EP0127889B1 - Handle for a steam iron - Google Patents

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EP0127889B1
EP0127889B1 EP84106264A EP84106264A EP0127889B1 EP 0127889 B1 EP0127889 B1 EP 0127889B1 EP 84106264 A EP84106264 A EP 84106264A EP 84106264 A EP84106264 A EP 84106264A EP 0127889 B1 EP0127889 B1 EP 0127889B1
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
    • H01H13/02—Details
    • H01H13/04—Cases; Covers
    • H01H13/06—Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof or flameproof casings
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F75/00—Hand irons
    • D06F75/08—Hand irons internally heated by electricity
    • D06F75/26—Temperature control or indicating arrangements
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F75/00—Hand irons
    • D06F75/34—Handles; Handle mountings

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  • the invention relates to a handle for a steam iron with the features specified in the preamble of claim 1.
  • a handle for a steam iron with the features specified in the preamble of claim 1.
  • Such a handle is known from DE-GM 78 15 717. At its front end it has a cavity in which an electrical switch is arranged, the actuation of which controls the steam supply.
  • the handle wall covering the cavity is made so thin that it can be pressed in like an elastic membrane.
  • the switch button of the elastic switch is located under the membrane and can be depressed by pressing in the membrane.
  • a push button can also be inserted into the membrane, which makes it easier to find the position of the membrane that is most favorable for the switch actuation.
  • the known handle has the disadvantage that the switch is difficult to operate when the membrane is strong, while it is easy to operate when the membrane is weak, but the weak membrane tends to tear, especially if it is inserted anyway by inserting one Push button is already weakened. If the membrane is torn, there is no alternative but to replace the iron handle with a new one.
  • the invention has for its object to remedy the disadvantages mentioned by an improved handle that allows easy switch operation on the one hand and on the other hand survives a large number of switching operations without damage.
  • the inserted switch is no longer actuated via a membrane, which is an integral part of the handle wall, but by means of a separate switch button, which is inserted into a section of the handle wall at the point where the membrane is located in the known handle .
  • the switch button is an i.w. rigid, stable, durable component. Their mobility, which is required for a switch actuation, results from the fact that it is articulated with its front end to the end cap, which closes the cavity in the handle, and rests with the thin, elastic lip on the edge of the cutout in the handle wall. Due to its elasticity, this lip enables the switch button to be pressed a little into the handle against the restoring force of the lip.
  • the resilient design of the handle wall in the region of the cavity makes a further contribution to the mobility of the switch button; to achieve easy switching, the handle wall at this point, i.e. in the vicinity of the switch button, does not have to be as thin as in the prior art, because the handle wall does not have to enable the switch in the handle cavity alone.
  • the lip of the switch button also ensures that the cavity in the handle is protected against splashing water.
  • this is provided with a projection which engages under the edge of the cutout of the handle wall and prevents it in connection with the articulation of the switch button on the end cap of the handle that the switch button springs back out of the cutout in which it is inserted.
  • the switch button is prevented from falling into the handle by the circumferential lip in connection with the switch located under the switch button and with the tongue and groove connection between the switch button and end cap.
  • the tongue and groove connection is expediently designed such that the switch button is connected to the groove and the end cap to the matching tongue.
  • the spring can then be a section of a projecting edge of the end cap, which is inserted into the front opening for the positive connection of the end cap to the handle.
