JP6703634B2 - Iron - Google Patents

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an iron for smoothing wrinkles on clothes and the like.

Conventionally, for example, in Patent Literature 1, an iron body is provided with a base heated by a heater, a cover covering an upper surface side of the base, and a grip portion provided above the cover, and an iron is provided below the grip portion. A cordless iron having a cavity for inserting a hand between the body and the body is disclosed. In particular, here, the rear portion of the grip portion is opened without being connected to the iron body so that the user's hand can easily access the grip portion, and the iron is used more easily.

In another patent document 2, two vaporization chambers are provided in a base heated by a heater, and one vaporization chamber usually uses steam directly supplied from a tank to generate steam. For steam, the other vaporization chamber uses steam supplied from a tank via a pump device to generate steam, and for the increased steam, steam is applied to clothing etc. from each vaporization chamber through multiple steam holes. It is known to eject.

JP, 2014-210993, A JP, 2007-202812, A

In the iron shown in Patent Document 1, even if the palm is pressed against the rear portion of the grip portion to perform ironing, since the rear portion of the grip portion is open, the hand strength is exerted on the entire base serving as the hanging surface. It is hard to act evenly and cannot be pressed to easily apply force to the fabric. Therefore, when ironing, it was necessary to apply force to the fabric while grasping the grip portion with the hand and slide the iron body.

In the iron shown in Patent Document 2, by dividing the vaporization chamber into two, it is possible to stably and efficiently generate normal steam and increased steam. However, in both cases, steam can be ejected only from the same area of the hanging surface, and improvement of usability as an iron has been desired.

Conventionally, in this type of iron, when performing ironing while ejecting steam, steam enters the inside of the main body through the gap between the base and the cover and prevents the harmful effect of reaching the electrical components, so that A structure has been adopted in which a wall is provided or a plurality of sealing materials such as silicone are used. However, in the route from the steam intrusion part inside the main body to the electrical components, wiring for electrical connection with the electrical components is laid out, and simply providing a wall body will lead to the wall body and the wiring. The vapor penetrates through the gap of and the airtightness cannot be secured. Further, in the structure in which the wiring is passed between the plurality of elastic sealing materials, there is a problem that the wiring protrudes from the sealing material during the work and the assembling property is deteriorated.

A lid that opens and closes around a hinge is provided at a liquid injection port of a tank that stores water as a liquid. However, when pouring water from above the injection port, there is a problem that the lid is an obstacle and it is difficult to inject the liquid unless the lid is opened wide.

As shown in Patent Document 1, a plurality of LEDs are provided as an indicator on the upper part of the grip, which temperature is set depending on the display form of the LEDs, and the temperature of the base reaches the set temperature. Whether or not it is visible. However, in order to confirm what kind of operation the iron is in, it is necessary for the user to approach the iron and check the display content of the display element.

An object of the present invention is to provide an iron with good usability that allows steam to be ejected from different regions of the base as needed.

The iron of the present invention includes a main body provided with a tank for storing a liquid, a heated base provided on the lower side of the main body and having a hanging surface on the bottom, and a liquid provided from the base, the liquid from the tank. A first vaporization chamber and a second vaporization chamber that receive supply and generate steam, and a steam concentrated jetting portion that is provided in a concentrated manner on the hanging surface and jets the steam generated in the first vaporizing chamber, and the hanging surface. A steam dispersion spouting part that is sparged to disperse steam generated in the second vaporization chamber, a first operation part provided on the main body, and a pushing operation of the first operation part. , A liquid supply device for feeding the liquid stored in the tank to the first vaporization chamber or the second vaporization chamber, and the jetting of the steam can be switched to either the steam concentrated jetting unit or the steam dispersion jetting unit And a switching member, wherein the liquid supply device is a cylinder member that is rotatably held inside the tank, and a piston that is slidably provided in a liquid-tight state inside the cylinder member, An elastic body for urging the piston abutting against the first operating portion toward one side so that the first operating portion always projects from the main body, and the cylinder member is rotated as the switching means . A manually operable second operating portion is provided on either the right side portion or the left side portion of the main body, the second operating portion is moved to one side, and the cylinder member is rotated in one direction. In this case, when the piston is pushed together with the first operating portion, the liquid sucked into the cylinder member is sent into the first vaporizing chamber, and the second operating portion is moved to the other side to move the liquid. When the cylinder member is rotated in the other direction and the piston is pushed together with the first operation portion, the liquid sucked into the cylinder member is fed into the second vaporization chamber. Is.

According to the invention of claim 1, steam is intensively jetted from the steam concentrated jetting portion which is provided in a region of the hanging surface in a concentrated manner corresponding to the first vaporization chamber, while corresponding to the second vaporization chamber. Then, the steam can be spouted widely from different areas of the base by spraying the steam widely and spouted from the steam dispersal spouting portion which is dispersed over almost the entire hanging surface. Also, by providing the switching means on either the right side portion or the left side portion of the main body, if you operate the switching means with your fingers while grasping the grip part provided at the top of the main body with your hand, the steam spillage will be concentrated. Or, it can be easily switched to either dispersion or dispersion, and an iron with good usability can be provided.

According to the invention of claim 2, since the switching means is not in the halfway position and is locked at the position determined by the stopper, it is possible to prevent the switching means from spouting steam in an unintended state.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, by using the stopper and the biasing body together, the switching means can be positioned at either a position where the steam is sprayed in a concentrated manner or a position where the steam is dispersed and sprayed. It is possible to prevent steam from being spouted in an unintended state by the switching means.

According to the invention of claim 4, slippage during operation of the switching means can be suppressed and operability can be improved.

According to the configuration of claim 5, when the switching means is operated to lock or unlock the stopper and the switching means, the stopper is easily elastically deformed, so that the force applied to the switching means can be reduced. Therefore, the operability of the switching means is improved.

According to the configuration of claim 6, when the switching means is operated, the steam is concentrated or dispersed from the upper surface side of the main body while holding the grip portion with the hand, without looking into the side portion of the main body. It can be understood from the positional relationship between the switching means and the guide display section whether or not it is ejecting from.

According to the configuration of claim 7, when operating the switching means, the steam is concentrated or dispersed from the upper surface side of the main body while holding the grip portion with the hand, without looking into the side portion of the main body. It is possible to understand from the display contents of the status display section whether or not it is spouting from.

It is a top view of the iron body in the iron of one embodiment of the present invention. It is a side view of the iron main body same as the above. FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the iron body shown in FIG. 1 taken along the line AA. FIG. 3 is a partial plan view showing the configuration of the base and its periphery with the cover removed, same as above. FIG. 3 is an overall plan view of the same as the above, when viewed from the upper surface side of the base body forming the base. FIG. 3 is an overall bottom view of the same as the above, when viewed from the lower surface side of the base body forming the base. FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the main part of the same, in which the base body of the base and the hanging surface member are overlapped with each other. The same is a photograph of the entire bottom surface of the base seen from the lower surface side. FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the main parts of the tank assembly. It is a principal part top view which shows the internal structure of a tank assembly same as the above. It is a principal part perspective view which shows the internal structure of a tank assembly same as the above. FIG. 12 is a perspective view of an essential part with the outer shell member and the cover member attached to FIG. 11. FIG. 6 is a right side view of the main part of the iron body showing the configuration of the concentration/dispersion switching lever and its periphery. As a preferable modification, it is a right side view of a main part of the iron body showing a configuration of a concentration/dispersion switching lever and its surroundings. It is a principal part top view of the iron main body which becomes another modification same as the above. FIG. 6 is a side view showing a steam intrusion path inside the iron body with the tank assembly removed from the iron body. It is a principal part perspective view which looked at the base part of a handle from the bottom face side same as the above. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the packing alone. As another modification, it is a diagram of a state in which the LED of the optical display means is turned on. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the main electrical configuration of the same. It is a figure which shows an example of a display in an optical display means at the time of the iron main body performing operation same as the above.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a preferred iron of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, the overall structure of the iron will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. Reference numeral 1 denotes an iron body, and the iron body 1 is detachably mounted on a mounting table (not shown). A concave power receiving portion 2 is provided at the rear of the iron body 1, and when the iron body 1 is placed on a mounting table and the power receiving portion 2 is fitted to a power feeding portion (not shown) of the mounting table, The power supply voltage from the mounting table is supplied to the iron body 1 through the power receiving unit 2. Although the present embodiment is a cordless iron that relays power to the iron body 1 by relaying the mounting table, an iron with a cord that directly supplies a power supply voltage to the iron body 1 may be used without using the mounting table. ..

