JP2017006205A - Steamer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a steamer with a structure for reliably stretching clothing and exposing the stretched part to the steam, so that the creases of clothing can be sufficiently smoothed out.SOLUTION: A steamer 1 includes a water tank 6, a vaporization chamber 9 which evaporates water supplied from the water tank 6 for generation of steam, a jet nozzle 10 from which the steam generated in the vaporization chamber 9 is ejected toward an object, and a suction apparatus 5 which sucks the object exposed to the steam from the jet nozzle 10. When the steamer 1 is used for an object such as clothing on a hanger, for example, the object such as clothing is sucked with the suction apparatus 5 so as to be stretched without flying away. As a result, the stretched part is exposed to the steam.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a steamer that applies steam to clothing or the like to stretch a heel.

  Conventionally, many steamers that supply water in a water tank to a vaporizing chamber, generate steam in the vaporizing chamber, apply the steam to clothing, etc., and stretch the heels have been reported (for example, Patent Document 1).

  Furthermore, in the steam iron that ejects steam in the same manner as the steamer, conventionally, a mounting table for mounting the iron body in a predetermined lateral state is provided (for example, Patent Document 2).

JP-A-10-33898 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-210299

  However, in the conventional steamer, there is a problem that the steam cannot be stretched sufficiently because the steam is only applied to clothing. For this reason, for example, a method of assisting clothing with one hand (mittens) or placing clothing on an ironing board and applying steam like an iron has been performed. With such a method, the convenience as a steamer has been lost.

  Therefore, in view of the above problems, the present invention has an object to provide a steamer that can enhance the effect of sufficiently stretching the heel of clothes, etc., by reliably pulling clothes, etc., and applying steam to the portions. And

The invention according to claim 1 is a water tank, a vaporization chamber that vaporizes water supplied from the water tank to generate steam, a jet outlet that jets the steam generated in the vaporization chamber to an object, A steamer comprising: a suction device that sucks the object when the steam is applied from the jet nozzle.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the suction device includes a suction motor, a suction fan rotated by the suction motor, and a suction port through which the object is sucked by a suction force generated by the rotation of the suction fan. It is a feature.

  The invention described in claim 3 is characterized in that the suction device further sucks impurities such as dust and pollen adhered to the object.

  According to the steamer according to the first aspect, for example, when the steamer is hung on the hanger while the object such as clothes is hung, it is not necessary to assist the object by holding it with a hand (mittens). In addition, it is possible to enhance the effect of extending the heel in an easy-to-use form by suppressing the escape of the clothing while sucking and pulling an object such as clothing with a suction device and applying the steam to the pulled portion.

  According to the steamer of the second aspect, by using the suction motor as the suction device, the steamer can be hung in a state where an object such as clothing is reliably pulled.

  According to the steamer of claim 3, impurities such as dust and pollen attached to the object such as clothing can be further sucked by the suction device while pulling the object such as clothing.

It is a cross-sectional view of the steamer in Example 1 of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows roughly the principal part and part of internal structure of a steamer in Example 2 of this invention. It is a side view which shows a part of principal part and a part of internal structure roughly same as the above. It is a cross-sectional view of a water supply channel showing the structure of the on-off valve. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the water supply path which shows the structure of an on-off valve same as the above. It is the schematic which shows the positional relationship of a steam opening-and-closing bar and an outflow hole same as the above. It is the schematic which shows the positional relationship of a steam opening-and-closing bar and an outflow hole same as the above. It is the schematic which shows the positional relationship of a steam opening-and-closing bar and an outflow hole same as the above. It is the schematic which shows the switching apparatus of an on-off valve same as the above. It is the schematic which shows the relationship between the water in a water tank, and a water supply channel when a steamer is used in a horizontal state same as the above. It is the schematic which shows the relationship between the water in a water tank, and a water supply channel when a steamer is used in a sideways state same as the above. It is a cross-sectional view of the steamer mounting table in a state where the steamer in Example 3 of the present invention is mounted. It is a perspective view which shows the horizontal installation state mounted on the steamer mounting stand with the steamer facing sideways. It is a perspective view which shows the vertical installation state mounted on the steamer mounting stand in the state which stood up a steamer same as the above.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a steamer and a steamer mounting table according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a steamer 1 in this embodiment. The steamer 1 includes a suction unit 2 that includes a suction device 5 that sucks an object (not shown) such as clothing, a jet unit 3 that generates and jets steam, and a grip unit that is gripped when the steamer 1 is used. 4 is included.