  • the switch button of the electrical switch should preferably be arranged such that it is actuated by the rear part of the switch button because the possible stroke of the switch button is greatest there. Since microswitches are particularly suitable as electrical switches for the purpose in question here, the required stroke of the switch key is generally not great.
  • the wall of the handle should preferably be made of a somewhat resilient foamed plastic (e.g. polyurethane), because this gives the handle a pleasant, soft grip, is electrically insulating and heat-insulating and gives the intended purpose to the edge of the cutout above the cavity in the front part of the handle Indulgence.
  • the switch button should consist of non-foamed, thermoplastic, which gives it dimensional stability and enables inexpensive production by injection molding. The switch button can then also be felt because it differs in material from the rest of the handle. This differentiation can be increased by deliberately different surface textures (e.g. switch button smooth or corrugated, other handle with a slightly rough, grained surface).
  • the handle shown has a cavity 1 in its front part, which is closed by a removable, in particular unscrewable end cap 2. At the rear end, the handle merges into a base 3, by means of which it can be attached to an iron.
  • the base has a vertical bore 4, into which a fastening screw can be inserted.
  • the end cap 2 has on its inside an extension 5 protruding in the longitudinal direction of the handle into the cavity 1 as a carrier for an electrical microswitch 6.
  • the extension 5 has two parallel pins 7 extending laterally to the longitudinal direction of the handle, on which the microswitch 6, the has two corresponding bores 8 in its housing, is attached.
  • the handle has the shape of a triangle in cross section with rounded edges and slightly curved side walls.
  • the switch button 10 of the microswitch 6 faces one of these side walls, namely the side wall 9, which is located on the left-hand side when looking from the base 3 to the end cap 2 and faces obliquely upwards.
  • the side wall 9 is provided with an elongated cutout 12 in which a switch button 13 is inserted.
  • the cutout 12 extends from the front edge 11 of the cavity 1 in the longitudinal direction of the handle and is delimited by two parallel longitudinal edges and an arc connecting the longitudinal edges at the rear end of the cutout 12.
  • the switch button 13 closes the cutout 12 totally and accordingly has two parallel longitudinal edges 14 which lie against the longitudinal edges of the cutout 12, at the rear end an arcuate edge section 15 which lies against the arcuate edge section of the cutout 12, and a rectilinear front edge section 16 which is the End cap 2 rests.
  • the switch button 13 is thicker than the side wall 9 of the handle, at least in the edge area, and rests with an elastically flexible lip 17 of the side wall 9 in the edge area around the cutout 12.
  • the switch button is provided over its entire width with a groove 18 which is open towards the front and into which a section of an annular projection 19 formed in the abutment surface of the end cap 2 is fitted as a spring.
  • the switch button 13 is articulated around this tongue and groove connection when depressed.
  • the switch button 10 of the microswitch rests on the underside of the switch button 13 near its rear end or is at most very close to it.
  • the microswitch 6 is actuated by depressing the switch button 13.
  • Depressing the switch button 13 is possible because of the elastically flexible lip 17 and can be supported by a certain flexibility of the edge of the cutout 12; for this purpose at least the wall 9 of the cavity is formed from an elastically resilient plastic.
  • the switch button 13 is reset by the resilient property of the lip 17, possibly also the side wall 9 of the handle, and can be supported by the springback of the switch button 10 of the microswitch. So that the switch button cannot slide outwards from the cutout, it is additionally secured, in addition to the tongue and groove 19 connection, by a projection 20 provided at the rear end of the switch button 13, which engages under the edge of the cutout 12.
  • the switch button 13 In order to be able to feel the switch button 13 with the thumb, it is provided with a recess 21 on its upper side.