The iron main body 1 is provided with a metal base 4 in which a heater 3 is embedded as a heating means in a lower portion. The base 4 has a structure in which a plate-shaped hanging surface member 6 is provided on the bottom surface of a base body 5 formed by a die-cast molding, and is firmly fixed to the base body 5 by a fastening member 7 fixed to the hanging surface member 6. It A vapor chamber, that is, a vaporization chamber 8 is formed in the vicinity of the heater 3 inside the base 4, and an ejection hole 9 communicating with the vaporization chamber 8 is formed in a hanging surface member 6 forming the lower surface of the base 3. To be done. The configuration of the base 4 and its surroundings will be described later in detail.

Reference numeral 11 is a resin cover provided so as to cover the upper surface side of the base 4, 12 is fixedly provided above the cover 11, and is formed in a substantially U shape with the rear end opened when viewed from the side. It is a handle. In front of the handle 12, a tank assembly 13 as a tank for storing a liquid is provided so as to be attachable to and detachable from the iron body 1. The tank assembly 13 provided in the iron body 1 is made of, for example, a synthetic resin, has a substantially U-shape when viewed from the upper surface, and is arranged so that both sides thereof extend from the front end side to the rear end side of the handle 11. To be done. Reference numeral 14 denotes an openable/closable water injection port lid provided at the front of the tank assembly 13, from which the liquid water is stored in the tank assembly 13 and unnecessary water in the tank assembly 13 is discarded. It becomes possible to do.

The lock mechanism of the tank assembly 13 with respect to the iron body 1 is provided with a tank lock button 15 slightly protruding from one side surface of the tank assembly 13, and an elevating body 16 that moves up and down inside the tank assembly 13 is an elastic member. A lock portion 18 is constantly urged downward by a spring 17, and a lock portion 18 provided on the upper portion of the lifting body 16 is engaged with a hole portion 19 formed in a front portion of the handle 12. As a result, when the tank lock button 15 is pushed against the bias of the spring 17, the lifting body 16 is pushed up to release the locked state between the lock portion 18 and the hole portion 19, and the iron body 1 moves to the tank. It becomes possible to detach the assembly 13. Although the tank assembly 13 serving as a detachable cassette tank is described in the present embodiment, it may be a fixed tank that should have a lock mechanism.

Here, the structure of the water inlet cover 14 and its surroundings will be described in detail. On the front surface of the tank assembly 13, a water inlet 21 serving as a liquid inlet is formed, and the hinge 22 is centered facing the water inlet 21. A water injection port lid 14 that can be opened and closed is provided. In particular, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the direction X1 of directing the water injection port 21 from a substantially horizontal position right above is opposite to the rotation direction X2 of opening the water injection port lid 14 so that the direction X1 is more than A hinge 22 is provided on the lower side and is provided in the front part of the tank assembly 13, and between the upper end portion 14A of the water injection lid 14 and the front surface of the tank assembly 13, it is easy to open the water injection lid 14 with a finger. A concave finger-holding portion 23 is formed there. Then, when a finger is inserted into the finger hook portion 23 and the water injection port lid 14 is rotated forward of the tank assembly 13 around the hinge 22, water is appropriately introduced into the tank assembly 13 from the opened water injection port 21. When water can be injected, and then the water injection port lid 14 is rotated to the opposite side, the water injection port lid 14 closes the water injection port 21 in a close contact state, thereby preventing water from leaking from the water injection port 21. There is.

Reference numeral 27 denotes a grip portion which is made up of two parts, the handle 12 and a handle cover 28 arranged on the handle 12. The rod-shaped grip portion 27 has a cavity 30 between itself and the belly portion 29 of the iron body 1, and at the rear portion of the grip portion 27, a hand is inserted into the cavity 30 from the rear portion of the iron body 1 to obtain the grip portion 27. An opening 31 is formed so as to communicate with the cavity 30 so that the user can grab it by hand. That is, the grip portion 27 here has a shape in which the rear portion is not connected to any part of the iron body 1 and the opening portion 31 is formed and opened. In addition, the abdomen 29 here refers to a flat central upper surface portion of the iron body 1 facing the grip portion 27 except both sides of the tank assembly 13, and in the present embodiment, is attached on the cover 11. The handle 12 is formed as a base portion 12A. In addition to the base portion 12A, the handle 12 includes a connecting portion 12B that stands up in a U shape on the front side of the base portion 12A, and an extending portion 12C that extends rearward from the connecting portion 12B and forms a lower surface portion of the grip portion 27. The grip portion 27 of the iron body 1 is configured by covering the extending portion 12C with the handle cover 28.

In the present embodiment, when the palm is pressed against the rear part of the grip portion 27 during ironing, the force of the entire base 4 is transmitted to the fabric, as seen from the side surface of the iron body 1, the grip portion 27 The rear upper surface does not face upward toward the rear end, but forms a C surface 32 that is linearly inclined downward. Note that, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the C surface 32 here may not have a perfect straight line shape, but may have a slightly rounded curved shape according to the shape of the palm.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, when viewed from the upper surface of the iron body 1, straight left and right side surfaces of the grip portion 27 are formed with straight straight portions 33 having no unevenness. The straight portion 33 is also formed on the upper surface of the grip portion 27, but the lower surface of the grip portion 27, which is touched by the fingertips when the grip portion 27 is gripped by the hand, bulges toward the rear so as not to impair the ease of gripping. Is formed in a curved shape having a groove (see FIGS. 2 and 3).

Reference numeral 35 denotes an operation portion provided on the upper portion of the iron body 1, which includes a steam/dry switching lever 35A, a shot button 35B for increasing steam, a mist button 35C for spraying a mist, a temperature setting/off button 35D, and the like. , Concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E for increasing steam. Further, on the front side of the upper portion of the grip 27, a temperature display lamp 36 having a plurality of LEDs arranged as a display unit is provided, and a temperature set by the temperature setting/off button 35D and a temperature detecting means (not shown) are provided. The detected temperature of the base 4 and the like are displayed on the temperature display lamp 36.

Next, the detailed configuration of the iron body 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. First, the configuration of the base 4 and its surroundings will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 to 8. In the base body 5 of the base 4, the heater 3 serving as heating means is bent in a substantially U shape when viewed from above. Buried. Further, on the upper surface of the substrate 5, as a vaporization chamber 8 for generating steam, a concentrated side vaporization chamber 8A corresponding to the first vaporization chamber and a dispersion side vaporization chamber 8B corresponding to the second vaporization chamber are formed. .. Both the concentration side vaporization chamber 8A and the dispersion side vaporization chamber 8B are formed in a labyrinth concave shape, the concentration side vaporization chamber 8A is disposed near one side of the bent heater 3, and the dispersion side vaporization chamber 8B is disposed near the other side of the heater 3. Are placed. Thereby, the heat from the heater 3 can be supplied to the two vaporization chambers 8A and 8B substantially equally.

A protrusion-shaped drip receiving portion 41A is provided at an inlet forming one end of the concentration side vaporization chamber 8A, and a concentration between the base body 5 and the hanging surface member 6 is provided at an outlet forming the other end of the concentration side vaporization chamber 8A. A steam discharge hole 43A communicating with the side steam space 42A is formed. Further, a drip receiving portion 41B having a plurality of protrusions is provided at an inlet forming one end of the dispersion side vaporization chamber 8B, and a base 5 and a hanging surface member 6 are provided at an outlet forming the other end of the dispersion side vaporization chamber 8B. A steam discharge hole 43B communicating with another dispersion-side steam space 42B is formed. As with the concentrated side vaporization chamber 8A and the dispersed side vaporization chamber 8B, the concentrated side vapor space 42A and the dispersed side vapor space 42B are completely partitioned from each other.

On the rear surface side of the hanging surface member 6, a plurality of steam concentrated jet holes 9A (FIG. 8) serving as steam concentrated jet portions are provided in the tip side region of the hanging surface 45 of the horizontal and substantially flat base 4 that abuts on a cloth (not shown). The part surrounded by the dotted line) is provided. Separately from this, a plurality of steam dispersion ejection holes 9B serving as steam dispersion ejection portions are provided in a peripheral area (a portion surrounded by a dashed line in FIG. 8) other than the front end side area of the hanging surface 45. All of the steam concentrated ejection holes 9A are formed so as to communicate with the concentration-side steam space 42A, and all the steam dispersion ejection holes 9B are formed so as to communicate with the dispersion-side steam space 42B. Equivalent to.

