EP1472405A1 - Iron comprising a water filling slide valve - Google Patents

Iron comprising a water filling slide valve

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EP1472405A1
EP1472405A1 EP03712284A EP03712284A EP1472405A1 EP 1472405 A1 EP1472405 A1 EP 1472405A1 EP 03712284 A EP03712284 A EP 03712284A EP 03712284 A EP03712284 A EP 03712284A EP 1472405 A1 EP1472405 A1 EP 1472405A1
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iron
drawer
orifice
liquid
tank
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Cédric BONTEMS
Gérald LATOUT
Eric Mathieu
Matthias Hahn
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SEB SA
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    • 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
    • D06F75/10—Hand irons internally heated by electricity with means for supplying steam to the article being ironed
    • D06F75/14—Hand irons internally heated by electricity with means for supplying steam to the article being ironed the steam being produced from water in a reservoir carried by the iron

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  • the present invention relates to irons comprising a liquid reservoir.
  • the tank is generally a water tank used to contain the water to be vaporized.
  • Irons are known which are equipped with a water tank having a large orifice allowing the user to fill it. This orifice is usually placed at the front of the iron so that the liquid does not flow when the iron is placed on its heel.
  • the other members such as the sprayer, the drip controls, the over-vapor control and the like have technical or ergonomic positioning constraints which do not leave the possibility of optimizing the dimensions of the filling orifice. Because of this space requirement, in the known configurations, the filling orifice is finally reduced and does not allow the iron to be filled easily and quickly.
  • an iron comprising a liquid reservoir having a filling orifice, since this orifice is provided with means for receiving and guiding the liquid through the orifice towards the reservoir, said means passing through the orifice and being movable in translation between a first open position where the liquid can be introduced, and a second closed position where said means are retracted into the iron and ensure the closing of the orifice.
  • the means for receiving the liquid being retractable, they can be larger than the orifice which no longer needs to be targeted with precision during filling by the user of the iron.
  • the liquid being guided, the orifice may be small and therefore be arranged in the best way to supply the reservoir, without the organs such as the drip controls, pump, over-vapor, etc. are flooded during filling.
  • the means for receiving and guiding the liquid comprise an elongated drawer, comprising an opening on a longitudinal face to receive the liquid, and open at its internal end to allow the liquid to flow.
  • elongated drawer or chute By elongated drawer or chute is meant a hollow part formed by two longitudinal faces, a bottom adjacent to these two faces, and a solid external end face, the remaining longitudinal face having an opening for receiving the liquid. This opening may constitute all or part of the remaining longitudinal face.
  • the water receiving face has a large longitudinal opening, so that the liquid inlet can be of large section, which facilitates filling.
  • the realization of these means is as economical as that of a cover for closing the orifice because it does not increase the number of pieces of the iron.
  • the drawer may have a flared cross section reminiscent of a funnel.
  • the elongate drawer has a cross section corresponding substantially to the filling orifice, and is permanently engaged to slide in said orifice, the internal open end being directed towards the reservoir.
  • the elongated drawer remains constantly engaged in the orifice and can slide between the first open position and the second closed position. In the closed position the elongated drawer is therefore retracted inside the tank. Simple constructive provisions, on the one hand prevent the inadvertent extraction of the drawer from the orifice, and on the other hand allow it to be kept in the closed position.
  • a seal is usefully used to seal the elongated drawer and the filling opening.
  • the drawer is arranged in the iron so that, when the iron is placed on its heel, the opening of the drawer is oriented upwards.
  • the iron being on its heel, the elongated drawer being pulled towards the outside of the iron, the iron can be conveniently filled with water poured into the large opening.
  • the drawer Preferably in this position, the drawer remains slightly inclined relative to the horizontal, to facilitate a natural flow of water towards the interior of the tank.
  • the opening is completely retracted into the tank.
  • the opening occupies only part of the corresponding face of the elongated drawer.
  • the seal which surrounds the filling orifice rests on solid parts of the elongated drawer and fully seals.
  • the external end face, closing the orifice in the second closed position comprises means for operating the elongated drawer.
  • Shapes carried by the external end face allow the elongated drawer to be grasped during manual opening and closing.
  • the drawer plunges into the water of the tank, and consequently, slows down the movements of the water in the tank, constituting an anti-wave device.
  • the means for receiving and guiding the liquid comprise a U-shaped part constituting three lateral faces of an elongated drawer partially at least bottomless, the fourth lateral face being an open internal end in the reservoir.
  • the elongated drawer slides on a solid part of the iron which constitutes a fixed bottom for the movable drawer.
  • the U-shaped part of the drawer has a lip ensuring a summary seal with the fixed bottom.
  • the U-shaped part is made of elastomer and forms a single part with the seals ensuring the seal with the fixed bottom and closing the orifice.
  • Figure 1 is a side view of an iron according to a first version of the invention.
  • Figure 2 is a front view of the iron of Figure 1, in partial section through a longitudinal plane, the means for receiving and guiding the liquid being in a first open position.
  • Figure 3 is a front view of the iron of Figure 1, in partial section through a longitudinal plane, the means for receiving and guiding the liquid being in a second closed position.
  • Figure 4 is a partial perspective view of the front of another iron according to the invention, the means for receiving and guiding the liquid being in a second closed position.
  • Figure 5 is a partial perspective view of the front of the iron of Figure 4, the means for receiving and guiding the liquid being in a first open position.
  • Figure 6 is a partial view in partial section through a longitudinal plane of the iron of Figure 4, the means for receiving and guiding the liquid being in a second closed position.
  • Figure 7 is a partial view in partial section through a longitudinal plane of the iron of Figure 4, the means for receiving and guiding the liquid being in a first open position.
  • Figure 8 is a partial view in partial section through a longitudinal plane of another iron according to the invention, the means for receiving and guiding the liquid being in a second closed position.
