CN112095319B - Ironing device comprising a plate carried by a support allowing the plate to be set according to a plurality of directions - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to an ironing device comprising an ironing board (5) carried by a support allowing the board (5) to be arranged according to a plurality of directions in which the board (5) acts as a support for garments to be ironed, to allow the garments to be treated by ironing and/or ironing means, the support comprising first hinge means (7) enabling the board (5) to pivot about a first pivot axis (70) that is horizontal and second hinge means (4) enabling the board (5) to pivot about a second pivot axis (42) that is parallel to the first pivot axis (70), the pivoting of the board (5) about the first pivot axis (70) being able to take place independently of the pivoting of the board (5) about the second pivot axis (42).

Description

Ironing device comprising a plate carried by a support allowing the plate to be set according to a plurality of directions

Technical Field

The present invention relates to an ironing device comprising an ironing board carried by a support allowing the board to be arranged according to a plurality of directions in which the board acts as a support for the garments to be ironed, allowing the garments to be treated by ironing and/or ironing tools.

Background

From patent application FR3068372 an ironing device is known, comprising an ironing board on which the treatment is carried out by setting the garments using ironing and/or ironing tools. In said document, the plate is carried by a support comprising hinge means allowing to bring and hold the plate in different positions, for example in a vertical position and in a horizontal position.

The advantage of such a steam ironing/ironing device is that it has an ironing board, the inclination of which can be changed by means of the hinge means for a more ergonomic use.

However, such ironing boards provide only a limited number of positions and therefore do not provide optimal ergonomics for all ironing operations.

Disclosure of Invention

The aim of the present invention is to propose an ironing device that compensates for these drawbacks and that is simple and economical to implement.

In particular, it is an object of the present invention to propose an ironing device that provides improved ergonomics of use and in particular allows more possibilities to further propose the position of the plate.

To this end, the object of the present invention is to provide an ironing device comprising an ironing board carried by a support allowing the board to be set according to a plurality of directions in which it acts as a support for the garments to be ironed, allowing the garments to be treated by ironing and/or ironing tools, characterized in that the support comprises first hinge means enabling the board to pivot about a first pivot axis that is horizontal and second hinge means enabling the board to pivot about a second pivot axis that is parallel to the first pivot axis, the pivoting of the board about the first pivot axis being able to take place independently of the pivoting of the board about the second pivot axis.

Such a support with two hinge axes parallel to and remote from each other allows to provide greater flexibility in the positioning of the plates, thus providing a better use of ergonomics. In fact, with such a support, one of the hinge means allows the second hinge means to be offset to one side or the other of the support, and the second hinge means allows the direction of the plate to be changed.

Furthermore, the ironing device may have one or more of the following features, alone or in combination.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the first pivot axis is arranged between the upper and lower ends of the plate when the plate occupies the vertical position, and the second pivot axis is located below the lower end of the plate.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the second hinge device is carried by at least one rod extending vertically from the base, and the first hinge device is carried by a frame connecting the second hinge device to the first hinge device.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the second hinge device allows the frame to rotate between a vertical position in which the frame extends substantially vertically and an inclined position in which the frame is inclined at an angle between 5 ° and 90 ° with respect to the vertical plane.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the frame is pivotally mounted about a rotational axis perpendicular to the first pivot axis.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the panel comprises a front panel defining a front face of the panel and a rear panel defining a rear face of the panel, the frame extending at least partially in a gap provided between the front panel and the rear panel.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the rear panel comprises an upper part integral with the front panel and a lower part independent of said upper part, the upper part of the rear panel and the front panel being pivotally mounted about said first pivot axis between a first position in which the upper part is aligned with the lower part and a second position in which the lower part of the rear panel forms an angle with the upper part of between 45 ° and 135 °, preferably about 90 °.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the first hinge means allow to fix the plate in the first position and/or in the second position.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the lower part of the rear panel is movably mounted on the frame between a rest position in which the lower part of the rear panel is arranged edge to edge with the upper part of the rear panel and a deployed position in which the lower and upper parts are further separated from each other.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the device comprises a reset mechanism which automatically resets the lower part of the rear panel to a rest position.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the ironing device comprises a base comprising a water reservoir, which base is connected by means of a conduit to an ironing tool comprising at least one hole for emitting steam.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the support comprises at least one telescopic rod.

Such a feature allows to adapt to the height of the ironing board.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the bars are arranged vertically.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the base comprises a steam generator.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the base comprises an electric pump for transporting water from the water reservoir in the direction of the ironing tool, which comprises the flash evaporation chamber.

