CN112127130A

CN112127130A - Ironing equipment

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Publication number: CN112127130A
Application number: CN201910493270.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘道跃; 黄一跃; 梁绍桐; 区庆基; 谢波
Original assignee: GD Midea Environment Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Current assignee: GD Midea Environment Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-06-06
Filing date: 2019-06-06
Publication date: 2020-12-25

Abstract

The invention relates to the field of clothes treatment, in particular to ironing equipment. The ironing equipment comprises an ironing main body and a holding part, wherein the holding part is arranged on the ironing main body, a drying airflow channel and a steam channel are arranged in the ironing main body, the ironing main body is also provided with a steam outlet, an air inlet and a drying airflow outlet, the drying airflow channel is communicated with the air inlet and the drying airflow outlet, and the steam channel is communicated with the steam outlet; the drying airflow outlet is arranged at the periphery of the steam outlet. The steam exhausted from the steam outlet of the clothes ironing machine irones clothes, the hot dry air exhausted from the drying air flow outlet dries the ironed clothes, and the ironed clothes are also dried almost at the same time and can be directly worn or hung in a wardrobe without being dried. The technology can iron and dry clothes at the same time, and basically achieves the purpose of ironing and wearing the clothes at the same time, thereby bringing convenience to the life of a user. And in addition, the clothes can be dried and the moisture is removed in time, so that the peculiar smell of the clothes caused by the contact of the moisture and the air is avoided, and the clothes can be kept clean and fresh.

Description

Ironing equipment

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of clothes treatment, in particular to ironing equipment.

Background

The existing electric iron generally irons clothes through dry ironing or steam ironing, the dry ironing is ironing through heat transfer of a high-temperature panel, the steam ironing is ironing through synchronous ejection of steam of the high-temperature panel, the effect is better than that of the dry ironing, but the defect is that after ironing, the clothes are difficult to avoid to be wet, and even the phenomenon of water dripping can occur. Although the clothes can be ironed again by dry ironing, the effect is not obvious, especially in the case of wet weather, the ironing position of the clothes is harder to dry, and more inconvenience is caused if a user worries about ironing the clothes.

Disclosure of Invention

Technical problem to be solved

The invention aims to provide ironing equipment to solve the problem of rapid dehydration of a clothes ironing place.

(II) technical scheme

In order to solve the technical problem, the invention provides ironing equipment which comprises an ironing main body and a holding part, wherein the holding part is arranged on the ironing main body, a drying airflow channel and a steam channel are respectively arranged in the ironing main body, the ironing main body is also provided with a steam outlet, an air inlet and a drying airflow outlet, the drying airflow channel is used for communicating the air inlet and the drying airflow outlet, and the steam channel is used for communicating the steam outlet; the drying airflow outlet is arranged at the periphery of the steam outlet.

In some embodiments, preferably, a steam generator and a water conveying pipe are arranged in the steam channel, the water outlet end of the water conveying pipe is connected with the steam outlet through the steam generator, and the steam generator is used for heating water supplied by the water conveying pipe to form steam.

In some embodiments, preferably, a water reservoir and a water pump are further disposed in the steam channel, a water inlet end of the water conveying pipeline extends into the water reservoir, and the water pump is disposed on the water conveying pipeline.

In some embodiments, preferably, a heat dissipation structure is disposed in the drying airflow channel, the heat dissipation structure is located outside the steam channel, and the heat dissipation structure is mounted on the casing of the steam generator and is used for absorbing heat from the steam generator and dissipating heat in the drying airflow channel; the heat dissipation structure is hermetically connected with the shell of the steam channel.

In some embodiments, preferably, the heat dissipation structure is annularly disposed around the housing of the steam generator.

In some embodiments, preferably, a fan assembly is further disposed in the drying airflow channel, and the fan assembly is disposed on an airflow path between the air inlet and the drying airflow outlet.

In some embodiments, preferably, the ironing main body includes a head, a first end of the head facing the clothes to be ironed is provided with the steam outlet and the drying airflow outlet, a second end of the head far away from the clothes to be ironed is provided with the air inlet, and the water pump, the fan assembly and the steam generator are sequentially arranged in the head from the second end to the first end.

In some embodiments, it is preferable that a controller and the water reservoir are provided in the grip portion, and the water conduit extends from an interior of the grip portion to an interior of the handpiece.

In some embodiments, it is preferable that the drying air flow outlet is arranged around the steam outlet at a circumferential position or a circumferential partial position.

In some embodiments, preferably, the drying air flow outlets are evenly and/or symmetrically distributed around the circumference of the steam outlet.

