JPS60137396A - Steam iron - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a steam iron for general household use.

Problems with the structure of the conventional example Conventionally, in this type of steam iron, as shown in Fig. 1, the base 1 has a built-in heater 2;
includes a vaporization chamber 3, a vaporization chamber lid 4 covering the vaporization chamber 3, and a first
A base lid 7 having a steam outlet 62.' is attached to the ironing surface of the base 1 and can be attached and detached by screws or the like. In addition, a space was generally provided between the base lid 7 and the base 1 to form a second steam passage 8 that communicated the first steam passage 5 with the steam outlet 6.

However, with the above configuration, if the ironing performance deteriorates during the ironing operation, such as the amount and time of steam ejection,
If you remove the base lid 7 from the base 1, the steam outlet 6
, the first steam passage 6, and the second steam passage 8, but it was not possible to clean the inside of the vaporization chamber 3, where water scale accumulates the most. Here, as a method to enable cleaning inside the vaporization chamber,
For ironing the base, it was considered to have an opening lid for the vaporization chamber on the surface side, but the opening lid through which water drips is a separate member from the base, which has a heater, and heat transfer would not be sufficient. However, there was a problem that the vaporization ability decreased and hot water spouted out. Further, in the above-mentioned conventional example, the base lid 7 is provided on the surface of the ironing base 1, and a step is formed on the surface of the ironing surface.

Furthermore, since the base lid 7, which is a separate part, is tightened, the temperature of the surface of the base lid 7 is lower than that of the ironing surface of the base 1, which has a built-in heater 2, and ironing is applied to the entire surface. There were problems such as the temperature distribution was not uniform and the temperature at the front of the ironing surface, which is important for ironing, was low, resulting in poor ironing results.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves these conventional problems and provides a steam iron in which the vaporization chamber and the steam passage can be easily cleaned.

Constituent structure of the invention A base having a vaporizing chamber, a steam outlet provided in the base, a steam passage communicating the vaporizing chamber and the steam outlet, a vaporizing chamber lid covering the vaporizing chamber and the steam passage. The vaporizing chamber lid is removably installed from above the base, and by attaching the vaporizing chamber lid that covers the vaporizing chamber and the steam passage so as to be removable from above the base, the steam iron can be placed in the correct position. With the current state of IT, you can easily clean water stains in the vaporization chamber and steam passage. In addition, since the ironing base does not require a separate part on the surface, the ironing surface has no steps and the temperature distribution is uniform, which improves the partitioning effect of ironing.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In Figures 2 and 3, 11/l'i heater 12
The base 11 is provided with a vaporization chamber 13. The 14 steam ejection holes are connected to the vaporization chamber 13 through a steam passage 15.

An opening 16 is formed approximately in the center of the first vaporizing chamber lid that covers the vaporizing chamber 13 and the steam passage 16 which are fastened to the base 11 with screws etc.
It has a. 17 is an opening 16a of the vaporization chamber lid 16 [
This is a second vaporization chamber lid formed to match with the second vaporization chamber lid, and is detachably attached via a packing 18 made of an elastic material such as rubber. Reference numeral 19 denotes a movable fixing plate for fixing the second vaporization chamber cover 1γ, and the movable fixing plate 19 is attached to the heat insulating plate 20. Reference numeral 21 denotes a water tank detachably provided at the front of the iron main body, and a nozzle 22 is provided at the bottom of the water tank 21, which communicates with the vaporization chamber 13 via a nozzle packing 23. The dripping of water into the vaporization chamber 13 is controlled by a dripping control device 24 that protrudes above the water tank 21. Reference numeral 25 denotes a cover made of metal or the like provided on the base 11, and provided above the vaporization chamber 13 with an opening 26 large enough to allow the second vaporization chamber lid 17 to be attached and removed.

To explain the operation in the above configuration, when the steam iron is used many times and water scale accumulates in the vaporization chamber 13, the water tank 21 is separated from the iron body,
Thereafter, by operating the movable fixed plate 19, the second vaporization chamber cover 17 covering the vaporization chamber 13 and the steam passage 16 can be easily removed from above the main body with one hand. Therefore, by removing the second vaporizing chamber lid 17 from above, the steam iron body 11 can be installed in a normal ironing condition without having to be turned upside down as in conventional irons, and the vaporizing chamber 13 and steam passage 16 can be opened. can be cleaned, improving work efficiency. In addition, since ironing does not require a separate part on the surface, ironing has the advantage that there are no steps on the surface, the temperature distribution is uniform, and the finishing effect of ironing can be improved.

In the above embodiment, a part of the first vaporization chamber lid 16 is detachably provided, but the opening 26 of the cover 25 located above the vaporization chamber 13 is widened, The entire chamber lid 16 may be provided removably and the second vaporization chamber lid 17 may be eliminated. In short, it is only necessary to provide a vaporization chamber lid that covers the vaporization chamber or the steam passage so as to be detachable from above the main body.

Effects of the Invention As is clearly seen from the above embodiments, the steam iron of the present invention has a vaporizing chamber cover that covers the vaporizing chamber and the steam passage, which is detachably provided from above the base, so that the vaporizing chamber and the steam passage are free from deposits. Cleaning up weeping water stains is easy.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a sectional view of the main parts of a conventional steam iron, Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the main parts of a steam iron showing an embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the main parts of the steam iron with the water tank removed. A plan view of the steam iron with the water tank and the second vaporizing chamber lid removed. 11... Base, 13... Vaporization chamber, 1
4... Mountain steam outlet, 16... Steam passage, 16... First vaporization chamber cover, 17... Second vaporization chamber cover.

Claims (1)

[Claims] The vaporizer comprises a base having a vaporizing chamber, a steam outlet provided in the base, a steam passage communicating the vaporizing chamber and the steam outlet, and a vaporizing chamber lid covering the vaporizing chamber and the steam passage, A steam iron in which a chamber lid is detachable from above the base.