JP6668572B2 - Iron - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an iron for performing wrinkle elongation of clothes and the like, and more particularly to an iron that uses steam generated in a vaporization chamber by spraying the clothes and the like.

  Conventionally, as this type of iron, for example, in Patent Literature 1, two vaporization chambers are provided on a base heated by a heater, and one of the vaporization chambers is provided with steam directly supplied from a tank. The other vaporization chamber is used for increasing steam that generates steam using water supplied from a tank via a pump device, from each vaporization chamber through a plurality of steam holes, A device that spouts steam onto clothing or the like is known.

JP 2007-202812 A

  In the conventional configuration, by dividing the vaporization chamber into two, normal steam and increased steam can be generated stably and efficiently. However, in both cases, steam can be spouted only from the same area of the hanging surface, and improvement in usability as an iron has been desired.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a user-friendly iron that can spout steam from different areas of the hanging surface as needed.

The iron of the present invention includes a heating means, a tank for storing a liquid, a base heated by the heating means and having a hanging surface on a bottom portion, and a steam provided on the base and supplied with liquid from the tank. A first vaporization chamber and a second vaporization chamber partitioned from each other, a first liquid passage connecting the tank and the first vaporization chamber, and a second liquid passage connecting the tank and the second vaporization chamber. A passage, a heat shield plate assembly in which the first liquid passage and the second liquid passage are formed , and a steam generated in the first vaporization chamber, which is provided at the center of the hooking surface. A steam concentration jetting portion is provided around the hanging surface, and a steam dispersing jetting portion for jetting steam generated in the second vaporization chamber.

According to the first and second aspects of the present invention, while the steam is intensively blown from the steam intensive blowout portion provided at the center of the hanging surface corresponding to the first vaporization chamber, the steam corresponds to the second vaporization chamber. Steam is widely dispersed and spouted from the steam dispersion spouting part provided around the hanging surface, so that steam can be spouted from different areas of the hanging surface as needed, and a convenient iron Can be provided.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to selectively and squirt the steam based on the switching operation using the switching means at the will of the user. Further , based on the switching operation using the switching means, it becomes possible to cause the steam to be spouted over a wide range in both the concentration and the dispersion, in addition to the concentration or the dispersion, by the user's will. In addition, according to the position of the operation unit operated by the user, the jet of steam from the hanging surface of the base can be switched to one of concentration, dispersion, concentration, and dispersion.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the steam ejection amount when the steam is concentrated and ejected is the same as the steam ejection amount when the steam is dispersed and ejected, and the steam function can be used without discomfort. .

1 is an overall perspective view of an iron according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the iron body with some parts omitted. It is a principal part perspective view of an iron main body lower part same as the above. It is the top view seen from the surface side of a base same as the above. FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the base as viewed from the back side of the base. FIG. 3 is a bottom view showing the positions of holes of the steam-concentrated spouting section as viewed from the back side of the base. FIG. 3 is a bottom view showing the positions of holes of the steam dispersion ejection portion when viewed from the back surface side of the base. FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the base in which the base and the back surface of the hanging member are overlapped with each other. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the heat shield plate assembly in a state where the liquid is supplied from the tank to the second vaporization chamber. It is a perspective view of a heat shield plate assembly same as the above. It is the principal part perspective view which saw through the upper part of the heat shield plate assembly same as the above. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a main part showing a configuration of a switching unit and its periphery according to the first embodiment; FIG. 3 is a plan view of a main part showing an operation position of a switching lever according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a main part when a switching lever is operated so that steam is spouted from the steam concentrated spouting section. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a main part when a switching lever is operated so that steam is ejected from the steam dispersion ejection section.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a preferred iron of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  First, the overall configuration of the iron will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. Reference numeral 1 denotes an iron main body, and reference numeral 2 denotes a mounting table on which the iron main body 1 is removably mounted. The mounting table 2 is provided with a cord 3 with a power plug inserted into an outlet (not shown) of a commercial power supply and a convex power supply unit 4, while a concave power receiving unit 5 is provided at the rear of the iron main body 1. Provided. Thereby, when the iron main body 1 is placed on the mounting table 2 and the power receiving unit 5 is fitted to the power feeding unit 4, the power supply voltage from the cord 3 passes through the power feeding unit 4 and the power receiving unit 5 to the iron main body 1. It is configured to be supplied. Although the present embodiment is a cordless iron that feeds power to the iron body 1 via the mounting table 2, an iron with a cord in which the cord 3 is directly connected to the iron body 1 may be used.

