JPH10235098A - Iron - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance the finishing property of an iron used to press wrinkles from clothing and the like and to enhance its controllability. SOLUTION: Water stored in a water tank 7 is guided through a first water conduit 8 to a vaporization chamber 4 formed in a base 1, and steam is generated by vaporizing the water. Also, water stored in the water tank 7 is guided through a second water conduit 10 to a mist generator 9, where mist to be sprayed to clothing is generated. Water is selectively guided to the first 8 or second 10 water conduit by a switching device 11.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

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

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this type of iron has been configured as shown in FIG. Hereinafter, the configuration will be described.

As shown in FIG. 1, a vaporization chamber 32 is formed on a base 31 having a heater 30, a water tank 33 is disposed above the base 31, and water in the water tank 33 is supplied to the vaporization chamber 32 through a nozzle 34. I am trying to do it. The opening / closing rod 35 for opening and closing the small hole of the nozzle 34 is moved up and down by operating the steam button 36 to control the supply of water to the vaporization chamber 32.

The spray nozzle 37 generates fog, and a pump device 38 for supplying water to the spray nozzle 37 is operated by operating a spray button 39. By operating the spray button 39 up and down, water in the water tank 33 is sucked and sent to the spray nozzle 37 to generate mist.

[0005]

However, such a conventional structure has the following problems.
That is, when performing wrinkle expansion of clothes or the like, ironing is performed while squirting steam by operating the steam button 36 so that wrinkles are easily expanded.
If the fabric is a wrinkle-resistant fiber such as cotton or linen,
It is common to iron after spraying to impart a large amount of moisture to the fibers.

However, when ironing is performed by spraying steam in a state in which fog is sprayed on the fiber, excess moisture remains on the fiber even after ironing due to an excessive amount of water, and the fiber cannot be sufficiently dried. On top, tank 33
In order to waste the water inside, it is necessary to temporarily stop spraying, and the operation is very complicated.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and has as its object to improve the finish by ironing and to improve the operability.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, water stored in a water tank is guided to a vaporization chamber formed in a base through a first water conduit, and the water is vaporized to generate steam. The water stored in the water tank is guided to the mist generator through the second water conduit to generate mist to be sprayed on clothes. Then, the first headrace or the second headrace is switched by the switching device.
The water is selectively guided to the headrace channel.

Accordingly, when the water tank is in communication with the first water conduit, the switching device closes the second water conduit, and when the water tank is in communication with the second water conduit. In the first embodiment, the first water conduit is closed by the switching device, so that excess moisture does not remain in the fiber due to too much water content on the fiber, the fiber cannot be dried sufficiently, and the finish by ironing is improved. At the same time, operability can be improved.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention according to claim 1 of the present invention provides a water tank for storing water, a base having a vaporization chamber for vaporizing water in the water tank to generate steam,
A first water conduit that guides the water in the water tank to the vaporization chamber, a mist generator that generates mist to be sprayed on clothes, and a second water conduit that guides the water in the water tank to the mist generator. A switching device that selectively guides water to the first water channel or the second water channel. When the water tank and the first water channel are in communication, the switching device causes When the water channel and the second water channel are in communication with each other, the first water channel is closed by the switching device, so that when performing ironing, the "mist" or Only one of "steam" can be used, excess moisture remains on the fiber due to too much moisture on the fiber, it will not be impossible to dry sufficiently, after ironing due to moisture remaining on the fiber Wrinkles occur again , It is possible to prevent that the finish is poor. Further, operability can be improved, and usability can be improved.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, a solenoid for driving a switching device is provided, and the solenoid is driven to open a first water conduit.
When the water in the water tank is led to the vaporization chamber, the second water passage is closed, and when steam is generated, the solenoid is driven to open the first water passage. By doing so, steam can be generated, and when mist is generated, water is guided from the second water conduit to the mist generator without driving the solenoid,
Mist can be generated, and there is no need to operate the switching device, so that operability can be improved and usability can be improved.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a water tank for storing water, a steam generator for vaporizing water in the water tank to generate steam, and a mist generator for generating mist to be sprayed on clothes. Comprising control means for controlling the operation of the steam generator and the mist generator,
The control means operates the steam generator and the mist generator alternatively, and when ironing, only one of “mist” and “steam” is selected. It can be used in a regular way, and the excess moisture on the fiber leaves excess moisture on the fiber, preventing it from drying properly, and the moisture remaining on the fiber causes wrinkling again after ironing, Can be prevented from becoming worse.

