JPH03212298A - iron - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain an iron which can prevent heat from being transmitted to a housing by providing a base which can transmit light, a light emitting element for emitting light and a reflecting plate for reflecting illumination light to the base from the light emitting element. CONSTITUTION:A parabolic reflector plate 7 for reflecting light emitted from an emitting element 6 is provided on the rear surface of the emitting element 6, and an insulating element 8 is provided in rear of the reflecting plate 7. A base 9 made of materials such as heat-resistant glass or the like, which can transmit light, is provided in front of the light emitting element 6, and accordingly, the light from the light emitting element 6 can be reflected and concentrated onto the base 9 by the reflecting plate 7. Thus, all light from the light emitting element 6 is irradiated to the base 9 by the reflecting plate 7. This light emitting element 6 is used as a heat source for the iron, that is, the energy of light is directed to an object to be ironed, which is therefore heated, and accordingly, there is no light directed to the operator, thereby it is possible to prevent the operator from becoming hot.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an iron used in general households, etc., which uses a luminous body as its heat source.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Most irons used in households use a heating element such as a sheathed heater as a heat source. This type of iron generally had a configuration as shown in FIG. The configuration will be explained below.

As shown in the figure, the iron consists of a base 1, a heater 2 embedded therein, a casing 3 that covers these, a handle 4, and a power line 5.

With the above configuration, by supplying electricity to the heater 2 from the power supply line 5, the heater 2 generates heat to raise the temperature of the base 1, thereby making ironing possible.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention In the iron having such a conventional configuration, the temperature of the base 1 is increased by heat conduction from the heater 2. For this reason, the heat generated by the heater 2 is also conducted to the casing 3, and the radiation from the heat of this casing can make the ironing worker feel hot, and the ironing worker may feel hot when his or her hands or other parts of the body touch the casing. This had problems such as causing burns.

The present invention is intended to solve the above-mentioned problems, and its first object is to provide an iron having a structure in which no heat is transmitted to the housing. A second object of the present invention is to provide an iron configured to freely create a non-dazzling condition by blocking or transmitting the light rays of the light emitter used as a heat source. Furthermore, a third object is to provide an iron that transmits the light rays of the light emitter when the iron is in the ironing state and blocks the light rays of the light emitter when it is in the rest state, depending on the usage state of the iron.

Furthermore, a fourth object of the present invention is to provide an iron having a large amount of energy by using a light source that emits particularly strong light as a heating element.

Means for Solving the Problem The first means for achieving the first objective is to have a base that transmits light, a light emitting body that emits light, and a light emitting body that reflects the irradiated light toward the base. The iron has a reflective plate.

A second means for achieving the second object is to provide an iron equipped with a device that freely switches between blocking and transmitting light. Furthermore, the third means for achieving the third purpose includes a sensor that detects the ironing state, and the sensor detects that the light is transmitted when the iron is being ironed and the light is transmitted when the ironing state is not being ironed. In this state, the iron is equipped with a device that switches between transmitting and blocking light, which operates to block light. Furthermore, a fourth means for achieving the fourth object is to use an iron using a halogen lamp as a light emitter.

The first means of action works as follows. In other words, ironing is performed by using a light-emitting body as a heat source, and reflecting the light from this light-emitting body using a reflector to concentrate the light through the base and onto the object to be ironed, and the light is unilaterally directed toward the base. , so no heat conduction to the housing occurs.

In addition, according to the second means, since the base is configured to freely block the transmission of light, the iron can be made easy to use since the light can be blocked when the operator feels that it is dazzling. It is something.

Furthermore, the third means allows light to pass through automatically in the ironing state and automatically blocks light in the rest state, making the iron even more convenient to use.

Furthermore, according to the fourth means, since the strong light of the halogen lamp is used, an iron that requires a large amount of ironing energy can be easily obtained.

Example An embodiment of the first means will be described below with reference to FIG.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a light emitter, and a parabolic reflecting plate 7 for reflecting the light emitted from the light emitter 6 is provided on the back surface of the light emitter 6. A heat insulating material 8 is provided behind the reflecting plate 7. Further, a base 9 made of a material that transmits light, such as heat-resistant glass, is provided on the front surface of the light-emitting body 6. The light from the reflecting plate 7 is set to be concentrated toward the base 9. All of the light from the light emitter 6 is reflected by the reflector 7
The light is irradiated in the direction of the base 9.

The housing 1 includes these light emitters 6, reflectors 7, and heat insulators 8.
0 is constructed integrally with the base 9. In this embodiment, the light emitter 6 is provided in a sealed space between the reflector 7 and the base 9, and these constitute one heat source. 11 is a handle, and 12 is a power line.

