JP2003305299A - Clothing press - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve a clothing press function by adopting a linear heat generating body to make a clothing press inexpensive, and efficiently conducting heat from the heat generating body. <P>SOLUTION: A fixing board 10 for holding a garment by pressure is connected to one end of a mobile board 11 by hinges 12 so as to be freely rotatable. The mobile board 11 includes a cushion body 13 provided with air permeability on its inner surface, which is constituted of e.g. foamed polyurethane, etc. When the fixing board 10 and the mobile board 11 are closed by lock parts 14, the garment such as trousers is pressurized. The heat generating body 15 is constituted of heating wire, covered with an insulating body 16 with a round cross section, and stored in a recession 17 which is formed by bending on the inner surface of the fixing board 10. A gap between the recession 17 and the heat generating body 15 is filled with a highly conductive member 18 such as a silicon paste. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a garment pressing machine that stretches creases or creases by arranging clothes or the like between a fixed plate and a movable plate and heating them by pinching.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this type of clothes press has a structure as shown in FIG.

That is, a fixed plate 1 for heating clothes under pressure.
A movable plate 3 is rotatably connected to one end of the fixed plate 1 by a hinge device 2. The fixed plate 1 is provided with a planar heating element 4 for heating an object to be pressed which is sandwiched between the fixed plate 1 and the movable plate 3,
The movable plate 3 is provided with a cushion body 5 for applying an appropriate pressure to the object to be pressed, and a lock device 6 for holding the garment in a state of being pinched by the fixed plate 1 and the movable plate 2.

[0004]

According to the above construction, the planar heating element 4 is generally a print heater having a heating circuit formed on a thin base film. Since the print heater is on a thin film, it can be easily fixed to the fixing plate 1 with an adhesive tape or the like at the time of assembling, and there is also an easy-to-use surface without unevenness on the pressed surface side of the fixing plate 1. . However, since this print heater has a heat generating circuit formed on a thin base film, in order to ensure its insulating property, scratches may be caused during the process of processing the print heater or assembling the print heater on the fixed plate 1. It must be prevented. In addition, at the design stage of the print heater, since the metal on the film is designed as the wiring on the base film, it is not easy to make a prototype, so the specifications must be carefully determined. Further, the metal film formation results in a heater that is expensive in terms of processing technology, and therefore the price of the clothing press tends to be expensive, which imposes the burden on the purchaser.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a clothing press which is easy to design a heater, has good clothing pressing performance, and is relatively inexpensive.

The second purpose is that the design of the heater is easy, the clothing press performance is good, the cost is relatively low, and
An object of the present invention is to provide a clothing press machine having good assembling workability.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a fixed plate and a movable plate for pinching and heating clothes.
A linear heating element covered with an insulator is provided on the pressing surface side of the fixing plate. As a result, by using a relatively inexpensive linear heating element, the design is easy and the clothing press performance is good,
It is possible to provide a relatively inexpensive clothing press.

Further, in order to achieve the second object, a heating wire is wired on the insulating sheet. Accordingly, since the heat generating means can be assembled only by disposing the insulating sheet on the fixing plate, the design is easy, and the clothing press performance is good, and the clothing press machine is relatively inexpensive and has good assemblability. You can

[0009]

The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is such that a fixed plate and a movable plate for pinching and heating clothes and one end of the fixed plate and the movable plate are rotatably connected to each other, and A hinge device that supports the plate so as to face the fixed plate so as to be openable and closable, a locking device that holds the clothes while the fixed plate and the movable plate clamp the clothes, and a cushion body on the pressing surface side of the movable plate, A linear heating element covered with an insulating material is used on the pressing surface side of the fixing plate. By using the linear heating element, a design is easy and a relatively inexpensive clothing press machine can be realized. it can.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the fixing plate is provided with a recess, and the linear heating element constituted by a heating wire covered with an insulator is accommodated in the recess. In addition, the gap between the concave portion and the linear heating element is filled with a good heat conductive member, and the good heat conductive member improves the heating effect and also improves the clothing press performance.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the above-mentioned first aspect of the invention, a recess is provided in the fixing plate, and a linear heating element made up of a heating wire is accommodated in the recess, and the heating wire is provided. Has an insulator with a rectangular cross section,
Since there is no gap in the concave portion of the fixing plate, the heating effect is further improved and the clothing press performance is also improved.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a fixed plate and a movable plate for pinching and heating clothes and one ends of the fixed plate and the movable plate are rotatably connected, and the movable plate faces the fixed plate. A hinge device for supporting the clothes in a freely openable and closable manner, a locking device for holding the garment in a state of being pressed by the fixed plate and the movable plate, and a cushion body on the pressing surface side of the movable plate, and the pressing surface side of the fixed plate. In addition, a heating element is formed by wiring a heating wire on one side of an insulating sheet, and an inexpensive linear heating element can be used and the assembling property can be improved.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the fourth aspect of the invention, the fixing plate and the heating element are provided with an escape groove for the heating wire wired in the insulating sheet on the pressing surface side of the fixing plate. Since there is no gap between them, the heating effect is improved and the pressing performance of the clothes is improved.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the fourth aspect, the heating element is a heating wire in which a heating wire is interposed between two insulating sheets, and the insulation performance is improved and the safety is improved. improves.

