CN109252343B - Ironing table - Google Patents

Abstract

The ironing table (1) comprises: a top plate (2); and a pair of support legs (3) which support the top plate from below in a use state, are arranged to intersect with each other in the use state, and are arranged along a back surface (10) of the top plate in a storage state, wherein a first support leg (3a) of one of the pair of support legs includes: a base end portion (21) connected to the top plate; and a leg front portion (31) connected to the base end portion so as to be relatively rotatable about a first axis (O1) extending along the back surface of the top plate, and connected to the second support leg (3b) of the other of the pair of support legs so as to be relatively rotatable about an axis (O3) parallel to the first axis, wherein one of the base end portion and the leg front portion is provided with an engaging portion (41), and the other is provided with a receiving portion (45) which engages with the engaging portion in a use state to fix the base end portion and the leg front portion, and wherein the engagement with the engaging portion is released when the base end portion and the leg front portion are shifted from the use state to the storage state.

Description

Ironing table

Technical Field

The present invention relates to an ironing table for use in ironing clothes and the like.

Background

Generally, in order to remove wrinkles and marks of the laundry, the laundry is pressed against a top plate of an ironing table by using an iron to be ironed.

As the ironing table, various forms have been put into practical use. For example, there are a short-legged ironing table assumed to be used relatively close to the floor, a long-legged ironing table assumed to be used in a standing state, and the like. Among them, as one example of an ironing table assumed to be used in a standing state, an ironing table described in patent document 1 below is known.

In the ironing table described in patent document 1, a pair of support legs are provided, which support a top plate (table main body) from below and are foldable. In the ironing table, the engagement portion provided at the upper end of one of the pair of support legs is fitted into the notch portion provided in the table main body, so that the support legs are fixed and the ironing table can be held in a predetermined use posture.

Documents of the prior art

Patent document

Patent document 1: japanese patent laid-open No. 2006-95123

However, in the ironing table described in patent document 1, when the position of the ironing table is changed from the use position to the folded position, that is, when the leg is opened and closed, the stopper needs to be slid and moved first, and then the engagement between the notch portion and the engaging portion needs to be released. Therefore, the gesture changing operation is very complicated and time-consuming.

Disclosure of Invention

Therefore, the present invention provides an ironing table in which the opening and closing operation of the support legs can be easily performed and the posture can be smoothly changed.

That is, the ironing table of the first embodiment of the present invention includes: a top plate on which an object to be ironed can be placed; and a pair of support legs that support the top plate from below in a use state in which the support legs extend obliquely from the top plate with respect to a vertical direction and intersect each other, and that are disposed along a back surface of the top plate in a storage state, wherein a first support leg of one of the pair of support legs includes: a base end portion connected to the top plate; and a leg front portion connected to the base end portion so as to be relatively rotatable about a first axis line extending along a back surface of the top plate, and connected to the second support leg of the other of the pair of support legs so as to be relatively rotatable about an axis line parallel to the first axis line, wherein one of the base end portion and the leg front portion is provided with an engaging portion, and the other is provided with a receiving portion that engages with the engaging portion in the use state to fix the base end portion and the leg front portion, and wherein the engagement with the engaging portion is released when the base end portion is shifted from the use state to the storage state.

According to the ironing board, when the position is changed from the storage state to the use state, the first support leg is opened from the state where the first support leg is arranged along the back surface of the top board. At this time, the base end portion and the leg front portion of the first support leg are bent about the first axis, and the base end portion and the leg front portion are protruded from the back surface of the top plate. Thus, the engaging portion is engaged with the receiving portion, and the base end portion is fixed to the front leg portion. At this time, the second support legs connected to the leg front portions are also opened from a state of being arranged along the back surface of the top plate in accordance with the movement of the leg front portions. As a result, the first support leg and the second support leg are disposed in a crossing state, and the support legs are fixed at predetermined positions so that the ironing table is in a use state. In this way, the position of the ironing board can be changed by only opening the first support leg and fixing the base end portion and the leg front portion by the engaging portion.