The operation of this embodiment will be explained below. First, power line 1
By energizing 2, the light emitting body 6 emits light, and this light is converted into parallel light beams toward the base 9 by the reflector plate 7, concentrating energy toward the base 9.

The concentration of this light energy warms the object to be ironed, thereby making ironing possible. At this time, since this embodiment utilizes light reflection, no heat is transmitted toward the ironing worker.

Next, the configuration of an embodiment of the second means will be explained based on FIG. 2. In this embodiment, a blind-like switching device 13 that blocks or transmits light is provided between the light emitter 6 and the base 9, and a switch 14 is installed near the end face of this switching device 13. ing. Each time the switch 14 is operated, the switch 14 has the effect of turning the switching device 13 into a cutoff state or into a transparent state. In this embodiment, the switching device 13 is blind-type, in other words, mechanical, but it may also be a liquid crystal shutter, for example, as long as it blocks light.

The operation of this embodiment will be explained below. If the operator does not want the light to pass through the base 9 (or if he does not want it to pass through, he can freely block the light by operating the switch 14. He can also operate it again if necessary). Then, the light reaches the base 9 in a transmitting state, and can heat the clothes, etc. to be ironed.As a result, when the clothes are not being ironed, the light emitter 6 can be turned off and the temperature can be lowered. This allows you to avoid the situation where light enters your eyes without causing problems such as lowering.

Next, the configuration of an embodiment of the third means will be explained based on FIG. 3. In this embodiment, a switching device 13 is provided between the light emitting body 6 and the base 9, and a switch 15 for switching the light to pass through the base 9 only when the iron is facing the object to be ironed and the iron are connected to each other. a sensor 16 for determining whether or not the ironing state is being applied;
A spring 17 is provided to raise the base 9 of the iron from the housing 10.

In this embodiment, when the iron is in the ironing state, the spring 17 is caused by the weight of the iron or the force of the operator.
is in a shrunk state, which is detected by the sensor 16, and the switch 15 is activated to allow light to pass through, allowing ironing. On the other hand, when the iron is not being ironed, the spring 17 is in a stretched state because the iron is lifted, and the switching device 13 is similarly activated to prevent light from passing through. In other words, the transmission and blocking of light is automatically performed.

Sensors that determine whether the iron is in the ironing state include those that detect movement from side to side during ironing, and those that operate when the user grips the handle of the iron. Various things are possible.

Furthermore, the configuration of an embodiment of the fourth means will be explained based on FIG. 4. In this embodiment, a halogen lamp 1 is used as the light emitter.
8 is used.

In this embodiment, since the halogen lamp 18 is used, strong light energy can be obtained. Furthermore, since the halogen lamp 18 itself can be handled independently, it can be made into a separate component from the reflector 7 and the base 9, and the space created by the reflector 7 and the base 9 can be separated from the outside as in the first to third means. This eliminates the need for a structure that is sealed tightly.

Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the first means, a light emitting body is used as a heat source for ironing, and the energy of the light is directly applied to the object to be ironed to heat it, so it is not possible to use the same method as in the conventional method. Therefore, it is possible to provide an iron in which no heat is directed toward the worker, so that the worker does not have to feel hot. In addition, according to the second method, the strong light of the light source used as a heat source does not enter the eyes, and the temperature does not drop by turning off the power, and the worker can freely control the temperature. An iron can be provided.

Furthermore, according to the third means, by having a configuration that automatically detects the ironing state and the non-ironing state, light is automatically transmitted in the ironing state,
In the rest state, the light is automatically shut off, making the iron even more convenient to use. According to the fourth means, by using a halogen lamp as the light emitting body, strong light energy can be obtained, and the halogen lamp, reflector, and base can be made into separate parts, and the reflector and the base can be separated from each other. This has the effect that there is no need for a complicated structure such as sealing off a space from the outside.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a sectional view of an iron as an embodiment of the first means, Fig. 2 is a sectional view of an iron as an embodiment of the second means, and Fig. 3 is an embodiment of the third means. 4 is a sectional view of an iron that is an embodiment of the fourth means, and FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a conventional iron. 6... Light emitter, 7... Reflector, 9... Base, 1
3...Switching device, 14...Switching switch,
16...Sensor

Claims (4)

[Claims] (1) A base that transmits light, a luminous body that emits light,
The iron includes a reflecting plate that reflects the irradiated light from the light emitter toward the base. (2) The iron according to claim 1, further comprising a device that freely switches between blocking and transmitting light. (3) It has a sensor that detects the ironing state, and based on the detection of this sensor, the light transmission function operates to transmit light when the iron is being ironed and to block the light when the ironing state is not being ironed. The iron according to claim 1, further comprising a device for switching the shutoff. (4) The iron according to claim 1, wherein a halogen lamp is used as the light emitting body.