EP4367315A1 - Electrical household appliance having an ironing and/or decreasing tool and a porable base connected to the tool by a cord - Google Patents
Electrical household appliance having an ironing and/or decreasing tool and a porable base connected to the tool by a cordInfo
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- EP4367315A1 EP4367315A1 EP22744155.7A EP22744155A EP4367315A1 EP 4367315 A1 EP4367315 A1 EP 4367315A1 EP 22744155 A EP22744155 A EP 22744155A EP 4367315 A1 EP4367315 A1 EP 4367315A1
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- storage cavity
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- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
- D06F73/00—Apparatus for smoothing or removing creases from garments or other textile articles by formers, cores, stretchers, or internal frames, with the application of heat or steam
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- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
- D06F75/00—Hand irons
- D06F75/08—Hand irons internally heated by electricity
- D06F75/10—Hand irons internally heated by electricity with means for supplying steam to the article being ironed
- D06F75/12—Hand irons internally heated by electricity with means for supplying steam to the article being ironed the steam being produced from water supplied to the iron from an external source
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- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
- D06F75/00—Hand irons
- D06F75/40—Stands or supports attached to the iron
Definitions
- the present invention relates to the field of household appliances comprising an ironing and/or steaming tool intended to be held in the hand and a portable base connected to the tool by a cord and relates more particularly to an appliance in which the base includes a storage cavity to rest the tool and has feet on which the base can rest stably.
- a household appliance comprising an iron connected by a cord to a portable base, the base comprising a storage cavity for placing the iron and comprising feet on which it can rest stably .
- the present invention aims to remedy all or part of these drawbacks.
- the subject of the invention is a household appliance comprising an ironing and/or smoothing tool intended to be held in the hand and a portable base connected to the tool by a cord, the base comprising a storage cavity for put down the tool and comprising at least a first series of feet on which the base can rest stably, characterized in that the storage cavity comprises at least one end which forms a projecting part on the base and in that at least one of said feet is carried by the projecting part.
- Such a storage cavity protruding from the base makes it possible to have a less massive and less voluminous base than the known bases of the prior art in which the entire storage cavity is integrated into the body of the base.
- the base therefore has a reduced footprint and has a storage cavity which extends, at least partially, in a part forming a protrusion on the base, this part being used to support one of the feet of the base.
- the volume of the base, and in particular its width is less important, the stability of the base is ensured.
- the apparatus may further have one or more of the following characteristics, taken alone or in combination.
- the tool is an iron comprising an ironing soleplate having a pointed front end, the projecting part of the storage cavity matching the shape of the front end and of the side edges of the soleplate of the iron.
- Such a feature makes it possible to have a protruding part whose shape is adjusted to the shape of the front end of the iron, making it possible to optimize the volume of the base while visually emphasizing the function of the storage cavity. .
- the storage cavity comprises a bottom and a peripheral wall which laterally delimits the storage cavity, said foot being carried by the bottom and/or the peripheral wall.
- the first series of feet comprises two pads which project from an underside of the base and a foot arranged at the lower end projecting from the storage cavity which receives the front end of the soleplate of the iron.
- the base has, in profile view, a generally oval shape comprising a bulbous end and a tapered opposite end, the feet being arranged at the level of the bulbous end of the base.
- Such a shape has the advantage of providing very good stability to the base, the main components of the device being arranged at the level of the bulbous end of the base.
- the base comprises a carrying handle, the carrying handle being arranged at the end of the base opposite the end comprising the feet.
- Such a characteristic has the advantage of simplifying the handling of the base.
- the feet are adapted to allow the base to rest on a support in a first stable position in which the storage cavity extends substantially vertically.
- Such a feature makes it possible to limit the footprint of the base.
- the base comprises a shape and/or a second series of feet adapted to allow the base to rest on the support in a second stable position, distinct from the first stable position.
- Such a characteristic makes it possible to increase the ergonomics of use of the base by offering the user the possibility of arranging the base in two positions, one or the other of these positions being able to be favored for the use of appliance or for storage.
- the storage cavity is arranged on the upper part of the base when the latter occupies the second stable position.
- the base comprises magnetic means ensuring the maintenance of the tool in the storage cavity.
- Such a feature makes it possible to offer very good ergonomics of use by simply ensuring that the iron is held in position in the base.
- the base comprises a body made of plastic material, advantageously made by molding.
- Such a characteristic has the advantage of allowing the production of the base at a lower cost while offering great freedom of shape that can be produced.
- the base contains a reservoir.
- the base 2 comprises a body of plastic material, advantageously produced by molding, and contains, in a manner known per se, a tank 20 provided with a filling hatch 21 and a pump, not visible in the figures, which draws water in the tank 20 to send it through a pipe integrated in the cord 3, in the direction of the iron 1.