(III) advantageous effects

According to the technical scheme provided by the invention, the drying airflow channel and the steam channel are arranged, the steam exhausted from the steam outlet irones clothes, the hot dry air exhausted from the drying airflow outlet dries the ironed clothes, the ironed clothes are almost dried at the same time, and the clothes can be directly worn or hung in a wardrobe without being dried. The technology can iron and dry clothes at the same time, and basically achieves the purpose of ironing and wearing the clothes at the same time, thereby bringing convenience to the life of a user. And in addition, the clothes can be dried and the moisture is removed in time, so that the peculiar smell of the clothes caused by the contact of the moisture and the air is avoided, and the clothes can be kept clean and fresh.

Drawings

Figure 1 is a schematic view of the structure of an ironing apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic top view of an ironing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Note: 1. a steam generator; 2. a steam outlet; 3. a drying airflow outlet; 4. a heat shield; 5. a water pump; 6. a fan; 7. a controller; 8. a water reservoir; 9. a heat dissipation structure; 10. an air inlet; 11. a machine head; 12. a grip portion.

Detailed Description

The following detailed description of embodiments of the present invention is provided in connection with the accompanying drawings and examples. The following examples are intended to illustrate the invention but are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. "first", "second", "third" and "fourth" do not denote any sequence relationship, but are merely used for convenience of description. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art. "Current" is the time at which an action is performed, multiple occurrences of which are recorded in real time over time.

The invention provides ironing equipment aiming at the problem that clothes ironed by the existing ironing machine are too wet.

Products, methods, and the like will be described in detail below with reference to basic designs, extended designs, and alternative designs.

An ironing device, as shown in fig. 1, comprises an ironing main body and a holding part, wherein the holding part is mounted on the ironing main body, a drying airflow channel and a steam channel are arranged in the ironing main body, the ironing main body is also provided with a steam outlet 2, an air inlet 10 and a drying airflow outlet 3, the drying airflow channel is used for communicating the air inlet 10 and the drying airflow outlet 3, and the steam channel is used for communicating the steam outlet 2; a drying air flow outlet 3 is arranged around the steam outlet 2.

The holding part 12 can be directly fixed and installed on the ironing main body, or can be a split structure, and the holding part 12 is installed on the ironing main body in a plugging, screwing, sleeving and other modes when in use.

In other embodiments, the holding portion 12 may be removably and fixedly connected to the ironing main body, and when the ironing main body is not used, the holding portion 12 and the ironing main body are in a folded position, for example, when the ironing main body is a specific integral structure, an axial direction of the holding portion 12 is substantially parallel to an axial direction of the ironing main body, and when the ironing main body is used, the holding portion 12 is folded by 90 degrees, and the axial direction of the holding portion 12 and the axial direction of the ironing main body form an included angle of substantially 90 degrees. The grip 12 and the ironing main body remain fixed in position in both states. If the ironing main body is a separate structure, the holding part 12 maintains a folded relationship and an unfolded relationship with a partial structure of the ironing main body to which the holding part 12 is mounted.

The grip 12 can be a part intended only for gripping, but it is of course also possible to load parts of the ironing body, such as power supply structures (batteries or capacitors, etc.), a water reservoir, etc.

The drying airflow channel is used for conveying drying airflow to the drying airflow outlet. The channel may have a specific channel housing or may be assisted by a housing of the ironing body. Similarly, the steam channel is used for delivering steam, and the channel can be provided with a separate channel shell or can be provided with the help of a shell of the ironing main body. It should be noted, however, that since two air paths pass through the ironing main body, the two air paths may not use the ironing main body housing at the same time, and the blocking walls may enclose respective air flow passages with the ironing main body housing. Of course in other embodiments, separate channel housings may be used for the two channels. In principle, any means that does not confuse the two air flows may be used and is within the scope of the present application.

The steam outlet 2 is used to discharge steam for ironing the laundry, and is communicated with the steam passage. The air inlet 10 is used for the air flow outside the ironing device to enter the ironing device, to be heated in the drying air flow channel and to be sent to the drying air flow outlet 3. The drying air flow outlet 3 is used for discharging heated air for drying the ironed clothes. The air inlet 10 and the drying airflow outlet 3 are respectively communicated with one end of the drying airflow channel.

The drying airflow outlet is arranged at the periphery of the steam outlet, and the periphery is a position close to the steam outlet 2 and can surround the whole periphery of the steam outlet 2 or a certain area of the whole periphery.

