JPH0595498U - Steam iron - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] The valve sticking to the nozzle is released by a simple operation to recover the water drop. [Structure] A valve 8 pressed by a valve spring 9 that closes the nozzle 7 is provided with a manual opening / closing button 16 that can manually push down the plunger 13 of the solenoid 15 so that the valve 8 is fixed to the nozzle 7. When the solenoid 12 was not opened even when operated, the manual open / close button 16 was pressed to open the valve 8 to easily recover the dripping of water and generate steam.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a steam iron having a solenoid.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 In some tanks, a valve composed of a nozzle and a valve communicating with the vaporization chamber is provided at the bottom of the tank, and the valve of the valve is opened and closed by the action of the solenoid to supply water to the vaporization chamber (for example, JP-A-59-222200). (See the official gazette).

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 In the case of a valve that opens and closes with a solenoid, the valve is closed when the iron is not used or when it is stored.If it is left in that state for a long time, the valve will stick to the nozzle and activate the solenoid. However, there was a problem that it could not overcome the sticking force of the valve, the water in the tank did not drip and steam did not come out.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and a manual opening / closing button that can be operated from above is provided in the handle above the plunger that moves up and down by operating the solenoid.

[0005]

[Action]

 With the above configuration, if the valve sticks to the nozzle due to water impurities when the iron is left for a long time and the solenoid stick is still unable to be fixed, the valve can be opened by pressing the manual open / close button. Water dripping can be restored.

[0006]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a base, which houses a heater 2 for heating the base 1 and a sensor 3 for detecting the temperature of the ironing surface 4. 5 is a tank containing water 6, 7 is a nozzle, which is normally closed by a valve 8 pressed upward by a valve spring 9. Reference numeral 10 is a vaporization chamber arranged in the base 1, 11 is a steam hole communicating with the vaporization chamber 10, and 12 is a water passage for supplying water 6 to the vaporization chamber 10. A plunger 13 is attached with a needle 14 at its lower end and urges it upward, and it is lowered by energizing the solenoid 15. Reference numeral 16 denotes a manual open / close button, which is provided in the handle 17 above the plunger 13.

The operation of the above configuration will be described.

Normally, when the heater 2 is energized and the ironing surface 4 reaches a predetermined temperature, the sensor 3 detects this and energizes the solenoid 15 to actuate the plunger 13 against the valve spring 9. The valve 6 is lowered to open the valve 8, and the water 6 in the tank 5 is dropped from the water passage 7 into the vaporization chamber 10, and the steam vaporized in the vaporization chamber 10 is discharged from the steam hole 11 and used for ironing.

Since the solenoid 15 is not energized when the iron is not used or during storage, the plunger 13 rises and the valve spring 9 presses the valve 8 against the nozzle 7 to close the nozzle 7 and close the water passage. The supply of water 6 from 12 to the vaporization chamber 10 is cut off. If left in this state for a long time, the nozzle 7 and the valve 8 may become stuck due to impurities contained in the water 6, and the valve 8 may not be opened by the pressing force of the plunger 13. Also, the valve 8 can be opened by pressing down the manual open / close button 16, recovering the dripping of the water 6 and producing steam.

[0011]

[Effect of the device]

 According to the present invention, since the manual open / close button for manually pushing down the plunger is provided in the handle above the plunger of the solenoid, the manual open / close button is easily pressed to open the valve stuck to the nozzle and recover the water dripping. Therefore, it is possible to provide an easy-to-use steam iron that does not produce steam.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a main part of a steam iron showing an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Base 5 Tank 6 Water 7 Nozzle 8 Valve 9 Valve Spring 10 Vaporizing Chamber 13 Plunger 15 Solenoid 16 Manual Open / Close Button

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Susumu Miyazaki 3-1, Shinjuyo, Kashiwa-shi, Chiba 1

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A vaporization chamber (1) formed in a base (1).
0) and a tank (5) provided on the upper part of the base (1)
And a nozzle (7) for supplying the water (6) in the tank (5) to the vaporization chamber (10), and controlling the solenoid (15) to move the plunger (13) up and down. A steam iron for opening and closing 7), characterized in that a handle (17) above the plunger (13) is provided with a manual open / close button (16) that can be operated from above.