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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
• • 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
• • 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
  • D06F75/36—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

Definitions

• This invention relates to an iron, preferably an electric steam iron, comprising:
• a socket attached to the bottom of said housing body; a water storage tank mounted inside said housing body;
• a water fill port attached to said housing body and connected to said water storage tank and forming the water inlet port for introducing water into said water storage tank.
• Present electric irons comprise an iron main body, on which a water filling opening is provided, which may optionally be provided with a rotatable about an axis cover, which serves to open and close this Wasserein colllötechnisch. Inside this iron main body, there is also provided a water tank connected to this water filling port.
• the water-filling opening known irons are generally tightly connected to the water tank by a separate sealing ring to prevent leakage of water, which leads to the fact that there are too many items and the assembly process is complicated.
• the iron main body and the cover are generally made using relatively high hardness PC material.
• the hard cover meets the hard water filling opening during opening and closing, the user's haptics during handling are very poor, and at the same time the noise of closing or wear is also relatively large.
• the object of this invention is to provide an iron having a construction of the water filling opening with improved structural design.
• this invention provides an iron comprising a housing body; a base attached to the bottom of the case body; a water storage tank mounted inside said housing body; a water fill port attached to said housing body and connected to said water storage tank and forming the inlet port for introducing water into said water storage tank.
• This water filling opening is provided with a cover that can be opened and closed.
• a soft cover element is attached to the inner surface of said water filling opening.
• Said soft cover element can be made of elastic material, for example by injection molding and processing of the thermoplastic elastic material TP.
• This soft cover element and the inner surface of the water filling opening can be glued directly to each other, the common contact surface of these two parts is relatively large, therefore, the mutual adhesive force is also relatively high.
• the soft cover element and the housing main body having the water filling opening may differ in material and / or color. This provides opportunities for further shaping the appearance of the iron.
• the soft cover member may be made to have the same color as the cover, so that the water fill opening and cover, since they match in color and / or harmoniously form, greatly enhance the integral aesthetic appeal of the iron ,
• an iron is preferred whose water fill opening is provided with a cover which can be opened and closed, said cover resting on said soft cover element when said cover covers said water fill opening.
• this soft cover member By attaching this soft cover member to the inner surface of the water filling opening, there is an advantage in that the cover also rests exactly on this soft cover member when covering the water filling opening. At least the edge of the cover is in close contact with the soft cover member so that the cover soft cover member advantageously provides a flexible rebound zone. In this way, the haptic of the user when operating and closing the cover is pleasant, it does not feel hard, the relatively hard cover does not apply directly to the relatively hard water filling hole, but has direct contact with the soft cover element.
• the lower edge of said water filling opening connected to said water storage tank is provided with a lower sealing element integrally formed with said soft covering element and serving to make a sealed connection of said water filling opening with said water storage tank ,
• a snap closure is provided on said cover and in said soft cover member is a detent opening which mates with this snap closure.
• the said snap lock snaps into said detent opening when said cover covers said water filling opening and ensures that said cover firmly covers said water filling opening.
• the detent opening Since the detent opening is located at the top in the soft cover element, the detent opening also has a certain elasticity when the cover is closed and the detent lock engages with relatively great hardness in the relatively soft and elastic locking opening, there is a feeling of damping, the Actuation haptics when placing the cover is better, at the same time also allows substantially no noise when snapping the snap closure is formed in the locking opening, the mutual wear of locking latch and locking opening is also extremely low and the operating force of the user when opening and closing the cover also very low, the operation is sliding.
• said upper edge of the water filling opening is provided with an upper sealing element integrally formed with said soft covering element and serving to realize the sealing of said cover and said water filling opening when said covering blocks covering said water filling opening.
• a louver is circumferentially mounted on the edge of the inner surface of said cover. If the cover covers the water fill port, there may be some translucent gaps due to a manufacturing error between the cover and the water fill port, which will affect the appearance. However, by attaching a circumferential sipe to the edge of the inner surface of the cover, the show through between the cover and the water filling opening can be prevented, whereby these gaps no longer appear clear, so that a harmonious whole is formed when the cover covers the water filling opening and the Appearance is improved overall.
• said soft cover element and said cover are of identical color. With the same color of the soft cover member and the cover, a harmonious whole can be achieved when the cover covers the water filling hole, and the overall appearance is improved.
• said soft cover member is attached to the inside surface of said water filling opening by the two-color injection molding method.