Conversely, the following actions are performed: the engagement between the engaging part and the receiving part is released, the base end part and the front part of the first supporting leg are relatively rotated, and the first supporting leg is closed to be arranged along the back surface of the top plate. The second support leg connected to the front portion of the first support leg is also folded and closed in accordance with the operation of the first support leg, and the first support leg and the second support leg are arranged on the back surface of the top plate. Thus, the position of the ironing table can be changed only by releasing the engagement between the engaging portion and the receiving portion and engaging the first support leg and the second support leg.

In the ironing table according to the above-described embodiment, the engaging portion may include a pin-shaped member provided at the base end portion, and the receiving portion may include a hook-shaped member provided at the front portion of the leg and hooked to the pin-shaped member in the use state.

In this way, the base end portion and the leg front portion can be fixed by a simple operation of opening the first support leg and hooking the hook-shaped member to the pin-shaped member, and the ironing table can be easily put into a use state.

In the ironing base according to the above-described embodiment, the receiving portion may further include an operating portion that is provided integrally with the hook-shaped member and is provided so as to be capable of moving forward and backward along the extending direction of the leg front portion, and that moves forward toward the front end of the leg front portion in the use state, so that the engagement between the pin-shaped member and the hook-shaped member can be released.

By providing such an operation portion, the engagement between the pin-shaped member and the hook-shaped member can be easily released and the first support leg and the second support leg can be closed by only the operation of moving the operation portion forward and backward in the extending direction of the leg front portion, that is, in the extending direction of the first support leg in the use state, so that the posture can be easily changed from the use state to the storage state.

In the ironing table according to the above-described embodiment, the second support leg may further include a rotating body provided at a front end of the front portion of the leg and rotatable in contact with the floor surface, or a sliding body sliding in contact with the floor surface.

By providing such a rotating body, the second support leg can be slid on the ground with the first support leg as an axis by the rotation of the rotating body or the sliding of the sliding body, and the closing operation of the second support leg can be performed with a small force. In this way, by smoothly opening and closing the second support leg, the opening and closing operation of the first support leg associated therewith can be easily performed, and the posture of the ironing table can be smoothly changed.

In the ironing board according to the above-described embodiment, the first support leg and the second support leg may be provided so that the leg front portion and the second support leg are disposed on the same end portion side of the top board and protrude from the top board in the stored state, and the leg front portion and the second support leg can stand on the floor surface.

In this way, since the ironing table can stand in the storage state, it is not necessary to lean the ironing table against a wall or the like, and options of storage areas are expanded.

According to the ironing table, the engaging portion and the receiving portion are provided on the first support leg, so that the support leg can be easily opened and closed, and the posture can be smoothly changed.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is an overall perspective view showing a use state of an ironing table according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view showing a storage state of the ironing board according to the embodiment of the present invention, and is a view of the top plate viewed from the rear.

Fig. 3A is a perspective view of an ironing stand according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is an overall view showing a standing state in a storage state.

Fig. 3B is a perspective view of an ironing table according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing an enlarged view of a portion a of fig. 3A.

Fig. 4 is a perspective cross-sectional view illustrating the engaging portion and the receiving portion when the ironing board according to the embodiment of the present invention is in a use state.

Fig. 5 is a perspective cross-sectional view illustrating the operation of the engaging portion and the receiving portion when the ironing board according to the embodiment of the present invention is in the storage state from the use state.

Fig. 6 is a perspective cross-sectional view illustrating the operation of the engaging portion and the receiving portion when the ironing board according to the embodiment of the present invention is in the storage state to the use state.

Fig. 7 is a perspective sectional view showing a state in which the ironing stand according to the embodiment of the present invention is about to be put into a use state.

Fig. 8 is a plan view showing a storage state of the ironing board according to the first modification of the embodiment of the present invention, and is a view of the top plate viewed from the rear.

Fig. 9 is an overall perspective view showing a use state of an ironing board according to a second modification of the embodiment of the present invention.