Abstract

1. A handle for a steam iron having in its leading portion a hollow space closed by a removable end cap, in which hollow space an electric switch is arranged, which is actuated from the outside, characterized by the following features : a) starting from the edge of the opening in the leading portion of the handle closed by the end cap (2), in the handle wall (9) closing the hollow space (1) from the outside an oblong recess (12) extending in the longitudinal direction of the handle is provided ; b) said recess (12) is completely closed by an oblong switch key (13) loosely inserted into said recess (12) ; c) said switch key (13) is secured in said recess (12) of said handle wall (9) by the fact that it is connected with said end cap (2) at its leading end by a tongue and groove connection (18, 19) parallel to the edge (14) of the opening of the handle closed by said end cap (2), that, as for the rest, it has a thin, elastic lip (17) encircling said switch key (13) and being aligned with the upper side of said switch key (13), said lip being supported on the outside of the edge of said recess (12) of said handle wall (9), and that said switch key (13) has a projection (20) supporting the edge of said recess (12) of said handle wall (9) at its trailing end.

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Die Erfindung geht aus von einem Griff für ein Dampfbügeleisen mit den im Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1 angegebenen Merkmalen. Ein solcher Griff ist aus dem DE-GM 78 15 717 bekannt. Er besitzt an seinem vorderen Ende einen Hohlraum, in welchem ein elektrischer Schalter angeordnet ist, durch dessen Betätigung die Dampfzufuhr gesteuert wird. An jener Stelle des Griffs, an der gewöhnlich der Daumen der bügelnden Person anliegt, ist die den Hohlraum abdeckende Griffwandung so dünn ausgeführt, dass sie sich wie eine elastische Membran eindrücken lässt. Unter der Membran liegt der Schaltknopf des elastischen Schalters und lässt sich durch das Eindrükken der Membran niederdrücken. In die Membran kann noch ein Druckknopf eingesetzt sein, welcher das Auffinden der für die Schalterbetätigung günstigsten Stelle der Membran erleichtert.The invention relates to a handle for a steam iron with the features specified in the preamble of claim 1. Such a handle is known from DE-GM 78 15 717. At its front end it has a cavity in which an electrical switch is arranged, the actuation of which controls the steam supply. At the point on the handle where the ironing person's thumb usually rests, the handle wall covering the cavity is made so thin that it can be pressed in like an elastic membrane. The switch button of the elastic switch is located under the membrane and can be depressed by pressing in the membrane. A push button can also be inserted into the membrane, which makes it easier to find the position of the membrane that is most favorable for the switch actuation.

Der bekannte Griff hat den Nachteil, dass der Schalter bei kräftig ausgebildeter Membran nur schwer zu betätigen ist, während er bei schwach ausgebildeter Membran zwar leicht zu betätigen ist, die schwache Membran jedoch zum Einreissen neigt, vor allem, wenn sie ohnehin durch das Einsetzen eines Druckknopfes bereits geschwächt ist. Bei eingerissener Membran bleibt nichts anderes übrig, als den Griff des Bügeleisens durch einen neuen Griff zu ersetzen.The known handle has the disadvantage that the switch is difficult to operate when the membrane is strong, while it is easy to operate when the membrane is weak, but the weak membrane tends to tear, especially if it is inserted anyway by inserting one Push button is already weakened. If the membrane is torn, there is no alternative but to replace the iron handle with a new one.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, den genannten Nachteilen durch einen verbesserten Griff abzuhelfen, der einerseits eine leichte Schalterbetätigung erlaubt und andererseits eine hohe Zahl von Schaltspielen unbeschadet übersteht.The invention has for its object to remedy the disadvantages mentioned by an improved handle that allows easy switch operation on the one hand and on the other hand survives a large number of switching operations without damage.

Diese Aufgabe wird gelöst durch einen Griff mit den im Anspruch 1 genannten Merkmalen. Vorteilhafte Weiterbildungen der Erfindung sind Gegenstand der Unteransprüche.This object is achieved by a handle with the features mentioned in claim 1. Advantageous developments of the invention are the subject of the dependent claims.