• the two-color injection molding method is also a two-material injection molding method, by which method the soft cover member and the water filling hole or housing body can be simultaneously manufactured by injection molding as a whole, but have different materials and colors.
• the soft cover member the thermoplastic elastic material TP in one color may be used, and for the water filling port or the housing body, the hard material PP in another color may be used.
• said housing body comprises a handle cover and said water fill opening is attached to the top of the front portion of said handle cover.
• said handle cover has a soft portion for engaging the user to manipulate the iron.
• the formation of a soft part on the handle cover can improve the user's feel when handling the iron.
• said soft part and said soft cover element are of identical color and material. Since the soft part and the soft cover member are of identical color and material, they can be simultaneously manufactured by injection molding and, moreover, the appearance of the whole iron can be embellished, greatly expanding the design possibilities for the overall appearance of the iron.
• a barrier wall is arranged in the region of the water filling opening such that the outlet of water droplets located in the region of the water filling opening is prevented when changing the iron from a substantially horizontal use position to a substantially vertical rest or storage position.
• barrier wall is part of the housing body. This has for example the advantage that barrier wall and housing body can be produced in one and the same step.
• the barrier wall is part of the cover element. This has esp. The advantage that the barrier wall in the cover element can be designed to be integrated.
• the barrier wall and the cover element are of identical color and / or identical scheme material. This has for example the realization of a uniform design line to the advantage.
• the present invention advantageously further forms known irons in its functional ("drip-proofing") as well as aesthetic (“harmonious-whole”) performance.
• Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a concrete embodiment of the iron of this invention
• Figure 2 is a three-dimensional schematic representation of the iron of this invention, in which the soft cover element is separated;
• Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the iron of this invention.
• Fig. 4 is an enlarged partial view of Fig. 3;
• Fig. 5 is a schematic illustration of the cover of the iron of this invention.
• Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a part of the iron in which the water filling hole is located;
• Fig. 8 is a front view of the water filling portion of an iron without a cover;
• FIG. 9 shows the barrier wall integrated in a cover element of a water filling area
• FIG. 10 is an enlarged detail of the water filling opening of the iron from FIG.
• Fig. 11 the iron in a vertical parking or rest position.
• Fig. 1 shows a concrete embodiment of the electric iron 100 of this invention.
• the iron 100 is a steam iron with a steam generating device, which comprises a housing or a housing body 1 and a base 2.
• a steam iron with a steam generating device which comprises a housing or a housing body 1 and a base 2.
• the housing body 1 is usually made in particular of plastic. It comprises a handle part 11 and a water filling opening 3 formed on the front part of the handle cover 11. This water filling opening 3 is provided in the illustrated embodiment with a cover 4 which can be opened and closed.
• a water storage tank 5 is disposed, the water filling opening 3 and the water storage tank 5 are connected to form the inlet opening 3 or the channel for filling water into the water storage tank 5.
• the handle part 11 preferably has an arcuate inside wall to allow the water user facilitate grasping for handling the iron.
• the pedestal 2 has a metallic base plate (not shown) for ironing clothes located on the lower part of the housing body 1 and an electric heating element (not shown) for heating this floor plate.
• This electrical heating element may comprise a high-impedance resistance wire, the positive pole and the negative pole of this resistance wire being connected via a cable to an AC source, for example 220 V or 110 V.
• an AC source for example 220 V or 110 V.
• On the bottom plate a plurality of through holes (not shown) are provided.
• a steam generating cavity (not shown) connected to the water storage tank 5, the water in the water storage tank 5 may drip into the steam generating cavity, and is heated by the electric heating element to the state of steam so as to be formed by those in the bottom plate Spraying out through openings to moisten the ironed clothes.
• a soft cover element 6 is attached to the inner surface of the water filling opening 3 and the cover 4 rests on the soft cover element 6 when the cover 4 covers the water filling opening 3.
• Above the water filling opening 3 is an upper edge 31, which may have coordinated contact with the cover 4, below the water filling opening 3 is a connected to the water storage tank 5 lower edge 32.
• the water filling opening 3 is usually in one piece with the handle cover 11 1 below Use of relatively hard material, such as PP material, produced by injection molding.
• the soft cover element 6 is preferably made of elastic material, for example by injection molding with processing of the thermoplastic elastic material TP.
• This soft cover element 6 and the inner surface of the water filling opening 3 can be glued directly to each other, so that the common contact surface of these two parts is relatively large and thus the mutual adhesive force is also relatively high.
