JPS6142554Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Industrial Application Field The present invention relates to a steam iron for general household use.

BACKGROUND TECHNOLOGY Conventionally, in a steam iron in which a tank of this type is detachably attached to the iron body, a means for locking the handle of the tank is, for example,
It had a configuration as shown in Publication No. 12555.

That is, a locking lever rotatably provided at the front of the handle engages and fixes the lower front of the detachable tank.

Problems that the invention aims to solve However, with this type of structure, when attaching or detaching the tank, you have to hold the handle with one hand to prevent the entire iron from moving, and operate the locking lever with the other hand. It is very inconvenient to use. Additionally, there was a problem in which the tank could come off inadvertently due to objects hitting the locking lever while the iron was being used.

Therefore, in order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, the present invention prevents the tank from being accidentally removed while the iron is in use, and improves the operability when removing the tank.

Means to Solve the Problems The technical means of the present invention to solve the above problems is to provide a buckle for fixing the tank in front of the grip of the handle so that it can move freely in the front and back directions, and to change the direction of unlocking to the rear. This is the setting.

Effect The effect of this technical means is as follows.
In other words, the buckle can be unlocked with the fingers of the hand holding the grip of the handle, making it very easy to operate, and what's more, it prevents the hand holding the handle from touching the buckle while the iron is being used. Also, since a force in the locking direction is applied to the buckle, it is possible to prevent the tank from being accidentally removed.

Embodiment Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the accompanying drawings. In the figure, 1 is a base with a built-in heater 2 and a vaporizing chamber 3, 4 is a steam outlet hole that releases the steam generated in the vaporizing chamber 3, 5 is a cover installed on the base 1, and 6 is this cover. A handle 5 is fixed on the handle 6, and a tank 7 is removably installed in front of the handle 6. A nozzle part 8 is provided at the bottom of the handle 6, and the tank 7 is connected to the vaporization chamber 3 when the tank 7 is installed. . 9 is an opening/closing rod for opening and closing the nozzle part 8, which is built into the tank 7;
It is operated up and down by the operation button 10. Reference numeral 11 denotes a tank fixing buckle provided in front of the grip portion 6a of the handle 6 so as to be slidable in the front and back directions.By sliding the buckle backward against the spring 12, that is, in the direction of arrow A, the engagement with the tank 7 is released. tank 7 can be removed. The upper part of the tank 7 is made small to ensure a sufficient length of the grip part 6a and its position does not shift backwards so that ironing work can be done easily. It is made to follow the outer shape of the Further, the rear surface of the tank 7 has a lower portion inclined rearward in accordance with the shape of the front portion of the handle 6, and extends below the grip portion 6a. Further, the front surface of the tank 7 has a substantially linear slope from its upper end toward the tip of the base 1, and has a water inlet 13 near its upper end, so that it has a substantially trapezoidal shape.

In the above configuration, the tank 7 can be removed using the handle 6.
This can be easily done by moving the fingers of the hand gripping the grip part 6a and sliding the buckle 11 backward. Further, even if part of the hand that grips the grip 6a hits the buckle 11 during ironing work with the tank 7 attached, only a forward force is applied to the buckle 11. However, since the acting direction of this force coincides with the locking direction of the buckle 11, the tank 7 will not come off inadvertently.

In this way, in this embodiment, the position of the buckle 11 is set to make it easy to operate the buckle 11 when leaving the tank 7, and to prevent malfunction of the buckle 11 during ironing work, which are seemingly contradictory conditions.
This was satisfied by setting the operating direction.

However, according to this configuration, objects do not hit the buckle 11 during ironing work, and from this point as well, the tank 7 can be prevented from being accidentally detached.

Effects of the invention As described above, the present invention has a
By providing a buckle with the unlocking direction set to the rear, it is easy to operate when you consciously remove the tank, and when you do not have the intention to do so, i.e.
The seemingly contradictory condition of being able to reliably prevent the tank from detaching during ironing can be achieved with a simple configuration. Furthermore, the buckle does not malfunction due to hitting objects during ironing, making it possible to provide a steam iron that is extremely easy to use.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a side view of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the main part, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the iron body with the tank removed, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the tank. 1...Base, 6...Handle, 6a...Grip part,
7... Tank, 8... Nozzle part, 11... Buckle.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A base having a vaporization chamber, a handle installed above the base, a removable tank placed in front of the handle and communicating with the vaporization chamber via a nozzle, and a handle installed front and back in front of the grip of the handle. A steam iron equipped with a buckle for fixing the tank, which is movable in any direction and whose unlocking direction is set to the rear.