JPS6245680Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to an improvement of a steam iron equipped with a water inlet for injecting water into a water tank.

Generally, a steam iron has a handle attached to the top surface of the heating base, a water tank inside the handle, and a water filler on the front surface, and the water filler has a water filler that communicates with the water tank. are doing. A water filling lid is provided on the front surface of the water filling port to open and close the opening.

This water filler lid can be opened and closed using a fingertip, but in the past, the opening operation was troublesome and lacked smoothness.

The present invention was developed with these points in mind, and its purpose is to provide a gap on the inner surface of the free edge of the water filler lid for insertion of a fingertip, thereby making it easier to open the water filler lid. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a steam iron that allows the user to easily and smoothly perform the following steps.

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

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a heating base in which a heater 2 is embedded, and a vaporizing chamber 3 is formed on the upper surface of the front side of the base 1, and this vaporizing chamber 3 communicates with the lower surface of the heating base 1 via a jet hole 4. The upper surface is closed by a cover plate 5. Cover 6 covers the entire top surface of heating base 1.
A handle body 7 made of a heat-resistant synthetic resin is provided on the top of the cover 6. This handle body 7 is composed of a bottom plate 8 that faces the heating base 1 via the cover 6, and a main body 9 that covers the upper surface of the bottom plate 8. And main body 9
A handle part 7a is formed in the upper part of the handle part 7a by a cavity 10 penetrating from side to side. A water tank 11 is formed between the bottom plate 8 and the main body 9, and is surrounded by the front wall 9a, side wall 9b, and rear wall 9c of the main body 9. Further, a hollow cylinder 12 and a mounting post 13 are integrally protruded from the main body 9 toward the inside of the water tank 11, and a hollow passage 14 passing through the inside of the water tank 11 is formed by the hollow cylinder 12.

The bottom plate 8 is fixed to the heating base 1 via screws 15 and to the cover 6 via screws 16, and the bottom plate 8 and the main body 9 are respectively fixed to the bottom plate 8.
They are connected and fixed to each other by a screw 17 inserted from the lower surface of the main body 9 and screwed into the front wall 9a of the main body 9, and a screw 18 screwed into the mounting post 13. An outlet 19 is formed in the front part of the bottom plate 8, and a drip nozzle 20 is provided below the outlet 19. This dripping nozzle 20 is attached to a lid plate 5 that closes off the upper surface of the vaporization chamber 3, and its tip faces into the vaporization chamber 3. A cylindrical water pipe 21 is provided between the outlet 19 and the vaporization chamber 3 so as to surround the drip nozzle 20. The water pipe 21 is made of a material with poor thermal conductivity, such as stainless steel, that is, a material with low thermal conductivity.
It is liquid-tightly joined to the outlet 19 and the cover plate 5, and allows the inside of the water tank 11 and the inside of the vaporization chamber 3 to communicate with each other with the drip nozzle 20 interposed therebetween. Reference numeral 22 denotes an opening/closing rod, one end of which faces into the drip nozzle 20, and the other end of which extends slidably through the upper wall of the water tank 11 and projects to the upper part of the main body 9. A support plate 24 is attached to the upper part of the main body 9 with screws 23, and a reversible operation button 25 is supported on this support plate 24. An end of the opening/closing rod 22 is connected to one end of this operation button 25. There is. The operation button 25 rotates in reverse using a pin 26 as a fulcrum, and this operation causes the opening/closing rod 22 to move up and down, thereby opening and closing the tip of the drip nozzle 20. A leaf spring 28 is attached to the lower surface of the support plate 24 via studs 27.
One end side of the leaf spring 28 is curved into an arc shape and comes into contact with the operation button 25, so that the button 25 is elastically reversed. Also leaf spring 2
The other end side of 8 extends horizontally rearward to form a locking portion 29 .