• this soft cover member 6 By attaching this soft cover member 6 to the inner surface of the water filling opening 3, there is an advantage in that the cover 4, when the cover 4 covers the water filling opening 3, also rests exactly on this soft cover member 6. At least the edge of the cover 4 is in close contact with the soft cover member 6, and the soft cover member 6 provides a flexible rebound zone for the cover 4 during closing. In this way, the feel of the user when pressing and closing the cover 4 more pleasant, it does not feel hard.
• the relatively hard cover 4 does not impinge directly on the relatively hard water filling opening 3, but has direct contact with the soft cover element 6, at the same time there is substantially no noise when closing the cover 4 and between the cover 4 and the water filling opening 3 is formed when opening and closing essentially no wear.
• the lower edge 32 of the water filling opening 3 connected to the water storage tank 5 is provided with a lower sealing element 61, which is preferably formed in one piece with the soft cover element 6 and for one tight connection of the water filling opening 3 with the water storage tank 5 provides.
• the upper edge 31 of the water filling opening 3 is provided with an upper sealing member 63 which is integrally formed with the soft cover member 6 and provides the seal of the cover 4 with the water filling opening 3 when the cover 4 covers the water filling opening 3, and prevents that the water in the water storage tank 5 runs out of the water filling opening 3 when the electric iron is accidentally set off obliquely.
• the lower seal member 61 and the upper seal member 63 are preferably injection molded with the soft cover member 6 in one piece and molded, thus further simplifying the manufacturing process.
• a Rastversehl uss 41 is provided on the cover 4 and in the soft cover member 6 is a latching opening 62, which fits together with this latching closure 41.
• the latching closure 41 engages in the latching opening 62 and ensures that the cover 4 firmly covers the water filling opening 3. Since the latching opening 62 is located at the top in the soft cover element 6, the latching opening 62 also has a certain elasticity when the cover 4 is closed and the latching closure 41 locks into the relatively soft and elastic latching opening 62 with a relatively high degree of hardness a sense of cushioning.
• the actuation haptics when placing the cover 4 is better, at the same time it is also possible that there is substantially no noise when locking the latching closure 41 in the latching opening 62, the mutual wear of latching closure 41 and latching opening 62 is also extremely low, the operating force of Be - user when opening and closing the cover 4 is also very low, the operation is sliding.
• the lamella 42 is circumferentially mounted on the edge of the inner surface of the cover 4.
• some translucent gaps may possibly be present, which may affect the appearance.
• the circumferential arrangement of the annular blade 42 on the edge of the inner surface of the cover 4 the show-through between the cover 4 and the water filling opening 3 can be prevented, whereby these gaps no longer appear clear, so that a harmonious whole is formed when the cover 4 the water filling hole
• the soft cover member 6, the cover 4 and the soft part 112 on the handle cover 11 1 may preferably have an identical color, thereby achieving that, when the cover
• the soft cover member 6 is attached to the inner surface of the water filling port 3 by the two-color injection molding method, and the soft member 112 is also formed by the two-color injection molding method on the handle cover 11 1.
• the soft cover member 6 and the soft member 112 can be manufactured by the same injection molding method.
• the two-color injection molding method is also a two-material injection molding method, by which method the soft cover member 6 and the soft member 112 having the water filling port 3, the handle cover 11, or the housing body 1 can be simultaneously injection-molded as a whole. but have different materials and colors.
• thermoplastic elastic material TP in one color may be used, and for the water filling opening 3, the handle cover 11, or the housing body 1, the hard material PC in a different color may be used.
• FIG. 6 an iron 100 is shown in a horizontal working position.
• FIG. 8 the front view of the water filling area 3 of an iron 100 without cover is shown.
• the barrier wall 7 integrated in a cover element 6 of a water filling region 3 is shown.
• the cover element 6 together with the barrier wall 7 are preferably made uniformly from a flexible material, for example EPDM.
• FIG. 10 shows an enlarged section of the water filling opening 3 of the iron illustrated in FIG. 11 in a vertical parking or rest position.
• water drops 20 located in the water filling area 3 may incline to exit from the filling area 3 and to flow along the outside of the iron 100.
• the barrier wall 7 It can be clearly seen how it is now advantageously prevented by means of the barrier wall 7 that water droplets 20 run out of the filling opening 3 and, for example, annoy a user of the iron, if just ironed garments are wetted again, or otherwise irritate his perception, his iron 100 wise possibly due to the unexpected water leakage on a technical defect.
• the present invention advantageously further develops known irons 100 equally in its functional ("anti-drip”) and aesthetic ("harmonious”) performance. LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

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