JPH0529475B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application This invention relates to a steam iron with a removable tank for general household use.

BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, there is a steam iron of this type as shown in, for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 57-6959, which specifically has a structure as shown in FIG. 4. That is, the tank 2 is installed in the front of the iron body 1.
is provided in a detachable manner, and the temperature is adjusted by a knob 3 provided below the grip part 4 in the center of the iron body 1.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, with such a structure, temperature adjustment is difficult because the temperature is adjusted by the knob 3 provided at the lower part of the grip portion 4 of the iron body 1. Therefore, in order to easily adjust the temperature, it is desirable to provide a knob at the front upper part of the iron body. , which was structurally impossible.

The present invention solves these conventional problems and provides a steam iron with easy temperature control and a good appearance.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, the steam iron of the present invention includes a base having a vaporizing chamber, a cover that covers the upper side of the base, and a cover disposed on the base, and A water passage whose one end faces the vaporization chamber and whose other end faces an opening formed in the upper surface of the cover, which is attached to the cover and is inclined backwardly at its front part. An iron main body having a handle formed with an inclined part, a handle cover that covers the upper front part of the handle and is attached to the handle with the lower surface of the handle protruding from the lower end thereof, and the handle and cover of the iron main body. an opening having a valve that is detachably attached between the iron body and connected to the water passage when attached to the iron body; It has an inclined part that is inclined backwardly downward, and further has a rear upper surface of the inclined part that fits with a rear lower surface of the inclined part formed on the handle, which has a downward displacement amount larger than the amount of downward displacement when attached to the iron main body. This tank is equipped with a tank having a protrusion formed therein.

Function: According to this configuration, the temperature adjustment knob can be located in the front part of the handle, which improves the operability. Furthermore, although the tank is inserted under the handle and moved downward, the step between the handle and the tank leaves no substantial gap between them, which improves the overall appearance of the iron. It is something that can increase the

Embodiment Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the accompanying drawings. In Figs. 1 to 3, reference numeral 5 denotes an iron main body, and a handle 6 having an upper front inclined portion 6a.
A handle cover 7 is provided on its lower surface and has a pressing device 7a formed of a pair of protrusions. and handle 6
A temperature adjustment knob 8 is attached to the handle cover 7 corresponding to the front side of the handle cover 7. Reference numeral 9 denotes a tank located at the front lower part of the handle 6 and detachably attached to the iron body 5, and has an opening 1 on the bottom that is opened and closed by a valve 11.
0 is set. When the tank 9 is attached to the iron main body 5, the cover 12 is also provided with an opening 12a corresponding to the position of the valve 11, and the valve 1 is further provided with an opening 12a.
1 has a convex portion 13 for opening. cover 12
A water passage 16 is provided for guiding the water in the tank 5 to the vaporization chamber 15 of the base 14. Sealing between the tank 9 and the water passage 16 is achieved by a connecting member 17 made of rubber or the like coming into elastic contact with the bottom surface of the tank 9.

Further, a tank cover 18 having a water inlet is attached to the front of the tank 5. 19 is a water inlet cover. The front upper part of the tank 9 is the inclined part 6 of the handle 6.
It has an inclined shape corresponding to a. A is a step formed on the outer surface of the handle 6 by covering the upper front part of the handle 6 and protruding the rear lower surface of the sloped part 6a formed on the handle 6 from its lower end. On the upper surface of the tank 9 that fits with the iron body 5, there is a tank 9 that is pressed down when attached to the iron main body 5.
An upwardly protruding portion 9a is formed which is larger than the amount of displacement.