  • Figure 9 is a partial view in partial section through a longitudinal plane of the iron of Figure 8, the means for receiving and guiding the liquid being in a first open position.
  • a steam iron 1 includes a sprayer 2, a drip control 3, an over-steam and spray control 4, grouped on the body 5 at the front iron 1.
  • the iron 1 comprises a water tank 6 visible in FIGS. 2 and 3, the filling orifice 7 of which is located towards the front and at the top of the iron near the members mentioned above.
  • the orifice 7 is provided with a seal 8 in which slides an elongated piece in the form of a drawer or trough 9, occupying the entire section of the orifice 7.
  • An end face 91 of the drawer 9 is open to inside the tank.
  • a longitudinal face 92 of the drawer has an opening 93, larger than the orifice 7, directed towards the front of the iron so that it is oriented upwards when the iron is placed on its heel.
  • the drawer 9 is retained in a first open position, represented in FIG. 2, by an elastic lock 94 and shapes 95 preventing its accidental extraction from the iron.
  • the opening 93 is accessible from the outside of the iron.
  • a passage is provided from the outside of the iron to the reservoir 6 through the opening 93, the drawer 9 and the end face 91.
  • the drawer 9 can slide along its longitudinal axis in the orifice 7 between the open position and a second closed position visible in FIG. 3. It is held in this second position by an elastic lock 96.
  • the seal 8 bears on a solid part 97 of the wall 92 and ensures complete sealing between the drawer 9 and the reservoir 6.
  • the solid end wall 98 of the drawer 9 then ensures the closing of the orifice 7.
  • this wall 98 carries shapes 99 visible in FIG. 1 which allow the user to enter the drawer 9, and move it from one position to another.
  • the iron 1 is used with the drawer 9 retracted into the tank 6, immobilized by the lock 96 in the position shown in FIGS. 1 and 3.
  • the water contained in the tank cannot come out and splash through it. orifice 7 hermetically closed.
  • a small vent (not shown) is formed between the tank and the atmosphere to avoid the depression of the tank. This small vent can be a small calibrated hole placed towards the front of the iron on the end wall 98.
  • the water flows from the opening 93 along the drawer 9 through the orifice 7 and leaves the drawer through its open internal face 91 from where it fills the tank 6.
  • the opening 93 has a section larger than the section of the orifice 7, which facilitates filling and allows, during the construction of the iron, to reduce the space occupied by this orifice. Therefore, the orifice can be arranged towards the top of the iron without interfering with the other controls.
  • a steam iron 100 includes a control acting by means of a rod 300 on a drip.
  • the iron 100 includes a water tank 6 visible in FIGS. 6 and 7 with a filling orifice 7.
  • the orifice 7 is crossed by an elongated U-shaped part constituting three lateral faces of a drawer 9, occupying the entire section of the orifice 7.
  • This U-shaped part is preferably made of rigid elastomer.
  • the end face 91 of the drawer 9, between the ends of the branches of the U, is open inside the tank 6.
  • the drawer 9 can slide along its longitudinal axis in the orifice 7 between a first open position shown in Figures 5 and 7 and a second closed position visible in Figures 4 and 6.
  • the U-shaped part remains in contact with an outer wall 101 of the iron 100 by one of its edges 900 forming a sealing lip, the other edge delimiting, with the orifice, a filling opening surface 93, larger than the orifice 7, directed towards the front of the iron and up.
  • the drawer is held in the first open position by the gentle friction of the elastomer lip 900 on the wall 101.
  • This wall 101 forms the bottom of the drawer 9, the U-shaped part of which forms the lateral faces.
  • the opening 93 is then accessible from the outside of the iron.
  • a passage is provided from the outside of the iron to the reservoir 6 through the opening 93, the drawer 9 and the end face 91.
  • the drawer 9 In the second closed position, the drawer 9 is retracted into the iron.
  • the solid end wall 98 of the U-shaped part of the drawer 9 then ensures the closure of the orifice 7.
  • the elastomer edges ensure the sealing of the closure. Thanks to the U-shape, the drawer 9 has a small footprint inside the iron.
  • Organs such as a control rod 300 can be located between the branches of the U without interfering with the movement of the drawer. Iron construction and ergonomics are improved.
  • the wall 98 carries shapes 99 which allow the entry of the U-shaped part of drawer 9 by the user, and its displacement from one position to another.
  • the iron 100 is used with the drawer 9 retracted.
  • the water contained in the tank cannot come out and splash through the orifice 7 hermetically closed.
  • a small vent (not shown) is formed between the tank and the atmosphere to avoid the depression of the tank. This small vent can be a small calibrated hole placed towards the front of the iron on the end wall 98.
  • the drawer 9 When the user wants to fill the tank 6, she opens the drawer 9 and tilts the iron, raising the tip, to put it in the filling position, the drawer 9 being inclined towards the tank.
  • the drip located at the front of the tank when the iron is flat, can no longer be fed.
  • the opening 93 is then accessible from above and can receive the filling water provided for example by a cup or by the water stream from a tap.
  • the water flows from the opening 93 along the drawer 9 through the orifice 7 and leaves the drawer through its open internal face 91 from where it fills the tank 6.
  • the opening 93 has a larger section than the section of the orifice 7, which facilitates filling.
  • the design of a drawer with a bottomless U-shaped piece allows the construction of the iron, to reduce the space occupied by this organ and to arrange the neighboring organs with greater latitude.
  • an iron 200 is equipped with water filling means similar to those of the second version. These means also comprise a U-shaped part forming three lateral faces of a drawer 9, but the filling orifice 7 extends along the reference 70 along the sliding and support plane of the drawer 9.
  • the end face full 98 of the drawer 9 carries, in addition to the maneuvering means 99, a cover 201 which circulates with the drawer 9.
  • the drawer 9 leaves a direct and maximum passage of water towards the reservoir 6 between the branches of the U-shaped part.
  • the U-shaped part carries a skirt 202 which guides the water in part 70 of port 7.