  In the holding part 4, there are provided a water tank 6 for storing a liquid preferably made of water and a water supply device 8 connected to a water absorption pipe 7 inserted in the water tank 6.

  The ejection unit 3 includes a vaporization chamber 9 that vaporizes water supplied from the water tank 6 by the water supply device 8 to generate steam, and a jet outlet 10 that ejects the steam generated in the vaporization chamber 9 to clothing or the like. For example, a plurality of jet nozzles 10 may be provided in a row in the horizontal direction, may be provided in a plurality of rows, or may be arranged at random. As the water supply device 8, a pump device can be used, and water is always supplied from the water tank 6 to the vaporization chamber 9 without using a pump device or the like as described in a second embodiment of the present invention described later. It is good also as such a structure. The steam is discharged to the outside by heating the water in the vaporizing chamber 9 to steam by a heater (not shown) embedded in the side surface of the vaporizing chamber 9.

  The suction device 5 generates suction force by a suction motor 11 and a suction fan 12 that is attached to the rotation shaft of the suction motor 11 and rotates by energization of the suction motor 11. Then, an object such as clothing is sucked by the suction force from the suction port 13 provided on the front surface of the steamer 1 (left direction in FIG. 1). The shape and number of the suction ports 13 are not particularly limited.

  Moreover, the suction device 5 can further suck impurities such as dust and pollen attached to the clothes and the like at the same time as sucking the clothes and the like. For this purpose, in this embodiment, the suction fan 12 is constituted by an axial fan, an exhaust port 14 is provided on the rear surface of the steamer 1, and the substantially straight line extending from the suction port 13 through the suction fan 12 to the exhaust port 14 is provided. The ventilation path 15 is defined inside the steamer 1 by dividing it from the ejection part 3. As a result, the impurities adhering to the clothing and the like can be sucked in a substantially straight line and released to the outside of the steamer 1 without being obstructed by steam from the spout 10. Further, a filter (not shown) for filtering and collecting the purified product may be provided in the middle of the air passage 15.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the suction part 2, the ejection part 3, and the grip part 4 are arranged in this order from above the steamer 1 (upward in FIG. 1). However, it is only necessary to apply steam to the pulled portion while pulling clothes or the like with the suction part 2, and the arrangement thereof is not limited to the present embodiment.

  Next, the operation of the steamer having the above configuration will be described.

  When water is put into the water tank 6 and water is supplied to the vaporization chamber 9 by the water supply device 8, the water is heated by the heater to become steam, and steam is generated. Near the spout 10 for spouting steam, a suction port 13 for sucking clothes is provided. Therefore, just by applying the steamer 1 in the same manner as in the past, the clothes etc. are pulled. Steam can be applied, and even when clothes or the like are hung on a hanger or the like, the effect of stretching the heel can be reliably enhanced without the clothes or the like escaping. Further, since clothes and the like can be sucked and impurities such as dust and pollen adhering to the clothes and the like can be sucked, the clothes and the like can be cleaned.

  In particular, in the present embodiment, the suction device 5 includes the suction motor 11 and the suction fan 12 to generate a suction force, so that the followability of clothing or the like with respect to the hanging surface portion of the steamer 1 may be sufficient. it can.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the water tank 6, the vaporization chamber 9 that vaporizes the water supplied from the water tank 6 to generate steam, and the jet that jets the steam generated in the vaporization chamber 9 to the target object. By providing the outlet 10 and the suction device 5 that sucks the object when steam is applied from the jet outlet 10, for example, when the steamer 1 is hung while the object such as clothes is hung on the hanger, the object is Eliminates the need to assist with mitten. In addition, since an object such as clothing can be sucked and pulled by the suction device 5 and the escape of the clothing or the like can be suppressed and steam can be applied to the pulled portion, the effect of extending the heel in an easy-to-use form can be enhanced. .