Description of the symbols

1 ironing table

2 Top plate

3 support leg

3a first support leg

3b second support leg

4 iron rack

10 back side of the plate

12 longitudinal bone

13 transverse bone

13a first transverse bone

13b second transverse bone

14 bone member

17 first leg rest

21 basal end portion

22 leg body

23 connecting part

25-legged socket

26 flat plate part

27 bending plate part

29 first support shaft

Front part of 31 legs

32 leg front body

32a notch part

33 leg front connecting part

34 component

35 front end cover

35a shaft support part

41 engaging part

42 pin-shaped member

45 bearing part

46 hook member

46a groove

47 operating part

51 guiding surface

52 curved surface

53 locking surface

54 medial side

55 opening forming surface

56 long hole

61 outer cylinder part

62 outer flange

63 inner flange

64 operating button

65 spring component

67 second leg support

68 second support shaft

71 leg body

72 connecting part

73 rotating body

73a main body part

73b shaft part

81 third support shaft

91 engaging part

92 pin-shaped member

93 support rod part

95a notch part

102 top plate

Side 103

104 reducing surface

104a bottom

O axis

O1 first axis

O2 second axis

O3 third axis

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, the ironing board 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

As shown in fig. 1, the ironing table 1 includes: a top plate 2, on which the clothes to be ironed and the like are placed, and the top plate 2; a pair of support legs 3, the support legs 3 being provided on a back surface 10 of the top plate 2; and a iron stand 4 provided at a position not interfering with the pair of support legs 3, and capable of protruding from the top plate 2.

The ironing stand 1 of the present embodiment is a vertical ironing stand that can iron in a standing state.

The top plate 2 is a substantially rectangular plate. The shape of the top plate 2 is not limited to the illustrated shape. The top plate 2 may be formed by attaching a metal mesh to a frame and then covering the frame with a cushioning material made of polyester fiber or a covering material such as cloth, or may be formed by covering the frame and the ceiling surface integrally formed of resin with a covering material such as a cushioning material or cloth.

Hereinafter, the extending direction of the long side of the top plate 2 is referred to as the longitudinal direction, and the extending direction of the short side is referred to as the width direction.

As shown in fig. 2, a pair of longitudinal ribs 12 extending in the longitudinal direction and extending in parallel to each other in the width direction are provided on the back surface 10 of the top plate 2. Further, the top plate 2 is provided with a plurality of lateral ribs 13, and the lateral ribs 13 connect the longitudinal ribs 12 to each other in the width direction and extend in the width direction. In the present embodiment, two first lateral frames 13a and two second lateral frames 13b arranged in parallel to each other are provided as the lateral frames 13 at positions separated in the longitudinal direction. Each of the lateral bones 13 has a pair of bone members 14 arranged with a gap in the longitudinal direction.

The iron stand 4 is provided at one longitudinal end of the back surface 10 of the top board 2. Further, the iron holder 4 is supported by the pair of longitudinal ribs 12 so as to be capable of projecting from the top plate 2 in the longitudinal direction and slidably moving in the longitudinal direction. The second lateral rib 13b is disposed at a position closer to the iron frame 4 than the first lateral rib 13a in the longitudinal direction. Here, the side of the top plate 2 on which the iron stand 4 is provided is referred to as a rear end side in the longitudinal direction, and the opposite side is referred to as a front end side.

As the support legs 3, a first support leg 3a and a second support leg 3b are provided which extend obliquely in the longitudinal direction from the top board 2 with respect to the vertical direction in the use state of the ironing table 1 shown in fig. 1 and intersect each other.

The first support leg 3a has: a base end portion 21, the base end portion 21 being supported by a first leg support portion 17 fixed to the first lateral frame 13 a; and a leg front portion 31 connected to the base end portion 21 so as to be rotatable about a first axis O1 extending along the back surface 10 of the top plate 2.

The first leg support portion 17 supporting the base end portion 21 is provided at the center in the width direction of the head portion 2 across between the pair of bone members 14 of the first lateral bone 13 a. As shown in fig. 2, the proximal end portion 21 is a U-shaped member. That is, the base end portion 21 has: a pair of leg bodies 22, the leg bodies 22 extending on both sides in the width direction of the position supported by the first leg support portion 17 so as to be apart from the first lateral rib 13 a; and a connecting portion 23, the connecting portion 23 connecting the pair of leg main bodies 22 to each other and extending in the width direction. The connecting portion 23 is disposed so as to be sandwiched between the first leg support portion 17 and the first lateral frame 13 a. Thereby, the connecting portion 23 can rotate relative to the top plate 2 about the axis O extending along the back surface 10. Therefore, the base end portion 21 rotates about the axis O with respect to the top plate 2. In the stored state shown in fig. 2 and 3A, the base end portion 21 is arranged along the back surface 10 of the top plate 2 and the front end of the leg main body 22 is positioned on the rear end side in the longitudinal direction with respect to the connecting portion 23.