  • the face 98 of the U-shaped part closes a part of the orifice 7, while the cover 201 closes the part 70 of the orifice which is in the sliding surface of drawer 9.

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Abstract

The invention relates to an iron. The inventive iron consists of a liquid container (6) comprising an inlet (7) which is fitted with means of receiving and guiding the liquid through said opening towards the container. Preferably, the aforementioned means comprise a part (9) in the form of a slide valve or chute. Moreover, said means, which pass through the opening, can move in translation between a first open position, whereby the liquid can be introduced, and a second closed position, whereby the means are retracted into the iron in order to close the opening (7).

Description

B.0544pcτ B.0544 pcs
FER A REPASSER AVEC TIROIR DE REMPLISSAGE EN EAUIRON WITH DRAWER
La présente invention concerne les fers à repasser comportant un réservoir de liquide.The present invention relates to irons comprising a liquid reservoir.
Le réservoir est généralement un réservoir d'eau utilisé pour contenir l'eau à vaporiser.The tank is generally a water tank used to contain the water to be vaporized.
On connaît les fers équipés d'un réservoir d'eau ayant un grand orifice permettant à l'utilisatrice de le remplir. Cet orifice est usuellement disposé à l'avant du fer de sorte que le liquide ne s'écoule pas quand le fer est posé sur son talon.Irons are known which are equipped with a water tank having a large orifice allowing the user to fill it. This orifice is usually placed at the front of the iron so that the liquid does not flow when the iron is placed on its heel.
Mais lors des mouvements de repassage l'eau du réservoir est agitée et pourrait ressortir par l'orifice de remplissage si des dispositions n'étaient pas prises pour éviter ou limiter cet inconvénient. Pour cette raison, les orifices de remplissage de grandes dimensions sont complétés de chicanes comme expliqué dans le brevet FR2677674, ou sont fermés par un grand volet mobile articulé ou coulissant tel que décrit dans le brevet DE10015078. Cependant les chicanes limitent le débit d'eau, les volets mobiles occupent une place importante sur le fer dans le prolongement de la poignée. Dans bien des cas, la position oblique de l'orifice ne permet pas de remplir le fer en position verticale et nécessite de commander l'arrêt de la vaporisation. De plus les autres organes tels que le pulvérisateur, les commandes de goutte à goutte, de sur-vapeur et autres présentent des contraintes techniques ou ergonomiques de positionnement qui ne laissent pas la possibilité d'optimiser les dimensions de l'orifice de remplissage. A cause de cet encombrement, dans les configurations connues, l'orifice de remplissage est finalement réduit et ne permet pas un remplissage du fer facile et rapide.But during the ironing movements, the water in the tank is agitated and could come out through the filling orifice if measures were not taken to avoid or limit this drawback. For this reason, the large filling orifices are completed with baffles as explained in patent FR2677674, or are closed by a large articulated or sliding movable flap as described in patent DE10015078. However the baffles limit the water flow, the movable flaps occupy an important place on the iron in the extension of the handle. In many cases, the oblique position of the orifice does not allow the iron to be filled in the vertical position and requires the command to stop spraying. In addition, the other members such as the sprayer, the drip controls, the over-vapor control and the like have technical or ergonomic positioning constraints which do not leave the possibility of optimizing the dimensions of the filling orifice. Because of this space requirement, in the known configurations, the filling orifice is finally reduced and does not allow the iron to be filled easily and quickly.
L'invention qui suit pallie à ces inconvénients.The following invention overcomes these drawbacks.
Le but de l'invention est atteint par un fer à repasser, comportant un réservoir de liquide ayant un orifice de remplissage, du fait que cet orifice est muni de moyens de réception et de guidage du liquide à travers l'orifice vers le réservoir, lesdits moyens traversant l'orifice et étant mobiles en translation entre une première position ouverte où le liquide peut être introduit, et une deuxième position fermée où lesdits moyens sont escamotés dans le fer et assurent la fermeture de l'orifice. Les moyens de réception du liquide étant escamotables, ils peuvent être plus grands que l'orifice qui n'a plus besoin d'être visé avec précision lors du remplissage par l'utilisatrice du fer.The object of the invention is achieved by an iron, comprising a liquid reservoir having a filling orifice, since this orifice is provided with means for receiving and guiding the liquid through the orifice towards the reservoir, said means passing through the orifice and being movable in translation between a first open position where the liquid can be introduced, and a second closed position where said means are retracted into the iron and ensure the closing of the orifice. The means for receiving the liquid being retractable, they can be larger than the orifice which no longer needs to be targeted with precision during filling by the user of the iron.
Le liquide étant guidé, l'orifice peut être petit et par conséquent être disposé de la meilleure façon pour alimenter le réservoir, sans que les organes tels que les commandes de goutte à goutte, de pompe, de sur-vapeur, etc.. ne soient inondés pendant le remplissage.The liquid being guided, the orifice may be small and therefore be arranged in the best way to supply the reservoir, without the organs such as the drip controls, pump, over-vapor, etc. are flooded during filling.
De préférence, les moyens de réception et de guidage du liquide comprennent un tiroir longiligne, comportant une ouverture sur une face longitudinale pour recevoir le liquide, et ouvert en son extrémité interne pour permettre l'écoulement du liquide.Preferably, the means for receiving and guiding the liquid comprise an elongated drawer, comprising an opening on a longitudinal face to receive the liquid, and open at its internal end to allow the liquid to flow.
Par tiroir ou goulotte longiligne on entend une pièce creuse formée de deux faces longitudinales, un fond adjacent à ces deux faces, et une face d'extrémité externe pleins, la face longitudinale restante comportant une ouverture pour recevoir le liquide. Cette ouverture peut constituer tout ou partie de la face longitudinale restante.By elongated drawer or chute is meant a hollow part formed by two longitudinal faces, a bottom adjacent to these two faces, and a solid external end face, the remaining longitudinal face having an opening for receiving the liquid. This opening may constitute all or part of the remaining longitudinal face.