  Further, the suction device 5 includes the suction motor 11, the suction fan 12 rotated by the suction motor 11, and the suction port 13 through which the object is sucked by the suction force generated by the rotation of the suction fan 12. By using the suction motor 11 and the suction fan 12 as described above, the steamer 1 can be hung while an object such as clothing is reliably pulled.

  In addition, since the suction device 5 is configured to further suck impurities such as dust and pollen attached to the object, it enhances the effect of stretching the eyelids of the object such as clothing and at the same time adheres to the object such as clothing. Impurities such as dust and pollen can be removed to clean clothes and the like.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view schematically showing a main part of the steamer 21 and a part of the internal structure in the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the main part of the steamer 21 and a part of the internal structure. FIG. In addition, the part which has the same function as the said Example 1 also attached | subjected the new code | symbol. However, the description of the common part is duplicated and will be omitted.

  Since conventional steamers are small in size, they may be operated in various directions such as sideways, vertically, and horizontally. Therefore, as a means for reliably sending water to the vaporization chamber, conventionally, means using a pump device is used. Mainly adopted. As this means, it is known to separately provide a pump device comprising an electric pump. However, a motor and a control base are required, and there is a problem that the size of the steamer main body increases accordingly. Further, in the case of a manual pump device, the operation of manually pushing the pump is inconvenient and inconvenient.

  The purpose of this embodiment is to use a compact configuration without using a pump device, so that water can always be supplied from the water tank to the vaporization chamber even when operating in various directions such as sideways, vertically, and horizontally. To provide a steamer.

  In the main body cover 22 serving as the outer shell of the steamer 1, a water tank 23 having a water injection port 23A and a vaporization chamber 24 for vaporizing water supplied from the water tank 23 to generate steam are provided. The shape of the water tank 23 is a cylindrical shape in which one side surface (upper surface) 25 and the other side surface (bottom surface) 26 are circular. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the diameter of the circle is larger on the other side surface 26 than on the one side surface 25. The water tank 23 may have a spherical shape.

  A first water supply channel 27 and a second water supply channel 28 are connected to the water tank 23 and the vaporization chamber 24, and water is supplied from the water tank 23 to the vaporization chamber 24 through the water supply channels 27 and 28. Is done. With the steamer 21 placed horizontally, the first water supply path 27 has one end connected to the position of the lower region on one side of the water tank 23 and the other end connected to the upper surface 29 of the vaporization chamber 24. . On the other hand, one end of the second water supply path 28 is connected to the position of the lower region on the other side of the water tank 23, and the other end is connected to the upper surface 29 of the vaporizing chamber 24. In this embodiment, two water supply channels are provided, but three or more water supply channels may be provided.

  In FIG. 3, a base 31 having a hooking surface 30 is provided below the vaporization chamber 24. The base 31 includes a plurality of ejection ports 32 penetrating in the vertical direction, and steam from the vaporization chamber 24 heated by a heater (not shown) is ejected from the ejection port 32.

  Reference numeral 33 shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 is a shot water supply port provided in the vaporization chamber 24, and is connected from the water tank 23 to the vaporization chamber 24 via a shot water supply channel 34 connected to the other side surface 26 of the water tank 23. Water is supplied. In FIG. 3, a shot pump 35 provided in the middle of a shot water supply passage 34 passing through a water tank 23 and a vaporization chamber 24 is attached to one side 25 of the water tank 23, and a shot operation button 36 is By pushing, the increased amount of water from the water tank 23 is supplied to the vaporizing chamber 24 and a steam shot can be applied.

  4 to 9 show a steam adjusting mechanism 41 for controlling supply of water in the water tank 23 to the vaporizing chamber 24.

  4 and 5 show the structure of an on-off valve 43 that is provided in the drainage section 42 from the water tank 23 into the first water supply path 27 and the second water supply path 28 and that can adjust the water supply amount. FIG. 4 is a transverse sectional view of the first water supply channel 27, and FIG. 5 is a vertical sectional view of the first water supply channel 27.

  The on-off valve 43 functions as a variable valve that adjusts the amount of water supply based on the positional relationship between an outflow hole 44 provided in the drainage section 42 and a steam on-off bar 45 that moves vertically with respect to the outflow hole 44. In the present embodiment, the three steam amounts (operating states) can be set by adjusting the water supply amount in three stages according to the positional relationship as shown in FIGS.