  The iron main body 1 includes a metal base 11 at a lower portion. The base 11 is configured by attaching and fixing a plate-shaped hanging surface member 13 to a bottom surface of a base 12 made of a die-cast molded product. The configuration of the base 11 and its surroundings will be described later in detail.

  Reference numeral 15 denotes a resin cover provided above the base 11, and reference numeral 16 denotes a handle provided above the cover 15. In front of the handle 16, a tank assembly 17 as a tank for storing liquid is provided detachably with respect to the iron main body 1. The tank assembly 17 is formed of, for example, a synthetic resin, has a substantially U-shape when viewed from the top, and is disposed so that both sides thereof extend from the front end to the rear end of the handle 16. Reference numeral 18 denotes an openable / closable water inlet cap provided at a front portion of the tank assembly 17, from which water as a liquid is accommodated in the tank assembly 17 or unnecessary water in the tank assembly 17 is discarded. It becomes possible to do. Further, a tank lock button 19 is provided on one side of the tank assembly 17 so as to protrude slightly therefrom. When the tank lock button 19 is pressed, the locked state between the iron body 1 and the tank assembly 17 is released, and the iron body 1, the tank assembly 17 can be detached.

  Reference numeral 21 denotes an operation unit provided on the upper portion of the iron body 1, which is operated by a steam / dry switching lever 21A, a shot button 21B for increasing steam, a mist button 21C for spraying, and a temperature setting / off button 21D. Be composed. In addition to the operation unit 21, a switching lever 25 serving as an operation unit of a switching unit 24, which will be described later, is provided in a window 23 formed at the rear of the iron main body 1. A temperature display lamp 22 in which a plurality of LEDs are arranged as a display unit is provided at an upper portion of the handle 16, and a temperature set by a temperature setting / off button 21 D or a base detected by a temperature detecting means (not shown). The temperature of 11 and the like are displayed on the temperature display lamp 22.

  Inside the tank assembly 17, a valve device 26 linked to the steam / dry switching lever 21A, a pump device 27 linked to the shot button 21B, and a mist blowing device 28 linked to the mist button 21C are provided. A spout 29 of a mist spouting device 28 is arranged below the water inlet lid 18, and every time the mist button 21C is pushed, water in the tank assembly 17 is spouted from the spout 29 as a mist mist. .

  Next, the configuration of the base 11 and its surroundings will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. A heater 31 serving as a heating unit is embedded in the base 12 of the base 11 in a substantially U-shape as viewed from above. Further, two vaporization chambers for generating steam, that is, a concentrated vaporization chamber 32 corresponding to a first vaporization chamber and a dispersion vaporization chamber 33 corresponding to a second vaporization chamber are formed on the upper surface of the base 12. You. Each of the concentration-side vaporization chamber 32 and the dispersion-side vaporization chamber 33 is formed in a labyrinth concave shape, the concentration-side vaporization chamber 32 is disposed near one side of the bent heater 31, and the dispersion-side vaporization chamber 33 is disposed near the other side of the heater 31. Is arranged. Thereby, the heat from the heater 31 can be supplied to the two vaporization chambers 32 and 33 substantially equally.

  A drop receiving portion 35 having a plurality of projections is provided at an inlet forming one end of the concentration side vaporization chamber 32, and an outlet forming the other end of the concentration side vaporization chamber 32 is provided between the base 12 and the hanging surface member 13. An opening 37 communicating with the concentrated steam space 36 is formed. Further, a drop receiving portion 38 having a plurality of projections is provided at an inlet forming one end of the dispersion-side vaporization chamber 33, and the base 12 and the hanging surface member 13 are formed at an outlet forming the other end of the dispersion-side vaporization chamber 33. An opening 40 communicating with another dispersion side steam space 39 is formed. As between the concentration-side vaporization chamber 32 and the dispersion-side vaporization chamber 33, the concentration-side vapor space 36 and the dispersion-side vapor space 39 are completely partitioned from each other.