Alors, la face de réception de l'eau comprend une grande ouverture longitudinale, faisant que l'entrée du liquide peut être de grande section, ce qui facilite le remplissage. La réalisation de ces moyens est aussi économique que celle d'un couvercle de fermeture de l'orifice car elle n'augmente pas le nombre de pièces du fer.Then, the water receiving face has a large longitudinal opening, so that the liquid inlet can be of large section, which facilitates filling. The realization of these means is as economical as that of a cover for closing the orifice because it does not increase the number of pieces of the iron.
Par ailleurs, le tiroir peut avoir une section transversale évasée rappelant un entonnoir.Furthermore, the drawer may have a flared cross section reminiscent of a funnel.
De préférence le tiroir longiligne a une section transversale correspondant sensiblement à l'orifice de remplissage, et est en permanence engagé pour coulisser dans ledit orifice, l'extrémité ouverte interne étant dirigée vers le réservoir. Le tiroir longiligne reste constamment engagé dans l'orifice et peut coulisser entre la première position ouverte et la deuxième position fermée. Dans la position fermée le tiroir longiligne est donc escamoté à l'intérieur du réservoir. Des dispositions constructives simples, d'une part évitent l'extraction intempestive du tiroir hors de l'orifice, et d'autre part permettent son maintien en position fermée.Preferably the elongate drawer has a cross section corresponding substantially to the filling orifice, and is permanently engaged to slide in said orifice, the internal open end being directed towards the reservoir. The elongated drawer remains constantly engaged in the orifice and can slide between the first open position and the second closed position. In the closed position the elongated drawer is therefore retracted inside the tank. Simple constructive provisions, on the one hand prevent the inadvertent extraction of the drawer from the orifice, and on the other hand allow it to be kept in the closed position.
Utilement, un joint assure l'étanchéité entre le tiroir longiligne et l'orifice de remplissage.A seal is usefully used to seal the elongated drawer and the filling opening.
Selon un premier mode de réalisation, le tiroir est agencé dans le fer de telle sorte que, lorsque le fer est posé sur son talon, l'ouverture du tiroir est orientée vers le haut.According to a first embodiment, the drawer is arranged in the iron so that, when the iron is placed on its heel, the opening of the drawer is oriented upwards.
Le fer étant sur son talon, le tiroir longiligne étant tiré vers l'extérieur du fer, le fer peut être rempli commodément par de l'eau versée dans la grande ouverture. De préférence dans cette position, le tiroir reste légèrement incliné par rapport à l'horizontale, pour faciliter un écoulement naturel de l'eau vers l'intérieur du réservoir.The iron being on its heel, the elongated drawer being pulled towards the outside of the iron, the iron can be conveniently filled with water poured into the large opening. Preferably in this position, the drawer remains slightly inclined relative to the horizontal, to facilitate a natural flow of water towards the interior of the tank.
De préférence, dans la deuxième position fermée, l'ouverture est complètement escamotée dans le réservoir. L'ouverture n'occupe qu'une partie de la face correspondante du tiroir longiligne. De la sorte, dans la deuxième position fermée, le joint qui entoure l'orifice de remplissage s'appuie sur des parties pleines du tiroir longiligne et assure pleinement l'étanchéité.Preferably, in the second closed position, the opening is completely retracted into the tank. The opening occupies only part of the corresponding face of the elongated drawer. In this way, in the second closed position, the seal which surrounds the filling orifice rests on solid parts of the elongated drawer and fully seals.
De préférence, la face d'extrémité externe, fermant l'orifice dans la deuxième position fermée, comporte des moyens de manœuvre du tiroir longiligne.Preferably, the external end face, closing the orifice in the second closed position, comprises means for operating the elongated drawer.
Des formes portées par la face d'extrémité externe permettent de saisir le tiroir longiligne lors de l'ouverture et de la fermeture manuelles.Shapes carried by the external end face allow the elongated drawer to be grasped during manual opening and closing.
De préférence, dans ladite deuxième position fermée, utilisée pendant le repassage, le fer étant sur son plan de travail, le tiroir plonge dans l'eau du réservoir, et par suite, freine les mouvements de l'eau du réservoir, constituant un dispositif anti-vague.Preferably, in said second closed position, used during ironing, the iron being on its work surface, the drawer plunges into the water of the tank, and consequently, slows down the movements of the water in the tank, constituting an anti-wave device.
Dans un autre mode de réalisation, les moyens de réception et de guidage du liquide comprennent une pièce en U constituant trois faces latérales d'un tiroir longiligne partiellement au moins sans fond, la quatrième face latérale étant une extrémité interne ouverte dans le réservoir.In another embodiment, the means for receiving and guiding the liquid comprise a U-shaped part constituting three lateral faces of an elongated drawer partially at least bottomless, the fourth lateral face being an open internal end in the reservoir.
Lorsque le tiroir est dans la deuxième position fermée, escamoté dans le fer il encombre moins l'intérieur et laisse le passage entre les branches du U à des organes du fer, par exemple des tiges de commande.When the drawer is in the second closed position, retracted into the iron, it takes up less space inside and leaves passage between the branches of the U to organs of the iron, for example control rods.
Avantageusement le tiroir longiligne coulisse sur une partie pleine du fer qui constitue un fond fixe pour le tiroir mobile.Advantageously, the elongated drawer slides on a solid part of the iron which constitutes a fixed bottom for the movable drawer.
On retrouve ainsi des avantages semblables à ceux de la précédente version.We thus find advantages similar to those of the previous version.
Utilement la pièce en U du tiroir comporte une lèvre assurant une étanchéité sommaire avec le fond fixe.Usefully the U-shaped part of the drawer has a lip ensuring a summary seal with the fixed bottom.
