JPS58136397A - Steam iron - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a steam iron, and an object of the present invention is to prevent a water absorbing body for generating steam from accidentally coming into contact with a heating plate during dry use or when a water tank is empty.

An embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. 1 to 7. That is, in this steam iron, a water tank 2 is exposed on the upper surface of a case 1, and hot sand 3 is provided on the lower surface. Case IPI'i As shown in Fig. 4, upper case 4 and lower case 5 are connected with screws 6, water tank 2 is installed in upper case 4 so as to be retractable, and heating plate 3 is installed in lower case 5 with screws 7. Fixed. First, the heat 1 [3 Fi is formed into a circular arc similar to the shape of the front and rear edges of the case 1, and is attached to the lower case 5 so as to be offset from the bottom surface 5a of the lower case 5. A rising piece 8 is formed. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the hot plate 3 has a U-shaped protrusion 11 forming a lateral opening recess 10 at the center of the upper surface, and a positioning rib 12 at the center of the lateral opening of the recess 10. A screw hole 13 is formed in this protrusion 11, a dogleg-shaped loop groove 14 is formed in the protrusion 11 of the hot plate 3, and a large number of steam ejection holes 15 are formed inside the loop groove 14, as shown in FIG. Large diameter hole 15 like
a.

A dogleg-shaped groove 16 is formed adjacent to the small diameter hole 15b and a countersunk hole 15c, and a branch groove 17 is formed between the steam injection holes 15 with a delay from this groove 16, and These grooves 16° 17 and the steam jet hole 15 are formed in the WJ 18 which is lower than the upper surface of the protrusion 1l 111 and communicate with each other.

A 9-domain 21 is pulled out from the electrode of a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) heater element 19, and the upper and lower surfaces thereof are covered with insulating plates 22, and inserted into the central recess 10 of the heating plate 3, and the rear end is inserted into the rib 1.
2, the seal rubber 23 is loaded into the loop groove I4, and the heater element 19 is placed over the entire surface of the protrusion 11.
Place the heating plate 24 so that it adheres to the PTC heater element 19t, and tighten it into the screw hole 13 with screws (not shown) K.
-Fix together. The heating plate 241 has a protruding portion 25 near the middle front end of the central portion, and a communicating hole 26 is formed corresponding to the dogleg-shaped groove 16. A protective case 27 was attached to include the protrusion 25 and the communication hole 26 on the heating plate 24, a hole 28 was formed in the upper part corresponding to the protrusion 25, and a lower pot was attached inside the protective case 27. coil spring 2
The upper end portion of 9 extends upward from the protrusion 25 . A heat insulating rubber 30 is attached to the upper edge of the rising piece 8 of the hot plate 3 thus assembled, and is pressed against the lower case 5 and fixed with screws (not shown). Further, the end of the lead wire 21 is soldered to the terminal pin 31, and the terminal shaft 32 is fixed to the positioning recess 33 of the lower case 5.

On the other hand, it is made of a transparent material so that the inside of the water supply tank 2 can be seen, and as shown in FIG. The water bottle 36 is detachably attached, a waterproof gasket 37 extends around the water bottle 36, and a water absorbent body 38 is attached to the lower end of the water bottle 36.
The water absorbent body 38 is covered with a protective plate 39 having holes.

In addition, a protrusion 40 (Fig. 114) is formed on the side of the water tank 2, and a protrusion 40 (Fig. 114) is formed on the inside of the storage tube 41 formed on the upper case 4.
An L-shaped groove (not shown) is formed, and the water supply tank 2 is inserted into the storage tube 41 and rotated for installation, and the vertical width of the horizontal groove is increased to allow the water tank 2 to move in and out. At this time, the waterproof gasket 37 is attached to the small diameter tube 4 inside the storage tube 41.
Closely adheres to inside 1a. When this upper case 4 is placed over the lower case 5 and integrated with the screw 6, a gasket 42t is fitted onto the outer surface of the small diameter cylinder 4]a, and this gasket 42 is used to tighten the small diameter cylinder 41.
m and the protective trowel case 27 communicate without leakage, and the protective plate 3
The upper end of the coil spring 29 comes into elastic contact with the spring 9 to push up the water tank 2. 43 is a screw cover and name plate.

Further, on the upper surface of the upper case 4, a hole 44 and a guide groove 45 are formed near the water tank storage cylinder 41, and a lock button 46 is formed.
A lock portion 47 is provided to be slidable in the direction toward and away from the storage tube 41, and the lower end of the lock button 46 extends into the storage tube 41.
is inserted into a guide hole 48 formed at the bottom of the storage cylinder 41.

We will explain how this steam iron works and how to use it. That is, first, the water tank 2 is removed from the storage cylinder 41, the water cylinder 36 is removed from the water tank 2, and water is supplied into the water tank 2.

Next, the plug 49 is inserted into the terminal pin 31, and the other plug blade of the power cord (not shown) is inserted into an outlet (not shown) to supply current to the PTC heater element 19. This heats the hot plate 3 and the hot plate 24, and when the hot plate 3 reaches an appropriate temperature, iron it by pressing it against a handkerchief or blouse cape. When the water tank 2 is pressed, the coil spring 2
9 is compressed and the retaining plate 39 is lowered, and the protrusion 2 of the heating plate 24
5, the water absorbent body 38 is heated by this K, the water in the water absorbent body 38 is vaporized, and steam is generated from the holes in the protection plate 39. The nine steam generated is from the communication hole 2 in the rice cake case 27.
The steam enters the groove 16 through the steam nozzle 6 and is further jetted out from the steam nozzle 15. When the water supply tank 2 is empty or when the iron is used dryly, the lock button 46 is pushed in the direction approaching the water supply tank 2, and the lock part 47 is positioned at the bottom of the tank as shown in FIG. As a result, even if the upper surface of the water supply tank 2 is pressed by mistake, the lock portion 47 prevents the water supply tank 2 from being lowered, and therefore the water absorbent body 38 does not come into contact with the heating plate 24.

As mentioned above, 1. This Takamei steam iron is an iron that generates steam by bringing a water absorbent body into contact with a heating plate, but it is equipped with a mouth button that prevents the water absorbent body from moving. Even if you press the water absorbent body while waiting, the water absorbent body does not come into contact with the heating plate and will not damage the water absorbent body, and there is an effect that steam will not be generated by mistake during dry use. In an embodiment, the water absorbing body is provided at the bottom of the tank,
In addition, the tank can be slidably disposed inside the iron body, the operating part of the locking means is exposed outside the main body, and the locking part is brought into contact with the bottom of the tank to prevent movement, so that the lock can be locked with a simple structure and operation. .

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention in use;
The figure is a top view of the steam iron, the third figure is its bottom view,
4 is a sectional view, FIG. 5 is a sectional view in a locked state, FIG. 6 is a plan view of the hot plate, and FIG. 7 is a sectional view of the water tank. 1...Case (main body), 2...Water tank, 24...
Heating plate, 38... Water absorbing body, 41... Storage tube, 46.
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Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) It includes a water supply tank, a water absorption body that absorbs water in the water supply tank, a heating plate that generates steam by bringing the water absorption body into contact, and a locking means that prevents contact movement of the water absorption body. steam iron. (2) The water supply tank is slidably provided on the iron body, the water absorbent body is provided at the bottom of the water tank, and the lock means is detachably provided on the bottom of the water tank, and the lock button Claims that are exposed on the surface of the iron body! Steam iron listed in ( ).