  On the rear surface side of the hanging surface member 13, in the central region of the hanging surface 41 of the horizontal and substantially flat base 11 that abuts on a cloth (not shown), a plurality of steam-concentrated ejection holes 43 (see FIG. (A solid portion). Separately from this, a plurality of steam dispersion orifices 44 (solid portions in FIG. 7) serving as steam dispersion and ejection portions are provided in a peripheral region of the hanging surface 41. All of the steam concentrated ejection holes 43 are formed so as to communicate with the concentration side steam space 36, and all of the steam dispersion ejection holes 44 are formed so as to communicate with the dispersion side steam space 39.

  In the present embodiment, a plurality of steam-concentrated ejection holes 43 are provided in a concentrated manner at one location near the front of the center of the hanging surface 41, and are distributed around the front and rear and left and right of the plurality of steam-concentrated ejection holes 43. A plurality of steam dispersion orifices 44 are provided almost entirely. Further, the steam dispersion orifices 44 are provided not only on the periphery of the hanging surface 41 but also on an inclined surface 46 which is inclined upward from the rear end of the hanging surface 41. Each of the steam concentration ejection holes 43 and the steam dispersion ejection holes 44 has the same size and shape individually, but may have different sizes and shapes depending on the portion of the hanging surface 41. Due to the internal structure of the base 11, the water dropped on the drop receiving portion 35 of the concentration-side vaporization chamber 32 is heated by the heater 31 in the concentration-side vaporization chamber 32 to become steam. While steam is spouted from the steam spouting hole 43 at the center of the surface 41, water dropped into the drop receiving portion 38 of another dispersion side vaporization chamber 33 is heated by the heater 31 in the concentration side vaporization chamber 33. Is heated to form steam, and the steam is dispersed from the steam dispersion orifice 44 of the periphery of the hanging surface 41 and the inclined surface 46 through the dispersion side steam space 39.

  A cover plate 51 that covers the upper surface openings of the base-side base 12 and the common-side vaporization chamber 32 and the dispersion-side vaporization chamber 33 is attached and fixed (see FIGS. 14 and 15). Is provided with a heat shield assembly 52 for blocking heat from the base 11. The heat shield plate assembly 52 has two liquid passages connecting the tank assembly 17 and the vaporization chambers 32 and 33, and a first liquid passage for flowing the liquid from the tank assembly 17 to the concentrated vaporization chamber 32. And a dispersion-side water passage 55 as a second liquid passage through which the liquid flows from the tank assembly 17 to the dispersion-side vaporization chamber 33. In addition, an inflow portion 56 that is in close communication with the valve device 26 of the tank assembly 17 mounted on the iron body 1 is provided on the front upper surface side of the heat shield plate assembly 52 in common with the water passages 54 and 55. On the other hand, the outflow portion 57 of the concentrated water passage 54 and the outflow portion 58 of the dispersion water passage 55 are separately provided on the rear lower surface side of the heat shield plate assembly 52. The outflow portion 57 of the concentration side water passage 54 is open facing the drip receiving portion 35 of the concentration side vaporization chamber 32, and the outflow portion 58 of the dispersion side water passage 55 is connected to the drip reception portion 38 of the dispersion side vaporization chamber 33. It is open to the front.

  A valve mechanism 61 for opening and closing the inflow portion 56 is incorporated in the inflow portion 56 in order to prevent hot water droplets from being ejected from the steam concentrated ejection holes 43 and the steam dispersion ejection holes 44. Here, the valve mechanism 61 includes a valve rod 62 as a valve body movably provided in the inflow portion 56 and an elastic body 63 such as a spring for urging the valve rod 62 in a direction to close the inflow portion 56. The main component is a bimetal 64 as a heat-sensitive pusher that senses and deforms the temperature of the base 11. In FIG. 9, the inverted state of the bimetal 64 is shown by a solid line, and the return state is shown by a broken line. However, when the base 11 is lower than the vaporization temperature of the liquid, the return state in which the bimetal 64 separates from the lower surface of the valve rod 62. The valve rod 62 closes the inflow portion 56 due to the urging force of the elastic body 63, whereas when the base 11 becomes higher than the vaporization temperature of the liquid, the bimetal 64 resists the urging force of the elastic body 63. And the valve rod 62 opens the inflow portion 56 as shown in FIG.