De préférence la pièce en U est en élastomère et forme une seule pièce avec les joints assurant l'étanchéité avec le fond fixe et fermant l'orifice.Preferably the U-shaped part is made of elastomer and forms a single part with the seals ensuring the seal with the fixed bottom and closing the orifice.
L'invention sera mieux compπse au vu des exemples ci-après et des dessins associés.The invention will be better understood in view of the examples below and the associated drawings.
La figure 1 est une vue de côté d'un fer à repasser selon une première version de l'invention. La figure 2 est une vue de l'avant du fer de la figure 1 , en coupe partielle par un plan longitudinal, les moyens de réception et de guidage du liquide étant dans une première position ouverte.Figure 1 is a side view of an iron according to a first version of the invention. Figure 2 is a front view of the iron of Figure 1, in partial section through a longitudinal plane, the means for receiving and guiding the liquid being in a first open position.
La figure 3 est une vue de l'avant du fer de la figure 1 , en coupe partielle par un plan longitudinal, les moyens de réception et de guidage du liquide étant dans une deuxième position fermée.Figure 3 is a front view of the iron of Figure 1, in partial section through a longitudinal plane, the means for receiving and guiding the liquid being in a second closed position.
La figure 4 est une vue partielle en perspective de l'avant d'un autre fer selon l'invention, les moyens de réception et de guidage du liquide étant dans une deuxième position fermée.Figure 4 is a partial perspective view of the front of another iron according to the invention, the means for receiving and guiding the liquid being in a second closed position.
La figure 5 est une vue partielle en perspective de l'avant du fer de la figure 4, les moyens de réception et de guidage du liquide étant dans une première position ouverte.Figure 5 is a partial perspective view of the front of the iron of Figure 4, the means for receiving and guiding the liquid being in a first open position.
La figure 6 est une vue partielle en coupe partielle par un plan longitudinal du fer de la figure 4, les moyens de réception et de guidage du liquide étant dans une deuxième position fermée. La figure 7 est une vue partielle en coupe partielle par un plan longitudinal du fer de la figure 4, les moyens de réception et de guidage du liquide étant dans une première position ouverte.Figure 6 is a partial view in partial section through a longitudinal plane of the iron of Figure 4, the means for receiving and guiding the liquid being in a second closed position. Figure 7 is a partial view in partial section through a longitudinal plane of the iron of Figure 4, the means for receiving and guiding the liquid being in a first open position.
La figure 8 est une vue partielle en coupe partielle par un plan longitudinal d'un autre fer selon l'invention, les moyens de réception et de guidage du liquide étant dans une deuxième position fermée.Figure 8 is a partial view in partial section through a longitudinal plane of another iron according to the invention, the means for receiving and guiding the liquid being in a second closed position.
La figure 9 est une vue partielle en coupe partielle par un plan longitudinal du fer de la figure 8, les moyens de réception et de guidage du liquide étant dans une première position ouverte.Figure 9 is a partial view in partial section through a longitudinal plane of the iron of Figure 8, the means for receiving and guiding the liquid being in a first open position.
Dans une version préférentielle visible sur les figures 1 à 3, un fer à vapeur 1 comporte un pulvérisateur 2, une commande de goutte à goutte 3, une commande de sur-vapeur et de pulvérisation 4, regroupés sur le corps 5 à l'avant du fer 1.In a preferred version visible in Figures 1 to 3, a steam iron 1 includes a sprayer 2, a drip control 3, an over-steam and spray control 4, grouped on the body 5 at the front iron 1.
Le fer 1 comporte un réservoir d'eau 6 visible sur les figures 2 et 3 dont l'orifice de remplissage 7 est situé vers l'avant et en haut du fer à proximité des organes précédemment cités.The iron 1 comprises a water tank 6 visible in FIGS. 2 and 3, the filling orifice 7 of which is located towards the front and at the top of the iron near the members mentioned above.
L'orifice 7 est muni d'un joint d'étanchéité 8 dans lequel coulisse une pièce allongée en forme de tiroir ou goulotte 9, occupant toute la section de l'orifice 7. Une face d'extrémité 91 du tiroir 9 est ouverte à l'intérieur du réservoir. Une face longitudinale 92 du tiroir comporte une ouverture 93, plus grande que l'orifice 7, dirigée vers l'avant du fer de sorte qu'elle se trouve orientée vers le haut quand le fer est posé sur son talon.The orifice 7 is provided with a seal 8 in which slides an elongated piece in the form of a drawer or trough 9, occupying the entire section of the orifice 7. An end face 91 of the drawer 9 is open to inside the tank. A longitudinal face 92 of the drawer has an opening 93, larger than the orifice 7, directed towards the front of the iron so that it is oriented upwards when the iron is placed on its heel.
Le tiroir 9 est retenu dans une première position ouverte, représentée en figure 2, par un verrou élastique 94 et des formes 95 empêchant son extraction accidentelle du fer. Dans cette position, l'ouverture 93 est accessible de l'extérieur du fer. Un passage est ménagé depuis l'extérieur du fer vers le réservoir 6 par l'ouverture 93, le tiroir 9 et la face d'extrémité 91. Le tiroir 9 peut coulisser selon son axe longitudinal dans l'orifice 7 entre la position ouverte et une deuxième position fermée visible en figure 3. Il est maintenu dans cette deuxième position par un verrou élastique 96. Dans cette position le joint 8 porte sur une partie pleine 97 de la paroi 92 et assure l'étanchéité complète entre le tiroir 9 et le réservoir 6. La paroi pleine d'extrémité 98 du tiroir 9 assure alors la fermeture de l'orifice 7.The drawer 9 is retained in a first open position, represented in FIG. 2, by an elastic lock 94 and shapes 95 preventing its accidental extraction from the iron. In this position, the opening 93 is accessible from the outside of the iron. A passage is provided from the outside of the iron to the reservoir 6 through the opening 93, the drawer 9 and the end face 91. The drawer 9 can slide along its longitudinal axis in the orifice 7 between the open position and a second closed position visible in FIG. 3. It is held in this second position by an elastic lock 96. In this position the seal 8 bears on a solid part 97 of the wall 92 and ensures complete sealing between the drawer 9 and the reservoir 6. The solid end wall 98 of the drawer 9 then ensures the closing of the orifice 7.