Further, a leg receiver 25 is provided at the tip of each leg body 22 of the base end portion 21, and the leg receiver 25 projects outward in the width direction from the leg body 22 and is positioned closer to the back surface 10 side of the top plate 2 than the leg body 22 in the accommodated state. The leg receiver 25 is formed in a plate shape having a flat plate portion 26 and a curved plate portion 27, the flat plate portion 26 extending along the back surface 10 in the housed state, and the curved plate portion 27 being curved in a direction away from the back surface 10 in the housed state on the outer side in the width direction of the flat plate portion 26.

In the present embodiment, an engagement portion 41 is provided on one of the pair of leg receivers 25 (on the right side of the paper surface in fig. 2). In the present embodiment, the engaging portion 41 includes only the pin-shaped member 42. The pin-shaped member 42 is formed in a cylindrical shape extending in the width direction, and is provided to connect the front end of the leg body 22 and the bent plate portion 27 of the leg receiver 25, as shown in fig. 4. The pin-shaped member 42 is provided with a gap from the flat plate portion 26.

Further, a first support shaft 29 having a cylindrical shape protrudes outward in the width direction from a halfway position in the extending direction of the leg main body 22 of the base end portion 21. The center of the first support shaft 29 is the first axis O1, and the first axis O1 extends in the width direction along the back surface 10 of the top plate 2.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the leg front portion 31 has: a pair of leg front bodies 32, the leg front bodies 32 being disposed on the outer sides in the width direction than the leg main bodies 22 of the base end portion 21; and a leg front connecting portion 33, the leg front connecting portion 33 connecting the leg front main bodies 32 to each other in the width direction.

As shown in fig. 2, the leg front connection portion 33 is a rod-shaped member that is parallel to the connection portion 23 of the base end portion 21 and is located on the front side in the longitudinal direction with respect to the connection portion 23 in the housed state.

Each leg tip body 32 is formed in a hollow cylindrical shape, and is connected to the corresponding leg body 22 of the base end portion 21 at the base end side (upper side in the use state) by the first support shaft 29. Thereby, the base end portion 21 and the leg tip main body 32 can relatively rotate about the first axis O1. As shown in fig. 1, the front end of each leg front body 32 extends straight in a state of use while being inclined with respect to the vertical direction, and then is bent outward in the width direction toward the rear end side in the longitudinal direction. Further, a member 34 is fitted to the front end of the leg front body 32, and the member 34 is made of a material different from that of the first support leg 3a for preventing slip and damage to the ground.

Further, the leg front body 32 connected to the leg body 22 provided with the engagement portion 41 in the leg body 22 of the base end portion 21 is provided with a receiving portion 45 engageable with the engagement portion 41.

As shown in fig. 4 to 7, the receiving portion 45 includes: an operation portion 47, the operation portion 47 being exposed from the proximal end side of the leg front main body 32 to the outside of the leg front main body 32; and a hook member 46, a part of the hook member 46 being disposed inside the leg front body 32 integrally with the operation portion 47 on the front end side of the leg front body 32 with respect to the operation portion 47.

The hook member 46 is slidably movable inside the leg front body 32 so as to be able to advance toward the front end of the leg front body 32 or retreat with respect to the front end. In the hook member 46, a hook-shaped groove 46a is formed at a position facing the pin member 42 in the use state at an end portion on the front end side of the leg front body 32. Further, a notch 32a is provided on the outer surface of the leg front main body 32 corresponding to the groove 46a so that the opening of the groove 46a can be exposed to the outside and the pin-shaped member 42 can be disposed inside the groove 46 a. The notch portion 32a is a semicircular groove.