According to a seventh aspect of the invention, in the invention according to any one of the fourth to sixth aspects, a good heat conductor is attached to the pressing surface side of the insulating sheet of the heating element. The heat conductor can further improve the heating effect and further improve the assemblability.

[0016]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1) As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a pair of fixing plates 1 for pinching clothes (not shown) such as pants.
0 and one end of the movable plate 11 are rotatably connected by a hinge 12, and the movable plate 11 is provided with a breathable cushion body 13 made of, for example, foamed polyurethane or the like on its inner surface side and fixed by a lock portion 14. When the plate 10 and the movable plate 11 are closed, clothes such as pants are pressed. Reference numeral 15 is a heating element composed of a heating wire, which is covered with an insulator 16 having a round cross section. The heating element 15 is housed in a concave portion 17 formed by winding on the inner surface side of the fixed plate 10. The gap between the recess 17 and the heating element 15 is filled with a good heat conductive member 18 such as silicon paste. Further, a soaking plate 19 made of a plate of aluminum or the like is provided on the fixed plate 10 so that a wide range of the entire fixed plate 10 can be heated. Further, 20 is a cover made of cloth so that clothes and metal are not in direct contact with each other and the appearance is improved.

In the above structure, the operation will be described below. The movable plate 11 is rotated in a direction away from the fixed plate 10 to set clothes or the like between the fixed plate 10 and the movable plate 11, and clothes or the like ( The movable plate 11 is rotated toward the fixed plate 10 so as to sandwich the pants, and is closed and held by the lock portion 14.

The cushion body 13 is compressed in accordance with the thickness of the clothing or the like to be pressed to pressurize the clothing or the like. The heating element 15 composed of a heating wire is formed on the fixed plate 10 on the side of the object to be pressed, which is meandering. Accommodated in the elongated groove-shaped recess 17,
Since the gap is filled with a good heat conductive member 18 such as silicon paste and covered with a heat equalizing plate 19 from above, the recess 1
7 does not have a gap between the heating element 15 and the good thermal conductive member 18 is in surface contact with the heat equalizing plate 19 so that there is no loss and the heat of the heating element 15 is efficiently conducted and spread to a wide range of the fixed plate 10. The object to be pressed can be heated uniformly. Therefore, since the clothing can be effectively heated, creases and wrinkles can be extended. Further, since a linear heating element made of a heating wire is used, it is relatively inexpensive, and the wiring can be easily changed only by changing the routing of the recess 17 at the design and development stage. Wiring having a pressing effect can be trial-produced and confirmed easily, and a better clothing press can be provided.

(Embodiment 2) As shown in FIG. 3, reference numeral 21 is a linear heating element having an insulator having a square cross section. Other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment, and the same numbers are given and the description thereof is omitted.

According to this structure, since the heating element 21 has a square cross-section, the groove-shaped recess 17 of the fixing plate 10 can be filled without any gap, so that the gap is filled with a good heat conductive member. Since the contact area with the soaking plate 19 is large, the heat generation can be efficiently conducted and diffused over a wide range of the soaking plate 19 to uniformly and efficiently heat the object to be pressed. Therefore, the clothing press performance such as creasing and wrinkling is improved.

(Embodiment 3) As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, on the side of the fixed plate 10 to be pressed, a heating wire 23 is wound in advance on one side of an insulating sheet 22 which is a sheet-shaped insulator. The heating element 24 is disposed. Also, the fixed plate 1
0 is provided with a relief groove 25 facing the heating wire 23 wired in the insulating sheet 22 so that there is no gap between the insulating sheet 22 and the fixing plate 10. On top of that, a metal soaking plate 19 and a cover 20 made of cloth are arranged. Others are the same as those in the first embodiment, the same reference numerals are given and the description thereof is omitted.

As described above, since the heating wire 23 is wired on one surface of the insulating sheet 22 in advance, there is no need to wire the heating wire 23 to the fixing plate 10 and the assembling property is good. Further, since there is no gap between the insulating sheet 22 and the fixed plate 10 due to the escape groove 25 of the fixed plate, the heat from the heating element 24 is efficiently generated.
It is possible to conduct a clothing press with good conduction and good finish.