In the present embodiment, a plurality of steam-concentrated ejection holes 9A are provided in a concentrated manner at one location near the center front of the hanging surface 45, and are dispersed behind the plurality of steam-concentrated ejection holes 9A so that almost all of the surface 45 is covered. A plurality of steam dispersion ejection holes 9B are provided throughout. Further, the steam dispersion ejection holes 9B are provided not only on the periphery of the hanging surface 45 but also on the inclined surface 46 that is inclined upward from the rear end of the hanging surface 45. The steam concentrated ejection holes 9A and the steam dispersion ejection holes 9B all have the same size and shape, but may have different sizes and shapes depending on the part of the hanging surface 45.

Due to the internal structure of the base 4, the water dripping on the drip receiving portion 41A of the concentration side vaporization chamber 8A is heated by the heater 3 in the concentration side vaporization chamber 8A to become steam, and from there, it is sprayed through the concentration side vapor space 42A. While steam is spouted from the steam concentrated spouting holes 9A at the center of the surface 45, the water dropped to the drip pan 41B of the other dispersion side vaporization chamber 8B is heated by the heater 3 in the concentrated side vaporization chamber 8B. Is heated to become steam, and from there, the steam is sprayed through the dispersion-side steam space 42B through the steam dispersion spray holes 9B in the peripheral portion of the hanging surface 45 and the inclined surface 46. Further, one of the steam concentrated ejection holes 9A is provided immediately below the steam ejection hole 43A adjacent to the steam ejection hole 43A, and the increased steam pressure is directly supplied from the steam ejection hole 43A through the steam concentrated ejection hole 9A. It becomes possible to spout steam.

A lid plate 47 (see FIG. 3) is attached and fixed to the base body 5 in common with the concentrated side vaporization chamber 8A and the dispersion side vaporization chamber 8B so as to close the upper surface openings thereof. The upper surface of the cover plate 47, the first copies circulating tank assembly 13 and the vaporization chamber 8A, as the two liquid passageways connecting between the 8B, the liquid concentrate side vaporizing chamber 8A from the tank assembly 13 A concentrated side water passage 48A as a liquid passage and a dispersion side water passage 48B as a second liquid passage for circulating the liquid from the tank assembly 13 to the dispersion side vaporization chamber 8B are provided side by side. The inlet of the concentration side water passage 48A is connected to the concentration side automatic valve 49A which is the first valve body, and the outlet of the concentration side water passage 48A is opened facing the drip receiving portion 41A of the concentration side vaporization chamber 8A. is doing. Further, the inlet of the dispersion side water passage 48B is connected to the dispersion side auto valve 49B, which is the second valve body, and the outlet of the dispersion side water passage 48B faces the drip pan 41B of the dispersion side vaporization chamber 8B. It is open at.

The base 4 is provided with a bimetal (not shown) as a heat-sensitive pusher that senses and deforms the temperature of the base 4 in order to prevent water droplets from spouting from the steam concentrated spout holes 9A and the steam dispersion spout holes 9B. Be done. As a result, when the base 4 is lower than the vaporization temperature of the liquid, the bimetal is in a reset state and both the auto valves 49A and 49B are closed. In the reverse state, the auto valves 49A and 49B are both opened, and the water that has passed through the concentration side auto valve 49A is dropped through the concentration side water passage 48A to the drip receiving portion 41A of the concentration side vaporization chamber 8A and dispersed. The water that has passed through the side automatic valve 49B is configured to be dropped into the drip receiving portion 41B of the dispersion side vaporization chamber 8B through the dispersion side water passage 48B.

Next, the internal configuration of the tank assembly 13 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 9 to 12 described above. Reference numeral 51 is a valve device that operates in conjunction with the steam/dry switching lever 35A, and 52 is a shot button 35B. Is a pump device which is interlocked with, and 53 is a mist ejection device which is interlocked with the mist button 35C. The spout 54 of the mist spouting device 53 is arranged below the water injection port 21, and the water in the tank assembly 13 is spouted from the spout 54 as a mist of mist every time the mist button 35C is pushed. .. Further, inside the tank assembly 13, there are provided a water storage chamber 55 that stores the water from the water inlet 21, and a mechanism movable chamber 56 that stores the operation unit 35 excluding the temperature setting/off button 35D and its movable mechanism. A partition member 57 that is divided into upper and lower parts is provided.

The pump device 52 is provided inside the tank assembly 13 as a liquid supply device that temporarily sends a large amount of water to the concentrated side vaporization chamber 8A or the dispersion side vaporization chamber 8B in conjunction with the pressing operation of the shot button 35B. Be done. The pump device 52 has a cylindrical cylinder member 60 rotatably housed and held in a concave cylinder holding portion 59 formed in a partition member 57, and the inside of the cylinder member 60 is vertically slid in a watertight state. A movably provided piston 61 and an elastic body 62 such as a spring that urges the piston 61 that contacts the lower portion of the shot button 35B upward so that the shot button 35B always projects from the tank assembly 13. I have it.

An engagement piece 64 that engages with the concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E and pawls 65A and 65B that project to a position different from the engagement piece 64 are integrally formed on the upper outer periphery of the opening of the cylinder member 60. Further, the concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E is provided integrally with the knob 66 having a size such that the user can press his/her finger, and engages with the engaging piece 64 of the cylinder member 60. And a base portion 67 that operates. A slide groove 69 for exposing the knob 66 from the base 67 to the outside of the tank assembly 13 is formed on a side portion of the outer shell member 68 forming an outer surface of the tank assembly 13, and the slide groove 69 is formed along the slide groove 69. When the tip end surface of the knob 66 is slid in the front-rear direction of the assembly 13 with a finger, the cylinder member 60 rotates in conjunction with the slide operation. As described above, in this embodiment, the double cylinder structure in which the cylinder member 60 is rotated with respect to the cylinder holding portion 59 by the sliding operation of the concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E is incorporated in the tank assembly 13. The above-mentioned outer periphery of the cylinder member 60 and the concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E are manually operated to switch the spray of steam from the hanging surface 45 of the base 4 to either the steam concentrated spray holes 9A or the steam dispersed spray holes 9B. It is formed as a possible switching means 70.

The shape and number of the engaging pieces 64 described above are not limited to those shown in FIG. 10, and the point is that the concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E and the cylinder member 60 work together. The cylinder member 60 may be composed of one part. Further, preferably, the tip end surface of the knob 66, which is touched by the fingertip, forms an uneven knurled eye 71 as shown in FIG.

Reference numeral 73 denotes a cover member attached and fixed to the partition member 57 so as to partially cover the upper surface of the partition member 57. In the cover member 73, stoppers 74A and 74B that can be engaged with and disengaged from the claws 65A and 65B that form the switching means 70 are integrally formed by projecting from the block-shaped base body 75. Each of the stoppers 74A and 74B of the present embodiment is more easily elastically deformed than the claws 65A and 65B, and is formed as an elastic piece having a protrusion at the tip toward the claws 65A and 65B, but one stopper 74A is the other. It is formed in a longer piece than the stopper 74B, and is elastically deformed easily by that amount. The numbers and shapes of the claws 65A and 65B and the stoppers 74A and 74B are not particularly limited, and when the knob 66 of the concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E is pressed by a finger and slid, the cylinder member 60 rotates and claws. The stoppers 74A and 74B may be elastically deformed when the stoppers 74A and 74B come into contact with the stoppers 65A and 65B so that the stoppers 74A and 74B can be disengaged from the claws 65A and 65B.

Inside the tank assembly 13, a torsion spring 76 serving as an urging body is provided to urge the rotation of the cylinder member 60 in one direction. The torsion spring 76 has one end wound around the cylinder member 60 and the other end connected to a projecting piece 77 formed on the partition member 57. Note that another biasing body may be used instead of the torsion spring 76.

As shown in FIG. 10, one water supply hole 78, two concentration side water discharge holes 79A and a dispersion side water discharge hole 79B are formed at predetermined intervals on the bottom surface of the cylinder holding portion 59. .. The water supply hole 78 communicates with the water storage chamber 55 inside the tank assembly 13. Further, inside the tank assembly 13, the concentration-side water discharge hole 79A communicates with the concentration-side water discharge passage 80A, and the dispersion-side water discharge hole 79B communicates with another dispersion-side water discharge passage 80B. When the tank assembly 13 is attached, the tip end opening of the concentration side spout passage 80A and the concentration side auto valve 49A communicate with each other in a watertight state, and the tip opening of the dispersion side spout passage 80B and the dispersion side auto valve 49B also in a watertight state. It is configured to communicate. Note that in FIG. 10, the opening areas of the water discharge holes 79A on the concentration side and the water discharge holes 79B on the dispersion side are indicated by hatching.

