CN112095320A

CN112095320A - Ironing device comprising an ironing board

Info

Publication number: CN112095320A
Application number: CN202010562399.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 弗洛里安·孔雅尔; 洛朗·德奥利维拉迪亚斯; 尼古拉斯·洛谢
Original assignee: SEB SA
Current assignee: SEB SA
Priority date: 2019-06-18
Filing date: 2020-06-17
Publication date: 2020-12-18
Anticipated expiration: 2040-06-17
Also published as: FR3097566B1; FR3097566A1; CN112095320B; EP3754097B1; EP3754097A1

Abstract

The present invention relates to an ironing apparatus comprising an ironing board (5) on which a garment is placed for treatment by using ironing and/or ironing tools, said board (5) being carried by a support comprising at least one hinging means (4) allowing to bring and hold said board in different positions, such as a vertical position and a horizontal position of said board (5), characterized in that said support comprises clamping means (9) allowing to exert a force on said hinging means (4) to constrain said hinging means (4) in at least one of said positions and to eliminate all movements of said hinging means (4) in relation to functional clearances of said hinging means (4).

Description

Ironing device comprising an ironing board

Technical Field

The present invention relates to an ironing apparatus comprising an ironing board on which the garment is disposed for treatment by using ironing and/or ironing tools, and carried by a support comprising at least one hinging means allowing the board to be brought to and maintained in different positions, such as the vertical and horizontal positions of the board.

Background

From patent application FR3068372 an ironing apparatus is known, which comprises an ironing board on which a garment is disposed for treatment by using ironing and/or ironing tools. In said document, the panels are carried by supports comprising hinging means which allow the panels to be brought and held in different positions, for example a vertical position and a horizontal position.

Such a steam ironing/ironing device has the advantage of having an ironing plate, the inclination of which can be varied by means of a hinge means, in order to be more ergonomic in use.

However, a disadvantage of this device is that it has a hinge device with the functional play necessary for the proper functioning of the hinge, which enables the plate to move slightly about the fixed position. In particular, when the plate is arranged horizontally, the movement of the hinge means can be represented by a movement of a few millimeters at the longitudinal ends of the plate, due to the increase in the amplitude of the movement.

Disclosure of Invention

The object of the present invention is to propose an ironing apparatus which remedies these drawbacks and is simple and economical to implement.

To this end, the object of the present invention is an ironing apparatus comprising an ironing board on which garments are disposed for treatment by using ironing and/or ironing tools, said board being carried by a support comprising at least one hinge means allowing the board to be brought and held in different holding positions, such as a vertical position and a horizontal position of the board, characterized in that said support comprises clamping means allowing the application of a force on the hinge means to restrain the hinge means in at least one of the holding positions and to eliminate all movements of the hinge means in relation to the functional clearance of the hinge means.

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 clamping means comprise a control member manually actuatable by a user, said control member being able to occupy a release position in which the clamping means do not stress the articulation means, and a clamping position in which the clamping means stress the articulation means.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the control member is a lever pivotally mounted between the release position and the clamping position.

Such a control member has the advantage of providing good ergonomics of use and is simple and economical to implement.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the hinge device comprises a first part which is rotationally movable with respect to a second part, said second part comprising at least one recess in which at least one locking element is engaged, said locking element being carried by the first part such that the hinge device cannot rotate about one of the retaining positions.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the clamping means comprise a lever pivotally mounted about a first axis, carried by the integral piece of the second part, and a ring pivotally mounted about a second axis, offset with respect to the first axis, said ring being intended to hook onto a hook carried by the integral piece of the first part to ensure the fastening of the hinging means.

The advantage of this noose-closing type of construction is that it provides an effective fastening, while being simple and economical to implement. Such a configuration also has the advantage of providing good ergonomics of use.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the clamping means allow to eliminate the movement of the plate when it occupies a horizontal position.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the hinge means allow the plate to rotate about a horizontal axis.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the support comprises first hinging means enabling the pivoting of the plate about a horizontal first pivot axis and second hinging means enabling the pivoting of the plate about a second pivot axis parallel to the first pivot axis, the pivoting of the plate about the first pivot axis being able to be carried out independently of the pivoting of the plate about the second pivot axis.

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

According to an embodiment of the invention, the ironing apparatus comprises a base containing a water reservoir, connected by a conduit to an ironing tool comprising at least one aperture for emitting steam.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the support comprises a seat on which the base rests.

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

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

According to an embodiment of the invention, the rods 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 delivering water from the water reservoir in the direction of the ironing tool, said ironing tool comprising the instantaneous evaporation chamber.

