KR102536074B1 - Ironing appliance comprising a base comprising an iron and a receptacle for placing the iron - Google Patents

Abstract

An ironing appliance comprising an iron (1) including a heated floor (10) and a base (2) connected to the iron (1) by a cord (3), wherein the base (2) is in a resting state. (1), the bottom part (10) of the iron (1) is placed on the receptacle (24) in the rest state, and the iron (1) cantilever with respect to the bottom part (10). An ironing appliance comprising a grip handle (12) arranged in such a way that the handle (12) includes a front end attached to the main body (11) at the top of the bottom part (10) and a free rear end. , characterized in that, in the rest state, the handle 12 comprises a support section 12A to be placed against the base 2, wherein the base 2 is gripped by the iron 1 by its handle 12. It is characterized in that it has a shape formed so that a space through which fingers can be passed is created at the lower part of the handle 12 between the support area and the main body 11.

Description

Ironing appliance comprising a base comprising an iron and a receptacle for placing the iron

The present invention is an ironing appliance comprising an iron including a heated floor and a base connected to the iron by a cord, wherein the base includes a receptacle for placing the iron in a rest state and the rest In the state, the bottom part is placed on the receptacle. In particular, the iron includes a grip handle disposed in a cantilever manner with respect to the bottom part, the grip handle having a front end attached to the main body. and a free rear end.

From patent application FR 2 929 298 an ironing appliance is known comprising an iron with a heated bottom and a base connected to the iron by a cord, the iron comprising a handle for a grip disposed cantilevered relative to the bottom. . In that document, the iron may be fitted into a receptacle on the base that includes an imprint matching the shape of the handle.

Such a configuration has the advantage of ensuring that the iron can be perfectly secured in the receptacle, in particular the tilting of the iron about the rear edge of the bottom when a tensile force due to the weight of the cord is applied downwards on the rear end of the handle, The handle is prevented by a carved portion inserted into it.

However, in that device, when the iron is placed on the receptacle, the user cannot easily hold the iron, which is because only the convexly protruding upper part from the iron is accessible to the user, so the user cannot grip the iron by the handle. This is because the iron can only be held by the connecting wire.

Accordingly, such a receptacle used to straighten the iron at the end of ironing would not be usable by the user to temporarily set the iron down while ironing, due to very poor ergonomics in use.

Therefore, the user is at great risk that the iron is not damaged by falling off the ironing table, as under the influence of the tensile force due to the weight of the cord applied onto the rear end of the cantilever handle, the tensile force tends to tilt the iron backwards. will be constrained to put the iron down on the ironing table.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the disadvantages by proposing an ergonomically improved ironing device in which an iron with a cantilever handle can be stably placed on a receptacle of a base and can be easily attached and detached.

To this end, an object of the present invention is an ironing appliance comprising an iron including a heated floor and a base connected to the iron by a cord, wherein the base includes a receptacle for placing the iron in an idle state, and the base is in an idle state. In , the bottom of the iron rests on the receptacle, and the iron includes a handle for gripping cantilevered with respect to the bottom, the handle having a front end attached to the body above the bottom and a free rear end. wherein, in a resting state, the handle comprises a support section that rests against the base, the base allowing fingers to pass between the support section and the body to hold the iron by the handle. It is characterized in that it has a shape formed so that the space to be created at the bottom of the handle.

Such a characteristic enables stable mounting of the iron on the receptacle by supporting the handle on the base to prevent the iron from tilting backwards, while at the same time providing a free space provided at the bottom of the handle so that the user can hold the handle with his or her entire hand. This makes it possible to provide very good ergonomics in use, allowing an easy grip of the iron via the handle.

According to another feature of the device according to the invention, the support section is arranged at the rear end of the handle.

Such a feature makes it possible to optimize the stability on the iron's receptacle and improves the ergonomics of using the appliance by maximizing the free space under the handle for gripping the iron.

According to another feature of the invention, the receptacle has a concave shape.

Such a receptacle has the advantage of having a hollow shape which serves to guide the iron onto the receptacle in order to automatically ensure proper positioning of the iron.

According to another feature of the present invention, the receptacle includes a front plane that receives the bottom of the iron when the iron is at rest and a rear plane on which the support area of the handle rests, the front and rear planes being mutually related. It has a different inclination and is joined at the middle position of the base.