  When the steam opening / closing bar 45 is in the position shown in FIG. 6, since the steam opening / closing bar 45 is above the outflow hole 44, the opening amount of the outflow hole 44 becomes the largest and the water 55 flows out. ) Operation state. When the steam open / close bar 45 is in the position shown in FIG. 7, the tip bar 46 of the steam open / close bar 45 is inserted into the outflow hole 44 and a part of the outflow hole 44 is blocked. Becomes moderate and the outflow of water 55 is restricted as compared with the case of FIG. 6, and the operation state is set to a normal steam amount. When the steam opening / closing rod 45 is in the position shown in FIG. 8, the plug portion 47 of the steam opening / closing rod 45 fits into the tapered portion 48 above the outflow hole 44, and the outflow hole 44 is completely blocked. Is set to the dry operation state where is stopped. The steam opening / closing bar 45 may be made of silicon rubber or the like.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the drainage portion 42 prevents the backflow of water by providing a spherical backflow stop 54 on the downstream side of the outflow hole 44.

  Next, a mechanism for moving the steam opening / closing bar 45 up and down will be described. 4 and 5, the steam opening / closing bar 45 is always urged upward by a spring 50 in the cylindrical body 49. The upper end of the steam opening / closing bar 45 is fitted in a recess 58 formed in the switching horizontal plate 52 of the switching device 51 schematically shown in FIGS. A plurality of concave portions 58 as cam portions having different depths are formed in the horizontal direction (three in this embodiment), and the switching lever 53 provided on the switching horizontal plate 52 is moved in the horizontal direction (left and right in FIG. 9). ), The switching horizontal plate 52 is also shifted in the horizontal direction, and the steam opening / closing bar 45 is fitted into the recesses 58 having different depths. Thus, the steam opening / closing bar 45 moves up and down as the switching lever 53 is switched in the horizontal direction. In this embodiment, since there are two steam opening / closing bars 45, the switching horizontal plate 52 is provided with a similar recess 58 at a position corresponding to each steam opening / closing bar 45, 45, and by operating one switching lever 53, The two steam open / close bars 45, 45 are configured to move up and down in the same manner.

  Next, the operation of the steamer 21 configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11.

  FIG. 10 is a schematic view showing the relationship between the water 55 in the water tank 24 and the first and second water supply channels 27 and 28 when the steamer 21 is used in a horizontal state. FIG. 11 shows the steamer sideways. It is the schematic which shows the relationship between the water 55 in the water tank 24 when used in a state, and the 1st and 2nd water supply path 27,28. When the steamer 21 is in a horizontal state, water 55 is supplied to the vaporizing chamber 24 from both the first water supply channel 27 and the second water supply channel 28 by the action of the atmospheric pressure 57. On the other hand, in the state where the steamer 21 is in the horizontal direction, the supply of the water 55 is stopped because the first water supply path 27 is located above the water tank 23, and the water 55 is supplied to the vaporization chamber 24 only from the second water supply path 28. Is done. However, since the surface area of the water 55 in the water tank 23 is constant, the supply amount of the water 55 can be stabilized by applying the same atmospheric pressure 57 as in the horizontal state.

  As described above, all the functions from the water supply to the steam ejection including the selection and setting of the steam amount are configured by mechanical parts.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the water tank 23, the vaporization chamber 24 that vaporizes the water supplied from the water tank 23 to generate steam, and at least two that supply water from the water tank 23 to the vaporization chamber 24. By providing the two water supply channels 27, 28, the steamer 21 can be used from the water tank 23 through the vaporization chamber 24 via at least one water supply channel even when the steamer 21 is tilted in any direction such as vertical, horizontal, and horizontal. Can be supplied with water.

  In addition, the shape of the water tank 23 is such that one side 25 and the other side 26 are circular cylinders or spheres, so that the water area is constant even when the steamer 21 body is turned sideways. Since the same atmospheric pressure 57 is applied, the amount of water supply can be stabilized.

  In addition, the drainage section 42 from the water tank 23 into the water supply channels 27 and 28 is provided with an on-off valve 43 that can adjust the water supply amount, thereby adjusting the water supply amount and selecting the operation state of the steamer. Can do.