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

According to another feature of the invention, the base is removably mounted on the base.

According to another characteristic of the invention, the ironing board has a substantially rectangular shape.

According to another characteristic of the invention, the ironing plate has a length greater than 60cm and a width greater than 30 cm.

Drawings

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

figure 1 is a perspective view of an ironing apparatus according to a first particular embodiment of the invention, with the ironing board in an upright position;

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

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

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

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the ironing board in a pivoted position relative to the vertical axis;

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

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

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

FIG. 9 is a partial perspective view of a first hinge assembly of the plate;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a base plate of the first hinge assembly;

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

figure 12 is a perspective view of the second hinging means of the plate, in a position in which the hinge occupies the first position;

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

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

figure 15 is a partial perspective view of the first hinge means and the clamping means associated therewith;

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

Detailed Description

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

Fig. 1 to 5 show an ironing apparatus comprising a base 1 supporting an ironing board 5, the base 1 comprising a gap where a base 3 for generating steam is removably mounted.

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

Such a seat 1 for generating steam is well known to the skilled person and is for example technically similar to the seat 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 support advantageously comprising first hinging means 7 integrated in the plate 5 and second hinging means 4 provided on the legs of the plate 5.

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

According to fig. 6, the second hinging means 4 are intended to support a 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 to both sides of the frame 6.

According to fig. 7 and 8, the second hinging means 4 comprise a cross-bar 40 connecting the two ends of the telescopic rod 10 and comprise 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 crossbar 40 by means of connecting 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 figures 7 and 9), the pivot shaft 42 being movably mounted in an oblong recess 43 formed in a support plate 44, the support plate 44 being arranged at each end of the crossbar 40, the base plate 41 further comprising a locking shaft 45, the locking shaft 45 being engageable in a first blocking notch 46A formed in the edge of the support plate 44 to hold the plate 5 in the vertical position and in a second blocking notch 46B to hold the plate 5 in the inclined position.

Preferably, the base 41 supports an iron placement device 46 which allows to place the iron 31 during the inactive phase of ironing.

Preferably, the base plate 41 supports iron resting means 46, which allow resting the iron 31 during the inactive phase of ironing.

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

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

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

Preferably, the front panel 50 and the rear panel 51 are made of a plastic material and have a plurality of through holes that are 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 supports a lower fastening flange 63 and an upper fastening flange 64, the lower portion 51A of the rear panel 51 is fastened to the upper fastening flange 64, and the lower fastening flange 63 and the upper fastening flange 64 are mounted to be translationally movable along the tube 62.

The base of the lower fastening flange 63 comprises a cup 65, the cup 65 forming a housing for 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 also 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 fix the lower fastening flange 63 in the standard position, as shown in fig. 1 to 4, in which the plate 5 is arranged parallel to the base plate 41, the two locking pins 48 being urged towards the disc 67 by the return spring 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 the fingers 61A carried by the lower surface of the cross member 61 penetrate, so 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 oval 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 which blocks the hinge from pivoting beyond a first position, as shown in fig. 12, in which the upper parts of the front 50 and rear 51 panels of the plate 5 are arranged parallel to the guide bar 60. This 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 groove 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 axis 81 and abuts 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 which engages behind a locking rib 80 provided on the lower portion of the rear panel 51, as shown in fig. 16, to block the rotation of the front panel 50 in the position in which 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 pivoting the latch 8 into an unlocked position in which the end of the latch 8 no longer engages 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 are free to tilt 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 a locking lever 78 carried by the hinge 7 engages, the locking lever 78 extending through the through hole of the hinge 7.

According to fig. 9 and 15, the support of the plate 5 comprises clamping means 9 for fixing the second hinging means 4 in a vertical position. The gripping means 9 are constituted by a system of the rod or noose closure type 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.

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

Of course, the clamping means 9 can also be used to fix the second hinging means 4 in the tilted position, as shown in fig. 9, in the same way to the clamping position by means of the guide rod 90, so that the locking shaft of the base 41 is stressed in the second recess 46B.

The ironing apparatus thus obtained comprises a plate 5 having two

faces

50, 51 against which the garment to be ironed can be placed for steam treatment by means of an iron 31 or an ironing brush, which has the advantage of being able to be arranged in a plurality of orientations, so as to provide good ergonomics during use.

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

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

The thus formed plate 5 can also be easily tilted to a 20 deg. tilted position by releasing the latch 90 so that the base plate 41 can be lifted and tilted to the tilted position, as shown in fig. 4.