Such a receptacle with flats arranged in a V shape has the advantage of allowing the iron to be positioned on the base with a slight slope at the bottom, which inclines the user's hand when the user lifts the iron to move it. Corresponds to the inclination that the iron naturally has by

According to another feature of the invention, the front plane includes protruding backing blades which allow the base to be insulated from the bottom of the iron.

Such a technical feature also offers the advantage of allowing the bottom part to more smoothly contact on the front plane.

According to another feature of the invention, the base comprises a perimeter wall laterally surrounding the receptacle at a location intermediate the base.

Such a feature of the present invention makes it possible to obtain a receptacle in the form of a bowl having a circumferential wall serving to guide the iron into a rest position.

According to another feature of the invention, the front plane of the receptacle has an inclination of 45° to 10°, preferably about 28°, with respect to the lower plane of the base which is intended to lie on a horizontal plane, the rear plane being the lower plane. It has an inclination of 0° to 15°, preferably about 6°.

According to another feature of the invention, the base comprises iron holding means on the base comprising a fixed blocking element that engages the rear end of the handle and a movable blocking element that presses against a portion of the body opposite the handle, wherein The blocking element rotates between a collapsed position where the iron can be detached from the base and a fixed position where the iron is secured on the receptacle.

Such blocking means make it possible to hold the iron on the receptacle so that the entire appliance assembly can be transported by gripping the handle of the iron.

According to another feature of the invention, the stationary blocking element consists of a crosspiece into which the rear end of the handle is inserted.

Such a technical solution offers the advantage of being simple and economical in manufacturing while providing good ergonomics in use when the iron is mounted on or removed from the receptacle.

According to another feature of the invention, the bottom part comprises a flat ironing surface, the support zone consists of a flat rear surface disposed at the rear end of the handle, the rear surface of the handle having an obtuse angle α with the plane of the ironing surface of the bottom part. form

According to another feature of the invention, the angle α is between 130° and 160°, preferably about 145°.

According to another feature of the invention, the inclination of the flat rear surface is applied such that when the iron is at rest, the rear surface lies horizontally on the rear plane.

Such a characteristic offers the advantage of optimizing the stability of the iron in a resting state.

According to another feature of the invention, the cord comprises an electrical cable and/or a tube for carrying fluid.

According to another feature of the invention, the base includes a water tank and a pump, the water tank supplying water to a vaporization chamber disposed within the iron.

According to another feature of the invention, the base includes a groove that extends along the circumference of the base and allows winding for winding of the cord.

According to another feature of the invention, the cord is drawn from the iron through an opening provided on the upper surface of the handle, which opening is advantageously located near the rear end of the handle.

Such a feature allows the cord to extend upwards from the cord exit of the handle so that when the iron is placed directly on the ironing board the cord does not interfere with the rear end of the handle resting on the ironing board.

According to another feature of the invention, the iron comprises a cord guiding device, at the opening position, which gives the preferred direction of the cord at the cord exit of the handle.

According to another feature of the invention, the cord guiding device is arranged so that the cord forms an angle at the edge of the opening with respect to the normal direction of the top surface of the handle of from 15° to 75°, preferably of about 45°. Keep the cord inclined towards the rear end.

According to another feature of the invention, the bottom portion includes a pointed front end and a broader rounded rear end.

According to another feature of the invention, the bottom portion is less than 15 cm in length and less than 10 cm in width.

Such a characteristic makes it possible to ensure good convenience of the iron during ironing operations thanks to the reduced size of the bottom part.

According to another feature of the invention, at least three-quarters of the length of the handle projects out of the bottom when the handle is projected perpendicularly into the plane of the bottom.

According to another feature of the appliance according to the present invention, the iron is automatically tilted about the rear edge of the bottom under the influence of the tensile force exerted by the weight of the cord when the bottom of the iron is placed horizontally on a horizontal surface.

According to another feature of the invention, the bottom portion includes a thermal resistance.

Objects, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will be better understood through the following detailed description of particular embodiments of the present invention, given by way of non-limiting example, with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 and 2 are perspective views of an ironing machine according to a particular embodiment of the present invention when the blocking hoop is in a fixed position and a folded position of the iron, respectively.
Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the appliance of Fig. 1 with the iron lifted from the base;
4 is a perspective view showing only the iron;
5 is a side view of the iron of FIG. 4;
Fig. 6 is a side view of the device of Fig. 1;
Only elements necessary for an understanding of the invention are shown. For ease of identification of the drawings, like elements from drawing to drawing have like reference numerals.