Dans cette position fermée le tiroir 9 plonge dans le réservoir, dans l'eau qu'il peut contenir. Une forme 61 , du fond du réservoir 6, proche de l'extrémité interne 91 empêche l'eau agitée de s'engouffrer dans le tiroir pendant le repassage.In this closed position, the drawer 9 plunges into the tank, into the water that it can contain. A shape 61, from the bottom of the tank 6, close to the internal end 91 prevents the agitated water from rushing into the drawer during ironing.
Avantageusement cette paroi 98 porte des formes 99 visibles en figure 1 qui permettent la saisie du tiroir 9 par l'utilisatrice, et son déplacement d'une position à l'autre.Advantageously, this wall 98 carries shapes 99 visible in FIG. 1 which allow the user to enter the drawer 9, and move it from one position to another.
Pendant le repassage, le fer 1 est utilisé avec le tiroir 9 escamoté dans le réservoir 6, immobilisé par le verrou 96 dans la position représentée en figures 1 et 3. L'eau contenue dans le réservoir ne peut pas ressortir et éclabousser par l'orifice 7 hermétiquement fermé. Un petit évent non représenté est ménagé entre le réservoir et l'atmosphère pour éviter la mise en dépression du réservoir. Ce petit évent peut être un petit trou calibré disposé vers l'avant du fer sur la paroi d'extrémité 98.During ironing, the iron 1 is used with the drawer 9 retracted into the tank 6, immobilized by the lock 96 in the position shown in FIGS. 1 and 3. The water contained in the tank cannot come out and splash through it. orifice 7 hermetically closed. A small vent (not shown) is formed between the tank and the atmosphere to avoid the depression of the tank. This small vent can be a small calibrated hole placed towards the front of the iron on the end wall 98.
Lorsque l'utilisatrice veut remplir le réservoir 6 elle pose le fer sur son talon et tire le tiroir 9 pour le mettre en position de remplissage. Le goutte à goutte, situé à l'avant du réservoir quand le fer est à plat, ne peut plus être alimenté. Le tiroir est retenu par les formes 95. Ceci facilite l'usage du tiroir, l'utilisatrice ne faisant que tirer le tiroir jusqu'à ce qu'il arrive en butée et soit immobilisé par le verrou 94. L'ouverture 93 est alors accessible de dessus et peut recevoir l'eau de remplissage apportée par exemple par un gobelet ou par le filet d'eau d'un robinet.When the user wants to fill the tank 6 she puts the iron on her heel and pulls the drawer 9 to put it in the filling position. The drip, located at the front of the tank when the iron is flat, can no longer be fed. The drawer is retained by the forms 95. This facilitates the use of the drawer, the user only pulling the drawer until it reaches the stop and is immobilized by the latch 94. The opening 93 is then accessible from above and can receive the filling water supplied for example by a cup or by the water trickle from a tap.
L'eau s'écoule de l'ouverture 93 le long du tiroir 9 à travers l'orifice 7 et ressort du tiroir par sa face interne ouverte 91 d'où elle remplit le réservoir 6.The water flows from the opening 93 along the drawer 9 through the orifice 7 and leaves the drawer through its open internal face 91 from where it fills the tank 6.
L'ouverture 93 à une section plus grande que la section de l'orifice 7, ce qui facilite le remplissage et permet, à la construction du fer, de réduire la place occupée par cet orifice. De ce fait, l'orifice peut être disposé vers le haut du fer sans gêner les autres commandes.The opening 93 has a section larger than the section of the orifice 7, which facilitates filling and allows, during the construction of the iron, to reduce the space occupied by this orifice. Therefore, the orifice can be arranged towards the top of the iron without interfering with the other controls.
Dans une deuxième version visible sur les figures 4 à 7 un fer à vapeur 100 comporte une commande agissant par l'intermédiaire d'une tige 300 sur un goutte à goutte.In a second version visible in Figures 4 to 7 a steam iron 100 includes a control acting by means of a rod 300 on a drip.
Le fer 100 comporte un réservoir d'eau 6 visible sur les figures 6 et 7 avec un orifice de remplissage 7.The iron 100 includes a water tank 6 visible in FIGS. 6 and 7 with a filling orifice 7.
L'orifice 7 est traversé par une pièce allongée en forme de U constituant trois faces latérales d'un tiroir 9, occupant toute la section de l'orifice 7. Cette pièce en U est de préférence en elastomère rigide. La face d'extrémité 91 du tiroir 9, entre les extrémités des branches du U, est ouverte à l'intérieur du réservoir 6.The orifice 7 is crossed by an elongated U-shaped part constituting three lateral faces of a drawer 9, occupying the entire section of the orifice 7. This U-shaped part is preferably made of rigid elastomer. The end face 91 of the drawer 9, between the ends of the branches of the U, is open inside the tank 6.
Le tiroir 9 peut coulisser selon son axe longitudinal dans l'orifice 7 entre une première position ouverte représentée sur les figures 5 et 7 et une deuxième position fermée visible sur les figures 4 et 6. Dans ce mouvement, la pièce en U reste en contact avec une paroi extérieure 101 du fer 100 par un de ses bords 900 formant lèvre d'étanchéité, l'autre bord délimitant, avec l'orifice, une surface d'ouverture de remplissage 93, plus grande que l'orifice 7, dirigée vers l'avant du fer et vers le haut.The drawer 9 can slide along its longitudinal axis in the orifice 7 between a first open position shown in Figures 5 and 7 and a second closed position visible in Figures 4 and 6. In this movement, the U-shaped part remains in contact with an outer wall 101 of the iron 100 by one of its edges 900 forming a sealing lip, the other edge delimiting, with the orifice, a filling opening surface 93, larger than the orifice 7, directed towards the front of the iron and up.
