JP3303473B2 - Cordless iron - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cordless iron comprising a stand for supplying power and an iron body mounted on the stand.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, there has been an increasing demand from users for ease of use and finish of irons, and cordless irons that do not require an obstructive cord at the time of ironing have gained popularity.

[0003]

However, in the conventional cordless iron, setting conditions such as operating temperature cannot be changed while the iron body is detached so that the setting is not erroneously changed during use. Is what it is. For this reason, the conventional cordless iron has a problem that the iron main body must be returned to the stand unit for each setting change.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problem, and a cordless iron that does not change the setting by an unconscious operation, but can easily change the setting when the user wants to change the setting consciously. It is intended to provide.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a stand for supplying power, an iron body which receives power from the stand during placement and detaches from the stand when used. Detachment detecting means for detecting detachment of the iron main body from the stand, temperature setting input means for inputting operation settings provided on the iron main body, and timing means for measuring an operation time for operating the temperature setting input means. And first setting change means for receiving a setting change when the operation time measured by the clocking means is equal to or greater than a first predetermined value when the detachment detecting means does not detect detachment of the iron body; and A second setting for accepting a setting change when the operation time measured by the time measuring means when the detecting means detects the detachment of the iron body becomes equal to or greater than a second predetermined value. And a change means, said second place
The fixed value is a cordless iron set larger than the first predetermined value .

Also, a stand for supplying power, an iron body which receives power from the stand during placement and detaches from the stand when used, and a detachment detection for detecting detachment of the iron from the stand. Means, temperature setting input means for inputting an operation setting provided on the iron main body, timing means for measuring an operation time for operating the temperature setting input means, and when the detachment detecting means does not detect detachment of the iron main body. First setting change means for receiving a setting change when the operation time measured by the timing means is equal to or greater than a first predetermined value; and setting when the detachment detecting means detects detachment of the iron body. and a second setting changing means for accepting change, the second setting change means, said has a second predetermined value the first setting change means accepts the setting change The second place a longer time than
This is a cordless iron that accepts a setting change when a setting change operation is performed for a fixed time or more.

[0007]

According to the iron of the present invention, the first setting change means operates while the iron main body is placed, and the second setting change means operates while the iron main body is detached from the iron main body for a predetermined time or more. The function is to accept a setting change when a setting change operation is performed, and also to prevent a setting change due to an erroneous operation.

[0008]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. Reference numeral 1 denotes a stand for supplying power to the iron body 2, and includes a power cord 1 a for supplying power to the iron body 2. The iron body 2 is detachable from the stand 1. That is, at the time of ironing, the iron main body 2 is detached from the stand unit 1 and ironing is performed in a cordless state by using residual heat of an iron base 3 (hereinafter simply referred to as a base). The iron body 2 has the following components. Reference numeral 4 denotes a detachment detecting means for detecting detachment of the iron main body 2 from the stand 1, and 5 denotes a heater for heating the base 3, and a heater from the stand 1 while the iron main body 2 is placed on the stand 1. Power is being supplied. Reference numeral 6 denotes a temperature resistance element (hereinafter referred to as a thermistor) provided on the base 3, which detects the temperature of the base 3 as a resistance change. Reference numeral 7 denotes a temperature setting input means for selecting and setting the ironing temperature. In this embodiment, the temperature setting input means 7 is constituted by a single switch.
° C) and high (200 ° C). Numeral 8 denotes a time setting means for measuring the pressing time of the switch, that is, the temperature setting input means 7, that is, the operation time. The first setting change means 9 and the second setting change means 1
The number can be switched from 0 according to the information of the detachment detecting means 4 provided on the iron body 2. That is, when the iron main body 2 is placed on the stand section 1, the pressing time of the temperature setting input means 7 is sent to the first setting change means 9. If the pressing time is longer than the first predetermined time of the first setting change means 9, one of the settings registered in the setting unit 11 storing the set temperature selected by the temperature setting input means 7 is one. Then, the changed content becomes a set value in the setting unit 11. When the detachment detecting means 4 detects the detachment of the iron main body 2 from the stand 1, the pressing time measured by the timer 8 is sent to the second setting changing means 10, and the pressing time is changed to the second setting changing means 10. If it is longer than the second predetermined time that is longer than the first predetermined time, the setting registered in the setting unit 11 is advanced by one, and It is the setting value in.
That is, this setting change is, for example, “low” in the first operation.
However, the second operation is “medium”, the third operation is “high”,
It is like turning off at the first time and returning to low at the fifth time. The user selects the ironing temperature by repeating this operation.

As the set temperature input means 7, a total of three operation switches are provided, one for each of three display stages of low, medium and high on the setting display unit. When it is desired to set the condition, the operation switch provided at this position may be operated to turn on the LED at the high position, and the condition may be set.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a heater control means for comparing the detected temperature of the temperature detecting element 6 with the set temperature stored in the setting section 11 and controlling the energization of the heater 5 on and off with the set temperature as a boundary. .