  A concentrated valve mechanism 67 that opens and closes the outflow portion 57 is incorporated in the outflow portion 57 of the concentrated water passage 54. Further, a dispersion-side valve mechanism 68 that opens and closes the outflow portion 58 is also incorporated in the outflow portion 58 of the dispersion-side water passage 55. FIG. 9 shows a dispersion comprising a valve rod 69 as a valve body movably provided in the outflow portion 58 and an elastic body 70 such as a spring for urging the valve rod 69 in a direction to open the outflow portion 58. Although the side valve mechanism 68 is shown, the central side valve mechanism 67 also includes a valve rod 69 and an elastic body 70 as main components.

  The heat shield plate assembly 52 of the present embodiment holds the upper member 76 and the lower member 77 above and below the holder member 75, respectively, and incorporates these members 75 to 77 into the plate-like member 78, so that the above-described concentrated side The water passage 54 and the dispersion-side water passage 55 are formed therein.

  A joint 81 and a slide plate 82 are provided inside the iron main body 1 as a coupling mechanism between the switching lever 25 and the centralized valve mechanism 67 and the dispersed valve mechanism 68. The switching lever 25, the central valve mechanism 67, the dispersing valve mechanism 68, the joint 81, and the slide plate 82 are connected to the outlet 57 of the central water passage 54 and the outlet 58 of the dispersing water passage 55. The switching unit 24 is configured so that the opening and closing can be switched by a manual operation.

  The switching lever 25 includes a rotatable operation body 83 having a knob exposed from the window 23 of the iron body 1, and a pinion 84 with a shaft provided at the rotation center of the operation body 83. In addition, the long joint 81 is provided with a rack 85 that meshes with the pinion 84 on the base end side, and a slide plate 82 is attached and fixed on the front end side. The slide plate 82 is disposed above the heat shield plate assembly 52 so as to straddle the concentrated side valve mechanism 67 and the dispersed side valve mechanism 68, and has two holes 86, 87 corresponding to these valve rods 69. Has formed.

  In this embodiment, the joint 81 and the slide plate 82 move in the left-right direction of the iron main body 1 when the knob of the operating body 83 is moved by the connecting mechanism of the rack 85 and the pinion 84 to apply a rotational force to the pinion 84. I do. At this time, if the hole 86 is located on the valve rod 69 of the centralized valve mechanism 67, the valve rod 69 is pushed up by the urging force of the elastic body 70 inside the heat shield plate assembly 52, and flows out of the centralized water passage 54. The part 57 is closed. On the other hand, if the hole 86 is not located on the valve rod 69 of the centralized valve mechanism 67, the slide plate 82 abuts on the upper end of the valve rod 69, thereby opposing the urging force of the elastic body 70. 69 is pressed downward, and the outflow portion 57 of the concentrated water passage 54 is opened. Similarly, if the hole 87 is located on the valve rod 69 of the dispersion side valve mechanism 68, the valve rod 69 is pushed up by the urging force of the elastic body 70 inside the heat shield plate assembly 52, and the outflow of the dispersion side water passage 55. The part 58 is closed. On the other hand, if the hole 87 is not located on the valve rod 69 of the dispersing side valve mechanism 68, the slide plate 82 abuts on the upper end of the valve rod 69, thereby opposing the urging force of the elastic body 70. 69 is pressed downward, and the outflow portion 58 of the dispersion-side water passage 55 is opened. FIG. 9 shows, by way of example, a state in which the outflow portion 57 of the concentration side waterway 54 is closed while the outflow portion 58 of the dispersion side waterway 55 is open.

  The switching means 24 of the present embodiment opens the outlet 57 of the concentrated water passage 54 and closes the outlet 58 of the dispersed water passage 55 as the user rotates the operating body 83. A first mode in which steam is spouted only from the steam-concentrated spouting hole 43, and an outflow portion 57 of the converging-side waterway 54 is closed, and an outflow portion 58 of the dispersing-side waterway 55 is opened. In addition to the second mode in which steam is spouted only from the outside, the outflow portion 57 of the concentrated-side water passage 54 is opened, and the outflow portion 58 of the dispersion-side water passage 55 is also opened. The configuration is such that the steam ejection can be switched to any of the third modes in which steam is ejected from both the ejection holes 44 at the same time. In this case, when the third mode is selected, the slide plate 82 is arranged so that the slide plate 82 simultaneously presses the valve rod 69 of the centralized valve mechanism 67 and the valve rod 69 of the dispersion-side valve mechanism 68. The switching unit 24 is not limited to the configuration described in the present embodiment, but has a configuration that can switch at least to the first and second modes, preferably, any of the first to third modes.