Further, on the bottom surface of the cylinder member 60, regardless of the operation position of the concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E, one curved elongated hole 81 that allows the inside of the cylinder member 60 to communicate with the water supply hole 78, and the concentration/dispersion hole. When the switching lever 35E is switched to the "concentration" side, which is the first position, the concentration guide hole 82A that allows the inside of the cylinder member 60 and the concentration side water discharge hole 79A to communicate with each other, and the concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E. When the switching operation is performed to the "dispersion" side, which is the second position, the dispersion guide holes 82B that allow the inside of the cylinder member 60 and the dispersion side water discharge hole 79B to communicate with each other are formed.

FIG. 10 shows a state inside the tank assembly 13 by a solid line when the concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E is located on the “concentration” side, and the concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E is located on the “dispersion” side. The state of the inside of the tank assembly 13 when the tank assembly 13 is in operation is shown by a chain line. When the concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E is on the "concentration" side, that is, when the knob 66 is located in front of the slide groove 69, the cylinder member 60 rotates in one direction against the bias of the torsion spring 76. The pawls 65A and 65B of the switching means 70 cross over the stoppers 74A and 74B and engage with each other. Therefore, the inside of the cylinder member 60 communicates with the water supply hole 78 through the curved elongated hole 81, and the hole positions of the concentrated guide hole 82A and the concentrated water discharge hole 79A coincide with each other, so that the inside of the cylinder member 60 and the concentrated water discharge hole. 79A communicates. On the other hand, when the concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E is on the "dispersion" side, that is, when the knob 66 is located behind the slide groove 69, the claws 65A and 65B of the switching means 70 and the stoppers 74A and 74B are engaged. Is released, and the urging force of the torsion spring 76 causes the cylinder member 60 to rotate in the other direction. Therefore, the inside of the cylinder member 60 communicates with the water supply hole 78 through the curved elongated hole 81, and the hole positions of the dispersion guide hole 82B and the dispersion side water discharge hole 79B coincide with each other, so that the inside of the cylinder member 60 and the dispersion side water discharge hole. 79B communicates with each other.

It should be noted that the tip portions of the concentrated side discharge passage 80A and the dispersion side discharge passage 80B provided with the valve body constitute a part of the valve device 51, and the steam/dry switching lever 35A was switched to the "dry" side. In some cases, when the tank assembly 13 is removed from the main body 1, in order to prevent the water from being discharged from the tank assembly 13 to the outside, the tips of the concentrated side discharge passage 80A and the dispersion side discharge passage 80B are valve bodies. Is also blocked. On the other hand, when the steam/dry switching lever 35A is switched to the "steam" side with the tank assembly 13 properly attached to the main body 1, all of these valve bodies are opened, and the water stored in the water storage chamber 55 is Through the device 51, the concentrated water discharge passage 80A and the dispersed water discharge passage 80B are guided to the concentrated auto valve 49A and the dispersion auto valve 49B, respectively. When the shot button 35B is pressed against the elastic body 62, the water sent from the water storage chamber 55 into the cylinder member 60 positions the concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E on the “concentration” side. In the case, the concentration side water discharge passage 80A leads to the concentration side auto valve 49A through the concentration side water discharge hole 79A, and when the concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E is positioned on the "dispersion" side, the dispersion side water discharge hole 79B causes the dispersion side. The water discharge passage 80B is guided to the dispersion side auto valve 49B.

In the above-mentioned configuration, the operation particularly relating to the steam function will be described. The water injection port lid 14 is opened and closed to store a predetermined amount of water inside the tank assembly 13, and the tank assembly 13 is set in front of the iron body 1. .. Subsequently, the iron body 1 is placed on the mounting table, and while the power supply voltage is being supplied to the iron body 1, the temperature setting/cut button 35D is pushed to operate on the cloth or the like to be ironed. Set the combined temperature. As a result, inside the iron body 1, the heater 3 is turned on and off so that the temperature of the base 4 detected by the temperature detecting means approaches the temperature set by the temperature setting/off button 35D, and the concentrated side vaporization is performed. The base 4 including the chamber 8A and the dispersion side vaporization chamber 8B is heated.

Here, when the user uses the steam function, when the steam/dry switching lever 35A is switched to the "steam" side, each of the tips provided on the concentrated side discharge passage 80A and the dispersion side discharge passage 80B is interlocked with it. The valve body opens and water can flow from the inside of the tank assembly 13 to the water passages 48A and 48B through the automatic valves 49A and 49B. When the steam/dry switching lever 35A is switched to the "dry" side, the valve bodies provided at the tips of the concentrated side discharge passage 80A and the dispersion side discharge passage 80B are closed, and the water passage 48A is discharged from the inside of the tank assembly 13. , 48B is blocked from flowing water, and in this case, the iron body 1 can be used as a dry iron in which steam is not jetted from all the jet holes 9.

Immediately after the heating of the base 4 by the heater 3 is started, the base 4 does not reach the vaporization temperature of water, the bimetal attached to the base 4 is in the recovery state, and both the auto valves 49A and 49B are closed. .. Therefore, in this case, even if the steam/dry switching lever 35A is switched to the "steam" side, the flow of water from the inside of the tank assembly 13 is blocked by the auto valves 49A and 49B, and the steam concentrated spouting holes ahead of that are cut off. It is possible to prevent water droplets that are not vaporized at the time of ironing from being jetted from 9A and the steam dispersion jet holes 9B.

After that, when the base 4 is sufficiently heated and rises above the vaporization temperature of water, the bimetal that has been in the return state until then is deformed to the inversion state, and both the auto valves 49A and 49B are opened. Therefore, in this case, with the steam/dry switching lever 35A switched to the "steam" side, the water inside the tank assembly 13 is guided to the water passages 48A and 48B through the automatic valves 49A and 49B, and the concentrated side vaporization chamber 8A is reached. And the steam generated in the dispersion side vaporization chamber 8B can be ejected from the steam concentrated ejection holes 9A and the steam dispersion ejection holes 9B corresponding thereto.

During such normal steam operation, in order to perform so-called shot squirt for temporarily increasing the steam squirt, the shot button 35B protruding above the tank assembly 13 is pushed. At this time, depending on the position of the concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E operated by the user, the ejection of steam can be switched to either "concentration" or "dispersion".

Specifically, the knob 66 of the concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E protruding to one side of the tank assembly 13 is moved from the "dispersion" side which is the rear side of the slide groove 69 to the "concentration" which is the front side of the slide groove 69. , The cylinder member 60 rotates in one direction against the bias of the torsion spring 76, the pawls 65A and 65B of the switching means 70 pass over the stoppers 74A and 74B, and the pawls 65A and 65B. The cylinder member 60 and the concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E are held at the positions where the stoppers 74A and 74B are engaged. As a result, the inside of the cylinder member 60 communicates with the water supply hole 78 through the curved elongated hole 81, and the inside of the cylinder member 60 communicates with the concentrated side water discharge hole 79A through the concentrated guide hole 82A, while the dispersion side water discharge hole 79B forms. The bottom surface of the cylinder member 60 is closed. Therefore, when the piston 61 is pushed up together with the shot button 35B by the repulsive force of the elastic body 62, the water stored in the water storage chamber 55 inside the tank assembly 13 is sucked into the cylinder member 60 through the water supply hole 78. Then, when the piston 61 is pushed together with the shot button 35B against the repulsive force of the elastic body 62, the water sucked into the inside of the cylinder member 60 is discharged from the concentration side discharge hole 79A to the concentration side discharge passage 80A. Through the concentration side auto valve 49A on the upper surface side of the base 4 to the concentration side water passage 48A.

Therefore, when the concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E is located on the "concentration" side, only the water guided to the concentration side water passage 48A temporarily increases and drops into the drip receiving portion 41A of the concentration side vaporization chamber 8A. , The steam vaporized in the concentration side vaporization chamber 8A is guided from the concentration side steam space 42A to the steam concentration ejection port 9A, and concentrated on the cloth or the like from the steam concentration ejection port 9A provided in one region of the hanging surface 45. Then steam can be spouted.

Although not shown, another second ball valve is provided in the concentrated water discharge passage 80A communicating with the water storage chamber 55. These ball valves are movable according to the internal pressure of the cylinder member 60. When water is sucked into the cylinder member 60, the water supply passage is opened and the concentrated side discharge passage 80A is closed, while the inside of the cylinder member 60 is closed. When water is discharged from the outlet, the water supply passage is closed and the concentrated water discharge passage 80A is opened.

