CN214362396U - Hanging ironing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The embodiment of the utility model provides a garment steamer, it includes supporting seat, garment steamer body, coupler, locking unit and control piece, the supporting seat, the garment steamer body and the coupler can be dismantled and be connected, the locking unit is used for locking at least two in the supporting seat, the garment steamer body and the coupler; wherein the locking unit and the operating member are engaged with each other, and the operating member is used for driving the locking unit to move to different stroke positions along the moving direction of the operating member when rotating so as to change the locking state among the supporting seat, the garment steamer body and the coupler. The utility model provides a garment steamer can supply the user to use at any time, does not receive the restriction of the heat accumulation volume of the piece that generates heat, convenient to use.

Description

Hanging ironing machine

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a garment steamer technical field especially relates to a garment steamer.

Background

The hanging ironing machine is also called hanging iron and vertical iron, and is a household appliance capable of hanging ironing clothes and cloth.

The garment steamer includes garment steamer body, battery and for the power supply unit of battery charging, power supply unit can be connected with the power through the power cord. The battery sets up inside garment steamer body, and when the user used garment steamer, the accessible battery was the garment steamer power supply. For the garment steamer who uses the power cord to connect the power supply, the handheld garment steamer who uses battery power supply can heat water through the inside piece that generates heat of self, and it does not receive the restriction of power cord length, and the user can use garment steamer, convenient to use in optional position.

However, when the heat storage amount of the heat generating part is exhausted, the user can only charge the steamer first, and the steamer is used again when the heat storage amount of the heat generating part is sufficient, so that the use is inconvenient.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In view of the above problem, the embodiment of the utility model provides a garment steamer, user can use this garment steamer, convenient to use at any time.

In order to achieve the above object, the embodiment of the present invention provides the following technical solutions:

the embodiment of the utility model provides a garment steamer, which comprises a supporting seat, a garment steamer body, a coupler, a locking unit and a control piece, wherein the supporting seat, the garment steamer body and the coupler are detachably connected, and the locking unit is used for locking at least two of the supporting seat, the garment steamer body and the coupler; the locking unit is meshed with the control piece, and the control piece is used for driving the locking unit to move to different stroke positions along the moving direction of the control piece when rotating so as to change the locking state among the supporting seat, the garment steamer body and the coupler.

Specifically, the present embodiment can drive the locking unit to move through the control member, so as to realize the switching of the garment steamer between the "wired", "wireless" and "locked" states. Specifically, when the control member drives the locking unit to connect the coupler to the support seat and separate the garment steamer body from the coupler, the garment steamer is in a wireless state. Components such as water pumps in the garment steamer body can be supplied with power through the battery, and the garment steamer is suitable for the condition that the electric quantity of the battery is sufficient and the heat storage capacity of the heating element is sufficient, and at the moment, a user is not limited by the length of the power line on the coupler when using the hand-held garment steamer.

When the operating member drives the locking unit to connect the coupler to the garment steamer body and separate the coupler from the support base, the garment steamer is in a wired state. At the moment, the garment steamer can be electrically connected with a power supply through the coupler, the garment steamer body and the heating piece are powered by the power supply, and the garment steamer is not limited by the electric quantity of the battery and the heat storage quantity of the heating piece. No matter the battery power and the heat storage capacity of the heating element are remained, the user can choose to use the power supply to supply power. Even if the battery power and the heat storage capacity of the heating element are sufficient, the garment steamer body can also be powered by the power supply.

When the control piece drives the locking unit to connect the garment steamer body, the coupler and the supporting seat together, the garment steamer is in a locking state. At this point, the hand-held steamer may be in an idle state, i.e., the user does not use the hand-held steamer, at which point the connection between the coupler and the power source is broken. Or in a state of supplying power to the battery and storing heat for the heating element, and at the moment, the coupler is electrically connected with the power supply through the power line. Of course, at this time, the user can also iron the clothes directly using the hand-held steamer.

The user can select the operating condition of garment steamer according to the time of endurance and the service environment of garment steamer body, drives the operating parts and rotates to through the meshing between operating parts and the locking unit, make the garment steamer switch between different states. The garment steamer is not limited by the electric quantity of the battery and the heat storage capacity of the heating element, and a user can use the hand-held garment steamer at any time, so that the garment steamer is convenient to use.

And because the operating part is meshed with the locking unit, the operating part is firmly connected with the locking unit, the transmission between the operating part and the locking unit is stable, the condition that the connection between the operating part and the locking unit is failed is avoided, and the service life is long.

In some optional embodiments, the operating member comprises a rotating shaft, and a plurality of first meshing parts are distributed on the rotating shaft along the circumferential direction; the locking unit comprises a locking piece, the locking piece comprises a plurality of second engaging parts which are distributed along the moving position of the locking unit in sequence, and the second engaging parts are engaged with the first engaging parts.

Wherein, the control piece is connected with the supporting seat in a rotating way through a rotating shaft. The locking unit comprises a locking piece, and a first engaging part and a second engaging part which are engaged with each other are respectively arranged on the rotating shaft and the locking piece so as to realize the engagement connection between the operating piece and the locking assembly, so that the structure is simpler.

In some alternative embodiments, the first and second engagement portions are both toothed. Namely, a gear rack transmission mechanism can be formed between the operating piece and the locking unit so as to convert the rotation of the operating piece into the movement of the locking unit along the linear direction, and the operation is convenient.

In some alternative embodiments, the plurality of second engaging portions are arranged in a line such that a portion where the locking member engages with the rotating shaft is rack-shaped.

In some alternative embodiments, the locking unit and the operating member are both disposed on the support base without increasing the size of the garment steamer body and the coupler.