According to an embodiment of the invention, one or more bars are fastened to a base on which the base rests.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the base is detachably mounted on the base.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the ironing board has a substantially rectangular shape.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the ironing board has a length of more than 60cm and a width of more than 30cm.

Drawings

The objects, aspects and advantages of the present invention will be better understood from the description of specific embodiments of the invention given below by way of example and not limitation with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

figure 1 is a perspective view of an ironing device according to a first specific embodiment of the present invention, wherein the ironing board is in an upright position;

FIG. 2 is a first perspective view of the ironing board in a horizontal position;

FIG. 3 is another perspective view of the ironing board in a horizontal position;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the ironing board in an inclined position;

figure 5 is a perspective view of the ironing board in a pivoted position with respect to the vertical axis;

figure 6 is a partially exploded perspective view of an ironing board with which the ironing device of figure 1 is equipped;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a frame supporting the ironing board along a mid-plane disposed between the front and back sides of the ironing board;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the frame in a plane perpendicular to the front and back sides of the panel;

FIG. 9 is a partial perspective view of the first hinge device of the panel;

fig. 10 is a perspective view of a base plate of the first hinge device;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a frame supporting a plate;

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the second hinge device of the panel in a position where the hinge occupies a first position;

FIG. 13 is a view of the second hinge device of FIG. 12 with the hinge occupying a second position;

FIG. 14 is an exploded perspective view of the hinge assembly of FIG. 12;

FIG. 15 is a partial perspective view of the first hinge device and the clamping device associated therewith;

fig. 16 is a partial cross-sectional view of the latch of the plate.

Detailed Description

Only the elements necessary for an understanding of the present invention are shown. To facilitate reading of the drawings, like elements are denoted by like reference numerals in the different drawings. Note that in this document, the terms "horizontal", "vertical", "lower", "upper", "front (front)", "rear (back)" used to describe the device refer to the device when it is laid on its base as shown in fig. 1.

Figures 1 to 5 show an ironing device comprising a base 1 supporting an ironing board 5, the base 1 comprising a recess at which a base 3 for generating steam is removably mounted.

The base 1 has in a manner known per se a water reservoir for supplying water to the boiling chamber or a container for generating steam under pressure, not shown in the figures. The soleplate 1 is connected to an iron 31 by means of a flexible conduit 30, the iron 31 having holes for steam discharge, only shown in fig. 1.

Such a base 1 for generating steam is well known to the skilled person and is for example technically similar to the base for generating steam described in detail in patent application WO 2004/023957.

According to fig. 2 to 4, the plate 5 is carried by a bracket comprising first hinge means 7, advantageously integrated in the plate 5, which allow the plate 5 to pivot about a first pivot axis (preferably horizontal), and second hinge means 4 arranged on the legs of the plate 5, which second hinge means 4 allow the plate 5 to pivot about a second pivot axis parallel to the first pivot axis.

The second hinging means 4 are advantageously carried by two telescopic rods 10 extending vertically from the base 1, the height of the two rods 10 being adjustable by the user to adapt the height of the plate 5 to the conformation of the user.

According to fig. 6, the second hinge device 4 is used for supporting the frame 6, the plate 5 being fastened to the frame 6, the plate 5 having a front panel 50 and a rear panel 51 fastened on both sides of the frame 6.

According to fig. 7 and 8, the second hinge device 4 comprises a cross bar 40 connecting the two ends of the telescopic bar 10 and comprises a base plate 41, the base plate 41 being pivotable with respect to the cross bar 40 between a vertical position (as shown in fig. 1 to 3) in which the longitudinal axis of the plate 5 is arranged vertically, and an inclined position (as shown in fig. 4) in which the longitudinal axis of the plate 5 is inclined by about 20 ° with respect to the vertical plane.

The base plate 41 is pivotally mounted on the cross bar 40 by means of connection means similar to those described in more detail in patent application FR3068372 filed by the applicant, each longitudinal end of the base plate 41 having a pivot shaft 42 (visible in fig. 7 and 9), the pivot shafts 42 being movably mounted in oval grooves 43 formed in a support plate 44, the support plate 44 being arranged at each end of the cross bar 40, the base plate 41 further comprising a locking shaft 45, the locking shaft 45 being engageable in a first blocking recess 46A formed in an edge of the support plate 44 to secure the plate 5 in a vertical position and in a second blocking recess 46B to secure the plate 5 in an inclined position.

Preferably, the base plate 41 supports iron rest means 46, which allow to rest the iron 31 during inactive phases of ironing.