Bei dem neuen Griff wird der eingefügte Schalter nicht mehr über eine Membran betätigt, welche integraler Bestandteil der Griffwandung ist, sondern mittels einer gesonderten Schalttaste, welche an jener Stelle, wo sich bei dem vorbekannten Griff die Membran befindet, in einen Ausschnitt der Griffwandung eingefügt ist. Die Schalttaste ist ein i.w. starres, stabiles, langlebiges Bauteil. Ihre Beweglichkeit, welche für eine Schalterbetätigung benötigt wird, ergibt sich dadurch, dass sie mit ihrem vorderen Ende an der Endkappe, welche den Hohlraum im Griff verschliesst, angelenkt ist und mit ihrer dünnen, elastischen Lippe dem Rand des Ausschnitts in der Griffwandung aufliegt. Diese Lippe ermöglicht es infolge ihrer Elastizität, dass die Schalttaste entgegen der Rückstellkraft der Lippe ein wenig in den Griff hineingedrückt werden kann. Einen weiteren Beitrag zur Beweglichkeit der Schalttaste liefert die elastisch nachgiebige Ausbildung der Griffwandung im Bereich des Hohlraums; dabei muss zur Erzielung eines leichten Schaltens die Griffwandung an dieser Stelle, also in der Umgebung der Schalttaste, nicht so dünn sein wie beim Stand der Technik, weil die Griffwandung nicht allein die Betätigung des Schalters im Griffhohlraum ermöglichen muss.With the new handle, the inserted switch is no longer actuated via a membrane, which is an integral part of the handle wall, but by means of a separate switch button, which is inserted into a section of the handle wall at the point where the membrane is located in the known handle . The switch button is an i.w. rigid, stable, durable component. Their mobility, which is required for a switch actuation, results from the fact that it is articulated with its front end to the end cap, which closes the cavity in the handle, and rests with the thin, elastic lip on the edge of the cutout in the handle wall. Due to its elasticity, this lip enables the switch button to be pressed a little into the handle against the restoring force of the lip. The resilient design of the handle wall in the region of the cavity makes a further contribution to the mobility of the switch button; to achieve easy switching, the handle wall at this point, i.e. in the vicinity of the switch button, does not have to be as thin as in the prior art, because the handle wall does not have to enable the switch in the handle cavity alone.

Die Lippe der Schalttaste gewährleistet ferner, dass der Hohlraum im Griff spritzwassergeschützt abgedeckt ist.The lip of the switch button also ensures that the cavity in the handle is protected against splashing water.

Am hinteren Ende der Schalttaste (das ist jenes Ende, welches von der vorderen Endkappe des Griffes entfernt liegt) ist diese mit einem Vorsprung versehen, welche den Rand des Ausschnitts der Griffwandung untergreift und in Verbindung mit der Anlenkung der Schalttaste an der Endkappe des Griffs verhindert, dass die Schalttaste beim Rückfedern aus dem Ausschnitt, in welchen sie eingefügt ist, herausspringt. Ein Hereinfallen der Schalttaste in den Griff wird verhindert durch die umlaufende Lippe in Verbindung mit dem unter der Schalttaste angeordneten Schalter und mit der Nut- und Feder-Verbindung zwischen Schalttaste und Endkappe.At the rear end of the switch button (this is the end which is located away from the front end cap of the handle), this is provided with a projection which engages under the edge of the cutout of the handle wall and prevents it in connection with the articulation of the switch button on the end cap of the handle that the switch button springs back out of the cutout in which it is inserted. The switch button is prevented from falling into the handle by the circumferential lip in connection with the switch located under the switch button and with the tongue and groove connection between the switch button and end cap.

Sollte es nach häufigem Schalten doch einmal zu einer Beschädigung der Schalttaste kommen, so kann diese - ein Pfennigartikel - problemlos ausgetauscht werden, während der Griff selbst am Bügeleisen verbleiben kann.Should the button be damaged after frequent switching, it can be easily replaced - a penny item - while the handle itself can remain on the iron.

Die Nut- und Feder-Verbindung wird zweckmässigerweise so ausgebildet, dass die Schalttaste mit der Nut und die Endkappe mit der dazu passenden Feder verbunden ist. Die Feder kann dann ein Abschnitt eines vorspringenden Randes der Endkappe sein, welcher zur formschlüssigen Verbindung der Endkappe mit dem Griff in dessen vordere Öffnung eingesteckt wird.The tongue and groove connection is expediently designed such that the switch button is connected to the groove and the end cap to the matching tongue. The spring can then be a section of a projecting edge of the end cap, which is inserted into the front opening for the positive connection of the end cap to the handle.