The drying air flow outlet 3 is a large hole in some embodiments, and is annular or arc-shaped.

The steam outlet 2 needs to be close to the laundry during ironing to promote sufficient contact of the steam with the laundry. The drying airflow outlet 3 is at a certain distance from the clothes, namely, a preset distance exists between the drying airflow outlet 3 and the steam outlet 2, so that on one hand, steam ironing is not interfered, and on the other hand, drying airflow can be blown to the clothes more sufficiently. The drying airflow outlet 3 can be provided with a flow guide structure, so that drying airflow is guided to the area of clothes as much as possible and is blown to the ironing area in time, and drying is carried out in time.

The drying air flow outlet 3 is arranged around the steam outlet 2 in the entire circumferential direction or in a partial position in the circumferential direction.

When the drying airflow outlet 3 surrounds the steam outlet 2 in the whole circumferential direction, the drying airflow outlets 3 are arranged on the periphery of the steam outlet 2 in the circumferential direction, drying airflow is released from the periphery at the same time, circumferential drying can be performed on ironing positions, drying is uniform, and the drying effect is obvious.

When the drying airflow outlets 3 are arranged around the steam outlets 2 at the circumferential local positions, the drying airflow outlets 3 can be circumferentially discontinuously arranged or circumferentially arranged in a certain area, and the like, and the drying airflow is discharged from a certain area or discharged at intervals in the circumferential direction, so that the drying at the ironing position can be achieved, and a better drying effect is achieved.

When the plurality of drying airflow outlets 3 completely surround the steam outlet 2, more than one drying airflow outlet 3 surrounds more than one ring, and the steam outlet 2 is located in the central area of the ring.

When the drying airflow outlet 3 is surrounded into a ring shape, the steam outlet 2 is positioned in the central area, the distances from the drying airflow outlet 3 to the steam outlet 2 are equal, and effective drying can be obtained from the edge to the center of an ironing position. And if the drying airflow outlet 3 encloses more than one concentric ring, the outer ring provides temperature supplement for the inner ring, so that the rapid drying from the edge to the center can be ensured, and the effect is more obvious.

The drying airflow outlets 3 are multiple, when the drying airflow outlets 3 partially surround the steam outlets 2, more than one drying airflow outlets 3 are distributed in an arc shape, and the steam outlets 2 are positioned in the arc-shaped central area.

The drying airflow outlets 3 are distributed in an arc shape around the steam outlets 2, drying airflow is dried from one area to the central area, ironing equipment can iron clothes at normal temperature along the opposite direction of the drying airflow outlets 3 relative to the steam outlets 2 during use, ironing steam irons the clothes at normal temperature, and after the ironing is moved, drying airflow is dried immediately, so that the use efficiency and energy consumption of the ironing steam can be reduced.

The drying airflow channel and the steam channel are independent from each other and respectively transmit corresponding steam/gas. The steam for ironing passes through the steam path and is discharged from the steam outlet 2 to iron the laundry.

In some embodiments, a steam generator 1 and a water pipe are arranged in the steam channel, the water outlet end of the water pipe is connected with a steam outlet 2 through the steam generator 1, and the steam generator 1 is used for heating water supplied by the water pipe to form steam. The water pipe can pass through the steam generator 1 or the water pipe to send water into the steam generator 1, and the water is heated into steam and then is conveyed to the steam outlet 2 to be discharged. The steam generator 1 is a heating device for providing heat.

It should be noted that in some embodiments the water duct feeds water into the steam generator 1, and the duct feeding steam discharged from the steam generator 1 to the steam outlet 2 may still be understood as a water duct, i.e. the water duct passing through the steam generator 1 comprises two parts, one part feeding water and the other part feeding steam. In other embodiments, the water pipe passes through the steam generator 1, the steam generator 1 supplies heat for heating water in the water pipe, the water in the water pipe is gradually converted into a steam state, and the water pipe is continuously conveyed to the steam outlet 2 and discharged.

The steam channel is also provided with a water storage device 8 and a water pump 5, the water inlet end of the water delivery pipeline extends into the water storage device, and the water pump is arranged on the water delivery pipeline. The water pipe is provided with a water pump 5, and the water pump 5 provides power for water flow. In some embodiments, the ironing apparatus is of a split type, such as a garment steamer, in which the water reservoir 8 and the water pump 5 are both in another configuration, which is independent of the configuration in which the grip is mounted, and the steam channel connects the two independent configurations in a water path. Of course, in other embodiments, the water reservoir 8, the water pump 5, the steam generator 1, etc. are all provided in one integral ironing body, which is fitted with a grip 12.