A water inlet body 30 constituting a water inlet portion is provided on the front surface of the main body 9 and is integrally molded from an elastic synthetic resin such as polypropylene. This water inlet body 30 includes a plate-shaped base 31, a water inlet 32 formed to protrude inside this base 31,
A water filling lid 34 is provided on the front surface of the water filling port 32 so as to close the opening thereof, and is rotatably supported on the upper edge of the base 31 via a self-hinge 33. A mounting piece 35 is provided on the upper part of the inner surface of the base 31.
Also, a locking piece 36 is integrally provided on the lower part of the inner surface. Furthermore, a locking pawl 38 having a hook-shaped locking portion 37 at the tip is integrally protruded on the inner surface of the water filling lid 34, and this locking pawl 38 is inserted through the water filling port 32 and is inserted into the inside of the water filling port 32. The locking portion 37 at the tip engages with the inner peripheral edge of the water inlet 32 in a detachable manner, and this engagement causes the water inlet lid 34 to close to the water inlet 3.
It is locked so as to be tightly joined to the front surface of 2.
The base 31 of the water filler body 30 has an extending portion 31a that smoothly extends downward, and a recess 30a is formed on the surface of the extending portion 31a, and an edge 34a on the free end side of the water filler lid 34 is attached to this extending portion 31a. housed in the recess 30a,
A fingertip insertion gap 39 is formed on the inner surface of this edge 34a and continues into the space of the recess 30a. A peripheral wall 40 at the front portion of the handle body 7 is interposed between the extending portion 31a and the base cover 6 so as to fill the space therebetween in a substantially flat manner. Separated from 6.

The water inlet body 30 configured in this manner first includes a packing 32 such as an O-ring around the outer periphery of the water inlet 32.
a is fitted, and in this state, the hooking piece 36 is hooked to the inside of the upper end of the peripheral wall 40, and the base 31 is pushed inward into the main body 9 using this hooking portion as a fulcrum. As a result, the water inlet 32 fits into the opening 11a of the water tank 11, and the packing 32a is compressed, and in this state, the mounting piece 35 is fixed to the mounting bracket 41 provided on the main body 9 via the screw 42, thereby The entire water inlet body 30 is attached and fixed to the main body 9.

In the above embodiment, the water tank and the water inlet are configured separately, but this is not necessarily the case. The water tank may be integrally formed with the water inlet, and a water filler lid may be provided in front of the water inlet. It may be a case.

As explained above, the present invention forms a recess in the water inlet, interposes a part of the handle body between the water inlet and the base cover, and separates the recess from the base cover. The edge of the free end of the water filler lid is accommodated within the recess, and a gap for inserting a fingertip is provided on the inner surface of the edge, which is continuous with the space of the recess. When pouring water into the water tank or draining unnecessary water from the water tank, you can do it extremely easily and smoothly by inserting your fingertip into the gap through the recess and pulling up the water filler lid. The water inlet can be opened, and since the free end edge of the water inlet lid is surrounded by the inner wall of the recess, there is no chance of fabric, etc. getting caught inadvertently on this edge. When you put your fingertips on the heating base, the movement of your fingertips is properly regulated by the recessed part, and the recessed part is separated from the base cover by a part of the handle, so that the fingertips do not touch the heated base. This has the effect that the base cover of the base cover is not touched inadvertently, and therefore the water filler lid can be opened safely.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figure is a sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention. 7...Handle body, 11...Water tank, 30a...
Recessed portion, 31a... Extension portion, 32... Water inlet, 34
...Water filling lid, 34a...Edge, 39...Gap.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] a water tank part, a water inlet part provided correspondingly thereto and having an extending part extending downward; a water inlet part provided in the water inlet part and communicating with the water tank part; and a water filler lid rotatably supported at one end, wherein a recess is formed in the extending portion of the water filler opening, and the free end side edge of the water filler lid is inserted into the recess. a peripheral wall of a handle body disposed on the base cover between the water inlet portion and the base cover; A steam iron characterized in that the space between the water inlet and the base cover is filled in a substantially flat shape by interposing the water inlet and the base cover.