In some alternative embodiments, the support base includes a first housing, a mounting slot is disposed on the first housing, and the coupler is removably disposed in the mounting slot. Therefore, the supporting seat is of a container-shaped structure to accommodate the coupler and other components, and the appearance is simplified.

In some alternative embodiments, there is rotational damping between the operating member and the first housing to provide a self-locking condition of the operating member and the locking unit when engaged.

Therefore, when the control piece drives the locking unit to move, so that the garment steamer is in any one of the states of 'wired', 'wireless' and 'locking', the control piece and the supporting seat can be mutually locked and fixed, the control piece is prevented from rotating by itself or rotating under the influence of external force, and the garment steamer is prevented from being connected and losing efficacy in a target state.

In some alternative embodiments, the operating member includes a knob portion protruding from an outer wall of the first housing. Wherein, the knob portion is used for being held by a user, and the operation is convenient.

In some optional embodiments, a first avoiding hole is provided on a wall of the mounting groove, and a part of the structure of the locking unit can extend into the mounting groove through the first avoiding hole to lock at least two of the support seat, the garment steamer body and the coupler. Therefore, the locking unit can extend into the mounting groove through the first avoiding hole and is connected with the coupler in the mounting groove or disconnected with the coupler in the mounting groove, so that the garment steamer can be switched to different working states.

In some alternative embodiments, the locking unit includes a first locking block connected to the locking member; the first locking block can extend into the mounting groove through the first avoidance hole to lock the supporting seat and the coupler or retract to the outer side of the mounting groove to unlock the supporting seat and the coupler.

Like this, when the control piece drives the locking piece and removes, can drive first locking piece through first elastic component and remove towards one side of mounting groove, perhaps remove towards one side of installing the groove far away. When the first locking block extends into the mounting groove, the coupler can be connected to the supporting seat through the first locking block, so that the coupler is connected with the supporting seat. When the first locking block is far away from the mounting groove, the coupler can be separated from the supporting seat.

In some optional embodiments, the coupler includes a second housing, and the second housing is provided with a first limiting groove disposed opposite to the first locking block, and the first locking block can be engaged with the first limiting groove to lock the support seat and the coupler.

Therefore, the first locking block can be reliably connected with the coupler and the supporting seat through clamping with the first limiting groove.

In some optional embodiments, the locking unit comprises a first elastic member, the first elastic member is connected between the locking member and the first locking block, the elastic direction of the first elastic member is directed from the outer side of the mounting groove to the inner side of the mounting groove, and the sliding stroke of the first locking block relative to the mounting groove is smaller than the moving stroke of the locking unit relative to the mounting groove.

In this way, when the first locking piece is at the maximum travel, the locking piece can still move relative to the mounting slot to switch the garment steamer between different states.

In some alternative embodiments, when the first locking block is located at the maximum stroke position, the first locking block is fixed relative to the coupler so as to connect the coupler with the support seat.

Thus, when the first locking block is at the maximum stroke, the coupler is fixed relative to the support seat. Thus, when the operating member drives the locking member to move continuously, the connection state between the coupler and the garment steamer body can be changed, so that the garment steamer can be switched between the 'locking' state and the 'wireless' state.

In some alternative embodiments, the locking member comprises a locking portion; the garment steamer further comprises a locking mechanism, when the locking mechanism is used for connecting the coupler and the first locking block of the garment steamer body and the coupler to be relatively fixed, the locking piece can move to different stroke positions relative to the mounting groove through the first elastic piece, so that the garment steamer body and the coupler are locked through the locking mechanism, or the locking mechanism is triggered by the locking part, and the garment steamer body and the coupler are unlocked.

That is, when the control member drives the locking member and the first locking block to move to the maximum stroke position of the first locking block, the first locking block connects the coupler to the supporting seat, the coupler is relatively fixed with the supporting seat, at the moment, the locking portion does not trigger the locking mechanism, the garment steamer body is still relatively fixed with the coupler, and the garment steamer is in a locking state. When the control piece continues to drive the locking piece to move, the locking part can trigger the locking mechanism so that the garment steamer body is separated from the coupler, and the garment steamer is in a wireless state.

In some alternative embodiments, the locking mechanism is located within the second housing to simplify the appearance of the coupler.

In some optional embodiments, the second housing has at least one second avoiding hole formed therein, and the locking mechanism further includes a second locking block and a second elastic member; the second locking block is slidably arranged in the second shell, the second elastic piece is connected between the second locking block and the second shell, and the second locking block protrudes out of the second shell through the second avoiding hole under the elastic action of the second elastic piece and is connected with the garment steamer body in a clamping mode.

That is, in a natural state, the coupler may be connected with the steamer body through the second locking block. And the connection state between the garment steamer body and the coupler can be released by driving the second locking block to resist the elastic force of the second elastic piece.

In some optional embodiments, the locking mechanism further comprises a connecting block slidable relative to the second housing, a first end of the connecting block abuts against the locking portion, a second end of the connecting block abuts against the second locking block, and the connecting block can push the second locking block to retract into the second housing under the action of the locking portion.

That is, the inner side and the outer side of the second housing can be communicated through the connecting block, so that the locking part positioned outside the second housing can drive the second locking block in the second housing to move.

In some alternative embodiments, the contact surface of the locking portion and the first end of the connecting block is an inclined surface, and the contact surface of the second locking block and the second end of the connecting block is an inclined surface, and the sliding direction of the connecting block, the sliding direction of the first locking block and the sliding direction of the locking portion are both at an angle to the sliding direction of the connecting block.

The both ends of connecting block all have the inclined plane promptly, like this, can be so that have different moving direction between locking piece and the second locking piece, application scope is wider.