  Next, the operation of the iron having the above-described configuration, particularly regarding the steam function will be described. The water inlet lid 18 is opened and closed to store a predetermined amount of water inside the tank assembly 17, and the tank assembly 17 is set in front of the iron body 1. Subsequently, while the iron body 1 is placed on the mounting table 2 and the power supply voltage from the cord 3 is being supplied to the iron body 1, the temperature setting / off button 21 </ b> D is pushed and operated, and the ironing target is set. Set the temperature according to the material cloth. Thereby, inside the iron body 1, the heater 31 is cut off and controlled so that the temperature of the base 11 detected by the temperature detecting means approaches the temperature set by the temperature setting / off button 21D, and the concentrated side vaporization is performed. The base 11 including the chamber 32 and the dispersion-side vaporization chamber 33 is heated.

  When the user uses the steam function, the steam / dry switching lever 21A is switched to the "steam" side. Thereby, the valve device 26 in contact with the inflow portion 56 of the heat shield plate assembly 52 is opened, and water can flow from the inside of the tank assembly 17 to the inflow portion 56. When the steam / dry switching lever 21A is switched to the "dry" side, the valve device 26 is closed, and the flow of water from the inside of the tank assembly 17 to the inflow portion 56 is shut off. The iron body 1 can be used as a dry iron in which steam does not squirt from the steam dispersion orifices 44.

  Immediately after the heating of the base 11 by the heater 31 is started, the base 11 does not reach the vaporization temperature of water, and the bimetal 64 mounted on the base 11 is in a return state shown by a broken line in FIG. Therefore, the valve rod 62 of the valve mechanism 61 incorporated in the heat shield plate assembly 52 is pushed down by the biasing force of the elastic body 63 in a direction to close the inflow portion 56. Therefore, in this case, even when the steam / dry switching lever 21A is switched to the "steam" side, the flow of water from the inside of the tank assembly 17 is cut off at the inflow portion 56, and the steam concentrated jet port therefrom is stopped. 43 and the steam dispersion orifice 44 can prevent the non-vaporized water droplets from being ejected at the time of ironing or the like.

  Thereafter, when the base 11 is sufficiently heated and rises above the vaporization temperature of water, the bimetal 64 which has been in the restored state is deformed to the inverted state shown by the solid line in FIG. In opposition, the valve rod 62 of the valve mechanism 61 is pushed up in the direction in which the inflow portion 56 opens. Therefore, in this case, in a state where the steam / dry switching lever 21A is switched to the “steam” side, the water inside the tank assembly 17 is guided to the concentration side water passage 54 and the dispersion side water passage 55 through the inflow portion 56, and Steam generated in the side vaporization chamber 32 and the dispersion side vaporization chamber 33 can be blown out from the corresponding steam concentrated blowout hole 43 and steam dispersion blowout hole 44.

  Here, in the present embodiment, it is possible to switch the jet of steam from the hanging surface 41 of the base 11 to one of the modes of concentration, dispersion, concentration, and dispersion according to the position of the switching lever 25 operated by the user. it can.

  Specifically, when the knob of the operating body 83 constituting the switching lever 25 is moved to the position A corresponding to the first mode shown in FIG. 13, the joint 81 and the slide plate 82 are moved to the base as shown in FIG. 11 moves to the right with respect to the iron main body 1, the valve rod 69 of the centralized valve mechanism 67 is pushed down in a direction to open the outflow portion 57 of the concentrated water passage 54, and the dispersion water passage 55 is opened. The valve rod 69 of the dispersion-side valve mechanism 68 is pushed up in a direction to close the outflow portion 58. Therefore, in the first mode, only the water guided to the concentration side water passage 54 in the heat shield plate assembly 52 drops from the outflow portion 57 to the drip receiving portion 35 of the concentration side vaporization chamber 32, and the concentration side vaporization chamber The steam vaporized in 32 is guided from the concentrated-side steam space 36 to the concentrated steam outlet 43, and is discharged from the concentrated steam outlet 43 provided at the center of the hanging surface 41 to concentrate on the fabric or the like. be able to.