On the other hand, when the concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E is moved from the "concentration" side which is the front side of the slide groove 69 to the "dispersion" side which is the rear side of the slide groove 69, the pawls 65A and 65B of the switching means 70 are moved. The engagement with the stoppers 74A and 74B is released, the cylinder member 60 is rotated in the other direction by the urging force of the torsion spring 76, and the cylinder member 60 is brought into a position where the concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E abuts the outer shell member 68. And the concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E is held. As a result, the inside of the cylinder member 60 communicates with the water supply hole 78 through the curved elongated hole 81, the inside of the cylinder member 60 communicates with the dispersion side water discharge hole 79B through the dispersion guide hole 82B, and the concentration side water discharge hole 79A The bottom surface of the cylinder member 60 is closed. Therefore, when the piston 61 is pushed up together with the shot button 35B by the repulsive force of the elastic body 62, the water stored in the water storage chamber 55 inside the tank assembly 13 is sucked into the cylinder member 60 through the water supply hole 78. Rarely, when the piston 61 is pushed together with the shot button 35B against the repulsive force of the elastic body 62, the water sucked into the cylinder member 60 is discharged from the dispersion side discharge hole 79B to the dispersion side discharge passage 80B. Through the dispersion side auto valve 49B on the upper surface side of the base 4 to the dispersion side water passage 48B.

Therefore, when the concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E is located on the "dispersion" side, only the water guided to the dispersion side water passage 48B temporarily increases and drops into the drip pan 41B of the dispersion side vaporization chamber 8B. , The steam vaporized in the dispersion side vaporization chamber 8B is guided from the dispersion side vapor space 42B to the steam dispersion jet holes 9B, and from the steam dispersion jet holes 9B provided in a wide area of the hanging surface 45 and the inclined surface 46, Steam can be sprayed by dispersing it on cloth.

In this case as well, a third ball valve movable according to the internal pressure of the cylinder member 60 is provided in the dispersion side discharge passage 80B communicating with the dispersion side water discharge hole 79B, and when sucking water into the cylinder member 60, While the water supply passage from the water storage chamber 55 to the water supply hole 78 is opened to close the dispersion side discharge passage 79, when water is discharged from the inside of the cylinder member 60, the water supply passage is closed to open the dispersion side discharge passage 79. Has become.

The present embodiment has an advantage that shot ejection can be switched to either "concentrated" or "dispersed" depending on the intended use of the iron. For example, the above-mentioned “concentrated” side shot (increase steam) is best suited for wrinkle extension of clothes hung on a hanger, stubborn wrinkle extension of clothes, and substitution of mist function. On the other hand, the shot squirt on the "dispersion" side is most suitable for wrinkle straightening of clothes in an ironed state and wrinkle stretching of fibers such as chemical fibers which are less likely to wrinkle.

Generally, since clothes that are hung on a hanger cannot be pressed by pressing the hanging surface 45 against the clothes, wrinkles are difficult to extend, and in the case of conventional steam ejecting steam from the entire hanging surface, the steam pressure is reduced accordingly. I cannot straighten wrinkles. However, in the “concentrated” side shot ejection as in the present embodiment, since the steam pressure is increased to eject the steam from the steam concentration ejection holes 9A concentrated in one area of the hanging surface 45, the clothing is used as a substitute for the press. Wrinkles can be satisfactorily spread out, and the shot dispersion on the “dispersion” side can give moisture to a wide range of the fabric.

In this embodiment, when the shot button 35B for increasing steam is pushed, the steam is ejected from either "concentration" or "dispersion", but the steam/dry switching lever 35A is moved to the "steam" side. The steam may be spouted from either "concentration" or "dispersion" even during normal steam spouting without switching or pressing the shot button 35B.

When the iron body 1 is detached from the mounting table for ironing, the power supply to the iron body 1 is cut off and the heater 3 is cut off. However, the residual heat of the base 4 is used to push it to the bottom surface of the base 4. Wrinkles can be stretched on the applied fabric. During this ironing, it is necessary to hold the iron body 1 by grasping the grip portion 27 with the hand, but in the iron body 1 of the present embodiment, the hand is inserted from the rear end side to grasp the grip portion 27. Since it has an open handle shape that can be opened, the user's hand can easily access the grip portion 27. Moreover, by forming the straight line portion 33 at the portion of the grip portion 27 that the hand touches, when the grip portion 27 is gripped by the hand and ironing is performed, the portion of the grip portion 27 that is touched by the hand is enlarged and the surface area is increased. It is possible to push the grip 27 with. Therefore, the force applied from the bottom surface of the base 4 to the cloth via the grip portion 27 can be transmitted without waste.

Further, instead of gripping the grip portion 27 with a hand, when the so-called pressing in which the palm is pressed against the grip portion 27 for ironing, the C surface 32 inclined downward on the rear upper surface of the grip portion 27 is used. If the palm is pressed here, the force of the hand acts equally not only on the front side of the base 4 but also on the rear side. Therefore, the force is transmitted from the whole of the base 4 to the cloth with a small force, and the wrinkles of the cloth can be easily extended to finish the cloth neatly.

In the present embodiment, as the operation lever operated by the user of the switching means 70, the centralized/dispersion switching lever 35E that can be slid is provided on the right side when viewed from the front of the iron body 1, and the left side facing the same is provided. A tank lock button 15 that can be pushed is provided as an operation button for detaching the tank assembly 13 from the iron body 1. The reason is that when the user is right-handed, if the concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E is located in front of the grip portion 27 and is on the right side portion of the iron body 1, the grip portion 27 can be held with the right hand by ironing or the like. If the tip surface of the knob 66 is slid with the thumb while gripping, not only can the spray of the steam from the base 4 be switched between concentrated and dispersed, but the tank lock button 15 is also located on the left side of the iron body 1. The tank assembly 13 can be easily removed from the iron body 1 by pressing the tank lock button 15 with the thumb as it is while the both sides of the tank assembly 13 are sandwiched from the front side of the iron body 1 with the right hand. Because you can.

Therefore, if the user is a left-handed person, the tank lock button 15 may be arranged on the right side of the iron body 1 and the concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E may be arranged on the left side of the iron body 1. Two types of tank assemblies 13 suitable for a left-handed person and a left-handed person may be prepared, and one of them may be attached to the iron body 1 depending on the handedness of the user. As a result, steam can be easily spouted from different regions of the base 4 by operating the concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E from the state where the grip portion 27 is grasped by the hand, and the iron with good usability can be obtained. Can be provided.

In the present embodiment, a switching unit 70 is provided, which includes a concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E exposed to the outside so that the user can operate it, and a cylinder member 60 that rotates in cooperation with the concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E. An iron that causes water, which is the liquid sucked into the cylinder member 60, to be sprayed as steam to either the steam concentrated spray holes 9A or the steam dispersion spray holes 9B according to the rotational position of the cylinder member 60. In particular, when the concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E is slid in the direction in which the steam is ejected from the steam concentrated ejection holes 9A, the stoppers 74A and 74B that lock over the pawls 65A and 65B of the cylinder member 60 are locked. It is provided integrally with the cover member 73 inside 13. As a result, once the concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E is operated to a position where the claws 65A, 65B of the cylinder member 60 pass over the stoppers 74A, 74B, the switching means 70 does not reach the halfway position, and the stopper 74A is not moved. , 74B is locked at the determined position.

Further, the switching means 70 is provided with a torsion spring 76 that constantly biases the rotation of the cylinder member 60 in the direction in which steam is jetted from the steam dispersion jet holes 9B. Therefore, when the concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E is slid to release the engagement between the claws 65A and 65B of the cylinder member 60 and the stoppers 74A and 74B, the biasing force of the torsion spring 76 acts on the cylinder member 60, The switching means 70 including the cylinder member 60 can be biased to the position where the steam is jetted from the steam dispersion jet holes 9B. As described above, by combining the stoppers 74A and 74B with the torsion spring 76 that serves as a biasing body, in a state where the finger is not touching the concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E, the position where the steam is intensively ejected from the base 4, The switching means 70 can be located at any position where the steam is dispersed and spouted from the base 4, and the steam spouting in an unintended state of the switching means 70 can be prevented.