On the other hand, the gas in the drying gas passage may be heated by a heating device, a heat dissipation structure 9, or the like. Taking the heat dissipation structure 9 as an example, the air outside the ironing main body enters from the air inlet 10, is heated by the heat dissipation structure 9 to be hot air, and directly dries the ironed clothes from the drying airflow outlet 3. Since the drying air flow outlet 3 surrounds the steam outlet 2, when the laundry is steam ironed, the ironed position can be directly dried by hot air from the periphery.

The heat of the heat dissipation structure 9 can be derived from the phase change material, and can also be derived from the above steam generator 1, and the heat dissipation structure 9 is mounted on the above steam generator 1 shell and absorbs the heat released by the steam generator. Meanwhile, the heat dissipation structure 9 only exists in the ironing air channel, if the heat dissipation structure 9 is connected with the steam channel, the connection is a sealing connection, or a sealing structure is arranged at the connection part, so that the air in the ironing air flow channel and the air in the steam channel are prevented from mixing.

And a heat dissipation structure 9 is arranged in the drying airflow channel, and the heat dissipation structure 9 heats the air passing through the drying airflow channel to obtain the dry air with higher temperature. The heat dissipation structure can be selected from a heat dissipation sheet, a self-heating device component and the like. When the heat dissipation structure is a heat sink, the heat of the heat sink may come from the supply heat outside the ironing device, or may come from the steam generator 1, and the heat of the steam generator 1 is absorbed by means of heat conduction. Such as: the heat dissipating structure is mounted on the steam generator 1, and if the heat dissipating structure is connected to the housing of the steam channel, a sealing connection is used. So as to prevent the gas in the drying airflow channel from entering the steam channel, or the steam in the steam channel from entering the drying airflow channel.

In some embodiments, the heat dissipation structure 9 is annularly arranged on the housing of the steam generator 1, such as wrapping the steam generator 1, or is spacedly mounted on the steam generator 1, etc. Heat conduction occurs at the joint installation of both.

In order to dry the ironed clothes in multiple angles, it is preferable that the steam channel is located in an area enclosed by the drying airflow channel, and the steam outlet 2 is located in an area enclosed by the drying airflow outlet 3, so that the heat dissipation structure 9 is annular and is sleeved on the steam generator 1. The heat dissipation structure 9 is preferably a metal heat conduction block, and the heat dissipation structure 9 absorbs heat of the steam generator 1 from the circumferential direction by virtue of the characteristic of fast heat conduction of metal, and heats passing air.

The above-mentioned drying airflow outlet 3 may be provided with a diversion structure, which may be detachably contacted with the ironing main body, and the diversion structure may be a diversion cover or a diversion sheet, which diverts the airflow to the area of the clothes as much as possible, and blows the area through ironing in time, and performs low-temperature drying in time.

In other embodiments, the heat dissipation structure 9 may also use electric heating, such as an electric heating sheet, an electric heating rod, and the like.

To facilitate rapid flow of the drying air stream, air outside the ironing device is drawn into the ironing device, and in some embodiments, a blower assembly, selected from a fan 6 or blower, is disposed within the drying air stream path and is disposed in the air flow path between the air inlet 10 and the drying air stream outlet 3.

The setting position of fan subassembly has the multiple: such as: the air inlet 10 is arranged, air flow passes through the air inlet, and a fan arranged at the air inlet 10 can form negative pressure at the air inlet 10 in the ironing equipment to draw air into the ironing equipment. For another example: the fan is arranged at the drying airflow outlet 3 and can push out the hot air from the drying airflow outlet 3. For another example: the air inlet is arranged in the middle of a path between the air inlet and the drying airflow outlet so as to improve the airflow supplement of the drying airflow outlet of the air inlet.

In other embodiments, the housing of the steam channel at the steam generator may be provided with a heat shield 4 to reduce the loss of heat from the steam generator to the outside of the heat dissipating structure 9. The steam channel and the ironing air flow channel can be provided with a heat insulating layer at the positions which are not related to the heat conduction of the heat dissipation structure 9 and the steam generator 1, so as to reduce the heat dissipation and the energy loss.

In some embodiments, in order to simplify the volume of the ironing device as much as possible and improve the convenience of use, the ironing device may be a garment steamer, a small-sized ironing machine or a hand-held ironing machine when it is used in a household. When a garment steamer is used, the water reservoir can be arranged on the garment steamer base. The hand-held ironing machine comprises an ironing main body and a holding part.

