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EP1472405B1 - Iron comprising a water filling slide valve - Google Patents

Iron comprising a water filling slide valve Download PDF

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EP1472405B1
EP1472405B1 EP03712284A EP03712284A EP1472405B1 EP 1472405 B1 EP1472405 B1 EP 1472405B1 EP 03712284 A EP03712284 A EP 03712284A EP 03712284 A EP03712284 A EP 03712284A EP 1472405 B1 EP1472405 B1 EP 1472405B1
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Cédric BONTEMS
Gérald LATOUT
Eric Mathieu
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    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06FLAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F75/00Hand irons
    • D06F75/08Hand irons internally heated by electricity
    • D06F75/10Hand irons internally heated by electricity with means for supplying steam to the article being ironed
    • D06F75/14Hand irons internally heated by electricity with means for supplying steam to the article being ironed the steam being produced from water in a reservoir carried by the iron

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  • the present invention relates to irons comprising a reservoir of liquid.
  • the tank is usually a water tank used to hold the water to spray.
  • baffles limit the flow of water, the shutters movers occupy an important place on the iron in the prolongation of the handle.
  • the oblique position of the orifice does not allow fill the iron in an upright position and requires to command the stop of the vaporization.
  • other organs such as the sprayer, drip, steam and other controls present technical or ergonomic positioning constraints that do not leave the possibility of optimizing the dimensions of the filling orifice. Because of this size, in the known configurations, the filling orifice is finally reduced and does not allow an easy and fast iron filling.
  • an iron comprising a reservoir of liquid having a filling orifice, because this orifice is provided with means for receiving and guiding the liquid through the orifice towards the reservoir, said means passing through the orifice and being movable in translation between a first open position where the liquid can be introduced, and a second closed position where said means are retracted into the iron and ensure the closure of the orifice.
  • the liquid receiving means being retractable, they can be more larger than the orifice which no longer needs to be precisely targeted during the filling by the user of the iron.
  • the liquid being guided, the orifice can be small and therefore be disposed of the best way to feed the tank, without organs such as drip, pump, steam, etc ... are not flooded during filling.
  • the means for receiving and guiding the liquid comprise an elongated drawer, having an opening on a longitudinal face for receive the liquid, and open at its inner end to allow the flow of the liquid.
  • drawer or elongated chute is meant a hollow part formed of two longitudinal faces, a bottom adjacent these two faces, and an end face the remaining longitudinal face having an opening for receive the liquid. This opening may constitute all or part of the face longitudinal remaining.
  • the receiving face of the water includes a large opening longitudinally, making the entry of the liquid may be of large section, which facilitates filling. Achieving these means is as economical as that of a closing lid of the orifice because it does not increase the number of iron parts.
  • the drawer may have a flared cross section reminiscent of a funnel.
  • the elongate drawer has a corresponding cross-section substantially to the filling port, and is permanently engaged for slide in said orifice, the inner open end being directed towards the tank.
  • the elongated drawer is constantly engaged in the hole and can slide between the first open position and the second closed position. In the closed position the elongated drawer is retracted inside the tank. Simple construction arrangements, on the one hand, avoid extraction accidentally the drawer out of the hole, and on the other hand allow its maintenance in closed position.
  • a seal ensures the seal between the elongated drawer and the orifice of filling.
  • the drawer is arranged in the iron of such so that when the iron is placed on its heel, the opening of the drawer is oriented to the top.
  • the iron being on its heel, the elongated drawer being drawn towards the outside of the iron, the iron can be conveniently filled with water poured into the large opening.
  • the drawer remains slightly inclined relative horizontally, to facilitate a natural flow of water into the interior of the tank.
  • the opening is completely retracted into the tank.
  • the opening occupies only part of the corresponding side of the drawer rangy. In this way, in the second closed position, the seal that surrounds the filling orifice rests on solid parts of the elongated drawer and fully waterproof.
  • the outer end face, closing the orifice in the second closed position comprises means for operating the elongated drawer.
  • Shapes carried by the outer end face allow to enter the drawer slender when opening and closing manually.
  • the drawer is immersed in the water of the reservoir, and consequently, slows the movements of the water of the reservoir, constituting an anti-wave device.
  • the means for receiving and guiding the liquid comprise a U-shaped part constituting three lateral faces of a drawer partially slender at least without bottom, the fourth side face being an inner end open in the tank.
  • the slender drawer slides on a solid part of the iron which constitutes a fixed base for the mobile drawer.
  • the U-shaped part of the drawer has a sealing lip summary with fixed background.
  • the U-shaped piece is made of elastomer and forms a single piece with the seals sealing with the fixed bottom and closing the orifice.
  • a steam iron 1 comprises a sprayer 2, a drip control 3, a control over-steam and spray 4, grouped on the body 5 to the front of the iron 1.
  • the iron 1 comprises a water reservoir 6 visible in FIGS. 2 and 3, the orifice of which 7 is located forward and at the top of the iron near the previously mentioned organs.
  • the orifice 7 is provided with a seal 8 in which a piece slides elongate tray-like or chute 9, occupying the entire section of the orifice 7.
  • An end face 91 of the slide 9 is open inside the reservoir.