An uneven knurled eye 71 is formed on the tip surface of the knob 66 of the concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E that constitutes the switching means 70. Accordingly, when the finger is pressed against the tip end surface of the knob 66 to slide the concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E back and forth, it is possible to prevent the finger from slipping and becoming difficult to operate. Further, the knob 66 is normally positioned on the “dispersion” side which is the rear side of the slide groove 69 by the bias of the torsion spring 76, and when the knob 66 is slid forward along the slide groove 69, the knob 66 of the slide groove 69 is moved. On the "concentration" side which is the front side, the claws 65A, 65B of the cylinder member 60 and the stoppers 74A, 74B are engaged, and the concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E is set at that position. Therefore, normally, the steam is spouted widely from the steam dispersion spout 9B, and when necessary, the concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E is slid to the front of the iron body 1 to spout the steam from the steam concentration spout 9A to the pinpoint. It is possible to

Further, each of the stoppers 74A and 74B is formed as an elastic piece that is more easily elastically deformed than the claws 65A and 65B. The elastic moduli of the stoppers 74A and 74B are determined by the degree of cuts that form the stoppers 74A and 74B with respect to the massive base body 75 of the cover member 73. The deeper the cuts and the longer the stoppers 74A and 74B are, the more Easily elastically deformed. Therefore, when the concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E is slid to engage or disengage the stoppers 74A, 74B and the pawls 65A, 65B, the stoppers 74A, 74B are ejected before the pawls 65A, 65B. Elastically deforms, and the force applied to the switching means 70 can be reduced.

At the time of pouring water into the tank assembly 13, with the tank assembly 13 removed from the iron body 1, or with the tank assembly 13 still attached to the iron body, the hinge 22 located below the pouring port 21 is centered. , Open the water injection port lid 14 in the direction of X2 shown in FIG. At this time, by inserting a finger from the front side of the tank assembly 13 into the finger hook portion 23, hooking the finger on the upper end portion 14A of the water injection port lid 14 and tilting it toward the front side, the water injection port lid 14 that is in close contact with the water injection port 21 can be easily opened. be able to. Then, in order to pour water from above the water injection port 21, the water injection port 21 is moved upward (in the direction of X1 shown in FIG. 2), even if the water injection port lid 14 is not completely opened. By making the water inlet 21 upward to some extent, it becomes possible to inject water from the water inlet 21 into the tank assembly 13 without being obstructed by the water inlet cover 14.

That is, if the hinge 22 provided in the tank assembly 13 is located above the water inlet 21, unless the water inlet lid 14 is wide open, water can be injected into the tank assembly 13 from above the water inlet 21. Can not. On the other hand, when the hinge 22 is located below the water injection port 21 as in the present embodiment, the direction X1 that directs the water injection port 21 directly upward and the direction X2 that opens the water injection port lid 14 are opposite. Even if the opening angle of the water inlet cover 14 is small, water can be injected into the tank assembly 13 from above the water inlet 21 without being disturbed by the water inlet cover 14.

Next, the configuration of the concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E and its periphery will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 and 14, reference numeral 85 denotes a guide display portion formed by printing on the outer surface of the tank assembly 68 along the slide groove 69. The guide display portion 85 is for understanding whether the position of the knob 66 of the concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E is on the "concentration" side or on the "dispersion", that is, "entire surface" side. It is composed of a combination of a picture and a picture, but other forms are also possible. Further, instead of printing on the outer shell member 68, the guide display portion 85 may be configured by a member different from the outer shell member 68 such as a nameplate.

The guide display portion 85 shown in FIG. 13 is located below the slide groove 69 and is arranged in front of the grip portion 27 and on the side surface of the iron body 1, which is a preferable modified example. The guide display portion 85 shown in FIG. 14 is located above the slide groove 69, is arranged in front of the grip portion 27, and is arranged on the upper surface of the iron body 1. As a result, the positional relationship between the knob 66 protruding outward and the guide display portion 85 can be visually recognized when viewed from the upper surface side of the iron body 1 while holding the grip portion 27 with an iron or the like. From this, it is possible to understand from which side of the steam concentrated ejection holes 9A and the steam dispersion ejection holes 9B the steam is ejected.

In FIG. 15, which is another modification, a window hole 87 formed in the upper surface of the iron body 1 and then the outer appearance of the tank assembly 13 and the switching means 70 are interlocked with each other, and the window hole 87 is located at a position overlapping with the window hole 87. With the movable body 88 that can move to a position that does not overlap, a state display unit 89 that indicates the state of the switching unit 70, that is, the position where the switching unit 70 is located is added. The movable body 88 is appropriately colored. For example, when the position of the knob 66 of the concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E is on the “dispersion” side, the movable body 88 is positioned so as to overlap the window hole 87. When the movable body 88 moves and the color of the movable body 88 can be visually recognized through the window hole 87 and the movable body 88 is located on the “concentration” side, the movable body 88 moves to a position away from the window hole 87, and Through, the color of another member (for example, the cover member 73) can be visually recognized. With this, when the operator grasps the grip portion 27 with an iron or the like and sees it from the upper surface side of the iron body 1, the color difference visible through the window hole 87 can be visually recognized, from which the steam concentrated ejection holes 9A and It is possible to understand from which side of the steam dispersion jet holes 9B the steam is jetting.

Next, the steam penetration structure inside the iron body 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 16 to 18. As described above, when steam is spouted from the bottom surface of the base 4 through the spout holes 9, a part thereof enters the inside of the iron body 1 through the gap between the outer peripheral portion of the base 4 and the cover 11.

FIG. 16 illustrates a steam invasion path inside the iron body 1. However, when the steam intrusion prevention structure 91 is not provided inside the iron body 1, the steam that has entered through the gap between the base 4 and the cover 11 is shown. From the downwardly opening base portion 12A inside the handle 12 to the electric component 92 disposed inside the hollow grip portion 27 through the connecting portion 12B, causing various adverse effects due to moisture (arrow Y1, Y2 is the vapor entry route). Therefore, by providing the steam intrusion prevention structure 91 inside the iron body 1, the invasion of the steam from there (arrow Y2) is prevented.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, in the path 93 from the steam intrusion portion formed in the iron body 1 to the electric component 92, the wiring 94 for electrically connecting the electric component 92 to the electric component 92 is provided as the vapor intrusion prevention structure 91. A rib 95 for positioning and a packing 96, which is pressed against the rib 95 and has elasticity, are provided as a single component. The cord-shaped flexible wiring 94 is connected between the power receiving terminal 97 (see FIG. 1) or the heater 3 provided in the power receiving unit 2 and the electrical component 92. Here, each wiring 94 is provided. Is guided between a plurality of ribs 95 projecting downward from the base portion 12A of the handle 12 and disposed inside the base portion 12A. The ribs 95 are arranged side by side in the front-rear direction inside the iron body 1 at a slightly narrower interval than the packing 96. The packing 96 made of a heat-resistant resin such as silicone has a pair of front and rear projections 99 on both sides of a block-shaped base 98, and the wiring 94 abuts the projections 99 at right angles.

Here, after arranging the wirings 94 side by side between the left and right ribs 95, inserting the packing 96 between the front and rear ribs 95 and attaching the handle 12 to the upper portion of the cover 11, the packing 96 is attached to the cover 11. It is pressed and deformed, and is sandwiched between the front and rear ribs 95, and the protrusion 99 presses the wiring 94 to surround the wiring 94 with no space. Therefore, the route 93 in which the wiring 94 inside the iron body 1 is routed is closed without gaps by the vapor intrusion prevention structure 91 in the middle thereof, and the invasion of vapor to the electrical component 92 from there is reliably prevented. It Further, since each wiring 94 is pressed to a single packing 96 from a state where it is drawn to a predetermined position by the ribs 95, it is possible to improve workability such as protruding the wiring 94 between the seal materials of two parts as in the conventional case. The deterioration can be improved and the number of parts can be reduced.

Next, still another modified example of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. Reference numeral 101 denotes an optical display unit that is separate from the temperature display lamp 36 and displays the operating status of the iron in a color that emits light. The optical display means 101 is composed of a side surface light emitting type optical fiber 102 arranged around the operation portion 35 provided in the upper front part of the grip portion 27, and a light source unit 103 arranged at one end portion 102A of the optical fiber 102. .. FIG. 19 shows the configuration of the optical display means 101 alone, but the light source unit 103 includes a plurality of light emitting elements, that is, red (R) color, green (G) color, and blue (B) color having different wavelengths here. The three LEDs (light emitting diodes) 105a to 105c that emit the light of, and the LED driving unit 106 that individually supplies power to these LEDs 105a to 105c are built in, and the single color or mixed color light emitted from the LEDs 105a to 105c is supplied. The light source unit 103 is configured to be guided to the one end portion 102A of the optical fiber 102. The light emitting element is preferably an LED in order to reduce power consumption, but a laser or the like may be used instead. Further, the LEDs 105a to 105c may have at least two LEDs each emitting a different color, and the respective colors are not limited to RGB. Further, another light source unit (not shown) may be attached to the other end 102B of the optical fiber 102 so that the optical fiber 102 emits light in the image of rotation.

