JPS6074Y2 - iron - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to an iron in which the direction in which the cord is led out from the iron body can be arbitrarily set.

Generally, it is well known that a cord for connecting to a power source is led out from the iron body, and a heater embedded in the base is heated through the cord.

Conventionally, the cord is derived from the rear side, for example the right side, of the iron body.

In this way, when a right-handed person irons an iron with a cord extending from the rear right side of the iron body, the cord protrudes to the side opposite to the user, so it is difficult to connect the iron body. Even if you slide the iron body, the above cord will not get tangled with the user, but if a left-handed person uses the iron, the above cord will protrude in the direction of the user, so if you slide the iron body, the above cord will not get tangled with the user. The disadvantage is that the cord gets tangled with the user and makes ironing difficult.

Also, even if you are right-handed, you may iron the iron by holding it in your left hand without moving your body.
In such cases, the above cord may become entangled with the user's body and become a nuisance.

The present invention was developed based on the above circumstances, and its purpose is to make it possible to arbitrarily change the direction of the cord coming out from the iron body so that the cord does not get in the way when ironing. Our goal is to provide you with the iron you need.

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

1 in the figure is the iron body. This iron body 1 is
A base 2 with a heater (not shown) embedded therein formed by aluminum die-casting, a cover 3 crowned on the top surface of this base 2, and a heat shield plate 4 laminated on the top surface of this cover 3.
and a handle body 5 provided on the rear end side of the upper surface of the heat shield plate 4.

This handle body 5 is formed in a hollow shape, has a back cover 6 attached to its rear end surface, and has a cavity 7 in the center thereof, and this cavity 7 forms a handle 8 at the upper part.

Further, the handle body 5 is provided with a temperature regulator 9 in its center portion for adjusting the temperature at which the base 2 is heated by the heater.

The iron main body 1 thus configured has a water storage tank 10 detachably provided on the front end side of the upper surface of the heat shield plate 4.

The water storage tank 10 is formed of, for example, a transparent synthetic resin so that the side surface is L-shaped, and an operation button 11 is provided on the top surface of the tank 10 so as to be protrusive and retractable.

This operation button 11 is for opening and closing a valve mechanism (not shown) provided on the bottom surface of the water storage tank 10. By opening this valve mechanism, the water in the water storage tank 10 is released from the bottom surface of the base 2 into a steam state. You can make it squirt.

On the other hand, in the iron main body 1, as shown in FIG. 2, a support shaft 12 is protruded substantially horizontally, with one end buried in the back cover 6.

A cord holder 14 having an annular shape and having one end closed by a side wall 13 has a cylindrical portion 15 projecting inward from the side wall 13 rotatably fitted into the support shaft 12 .

A threaded portion 12a is formed at the other end of the support shaft 12, and the cord holder 14 is attached to the threaded portion 12a.
The retaining plate 16 that holds it so that it does not come out has a female thread 17.
It is attached by.

Further, a hollow protector 19 is integrally formed on the peripheral wall of the cord holder 14 and protrudes from a long hole 18 formed on the upper surface of the iron body 1 and is long in the width direction of the iron body 1. Through holes 20 are bored at locations shifted by 180 degrees.

In the cord holder 14, a cord 21 whose one end is connected to the heater embedded in the base 2 is inserted through the protector 19 through the through hole 20, and is led out from the protector 19 to the outside of the iron main body 1. ing.

Furthermore, the cord holder 14 is elastically held by a stopper mechanism 22 at an arbitrary rotation angle.

That is, this stopper mechanism 22
Three engaging recesses 23 formed at approximately 30-degree intervals on the outer surface of the side wall 13 of the back cover 6 and housing recesses 24 formed on the inner surface of the back cover 6 facing the side wall 13 are attached in the protruding direction by springs 25. The cord holder 14 is held by the pin 26, which is elastically engaged with an arbitrary engagement recess 23 according to the rotation angle of the cord holder 14. It looks like this.

According to the above configuration, the cord 21 led out from the long hole 18 on the upper surface of the rear end of the iron main body 1 can be connected to the solid line and the chain line in FIG. 3 by rotating the cord holder 14 through the protector 19. The direction of derivation can be changed to either the left, right or center as shown in the figure.

That is, when holding the handle 8 of the iron main body 1 with the left hand, if the cord 21 is led out in the left direction in FIG. 3, the cord 21 will not get tangled with the user even if the iron main body 1 is slid during ironing. If it is on the right side, the cord 21 will not get tangled when gripping the handle 8 with the right hand, making it easier to use.

Moreover, the cord holder 14 is arranged so that the cord 21 is led out from the pin 2 of the stopper mechanism 22 at the right, left and center positions.
6 are elastically engaged with the engaging recesses 23 and are securely held, so that the direction in which the cord 21 is led out does not change during use.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment; for example, the stopper mechanism does not rely on a pin, but instead has one end of a leaf spring elastically pressed against the cord holder, and the end of the leaf spring is engaged with the cord holder. In short, it is sufficient that the cord holder is configured so as to be able to reliably hold it at any rotation angle.

Furthermore, the accommodation recess and the pin of the stopper mechanism in the above embodiment may not be provided on the back cover, but may be provided on the handle body.

As described above, the present invention provides a rotatable cord holder in the iron body, holds the cord in the cord holder to lead out the cord from the iron body, and allows the cord holder to be freely rotated within the iron body. Since a stopper mechanism is provided to hold the cord at an angle and set the direction in which the cord comes out, the user can change the direction in which the cord comes out from the iron body so that the cord does not get tangled with the user when ironing, which is very convenient. It is.

Furthermore, since the cord holder is held by the stopper mechanism, the direction in which the cord is led out does not change during ironing, which is extremely useful in practice.

[BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS] The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is a side view showing the general structure of the iron, Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of the main parts, and Fig. 3 is the back side of the iron. FIG. 4 is a side view of the cord holder. 1... Iron body, 14... Cord holder, 19
...Protector, 21...Cord, 22...Stopper mechanism, 23...Engagement recess, 26...Zen.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] An iron body, a cord holder rotatably provided within the iron body, a cord held by the cord holder and led out from the iron body, and a cord holder provided within the iron body that can be rotated at any time. 1. An iron comprising: a stopper mechanism that elastically holds the cord at a moving angle and sets the direction in which the cord is led out from the iron body.