  • a longitudinal side 92 of the drawer has an opening 93, larger than the orifice 7, directed towards the front of the iron so that it is oriented towards the high when the iron is on his heel.
  • the drawer 9 is retained in a first open position, represented in FIG. 2, by an elastic latch 94 and 95 forms preventing its extraction accidental iron. In this position, the opening 93 is accessible from the outside of the iron. A passage is formed from the outside of the iron towards the tank 6 through the opening 93, the drawer 9 and the end face 91.
  • the slide 9 can slide along its longitudinal axis in the orifice 7 between the open position and a second closed position visible in Figure 3. It is maintained in this second position by an elastic lock 96. In this position the seal 8 bears on a solid portion 97 of the wall 92 and ensures the complete seal between the drawer 9 and the tank 6. The solid wall end 98 of the slide 9 then ensures the closing of the orifice 7.
  • this wall 98 carries shapes 99 visible in FIG. allow the drawer 9 to be grasped by the user, and his movement of a position to another.
  • the iron 1 is used with the drawer 9 retracted in the reservoir 6, immobilized by the lock 96 in the position shown in FIGS. 1 and 3.
  • the water in the tank can not come out and splash through the orifice 7 hermetically closed.
  • a small vent not shown is provided between the tank and the atmosphere to avoid the depression of the tank. This small vent may be a small calibrated hole placed forward of the iron on the end wall 98.
  • the water flows from the opening 93 along the slide 9 through the orifice 7 and spring the drawer by its open inner face 91 where it fills the tank 6.
  • the opening 93 has a larger section than the section of the orifice 7, which facilitates filling and allows the construction of the iron to reduce the space occupied by this orifice. As a result, the orifice can be arranged towards the top of the iron without hindering other orders.
  • a steam iron 100 comprises a control acting via a rod 300 on a drip.
  • the iron 100 comprises a water tank 6 visible in FIGS. 6 and 7 with a filling port 7.
  • the orifice 7 is traversed by an elongate U-shaped piece constituting three side faces of a drawer 9, occupying the entire section of the orifice 7.
  • This piece U-shaped is preferably made of rigid elastomer.
  • the end face 91 of the drawer 9, between the ends of the branches of the U, is open inside the tank 6.
  • the slide 9 can slide along its longitudinal axis in the orifice 7 between a first open position shown in Figures 5 and 7 and a second closed position visible in Figures 4 and 6.
  • the piece in U remains in contact with an outer wall 101 of the iron 100 by one of its edges 900 forming sealing lip, the other edge delimiting, with the orifice, a filling opening surface 93, larger than the orifice 7, directed towards the front of the iron and upwards.
  • the drawer is held in the first position opened by soft friction of the elastomer lip 900 on the wall 101.
  • This wall 101 forms the bottom of the drawer 9 whose U-shaped part forms the side faces.
  • the opening 93 is then accessible from outside the iron.
  • a passage is provided from outside the iron to the tank 6 through the opening 93, the drawer 9 and the end face 91.
  • the drawer 9 In the second closed position, the drawer 9 is retracted into the iron. Wall full end 98 of the U-shaped part of the drawer 9 then ensures the closure of orifice 7. The elastomer edges seal the closure. grace U-shaped, the drawer 9 has a small footprint inside the iron. of the such as a control rod 300 may be between the branches of the U without hindering the movement of the drawer. Construction and the ergonomics of iron are improved.
  • the wall 98 carries forms 99 which allow the capture of the U-shaped part of the drawer 9 by the user, and its displacement from one position to the other.
  • the iron 100 is used with the drawer 9 retracted.
  • the water contained in the tank can not come out and splash through port 7 hermetically closed.
  • a small unrepresented vent is formed between the tank and the atmosphere to avoid the depression of the tank. This small vent may be a small calibrated hole disposed forward of the iron on the wall Endpoint 98
  • the drawer 9 When the user wants to fill the reservoir 6 she opens the drawer 9 and inclines the iron, raising the tip, to put it in the filling position, the drawer 9 being inclined towards the tank.
  • the drip located at the front of the tank when the iron is flat, can not be fed.
  • the opening 93 is then accessible from above and can receive filling water brought by example by a cup or by the trickle of water of a tap.
  • the water flows from the opening 93 along the slide 9 through the orifice 7 and spring the drawer by its open inner face 91 where it fills the tank 6.
  • the opening 93 has a larger section than the section of the orifice 7, which facilitates filling.
  • the design of a drawer with a bottomless piece in U allows the construction of the iron to reduce the space occupied by this organ and to arrange neighboring organs with greater latitude.
  • an iron 200 is equipped with water filling means similar to those of the second version. These means also comprise a U-shaped part forming three side faces of a drawer 9, but the filling port 7 is extended according to the mark 70 along the sliding plane and support of the drawer 9.
  • the face end 98 of the drawer 9 carries, in addition to operating means 99, a opercule 201 which circulates with the drawer 9.
  • the drawer 9 leaves a direct and maximum flow of water to the reservoir 6 between the branches of the
  • the U-shaped piece has a skirt 202 which guides the water into the part 70 of the orifice 7.

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Abstract

The invention relates to an iron. The inventive iron consists of a liquid container (6) comprising an inlet (7) which is fitted with means of receiving and guiding the liquid through said opening towards the container. Preferably, the aforementioned means comprise a part (9) in the form of a slide valve or chute. Moreover, said means, which pass through the opening, can move in translation between a first open position, whereby the liquid can be introduced, and a second closed position, whereby the means are retracted into the iron in order to close the opening (7).