The operation of the cordless iron configured as described above will be described below. It is assumed that the setting of the temperature setting input unit 7 before the use is started is, for example, “cut”, and the user wants to perform ironing at “low” suitable for the synthetic fiber. At this time, since the iron main body 2 is mounted on the stand unit 1, the time information required for the depression operation of the switch constituting the temperature setting input means 7 measured by the time measuring means 8 is separated. The detection means 4 communicates with the first setting change means 9. First setting change means 9
When the pressing time reaches a first predetermined time, a change operation by the temperature setting input means 7 is accepted, and the stored value of the setting unit 11 is immediately changed to the ironing temperature “low”. At the same time, the heater control unit 12 compares the set temperature stored in the setting unit 11 with the current temperature of the base 3 detected by the temperature resistance element, and turns on / off the energization of the heater 5 at the set temperature as a boundary. Control off. Thus, the temperature of the base 3 rises and stabilizes near the set temperature. When the temperature of the base 3 reaches the set temperature, a display unit (not shown) is turned on, so that the user can know that the usable state has been reached. Thus, the user can use the iron body 2
Is detached from the stand unit 1 and ironing is performed in a cordless state.

[0012] Even if the user unconsciously touches the temperature setting input means 7 at the time of ironing, the setting of the setting section 11 does not change if the contact time is short. That is, the information on the pressing time of the temperature setting input means 7 measured by the time measuring means 8 is transmitted to the second setting changing means 10, and the time is stored in the second setting changing means 10. If the second predetermined time has not been reached, this operation is ignored. In the present embodiment, the second predetermined time is set to be longer than the first predetermined time, thereby preventing unintentional change of the setting due to erroneous operation.

Therefore, when the type of clothing to be ironed is changed to wool in a state where the iron body 2 is detached from the stand unit 1, that is, while ironing is being performed, it is conscious. This means that the setting by the temperature setting input means 7 needs to be changed. That is, in order to select the ironing temperature “medium” by the temperature setting input means 7, the pressing operation of the operation switch is continued for the second predetermined time or more. Second setting change means 10
When the pressing time reaches a second predetermined time, a change operation of the temperature setting input means 7 is accepted, and the stored value of the setting unit 11 is changed to the ironing temperature “medium”.

As described above, in this embodiment, the setting is not immediately changed even when the temperature setting input means 7 is touched by mistake during ironing. It becomes possible.

[0015]

As described above, according to the present invention, a stand for supplying power, an iron body receiving power from the stand during placement and detaching from the stand during use, Detachment detecting means for detecting detachment from the stand portion, temperature setting input means for inputting operation settings provided on the iron main body, timer means for measuring an operation time for operating the temperature setting input means, and said detachment detection First setting change means for receiving a setting change when the operation time measured by the timing means when the means does not detect the detachment of the iron body is equal to or greater than a first predetermined value,
A second setting change unit that receives a setting change when the operation time measured by the timer unit is equal to or more than a second predetermined value when the detachment detection unit detects the detachment of the iron body , The second predetermined value is the first predetermined value.
As a configuration that is set to a value larger than the value , a cordless iron that does not change the setting by an unconscious operation and can easily change the setting when the user wants to change the setting consciously is realized.

Also, a stand for supplying power, an iron body which receives power from the stand during placement and detaches from the stand when used, and a detachment detection for detecting detachment of the iron body from the stand. Means, temperature setting input means for inputting an operation setting provided on the iron main body, timing means for measuring an operation time for operating the temperature setting input means, and when the detachment detecting means does not detect detachment of the iron main body. First setting change means for receiving a setting change when the operation time measured by the timing means is equal to or greater than a first predetermined value; and setting when the detachment detecting means detects detachment of the iron body. and a second setting changing means for accepting change, the second setting change means, said has a second predetermined value the first setting change means accepts the setting change The second place a longer time than
A cordless iron that accepts setting changes when a setting change operation is performed for a fixed time or longer, so that settings are not changed by unconscious operations, and can be easily set when you want to change settings consciously A cordless iron that can be changed is realized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a cordless iron according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Stand part 2 Iron main body 4 Separation detection means 6 Temperature resistance element 7 Temperature setting input means 8 Clocking means

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A stand for supplying power, an iron body receiving power from the stand during placement and detaching from the stand when in use, and a detachment detection for detecting detachment of the iron from the stand. Means, temperature setting input means for inputting an operation setting provided on the iron main body, timing means for measuring an operation time for operating the temperature setting input means, and when the detachment detecting means does not detect detachment of the iron main body. A first setting change means for receiving a setting change when the operation time measured by the time measuring means is equal to or greater than a first predetermined value; and and a second setting changing unit for receiving the setting change when the operation time counting means has measured reaches a second predetermined value or more, the second place
The fixed value is a cordless iron set larger than the first predetermined value . 2. A stand for supplying power, an iron body receiving power from the stand during placement and detaching from the stand when in use, and a detachment detection for detecting detachment of the iron from the stand. Means, temperature setting input means for inputting an operation setting provided on the iron main body, timing means for measuring an operation time for operating the temperature setting input means, and when the detachment detecting means does not detect detachment of the iron main body. First setting change means for receiving a setting change when the operation time measured by the timing means is equal to or greater than a first predetermined value; and setting when the detachment detecting means detects detachment of the iron body. A second setting change unit that receives a change, wherein the second setting change unit has a second predetermined value and the first setting change unit receives the setting change. Will also be a long time for the second predetermined
A cordless iron that accepts setting changes when a setting change operation is performed for more than the value time.