As the surfaces forming the grooves 46a of the hook-shaped member 46, the hook-shaped member 46 is provided with: a guide surface 51, the guide surface 51 being inclined in a planar shape so as to be away from the distal end side of the leg front main body 32 toward the inside of the leg front main body 32 at a position closest to the notch portion 32 a; a curved surface 52 smoothly connected to an end of the guide surface 51 on the operating portion 47 side, the curved surface 52 being curved in a convex shape toward the front end of the leg front body 32 and toward the inside of the leg front body 32; and a locking surface 53, the locking surface 53 being continuous with the curved surface 52 and curved in an arc shape and a concave shape.

As a surface forming the groove 46a, the hook member 46 is provided with: an inner surface 54, the inner surface 54 being continuous with the locking surface 53 on the inner side of the leg front body 32 and extending in a planar manner toward the operation portion 47 along the extending direction of the leg front body 32; and an opening forming surface 55, the opening forming surface 55 being continuous with the inner surface 54 on the operation portion 47 side, extending in a planar shape toward the notch portion 32a of the leg front body 32, and forming an opening of the groove 46a on the notch portion 32a side together with the guide surface 51.

Further, the hook-shaped member 46 is formed with an elongated hole 56 through which the first support shaft 29 passes, at a position further from the front end of the leg front body 32 than the groove 46 a. The long hole 56 is formed long in the extending direction of the leg front main body 32 and penetrates the hook member 46 in the width direction.

The operation portion 47 is an operation button 64 formed in a cylindrical shape in the present embodiment.

The operation button 64 is provided with an outer tube portion 61, and the outer tube portion 61 is inserted between the hook member 46 and the inner surface of the leg front body 32 so as to cover the operation button 64 from the outer peripheral side, and a part of the outer tube portion protrudes from the leg front body 32. Further, a spring member 65 is interposed between the operation button 64 and the outer cylinder portion 61.

Further, the operation button 64 is attached by being pressed into the hook-like member 46 or bonded to the hook-like member 46, and is exposed from the leg front body 32 and the outer tube portion 61 in the extending direction of the leg front body 32 (upward in the use state).

The outer tube portion 61 is formed in a cylindrical shape. The outer tube section 61 is provided with: an outer flange 62, the outer flange 62 projecting annularly on the outer circumferential side; and an inner flange 63, the inner flange 63 projecting annularly on the inner peripheral side. The outer tube portion 61 is supported by the leg front body 32 via the outer flange 62.

The spring member 65 is, for example, a coil spring, and is interposed between the operation knob 64 and the inner flange 63. After the operation button 64 is pushed toward the front end of the leg front body 32 and the groove 46a of the hook member 46 is moved toward the front end of the leg front body 32, the pushing of the operation button 64 is stopped, and the operation button 64 is returned by the elastic force of the spring member 65.

In addition, the guide surface 51 of the groove 46a is exposed from the notch 32a in a state where no external force is applied to the operation button 64 and the spring member 65.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the second leg support portion 67 fixed to the second lateral frame 13b supports the second support leg 3b and is connected to the top plate 2 so as to be rotatable about a second axis O2 extending along the back surface 10 of the top plate 2.

A pair of second leg support portions 67 supporting the second support leg 3b are provided at positions across the pair of bone members 14 of the second transverse bone 13b and spaced apart in the width direction. The second leg support portion 67 has a cylindrical second support shaft 68 extending in the width direction. The center of the second support shaft 68 is the aforementioned second axis O2.

Further, the second support leg 3b has: a pair of leg bodies 71, the leg bodies 71 being disposed on the outer sides in the width direction of the leg front body 32 of the first support leg 3 a; and a connecting portion 72, the connecting portion 72 connecting the leg main bodies 71 to each other in the width direction. The leg main body 71 and the connecting portion 72 have substantially the same shape as the leg front main body 32 and the connecting portion 23 of the first support leg 3 a.