According to fig. 7 and 10, the frame 6 for supporting the front 50 and rear 51 panels of the panel 5 has a guide bar 60 extending perpendicularly to the base 41, the guide bar 60 comprising a lower end fastened by screws in a housing 47, the housing 47 being provided on the base 41 (visible in fig. 10) and having an upper end on which a cross member 61 supporting the first hinge means 7 is fastened, the first hinge means 7 advantageously being composed of two hinges 7 (visible in fig. 13).

According to fig. 6, the front panel 50 of the plate 5 comprises a lower portion 50A and an upper portion 50B of similar shape, which when butted together form an advantageously flat or slightly curved front face extending in the longitudinal direction L, the lower portion 50A and the upper portion 50B being fastened to the hinge 7.

The rear panel 51 further comprises a similarly shaped lower portion 51A and an upper portion 51B, which when butted together form an advantageously flat or slightly curved rear face extending in the longitudinal direction L, only the upper portion of the rear panel 51 being fastened to the hinge 7.

Preferably, the front and rear panels 50 and 51 are made of plastic material and have a plurality of through holes permeable to steam. They advantageously have a length of about 70cm, a width of about 39cm and a thickness of about 3 cm.

According to fig. 7, the guide bar 60 serves as a rotation shaft of the tube 62, the tube 62 supporting a lower fastening flange 63 and an upper fastening flange 64, the lower portion 51A of the rear panel 51 being fastened to the upper fastening flange 64, the lower fastening flange 63 and the upper fastening flange 64 being mounted to be movable in translation along the tube 62.

The base of the lower fastening flange 63 comprises a cup 65, the cup 65 forming the housing of a return spring 66. The return spring 66 has an upper end which rests on the cup 65 and a lower end which rests on the upper surface of a disc 67 fastened to the tube 62, so that the return spring 66 pushes the lower fastening flange 63 towards the cross member 61.

Preferably, the base plate 41 further comprises two locking pins 48, as shown in fig. 11, the locking pins 48 having tapered ends for cooperating with two openings 68 formed in the lower surface of the disc 67 to secure the lower fastening flange 63 in a standard position, as shown in fig. 1 to 4, wherein the plate 5 is arranged parallel to the base plate 41, the two locking pins 48 being urged towards the disc 67 by return springs 49.

According to fig. 7 and 11, the upper fastening flange 64 has an upper end provided with a guide head 69, the guide head 69 comprising two bores 69A into which fingers 61A carried by the lower surface of the cross member 61 pass, such that the cooperation of the fingers 61A with the bores 69A allows the upper fastening flange 64 and the cross member 61 to be rotationally connected to each other, while allowing the upper fastening flange 64 to move translationally with respect to the cross member 61.

According to fig. 12 to 14, each hinge 7 has a pivot shaft 70, which pivot shaft 70 is movably mounted in an oblong recess 71, which recess 71 is formed in a support wall 72 arranged at each end of the cross member 61.

Each hinge 7 comprises a stop 73 blocking the hinge from pivoting beyond the first position, as shown in fig. 12, wherein the upper portions of the front and rear panels 50, 51 of the plate 5 are arranged parallel to the guide bars 60. The stop 73 is advantageously constituted by a finger connected to the hinge 7, which abuts against a shoulder 74 of the support wall 72 and/or by a shaft 75 carried by the support wall 72, which abuts against the bottom of a recess 76 formed on the hinge 7.

When the hinge 7 occupies the first position, the front panel 50 is preferably locked to the lower part of the rear panel 51 by means of the latch 8 visible in fig. 6, 15 and 16.

The latch is advantageously carried by the front panel 50 and is pivotally mounted about an axle 81 and against a return spring, not visible in the figures.

In the illustrated embodiment, the latch 8 is arranged at the lower edge of the front panel 50 and has a curved end portion that engages behind a locking rib 80 provided on the lower portion of the rear panel 51, as shown in fig. 16, to block rotation of the front panel 50 in a position where the hinge 7 occupies the first position. The latch 8 is preferably provided with an unlocking button 82 accessible from the edge of the front panel 50, which when the unlocking button 82 is pressed allows the latch 8 to be pivoted into an unlocking position in which the end of the latch 8 is no longer engaged behind the locking rib 80.

When the latch 8 occupies this unlocked position, the upper portions of the front and rear panels 50, 51 of the plate 5 can be freely tilted perpendicular to the guide bar 60 by rotating the hinge 7 to the second position, as shown in fig. 13.

In order to fix the plate 5 in this second position, the hinge 7 has locking means which advantageously comprise a V-shaped groove 77 formed on the upper edge of the fastening wall 72, in which groove a locking lever 78 carried by the hinge 7 engages, the locking lever 78 extending through a through hole of the hinge 7.

