JPS6115838Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] Technical field of the invention This invention relates to an electric iron used at home, etc.

The technical background of the invention and its problems. Generally, an electric iron has a power cord extending from its main body, and is used by plugging the power cord into a wall outlet indoors. The power cord is usually led out from the rear end of the iron body. This is because it is assumed that the indoor wall outlet will be placed at the rear of the iron body.

However, the wall outlet is not always located on the rear side of the iron body, and depending on the place where the iron body is used, the wall outlet may be located on the front side of the iron body. In such a case, the power cord extends along the iron body, so it may wrap around the wrist of the user who operates the iron body, interfering with the use of the iron, and hindering smooth use. It ends up.

Purpose of the invention This invention was made with attention to the above-mentioned points, and its purpose is to appropriately select the lead-out position of the power cord to either the front or rear end of the iron body as necessary. The goal is to ensure smooth use at all times.

Summary of the invention: An opening is formed along the front and back direction on the circumferential surface of the iron body, a cap is detachably attached to this opening, symmetrical notches are formed at both ends of the opening, and a cap is attached to the opening. A projecting piece having a shape corresponding to each of the notches is formed on one end edge and is fitted into one of the notches, and an insertion hole is formed on the other end edge of the cap facing the other notch. An electric iron characterized by forming a recessed part to allow a power cord to be led out from the inside of the iron body through the insertion hole.

Embodiment of the invention Hereinafter, an embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes an iron body, which has a handle 3 made of synthetic resin attached to the upper surface of a base 2 in which a heater 4 (not shown) is embedded. A grip portion 4 is formed at the upper end of the handle 3, and a user grips this grip portion 4 to use the iron body 1. A long opening 5 is formed in the upper end surface of the handle 3 along the front-rear direction. The opening 5 has a symmetrical shape with respect to its longitudinal midpoint. Notches 6 and 7, each having a semicircular shape, for example, are formed at both end edges of the opening 5, and both are arranged symmetrically with respect to the midpoint of the opening 5. A cap 8 is detachably provided in the opening 5, and the cap 8 has a protruding piece 9 on one end edge of which has a shape corresponding to each of the notches 6 and 7, that is, a semicircular shape, and has a semicircular protrusion 9 on the other edge, for example. A semicircular recessed part 10 is formed. The projecting piece 9 fits into the one notch 6, and the recessed notch 10 faces the other notch 7, forming a circular insertion hole 11 therebetween. In addition,
The cap 8 is latched to the handle 3 by a latching means such as a screw or a latching claw piece.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a cylindrical cord protector made of an elastic material such as synthetic rubber, and a mounting groove 13 is formed on the outer periphery of the protector 12 on the base end side. Then, the edge of the recessed portion 10 fits into a half-circumferential portion of the mounting groove 13, and the edge of the notched portion 7 fits into the other half-circumferential portion, whereby the cord protector 12
is fixed to the handle 3. Reference numeral 14 denotes a power cord connected through the heater of the base 2 and a temperature controller (not shown), and this power cord 14 is led out from inside the handle 3 through the inner circumference of the cord protector 12. In addition, 15
is a dial for operating the temperature controller.

Next, the function will be explained. In the state shown in FIG. 3, the power cord 14 is led out from the rear end of the iron body 1. Therefore, in this case, the power cord 14 is used when a wall outlet in the room is located at the rear of the iron body 1. It is a form. On the other hand, when a wall outlet is located in the front side of the iron body 1, the lead-out position of the power cord 14 is moved from the rear end side to the front end side of the iron body 1 as follows. That is, first, the cap 8 and the cord protector 12 are removed from the opening 5. At this time, the cord protector 12 is elastically deformed and is easily removed from the notch 7. Next, attach the cord protector 12 to the recessed part 10 of the cap 8.
Remove from. The cord protector 12 is attached to the iron body 1 by fitting the attachment groove 13 into the inner peripheral edge of the notch 6 on the front end side of the iron body 1. Thereafter, the orientation of the cap 8 is changed from the state it was in when it was removed to the state in which it is horizontally reversed by 180 degrees, and it is attached to the opening 5 again. They are fitted into the half circumferential portions of the mounting grooves 13 of the cord protector 12, respectively. As a result, the cord protector 12 is fixed to the front end of the iron body 1, and the power cord 14 is led out from the front end of the iron body 1 through the cord protector 112.

Therefore, the plug at the tip of the power cord 14 is inserted into a wall outlet located in front of the iron body 1, and thereby the iron body 1 can be used smoothly without the power cord 14 getting in the way. Further, since the useless notch 7 on the rear end side of the iron main body 1 is closed by the protruding piece 9 of the cap 8, the appearance can be maintained well.

In the above embodiment, the upper end surface of the iron main body was selected as the part forming the opening, but this may be the side surface, and in short, the opening may be formed along the circumferential surface of the iron main body in the front-rear direction. It is something. Further, the power cord does not necessarily need to be led out through the cord protector, and may be led out directly through the insertion hole of the iron body.

Effects of the invention As explained above, according to this invention, the power cord can be selectively led out either from the rear end of the iron body or from the front end, and the selection can be made depending on the location of the indoor outlet. By doing so, the iron body can be used smoothly at all times without the power cord getting in the way.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of this invention, and Fig. 1 is an overall side view, Fig. 2 is a plan view of the main parts, Fig. 3 is a sectional view, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the same exploded state. . 1...Iron body, 5...Opening, 6, 7...
Notch, 8...Cap, 9...Protrusion, 10...
Recessed notch, 11...insertion hole, 14...power cord.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] An iron body, an opening formed along the front and back direction on the circumferential surface of the iron body, a cap detachably attached to the opening, and notches formed symmetrically at both ends of the opening. a protrusion formed on one end edge of the cap in a shape corresponding to each of the notches and fitted into one of the notches, and a protrusion formed on the other end edge of the cap facing the other notch. 1. An electric iron comprising: a recessed part with an insertion hole formed therebetween; and a power cord led out from inside the iron main body through the insertion hole.