In some alternative embodiments, a battery is provided within the steamer body. The battery can make the garment steamer supply power for components such as a water pump of the garment steamer body in a wireless state, and the user is prevented from being limited by the length of a power line on the coupler. Of course, the user can connect the power supply through the power line of the coupler to charge the battery, and the use is convenient.

In addition to the technical problems, technical features constituting technical solutions, and advantageous effects brought by the technical features of the technical solutions described above, other technical problems, technical features included in technical solutions, and advantageous effects brought by the technical features that can be solved by the garment steamer provided by the embodiments of the present invention will be described in further detail in the detailed description of the embodiments.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a garment steamer according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the garment steamer of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the support base of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of the locking assembly of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the locking member of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is an exploded view of the coupler of FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a first schematic structural view of the second locking block, the second elastic member and the connecting block shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a second schematic structural view of the second locking block, the second elastic member and the connecting block shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is a side view of the garment steamer of FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view A-A of the garment steamer of FIG. 9 in a "locked" position;

FIG. 11 is a schematic structural view of portion C of FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view A-A of the garment steamer of FIG. 9 in a "wireless" state;

FIG. 13 is a schematic view of the structure of portion D of FIG. 12;

FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view taken along B-B of the steamer of FIG. 9 in a "cordless" state;

FIG. 15 is a schematic structural view of portion E of FIG. 14;

FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view taken along B-B of the steamer of FIG. 9 in the "wired" state;

fig. 17 is a schematic structural view of a portion F in fig. 16.

Reference numerals:

10: a supporting seat;

11: a locking unit; 111: a locking member; 111 a: a second engaging portion; 111 b: a locking portion; 112: a first locking block; 113: a first elastic member;

12: a manipulation member; 121: a rotating shaft; 122: a first engaging portion; 123: a knob portion;

13: a first housing; 131: mounting grooves; 132: a guide portion;

20: a garment steamer body;

30: a coupler; 31: a second housing; 311: a first limit groove; 312: a second avoidance hole; 321: a second locking block; 322: a second elastic member; 323: connecting blocks; 33: a coupler seat; 34: a second coupling portion.

Detailed Description

In order to make the above objects, features and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention more obvious and understandable, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. It is obvious that the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of them. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative efforts all belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

In the prior art, components such as a water pump of the garment steamer can be powered by a battery, and the heating part can store heat by itself to heat water. However, when the battery capacity is low or the heat storage capacity of the heat generating element is low, the garment steamer needs to be charged until the battery capacity is sufficient and the heat storage capacity of the heat generating element is sufficient. That is, the user cannot use the steamer at any time, and the use is inconvenient.

In view of the above, embodiments of the present application provide a garment steamer, which includes a locking unit and a manipulating member, wherein a user can move the locking unit via the manipulating member to change the connection relationship between the garment steamer body and the coupler and between the coupler and the support base, i.e., to switch the garment steamer between "wired", "wireless" and "locked" states. Therefore, the user can use the garment steamer at any time according to the requirement, and the garment steamer is convenient to use. For example, when the steamer is in a "wired" state, the user may not be limited by the battery level and the heat generating member heat storage capacity. When the garment steamer is in a "wireless" state, the user may not be limited by the length of the power cord. Is convenient to use.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a garment steamer provided by the embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 is an exploded view of the garment steamer of figure 1. Fig. 3 is an exploded view of the support base of fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of the locking assembly of fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a schematic view of the locking member of fig. 4. Fig. 6 is an exploded view of the coupler of fig. 2. Fig. 7 is a first structural diagram of the second locking block, the second elastic member and the connecting block in fig. 6. Fig. 8 is a second structural schematic diagram of the second locking block, the second elastic member and the connecting block in fig. 6. Figure 9 is a side view of the garment steamer of figure 1. Figure 10 is a cross-sectional view along A-A of the garment steamer of figure 9 in a "locked" position. Fig. 11 is a schematic structural view of a portion C in fig. 10. Figure 12 is a cross-sectional view along A-A of the steamer of figure 9 in a "cordless" state. Fig. 13 is a schematic structural view of a portion D in fig. 12. Figure 14 is a cross-sectional view along B-B of the steamer of figure 9 in a "cordless" state. Fig. 15 is a schematic structural view of part E in fig. 14. Figure 16 is a cross-sectional view along B-B of the steamer of figure 9 in the "wired" state. Fig. 17 is a schematic structural view of a portion F in fig. 16.

Referring to fig. 1 to 17, the present embodiment provides a garment steamer, which includes a supporting base 10, a steamer body 20, a coupler 30, a locking unit 11 and a manipulating member 12, wherein the supporting base 10, the steamer body 20 and the coupler 30 are detachably connected, and the locking unit 11 is used for locking at least two of the supporting base 10, the steamer body 20 and the coupler 30; wherein the locking unit 11 and the operating member 12 are engaged with each other, and the operating member 12 is used for moving the locking unit 11 to different stroke positions along the moving direction of the operating member 12 when rotating so as to change the locking state among the supporting seat 10, the garment steamer body 20 and the coupler 30.

Specifically, the garment steamer is used for heating water, so that the temperature of the water rises and is gasified into steam, and the high-temperature steam can iron the clothes to be ironed, so that the clothes to be ironed are relatively flat. Wherein, the handheld garment steamer is small in size and convenient to carry, and the embodiment takes the handheld garment steamer as an example for explanation.

The hand-held garment steamer comprises a steamer body 20, wherein the steamer body 20 comprises a body shell, and a heating part, a water tank, a water pump and the like which are arranged in the body shell. The water pump is connected between the heating element and the water tank and used for conveying water in the water tank to the heating element. The heating member heats water to form steam, and the steam is discharged from the heating member and is ejected outwards through the air injection holes in the garment steamer body 20. The heating element, the water tank and the water pump may be any structures known to those skilled in the art, and the embodiment is not limited.