According to fig. 9 and 15, the support of the plate 5 advantageously comprises clamping means 9 for fixing the second hinging means 4 in the vertical position. The clamping means 9 is constituted by a rod or lasso closed system comprising a rod 90 pivotally mounted on the crossbar 40 about a first axis 91 and a ring 92 pivotally mounted on the rod 90 about a second axis 93, the second axis 93 being offset with respect to the first axis 91, the ring 92 being intended to be hooked onto a hook 94 fastened to the lower end of the guide bar 60.

The lever 90 can be manually tilted from a release position, shown in fig. 9, in which the loop 92 does not exert any traction on the hook 94, to a clamping position, shown in fig. 15, in which the lever 90 exerts traction on the hook 94. In this clamped position, the locking shaft 45 of the base plate 41 is forced into the first recess 46A under stress, preventing any movement of the base plate 41 on the crossbar 40.

The ironing device thus obtained comprises a plate 5 having two faces 50, 51 against which the garment to be ironed can be placed for steaming by means of the iron 31 or the ironing brush, which plate has the advantage of being able to be arranged in various orientations in order to provide good ergonomics during use.

In particular, the plate 5 may be arranged in the position shown in fig. 1, wherein the hinge 7 for supporting the front panel 50 and the upper portion 51B of the rear panel 51 of the plate 5 is in the first position and the base plate 41 for supporting the frame 6 is in the vertical position.

In this position, the plate 5 is in a vertical position, the lower portion 51A and the upper portion 51B of the rear panel 51 being arranged in the same vertical plane, the lower portion 51A of the rear panel 51 being pressed by the return spring 66 in the direction of the upper portion 51B towards a rest position, in which the lower portion 51A and the upper portion 51B of the rear panel 51 are arranged opposite to each other and are substantially connected.

The base plate 41 can be lifted and tilted to the tilted position by the unlocking lever 90, and the thus formed plate 5 can also be easily tilted to the tilted position of 20 °, as shown in fig. 4.

The user can also pivot the plate 5 180 about the guide bar 60 by simply exerting a force on the plate 5 so that the locking pins 48 resist their return springs 49 and leave the openings 68, as shown in fig. 5, so that the plate 5 can freely rotate 180 due to the rotation of the fastening flange and tube 62 about the guide bar 60.

Of course, this rotation of the plate 5 about the guide bar 60 can be achieved when the base plate 41 occupies the vertical position, and when the base plate 41 occupies the inclined position shown in fig. 4.

According to fig. 2 and 3, the plate 5 is unlocked by pressing an unlocking button 82 associated with the latch 80, and then pressure is exerted on the plate 5, so that the plate 5 is tilted in a horizontal direction, while the front panel 50 is directed upwards, whereby the plate 5 can also be brought to a horizontal position.

During this tilting movement, the lower edge of the upper portion 51B of the rotationally driven rear panel 51 exerts a pressure on the upper edge of the lower portion 51A of the rear panel 51, so that the lower portion 51A is translationally moved along the tube 62 against the return spring 66 to a deployed position in which the upper edge of the lower portion 51A is sufficiently distant from the lower edge of the upper portion 51B so that the upper portion 51B of the rear panel 51 can rotate.

When the upper portion 51B of the rear panel 51 is horizontally arranged, the lower edge of the upper portion 51B of the rear panel 51 no longer interferes with the upper edge of the lower portion 51A of the rear panel 51, and the return spring 66 returns the upper edge of the lower portion 51A of the rear panel 51 to a position immediately adjacent to the front panel 50, as shown in fig. 2 and 3.

In this position, the hinge 7 is locked in the second position by inserting the locking lever 78 into the V-shaped groove 77.

However, in this horizontal position of the plate 5, when a user applies pressure on the plate 5, the large protrusions created by the plate 5 may cause the base plate 41 to deflect slightly on the rail 40 due to the possible movement of the locking shaft 45 and pivot shaft 42 in the notch 46A and oval groove 43.

To eliminate this inconvenience, the base plate 41 may be fixed to the cross bar 40 by moving the bar to the clamped position, as shown in fig. 15.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 4, the plate 5 may be covered by a two-part protective cover, a first part of the protective cover having a shape adapted to cover the upper portions of the front and rear panels 50, 51, and a second part of the protective cover covering only the lower portion of the rear panel 51.

Such a protective cover enables the lower part of the rear panel 51 to move freely relative to the upper part, while covering the plate 5 to make contact with the plate more comfortable, the cover being made of a material permeable to steam in a known manner.