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La présente invention concerne les fers à repasser comportant un réservoir de liquide.The present invention relates to irons comprising a reservoir of liquid.

Le réservoir est généralement un réservoir d'eau utilisé pour contenir l'eau à vaporiser.The tank is usually a water tank used to hold the water to spray.

On connaít les fers équipés d'un réservoir d'eau ayant un grand orifice permettant à l'utilisatrice de le remplir. Cet orifice est usuellement disposé à l'avant du fer de sorte que le liquide ne s'écoule pas quand le fer est posé sur son talon.We know the irons equipped with a water tank having a large orifice allowing the user to fill it. This orifice is usually disposed to the front of the iron so that the liquid does not flow when the iron is placed on his heel.

Mais lors des mouvements de repassage l'eau du réservoir est agitée et pourrait ressortir par l'orifice de remplissage si des dispositions n'étaient pas prises pour éviter ou limiter cet inconvénient.But during ironing, the water in the tank is agitated and could come out through the filler opening if provisions were not taken to avoid or limit this disadvantage.

Pour cette raison, les orifices de remplissage de grandes dimensions sont complétés de chicanes comme expliqué dans le brevet FR2677674, ou sont fermés par un grand volet mobile articulé ou coulissant tel que décrit dans le brevet DE10015078. Cependant les chicanes limitent le débit d'eau, les volets mobiles occupent une place importante sur le fer dans le prolongement de la poignée. Dans bien des cas, la position oblique de l'orifice ne permet pas de remplir le fer en position verticale et nécessite de commander l'arrêt de la vaporisation. De plus les autres organes tels que le pulvérisateur, les commandes de goutte à goutte, de sur-vapeur et autres présentent des contraintes techniques ou ergonomiques de positionnement qui ne laissent pas la possibilité d'optimiser les dimensions de l'orifice de remplissage. A cause de cet encombrement, dans les configurations connues, l'orifice de remplissage est finalement réduit et ne permet pas un remplissage du fer facile et rapide.For this reason, the large filling holes are complemented with baffles as explained in patent FR2677674, where closed by a large movable flap hinged or sliding as described in the DE10015078 patent. However baffles limit the flow of water, the shutters movers occupy an important place on the iron in the prolongation of the handle. In many cases, the oblique position of the orifice does not allow fill the iron in an upright position and requires to command the stop of the vaporization. In addition, other organs such as the sprayer, drip, steam and other controls present technical or ergonomic positioning constraints that do not leave the possibility of optimizing the dimensions of the filling orifice. Because of this size, in the known configurations, the filling orifice is finally reduced and does not allow an easy and fast iron filling.

Le brevet US 4233763 décrit un fer à repasser selon le préambule de la revendication 1.US Pat. No. 4,233,763 describes an iron according to the preamble of claim 1.

L'invention qui suit pallie à ces inconvénients.The following invention overcomes these disadvantages.

Le but de l'invention est atteint par un fer à repasser, comportant un réservoir de liquide ayant un orifice de remplissage, du fait que cet orifice est muni de moyens de réception et de guidage du liquide à travers l'orifice vers le réservoir, lesdits moyens traversant l'orifice et étant mobiles en translation entre une première position ouverte où le liquide peut être introduit, et une deuxième position fermée où lesdits moyens sont escamotés dans le fer et assurent la fermeture de l'orifice.The object of the invention is achieved by an iron, comprising a reservoir of liquid having a filling orifice, because this orifice is provided with means for receiving and guiding the liquid through the orifice towards the reservoir, said means passing through the orifice and being movable in translation between a first open position where the liquid can be introduced, and a second closed position where said means are retracted into the iron and ensure the closure of the orifice.

Les moyens de réception du liquide étant escamotables, ils peuvent être plus grands que l'orifice qui n'a plus besoin d'être visé avec précision lors du remplissage par l'utilisatrice du fer.The liquid receiving means being retractable, they can be more larger than the orifice which no longer needs to be precisely targeted during the filling by the user of the iron.

Le liquide étant guidé, l'orifice peut être petit et par conséquent être disposé de la meilleure façon pour alimenter le réservoir, sans que les organes tels que les commandes de goutte à goutte, de pompe, de sur-vapeur, etc... ne soient inondés pendant le remplissage.The liquid being guided, the orifice can be small and therefore be disposed of the best way to feed the tank, without organs such as drip, pump, steam, etc ... are not flooded during filling.

De préférence, les moyens de réception et de guidage du liquide comprennent un tiroir longiligne, comportant une ouverture sur une face longitudinale pour recevoir le liquide, et ouvert en son extrémité interne pour permettre l'écoulement du liquide.Preferably, the means for receiving and guiding the liquid comprise an elongated drawer, having an opening on a longitudinal face for receive the liquid, and open at its inner end to allow the flow of the liquid.

Par tiroir ou goulotte longiligne on entend une pièce creuse formée de deux faces longitudinales, un fond adjacent à ces deux faces, et une face d'extrémité externe pleins, la face longitudinale restante comportant une ouverture pour recevoir le liquide. Cette ouverture peut constituer tout ou partie de la face longitudinale restante.By drawer or elongated chute is meant a hollow part formed of two longitudinal faces, a bottom adjacent these two faces, and an end face the remaining longitudinal face having an opening for receive the liquid. This opening may constitute all or part of the face longitudinal remaining.

