JPS5933360Y2 - iron - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea] The present invention relates to an iron equipped with a steam generator.

Conventionally, this type of iron has a power cord lead out directly from the iron body, so the power cord wire tends to get in the way when using it, and if the iron body falls over and is left unattended while the iron is turned on, There was also the risk of burning the floor or starting a fire.

This invention was created in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to make it easy to use without the power cord getting in the way when operating the press, and to be safe because the power is automatically cut off if the iron itself falls over. Our goal is to provide irons with excellent quality.

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

Reference numeral 1 denotes a mounting table having a mounting section 2 on the upper surface, a protruding guide strip 2a protruding from the periphery of the mounting section 2, and two through holes 3, 3 bored in the center of the mounting section 2. It is set up.

Reference numeral 4 denotes two power terminals made of, for example, a phosphor bronze plate, and one end of which is a boss portion 1a protruding from the lower surface of the stand 1.
A contact portion 4a screwed to and provided at the other end is located below the through hole 3.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a power cord wire connected to the power terminal 4 and led out from the stand 1, and 6 is a lid that closes the lower surface of the stand 1.

Now, 7 is an iron main body which is removably placed on the table 1, and will be described in detail below.

That is, 8 is a base made of heat-resistant plastic, 9 is a heat storage material such as an iron base made of cast aluminum, 10 is an upper iron base as a heat storage body also made of cast aluminum, 1
Reference numeral 1 denotes a hollow handle made of plastic, which are fixedly connected to each other by screws 12 to 15.
A backing 16 is interposed between the iron base 9 and the upper iron base 10 to airtightly and thermally isolate them.

When the iron main body 7 is placed on the placing table 1, the base 8 is guided so that its outer circumference fits into the protruding strips 2a and comes into contact with the placing surface 2.

17 are two power receiving terminals provided through the base 8,
Its tip protrudes slightly outward from the base 8, and when the iron main body 7 is placed on the stand 1, it enters the inside of the stand 1 through the through hole 3 and contacts the contact portion 4a of the power terminal 4. They are now being contacted.

18 is a thermostat fixed to the inner surface of the iron base 9 with screws, 19 is a sheathed heater cast into the iron base 9, and a series circuit of the thermostat 18 and the sheathed heater 19 is connected between the power receiving terminals 17 and 17. A pilot lamp 20 provided on the handle 11 is connected in series to a sheathed heater 19 (see FIG. 3).

Reference numeral 21 denotes a temperature setting knob provided on the handle 11, and an adjustment knob 21a of this knob passes through the handle 11 and the upper iron base 10 to reach the thermostat 18.
The operating temperature can be changed.

22 is a sheathed heater cast into the upper iron base 10, 23 is a thermal reed relay that turns on and off at a constant temperature (for example, 150°C), and these series circuits are connected between power receiving terminals 17 and 17. There is.

Reference numeral 24 denotes a steam generation recess formed in the upper iron base 10, the opening of which is hermetically closed with a closing plate 25 to form a steam generation chamber 26.

This steam generation chamber 26 is generated through steam holes 27, 27 provided in the upper iron base 10, a hollow chamber 28 formed between the iron base 9 and the upper iron base 10, and a steam hole 29 provided in the iron base 9. It is communicated with the outside.

30 is a valve body for controlling the opening and closing of a valve hole 31 provided in the center of the closing plate 25, and the valve stem 32 of this valve body projects outside through the handle 11 and has a push button 33 at the tip; Normally, the valve body 30 is biased by the coil spring 34 to close the valve hole 31.

35 is a water supply port body for supplying water into the water storage tank 35 provided in the handle 11.

Next, the operation of this embodiment configured as above will be explained.

Connect the power cord line 5 to the outlet, and then connect the iron body 7.
When placed on the mounting table 1, the power receiving terminals 17.17 are connected to the power supply terminals 4, 4, so that the sheathed heater 19 is energized via the thermostat 18, and the sheathed heater 22 is energized via the thermal reed relay 23. As a result, the iron base 9 is heated to a predetermined temperature set by the temperature setting knob 21, and the upper iron base 1 is heated.
0 is the set temperature of the thermal reed relay 23 (for example, 15
0°C).

Therefore, when performing press work, the iron body 7 is removed from the stand 1 by grasping the handle 11 and operated.In this case, there is no power cord wire etc. led out from the iron body 7, so there is no need for the work. It has no restrictions and is very easy to use.

When performing press work using steam, the iron base 9 is held substantially horizontally and the push button 33 is pressed.
When the valve body 30 is opened by pressing the button, water in the water storage tank 35 enters the steam generation chamber 26 through the valve hole 31, touches the recess 24, and immediately evaporates, causing the steam hole 27 and the hollow chamber 2 to evaporate.
Since steam is ejected to the outside through B and the steam hole 29, the press operation is performed while blowing the ejected steam onto the clothes to be pressed.

By the way, although the sheathed heater 19° 22 is in a power-off state during the press operation, the press operation is performed by the thermal energy stored in the iron base 9 and the upper iron base 10, and when used in a general household. Since operations such as changing the orientation of the clothes are performed during the pressing process, the time required for one press is short, and the iron body 7 is repeatedly placed on the stand 1 during the process of pressing one piece of clothing. Since the sheathed heaters 19 and 22 are reenergized each time the iron base 9 and the upper iron base 10 are placed,
Pressing work can be carried out without any problems using the thermal energy stored in the press.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, the upper iron base 10, which is a heat source for steam generation, is thermally isolated from the iron base 9, and its set temperature is set higher than the highest set temperature of the iron base 9, so that steam generation is prevented. There is no risk of problems such as the temperature of the iron base 9 decreasing as a result of this, or the amount of steam generated decreasing when the set temperature of the iron base 9 is low. Even at times, water can be easily supplied without the power cord line 5 getting in the way.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the sheathed heater 19° 22 is energized only when the iron body 7 is correctly placed on the table 1, so if the iron body 7 falls off the table 1, such as when the iron body 7 falls, Immediately sheathed heater 19.2
2 is cut off, and therefore, even if the iron main body I is left lying down, there is no risk of it burning the floor or causing a fire.

As is clear from the above description, the present invention is easy to use because the power cord does not get in the way during press operation, and furthermore, if the iron itself falls over, the power is automatically cut off, making it possible to provide an iron with excellent safety. .

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a perspective view, FIG. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view, and FIG. 3 is an electric circuit diagram. In the drawing, 1 is the stand, 4 is the power terminal, 7 is the iso body, 9
1 is an iron base, 10 is an upper iron base (heat storage body), 17 is a power receiving terminal, and 22 is a sheathed heater. 19°

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A stand having a power supply terminal, an iron body that is removably placed on the stand and has a power receiving terminal that is connected to the power supply terminal when the iron body is placed, and the iron body is made of heat storage material and is provided on the iron body. iron base for pressing,
A heat storage body for generating steam is provided in the iron body, and a heat storage body is provided in the iron body to heat the iron base and the heat storage body, and when the iron body is placed on the stand, the power receiving terminal An iron equipped with a heater that generates heat in response to supplied power.