The ironing device thus made has the advantage of providing a large number of possible configurations for the positioning of the plate, allowing its use ergonomics to be optimized during the ironing/ironing work by means of an iron or an ironing brush.

In particular, the plate has the advantage of being fixed to a frame, the lower end of which protrudes outside the plate and is pivotally mounted with respect to the base by means of a hinge arrangement from which the whole plate is allowed to rotate about a horizontal axis.

In addition, such a device comprises a frame integrated on the plate, which has the advantage of being substantially invisible, which frame is perfectly integrated between the front and rear panels when the plate occupies a substantially vertical position. Thus, both surfaces of the board can be used for vertical ironing operations without the frame interfering.

In a vertical ironing operation, the user can also rotate the board around the guide bar, which then takes up a vertical position to bring the board to an orientation that is most suitable for it.

The frame also has the advantage of enabling three-quarters of the main body of the plate to be rotated about a second horizontal axis, advantageously arranged at the intermediate level of the plate, to allow the use of the plate in a substantially horizontal position in which the front face provides a working surface suitable for ironing with an iron, while allowing the user to exert a greater pressure on the garment to be treated.

Of course, the invention is in no way limited to the embodiments described and shown, which are given by way of example only. Modifications are still possible, in particular from the point of view of the constitution of the various elements or by substitution of technical equivalents, without going beyond the scope of protection of the present invention.

Thus, in a variant of the embodiment not shown, the second hinging means may have more notches, so that the ironing board may be fixed in more positions.

Thus, in a variant of embodiment not shown, the ironing board holder may have only one telescopic rod, instead of two.

Claims (9)

1. Ironing device comprising an ironing board (5) carried by a support allowing setting of the ironing board (5) according to a plurality of directions in which the ironing board (5) is intended to support garments to be ironed, to allow treatment of the garments by ironing and/or ironing means, the support comprising first hinge means (7) enabling the ironing board (5) to pivot about a first horizontal pivot axis (70) and second hinge means (4) enabling the ironing board (5) to pivot about a second pivot axis (42) parallel to the first pivot axis (70), the pivoting of the ironing board (5) about the first pivot axis (70) being able to take place independently of the pivoting of the ironing board (5) about the second pivot axis, characterized in that, when the ironing board (5) occupies a vertical position, the first pivot (70) is arranged between the upper and lower ends of the ironing board (5) and the second hinge means (4) is carried by the frame (7), the second hinge means (4) extending from the upper end (7) to the lower end (4), the ironing board (5) comprises a front panel (50) defining a front face of the ironing board (5) and a rear panel (51) defining a rear face of the ironing board (5), the frame (6) extending at least partially in a gap provided between the front panel (50) and the rear panel (51).

2. Ironing apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that said second hinging means (4) allow the rotation of said frame (6) between a vertical position, in which said frame (6) extends substantially vertically, and an inclined position, in which said frame (6) is inclined with respect to the vertical plane by an angle comprised between 5 ° and 90 °.

3. Ironing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that said frame (6) is pivotally mounted about a rotation axis (60) perpendicular to said first pivot axis (70).

4. Ironing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said rear panel (51) comprises an upper portion (51B) integral with said front panel (50) and a lower portion (51A) independent of said upper portion (51B), said upper portion (51B) of said rear panel (51) and said front panel (50) being pivotally mounted about said first pivot axis (70) between a first position in which said upper portion (51B) is aligned with said lower portion (51A) and a second position in which said lower portion (51A) of said rear panel (51) forms between 45 ° and 135 ° with said upper portion (51B).

5. Ironing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said first hinging means (7) allow to fix said ironing board (5) in said first position and/or in said second position.

6. Ironing apparatus according to claim 4, characterized in that said lower portion (51A) of said rear panel (51) is movably mounted on said frame (6) between a rest position, in which said lower portion (51A) of said rear panel (51) is arranged edge to edge with said upper portion (51B) of said rear panel (51), and a deployed position, in which said lower portion (51A) and said upper portion (51B) are further separated from each other.

7. Ironing apparatus according to claim 6, characterized in that it comprises a return mechanism (66) which automatically returns the lower portion (51A) of the rear panel (51) to a rest position.

8. Ironing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it comprises a base (3) comprising a water reservoir, said base being connected by means of a conduit (30) to ironing means (31) comprising at least one hole for emitting steam.

9. Ironing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein in said second position, said lower portion (51A) of said rear panel (51) is formed at an angle of 90 ° to said upper portion (51B).