Alors, la face de réception de l'eau comprend une grande ouverture longitudinale, faisant que l'entrée du liquide peut être de grande section, ce qui facilite le remplissage. La réalisation de ces moyens est aussi économique que celle d'un couvercle de fermeture de l'orifice car elle n'augmente pas le nombre de pièces du fer.So, the receiving face of the water includes a large opening longitudinally, making the entry of the liquid may be of large section, which facilitates filling. Achieving these means is as economical as that of a closing lid of the orifice because it does not increase the number of iron parts.

Par ailleurs, le tiroir peut avoir une section transversale évasée rappelant un entonnoir.In addition, the drawer may have a flared cross section reminiscent of a funnel.

De préférence le tiroir longiligne a une section transversale correspondant sensiblement à l'orifice de remplissage, et est en permanence engagé pour coulisser dans ledit orifice, l'extrémité ouverte interne étant dirigée vers le réservoir. Preferably the elongate drawer has a corresponding cross-section substantially to the filling port, and is permanently engaged for slide in said orifice, the inner open end being directed towards the tank.

Le tiroir longiligne reste constamment engagé dans l'orifice et peut coulisser entre la première position ouverte et la deuxième position fermée. Dans la position fermée le tiroir longiligne est donc escamoté à l'intérieur du réservoir. Des dispositions constructives simples, d'une part évitent l'extraction intempestive du tiroir hors de l'orifice, et d'autre part permettent son maintien en position fermée.The elongated drawer is constantly engaged in the hole and can slide between the first open position and the second closed position. In the closed position the elongated drawer is retracted inside the tank. Simple construction arrangements, on the one hand, avoid extraction accidentally the drawer out of the hole, and on the other hand allow its maintenance in closed position.

Utilement, un joint assure l'étanchéité entre le tiroir longiligne et l'orifice de remplissage.Usefully, a seal ensures the seal between the elongated drawer and the orifice of filling.

Selon un premier mode de réalisation, le tiroir est agencé dans le fer de telle sorte que, lorsque le fer est posé sur son talon, l'ouverture du tiroir est orientée vers le haut.According to a first embodiment, the drawer is arranged in the iron of such so that when the iron is placed on its heel, the opening of the drawer is oriented to the top.

Le fer étant sur son talon, le tiroir longiligne étant tiré vers l'extérieur du fer, le fer peut être rempli commodément par de l'eau versée dans la grande ouverture.The iron being on its heel, the elongated drawer being drawn towards the outside of the iron, the iron can be conveniently filled with water poured into the large opening.

De préférence dans cette position, le tiroir reste légèrement incliné par rapport à l'horizontale, pour faciliter un écoulement naturel de l'eau vers l'intérieur du réservoir.Preferably in this position, the drawer remains slightly inclined relative horizontally, to facilitate a natural flow of water into the interior of the tank.

De préférence, dans la deuxième position fermée, l'ouverture est complètement escamotée dans le réservoir.Preferably, in the second closed position, the opening is completely retracted into the tank.

L'ouverture n'occupe qu'une partie de la face correspondante du tiroir longiligne. De la sorte, dans la deuxième position fermée, le joint qui entoure l'orifice de remplissage s'appuie sur des parties pleines du tiroir longiligne et assure pleinement l'étanchéité.The opening occupies only part of the corresponding side of the drawer rangy. In this way, in the second closed position, the seal that surrounds the filling orifice rests on solid parts of the elongated drawer and fully waterproof.

De préférence, la face d'extrémité externe, fermant l'orifice dans la deuxième position fermée, comporte des moyens de manoeuvre du tiroir longiligne.Preferably, the outer end face, closing the orifice in the second closed position, comprises means for operating the elongated drawer.

Des formes portées par la face d'extrémité externe permettent de saisir le tiroir longiligne lors de l'ouverture et de la fermeture manuelles.Shapes carried by the outer end face allow to enter the drawer slender when opening and closing manually.

De préférence, dans ladite deuxième position fermée, utilisée pendant le repassage, le fer étant sur son plan de travail, le tiroir plonge dans l'eau du réservoir, et par suite, freine les mouvements de l'eau du réservoir, constituant un dispositif anti-vague.Preferably, in said second closed position, used during the the iron is on the worktop, the drawer is immersed in the water of the reservoir, and consequently, slows the movements of the water of the reservoir, constituting an anti-wave device.

Dans un autre mode de réalisation, les moyens de réception et de guidage du liquide comprennent une pièce en U constituant trois faces latérales d'un tiroir longiligne partiellement au moins sans fond, la quatrième face latérale étant une extrémité interne ouverte dans le réservoir.In another embodiment, the means for receiving and guiding the liquid comprise a U-shaped part constituting three lateral faces of a drawer partially slender at least without bottom, the fourth side face being an inner end open in the tank.

Lorsque le tiroir est dans la deuxième position fermée, escamoté dans le fer il encombre moins l'intérieur et laisse le passage entre les branches du U à des organes du fer, par exemple des tiges de commande.When the drawer is in the second closed position, retracted into the iron it less clutter the interior and leaves the passage between the branches of the U to iron members, for example control rods.

Avantageusement le tiroir longiligne coulisse sur une partie pleine du fer qui constitue un fond fixe pour le tiroir mobile.Advantageously the slender drawer slides on a solid part of the iron which constitutes a fixed base for the mobile drawer.