The front end of the leg main body 71 of the second support leg 3b extends straight obliquely with respect to the vertical direction in the use state shown in fig. 1, and then is bent outward in the width direction toward the front end side in the longitudinal direction. Further, a member 34 is fitted to the front end of the leg body 71, and the member 34 is made of a material different from that of the second support leg 3b for preventing slip and damage to the ground. As shown in fig. 2, the distal end of the second support leg 3b is located further toward the distal end side than the proximal end 21 of the first support leg 3a in the accommodated state.

Further, a third support shaft 81 having a cylindrical shape extending in the width direction is provided between the second support leg 3b and a midway position in the extending direction of the leg front portion 31 of the first support leg 3 a. The center of the third support shaft 81 is a third axis O3, and the third axis O3 extends in the width direction along the rear surface 10 of the top plate 2. The third axis O3 is parallel to the first axis O1 and the second axis O2. In the accommodated state shown in fig. 2, the third support shaft 81 is located at the distal end side in the longitudinal direction of the first support shaft 29 and the second support shaft 68.

As shown in fig. 2, the connecting portion 72 of the second support leg 3b is a rod-shaped member that is parallel to the connecting portion 23 of the base end portion 21 of the first support leg 3a and is located further forward in the longitudinal direction than the connecting portion 23 in the housed state. In this way, in the stored state, both the leg front portion 31 of the first support leg 3a and the second support leg 3b are folded toward the front end side in the same direction and are arranged along the back surface 10 of the top panel 2. Further, the front end of the leg front body 32 of the first support leg 3A and the front end of the leg main body 71 of the second support leg 3b are bent, whereby the user can stand on the floor in the stored state, as shown in fig. 3A.

Further, a turning body 73 that turns while contacting the ground is provided at the tip of the second support leg 3 b. The rotating body 73 is a roller or a sphere. The rolling body 73 rotates while contacting the ground when it shifts from the use state to the storage state, but does not contact the ground when it is in the use state. More specifically, as shown in fig. 3B, a tubular front end cover 35 is fitted and fixed to the front end of the second support leg 3B. A shaft support portion 35a recessed toward the distal end of the second support leg 3b is formed at the distal end of the distal end cover 35. Here, the rolling body 73 has a body portion 73a that contacts the ground and a shaft portion 73b integrally provided on the body portion 73 a. By attaching the shaft portion 73b to the shaft support portion 35a, the rolling member 73 can rotate relative to the second support leg 3b and the distal end cap 35. Here, the member 34 made of a material different from that of the second support leg 3b, which is for the purpose of the above-described antiskid and the prevention of damage to the floor surface, is fitted from the outside of the front end cap 35, and the front end portion is opened so that the main body portion 73a of the rotating body 73 is exposed to the outside.

Next, the opening and closing operation of the support legs 3 will be described with reference to fig. 4 to 7. The movement from the use state to the storage state is referred to as the "closing" movement of the support legs 3, and the movement from the storage state to the use state is referred to as the "opening" movement of the support legs 3.

As shown in fig. 4, in the use state, the locking surface 53 of the groove 46a of the hook-shaped member 46 contacts the pin-shaped member 42 from below, and the pin-shaped member 42 is locked in the groove 46 a. In the above state, the notch 32a of the leg front portion 31 is covered by the guide surface 51 from the inside of the leg front portion 31, and the locking surface 53 is pressed from below against the pin-shaped member 42 by the elastic force of the spring member 65. Therefore, the pin-shaped member 42 does not come out of the notch portion 32 a.

From the above state, as shown in fig. 5, the operation button 64 is pushed downward, the hook member 46 moves downward, and the pin member 42 moves upward away from the locking surface 53. At this time, the guide surface 51 also moves downward to open the cutout 32a, so that the pin-shaped member 42 can be pulled out to the outside of the leg front portion 31 through the cutout 32 a. Further, in order to pull out the pin-shaped member 42 from the notch 32a, the base end portion 21 and the leg front portion 31 are folded in different directions by relatively rotating the base end portion 21 and the leg front portion 31 about the first axis O1.

With this operation, the second support leg 3b and the leg front portion 31 of the first support leg 3a rotate relative to each other about the third axis O3, and the leg front body 32 of the leg front portion 31 presses the connecting portion 72 of the second support leg 3b to fold and close the second support leg 3b, thereby bringing about the storage state of fig. 2.

