cover assembly 3 comprises a descaling cover 31, descaling cover buckling positions 34, a plurality of spring locks 32 and sealing silica gel 33, one side of the upper end face of the descaling cover 31 is provided with the descaling cover buckling positions 34, the cross section of the descaling cover buckling positions 34 is in a J-shaped arrangement, and the descaling cover buckling positions 34 are buckled with the upper end face of the bottom plate 2. The sealing silica gel 33 is arranged on the upper end face of the descaling cover 31, the sealing silica gel 33 is sleeved on the side wall of the descaling cover buckling position 34, the two spring locks 32 are arranged on the edge of the other side of the upper end face of the descaling cover 31, two stop blocks are arranged on the inner side wall of the mounting groove, and one spring lock 32 is buckled with one stop block. Wherein a concave portion is formed at one end of the mounting groove near the spring lock catch 32, and the concave portion is arranged in a semicircular arc shape. The vaporization cover 5 is arranged on the lower end surface of the steam iron main body 1, and the vaporization cover 5 is matched with the bottom plate 2. The vaporization cavity 6 is arranged between the vaporization cover 5 and the bottom plate 2, and the vaporization cavity 6 is communicated with the through hole. The upper end face of the bottom plate 2 is provided with a boss, and the heating body 4 is embedded in the boss. The cleaning opening 7 is arranged on the upper end face of the bottom plate 2, the upper end of the cleaning opening 7 is communicated with the vaporization cavity 6, and the lower end of the cleaning opening 7 is communicated with the mounting groove. The invention provides a descaling structure of a steam electric iron vaporization cavity, which is provided with a cleaning opening at the rear side of a bottom plate, and a detachable descaling cover is arranged on the cleaning opening, so that the scale in the vaporization cavity can be more conveniently removed on the premise of not changing the basic structure of the bottom plate, and the descaling structure has fewer parts, simple structure and convenient and reliable operation.
The foregoing is merely illustrative of the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not intended to limit the embodiments and scope of the present invention, and it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that equivalent substitutions and obvious variations may be made using the description and illustrations of the present invention, and are intended to be included in the scope of the present invention.

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1. The utility model provides a steam electric iron vaporization chamber scale removal structure which characterized in that includes:
a steam iron body;
the bottom plate is arranged below the steam electric iron main body, a plurality of through holes are formed in the lower end face of the bottom plate, and a mounting groove is formed in the lower end face of the bottom plate;
the descaling cover assembly is detachably arranged in the mounting groove and comprises a descaling cover, descaling cover buckling positions, a plurality of spring locks and sealing silica gel, wherein the descaling cover buckling positions are arranged on one side of the upper end face of the descaling cover, the sealing silica gel is arranged on the upper end face of the descaling cover, the sealing silica gel is sleeved on the side wall of the descaling cover buckling positions, and the spring locks are arranged on the edge of the other side of the upper end face of the descaling cover;
a vaporization cover arranged on the lower end surface of the steam iron main body, wherein the vaporization cover is matched with the bottom plate;
the vaporization cavity is arranged between the vaporization cover and the bottom plate and is communicated with the through hole;
a boss is arranged on the left side of the upper end face of the bottom plate, and the heating body is embedded in the boss;
the cleaning port is formed in the upper end face of the bottom plate, the upper end of the cleaning port is communicated with the vaporization cavity, and the lower end of the cleaning port is communicated with the mounting groove;
the cross section of the descaling cover buckling position is J-shaped, and the descaling cover buckling position is buckled with the upper end surface of the bottom plate;
the mounting groove is arranged at the rear side of the lower end surface of the bottom plate, and the cleaning opening is arranged at the rear side of the upper end surface of the bottom plate;
the two spring locks are arranged, two stop blocks are arranged on the inner side wall of the mounting groove, and one spring lock is buckled with one stop block;
the mounting groove is close to one end of the spring lock catch and is provided with a concave part which is arranged in a semicircular arc shape.
2. The steam iron vaporizing chamber descaling structure according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of through holes are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the soleplate along the length direction of the soleplate.
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