The user can also pivot the plate 5 through 180 ° about the guide bar 60 by simply exerting a force on the plate 5 such that the locking pins 48 oppose their return springs 49 and exit the openings 68, as shown in fig. 5, so that the plate 5 is free to rotate through 180 ° due to the rotation of the fastening flange and the 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 towards the horizontal direction, while the front panel 50 is facing upwards, whereby the plate 5 can also be brought into the horizontal position.

During this tilting movement, the rotationally driven lower edge of the upper portion 51B of the rear panel 51 exerts a pressure on the upper edge of the lower portion 51A of the rear panel 51, causing the lower portion 51A to move translationally 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 far from the lower edge of the upper portion 51B to enable the upper portion 51B of the rear panel 51 to rotate.

When the upper portion 51B of the rear panel 51 is horizontally disposed, 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 the user exerts pressure on the plate 5, the large projection created by the plate 5 may cause the base plate 41 to deflect slightly on the crossbar 40, due to the possible movement of the locking shaft 45 and the pivot shaft 42 in the notch 46A and the oval groove 43.

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

Preferably, as shown in fig. 4, the panel 5 may be covered by a two-part protective cover, a first part of which has a shape adapted to cover the upper parts of the front and

rear panels

50 and 51, and a second part of which covers only the lower part of the rear panel 51.

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

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

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

In addition, the presence of the clamping means associated with the hinge means allows the user to put the hinge means under stress to eliminate slight movements of the plate about the vertical position in relation to the functional clearance of the hinge means. The ironing board thus obtained has a very good stability in this position.

Finally, such a device comprises a frame integrated in the panel, which has the advantage of being substantially invisible, perfectly integrated between the front and rear panels when the panel occupies a substantially vertical position. Thus, both faces of the board can be used for vertical ironing operations without the frame interfering.

In a vertical ironing operation, the user may also rotate the plate about the guide bar, which then assumes a vertical position to bring the plate to the orientation most suitable for it.

The frame also has the advantage of making it possible for three quarters of the body of the plate to rotate about a second horizontal axis, advantageously arranged at the middle height 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 as examples 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 invention.

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

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

Claims

1. Ironing apparatus comprising an ironing board (5) on which a garment is disposed for treatment by using ironing and/or ironing tools, said board (5) being carried by a support comprising at least one hinging means (4) allowing the board to be brought and held in different holding positions, such as a vertical position and a horizontal position of the board (5), said hinging means (4) comprising a first portion (41) movable in rotation with respect to a second portion (40), said second portion comprising at least one recess (46A, 46B) in which at least one locking element (45) is engaged, said locking element being carried by said first portion (41) so as to make said hinging means (4) non-rotatable about one of said holding positions, characterized in that said support comprises clamping means (9), the clamping device allows to exert a force on the articulation device (4) to restrain the articulation device (4) in at least one of the retaining positions and to eliminate all movements of the articulation device (4) related to functional clearances of the articulation device (4).

2. Ironing apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that said clamping means (9) comprise a control member (90) manually actuatable by the user, said control member (90) being able to occupy a release position in which said clamping means (9) do not stress said hinging means (4) and a clamping position in which said clamping means (9) stress said hinging means (4).

3. Ironing apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that the control member is a lever (90) pivotally mounted between the release position and the clamping position.

4. Ironing apparatus according to claim 3, characterized in that said clamping means (9) comprise a lever (90) pivotally mounted about a first axis (91), carried by a single piece of said second portion (40), and a ring (92) pivotally mounted on said lever (90) about a second axis (93), said second axis (93) being offset with respect to said first axis (91), said ring (92) being intended to hook onto a hook (94) carried by a single piece of said first portion (41).

5. Ironing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that said clamping means (9) allow to eliminate the movement of said plate (5) when said plate (5) occupies a horizontal position.

6. Ironing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that said support comprises first hinging means (7) enabling said plate (5) to pivot about a horizontal first pivot axis (70), and second hinging means (4) enabling said plate (5) to pivot about a second horizontal pivot axis (42) parallel to said first pivot axis (70), said pivoting of said plate (5) about said first pivot axis (70) being able to take place independently of the pivoting of said plate (5) about said second pivot axis (42) of said plate (5).

7. Ironing apparatus according to claim 6, characterized in that said first pivot axis (70) is arranged between the upper and lower ends of said plate (5) and said second pivot axis (42) is located below the lower end of said plate (5) when said plate (5) occupies the vertical position.

8. Ironing apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises a base (3) containing a water reservoir, said base (3) being connected by a duct (30) to a ironing tool (31) comprising at least one hole for emitting steam.

9. Ironing apparatus according to the preceding claim, characterized in that said support comprises a base (1), said base (3) being placed on said base (1).