As shown in fig. 6, the leg front portion 31 and the base end portion 21 of the first support leg 3a are relatively rotated about the first axis O1, and the pin-shaped member 42 is moved toward the notch 32 a.

In this state, as shown in fig. 7, the pin-shaped member 42 enters the inside of the cutout portion 32a, and the pin-shaped member 42 is guided upward along the guide surface 51. At this time, the pin-shaped member 42 presses the hook-shaped member 46 downward against the elastic force of the spring member 65, and is guided to a position where it contacts the locking surface 53.

In this way, the hook-like member 46 is lifted upward by the elastic force of the spring member 65, and the guide surface 51 covers the notch 32a from the inside of the leg front portion 31. Thereby, the proximal end portion 21 and the leg front portion 31 of the first support leg 3a are fixed, and the usage state shown in fig. 1 is assumed.

According to the ironing board 1 of the embodiment described above, when the position is changed from the storage state to the use state, the engaging portion 41 is engaged with the receiving portion 45 only in the use state, so that the first support leg 3a and, accordingly, the second support leg 3b can be easily fixed in the use state.

Conversely, by releasing the engagement between the engaging portion 41 and the receiving portion 45 by the operating portion 47, the proximal portion 21 of the first support leg 3a and the leg front portion 31 can be relatively rotated, and the posture of the ironing board 1 can be changed from the use state to the storage state.

In the present embodiment, the base end portion 21 and the leg front portion 31 are fixed by a simple operation of hooking only the hook member 46 to the pin member 42, and the ironing board 1 can be easily put into a use state. Further, by separating the pin-shaped member 42 from the hook-shaped member 46, the ironing table 1 can be easily put in the storage state.

In particular, in the present embodiment, in the use state, the engagement between the pin-shaped member 42 and the hook-shaped member 46 can be easily released and the support legs 3 can be closed into the storage state only by the operation of advancing and retreating the operation button 64 in the extending direction of the base end portion 21, that is, in the extending direction of the first support leg 3 a.

Further, the turning body 73 is provided in the second support leg 3b, and the second support leg 3a can be easily slid on the floor surface about the first support leg 3a by the turning of the turning body 73, so that the opening and closing operation of the second support leg 3a can be easily performed, and the posture of the ironing table 1 can be smoothly changed. Particularly, when the user turns the turning body 73 on the floor surface to the storage state, the second support leg 3b can be smoothly closed with a small force, and accordingly, the second support leg 3a can be easily closed.

In the present embodiment, in particular, since the rotating body 73 does not contact the floor surface in the use state, the support legs 3 do not slide on the floor surface during ironing.

Further, the ironing table 1 can stand in the storage state, and therefore, there is no need to lean the ironing table 1 against a wall or the like at the time of storage, and options of a storage place are expanded.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail, the present invention can be designed with a slight change without departing from the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

For example, as shown in fig. 8, in the present embodiment, the engaging portion 91 may be formed in a U-shape. That is, the engaging portion 91 has: a pair of support rod portions 93, the pair of support rod portions 93 protruding from the leg receiver 25 and provided to be spaced apart in the width direction; and a pin-shaped member 92, the pin-shaped member 92 connecting the support rod portions 93 to each other and extending in the width direction. Further, instead of the above-described notch portion 32a, a notch portion 95a smaller than the width dimension of the notch portion 32a may be provided on the outer surface of the leg front main body 32. This can increase the strength of the leg front body 32.

In contrast to the above, the engaging portion 41 (pin-shaped member 42) may be provided on the leg front portion 31, and the receiving portion 45 (hook-shaped member 46) may be provided on the base end portion 21. The engaging portion 41 and the receiving portion 45 are not limited to the above, and any configuration may be employed as long as the proximal end portion 21 and the leg front portion 31 can be fixed. The engaging portion 41 may be formed integrally with the leg receiver 25, or may be formed as another member and then fixed to the leg receiver 25 by a stopper such as a rivet or a bolt.

In addition, the support legs 3 may be not only cylindrical tubes but also square tubes.