Wherein, the heating member is a heat storage member. When the garment steamer body is electrically connected with the coupler and is connected with the power supply through the power line, the power supply supplies power to the heating part, and the heating part stores heat. Then, when the garment steamer is in a wireless state, the heating element can heat water through self heat so as to enable the water to be turned into steam. Until the heat of the heat generating member is exhausted or the heat of the heat generating member is insufficient to vaporize the water.

The hand-held garment steamer is also provided with a battery for supplying power to components such as a water pump and the like. The battery can be a lead-acid battery, a lithium iron phosphate battery and the like, has larger capacity, can be charged and discharged for many times, and has longer service life.

To facilitate gripping, the steamer body 20 includes a handle portion and a body portion that are connected. Wherein, each component in the steamer body 20 can be arranged on the handle part or the main body part according to the requirement. In the present exemplary embodiment, the water tank, the water pump and the heat generating element are all located on the main body portion, and the battery, and components such as an electrical connection wire and an electrical connection joint connected with the battery are disposed on the handle portion.

In this way, coupler 30 may be electrically connected to the handle portion. The handle portion is provided with a first coupling portion electrically connected with the coupler 30, the coupler 30 includes a second housing 31, a coupler seat 33, and a second coupling portion 34, the coupler seat 33 and the second coupler 30 are disposed in the second housing 31, and the second coupling portion 34 is disposed on the coupler seat 33.

For avoiding the user to use when handheld garment steamer, the power cord influences user operation, and first coupling portion can set up the tip that deviates from the main part at handle portion, and like this, the interval between power cord and the main part is great, avoids the power cord winding on the main part, influences steam and gives vent to anger.

The first and second coupling portions 34 may be of a construction well known to those skilled in the art. Illustratively, the second coupling portion 34 is provided with a positive electrode contact, a negative electrode contact and a ground contact at intervals, and when the power line is connected with the power supply, the positive electrode contact and the negative electrode contact are both communicated with alternating current. The first coupling portion is provided with three contact pins, and when the first coupling portion is electrically connected with the second coupling portion 34, the three contact pins are respectively connected with the positive electrode contact piece, the negative electrode contact piece and the grounding contact piece, so that the electric connection between the garment steamer body 20 and the coupler 30 is realized.

The supporting seat 10 can be supported on the supporting table top such as the ground, the table top and the like, the contact area of the supporting seat 10 and the supporting table top is large, and the supporting is stable. Wherein, the coupler 30 can be used for supplying power to the steamer body 20, that is, the support base 10 is a non-electric base, and the support base 10 only plays a role of supporting and fixing.

The support base 10 may be a solid block structure. In some alternative embodiments, in order to reduce the weight of the supporting base 10, the supporting base 10 may be a hollow container-like structure, that is, the supporting base 10 includes a first shell 13, the first shell 13 includes a seat body and a cover, the seat body may be used for supporting on the supporting table, and the cover closes the opening of the seat body. The coupler 30 is detachably connected to the support base 10, and the support base 10 only plays a role in supporting and fixing, that is, the support base 10 is of a non-electrical structure.

Different connection and fixing manners between the coupler 30 and the support seat 10 are possible, and in some alternative embodiments, a mounting groove 131 is provided on the first housing 13, and the coupler 30 is detachably received in the mounting groove 131. The mounting groove 131 may be provided on the cover. The recess depth of the mounting groove 131 may be greater than the height of the coupler 30 so that a portion of the steamer body 20 extends into and is supported in the mounting groove 131 when the steamer body 20 is connected to the coupler 30. Thus, when the hand-held garment steamer is in a wireless state, the coupler 30 is positioned in the mounting groove 131, and a user can observe the coupler 30 only at a specific angle, so that the appearance is simple. And when the hand-held garment steamer is in a 'locking' state, the height of the hand-held garment steamer is smaller.

Wherein, the internal diameter of mounting groove 131 can also be with the external diameter looks adaptation of handle portion, like this, when handheld garment steamer is in "locking" state, the internal wall face of mounting groove 131 contacts with the outer wall face of handle portion, and the internal wall face of mounting groove 131 forms the spacing to handle portion, and garment steamer body 20's support stability is higher. Certainly, the side wall surface of the mounting groove 131 is further provided with a routing notch for the power line to pass through.

The recess directions of the mounting grooves 131 are different, and the handle portion can be supported on the support base 10 in different directions, thereby facilitating the user to take. Illustratively, the mounting slots 131 may be vertically recessed, with the handle portion being vertically supported above the steamer support base 10.

Wherein the steamer body 20 and the coupler 30 are detachably connected. Namely, the connection between the first coupling part and the second coupling part 34 is included between the steamer body 20 and the coupler 30, and the detachable connection structures, namely the locking unit 11 and the operating member 12, are also included between the steamer body 20 and the coupler 30 and between the coupler 30 and the support base 10.

The locking unit 11 may be provided between the support base 10, the steamer body 20 and the coupler 30, or may be provided on any one of the support base 10, the steamer body 20 and the coupler 30. Similarly, the present embodiment also does not limit the position where the operating member 12 is disposed. In some alternative embodiments, the present embodiment is described by taking as an example that the locking unit 11 and the operating member 12 are both provided on the support base 10.

The operating member 12 is rotatably coupled to the supporting base 10 such that a user can move the locking unit 11 relative to the supporting base 10 by rotating the operating member 12, and the locking unit 11 has different stroke positions relative to the mounting groove 131 when the operating member 12 has different rotation angles. When the locking unit 11 is in different stroke positions, the locking unit 11 can change the connection relationship between the steamer body 20 and the coupler 30 and between the coupler 30 and the support base 10 to switch the steamer between the "wired", "wireless" and "locked" states.