As shown in fig. 2, the main ironing body includes a multi-component integrated head 11, an air outlet end (also called a first end close to the clothes to be ironed) of the head 11 is provided with a steam outlet 2 and a drying airflow outlet 3, the drying airflow outlet 3 is arranged around the steam outlet 2, an air inlet 10 is arranged at a rear end (a non-air outlet end is called a second end far away from the clothes to be ironed) of the head 11, a water pump 5, a fan assembly (such as a fan, a blower, etc.) and a steam generator 1 are sequentially arranged in the head 11 from the second end to the first end, and a heat dissipation structure surrounds the steam generator 1. The machine head 11 can spray steam, also can introduce air, and can heat the steam into dry air, so that the ironing clothes can be directly dried, and the multifunctional machine head is integrated with multiple functions. The handpiece 11 is small in size, and increases the convenience of operation.

Moreover, the holding part 12 is added on the machine head 11, and the ironing device becomes a handheld mini ironing machine, which is small in size, convenient and practical. Wherein the holding part 12 is connected with the machine head 11, the water storage device 8 and the controller 7 are arranged in the holding part 12, and the water conveying pipeline is arranged in the holding part 12 and the machine head 11 in a penetrating way. The holding part 12 is also provided with a water filling port which is communicated with the water storage device 8, and when water needs to be added, the water filling port is only required to be opened for water injection. Moreover, the holding portion 12 can be further provided with a power supply (such as a battery) placing position, so that the cordless (wireless) mini ironing device is formed, the design of wires is saved, the convenience of operation and carrying is improved, and meanwhile, the cost is reduced. In other embodiments, a power cord may be provided for access to an external power source.

During operation, the ironing equipment is started through the control switch, the water pump 5 is started to pump water from the water storage device 8 and convey the water, the water generates steam through the steam generator 1 and is sprayed on clothes, the fan 6 rotates to draw external air flow into the ironing equipment, the air flow penetrates through the interior of the machine head 11 and is heated, the air flow is discharged from a drying air flow outlet of the machine head 11, which is close to the first end with the ironed clothes, and the ironed fabrics are dried. This ironing machine simple structure, convenient operation, collection steam iron with fast drying with integrative, iron back clothing fast drying, satisfy user's demand.

The present invention is not limited to the above preferred embodiments, and any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An ironing device is characterized by comprising an ironing main body and a holding part, wherein the holding part is arranged on the ironing main body, a drying airflow channel and a steam channel are respectively arranged in the ironing main body, the ironing main body is also provided with a steam outlet, an air inlet and a drying airflow outlet, the drying airflow channel is used for communicating the air inlet and the drying airflow outlet, and the steam channel is used for communicating the steam outlet; the drying airflow outlet is arranged at the periphery of the steam outlet.

2. The ironing device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that a steam generator and a water duct are arranged in the steam channel, the water outlet end of the water duct is connected to the steam outlet through the steam generator, and the steam generator is used for heating the water supplied by the water duct to form steam.

3. The ironing apparatus as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that a water reservoir and a water pump are arranged in said steam channel, a water inlet end of said water duct extending into said water reservoir, said water pump being arranged on said water duct.

4. The ironing apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein a heat dissipating structure is provided in the drying airflow path, the heat dissipating structure being located outside the steam path, and the heat dissipating structure being mounted on a housing of the steam generator for absorbing heat from the steam generator and dissipating heat in the drying airflow path;

the heat dissipation structure is hermetically connected with the shell of the steam channel.

5. The ironing appliance of claim 4, wherein the heat dissipating structure is annularly disposed around a housing of the steam generator.

6. The ironing apparatus of claim 5, wherein a fan assembly is further disposed within the drying airflow path, the fan assembly being disposed in the airflow path between the inlet and the drying airflow outlet.

7. The ironing apparatus as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that said ironing main body comprises a head, a first end of said head facing the clothes to be ironed is provided with said steam outlet and said drying airflow outlet, a second end of said head facing away from the clothes to be ironed is provided with said air inlet, and said water pump, said fan assembly and said steam generator are arranged in said head in sequence from said second end to said first end.

8. Ironing apparatus as claimed in claim 7, characterized in that a controller and the water reservoir are arranged in the grip, the water duct extending from the inside of the grip to the inside of the head.

9. Ironing device as claimed in any one of the claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the drying airflow outlet is arranged around the steam outlet in a circumferential direction throughout or in a circumferential partial position.

10. Ironing device as claimed in claim 9, characterized in that said drying airflow outlets are circumferentially evenly distributed and/or symmetrically distributed around said steam outlet.