On retrouve ainsi des avantages semblables à ceux de la précédente version.We thus find benefits similar to those of the previous version.

Utilement la pièce en U du tiroir comporte une lèvre assurant une étanchéité sommaire avec le fond fixe.Usefully the U-shaped part of the drawer has a sealing lip summary with fixed background.

De préférence la pièce en U est en élastomère et forme une seule pièce avec les joints assurant l'étanchéité avec le fond fixe et fermant l'orifice.Preferably the U-shaped piece is made of elastomer and forms a single piece with the seals sealing with the fixed bottom and closing the orifice.

L'invention sera mieux comprise au vu des exemples ci-après et des dessins associés.

  • La figure 1 est une vue de côté d'un fer à repasser selon une première version de l'invention.
  • La figure 2 est une vue de l'avant du fer de la figure 1, en coupe partielle par un plan longitudinal, les moyens de réception et de guidage du liquide étant dans une première position ouverte.
  • La figure 3 est une vue de l'avant du fer de la figure 1, en coupe partielle par un plan longitudinal, les moyens de réception et de guidage du liquide étant dans une deuxième position fermée.
  • La figure 4 est une vue partielle en perspective de l'avant d'un autre fer selon l'invention, les moyens de réception et de guidage du liquide étant dans une deuxième position fermée.
  • La figure 5 est une vue partielle en perspective de l'avant du fer de la figure 4, les moyens de réception et de guidage du liquide étant dans une première position ouverte.
  • La figure 6 est une vue partielle en coupe partielle par un plan longitudinal du fer de la figure 4, les moyens de réception et de guidage du liquide étant dans une deuxième position fermée.
  • La figure 7 est une vue partielle en coupe partielle par un plan longitudinal du fer de la figure 4, les moyens de réception et de guidage du liquide étant dans une première position ouverte.
  • La figure 8 est une vue partielle en coupe partielle par un plan longitudinal d'un autre fer selon l'invention, les moyens de réception et de guidage du liquide étant dans une deuxième position fermée.
  • La figure 9 est une vue partielle en coupe partielle par un plan longitudinal du fer de la figure 8, les moyens de réception et de guidage du liquide étant dans une première position ouverte.
  • The invention will be better understood from the examples below and the associated drawings.
  • Figure 1 is a side view of an iron according to a first version of the invention.
  • Figure 2 is a front view of the iron of Figure 1, partly in section by a longitudinal plane, the liquid receiving and guiding means being in a first open position.
  • Figure 3 is a view of the front of the iron of Figure 1, partly in section by a longitudinal plane, the liquid receiving and guiding means being in a second closed position.
  • Figure 4 is a partial perspective view of the front of another iron according to the invention, the liquid receiving and guiding means being in a second closed position.
  • Figure 5 is a partial perspective view of the front of the iron of Figure 4, the liquid receiving and guiding means being in a first open position.
  • Figure 6 is a partial view in partial section through a longitudinal plane of the iron of Figure 4, the liquid receiving and guiding means being in a second closed position.
  • Figure 7 is a partial view in partial section through a longitudinal plane of the iron of Figure 4, the liquid receiving and guiding means being in a first open position.
  • Figure 8 is a partial view in partial section through a longitudinal plane of another iron according to the invention, the liquid receiving and guiding means being in a second closed position.
  • Figure 9 is a partial view in partial section through a longitudinal plane of the iron of Figure 8, the liquid receiving and guiding means being in a first open position.
  • Dans une version préférentielle visible sur les figures 1 à 3, un fer à vapeur 1 comporte un pulvérisateur 2, une commande de goutte à goutte 3, une commande de sur-vapeur et de pulvérisation 4, regroupés sur le corps 5 à l'avant du fer 1.In a preferred version visible in FIGS. 1 to 3, a steam iron 1 comprises a sprayer 2, a drip control 3, a control over-steam and spray 4, grouped on the body 5 to the front of the iron 1.

    Le fer 1 comporte un réservoir d'eau 6 visible sur les figures 2 et 3 dont l'orifice de remplissage 7 est situé vers l'avant et en haut du fer à proximité des organes précédemment cités.The iron 1 comprises a water reservoir 6 visible in FIGS. 2 and 3, the orifice of which 7 is located forward and at the top of the iron near the previously mentioned organs.

    L'orifice 7 est muni d'un joint d'étanchéité 8 dans lequel coulisse une pièce allongée en forme de tiroir ou goulotte 9, occupant toute la section de l'orifice 7. Une face d'extrémité 91 du tiroir 9 est ouverte à l'intérieur du réservoir. Une face longitudinale 92 du tiroir comporte une ouverture 93, plus grande que l'orifice 7, dirigée vers l'avant du fer de sorte qu'elle se trouve orientée vers le haut quand le fer est posé sur son talon.The orifice 7 is provided with a seal 8 in which a piece slides elongate tray-like or chute 9, occupying the entire section of the orifice 7. An end face 91 of the slide 9 is open inside the reservoir. A longitudinal side 92 of the drawer has an opening 93, larger than the orifice 7, directed towards the front of the iron so that it is oriented towards the high when the iron is on his heel.