  In addition, since all the functions from the water supply to the steam ejection are composed of mechanical parts, the steamer 21 body can be reduced in weight.

  FIGS. 12 to 14 are views showing the steamer 61 and the steamer mounting table 62 in this embodiment. FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the steamer mounting table 62 in a state where the steamer 61 is mounted, and FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a horizontal mounting state in which the steamer 61 is mounted sideways and mounted on the steamer mounting table 62. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a vertically placed state in which the steamer 61 is placed and placed on the steamer placing table 62. In addition, the part which has the same function as the said Example 1 and 2 was also attached with the new code | symbol. However, the description of the common part is duplicated and will be omitted.

  Conventionally, a steamer is generally placed sideways in consideration of ease of attachment and detachment when it is placed on an attached table. For this reason, there is a drawback that it requires more storage space than necessary. On the other hand, the stand on which the steamer main body is placed can be stored compactly, but it is difficult to grasp the gripping part, so that there is a disadvantage that it is not easy to use when placing on the stand or removing it from the stand.

  The purpose of the present embodiment is to provide a steamer mounting table that can be mounted by changing the orientation of the steamer according to the user's convenience, for example, when the steamer is placed horizontally and when stowed, it is placed vertically. It is in.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the steamer 61 includes a gripping portion 63 that is gripped during use, and a power cord 65 for supplying power to the steamer 61 is provided from the rear end portion of the gripping portion 63 via the lead-out portion 64. It is growing. Here, the lead-out portion 64 is rotatably provided from the position indicated by the solid line to the position indicated by the dotted line. The drawer portion 64 is configured to be held at an arbitrary position within the rotatable range.

  The steamer placing table 62 includes a main body placing portion 67 on which the steamer 61 is placed in a state where the steamer head portion 66 is slightly inclined downward (rightward in FIG. 12) downward. A flat first surface 68 is provided on the bottom surface located on the opposite side (downward in FIG. 12) of the main body placing portion 67. In the case of the so-called horizontal placement shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the first surface 68 serves as a bottom surface in contact with a table (not shown) such as a desk on which the steamer table 62 is placed. On the other hand, a flat second surface 69 is provided in the front part (left direction in FIG. 12) of the main body placing part 67. In the case of the so-called vertical installation shown in FIG. 14, the second surface 69 serves as a bottom surface in contact with a table such as a desk on which the steamer table 62 is placed.

  In this way, for example, when the steamer 61 is used, the steamer 61 is placed horizontally, and when stowed, the steamer 61 is placed on the steamer table 62 so that the orientation is changed according to the user's convenience. Can do.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the steamer 61 includes the gripping portion 63, and the pull-out portion 64 of the power cord 65 extending from the end of the gripping portion 63 is rotatably provided, so that the steamer mounting table 62 is provided. Since the drawer portion 64 rotates during placement, the power cord 65 does not get in the way no matter what state the steamer 61 body is placed.

  Also, a main body placing portion 67 for placing the steamer 61, a flat first surface 68 provided on the bottom surface located on the opposite side of the main body placing portion 67, and a flat provided on the front portion of the main body placing portion 67. By providing the second surface 69, the single steamer table 62 can be used for both vertical and horizontal installations, and convenience can be improved.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said Example, It can change in the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention. For example, the configuration of the first embodiment and the configuration of the second embodiment can be combined, or the configuration of the third embodiment can be further combined. Naturally, the configuration of the first embodiment and the configuration of the third embodiment may be combined, or the configuration of the second embodiment and the configuration of the third embodiment may be combined.

1 Steamer 5 Suction Device 6 Water Tank 9 Vaporization Chamber
10 spout
11 Suction motor
12 Suction fan
13 Suction port

Claims (3)

A water tank,
A vaporization chamber that vaporizes water supplied from the water tank and generates steam;
A spout for ejecting the steam generated in the vaporization chamber to an object;
A steamer, comprising: a suction device that sucks the object when the steam is applied from the ejection port.   The suction device includes a suction motor, a suction fan rotated by the suction motor, and a suction port through which the object is sucked by a suction force generated by the rotation of the suction fan. Steamer. The steamer according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the suction device is configured to further suck impurities such as dust and pollen attached to the object.

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