  When the knob of the operating body 83 constituting the switching lever 25 is moved to a position B corresponding to the second mode shown in FIG. 13, the joint 81 and the slide plate 82 are now connected to the base 11 as shown in FIG. Upward, the valve rod 69 of the centralized valve mechanism 67 is pushed up in a direction to close the outflow portion 57 of the concentrated water passage 54 in the leftward direction with respect to the iron main body 1, and the outflow of the dispersed water passage 55. The valve rod 69 of the dispersion-side valve mechanism 68 is pushed down in the direction in which the part 58 is opened. Therefore, in the second mode, only the water guided to the dispersion-side water passage 55 in the heat shield plate assembly 52 drops from the outflow portion 58 to the drip-receiving portion 38 of the dispersion-side vaporization chamber 33, and the dispersion-side vaporization chamber The steam vaporized in 33 is guided from the dispersion-side steam space 39 to the steam dispersion orifice 44, and is dispersed from the steam dispersion orifice 44 provided on the periphery of the hanging surface 41 to a cloth or the like to eject steam. be able to.

  Further, when the knob of the operation body 83 constituting the switching lever 25 is moved to a position C corresponding to the third mode shown in FIG. 13, the joint 81 and the slide plate 82 are switched between the first mode and the second mode. The valve rod 69 of the centralized valve mechanism 67 is pushed down in the direction of opening the outlet 57 of the concentrated water passage 54 to the direction of opening the outlet 57 of the concentrated water passage 54 and opening the outlet 58 of the dispersed water passage 55. Then, the valve rod 69 of the dispersion-side valve mechanism 68 is pushed down. Therefore, in the third mode, the water guided to the concentration side water passage 54 and the dispersion side water passage 55 in the heat shield plate assembly 52 is dripped by the dripping receiver 35 of the concentration side vaporization chamber 32 and the dispersion side vaporization chamber 33. The steam dropped into the receiving portions 38 and vaporized in the concentration-side vaporization chamber 32 and the dispersion-side vaporization chamber 33 passes through a steam-concentration ejection hole 43 and a steam-dispersion ejection hole 44 from substantially the entire hanging surface 41 to a cloth or the like. Can squirt.

  In the steam blowing in each mode described above, in particular, in the first mode and the second mode, in the heat shield plate assembly 52, the respective inflow portions 56 common to the concentrated-side water passage 54 and the dispersed-side water passage 55 The structure is such that the same amount of water can be supplied to the concentration side vaporization chamber 32 or the dispersion side vaporization chamber 33 through the outflow portions 57 and 58. Therefore, irrespective of the shape and number of the steam-concentrated jet holes 43 and the steam-dispersed jet holes 44, the total amount of steam jetted from all the steam-concentrated jet holes 43 in the first mode and all the steam jetted from the second mode. The total amount of steam spouted from the dispersed spouting holes 44 becomes equal, and the uncomfortable feeling that the total spouted amount of steam differs every time the switching lever 25 is switched can be eliminated.

  As described above, the iron according to the present embodiment has the heater 31 as a heating unit, the tank assembly 17 as a tank for storing water as a liquid, and the heater 31, which is heated to form the hanging surface 41 on the bottom. A base 11, a concentration-side vaporization chamber 32 serving as a first vaporization chamber and a dispersion-side vaporization chamber 33 serving as a second vaporization chamber, which are provided on the base 11 and receive water from the tank assembly 17 to generate steam. A steam-concentrated ejection hole 43 provided at the center of the hanging surface 41 and serving as a steam-concentrating ejection portion for ejecting steam generated in the concentrated-side vaporization chamber 32; and a dispersion-side vaporization chamber provided on the periphery of the hanging surface 41. And a steam dispersion jetting hole 44 as a steam dispersion jetting portion for jetting out the steam generated in 33.

  In this case, while the steam is intensively blown out from the steam concentrated blowout hole 43 provided at the center of the hanging surface 41 corresponding to the concentration side vaporization chamber 32, the hanging surface 4 corresponding to the dispersion side vaporization chamber 33. By widely dispersing and ejecting steam from the steam dispersing ejection holes 44 provided in the peripheral portion of the above, the steam can be ejected from different areas of the hanging surface 41 as necessary, providing a convenient iron. it can.