    Le tiroir 9 est retenu dans une première position ouverte, représentée en figure 2, par un verrou élastique 94 et des formes 95 empêchant son extraction accidentelle du fer. Dans cette position, l'ouverture 93 est accessible de l'extérieur du fer. Un passage est ménagé depuis l'extérieur du fer vers le réservoir 6 par l'ouverture 93, le tiroir 9 et la face d'extrémité 91. The drawer 9 is retained in a first open position, represented in FIG. 2, by an elastic latch 94 and 95 forms preventing its extraction accidental iron. In this position, the opening 93 is accessible from the outside of the iron. A passage is formed from the outside of the iron towards the tank 6 through the opening 93, the drawer 9 and the end face 91.

    Le tiroir 9 peut coulisser selon son axe longitudinal dans l'orifice 7 entre la position ouverte et une deuxième position fermée visible en figure 3. Il est maintenu dans cette deuxième position par un verrou élastique 96. Dans cette position le joint 8 porte sur une partie pleine 97 de la paroi 92 et assure l'étanchéité complète entre le tiroir 9 et le réservoir 6. La paroi pleine d'extrémité 98 du tiroir 9 assure alors la fermeture de l'orifice 7.The slide 9 can slide along its longitudinal axis in the orifice 7 between the open position and a second closed position visible in Figure 3. It is maintained in this second position by an elastic lock 96. In this position the seal 8 bears on a solid portion 97 of the wall 92 and ensures the complete seal between the drawer 9 and the tank 6. The solid wall end 98 of the slide 9 then ensures the closing of the orifice 7.

    Dans cette position fermée le tiroir 9 plonge dans le réservoir, dans l'eau qu'il peut contenir. Une forme 61, du fond du réservoir 6, proche de l'extrémité interne 91 empêche l'eau agitée de s'engouffrer dans le tiroir pendant le repassage.In this closed position the drawer 9 is immersed in the tank, in the water it can contain. A shape 61, of the bottom of the tank 6, close to the end internal 91 prevents the agitated water from rushing into the drawer during the ironing.

    Avantageusement cette paroi 98 porte des formes 99 visibles en figure 1 qui permettent la saisie du tiroir 9 par l'utilisatrice, et son déplacement d'une position à l'autre.Advantageously, this wall 98 carries shapes 99 visible in FIG. allow the drawer 9 to be grasped by the user, and his movement of a position to another.

    Pendant le repassage, le fer 1 est utilisé avec le tiroir 9 escamoté dans le réservoir 6, immobilisé par le verrou 96 dans la position représentée en figures 1 et 3. L'eau contenue dans le réservoir ne peut pas ressortir et éclabousser par l'orifice 7 hermétiquement fermé. Un petit évent non représenté est ménagé entre le réservoir et l'atmosphère pour éviter la mise en dépression du réservoir. Ce petit évent peut être un petit trou calibré disposé vers l'avant du fer sur la paroi d'extrémité 98.During ironing, the iron 1 is used with the drawer 9 retracted in the reservoir 6, immobilized by the lock 96 in the position shown in FIGS. 1 and 3. The water in the tank can not come out and splash through the orifice 7 hermetically closed. A small vent not shown is provided between the tank and the atmosphere to avoid the depression of the tank. This small vent may be a small calibrated hole placed forward of the iron on the end wall 98.

    Lorsque l'utilisatrice veut remplir le réservoir 6 elle pose le fer sur son talon et tire le tiroir 9 pour le mettre en position de remplissage. Le goutte à goutte, situé à l'avant du réservoir quand le fer est à plat, ne peut plus être alimenté. Le tiroir est retenu par les formes 95. Ceci facilite l'usage du tiroir, l'utilisatrice ne faisant que tirer le tiroir jusqu'à ce qu'il arrive en butée et soit immobilisé par le verrou 94. L'ouverture 93 est alors accessible de dessus et peut recevoir l'eau de remplissage apportée par exemple par un gobelet ou par le filet d'eau d'un robinet.When the user wants to fill the tank 6 she puts the iron on his heel and pull the drawer 9 to put it in the filling position. The drip, located at the front of the tank when the iron is flat, can no longer be fed. The drawer is retained by the shapes 95. This facilitates the use of the drawer, the user just pulling the drawer until it comes to a stop and is immobilized by the latch 94. The opening 93 is then accessible from above and can receive the filling water supplied for example by a cup or by the trickle of water of a faucet.

    L'eau s'écoule de l'ouverture 93 le long du tiroir 9 à travers l'orifice 7 et ressort du tiroir par sa face interne ouverte 91 d'où elle remplit le réservoir 6. L'ouverture 93 à une section plus grande que la section de l'orifice 7, ce qui facilite le remplissage et permet, à la construction du fer, de réduire la place occupée par cet orifice. De ce fait, l'orifice peut être disposé vers le haut du fer sans gêner les autres commandes.The water flows from the opening 93 along the slide 9 through the orifice 7 and spring the drawer by its open inner face 91 where it fills the tank 6. The opening 93 has a larger section than the section of the orifice 7, which facilitates filling and allows the construction of the iron to reduce the space occupied by this orifice. As a result, the orifice can be arranged towards the top of the iron without hindering other orders.

    Dans une deuxième version visible sur les figures 4 à 7 un fer à vapeur 100 comporte une commande agissant par l'intermédiaire d'une tige 300 sur un goutte à goutte.In a second version visible in FIGS. 4 to 7, a steam iron 100 comprises a control acting via a rod 300 on a drip.

