JP3282620B2 - Steam blower - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a steam blower used for wrinkling clothes and the like in ordinary households.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, this type of steam ejector has been configured as shown in FIG. 5, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 55-14680. Hereinafter, the configuration will be described.

[0003] As shown in the figure, 1 is a heater 2 for heating.
, Which has a vaporization chamber 3 and a steam ejection hole 4, and the steam ejection portion 1 is integrally formed of a metal material such as aluminum. Reference numeral 5 denotes a telescopic tank for storing water, which is configured so that the operation body 6 can control the supply of water to the vaporization chamber 3.

The operation of the above construction will be described. When the operation body 6 is operated and water in the tank 5 is fed into the vaporization chamber 3 while the heater 2 is energized to heat the steam ejection section 1, the steam ejection holes 4 Since steam can be squirted more, steam can be squirted out of clothes hung on a hanger or the like, and wrinkles can be stretched.

[0005]

However, in such a conventional structure, since the steam jetting portion 1 is made of a hard material, the three-dimensional sewing portion such as the shoulder opening of the clothes hung on the hanger has a steam. The spout 1 was only in contact locally, and the wrinkle-stretching effect was only partially obtained. Therefore, there is a problem that a long operation is required to finish the entire garment.

[0006] Similarly, since the steam ejection portion 1 is made of a hard material, the friction between the clothing and the steam ejection portion 1 is small, and wrinkles cannot be extended only by sliding on the clothing. The operator needs to work while pulling the fiber with the other hand that does not have a steam ejector, and there is a problem that workability is extremely poor.

[0007] The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and has as its first object to improve the effect of wrinkles of clothes and improve the efficiency of finishing work.

It is a second object of the present invention to simplify finishing work and improve workability.

It is a third object of the present invention to make it possible to perform ironing while pressing on a flat surface in the same manner as in a conventional steam ejector, thereby expanding the working applications.

[0010]

According to the present invention, in order to achieve the first object, steam generated in a vaporization chamber is sent to the outside.
Align the spouting steam outlet with the shape of the suspended clothes.
So that wrinkles can be stretched by abutting
And the outer shell of the steam outlet is clothing
It is made of a soft porous material that flexibly deforms along the shape of (1).

[0011] Thus, the steam ejection portion can be brought into contact with the shape of the three-dimensional sewing portion such as the shoulder opening of the clothes hung on the hanger, and the effect of wrinkle expansion can be spread over the entire steam ejection portion. Clothes finishing time can be greatly reduced.

Further, in order to achieve the second object, the steam ejection portion is made of fiber or foamed silicone.

As a result, the friction between the fiber and the steam jetting portion increases, and the effect of pulling the fiber can be obtained only by sliding on the fiber. Therefore, the work can be easily performed with one hand, and the workability of wrinkle expansion can be improved. improves.

Furthermore, in order to achieve the third object, in an outer shell portion formed by the porous material of the base portion and a soft formed of a hard material constituting the steam ejection unit, wearing the shell portion < It is provided detachably.

Thus, by removing the outer shell, ironing can be performed while pressing on the flat part, and the working use is expanded.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The invention described in claim 1 of the present invention is directed to a tank for storing water, a vaporization chamber for vaporizing water in the tank to generate steam, and the vaporization of water in the tank. A pump device for supplying steam to the chamber, and a steam jetting section for jetting steam generated in the vaporizing chamber to the outside, wherein the steam jetting section conforms to the shape of suspended clothes.
So that wrinkles can be stretched by contact
And the outer shell of the steam spouting part is
It is made of a soft porous material that deforms flexibly in a shape along the shape, and when performing wrinkle stretching of clothes hanging on a hanger, the steam ejection portion is a soft material, so steam ejection is performed. When the portion is lightly pressed against the garment, the steam ejection portion is deformed along the shape of the three-dimensional sewing portion of the garment, and the entire steam ejection portion comes into contact with the garment. Therefore, the effect of wrinkle expansion can be expanded to the entire steam ejection portion, and the time required for finishing the garment can be greatly reduced.

The invention described in claim 2 is the above-described claim 1.
In the invention described in the above, the steam ejection portion is made of fiber or foamed silicone, the friction between the clothing and the steam ejection portion is increased, and since the effect of pulling the fiber is obtained only by sliding on the fiber, for example, Even when the wrinkles of the clothes hung on the hanger are extended, the wrinkles can be extended by simply sliding the steam ejection portion downward from above while pressing the steam ejection portion, and the workability is remarkably improved.

The third aspect of the present invention is the first aspect of the present invention.
In the invention described in or 2, the steam ejection portion includes: a base portion formed of a hard material having a steam ejection port;
And an outer shell portion formed of a porous material of a soft, which was detachably configured wearing the shell portion, the state when the stretch wrinkles garment hung on the hanger, equipped with the outer portion If used in addition to the above effect, in addition to the outer shell portion, since the hard base is exposed, ironing while pressing can be performed on a flat plate, Work applications can be expanded.