  Further, in the present embodiment, there is further provided a switching means 24 which enables switching operation of steam ejection from either the steam concentrated ejection hole 43 or the steam dispersion ejection hole 44.

  In this case, based on the switching operation using the switching unit 24, it becomes possible to select and jet the steam to either the concentration or the distribution at the will of the user.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the switching operation is performed so that the operation can be switched not only to either the steam-concentrated ejection hole 43 or the steam-dispersed ejection hole 44 but also to the steam ejection from both the steam-concentrated ejection hole 43 and the steam-dispersed ejection hole 44. Means 24 are constituted.

  In this case, based on the switching operation using the switching means 24, it becomes possible for the user to spout the steam over a wide range not only in either concentration or dispersion but also in both concentration and dispersion.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when steam is ejected from either the steam concentrated ejection hole 43 or the steam dispersion ejection hole 44, the supply amount of water from the tank assembly 17 to the concentration side vaporization chamber 32 and the tank assembly A heat shield plate serving as a liquid supply means is provided between the tank assembly 17 and the first vaporization chamber and the second vaporization chamber so that the amount of water supplied from the three-dimensional body 17 to the dispersion-side vaporization chamber 33 is the same. An assembly 52 is provided.

  In this case, the steam ejection amount when the steam is concentrated and ejected from the steam concentration ejection hole 43 to the clothing and the like and the steam ejection amount when the steam is dispersed and ejected from the steam distribution ejection hole 44 to the clothing and the like are the same. It becomes possible to use the steam function without discomfort.

  It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, as in the present embodiment, the base is not limited to the one provided with only two vaporization chambers, the one provided with three or more vaporization chambers, and another ejection part other than the steam concentrated ejection part and the steam dispersion ejection part. Anything present on the hanging surface will be construed as being included in the iron of the present invention.

11 Base 17 Tank assembly (tank)
24 switching means 25 switching lever (operation unit)
31 heater (heating means)
32 Concentration side vaporization chamber (first vaporization chamber)
33 Dispersion side vaporization chamber (second vaporization chamber)
41 Hanging surface 43 Steam concentrated vent (Steam concentrated vent)
44 Steam dispersion vent (Steam dispersion vent)
52 heat shield assembly elevational 54 concentration-side water passage (first fluid passage)
55 Dispersion-side water passage (second liquid passage)
57,58 Outflow part 67 Concentrated side valve mechanism (first valve mechanism)
68 Dispersion side valve mechanism (second valve mechanism)

Claims (4)

Heating means;
A tank for storing liquid,
A base heated by the heating means and having a hanging surface at the bottom,
A first vaporization chamber and a second vaporization chamber that are provided on the base and are partitioned from each other to generate steam by receiving a liquid supply from the tank;
A first liquid passage connecting the tank and the first vaporization chamber;
A second liquid passage connecting the tank and the second vaporization chamber;
A heat shield plate assembly having the first liquid passage and the second liquid passage formed therein ;
A steam-concentrated spouting unit that is provided at the center of the hanging surface and spouts steam generated in the first vaporization chamber;
A steam dispersing ejection unit that is provided around the hanging surface and ejects steam generated in the second vaporization chamber;
An iron comprising: A first valve mechanism at an outlet of the first liquid passage;
The iron according to claim 1, wherein a second valve mechanism is provided at an outlet of the second liquid passage. The steam ejection, from the steam concentrated ejection section, from the steam dispersed ejection section, and from the steam concentrated ejection section and the steam dispersed ejection section, both the switching means that can be operated to switch to any of,
The switching means includes a single operation unit,
In the steam jetting, the operation unit is moved from the steam concentrating jet at a first position, from the steam dispersing jet at a second position, and from the steam concentrating jet at the third position. The iron according to claim 1, wherein the iron is configured to be switchable between both of the dispersed ejection parts. The liquid supply amount from the tank to the first vaporization chamber and the liquid supply amount from the tank to the second vaporization chamber are the same,
The iron according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein an amount of steam ejected from the steam concentrated ejection section and an amount of steam ejected from the steam dispersion ejection section are made equal.