The optical fiber 102 is a flexible tube having a two-layer structure composed of a core and a clad having different refractive indexes. When the light emitted from the LEDs 105a to 105c enters from one end portion 102A of the optical fiber 102, the other end portion diffuses and emits light to the surroundings. The light is configured to travel toward 102B. Thereby, the light diffused around the optical fiber 102 can be immediately confirmed without looking into the iron body 1 from above.

The LED driving unit 106 receives the RGB24-bit control signal from the control unit 107, which will be described later, and individually controls the driving of the LEDs 105a to 105c, so that the light source unit 103 can generate full-color light. In this case, instead of incorporating the LED driving unit 106 in the light source unit 103, the LED driving unit 106 may be arranged outside the light source unit 103.

Next, the electrical schematic configuration of the iron body 1 will be described with reference to FIG. In the figure, reference numeral 107 denotes a control means such as a microcomputer mounted inside the iron body 1. The input port of the control means 107 detects the temperature of the base 4 in addition to the operation section 35 described above. The temperature detecting means 108 and the steam/dry switching detecting means 109 for detecting whether the steam/dry switching lever 35A is switched to "steam" or "dry" are electrically connected. Further, to the output port of the control means 107, in addition to the heater 3 which is the heating means and the temperature display lamp 36 which is the display section, the optical display means 101 is electrically connected.

A storage device (not shown) of the control means 107 stores a program for executing a predetermined control sequence for heating the heater 3 and displaying the temperature, and the heater 3 is heated and controlled by reading this program. The control means 107 functions as the heating control means 110 and the display control means 111 for controlling the display output to the temperature display lamp 36 and the optical display means 101.

The heating control unit 110 controls the operation of the heater 3 when the temperature setting/off button 35D of the operation unit 35 is operated in advance and the temperature setting is selected from, for example, “low”, “medium”, or “high”. Then, the heater 3 is heated and controlled to the selected temperature.

In addition to the control of the heater 3 by the heating control unit 110, the display control unit 111 controls the display operation of the temperature display lamp 36 and the optical display unit 101 provided around the operation unit 35. Then, when the temperature setting/off button 35D is operated from the OFF state to select any one of “low”, “medium”, and “high” temperature setting, the heating control means 110 causes the temperature detection means 108 to detect the detected temperature. In order to reach the set temperature, the control for turning on/off the heater 3 is started. In response to this, as shown in FIG. 21A, the display control unit 111 causes the LED drive unit to emit light in the first color, that is, the first color, from the one end 102A to the other end 102B of the optical fiber 102. A control signal is sent to 106 to control the operation of each of the LEDs 105a to 105c.

Further, when the steam/dry switching detecting means 109 detects that the steam/dry switching lever 35A has been switched to “dry”, when the temperature detected by the temperature detecting means 108 reaches the set temperature and becomes an appropriate temperature, As shown in FIG. 21B, the display control unit 111 sends a control signal to the LED driving unit 106 so that the entire area from the one end 102A to the other end 102B of the optical fiber 102 emits the second color yellow. It sends out and controls operation|movement of each LED105a-105c.

Then, when the steam/dry switching detection means 109 detects that the steam/dry switching lever 35A is switched to “steam”, when the detected temperature from the temperature detection means 108 reaches the set temperature and becomes an appropriate temperature, As shown in (c) of FIG. 21, the display control means 111 sends a control signal to the LED driving section 106 so that the entire one end portion 102A to the other end portion 102B of the optical fiber 102 emits a green color which is the third color. It sends out and controls operation|movement of each LED105a-105c.

In this way, the iron body 1 of the present embodiment receives the control signal from the display control means 111 and displays the operating status of the iron body 1 by the difference in the color of light emitted from the entire optical fiber 102. There is. Therefore, the user can understand at a glance what operation the iron body 1 is performing by the color emitted by the optical fiber 12 without approaching the iron body 1 placed on the mounting table. Further, by providing a color accent around the operation portion 35, the iron body 1 can be designed in an innovative manner.

Further, not only the light source unit 103 is provided at the one end portion 102A of the optical fiber 102 but also another light source unit is arranged at the other end portion 102B, so that, for example, from one light source unit 103 toward the one end portion 102A of the optical fiber 102. When the white light which is the first color is guided and the yellow light which is another second color is guided from the other light source unit to the other end 102B of the optical fiber 102, the light is emitted along the longitudinal direction of the optical fiber 102. It is possible to use the display form of the optical display means 101 in which a gradation portion in which the color continuously changes from white to yellow is formed. For example, the operation of each of the LEDs 105a to 105c may be controlled so as to change the moving speed of the gradation part in accordance with the detected temperature from the temperature detecting means 108, and the moving speed of the gradation part is increased as the detected temperature increases. With this expression, it is possible to confirm the operation status of the iron body 1 using the movement of the gradation portion, and the visibility as the optical display means 101 is further improved. As a result, for example, a display form is possible in which the moving speed of the gradation portion is increased as the detected temperature from the temperature detecting means 108 approaches the set temperature.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the base 4 that is heated by the heater 3 and forms a hanging surface that contacts the fabric, the cover 11 that covers the upper surface side of the base 4, and the cavity 30 is provided on the cover 11. In the iron having a shape in which the rear part of the grip part 27 is opened, the C surface 32 inclined downward is large enough to allow the palm to contact the upper surface of the rear part of the grip part 27. Is forming.

In this case, by merely making the rear upper surface of the grip 27 into the shape of the C surface 32, when the palm is pressed against here, the force of the hand is exerted not only on the front side of the base 4 which is the hanging surface but also on the rear side. It can act evenly. Therefore, the force is transmitted from the whole of the base 4 to the cloth with a small force, and the wrinkles of the cloth can be easily extended to finish the cloth neatly. Moreover, since the rear part of the grip 27 has an open open handle shape, it is possible to easily apply a force to the cloth without impairing the access to the grip 27.

Further, in this embodiment, a straight linear portion 33 having no irregularities is formed on the outer surface of the grip portion 27.

In this case, by making the grip portion 27 into a straight shape rather than a curved shape, when gripping the grip portion 27 with a hand and ironing, the portion of the grip portion 27 that touches the hand is enlarged, and the grip portion 27 is grasped with a surface. The portion 27 can be pushed, and the force applied to the fabric via the grip portion 27 can be transmitted without waste.

In the present embodiment, the iron body 1 as a body having the tank assembly 13 as a tank for storing water as a liquid, and the iron body 1 provided below the iron body 1 and having the hanging surface 45 formed at the bottom are heated. A base 4 which is provided in the base 4, and a central side vaporization chamber 8A as a first vaporization chamber and a dispersion side vaporization chamber 8B as a second vaporization chamber which are provided with the liquid from the tank assembly 13 and generate steam. , A plurality of steam concentrated spouting holes 9A, which are concentrated on the hanging surface 45 and serve as a steam concentrated spouting portion for spouting the steam generated in the concentrated side vaporization chamber 8A, and a dispersed side provided on the hanging surface 45 A plurality of steam dispersion ejection holes 9B which are steam dispersion ejection parts for ejecting steam generated in the vaporization chamber 8B, a shot button 35B as a first operation part provided in the iron body 1, and a pressing operation of the shot button 35B. The pump device 52 as a liquid supply device that feeds the water stored in the tank assembly 13 to the concentrated side vaporization chamber 8A or the dispersion side vaporization chamber 8B in conjunction with the above, and the steam jetting through the steam concentrated jet holes 9A or steam dispersion The pump device 52 is provided with a switching member 70 that can be switched to any one of the ejection holes 9B, and the pump device 52 is rotatably held inside the tank assembly 13 and inside the cylinder member 60. A piston 61 slidably provided in a liquid-tight state, and an elastic body 62 for urging the piston 61 abutting against the shot button 35B toward one side so that the shot button 35B always projects from the iron body 1, As the switching means 70 , a concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E that constitutes a second operation portion capable of manually rotating the cylinder member 60 is provided on either the right side portion or the left side portion of the iron body 1 , /When the distribution switch lever 35E is moved to one side and the cylinder member 60 is rotated in one direction, when the piston 61 is pushed together with the shot button 35B, the water sucked into the cylinder member 60 is concentrated. When the piston 61 is pushed together with the shot button 35B when the central/dispersion switching lever 35E is moved to the other side and the cylinder member 60 is rotated in the other direction after being sent to the side vaporization chamber 8A, the cylinder member 60 is operated. The water sucked into the inside is sent to the dispersion side vaporization chamber 8B .