[0019]

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

(Embodiment 1) As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a steam blower 1 blows out the generated steam to the outside, and a steam generating section 4 in which a vaporization chamber 3 covered with a lid 2 is formed. And a water supply device 7 such as a pump device for supplying the water stored in the tank 6 to the vaporization chamber 3.

The steam jetting portion 5 has a base portion 9 having a steam jetting port 8 formed of a hard material such as a heat-resistant resin, and an outer shell portion formed of a soft porous material such as foamed silicone having chained cells. 10, and
A substantially U-shaped concave portion 12 is fitted and mounted on the outer shell portion 10 with a convex portion 11 provided around the base portion 9, and the outer shell portion 10 is By pulling it out, it can be attached to and detached from the base part 9.

The operation of the above configuration will be described. When water is supplied into the tank 6 and the water supply device 7 is operated, the water in the tank 6 is supplied through the water supply pipe 13, the water supply device 7, and the water supply pipe 14. Supplied to The steam generated in the vaporization chamber 3 is divided into a steam hole 15 in the steam generation section 4 ,
Through the steam outlet 8 of the base part 9, the air bubbles are ejected to the outside through a series of bubbles arranged in the entire outer shell part 10.
The steam spouting from the entire outer shell 10 enables finishing of clothes and the like.

In this state, when finishing a garment such as a suit having a three-dimensional sewing part hung on a hanger, the outer shell 1
When 0 is lightly pressed against the garment, the outer shell 10 is flexibly deformed along the shape of the three-dimensional sewing portion of the garment, and the entire outer shell 10 comes into contact with the garment. Therefore, the effect of wrinkle extension is obtained for the entire outer shell portion 10 and a large area can be finished at a time.

When the outer shell 10 is slid on the garment from the state of being in contact with the garment as described above, the outer shell 10 is made of a soft porous material such as foamed silicone having a chain of cells as described above. Since it is formed of a material, the friction between the clothing and the outer shell portion 10 is increased as compared with the conventional one formed of metal or hard resin, and the effect of pulling the fiber is obtained only by sliding on the fiber, For example, even when the wrinkles of the clothes hung on the hanger are extended, the wrinkles can be extended by simply sliding the outer shell 10 downward from above while pressing the outer shell 10 against the clothing. Therefore, there is no need to work while pulling the clothes with the hand opposite to the hand holding the steam ejector, and the finishing work can be easily performed with one hand.

When the outer shell 10 is removed from the base 9, the base 9 made of a hard material is exposed to the outside, so that it is possible to iron while pressing on a flat plate. Can be used.

In the above embodiment, the outer shell 10 is made of a soft porous material such as foamed silicone having chained cells. However, the same effect can be obtained by forming the outer shell 10 with a fiber permeable to steam. can get.

[0027]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a tank for storing water, and the water in the tank is vaporized.
The vaporization chamber that generates steam and the water in the tank
A pump device for supplying to the vaporization chamber, and a steam ejection section for ejecting steam generated in the vaporization chamber to the outside are provided.
And the steam ejection section follows the shape of the suspended garment.
So that wrinkles can be stretched by contact
And the outer shell of the steam spouting part is
Since it is made of a soft porous material that deforms flexibly along its shape, it can abut the steam jets along the shape of the garment, enhancing the effect of wrinkle elongation and finishing efficiently. it can.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the steam jetting portion is made of fiber or foamed silicone, friction with clothing increases, and an effect of pulling the fiber by merely sliding on the fiber is obtained. As a result, the clothes can be easily finished without having to pull them.

According to the third aspect of the present invention ,
The team outlet is made of a hard material with a steam outlet.
Base part and outer shell part made of soft porous material
Has the door, because the detachably attached to the outer shell, the garment can be pressed on plates by you remove the outer shell, it is possible to perform the ironing as normal steam iron.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a steam ejector according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of use of the steam ejector.

FIG. 3 is an external perspective view of the steam ejector.

FIG. 4 is an external perspective view of the steam ejector with an outer shell removed.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a conventional steam injector.

[Explanation of symbols]

 3 Vaporization room 5 Steam outlet 6 Tank 7 Water supply device

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Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A tank for storing water, a vaporization chamber for vaporizing water in the tank to generate steam, a pump device for supplying water in the tank to the vaporization chamber, and a gas generated in the vaporization chamber. A steam spout for spouting steam to the outside, wherein the steam spout is in the form of suspended clothing.
Wrinkles can be extended by abutting along the shape
And the outer shell of the steam outlet
Is a steam ejector characterized by being made of a soft porous material that flexibly deforms in the shape of clothing . 2. The steam jet device according to claim 1, wherein the steam jet portion is made of fiber or foamed silicone. 3. A steam ejection portion includes a base portion formed of a hard material having a steam spout, and an outer shell portion formed of a porous material of a soft, detachably configured wearing the outer shell The steam ejector according to claim 1 or 2, wherein