Weil die Schalttaste an ihrem vorderen Ende angelenkt ist, sollte der Schaltknopf des elektrischen Schalters bevorzugt so angeordnet sein, dass er durch den hinteren Teil der Schalttaste betätigt wird, weil dort der mögliche Hub der Schalttaste am grössten ist. Da für den hier in Betracht kommenden Zweck sich als elektrische Schalter besonders Mikroschalter eignen, ist der benötigte Hub der Schalttaste allgemein aber nicht gross.Because the switch button is articulated at its front end, the switch button of the electrical switch should preferably be arranged such that it is actuated by the rear part of the switch button because the possible stroke of the switch button is greatest there. Since microswitches are particularly suitable as electrical switches for the purpose in question here, the required stroke of the switch key is generally not great.

Vorzugsweise sollte die Griffwandung aus etwas nachgiebigem geschäumtem Kunststoff (z.B. aus Polyurethan) bestehen, denn dieser verleiht dem Griff eine angenehme, weiche Griffigkeit, ist elektrisch isolierend und gegen Wärme isolierend und verleiht dem Rand des Ausschnittes über dem Hohlraum im vorderen Teil des Griffs die beabsichtigte Nachgiebigkeit. Die Schalttaste sollte jedoch aus ungeschäumtem, thermoplastischen Kunststoff bestehen, der ihr Formstabilität verleiht und eine preiswerte Herstellung durch Spritzgiessen ermöglicht. Die Schalttaste lässt sich dann auch erfühlen, weil sie sich im Material vom übrigen Griff unterscheidet. Diese Unterscheidbarkeit kann durch gezielt unterschiedliche Oberflächenbeschaffenheiten (z. B. Schalttaste glatt oder geriffelt, übriger Griff mit leicht rauher, genarbter Oberfläche) erhöht werden.The wall of the handle should preferably be made of a somewhat resilient foamed plastic (e.g. polyurethane), because this gives the handle a pleasant, soft grip, is electrically insulating and heat-insulating and gives the intended purpose to the edge of the cutout above the cavity in the front part of the handle Indulgence. However, the switch button should consist of non-foamed, thermoplastic, which gives it dimensional stability and enables inexpensive production by injection molding. The switch button can then also be felt because it differs in material from the rest of the handle. This differentiation can be increased by deliberately different surface textures (e.g. switch button smooth or corrugated, other handle with a slightly rough, grained surface).

Ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung ist schematisch in den beigefügten schematischen Zeichnungen dargestellt und wird nachfolgend beschrieben.

  • Figur 1 ist eine Schrägansicht eines Griffs für ein Dampfbügeleisen,
  • Figur 2 ist ein Längsschnitt durch den vorderen Teil des Griffs entlang Linie 11-11 in Fig. 1, und
  • Figur 3 ist ein Querschnitt durch den vorderen Teil des Griffs entlang Linie 111-111 in Fig. 1.
An embodiment of the invention is shown schematically in the accompanying schematic drawings and is described below.
  • FIG. 1 is an oblique view of a handle for a steam iron,
  • Figure 2 is a longitudinal section through the front part of the handle along line 11-11 in Fig. 1, and
  • FIG. 3 is a cross section through the front part of the handle along line 111-111 in FIG. 1.

Der dargestellte Griff besitzt in seinem vorderen Teil einen Hohlraum 1, der durch eine abnehmbare, insbesondere abschraubbare Endkappe 2 verschlossen ist. Am hinteren Ende geht der Griff in einen Sockel 3 über, mittels dem er auf einem Bügeleisen befestigbar ist. Zu diesem Zweck besitzt der Sockel eine vertikale Bohrung 4, in welche eine Befestigungsschraube eingesteckt werden kann.The handle shown has a cavity 1 in its front part, which is closed by a removable, in particular unscrewable end cap 2. At the rear end, the handle merges into a base 3, by means of which it can be attached to an iron. For this purpose, the base has a vertical bore 4, into which a fastening screw can be inserted.