Le tiroir est maintenu dans la première position ouverte par le frottement doux de la lèvre 900 en elastomère sur la paroi 101. Cette paroi 101 forme le fond du tiroir 9 dont la pièce en U forme les faces latérales. L'ouverture 93 est alors accessible de l'extérieur du fer. Un passage est ménagé depuis l'extérieur du fer vers le réservoir 6 par l'ouverture 93, le tiroir 9 et la face d'extrémité 91.The drawer is held in the first open position by the gentle friction of the elastomer lip 900 on the wall 101. This wall 101 forms the bottom of the drawer 9, the U-shaped part of which forms the lateral faces. The opening 93 is then accessible from the outside of the iron. A passage is provided from the outside of the iron to the reservoir 6 through the opening 93, the drawer 9 and the end face 91.
Dans la deuxième position fermée, le tiroir 9 est escamoté dans le fer. La paroi pleine d'extrémité 98 de la pièce en U du tiroir 9 assure alors la fermeture de l'orifice 7. Les bords en elastomère assurent l'étanchéité de la fermeture. Grâce à la forme en U, le tiroir 9 a un faible encombrement à l'intérieur du fer. Des organes tels qu'une tige de commande 300 peuvent se trouver entre les branches du U sans gêner le mouvement du tiroir. La construction et l'ergonomie du fer en sont améliorées.In the second closed position, the drawer 9 is retracted into the iron. The solid end wall 98 of the U-shaped part of the drawer 9 then ensures the closure of the orifice 7. The elastomer edges ensure the sealing of the closure. Thanks to the U-shape, the drawer 9 has a small footprint inside the iron. Organs such as a control rod 300 can be located between the branches of the U without interfering with the movement of the drawer. Iron construction and ergonomics are improved.
Avantageusement la paroi 98 porte des formes 99 qui permettent la saisie de la pièce en U du tiroir 9 par l'utilisatrice, et son déplacement d'une position à l'autre.Advantageously, the wall 98 carries shapes 99 which allow the entry of the U-shaped part of drawer 9 by the user, and its displacement from one position to another.
Pendant le repassage, le fer 100 est utilisé avec le tiroir 9 escamoté. L'eau contenue dans le réservoir ne peut pas ressortir et éclabousser par l'orifice 7 hermétiquement fermé. Un petit évent non représenté est ménagé entre le réservoir et l'atmosphère pour éviter la mise en dépression du réservoir. Ce petit évent peut être un petit trou calibré disposé vers l'avant du fer sur la paroi d'extrémité 98.During ironing, the iron 100 is used with the drawer 9 retracted. The water contained in the tank cannot come out and splash through the orifice 7 hermetically closed. A small vent (not shown) is formed between the tank and the atmosphere to avoid the depression of the tank. This small vent can be a small calibrated hole placed towards the front of the iron on the end wall 98.
Lorsque l'utilisatrice veut remplir le réservoir 6 elle ouvre le tiroir 9 et incline le fer, en relevant la pointe, pour le mettre en position de remplissage, le tiroir 9 étant incliné vers le réservoir. Le goutte à goutte, situé à l'avant du réservoir quand le fer est à plat, ne peut plus être alimenté. L'ouverture 93 est alors accessible de dessus et peut recevoir l'eau de remplissage apportée par exemple par un gobelet ou par le filet d'eau d'un robinet. L'eau s'écoule de l'ouverture 93 le long du tiroir 9 à travers l'orifice 7 et ressort du tiroir par sa face interne ouverte 91 d'où elle remplit le réservoir 6.When the user wants to fill the tank 6, she opens the drawer 9 and tilts the iron, raising the tip, to put it in the filling position, the drawer 9 being inclined towards the tank. The drip, located at the front of the tank when the iron is flat, can no longer be fed. The opening 93 is then accessible from above and can receive the filling water provided for example by a cup or by the water stream from a tap. The water flows from the opening 93 along the drawer 9 through the orifice 7 and leaves the drawer through its open internal face 91 from where it fills the tank 6.
L'ouverture 93 à une section plus grande que la section de l'orifice 7, ce qui facilite le remplissage. La conception d'un tiroir avec une pièce sans fond en U permet, à la construction du fer, de réduire la place occupée par cet organe et de disposer les organes voisins avec une plus grande latitude.The opening 93 has a larger section than the section of the orifice 7, which facilitates filling. The design of a drawer with a bottomless U-shaped piece allows the construction of the iron, to reduce the space occupied by this organ and to arrange the neighboring organs with greater latitude.
Dans une troisième version de l'invention visible sur les figures 8 et 9, un fer 200 est équipé de moyens de remplissage en eau semblables à ceux de la deuxième version. Ces moyens comportent aussi une pièce en U formant trois faces latérales d'un tiroir 9, mais l'orifice de remplissage 7 se prolonge suivant le repère 70 le long du plan de coulissement et d'appui du tiroir 9. La face d'extrémité pleine 98 du tiroir 9 porte, outre des moyens de manœuvre 99, un opercule 201 qui circule avec le tiroir 9.In a third version of the invention visible in Figures 8 and 9, an iron 200 is equipped with water filling means similar to those of the second version. These means also comprise a U-shaped part forming three lateral faces of a drawer 9, but the filling orifice 7 extends along the reference 70 along the sliding and support plane of the drawer 9. The end face full 98 of the drawer 9 carries, in addition to the maneuvering means 99, a cover 201 which circulates with the drawer 9.