Next, the operation of the configuration of this embodiment will be explained. First, the temperature adjustment knob 8 is placed on the iron body 5 so that it can be easily operated when ironing.
It is located at the front upper part of the. Also for that purpose tank 9
The upper part of the handle 6 is located below the handle 6. When the tank 9 is attached to the iron main body 5, by sliding the tank 9 in the direction of arrow A as shown in FIG. It is pushed down to the 12a side. As a result of this operation, the valve 11 provided inside the tank 9 is pushed up by the convex portion 13 provided in the water passage 16, and the tank 9
The water inside is supplied to the vaporization chamber 15 through a water passage 16. Further, by pushing down the tank 9, a gap corresponding to the amount of pushing down is created between the upper surface of the tank 9 and the handle cover 7. Therefore, the second
As shown in the figure, by providing a step A that is equal to or larger than this gap between the bottom surface of the handle 6 and the top surface of the tank 9, this gap cannot be seen to the depths and the appearance is not spoiled. I have to.

Next, by providing the tank 9 and the handle 6 with the sloped part 6a, the gap created when pushing down the tank 9 is absorbed by the sloped part 6a.
There is no gap between the upper surface of the handle 8 and the lower surface of the handle 6. For this reason, the gap occurs only in a narrower area, and is hardly noticeable in appearance, which is more effective in reducing the gap between the tank and the iron body. Even when the tank 9 is attached or detached, the operation can be performed more easily since the front part is inclined.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the steam iron of the present invention includes a base having a vaporization chamber, a cover that covers the upper surface side of the base, and a cover disposed on the base with one end facing the vaporization chamber. a water passage whose other end faces an opening formed on the top surface of the cover; a handle that is attached to the cover and has a rearwardly downwardly inclined portion formed in its front part;
and an iron body having a handle cover that covers the upper front part of the handle and is attached to the handle with the lower surface of the handle protruding from the lower end of the iron body, and an iron body that can be detachably attached between the handle of the iron body and the cover. an opening having a valve that is attached to the iron body and connected to the water passage when attached to the iron body; and an incline at the upper front part that is inclined backwardly and downwardly opposite to the inclination part of the handle. The tank further has a protruding portion larger than the amount of downward displacement when attached to the iron main body, on the rear upper surface of the inclined portion that fits with the rear lower surface of the inclined portion formed on the handle. With this feature, it is possible to cover from the inside the gap between the bottom surface of the handle and the top surface of the tank that occurs when the tank is attached to the iron body and pushed down to connect to the water passage. This prevents foreign matter from entering and provides a good appearance. In addition, by forming a backward-sloping slope on both the front part of the handle and the tank facing it, it is possible to reduce the gap between the handle and the tank, and also to reduce the gap between the handle and the tank. By operating the tank in one direction toward the rear, the tank can be operated in the direction in which it is connected to the water passage, improving operability when the tank is installed. Furthermore, by providing a sloped part on the tank opposite to the sloped part of the handle that slopes backward,
The position of the water inlet formed on the front surface of the tank can be set high, increasing the specified full water volume of the tank, and also has the effect of facilitating drainage.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a side view of a steam iron according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along line A-A in Fig. 1, and Fig.
The figure is a sectional view of a main part, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a main part showing a conventional steam iron. 5... Iron body, 6... Handle, 7a... Pressing device, 9... Tank, 12... Cover, 12a
...Cover opening, 14...Base, 15...
Vaporization chamber, 16...water passage.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A base having a vaporization chamber, a cover that covers the upper surface of the base, and an opening that is disposed on the base and has one end facing the vaporization chamber and the other end formed in the upper surface of the cover. a water passage facing the water passage, a handle mounted on the cover and having a rearwardly downwardly inclined part formed on the front part of the handle; An iron body having a handle cover attached to the handle with the lower surface of the handle protruding, and an iron body that is detachably attached between the handle of the iron body and the cover, and is connected to the water passage by being attached to the iron body. an opening with a valve formed on the handle, a sloped portion facing the sloped portion of the handle and inclined backwardly downwardly at the upper front portion, and a rear lower surface of the sloped portion formed on the handle and a tank having a protrusion larger than the amount of downward displacement when attached to the iron main body, on the rear upper surface of the inclined part that fits into the iron body.