JPS6190700A - iron - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to an iron for general household use. - Structure of conventional example and its problems Conventionally, as shown in Fig. 2, this heel iron consists of a pace 2 having a heater 1, a grip part 3 and a heat insulating part 4, and an opening at the rear. A handle 〇 having 5 is provided,
An electronic control section 8 protected by an outer shell member 7 and controlling the supply of electricity to the heater 1 was attached to the rear opening 6 of the handle 〇. The electronic control section 8 is composed of a plurality of electronic components 9 and a board 1Q. A removably provided water tank 11 is attached to the front of the handle 6, a water inlet 12 is provided in front of the water tank 11, and a locking mechanism using a lock button 13 provided in front of the grip part 3 is used to lock the push lever ○. Fixed. The gripping portion 3 includes a gripping portion main body 14 and a gripping portion cover 16.
Generally, the lock button 13 was clamped and fixed.

However, with this configuration, when water is poured into the iron while it is standing upright, the water that overflows from the water inlet 12 of the water tank 11 is absorbed into the fitting portion between the lock button 13, the grip body 14, and the grip cover 15. It enters through the gap and flows into the control section 8 using the inside of the grip section 3 as a passage. Therefore, there were problems in reliability and safety, such as the control unit 8 operating abnormally and being unable to control the supply of electricity to the heater.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves these conventional problems and provides an iron with improved safety and reliability.

Structure of the Invention The iron of the present invention includes a base having a heater, a handle provided on the base, a water tank provided in front of the pusher and having a water inlet, and a water tank located behind the water inlet and having the handle. It has a configuration in which a control section is provided inside to control energization of the heater, and a water-shielding wall is provided inside the handle between the control section and the water inlet.

According to the above configuration, since a wall is provided inside the handle, water that overflows from the water inlet will splash onto the handle.
Even if water gets into the hollow part in the handle, the wall installed behind the water inlet watertightly blocks the hollow part in the handle from the control part, so there is no chance of water getting into the control part. Therefore, the operation of the control unit can be maintained normally, and safety and reliability are improved.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In Figure 1, a temperature sensor 23 is attached to the base 21 which has a built-in heater 22. Further, a handle 26 is provided on the upper part of the base 21 and is composed of a grip part 26 and a heat insulating part 2T, and has an opening 28 at the rear part. The control surface portion 24 is tightened with screws or the like. This control section 24
receives a signal from the temperature sensor 23 and controls energization to the heater 22 . A water tank 30 is attached to the front of the handle 25, and a water inlet 31 is attached to the front of the water tank 30. This water tank 3o can be attached to and detached from the iron main body by a lock mechanism operated by a lock button 32 attached to the front part of the grip part 26. The lower part of the lock button 32 is fastened with a screw 34 to a recess 33 formed in the front part of the grip part 26, and the end face of this recess 33 is formed with a watertight wall 35 to prevent water from entering the inside of the grip part 2e. prevents infiltration. Further, the lock button 32 is secured to the water tank 3o with an elastic material 36.
is biased in the direction.

To explain the operation in the above configuration, when using steam for ironing, it is necessary to place the iron in a freestanding state and pour water into the water tank 30. At this time, the water flowing from the water inlet 31 onto the handle 25 is applied to the grip 25 through the gap between the lock button 32 and the grip 26.
Water enters the recess 33 of No. 6. However, the lock button 32
Since the end face of the recess 33 formed in the grip part 26 to which the grip part 26 is attached forms a wall 35, water cannot enter into the inside of the grip part 26. Therefore, the control part 24 located below the grip part 26 cannot be flooded with water. The operation of the control unit 24 can be maintained normally without any trouble, and reliability and safety can be improved.

Unfortunately, the lock button 32 locks the wall 35 that blocks water from entering.
By forming the handle at the end face of the mounting recess 33, it is easy to make the wall thickness of the molded handle uniform, so it is possible to eliminate irregularities in appearance caused by variations in wall thickness, and it has the effect of improving the appearance. .

Effects of the Invention As is clear from the description of the embodiments described above, the iron of the present invention is characterized by the fact that a wall is provided inside the latch between the control unit and the water inlet of the water tank to prevent water from entering. It is possible to prevent water that overflows from the water tank from entering the inside of the handle, thereby preventing water from entering the control unit and allowing normal operation, improving reliability and safety. It is something that can be done.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a main part of an iron showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a main part of a conventional iron. 21... Base, 22... Heater,
26...Handle, 3o...Water tank, 3
1...Water inlet, 24...Control unit, 36
······wall.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A base having a heater, a handle provided on the base, a water tank provided in front of the handle and having a water inlet, and a water tank located behind the water inlet and provided inside the handle to supply electricity to the heater. An iron comprising: a control section for controlling the flow of water, and a water-blocking wall provided inside the handle between the control section and a water inlet.