Die Endkappe 2 besitzt auf ihrer Innenseite einen in Längsrichtung des Griffs in den Hohlraum 1 hineinragenden Fortsatz 5 als Träger für einen elektrischen Mikroschalter 6. Der Fortsatz 5 besitzt seitlich zwei parallele, quer zur Grifflängsrichtung sich erstreckende Stifte 7, auf welche der Mikroschalter 6, der zwei entsprechende Bohrungen 8 in seinem Gehäuse aufweist, aufgesteckt ist.The end cap 2 has on its inside an extension 5 protruding in the longitudinal direction of the handle into the cavity 1 as a carrier for an electrical microswitch 6. The extension 5 has two parallel pins 7 extending laterally to the longitudinal direction of the handle, on which the microswitch 6, the has two corresponding bores 8 in its housing, is attached.

Der Griff hat im Querschnitt die Gestalt eines Dreiecks mit gerundeten Kanten und schwach gewölbten Seitenwandungen. Einer dieser Seitenwandungen, nämlich der Seitenwandung 9, welche bei Blickrichtung vom Sockel 3 zur Endkappe 2 auf der linken Seite liegt und schräg nach oben weist, ist der Schaltknopf 10 des Mikroschalters 6 zugewandt. Um diesen betätigen zu können, ist die Seitenwandung 9 mit einem länglichen Ausschnitt 12 versehen, in weichen eine Schalttaste 13 eingesetzt ist. Der Ausschnitt 12 erstreckt sich vom vorderen Rand 11 des Hohlraums 1 ausgehend in Längsrichtung des Griffs und ist begrenzt durch zwei zueinander parallele Längsränder und einen die Längsränder verbindenden Bogen am hinteren Ende des Ausschnitts 12.The handle has the shape of a triangle in cross section with rounded edges and slightly curved side walls. The switch button 10 of the microswitch 6 faces one of these side walls, namely the side wall 9, which is located on the left-hand side when looking from the base 3 to the end cap 2 and faces obliquely upwards. In order to be able to operate this, the side wall 9 is provided with an elongated cutout 12 in which a switch button 13 is inserted. The cutout 12 extends from the front edge 11 of the cavity 1 in the longitudinal direction of the handle and is delimited by two parallel longitudinal edges and an arc connecting the longitudinal edges at the rear end of the cutout 12.

Die Schalttaste 13 verschliesst den Ausschnitt 12 total und besitzt dementsprechend zwei parallele Längsränder 14, welche den Längsrändern des Ausschnitts 12 anliegen, am hinteren Ende einen bogenförmigen Randabschnitt 15, welcher dem bogenförmigen Randabschnitt des Ausschnitts 12 anliegt, und einen geradlinigen vorderen Randabschnitt 16, welcher der Endkappe 2 anliegt. Die Schalttaste 13 ist zumindest im Randbereich dikker als die Seitenwandung 9 des Griffs ausgebildet und liegt mit einer elastisch biegsamen Lippe 17 der Seitenwandung 9 im Randbereich um den Ausschnitt 12 herum auf. Am vorderen Ende ist die Schalttaste auf ganzer Breite mit einer nach vorne offenen Nut 18 versehen, in welche ein Abschnitt eines in der Stossfläche der Endkappe 2 ausgebildeten ringförmigen Vorsprungs 19 als Feder eingepasst ist. Um diese Nut- und Feder-Verbindung ist die Schalttaste 13 beim Niederdrücken angelenkt.The switch button 13 closes the cutout 12 totally and accordingly has two parallel longitudinal edges 14 which lie against the longitudinal edges of the cutout 12, at the rear end an arcuate edge section 15 which lies against the arcuate edge section of the cutout 12, and a rectilinear front edge section 16 which is the End cap 2 rests. The switch button 13 is thicker than the side wall 9 of the handle, at least in the edge area, and rests with an elastically flexible lip 17 of the side wall 9 in the edge area around the cutout 12. At the front end, the switch button is provided over its entire width with a groove 18 which is open towards the front and into which a section of an annular projection 19 formed in the abutment surface of the end cap 2 is fitted as a spring. The switch button 13 is articulated around this tongue and groove connection when depressed.