(Embodiment 4) As shown in FIG. Heating element 2
Reference numeral 6 denotes a heating wire 28 interposed between two insulating sheets 27. Further, a good heat conductive film 29 is attached to one surface on the pressed side thereof in order to have a soaking effect. Has been. The other configurations are the same as those in the third embodiment, and the same numbers are given and the description thereof is omitted.

Since the heating wire 28 is provided between the two insulating sheets 27 in this manner, the insulating property is maintained on both sides of the heating element 26, so that the safety is high and the handling is easy. Further, since the film 29 having good heat conductivity is attached to the side of the insulating sheet 27 to be pressed, only the heating wire 28 is attached and the soaking plate is not required to be assembled, so that the assembling property is improved.

Further, it goes without saying that if the cloth cover 20 is preliminarily stuck on the film 29, the assembling becomes easier.

[0027]

According to the invention described in claim 1 of the present invention, by using the linear heating element, it is possible to realize a clothes press which is easy to design and relatively inexpensive.

According to the second aspect of the present invention,
Since the gap between the concave portion of the fixing plate and the linear heating element is filled with the good thermal conductive member, the heating effect is improved by the good thermal conductive member and the clothing press performance is also improved.

According to the invention of claim 3 of the present invention,
While accommodating the linear heating element composed of heating wire in the recess of the fixed plate, since the heating wire has an insulator whose cross-sectional shape is square, there is no gap in the recess of the fixed plate and the heating effect is improved,
The clothing press performance is also improved.

According to the invention of claim 4 of the present invention,
Since the heating element in which the heating wire is wired on one surface of the insulating sheet is formed on the pressing surface side of the fixing plate, an inexpensive linear heating element can be used and the assembling property can be improved.

According to the invention of claim 5 of the present invention,
Since the escape line for the heating wire wired in the insulating sheet is provided on the pressing surface side of the fixing plate, there is no gap between the fixing plate and the heating element, the heating effect is further improved, and the press performance of the clothes is improved.

According to the invention of claim 6 of the present invention,
The heating element is a heating wire in which a heating wire is interposed between two insulating sheets, which improves the insulation performance and safety.

According to the invention of claim 7 of the present invention,
A good heat conductor is attached to the pressurizing surface side of the insulating sheet of the heating element, and the good heat conductor can further improve the heating effect and further improve the assemblability.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a clothing press according to a first embodiment of the present invention with a part thereof cut away.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a main part of the clothing press machine.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of a clothes press according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a main part of a clothing press machine according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a heating element of the clothing press machine.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of a clothes press according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a heating element of the clothing press machine.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a conventional clothing press.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Fixed plate 11 movable plate 12 hinges 14 Lock part 15 heating element 17 recess

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A fixed plate and a movable plate for pinching and heating clothes, and one ends of the fixed plate and the movable plate are rotatably connected to each other, and the movable plate is opposed to the fixed plate and is openably and closably supported. A hinge device, a locking device for holding the clothes in a state of being clamped by the fixed plate and the movable plate, a cushion body on the pressure surface side of the movable plate, and a cover on the pressure surface side of the fixed plate covered with an insulator. A clothing press having a linear heating element. 2. A fixed plate is provided with a recess, a linear heating element constituted by a heating wire covered with an insulator is accommodated in the recess, and a gap between the concave and the linear heating element is made of a good heat conductive material. The garment press according to claim 1, which is buried. 3. The clothing press according to claim 1, wherein the fixing plate is provided with a concave portion, the linear heating element formed of a heating wire is accommodated in the concave portion, and the heating wire has an insulator having a rectangular cross section. vessel. 4. A fixed plate and a movable plate for pinching and heating clothes, and one ends of the fixed plate and the movable plate are rotatably connected to each other, and the movable plate is opposed to the fixed plate and is openably and closably supported. A hinge device, a lock device for holding the clothes in a state of being clamped by the fixed plate and the movable plate, a cushion body on the pressure surface side of the movable plate, and a heating wire of the insulating sheet on the pressure surface side of the fixed plate. A clothing press machine with a heating element wired on one side. 5. The clothes pressing machine according to claim 4, wherein the fixing plate is provided with a relief groove for a heating wire wired on the insulating sheet on the pressing surface side. 6. The clothing press according to claim 4, wherein the heating element has a heating wire provided between two insulating sheets. 7. The clothes pressing machine according to claim 4, wherein a good heat conductor is attached to the pressure surface side of the insulating sheet of the heating element.