The operating part 12 is engaged with the locking unit 11, the connection and transmission between the operating part 12 and the locking unit 11 are firm, the condition that the connection between the operating part 12 and the locking unit 11 is failed is avoided, and the service life is long.

Specifically, when the operating member 12 drives the locking unit 11 to move, so that the garment steamer body 20 is separated from the coupler 30, and the coupler 30 is fixedly connected with the support base 10, the hand-held garment steamer is in a wireless state. Components such as water pumps in the garment steamer body 20 are powered by batteries, the heating part releases heat to heat water through self heat, the garment steamer is suitable for the condition that the electric quantity of the batteries is sufficient and the heat storage capacity of the heating part is sufficient, and at the moment, a user does not need to be limited by the length of a power line on the coupler 30 when using the garment steamer.

When the operating member 12 drives the locking unit 11 to move, so that the coupler 30 and the support seat 10 are separated from each other, the garment steamer body 20 and the coupler 30 are relatively fixed, the garment steamer body 20 and the coupler 30 are electrically connected, and the hand-held garment steamer is in a wired state. At this time, the garment steamer can be electrically connected with a power supply through the coupler 30, the battery and the heating element are both powered by the power supply, and the hand-held garment steamer is not limited by the electric quantity of the battery and the heat storage quantity of the heating element. No matter the battery power and the heat storage capacity of the heating element are remained, the user can choose to use the power supply to supply power. That is, even if the battery capacity and the heat storage capacity of the heat generating member are sufficient, the garment steamer body 20 can be powered by the power supply.

When the operating member 12 moves the locking unit 11 to fix the support base 10, the steamer body 20 and the coupler 30 relative to each other, the hand-held steamer is in a "locked" state. At this point, when the connection between the coupler 30 and the power source is broken, the hand-held steamer can be in an idle state, i.e., the user does not use the hand-held steamer. Or when the coupler 30 is electrically connected to a power source via a power cord, the hand-held steamer is in a state of supplying power to the battery and storing heat for the heat generating member. Of course, the user can also iron the garment directly using the hand-held steamer in the "locked" state.

Like this, the handheld garment steamer that this application embodiment provided does not receive the restriction of battery electric quantity and the piece heat accumulation that generates heat, and the user can use handheld garment steamer, convenient to use at any time. Illustratively, when the battery capacity and the heat storage capacity of the heating element are not enough, and the user needs to use the hand-held garment steamer, the user can switch the hand-held garment steamer to a wired or locked state, and the power is supplied to the garment steamer body 20 through the power supply, so that the use is convenient.

In some alternative embodiments, the operating member 12 includes a rotating shaft 121, and a plurality of first engaging portions 122 are distributed on the rotating shaft 121 along the circumferential direction; the locking unit 11 includes a locking member 111, and the locking member 111 includes a plurality of second engaging portions 111a sequentially distributed along the moving position of the locking unit 11, and the second engaging portions 111a and the first engaging portions 122 are engaged with each other.

In this way, the operating element 12 can be connected to the support base 10 by means of the pivot shaft 121. The actuating element 12 itself can form a pivot 121 for connection to the support base 10 via the actuating element 12.

The outer wall surface of the operating member 12 is provided with a plurality of first engaging portions 122, and the plurality of first engaging portions 122 are provided at intervals in the circumferential direction of the rotating shaft 121. The locking member 111 is provided with a plurality of second engaging portions 111a, and the plurality of second engaging portions 111a are provided at intervals along the moving direction of the locking member 111. Thus, the movement of the locking member 111 can be carried out by the engagement between the first engaging portion 122 and the second engaging portion 111 a.

Wherein, a chain transmission structure can be formed between the first engaging part 122 and the second engaging part 111 a. In some alternative embodiments, the first and second engagement portions 122 and 111a are both toothed. Thus, a gear-rack connection structure is formed between the first meshing part 122 and the second meshing part 111a, and transmission is more stable. And the gear rack structure can not be out of order due to long service life, and the service life of the first meshing part 122 and the second meshing part 111a is long.

Meanwhile, the rack and pinion structure formed by the first and second engaging portions 122 and 111a allows the rotation shaft 121 to rotate back and forth about its own axis, i.e., the rotation shaft 121 can rotate forward and backward about its own axis, so that the locking unit 11 can move toward the side close to the mounting groove 131 or move toward the side away from the mounting groove 131.

In some alternative embodiments, the plurality of second engaging portions 111a are arranged in a straight line, so that the locking member 111 is formed with a rack structure engaged with the plurality of first engaging portions 122.

The locking member 111 moves relative to the supporting base 10 along a straight line, and a guiding portion 132 may be disposed on the supporting base 10 to prevent the locking member 111 from shifting during the moving process. Illustratively, the guide portion 132 forms a guide groove in which the locking member 111 is received. Of course, the guide 132 may be a separate component from the support base 10.

In some alternative embodiments, there is rotational damping between the operating member 12 and the first housing 13, so that the operating member 12 and the locking unit 11 are in a self-locking state when engaged. That is, by providing the rotation damper, the operation member 12 can be prevented from rotating by itself, so that the hand-held garment steamer can be stably maintained in any one of the states of "wired", "wireless" and "locked", and the use stability is high.

The rotation damper may be an elastic rubber ring or the like, and is compressed between the rotation shaft 121 and the support base 10. Thus, the elastic rubber ring is elastically deformed, the friction between the rotating shaft 121 and the first housing 13 is large, and the user resists the friction between the rotating shaft 121 and the elastic rubber ring by applying a force to drive the operating member 12 to rotate, so that the operating member 12 rotates relative to the supporting seat 10.