Dans une première position ouverte représentée en figure 9, le tiroir 9 laisse un passage direct et maximal de l'eau vers le réservoir 6 entre les branches de la pièce en U. Utilement, la pièce en U porte une jupe 202 qui guide l'eau dans la partie 70 de l'orifice 7. Dans une deuxième position fermée, représentée en figure 8, la face 98 de la pièce en U ferme une partie de l'orifice 7, tandis que l'opercule 201 ferme la partie 70 de l'orifice qui se trouve dans la surface de coulissement du tiroir 9.In a first open position represented in FIG. 9, the drawer 9 leaves a direct and maximum passage of water towards the reservoir 6 between the branches of the U-shaped part. Usefully, the U-shaped part carries a skirt 202 which guides the water in part 70 of port 7. In a second closed position, represented in FIG. 8, the face 98 of the U-shaped part closes a part of the orifice 7, while the cover 201 closes the part 70 of the orifice which is in the sliding surface of drawer 9.
L'utilisation de cette version est identique à celle de la deuxième. Elle est préférable quand la place disponible permet de loger un opercule.The use of this version is identical to that of the second. It is preferable when the space available makes it possible to accommodate a seal.
Comme on peut le voir, ces moyens permettent d'optimiser la construction du fer et facilitent le remplissage en toute sécurité. As can be seen, these means optimize the construction of the iron and facilitate safe filling.

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1. Fer à repasser (1), comportant un réservoir de liquide (6) ayant un orifice de remplissage (7), caractérisé en ce que ledit orifice (7) est muni de moyens1. Iron (1), comprising a liquid reservoir (6) having a filling orifice (7), characterized in that said orifice (7) is provided with means
(9) de réception et de guidage du liquide à travers l'orifice (7) vers le réservoir (6), lesdits moyens traversant l'orifice (7) et étant mobiles en translation entre une première position ouverte où le liquide peut être introduit, et une deuxième position fermée où lesdits moyens sont escamotés dans le fer (1) et assurent la fermeture de l'orifice (7).(9) for receiving and guiding the liquid through the orifice (7) towards the reservoir (6), said means passing through the orifice (7) and being movable in translation between a first open position where the liquid can be introduced , and a second closed position where said means are retracted into the iron (1) and ensure the closing of the orifice (7).
2. Fer à repasser selon la revendication 1 caractérisé en ce que les moyens de réception et de guidage du liquide comprennent un tiroir longiligne (9), comportant une ouverture (93) sur une face longitudinale pour recevoir le liquide, et ouvert en son extrémité interne (91) pour permettre l'écoulement du liquide.2. Iron according to claim 1 characterized in that the means for receiving and guiding the liquid comprise an elongated drawer (9), comprising an opening (93) on a longitudinal face for receiving the liquid, and open at its end internal (91) to allow the liquid to flow.
3. Fer à repasser selon la revendication 1 caractérisé en ce que les moyens de réception et de guidage du liquide comprennent une pièce en U constituant trois faces latérales d'un tiroir longiligne (9), la quatrième face latérale étant une extrémité interne (91) ouverte dans le réservoir (6), une grande face constituant une ouverture (93) de remplissage.3. Iron according to claim 1 characterized in that the means for receiving and guiding the liquid comprise a U-shaped part constituting three lateral faces of an elongated drawer (9), the fourth lateral face being an internal end (91 ) open in the tank (6), a large face constituting an opening (93) for filling.
4. Fer à repasser selon la revendication 3 caractérisé en ce que le tiroir longiligne (9) coulisse sur une partie pleine (101) du fer qui constitue un fond fixe pour le tiroir mobile (9).4. Iron according to claim 3 characterized in that the elongated drawer (9) slides on a solid part (101) of the iron which constitutes a fixed bottom for the movable drawer (9).
5. Fer à repasser selon la revendication 4 caractérisé en ce que la pièce en U du tiroir comporte une lèvre (900) assurant une étanchéité sommaire avec le fond fixe (101).5. Iron according to claim 4 characterized in that the U-shaped part of the drawer has a lip (900) ensuring a summary seal with the fixed bottom (101).
6. Fer à repasser selon la revendication 5 caractérisé en ce que la pièce en U est en elastomère et forme une seule pièce avec les joints assurant l'étanchéité avec le fond fixe et fermant l'orifice. 6. Iron according to claim 5 characterized in that the U-shaped piece is made of elastomer and forms a single piece with the seals ensuring the seal with the fixed bottom and closing the orifice.
7. Fer à repasser selon l'une des revendications 2 à 6 caractérisé en ce que le tiroir longiligne (9) a une section transversale correspondant sensiblement à l'orifice de remplissage (7), et est en permanence engagé pour coulisser dans ledit orifice. 7. Iron according to one of claims 2 to 6 characterized in that the elongated drawer (9) has a cross section corresponding substantially to the filling orifice (7), and is permanently engaged to slide in said orifice .
8. Fer à repasser selon l'une des revendications 2 à 7 caractérisé en ce que dans la deuxième position fermée, l'ouverture (93) est complètement escamotée dans le réservoir.8. Iron according to one of claims 2 to 7 characterized in that in the second closed position, the opening (93) is completely retracted in the tank.
9. Fer à repasser selon la revendication 2 caractérisé en ce que dans la première position ouverte, l'ouverture (93) est orientée de façon à se trouver dirigée vers le haut lorsque le fer (1 ) est posé sur son talon.9. Iron according to claim 2 characterized in that in the first open position, the opening (93) is oriented so as to be directed upwards when the iron (1) is placed on its heel.
10. Fer à repasser selon la revendication 2 caractérisé en ce que, dans ladite deuxième position fermée, le fer étant utilisé sur son plan de travail, le tiroir (9) plonge dans l'eau du réservoir, et freine les mouvements de l'eau du réservoir. 10. Iron according to claim 2 characterized in that, in said second closed position, the iron being used on its work surface, the drawer (9) plunges into the water of the tank, and slows down the movements of the tank water.
11. Fer à repasser selon l'une des revendications précédentes caractérisé en ce que la face pleine externe d'extrémité (98) comporte des moyens de manœuvre du tiroir longiligne (9). 11. Iron according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the solid external end face (98) comprises means for operating the elongated drawer (9).
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