1 to 3 and 6 show an ironing appliance typically comprising an iron 1 and a portable base 2 connected to the iron 1 by a cord 3, the base 2 is shown schematically by dotted lines in FIG. 6 , comprising a detachable water tank 20 and drawing water from the water tank 20 to transport the water towards the iron 1 through a tube incorporated in its cord 3. It includes the pump 21 shown.

According to the drawings, the base 2 comprises a lower plane 22 for laying horizontally on a horizontal surface, such as an ironing board, and around the lower plane 22, for organizing the cord 3. On the circumference of base 2 it comprises edge grooves 23 which make it possible to wind the cord 3 thereon.

The base 2 also includes an electric cable, not shown in the drawings, which makes it possible to connect the base 2 to the domestic electrical grid, and the base 2 has a cable for organizing the cable. It comprises a cavity 26 open on two sides of the base 2 into which it can be inserted.

According to FIG. 4 , the iron 1 comprises a flat bottom 10 with a body 11 on top thereof, with a front end attached to the body 11 and protruding laterally from the body 11 . and a handle 12 for gripping including a free rear end. The handle 12 is cantilevered with respect to the bottom 10 and has a length of about 12 cm, and the body 11 and the handle 12 are formed as a single piece, preferably made of plastic material by molding. is implemented

The main body 11 is in thermal contact with the bottom part 10 in a manner known per se and controlled using a non-adjustable thermostat that makes it possible to maintain the temperature of the bottom part 10 at a nominal temperature of about 135 ° C. It includes a foundry, not shown in the drawings, containing a heating resistor.

The casting is advantageously made of aluminum and comprises an instantaneous vaporization chamber into which the water drawn from the water tank 20 is injected by means of a pump 21, the operation of which is carried out on the front side of the handle 12. It is controlled by a trigger 13 placed under the end. The pump 21 and vaporization chamber are advantageously dimensioned to produce vapor at a flow rate of about 25 gr/mn continuously upon actuation of the trigger 13 thereof.

The vapor generated by the vaporization chamber diffuses through vapor outlet holes 14 arranged in a V shape and opening into two grooves provided on the flat ironing surface of the bottom portion 10 . The bottom portion 10 is advantageously made of stainless steel and includes a pointed front end 10A disposed opposite the handle 12 and a rounded rear end 10B having a wider width.

Advantageously, the bottom 10 has a length of less than 15 cm, preferably about 14 cm, and a width of less than 10 cm, preferably about 8 cm, for very easy handling of the iron 1 .

3 and 6, the iron 1 can be placed on its upper end in a rest state when ironing is not performed or in a rest state when storing the iron 1. It has a concave receptacle 24 with

The receptacle 24 includes a V-shaped base portion including a front plane 24A and a rear plane 24B joined almost at the center of the base 2 with different inclinations, and the iron 1 is in a resting state. When at , its front plane 24A is adapted to receive the bottom 10 of the iron 1 and its rear plane 24B is adapted to receive the rear end of the handle 12 .

Preferably, the front plane 24A is made of a heat-insulating material and includes protruding support blades 25 on which the bottom 10 of the iron 1 rests when the iron 1 is at rest. do. The rear end of the handle 12 is sloped including a flat rear surface 12A having a slope applied such that when the bottom 10 is placed against the front flat surface 24A, it lies horizontally against the rear flat surface 24B. has the form of

As an example, the front plane 24A and the rear plane 24B are inclined at angles of about 28° and about 6°, respectively, with respect to the lower plane 22 of the base 2 and the rear surface 12A of the handle 12. ) forms a V-shape with the plane of the bottom portion 10 at an obtuse angle α of about 145° shown in FIG.

Receptacle 24 also includes a peripheral wall 24C extending in height along the sides of posterior plane 24B and front plane 24A at the rear end edge of rear plane 24B. Its circumferential wall 24C guides the bottom 10 of the iron 1 laterally on the receptacle 24 and behind the handle 12 when the iron 1 is placed at rest on the receptacle 24. It constitutes an obstacle that the end gets caught on.

Preferably, the circumferential wall 24C includes, at the rear end position of the base 2, a blocking crosspiece 27 extending above the rear plane 24B, and the rear end of the handle 12 is an iron. When (1) is placed in a resting state on the receptacle 24, it is inserted into the lower part of the blocking crosspiece 27.