In this case, steam is intensively ejected from the steam concentrated ejection holes 9A provided in one area of the hanging surface 45 corresponding to the concentration side vaporization chamber 8A, while corresponding to the dispersion side vaporization chamber 8B. The steam can be spouted from different regions of the base as necessary by widely disperse and eject the steam from the steam dispersal spout holes 9B that are dispersed over substantially the entire hanging surface 45. Further, by providing the switching means 73 on either the right side portion or the left side portion of the iron main body 1, while the hand gripping the grip portion 27 provided on the upper portion of the iron main body 1, the switching means 70 can be concentrated/concentrated. By operating the dispersion switching lever 35E, it is possible to easily switch the spray of steam to either concentrated or dispersed, and it is possible to provide an iron with good usability.

Further, in the present embodiment, the switching means 70 is constituted by the concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E and the cylinder member 60 interlocking therewith, and the stoppers 74A, 74B for locking the claws 65A, 65B of the cylinder member 60 are provided.

Therefore, the switching means 70 operated by the user does not become a halfway position and is locked at the position determined by the stoppers 74A and 74B, so that steam is jetted from the base 4 in an unintended state of the switching means 70. Can be prevented.

Further, in this embodiment, a torsion spring 76 is provided as a biasing body that constantly biases the switching means 70.

In this case, by using the stoppers 74A and 74B and the torsion spring 76 together, the switching means 70 can be positioned at either a position where the steam is sprayed in a concentrated manner or a position where the steam is dispersed and sprayed. It is possible to prevent steam from spouting from the base 4 in an unintended state of the means 70.

Further, in this embodiment, uneven knurls 71 are formed on the tip end surface of the knob 66 of the concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E that constitutes the switching means 70.

As a result, it is possible to suppress the slippage of the finger when operating the concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E and improve the operability of the switching means 70.

Further, the stoppers 74A and 74B of the present embodiment are formed as elastic pieces that elastically deform in accordance with the operation of the concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E that constitutes the switching means 70.

In this case, when the concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E is slid to lock or unlock the stoppers 74A, 74B and the claws 65A, 65B of the switching means 70, the stoppers 74A, 74B easily elastically deform. Therefore, the force applied to the switching means 70 can be reduced, and the operability of the switching means 70 is improved.

Further, in the present embodiment, it is preferable that the guide display portion 85 is provided in the vicinity of the concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E forming the switching means 70, and the guide display portion 85 is arranged on the upper surface rather than the side surface of the iron body 1. ..

In this case, when operating the concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E, even if the user does not look into the side portion of the iron body 1, the grip portion 27 is held by the hand from the upper surface side of the iron body 1. It can be understood from the positional relationship between the concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E and the guide display portion 85 whether the steam is ejected from the concentration or the dispersion.

Further, in the present embodiment, the state of the switching means 70 is provided with a state display portion 89 that indicates the position of the switching means 70, and the state display portion 89 is arranged on the upper surface of the iron body 1.

In this case, when operating the concentration/dispersion switching lever 35E, even if the user does not look into the side portion of the iron body 1, the steam is applied from the upper surface side of the iron body 1 while holding the grip portion 27 with the hand. It can be understood from the display content of the status display unit 89 whether the water is ejected from the concentration or the dispersion.

In the present embodiment, the iron body 1 and the base 4 provided on the lower side of the iron body 1 are provided, and in the iron for ejecting steam from the base 4 through the ejection hole 9 provided in the bottom portion of the iron 4, In the path 93 from the steam intrusion portion formed in the main body 1 to the electric component 92, the wiring 94 for electrically connecting to the electric component 92, the rib 95 for positioning the wiring, and the rib 95 are pressed. A single packing 96 having elasticity is provided as the vapor intrusion prevention structure 91.

In this case, in the path 93 from the steam intrusion portion to the electrical component 92, the packing 96 is pressed against the rib 95 and elastically deformed in a state where the wiring 94 is routed to a predetermined position using the rib 95. It is possible to secure the airtightness in the path 93 with one packing 96, prevent the invasion of steam into the electrical component 92, and at the same time reduce the number of components and improve the assemblability.

Further, in the present embodiment, the iron body 1 is provided with the tank assembly 13 as a tank for storing water which is liquid, and the hinge 22 is pivoted around the water injection port 21 serving as the liquid injection port of the tank assembly 13. In the iron provided with the water injection port lid 14 as a possible lid, the hinge 22 is arranged in the tank assembly 13 at a position lower than the water injection port 21.

In this case, since the hinge 22 provided in the tank assembly 13 is located below the water injection port 21 rather than above the water injection port 21, when pouring water from above the water injection port 21, the water is injected at a small opening angle of the water injection port lid 14. The palate 14 does not get in the way, and it is possible to facilitate the liquid injection from the water injection port 21 to the tank assembly 13.

Further, in the present embodiment, the heater 3 as a heating means for heating the base 11 and the control means 107 for controlling the heater 3 are provided, and the optical display means 101 is configured by receiving a control signal from the control means 107. The operation status of the iron body 1 is displayed by the difference in the color of light emitted from the entire optical fiber 102.

Therefore, even if the display content of the temperature display lamp 36 is not bothered, the characteristic of the color emitted by the optical display means 101 can be used as a clue to understand at a glance what operation the iron body 1 is performing, and the operator can move away from it. The operating status of the iron body 1 can be reliably confirmed even from a standing position.

The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, as in the present embodiment, the base is not limited to one provided with only two vaporization chambers, one provided with three or more vaporization chambers, or another spouting unit other than the steam concentrated spouting unit and the steam dispersion spouting unit. What is present on the hanging surface is also considered to be included in the iron of the present invention.

1 Iron body (body)
3 heaters (heating means)
4 Base 8A Concentration side vaporization chamber (first vaporization chamber)
8B Dispersion side vaporization chamber (second vaporization chamber)
9A steam concentrated spouting hole (steam concentrated spouting part)
9B Steam dispersion jet (Steam dispersion jet)
13 Tank assembly (tank)
14 Water injection lid (lid)
21 Water inlet (liquid inlet)
22 Hinge
35B shot button (first operation unit)
35E Centralized/Distributed switching lever (2nd operation part)
52 Pump device (liquid supply device)
45 hanging surface
60 Cylinder member
61 pistons
62 elastic body 70 switching means 71 knurled eyes 74A, 74B stopper 76 torsion spring (biasing body)
85 Guide display 89 Status display

Claims (7)

A main body with a tank for storing liquid,
A heated base provided on the lower side of the main body and having a hanging surface on the bottom,
A first vaporization chamber and a second vaporization chamber which are provided on the base and generate steam by receiving the liquid supply from the tank;
A steam concentrated spouting part that is concentratedly provided on the hanging surface and spouts steam generated in the first vaporization chamber;
A steam dispersion spouting section that is dispersedly provided on the hanging surface and spouts steam generated in the second vaporization chamber;
A first operation portion provided on the main body,
A liquid supply device that feeds the liquid stored in the tank to the first vaporization chamber or the second vaporization chamber in conjunction with the pushing operation of the first operation unit,
Switching means for switching the spray of the steam to either the steam concentrated spray part or the steam dispersion spray part,
The liquid supply device includes a cylinder member that is rotatably held inside the tank, a piston that is slidably installed inside the cylinder member in a liquid-tight state, and the first operation unit is provided from the main body. An elastic body that urges the piston that comes into contact with the first operation portion to one side so as to always project,
As the switching means , a second operation portion that can be manually operated to rotate the cylinder member is provided on either the right side portion or the left side portion of the main body .
When the piston is pushed together with the first operating part when the second operating part is moved to one side and the cylinder member is rotated in one direction, the liquid sucked into the cylinder member. Is sent to the first vaporization chamber,
When the piston is pushed together with the first operating portion when the second operating portion is moved to the other side and the cylinder member is rotated in the other direction, the liquid sucked into the cylinder member. An iron characterized in that the iron is sent to the second vaporization chamber . The iron according to claim 1, further comprising a stopper that is locked to the switching means. The iron according to claim 2, further comprising a biasing body that biases the switching means. The iron according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the switching means has knurled eyes. The iron according to claim 2, wherein the stopper is formed of an elastic piece. The iron according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein the switching means includes a guide display portion, and the guide display portion is arranged on the upper surface of the main body. The iron according to any one of claims 2 to 6, further comprising a status display section that indicates a status of the switching unit, the status display section being disposed on an upper surface of the main body.