The operation unit 47 is not limited to the case of having the operation button 64, and for example, a handle or the like that can grip the operation unit 47 forward and backward may be provided.

In the above description, the case where the turning body 73 that turns in contact with the ground is provided at the tip of the second support leg 3b has been described, but instead of the turning body 73, a sliding body that slides in contact with the ground may be provided. The slider may be made of synthetic rubber coated with a fluororesin, for example. In addition, a rotating body or a sliding body may be provided not in the second support leg 3b but in the first support leg 3 a.

In the above embodiment, the case where the first support leg 3a has the pair of leg main bodies 22 and the pair of leg front main bodies 32 and is formed in a two-leg shape has been described. However, the first support leg may be formed in a single-leg shape. That is, the first support leg may have one leg main body 22 and one leg front main body 32 without the connection portion 23 and the leg front connection portion 33. In addition, the second support leg may also be formed in a single-leg shape. Further, the first support leg may be formed in a single-leg shape and the second support leg may be formed in a double-leg shape, or the first support leg may be formed in a double-leg shape and the second support leg may be formed in a single-leg shape.

The shape, arrangement position, and number of the longitudinal frame 12 and the lateral frame 13 are not limited to those described above, and may be appropriately changed. The shape, arrangement position, and number of the first leg support portion 17 and the second leg support portion 67 are not limited to the above, and may be appropriately changed.

As shown in fig. 9, the top plate 102 may have a diameter-reduced surface 104 recessed inward in the width direction on a pair of side surfaces 103 facing in the width direction. The bottom portion 104a of the reduced diameter surface 104 located on the width direction inner side is located on the front end side in the longitudinal direction with respect to the operation button 64. As a result, since the width of the ironing board 1 is reduced at the position of the reduced diameter surface 104, the user easily touches the operation button 64 from the reduced diameter surface 104, and the operation button 64 is easily seen from above. Therefore, the ironing of the clothes to be ironed can be facilitated by the reduced diameter surface 104 being brought into close contact with the top plate 102, and the opening and closing of the support legs 3 can be facilitated.

According to the ironing table, the supporting legs can be easily opened and closed, and the posture can be smoothly changed.

Claims (6)

1. An ironing table, comprising:

a top plate on which an object to be ironed can be placed; and

a pair of support legs that support the top plate from below in a use state in which the support legs extend obliquely from the top plate with respect to a vertical direction and intersect each other, and are disposed along a back surface of the top plate in a storage state,

the first support leg of one of the pair of support legs includes: a base end portion connected to the top plate; and a leg front portion connected to the base end portion so as to be relatively rotatable about a first axis extending along a back surface of the top plate and connected to the second support leg of the other of the pair of support legs so as to be relatively rotatable about an axis parallel to the first axis,

an engaging portion is provided on one of the base end portion and the leg tip portion, and a receiving portion is provided on the other, and the receiving portion engages with the engaging portion in the use state to fix the base end portion and the leg tip portion, and releases the engagement with the engaging portion when the use state is shifted to the storage state.

2. An ironing table as claimed in claim 1,

the engaging portion has a pin-shaped member provided at the base end portion, and the receiving portion has a hook-shaped member provided at the front portion of the leg and hooked to the pin-shaped member in the use state.

3. An ironing table as claimed in claim 2,

the receiving portion further includes an operating portion provided integrally with the hook-shaped member and capable of moving forward and backward along an extending direction of the leg front portion, and moving forward toward a front end of the leg front portion in the use state to release engagement between the pin-shaped member and the hook-shaped member.

4. An ironing stand as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3,

the second support leg further has a rotating body provided at a front end of a front portion of the leg and capable of rotating in contact with the ground, or a sliding body sliding in contact with the ground.

5. An ironing stand as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3,

the first support leg and the second support leg are provided so that the leg front portion and the second support leg are disposed on the same end portion side of the top plate and protrude from the top plate in the stored state, and the leg front portion and the second support leg can stand on the ground.

6. An ironing table as claimed in claim 4,

the first support leg and the second support leg are provided so that the leg front portion and the second support leg are disposed on the same end portion side of the top plate and protrude from the top plate in the stored state, and the leg front portion and the second support leg can stand on the ground.

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