In some alternative embodiments, the operating member 12 includes a knob portion 123, and the knob portion 123 protrudes from the outer wall of the first housing 13 for being held by a user for easy operation. The knob portion 123 may protrude from the outer wall surface of the rotation shaft 121, so that the contact area between the user's hand and the knob portion 123 may be increased, and the use is convenient.

Wherein the locking unit 11 is disposed inside the support base 10 as the coupler 30 is disposed in the installation groove 131. In some alternative embodiments, a first avoiding hole (not shown) is provided on a wall of the mounting groove 131, and a part of the structure of the locking unit 11 may extend into the mounting groove 131 through the first avoiding hole to lock at least two of the support base 10, the garment steamer body 20 and the coupler 30. The first avoiding hole is used for part of the structure of the locking unit 11 to extend into so as to change the working state of the garment steamer. The first avoiding hole may be formed on a side wall surface or a bottom wall surface of the mounting groove 131, and this embodiment is not limited.

The locking unit 11 is used to change the connection modes between the steamer body 20 and the coupler 30 and between the coupler 30 and the support base 10, that is, the number of the first avoiding holes may be multiple, so as to respectively change the connection modes between the steamer body 20 and the coupler 30 and between the coupler 30 and the support base 10. Of course, the number of the first avoiding hole may be one, and the embodiment is not limited.

In some alternative embodiments, the locking unit 11 comprises a first locking block 112; the first locking block 112 may extend into the installation groove 131 through the first relief hole to lock the support seat 10 and the coupler 30, or retract to the outside of the installation groove 131 to unlock the support seat 10 and the coupler 30.

That is, when the operating member 12 rotates and drives the locking member 111 to move, the first locking piece 112 can move along with the locking member 111 at the same time. When the first locking block 112 moves toward the side close to the installation groove 131, the first locking block 112 may be connected to the coupler 30 through the first avoiding hole, and the coupler 30 and the support base 10 are relatively fixed. When the first locking piece 112 moves toward the side away from the installation groove 131 with the locking piece 111, the first locking piece 112 is disengaged from the coupler 30, so that the coupling 30 and the support base 10 are disconnected and the coupler 30 and the support base 10 are separated from each other.

The moving direction of the first locking block 112 and the moving direction of the coupler 30 relative to the mounting groove 131 are arranged at an included angle, so that the coupler 30 can be connected with the support seat 10 through the first locking block 112.

In some alternative embodiments, the second housing 31 is provided with a first limiting groove 311 disposed opposite to the first locking block 112, and the first locking block 112 can be engaged with the first limiting groove 311 to lock the support seat 10 and the coupler 30.

Wherein, the first limit groove 311 is formed on the outer wall surface of the second housing 31. The first stopper groove 311 is exposed at the first escape hole. Thus, when the coupler 30 is fixedly connected to the supporting seat 10, the first locking block 112 extends into the first limiting groove 311 through the first avoiding hole. At this time, the outer wall surface of the first locking piece 112 is engaged with the inner wall surface of the first limiting groove 311 to prevent the coupler 30 from being separated from the mounting groove 131.

The number of the first locking blocks 112 may be one or more. In this embodiment, the number of the first locking blocks 112 may be two, and the two first locking blocks 112 are arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction of the coupler 30, so that the coupler 30 may be fixedly connected to the support seat 10 through the two first locking blocks 112, and the connection is relatively stable.

In some alternative embodiments, when the coupler 30 is fixedly connected to the support base 10, in order to change the connection state between the garment steamer body 20 and the coupler 30, the locking unit 11 further includes a first elastic member 113, the first elastic member 113 is connected between the locking member 111 and the first locking block 112, the elastic direction of the first elastic member 113 is directed from the outside of the mounting groove 131 to the inside of the mounting groove 131, and the sliding stroke of the first locking block 112 relative to the mounting groove 131 is smaller than the moving stroke of the locking unit 11 relative to the mounting groove 131.

The first elastic member 113 may be an elastic rubber block, a spring, or the like, and is easy to recover from deformation. When the first locking block 112 is engaged with the coupler 30, the first elastic member 113 is compressed to make the locking member 111 continuously move relative to the first locking block 112, so as to increase the stroke of the locking member 111.

When the first locking block 112 is engaged with the first limiting groove 311 and the coupler 30 is fixed to the supporting seat 10, the operating member can continue to drive the locking member 111 to move relative to the mounting groove 131. At this time, the first locking piece 112 is fixed relative to the mounting groove 131, the first elastic member 113 is compressed, and the locking piece 111 continues to move relative to the mounting groove 131.

Of course, in order to avoid interference between the first locking block 112 and the components in the coupler 30, the depth of the first limiting groove 311 may be smaller than the thickness of the first housing 31, i.e., the first limiting groove 311 is blind. Thus, when the first locking block 112 is engaged with the first limiting groove 311, the first locking block 112 can be abutted against the bottom of the first limiting groove 311 under the elastic force of the first elastic member 113.

When the first locking piece 112 is engaged with the first limiting groove 311, the locking piece 111 can change the connection state between the garment steamer body 20 and the coupler 30 during the moving process, so that the garment steamer can be switched between the locking state and the wireless state. That is, the garment steamer is in a "locked state" when the garment steamer body 20 and the coupler 30 are relatively fixed, and in a "wireless" state when the garment steamer body 20 and the coupler 30 are separated from each other.

In some alternative embodiments, when the first locking block 112 is located at the maximum stroke position, the first locking block 112 is fixed relative to the coupler 30 to connect the coupler 30 and the support seat 10.

That is, in the natural state of the initial stroke, the first locking piece 112 is located outside the mounting groove 131, and the coupler 30 and the support base 10 are separated from each other. When the operating member 12 drives the locking member 111 to rotate, the first locking block 112 moves toward one side of the mounting groove 131 along with the locking member 111 until the first locking block 112 extends into the first limiting groove 311 of the second housing 31, at this time, the first locking block 112 is located at the maximum stroke position, and the coupler 30 is relatively fixed to the support seat 10.