1 and 2, the front end of the base 2 advantageously has a blocking hoop 28 pivotally mounted on the edge of the front plane 24A and disposed near the front end of the receptacle 24. and the hoop 28 advantageously has a triangular shape,

The hoop 28 has a folded position, shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, where the hoop 28 is disposed parallel to the front plane 24A at the edge of the receptacle 24, and a hoop 28, shown in FIGS. 1 and 6. 28 can pivot between fixing positions of the iron 1 pressing the main body 11 of the iron 1 above the front tip of the bottom 10.

In a manner known per se, the base 2 applies a restoring torque, not shown in the drawings, to the hoop 28 whose direction is reversed when passing through an intermediate position located between the folded position and the fixed position. means, the restoring torque of which directs the hoop 28 to the collapsed position when the hoop 28 is near the collapsed position and moves the hoop 28 to the fixed position when the hoop 28 is near the fixed position. orient it Such restoration means are described in more detail in patent application FR 14 52469 filed by the applicant.

According to FIG. 5 , the cord 3 is drawn out of the iron 1 through an opening 15 provided on the upper surface of the handle 12, the opening 15 being preferably of the handle 12. Slightly retracted from the posterior end, it is placed at a distance of about 1 cm to 2 cm, for example.

The opening 15 advantageously accommodates a cord guiding device 4 which encloses the cord 3 and holds the cord 3 along a predetermined direction.

In the particular embodiment shown, the cord guiding device is directed towards the rear of the handle 12 with an inclination of about 45° to the horizontal when the iron 1 is laid horizontally on the ironing surface of the bottom 10. It consists of a reinforcing sheath (4) of elastic body holding the inclined cords (3).

The ironing machine implemented as such provides an advantage of having very good ergonomics in use.

In practice, the user brings the inclined rear end of the handle 12 to face the rear plane 24B, and then slides the iron 1 toward the rear of the base 2, resulting in the rear of the handle 12 Iron 1 can be easily placed in a resting state on receptacle 24 of base 2 by having the end inserted under blocking crosspiece 27 and caught on circumferential wall 24C. Therefore, the user can see that the weight of the iron is towards the front, since the portion of the circumferential wall 24C extends onto the side of the base 2 and thus serves to guide the bottom 10 laterally on the front plane 24A. The iron 1 can be put down or moved by hand so as to pivot under the influence and cause the bottom portion 10 to rest on the supporting blades of the front plane 24A.

When the iron 1 is in a resting state on the base 2 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the iron 1 will tilt backward due to the pressure point obtained at the rear end position of the handle 12. It can be placed reliably on the base 2 without risk. Furthermore, an empty space is formed at the bottom of the handle 12 accordingly, so that the user can easily grip the handle 12 with the whole hand by pushing fingers into the space.

Therefore, the user can easily hold the iron 1 through the handle 12, and thus, when the user changes the position of the clothes to be ironed or replaces the clothes to be ironed when ironing, the iron is in the ironing interruption state that occurs regularly. The receptacle 24 of the base 2 can be used to regularly set down 1.

Such a device also allows the iron 1 to have improved stability by reducing the risk of falling when the user intends to place the iron 1 outside the base 2, for example directly on the ironing board. It also provides the advantages of

In practice, the pulling of the cord 3 onto the upper surface of the handle 12 prevents the rear end of the handle 12 from being constrained, so that the iron 1 is under the influence of the tensile force exerted by the weight of the cord 3. When inclined about the rear edge of the bottom part 10, as shown in Fig. 5, its rear end can be placed directly on the horizontal surface H of the ironing board. At this time, the rear surface 12A of the handle is tilted so that the handle 12 can be placed almost horizontally on the horizontal surface H, thereby providing a stable support on the ironing board and thus the iron 1 in that position. stability is improved.

Finally, the device thus implemented makes it possible to fix the iron 1 on the base 2 to accommodate the iron 1 and to carry the entire device by the handle 12 of the iron 1. It offers the advantage of being able to

Actually, by causing the blocking hoop 28 to rotate from the folded position shown in FIG. 2 to the fixed position shown in FIG. 1 where the blocking hoop 28 presses the main body 11 of the iron 1, the iron 1 ) can be easily fixed on the base 2 in a resting state. In its fixed position, the restoring means of the hoop 28 exert a repulsive force on the iron 1 toward the rear of the base 2, as a result of which the rear end of the iron 1 moves the handle 12 to the blocking crosspiece 27. ) is fixed by being inserted downward, and the front end of the iron (1) is fixed by the hoop (28).

