JPH0523496A - Iron - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent a water leakage from a water tank constituted of a base cover and a handle, and also, to facilitate the assembly work, with regard to an iron for pressing out the wrinkles of clothes, etc. CONSTITUTION:To an annular recessed part 13 formed on the upper face of a base cover 12 for covering the upper face side of a base 11, a projecting part 15 formed in a handle 14 is fitted and sealed, and by coupling the handle 14 and the base cover 12 by a fastening member 18, a water tank 19 is constituted, and also, a fastened part 17 of the handle 14 and the base cover 12 is placed in the outside of the seal part of the handle 14 and the base cover 12. It is prevented that the seal is broken clown due to corrosion of the fastening member 18, and an iron being free from a water leakage from the water tank 19 against use extending over a long period and being excellent in durability is obtained.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

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

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, the water tank of this type of iron has a structure as shown in FIGS. That is, the base cover 2 covering the upper surface side of the base 1 and the handle 3 installed on the base cover 2 constitute a water tank 4. In addition to the sealing, the sealing portion is integrally connected by a fastening member 6 such as a screw.

[0003]

However, in such a structure, the fastening member is eroded by water in the water tank due to long-term use, and the sealing performance of the base cover and the handle is deteriorated. There was a problem of water leakage.

Further, when the sealing material is applied to the concave portion of the base cover, since the fastening portion is formed in the concave portion of the base cover, there is a hole for inserting the fastening member for integrally coupling the base cover and the handle. In order to prevent the sealing material from flowing out of this hole when it is located, this hole must be closed during assembly, which causes a problem of poor workability.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an iron which prevents water from leaking from a water tank and can be easily assembled.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention seals by fitting a convex portion formed on a handle into an annular concave portion formed on the upper surface of a base cover, The handle and the base cover are connected by a fastening member to form a water tank, and the fastening portion between the handle and the base cover is arranged outside the seal portion between the handle and the base cover.

[0007]

With the above construction, the iron of the present invention can separate the fastening member from the seal portion. Therefore,
The fastening member is prevented from being eroded by the water in the water tank, and it is possible to prevent the seal from being broken due to the corrosion of the fastening member.

Further, when the handle and the base cover are connected, the sealing material does not adhere to the fastening portion, and the sealing material can be prevented from flowing out. Therefore, it is not necessary to close the fastening holes during assembly.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, 11 is a base incorporating a heater (not shown), 12 is this base 11
Is a base cover that is arranged above the base 11 and covers the upper surface side of the base 11, and an annular recess 13 is formed on the upper surface of the base cover substantially along the outer circumference.

Reference numeral 14 is a handle installed above the base cover 12, and forms an annular convex portion 15 facing the concave portion 13 of the base cover 12, and the convex portion 15 is fitted into the concave portion 13. At the same time, the fitting portions of both are sealed with a sealing material 16 having an adhesive force such as RTV.

Reference numeral 17 denotes a fastening portion formed outside the fitting portion between the concave portion 13 and the convex portion 15, and the base cover 12 and the handle 14 are integrally coupled by a fastening member 18 such as a screw, and a water tank 19 is provided. Is composed of.

Next, the operation of the configuration of this embodiment will be described. First, the sealing material 16 is applied to the concave portion 13 or the convex portion 15.
After applying them and fitting them together, a fastening member 18 such as a screw
Thus, the base cover 12 and the handle 14 are integrally combined to form a water tank 18.

At this time, the fastening portion 17 has the concave portion 13 and the convex portion 1.
Since it is formed on the outside of the fitting portion with 5, the sealing material 16
The sealing material 16 is prevented from adhering to the fastening portion 17 during application, and the sealing material 16 is fastened to the fastening portion 1 during joining.
It does not flow out from 7.

The fitting portion between the concave portion 13 and the convex portion 15 is formed so as to project inward only in the vicinity of the fastening portion 17 as shown in FIG. It can be realized without reduction.

Further, although the fastening member 18 is attached from the side of the base cover 12 in the embodiment, it may be joined from the side of the handle 14, and the concave portion and the convex portion are formed on either the base cover or the handle. It suffices if the seal portion is formed in a fitted state of both. In short, the fastening portion may be formed outside the seal portion between the base cover and the handle.

[0016]

As described above, according to the iron of the present invention, the protrusion formed on the handle is fitted into the annular recess formed on the upper surface of the base cover to seal the handle and the base cover. And the fastening portion between the handle and the base cover is arranged outside the seal portion between the handle and the base cover, so that the fastening member is eroded by the water in the water tank. It is possible to prevent the seal from being broken due to the corrosion of the fastening member, and to reliably connect the handle and the base cover for long-term use. Therefore, it is possible to obtain an iron having excellent durability without water leakage from the water tank.

Further, when the handle and the base cover are combined, the applied sealing material does not adhere to the fastening portion, and the sealing material does not flow out from the fastening portion to the outside. Therefore, it is not necessary to devise a means for closing the fastening holes, the sealing material can be easily applied, and the assembling workability can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a top view of a base cover of an iron showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the main part of the iron.

FIG. 3 is a top view of a base cover of a conventional iron.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the main part of the iron.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Base 12 Base Cover 13 Recess 14 Handle 15 Protrusion 16 Sealing Material 17 Fastening Part 18 Fastening Member 19 Water Tank

Claims (1)

Claim: What is claimed is: 1. A base heated by a heater, a base cover arranged above the base and covering an upper surface side of the base, and a handle installed on the base cover. The protrusion formed on the handle is fitted into the annular recess formed on the upper surface of the base cover, and the fitting portion is sealed with a sealing material, and the handle and the base cover are joined by a fastening member. An iron having a water tank configured as described above, wherein the fastening portion between the handle and the base cover is arranged outside the seal portion between the handle and the base cover.