In some alternative embodiments, the locking member 111 includes a locking portion 111 b; the steamer also includes a locking mechanism for connecting the coupler 30 with the steamer body 20; when the first locking block 112 is fixed relative to the coupler 30, the locking member 111 can be moved to different stroke positions relative to the mounting groove 131 by the first elastic member 113 so that the steamer body 20 and the coupler 30 are locked by the locking mechanism, or the locking mechanism is triggered by the locking part 111b so that the steamer body 20 and the coupler 30 are unlocked.

That is, naturally, the steamer body 20 can be secured relative to the coupler 30 by a locking mechanism. The locking member 111 moves relative to the mounting slot 131 and the locking portion 111b can activate the locking mechanism to disconnect the steamer body 20 from the coupler 30.

Thus, in a natural state, the garment steamer body 20 and the coupler 30 are relatively fixed, the coupler 30 and the support base 10 are separated from each other, and the garment steamer is in a wired state.

The operating member 12 drives the locking member 111 to move, so that when the first locking block 112 moves to the maximum stroke position, the coupler 30 and the support base 10 are relatively fixed through the first locking block 112, at this time, the locking member 111 is located at the first stroke position, the garment steamer body 20 and the coupler 30 are still in a connection state, and the garment steamer is switched to a 'locking' state.

The user continues to drive the locking member 111 to move through the operating member 12, at this time, the first locking block 112 and the mounting groove 131 are relatively fixed, the first elastic member 113 is compressed, the locking member 111 moves relative to the first locking block 112, and the locking mechanism is triggered through the locking portion 111b, so that the garment steamer body 20 is separated from the coupler 30, the garment steamer is switched to a "wireless" state, and at this time, the locking member 111 is located at the second stroke position.

It will be appreciated that the reverse rotation of the operating member 12 causes the garment steamer to switch between the "cordless", "locked" and "cordless" states in sequence. For example, when the garment steamer is switched from the "locked" state to the "wired" state, the locking member 111 moves from the first stroke position to the initial stroke position, and the locking member 111 drives the first locking block 112 to disengage from the first limiting groove 311 through the first elastic member 113, so that the coupler 30 is disengaged from the supporting seat 10.

Thus, the locking piece 111 is driven to move by the control piece 12, and when the locking piece 111 is located at different stroke positions, the garment steamer can be switched between different states, and the garment steamer is convenient to use.

The locking mechanism may be provided on any one of the support base 10, the steamer body 20 and the coupler 30. In some alternative embodiments, a locking mechanism is provided within the second housing 31 to simplify the appearance of the hand-held steamer.

Wherein, the garment steamer body 20 and the coupler 30 can be fixed by the magnetic connector. In some optional embodiments, the second housing 31 has at least one second avoiding hole 312 formed therein, and the locking mechanism further includes a second locking block 321 and a second elastic member 322; the second locking block 321 is slidably disposed in the second housing 31, the second elastic member 322 is connected between the second locking block 321 and the second housing 31, and the second locking block 321 protrudes out of the second housing 31 through the second avoiding hole 312 under the elastic force of the second elastic member 322 and is clamped with the garment steamer body 20.

Thus, in a natural state, the second locking block 321 may extend to the outside of the second housing 31 under the elastic force of the second elastic member 322 and be clamped with the second housing 31.

Correspondingly, a second limiting groove (not shown) is arranged on the handle portion of the garment steamer body 20, and the second locking block 321 can extend into the second limiting groove and be clamped with the second limiting groove.

The direction of the elastic force of the second elastic member 322 faces the outside of the second housing 31, and the direction of the elastic force of the second elastic member 322 forms an included angle with the inserting direction of the garment steamer body 20 and the coupler 30, so that the outer wall surface of the second locking block 321 can be clamped with the inner wall surface of the second limiting groove, and the clamping is firm.

The second elastic member 322 may be an elastic rubber block, a spring, or the like, and is easy to recover and deform, and the embodiment is not limited.

The second locking block 321 may be disposed inside the second housing 31, so that the appearance of the coupler 30 is concise. In some alternative embodiments, the locking mechanism further includes a connecting block 323 slidable relative to the second housing 31, a first end of the connecting block 323 abuts against the locking portion 111b, a second end of the connecting block 323 abuts against the second locking block 321, and the connecting block 323 can push the second locking block 321 to retract into the second housing 31 under the action of the locking portion 111 b.

Thus, one end of the connecting block 323 extends into the second housing 31 and is connected to the second locking block 321, and the other end of the connecting block 323 extends out of the second housing 31 and is connected to the locking portion 111b, so that the locking portion 111b drives the second locking block 321 to resist the elastic force of the second elastic member 322 and retract into the second housing 31.

In some alternative embodiments, the contact surfaces of the locking portion 111b and the first end of the connecting block 323 are inclined surfaces, and the contact surfaces of the second locking block 321 and the second end of the connecting block 323 are inclined surfaces, and the sliding direction of the connecting block 323, the sliding direction of the locking portion 111b, and the sliding direction of the second locking block 321 are both angled with respect to the sliding direction of the connecting block 323.

The contact surface between the locking portion 111b and the first end of the link block 323 is an inclined surface so that the moving direction of the locking portion 111b is inclined to the moving direction of the link block 323. Correspondingly, the contact surface between the second locking block 321 and the second end of the connecting block 323 is an inclined surface, and the moving direction of the connecting block 323 and the moving direction of the second locking block 321 may also form an included angle, so as to be suitable for the coupler 30 with a limited size.