[0013]

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

(Embodiment 1) As shown in FIG.
Is provided with a heater 2 for heating, and a vaporization chamber 4 covered with a lid 3 is formed on the base 1. The temperature detecting section 5 is constituted by a thermistor or the like, and detects the temperature of the base 1. The temperature setting unit 6 arbitrarily sets the temperature of the base 1. The water tank 7 stores water, and guides the water from the water tank 7 to the vaporization chamber 4 through the first water conduit 8.

The mist generator 9 is constituted by an ultrasonic vibrator or the like, and sucks up water in the water tank 7 through the second water conduit 10 to spray the water to the outside in a mist state. The switching device 11 switches the supply of water to the first water conduit 8 or the second water conduit 10. The solenoid 12 moves the switching device 11 up and down, and opens the first water passage 8 and closes the second water passage 10 by driving the solenoid 12.

The control device 13 controls the temperature of the base 1 detected by the temperature detection unit 5 to the temperature set by the temperature setting unit 6, and operates the solenoid 12 by operating the steam setting unit 14 or the mist setting unit 15. , And is composed of a plurality of electronic components, as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, the control means 16 is constituted by a microcomputer. When the temperature is set by operating the temperature setting section 6, the temperature of the base 1 is detected by the output signal of the temperature detecting section 5, If the temperature is lower than the set temperature, the relay 18 is turned on to energize the heater 2,
Heat to the set temperature. Conversely, when the temperature of the base 1 is higher than the set temperature, the relay 18 is turned off, the heater 2 is not energized, and the base 1 is naturally cooled to the set temperature. It is configured to control the temperature.

Further, by operating the steam setting unit 14,
When "Steam" is set, the solenoid 12 is energized via the steam control unit 19, the switching device 11 is pulled up, the first water conduit 8 and the water tank 7 are communicated, and steam is ejected from the base 1. It has a configuration.

Further, by operating the mist setting unit 15,
When “mist” is set, the switching device 11 is returned downward by cutting off the power supply to the solenoid 12. Therefore, the water in the water tank 7 does not flow to the first water channel 8, but flows to the second water channel 10, and operates the mist generator 9 via the mist control unit 20, so that the water is in a mist state. Spray outside.

The operation of the above configuration will be described. First,
When ironing is performed, the solenoid 12 is not energized when the operator turns on the power supply 21 and the spring 12 is turned on.
The first water conduit 8 is in a closed state in a state where it is pushed down by a. When the temperature setting unit 6 is operated to set the temperature suitable for the fiber to be ironed, the temperature of the base 1 is controlled to the set temperature as described above, and the ironing can be started after the set temperature is reached. it can. At this time, ironing can be performed in a "dry" state in which water is not supplied to the vaporization chamber.

Next, when ironing is performed by ejecting steam, the steam setting unit 14 is operated to set the steam to "steam". When the solenoid 12 is energized, the switching device 11 rises against the spring 12a. The water in the water tank 7 is supplied to the vaporization chamber 4 through the first water passage 8 and the steam can be jetted from the base 1 in order to open the water passage 8, so that ironing using steam is performed. can do.

In the case of particularly wrinkles, or in the case of fibers that do not easily grow, such as cotton and hemp, if the mist setting unit 15 is set to “mist”, the power supply to the solenoid 12 is cut off. It descends and closes the water channel 8 in the same manner as in the above-mentioned "dry". At this time, the switching device 11 opens the second water conduit 10 and activates the mist generator 9, so that the water in the water tank 17 is removed from the mist generator 9 through the second water conduit 10 in a mist state. Ironing can be performed after spraying on the surface.

Therefore, if the “mist” setting is performed while ironing is performed while jetting steam, the jetting of steam is automatically stopped and only the mist is sprayed from the mist generating device 9. This prevents the water from being insufficiently dried and the water in the water tank 7 from being wasted.

Conversely, when "steam" is set while ironing is performed while mist is being ejected, the spraying of mist can be automatically stopped in the same manner.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the mist is applied to the fiber and ironed, it is possible to prevent excess moisture from remaining in the fiber due to an excessive amount of water and preventing the fiber from being dried sufficiently. A complicated operation for preventing consumption of water is not required. Therefore, the operability is remarkably improved, and it is also possible to prevent wrinkles from being generated again after ironing due to moisture remaining in the fibers, thereby preventing the finish from being deteriorated.

In this embodiment, the steam setting section 14
And the mist setting unit 15 are independent.
“Steam” and “mist” may be switched by one steam / mist switching unit, and a solenoid is used as a means for operating the switching device 11, but the switching can be performed by another manual switching device.

