JP2589716B2 - Steam iron - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a steam iron used for ordinary households and businesses.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a steam control switch section of a steam iron of this type generally has, for example, a configuration described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 54-32390. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the switch operation piece 30 is installed only in one side of the handle 31.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the above configuration, when pressing the switch operation piece 30 to eject steam, a right-handed person can operate with the thumb, while a left-handed person can use the index finger or the It was a very inconvenient structure such as the inability to use hands.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and provides a steam iron capable of performing a smooth ironing operation with a simple configuration regardless of right and left handed hands.

Means for solving the problem And the technical means of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems, a base which is heated by a heater and partially forms a vaporization chamber communicating with a steam hole, and a cover A main body provided on this base and having a handle extending forward, a control valve provided in a water supply passage from the water supply tank to the vaporization chamber, and a control valve provided in the front of the handle and turned on and off by a switch operating body. A switch for opening and closing the control valve. The switch operating body is provided with a rotation fulcrum contacting a projection formed from both inner sides of the handle on both upper sides, and an operating element projecting outward from both sides of the handle on both lower sides. And the springs acting from below are configured to be held in a neutral state in which the two pivots come into contact with the two projections, and the switch is located on the upper and lower side of the switch operation body. It was opposed to the opening and closing element of the switch in the lateral direction intermediate position of the upper piece lower surface.

Operation The operation of this technical means is as follows. That is, for example, when a right-handed person wants to emit steam, one of the controls is pressed, and for a left-handed person, the other switch is pressed, so that the switch operation piece rotates in each direction. Turn on the switch also.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a base in which a heater 2 is embedded, and a steam hole 4 communicating with a vaporization chamber 3 is provided. 5
Is a cover on which the main body 6 is superposed to form a handle 7. Reference numeral 8 denotes a water supply tank connected to the main body 6, which is fixed above the iron. Reference numeral 9 denotes a hose for introducing water from the water supply tank 8 into the iron, and a control valve 10 such as a solenoid valve.
It is connected to the. The control valve 10 is electrically controlled by a switch 11 provided in front of the handle 7. The control valve 10 is connected to a water supply nozzle 13 above the vaporization chamber 3 via a water supply tube 12.

The switch 11 has a switch 11 ′ having a switch operating body 14.
It is configured to operate on.

The switch operating body 14 is provided with turning fulcrums 15 and 16 that come into contact with projections 7a and 7b formed from both insides of the handle 7 from below, and an upper piece 14 '.
On both sides of the handle 7a, the operation members 14a,
14b on both lower sides. Then, the conical coil-shaped spring 17 acting from below is used to form the two projections 7a, 7
It is configured to be held in a neutral state in which the two rotation fulcrums 15 and 16 abut on b. The switch 11 is a switch operating body
It is arranged below the upper piece 14 'in 14, and its opening / closing member 11' is made to correspond to the middle lower part of the upper piece 14 '.

In the steam iron configured as above,
Hereinafter, the operation will be described.

First, when the heater 2 is energized, the temperature inside the base 1 and the vaporization chamber 3 is maintained at a temperature suitable for ironing by a temperature control device such as a thermostat. When the switch operation body 14 is operated in the direction of arrow A, as shown in FIG.
And the switch 11 'of the switch 11 is pushed downward. As a result, the switch 1 is turned on and the control valve 4 such as an electromagnetic valve is opened, so that water from the water supply tank 8 is supplied to the vaporization chamber 3 through the hose 9, the water supply tube 12, and the water supply nozzle 13, where the water is evaporated. The steam is spouted from the steam hole 4 as steam. When the pressing force of the operation element 14a is weakened or released, the state returns to the state shown in FIG. 2 by the conical coil spring 17, and the switch 11 is turned off and the control valve 1 such as a solenoid valve is turned off.
0 is also closed.

In the case of a left-handed person, the operator 14b is pushed in the direction of arrow B with the thumb in FIG. 2, and at this time, the switch operating body 14 is turned around the rotation fulcrum 15 as the fulcrum, and is opposite to the inclination in FIG. It inclines in the direction and performs the steam blast in the same manner.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to smoothly switch between steam and dry irrespective of the left and right hands with a simple configuration.

Effect of the Invention As described above, the present invention is frequently ironed,
The switch between dry and steam can be smoothly performed irrespective of the left and right hand, and the switch operating body projects a pivot point, which comes into contact with a projection formed from both inner sides of the handle, on both upper sides and outwards from both sides of the handle. Since the operating elements are provided on both lower sides, respectively, and the springs acting from below are configured to be held in a neutral state in which the two pivots come into contact with the two projections, not only the configuration but also the assembly can be simplified. It can provide a convenient and cheap steam iron.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a main part of a steam iron according to one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line XX 'of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of operation, and FIG. FIG. 1 ... base, 2 ... heater, 4 ... steam hole, 7
… Grip, 11… Switch, 14… Switch operation body.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A base which is partially heated by a heater and has a vaporization chamber communicating with a steam hole, a body provided on the base via a cover and having a handle extending forward, and a water supply tank. A control valve provided in a water supply path leading to the vaporization chamber; and a switch for opening and closing the control valve, which is provided in front of the handle and is turned on and off by a switch operating body. On both sides of the upper half, there are rotating fulcrums that contact the projections formed from both inner sides, and on both lower sides, operators that protrude outward from both sides of the handle. The switch is located in the upper and lower side of the switch operation body, and the switch of the switch is opposed to the middle position in the left and right direction on the lower surface of the switch operation body. Muairon.