    Le fer 100 comporte un réservoir d'eau 6 visible sur les figures 6 et 7 avec un orifice de remplissage 7.The iron 100 comprises a water tank 6 visible in FIGS. 6 and 7 with a filling port 7.

    L'orifice 7 est traversé par une pièce allongée en forme de U constituant trois faces latérales d'un tiroir 9, occupant toute la section de l'orifice 7. Cette pièce en U est de préférence en élastomère rigide. La face d'extrémité 91 du tiroir 9, entre les extrémités des branches du U, est ouverte à l'intérieur du réservoir 6.The orifice 7 is traversed by an elongate U-shaped piece constituting three side faces of a drawer 9, occupying the entire section of the orifice 7. This piece U-shaped is preferably made of rigid elastomer. The end face 91 of the drawer 9, between the ends of the branches of the U, is open inside the tank 6.

    Le tiroir 9 peut coulisser selon son axe longitudinal dans l'orifice 7 entre une première position ouverte représentée sur les figures 5 et 7 et une deuxième position fermée visible sur les figures 4 et 6. Dans ce mouvement, la pièce en U reste en contact avec une paroi extérieure 101 du fer 100 par un de ses bords 900 formant lèvre d'étanchéité, l'autre bord délimitant, avec l'orifice, une surface d'ouverture de remplissage 93, plus grande que l'orifice 7, dirigée vers l'avant du fer et vers le haut.The slide 9 can slide along its longitudinal axis in the orifice 7 between a first open position shown in Figures 5 and 7 and a second closed position visible in Figures 4 and 6. In this movement, the piece in U remains in contact with an outer wall 101 of the iron 100 by one of its edges 900 forming sealing lip, the other edge delimiting, with the orifice, a filling opening surface 93, larger than the orifice 7, directed towards the front of the iron and upwards.

    Le tiroir est maintenu dans la première position ouverte par le frottement doux de la lèvre 900 en élastomère sur la paroi 101. Cette paroi 101 forme le fond du tiroir 9 dont la pièce en U forme les faces latérales. L'ouverture 93 est alors accessible de l'extérieur du fer. Un passage est ménagé depuis l'extérieur du fer vers le réservoir 6 par l'ouverture 93, le tiroir 9 et la face d'extrémité 91.The drawer is held in the first position opened by soft friction of the elastomer lip 900 on the wall 101. This wall 101 forms the bottom of the drawer 9 whose U-shaped part forms the side faces. The opening 93 is then accessible from outside the iron. A passage is provided from outside the iron to the tank 6 through the opening 93, the drawer 9 and the end face 91.

    Dans la deuxième position fermée, le tiroir 9 est escamoté dans le fer. La paroi pleine d'extrémité 98 de la pièce en U du tiroir 9 assure alors la fermeture de l'orifice 7. Les bords en élastomère assurent l'étanchéité de la fermeture. Grâce à la forme en U, le tiroir 9 a un faible encombrement à l'intérieur du fer. Des organes tels qu'une tige de commande 300 peuvent se trouver entre les branches du U sans gêner le mouvement du tiroir. La construction et l'ergonomie du fer en sont améliorées.In the second closed position, the drawer 9 is retracted into the iron. Wall full end 98 of the U-shaped part of the drawer 9 then ensures the closure of orifice 7. The elastomer edges seal the closure. grace U-shaped, the drawer 9 has a small footprint inside the iron. of the such as a control rod 300 may be between the branches of the U without hindering the movement of the drawer. Construction and the ergonomics of iron are improved.

    Avantageusement la paroi 98 porte des formes 99 qui permettent la saisie de la pièce en U du tiroir 9 par l'utilisatrice, et son déplacement d'une position à l'autre.Advantageously, the wall 98 carries forms 99 which allow the capture of the U-shaped part of the drawer 9 by the user, and its displacement from one position to the other.

    Pendant le repassage, le fer 100 est utilisé avec le tiroir 9 escamoté. L'eau contenue dans le réservoir ne peut pas ressortir et éclabousser par l'orifice 7 hermétiquement fermé. Un petit évent non représenté est ménagé entre le réservoir et l'atmosphère pour éviter la mise en dépression du réservoir. Ce petit évent peut être un petit trou calibré disposé vers l'avant du fer sur la paroi d'extrémité 98.During ironing, the iron 100 is used with the drawer 9 retracted. The water contained in the tank can not come out and splash through port 7 hermetically closed. A small unrepresented vent is formed between the tank and the atmosphere to avoid the depression of the tank. This small vent may be a small calibrated hole disposed forward of the iron on the wall Endpoint 98

    Lorsque l'utilisatrice veut remplir le réservoir 6 elle ouvre le tiroir 9 et incline le fer, en relevant la pointe, pour le mettre en position de remplissage, le tiroir 9 étant incliné vers le réservoir. Le goutte à goutte, situé à l'avant du réservoir quand le fer est à plat, ne peut plus être alimenté. L'ouverture 93 est alors accessible de dessus et peut recevoir l'eau de remplissage apportée par exemple par un gobelet ou par le filet d'eau d'un robinet.When the user wants to fill the reservoir 6 she opens the drawer 9 and inclines the iron, raising the tip, to put it in the filling position, the drawer 9 being inclined towards the tank. The drip, located at the front of the tank when the iron is flat, can not be fed. The opening 93 is then accessible from above and can receive filling water brought by example by a cup or by the trickle of water of a tap.