Bei eingesetzter Schalttaste 13 liegt der Schaltknopf 10 des Mikroschalters der Unterseite der Schalttaste 13 nahe dessen hinterem Ende an oder weist allenfalls einen sehr geringen Abstand dazu auf.When the switch button 13 is inserted, the switch button 10 of the microswitch rests on the underside of the switch button 13 near its rear end or is at most very close to it.

Durch Niederdrücken der Schalttaste 13 wird der Mikroschalter 6 betätigt. Das Niederdrücken der Schalttaste 13 ist möglich wegen der elastisch biegsamen Lippe 17 und kann unterstützt werden durch eine gewisse Nachgiebigkeit des Randes des Ausschnitts 12; zu diesem Zweck ist wenigstens die Wandung 9 des Hohlraums aus einem elastisch nachgiebigem Kunststoff gebildet. Die Rückstellung der Schalttaste 13 erfolgt durch die rückfedernde Eigenschaft der Lippe 17, ggfs. auch der Seitenwandung 9 des Griffs, und kann unterstützt werden durch die Rückfederung des Schaltknopfes 10 des Mikroschalters. Damit die Schalttaste nicht nach aussen aus dem Ausschnitt herausgleiten kann, ist sie ausser durch die Nut-18- und -Feder-19-Verbindung zusätzlich durch einen am hinteren Ende der Schalttaste 13 vorgesehenen Vorsprung 20 gesichert, welcher den Rand des Ausschnitts 12 untergreift.The microswitch 6 is actuated by depressing the switch button 13. Depressing the switch button 13 is possible because of the elastically flexible lip 17 and can be supported by a certain flexibility of the edge of the cutout 12; for this purpose at least the wall 9 of the cavity is formed from an elastically resilient plastic. The switch button 13 is reset by the resilient property of the lip 17, possibly also the side wall 9 of the handle, and can be supported by the springback of the switch button 10 of the microswitch. So that the switch button cannot slide outwards from the cutout, it is additionally secured, in addition to the tongue and groove 19 connection, by a projection 20 provided at the rear end of the switch button 13, which engages under the edge of the cutout 12.

Um die Schalttaste 13 mit dem Daumen erfühlen zu können, ist sie auf ihrer Oberseite mit einer Vertiefung 21 versehen.In order to be able to feel the switch button 13 with the thumb, it is provided with a recess 21 on its upper side.

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1. A handle for a steam iron having in its leading portion a hollow space closed by a removable end cap, in which hollow space an electric switch is arranged, which is actuated from the outside, characterized by the following features:
a) starting from the edge of the opening in the leading portion of the handle closed by the end cap (2), in the handle wall (9) closing the hollow space (1) from the outside an oblong recess (12) extending in the longitudinal direction of the handle is provided;
b) said recess (12) is completely closed by an oblong switch key (13) loosely inserted into said recess (12);
c) said switch key (13) is secured in said recess (12) of said handle wall (9) by the fact that it is connected with said end cap (2) at its leading end by a tongue and groove connection (18, 19) parallel to the edge (14) of the opening of the handle closed by said end cap (2),

that, as for the rest, it has a thin, elastic lip (17) encircling said switch key (13) and being aligned with the upper side of said switch key (13), said lip being supported on the outside of the edge of said recess (12) of said handle wall (9),
and that said switch key (13) has a projection (20) supporting the edge of said recess (12) of said handle wall (9) at its trailing end.
2. A handle as set forth in claim 1, characterized in that for forming the tongue and groove connection (18, 19) the switch key (13) is provided with the groove (18) and the end cap (2) is provided with the fitting tongue (19).
3. A handle as set forth in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the push-button (10) of the electric switch (6) is arranged beneath the trailing edge of the switch key (13).
4. A handle as set forth in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the handle wall (9) is constituted of elastic, preferably foamed plastic material, whereas the switch key (13) is constituted of unfoamed, thermoplastic material.
5. A handle as set forth in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the surface finish of the handle wall (9) sensibly differs from that of the switch key (13).
EP84106264A 1983-06-01 1984-06-01 Handle for a steam iron Expired EP0127889B1 (en)

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