(Embodiment 2) As shown in FIG. 3, the solenoid 12 is provided with an opening / closing rod 22 for opening and closing the first water conduit 8, and is set to “steam” by operating the steam setting section 14. Solenoid 1 via control unit 19
2, the opening / closing rod 22 is pulled upward, the first water channel 8 and the water tank 7 are connected, and steam is blown out from the base 1. The vaporization chamber 4, the first water channel 8, the opening / closing The steam generator 23 is constituted by the rod 22 and the like.

The control means 16 shown in FIG. 2 operates the steam generator 23 and the mist generator 9 alternatively. Other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment.

The operation of the above configuration will be described. When ironing is performed by blowing out steam, when the steam setting unit 14 is operated and set to “steam”, the first water conduit 8 is opened from a closed state, and the water in the water tank 7 is filled with the first water. The water is supplied to the vaporization chamber 4 through the headrace 8 and the base 1
Since steam can be spouted more, ironing using steam can be performed.

Further, in the case of particularly wrinkles, or in the case of fibers that are difficult to grow wrinkles, such as cotton and hemp, the mist setting unit 15 is operated by operating the mist setting unit 15 while ironing while jetting steam. ”, The opening / closing rod 22 closes the first water channel 8 to stop the jet of steam and to operate the mist generating device 9, so that the water in the water tank 17 is mist-generated through the second water channel 10. The mist is sprayed from the device 9 onto the fiber surface. Therefore, it is possible to prevent insufficient drying due to a large amount of water and wasteful consumption of water in the water tank 7.

Conversely, when "steam" is set while ironing while spraying the mist, the operation of the mist generator 9 can be stopped to stop the spraying of the mist. .

As described above, according to this embodiment, the control means 1
6 is for ironing to operate the steam generator 23 and the mist generator 9 alternatively.
Only one of `` mist '' or `` steam '' can be used alternatively, excess moisture remains on the fiber due to too much water on the fiber, and it is not possible to dry sufficiently, It is also possible to prevent wrinkles from being generated again after ironing due to moisture remaining in the fibers, thereby preventing the finish from being deteriorated.

[0033]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a water tank for storing water and a base having a vaporization chamber for vaporizing water in the water tank to generate steam are formed. A first water conduit for guiding water in the water tank to the vaporization chamber; a mist generator for generating mist to be sprayed on clothes; and a second water conduit for guiding water in the water tank to the mist generator. And a switching device that selectively guides water to the first water conduit or the second water conduit. Therefore, the switching device allows the water tank and either the first water conduit or the second water conduit to be provided. Because it communicates, when ironing,
Only one of "mist" or "steam" can be used, and the excess moisture on the fiber does not leave excess moisture due to too much water on the fiber. Thus, it is possible to prevent wrinkles from occurring again after ironing, thereby preventing the finish from being deteriorated. Further, operability can be improved, and usability can be improved.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, a solenoid for driving the switching device is provided, the solenoid is driven to open the first water conduit, and water in the water tank is guided to the vaporization chamber. In such a case, since the second headrace is closed, there is no need to operate the switching device, so that operability can be improved and usability can be improved.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, a water tank for storing water, a steam generator for vaporizing water in the water tank to generate steam, and generating a mist to be sprayed on clothes. Mist generating device, comprising a control means for controlling the operation of the steam generating device and the mist generating device, since the control means is to operate the steam generating device and the mist generating device alternatively. When ironing, only one of "mist" or "steam" can be used alternatively, and excess moisture remains in the fiber due to too much moisture on the fiber, and enough It is possible to prevent that drying is not possible, and it is possible to prevent wrinkles from occurring again after ironing due to moisture remaining in the fiber, thereby preventing the finish from being deteriorated.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of an iron according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block circuit diagram of the iron.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of an iron according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway sectional view of a conventional iron.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Base 4 Vaporization room 7 Water tank 8 1st waterway 9 Mist generator 10 2nd waterway 11 Switching device

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Mamoru Ikeshima 1006 Kadoma Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture Inside Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A water tank for storing water, a base having an evaporation chamber for evaporating water in the water tank to generate steam, and a first water conduit for guiding the water in the water tank to the evaporation chamber. And a mist generator for generating mist to be sprayed on clothing, a second water conduit for guiding water in the water tank to the mist generator, and selectively to the first water conduit or the second water conduit. An iron with a switching device for guiding water. And a solenoid for driving the switching device.
The iron according to claim 1, wherein the first water conduit is opened by driving the solenoid, and when the water in the water tank is led to the vaporization chamber, the second water conduit is closed. 3. A water tank for storing water, a steam generator for vaporizing water in the water tank to generate steam, a mist generator for generating mist to be sprayed on clothes, the steam generator and mist An iron comprising control means for controlling the operation of the generator, wherein the control means operates the steam generator and the mist generator alternatively.