    L'eau s'écoule de l'ouverture 93 le long du tiroir 9 à travers l'orifice 7 et ressort du tiroir par sa face interne ouverte 91 d'où elle remplit le réservoir 6.The water flows from the opening 93 along the slide 9 through the orifice 7 and spring the drawer by its open inner face 91 where it fills the tank 6.

    L'ouverture 93 à une section plus grande que la section de l'orifice 7, ce qui facilite le remplissage. La conception d'un tiroir avec une pièce sans fond en U permet, à la construction du fer, de réduire la place occupée par cet organe et de disposer les organes voisins avec une plus grande latitude.The opening 93 has a larger section than the section of the orifice 7, which facilitates filling. The design of a drawer with a bottomless piece in U allows the construction of the iron to reduce the space occupied by this organ and to arrange neighboring organs with greater latitude.

    Dans une troisième version de l'invention visible sur les figures 8 et 9, un fer 200 est équipé de moyens de remplissage en eau semblables à ceux de la deuxième version. Ces moyens comportent aussi une pièce en U formant trois faces latérales d'un tiroir 9, mais l'orifice de remplissage 7 se prolonge suivant le repère 70 le long du plan de coulissement et d'appui du tiroir 9. La face d'extrémité pleine 98 du tiroir 9 porte, outre des moyens de manoeuvre 99, un opercule 201 qui circule avec le tiroir 9.In a third version of the invention shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, an iron 200 is equipped with water filling means similar to those of the second version. These means also comprise a U-shaped part forming three side faces of a drawer 9, but the filling port 7 is extended according to the mark 70 along the sliding plane and support of the drawer 9. The face end 98 of the drawer 9 carries, in addition to operating means 99, a opercule 201 which circulates with the drawer 9.

    Dans une première position ouverte représentée en figure 9, le tiroir 9 laisse un passage direct et maximal de l'eau vers le réservoir 6 entre les branches de la pièce en U. Utilement, la pièce en U porte une jupe 202 qui guide l'eau dans la partie 70 de l'orifice 7. In a first open position shown in FIG. 9, the drawer 9 leaves a direct and maximum flow of water to the reservoir 6 between the branches of the The U-shaped piece has a skirt 202 which guides the water into the part 70 of the orifice 7.

    Dans une deuxième position fermée, représentée en figure 8, la face 98 de la pièce en U ferme une partie de l'orifice 7, tandis que l'opercule 201 ferme la partie 70 de l'orifice qui se trouve dans la surface de coulissement du tiroir 9.In a second closed position, represented in FIG. 8, the face 98 of the U-shaped part closes a part of the orifice 7, while the operculum 201 closes the part 70 of the orifice which is in the sliding surface of the slide 9.

    L'utilisation de cette version est identique à celle de la deuxième. Elle est préférable quand la place disponible permet de loger un opercule.The use of this version is identical to that of the second one. She is preferable when the available space allows to house a lid.

    Comme on peut le voir, ces moyens permettent d'optimiser la construction du fer et facilitent le remplissage en toute sécurité.As can be seen, these means make it possible to optimize the construction of the iron and facilitate filling safely.

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    1. A smoothing iron (1) including a liquid reservoir (6) having a filling orifice (7), said orifice (7) being provided with means (9) for receiving the liquid and guiding it through the orifice (7) towards the reservoir (6), said smoothing iron being characterized in that said means pass through the orifice (7) and are mounted to move in translation between an open first position in which the liquid can be fed in, and a closed second position in which said means are retracted into the iron (1) and close off the orifice (7).
    2. A smoothing iron according to claim 1, characterized in that the means for receiving and guiding the liquid comprise an elongate slide (9) provided with an opening (93) in one longitudinal face for receiving the liquid, and open at its inner end (91) to enable the liquid to flow through.
    3. A smoothing iron according to claim 1, characterized in that the means for receiving and guiding the liquid comprise a channel-section part constituting three side faces of an elongate slide (9), the fourth side face being an inner end (91) that is open inside the reservoir (6), one large face constituting a filling opening (93).
    4. A smoothing iron according to claim 3, characterized in that the elongate slide (9) slides over an uninterrupted portion (101) of the iron that constitutes a stationary bottom for the moving slide (9).
    5. A smoothing iron according to claim 4, characterized in that the channel-section part of the slide is provided with a lip (900) providing rudimentary sealing relative to the stationary bottom (101).
    6. A smoothing iron according to claim 5, characterized in that the channel-section part is made of elastomer and is integral with the gaskets providing sealing relative to the stationary bottom and closing the orifice.
    7. A smoothing iron according to any one of claims 2 to 6, characterized in that the elongate slide (9) has a cross-section substantially corresponding to the filling orifice (7), and is permanently engaged to slide in said orifice.
    8. A smoothing iron according to any one of claims 2 to 7, characterized in that, in the closed second position, the opening (93) is fully retracted inside the reservoir.
    9. A smoothing iron according to claim 2, characterized in that, in the open first position, the opening (93) faces upwards when the iron (1) is stood on its heel.
    10. A smoothing iron according to claim 2, characterized in that, in the closed second position, with the iron being used on its work surface, the slide (9) dips into the water in the reservoir, and brakes the movements of the water in the reservoir.
    11. A smoothing iron according to any preceding claim, characterized in that the uninterrupted outer end face (98) is provided with means for driving the elongate slide (9).
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