Of course, the present invention is by no means limited to the above embodiments described and illustrated in detail, which are provided as examples only. Variations are possible, particularly in terms of configuration of various elements or substitution of the same technology, without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Thus, in a variant not shown, the base may include a water bath for generating pressurized steam and the cord may include a tube that transmits the steam to the iron.

Claims (12)

An ironing appliance comprising an iron (1) including a heated floor (10) and a base (2) connected to the iron (1) by a cord (3), wherein the base (2) is in a resting state. It includes a receptacle 24 for placing the iron 1, and in the rest state, the bottom 10 of the iron 1 is placed on the receptacle 24, and the iron 1 is placed on the floor. and a handle 12 for gripping disposed in a cantilever manner with respect to the portion 10, wherein the handle 12 has a front end attached to the main body 11 on top of the bottom portion 10 and a free rear end. In the household appliance for ironing comprising,
In the rest state, the handle (12) is placed against the base (2) and engages with the crossbar (27) for blocking of the base (2) to include a support section (12A) for fixing the iron (1). characterized by
In the base 2, a space for passing fingers to hold the iron 1 by the handle 12 of the iron is formed between the support area 12A and the body at the bottom of the handle 12 ( 11) characterized in that it has a shape formed to be created between
Appliances for ironing. 2. The ironing appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that the support section (12A) is arranged at the rear end of the handle (12). 3. Appliance for ironing according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the receptacle (24) has a concave shape. In claim 1 or claim 2, the receptacle (24) has a front plane (24A) accommodating the bottom portion (10) of the iron (1) when the iron (1) is in the rest state and the handle ( It is characterized in that the support section 12A of 12) comprises a rear plane 24B lying on it, the front plane 24A and the rear plane 24B having different inclinations and the base 2 characterized in that they are bonded to each other at the central position of the ironing appliance. 5. Ironing appliance according to claim 4, characterized in that the base (2) comprises a circumferential wall (24C) laterally surrounding the receptacle (24) at a central position of the base (2). An ironing appliance comprising an iron (1) including a heated floor (10) and a base (2) connected to the iron (1) by a cord (3), wherein the base (2) is in a resting state. It includes a receptacle 24 for placing the iron 1, and in the rest state, the bottom 10 of the iron 1 is placed on the receptacle 24, and the iron 1 is placed on the floor. and a handle 12 for gripping disposed in a cantilever manner with respect to the portion 10, wherein the handle 12 has a front end attached to the main body 11 on top of the bottom portion 10 and a free rear end. In the household appliance for ironing comprising,
In the resting state, the handle 12 is characterized in that it comprises a support section 12A which rests against the base 2,
In the base 2, a space for passing fingers to hold the iron 1 by the handle 12 of the iron is formed between the support area 12A and the body at the bottom of the handle 12 ( 11) characterized in that it has a shape formed to be created between,
The base 2 comprises means for fixing the iron 1 on the base 2, the fixing means comprising a stationary blocking element 27, which cooperates with the rear end of the handle 12, and and a movable blocking element 28 which presses against a portion of the body 11 located opposite the handle 12, the blocking element 28 allowing the iron 1 to be detached from the base 2. It is characterized in that it rotates between a folding position and a fixed position in which the iron 1 is fixed on the receptacle 24,
Appliance for ironing, characterized in that the stationary blocking element consists of a crosspiece (27) into which the rear end of the handle (12) is inserted into its lower part. delete 3. A method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the bottom part (10) comprises a flat ironing surface, and the support section (12A) consists of a flat rear surface arranged at the rear end of the handle (12). and the rear surface (12A) of the handle forms an obtuse angle (α) with the plane of the ironing surface of the bottom portion (10). 3. Appliance for ironing according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the cord (3) comprises an electric cable and/or a tube for carrying fluid. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the cord (3) is drawn out of the iron (1) through an opening provided on the upper surface of the handle (12), and the opening is disposed near the rear end of the handle (12). Characterized by, a household appliance for ironing. 11. The method of claim 10, characterized in that the iron (1) includes a cord guiding device (4) at the opening, guiding the direction of the cord (3) at the cord outlet of the handle (12). Appliances for ironing. 3. Ironing appliance according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the bottom part (10) comprises a pointed front end and a rounded rear end with a larger width.

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