The moving direction of the locking member 111 and the second locking block 321 may be set as needed according to the inclination angle and the inclination direction of the inclined surface. For example, the moving direction of the locking member 111 may be parallel to the moving direction of the second locking block 321, and the moving direction of the connecting block 323 is perpendicular to the moving direction of the second locking block 321.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, and not to limit the same; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some or all of the technical features may be equivalently replaced; such modifications and substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Claims (18)

1. A garment steamer, characterized by comprising a support base (10), a steamer body (20), a coupler (30), a locking unit (11) and a handling member (12), the support base (10), the steamer body (20) and the coupler (30) being detachably connected, the locking unit (11) being adapted to lock at least two of the support base (10), the steamer body (20) and the coupler (30);

wherein the locking unit (11) and the operating member (12) are mutually engaged, and the operating member (12) is used for driving the locking unit (11) to move to different stroke positions along the moving direction of the operating member when rotating so as to change the locking state among the supporting seat (10), the garment steamer body (20) and the coupler (30).

2. A garment steamer according to claim 1, characterized in that the operating member (12) comprises a rotary shaft (121), the rotary shaft (121) having a plurality of first engagement portions (122) distributed circumferentially;

the locking unit (11) comprises a locking member (111), the locking member (111) comprises a plurality of second engaging portions (111a) which are sequentially distributed along the moving position of the locking unit (11), and the second engaging portions (111a) and the first engaging portions (122) are engaged with each other.

3. The garment steamer according to claim 2, characterized in that the first engagement part (122) and the second engagement part (111a) are both toothed.

4. A garment steamer according to claim 2, characterized in that a plurality of the second engagement parts (111a) are arranged in a straight line.

5. A garment steamer as claimed in any one of claims 2-4, characterized in that the locking unit (11) and the operating member (12) are both arranged on the support base (10).

6. A garment steamer as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that the support base (10) comprises a first housing (13), that a mounting slot (131) is provided in the first housing (13), and that the coupler (30) is detachably arranged in the mounting slot (131).

7. A garment steamer as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that there is rotational damping between the operating member (12) and the first housing (13) so that the operating member (12) and the locking unit (11) are in a self-locking state when engaged.

8. The garment steamer as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that the operating member (12) comprises a knob portion (123), the knob portion (123) protruding from an outer wall of the first housing (13).

9. The steamer according to claim 6, characterized in that a first relief hole is provided in a wall of the mounting slot (131), through which a part of the structure of the locking unit (11) can extend into the mounting slot (131) to lock at least two of the support base (10), the steamer body (20) and the coupler (30).

10. A garment steamer according to claim 9, characterized in that the locking unit (11) comprises a first locking piece (112) connected to the locking member (111); the first locking block (112) can extend into the installation groove (131) through the first avoidance hole to lock the supporting seat (10) and the coupler (30), or retract to the outer side of the installation groove (131) to unlock the supporting seat (10) and the coupler (30).

11. A garment steamer as claimed in claim 10, characterized in that the coupler (30) comprises a second housing (31), the second housing (31) being provided with a first stop groove (311) arranged opposite the first locking block (112), the first locking block (112) being engageable with the first stop groove (311) for locking the support (10) and the coupler (30).

12. The garment steamer as claimed in claim 11, wherein the locking unit (11) comprises a first elastic member (113), the first elastic member (113) is connected between the locking member (111) and the first locking block (112), the elastic direction of the first elastic member (113) is directed from the outside of the mounting groove (131) to the inside of the mounting groove (131), and the sliding stroke of the first locking block (112) relative to the mounting groove (131) is smaller than the moving stroke of the locking unit (11) relative to the mounting groove (131).

13. A garment steamer according to claim 12, characterized in that the first locking piece (112) is fixed relative to the coupler (30) for connecting the coupler (30) with the support base (10) when the first locking piece (112) is in the maximum stroke position.

14. The garment steamer of claim 12, wherein the lock (111) comprises a lock (111 b); the garment steamer further comprises a locking mechanism for connecting the coupler (30) with the steamer body (20);

when the first locking block (112) and the coupler (30) are fixed relatively, the locking piece (111) can be moved to different stroke positions relative to the mounting groove (131) through the first elastic piece (113) so that the garment steamer body (20) and the coupler (30) are locked through the locking mechanism, or the locking mechanism is triggered by the locking part (111b) so that the garment steamer body (20) and the coupler (30) are unlocked.

15. A garment steamer as claimed in claim 14, characterized in that the locking mechanism is located in the second housing (31).

16. The garment steamer according to claim 15, wherein the second housing (31) defines at least one second relief hole (312), and the locking mechanism further comprises a second locking block (321) and a second elastic member (322); second locking block (321) slidable sets up in second casing (31), second elastic component (322) connect in second locking block (321) with between second casing (31), just second locking block (321) are in under the spring action of second elastic component (322) via hole (312) protrusion in the second casing (31) outside is dodged to the second, and with garment steamer body (20) joint.

17. The garment steamer of claim 16, wherein the locking mechanism further comprises a connecting block (323) slidable relative to the second housing (31), a first end of the connecting block (323) abutting the locking portion (111b), a second end of the connecting block (323) abutting the second locking block (321), the connecting block (323) being operable to urge the second locking block (321) to retract into the second housing (31) under the force of the locking portion (111 b).

18. The garment steamer as claimed in claim 17, wherein the contact surfaces of the locking part (111b) and the first end of the connecting block (323) are inclined surfaces, and the contact surfaces of the second locking block (321) and the second end of the connecting block (323) are inclined surfaces, and the sliding direction of the connecting block (323), the sliding direction of the locking part (111b) and the sliding direction of the second locking block (321) are both at an angle to the sliding direction of the connecting block (323).

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