- the iron 1 comprises a flat soleplate 10 surmounted by a body 11 and comprises a handle 12 for gripping having a front end attached to the body 11 and a free rear end projecting laterally from the body 11, the handle 12 being arranged cantilevered relative to the sole 10.
- the body 11 contains in a manner known per se a foundry, not visible in the figures, which is in thermal contact with the sole 10 and which comprises a heating resistor, regulated by means of a thermostat, advantageously non-adjustable, making it possible to maintain the temperature of the sole 10 around a setpoint temperature of the order of 135°C.
- the foundry is preferably made of aluminum and comprises an instantaneous vaporization chamber into which water from the tank 20 is injected by the pump, the operation of the pump being controlled by a trigger 13 placed under the front end of the handle 12.
- the pump and the vaporization chamber are advantageously sized to allow the production of a steam flow of the order of 25 g/min continuously when the trigger 13 is actuated.
- the steam produced by the vaporization chamber is diffused through steam outlet holes 14 made on a flat ironing surface of the soleplate 10, the latter conventionally comprising a pointed front end 10A and a rounded rear end 10B.
- the cord 3 comes out of the iron 1 through an opening made on an upper surface of the handle 12 and is equipped with a cord guide device 4 which holds the cord 3 in a direction inclined towards the rear of the handle 12.
- the rear end of the handle 12 advantageously has a bevelled shape comprising a flat rear surface 12A forming, with the plane of the sole 10, a V which has an obtuse angle ⁇ of the order of 145°.
- the base 2 has, in profile view, a generally oval shape and has a bulbous end comprising a first series of feet 22A, 22B, 22C, called main feet, on which the base 2 can rest stably in a vertical position, illustrated on the , and a tapered end, of smaller width, equipped with a carrying handle 23.
- the base 2 has a width of between 18 and 25 cm at its bulbous end and a width of between 5 and 15 cm at its tapered end.
- the base 2 has a substantially planar rear face comprising a second series of feet 24A, 24B, 24C, called side feet, advantageously made of elastomer, on which it can rest stably in a horizontal position, illustrated on the .
- the base 2 also comprises a front face, visible on the , comprising a storage cavity 25 in which the iron 1 can be placed during inactive ironing phases and for its storage.
- This storage cavity 25 comprises a bottom formed by an anterior plane and a posterior plane arranged in a V, the anterior plane comprising projecting pads 26 on which the soleplate 10 of the iron 1 rests and the posterior plane having a surface of support 25A on which the rear surface 12A of the handle 12 rests.
- the support surface 25A has an inclination adapted so that the rear surface 12A of the handle 12 extends parallel to the support surface 25A when the sole 10 rests against the pads 26.
- the support surface 25A and the end of the handle 12 of the iron 1 are mutually attracted to each other by magnetic attraction.
- the support surface 25A may include a magnet 27 which cooperates with a ferromagnetic material, such as a metal plate 12B, placed on the rear surface 12A of the handle 12.
- the magnet 27 is sized to exert sufficient force to hold the rear end of the handle 12 in position against the bottom of the cavity 25 during transport of the base 2 but without however generating a lifting of the base. 2 when the user pulls on the handle 12 to extract the iron 1 from its storage cavity 25.
- the user can extract the iron 1 from the storage cavity 25 without causing the base 2 to rise, whether the latter rests in the horizontal position or in the vertical position.
- the storage cavity 25 includes a peripheral wall 25B which matches the shape of the front end and the side edges of the soleplate 10 of the iron 1.
- This peripheral wall 25B advantageously extends along the edge of the anterior plane of the storage cavity 25 so as to laterally guide the front end of the iron 1 into the storage cavity 25.
- the peripheral wall 25B laterally covers the body 11 over a height of less than 5 cm when the iron 1 is arranged in the storage cavity 25 so as to facilitate the positioning and extraction of the iron 1.
- the depth of the storage cavity 25 at the level of the pads 26 is preferably less than 5 cm.
- the depth of the storage cavity 25 oscillates between a minimum depth, close to zero, at the level of the zone receiving the rear end of the handle 12 and a maximum depth of the order of 5 cm at the level of the zone receiving the rear end of the soleplate 10, the depth at the level of the zone receiving the front end of the iron being less than 3 cm.
- the anterior plane of the storage cavity 25 and the peripheral wall 25B have a pointed end which protrudes from the base 2, this pointed end supporting one of the main legs 22A, 22B, 22C, the two other main legs being supported by two wings 20A, 20B which project from the rear face of the base 2.
- the first series of feet 22A, 22B, 22C comprises two pads 22A, 22B which project from an underside of the base 1 and a foot 22C disposed at the lower end projecting from the storage cavity 25 which receives the front tip of soleplate 10 of iron 1.
- the anterior plane of the storage cavity 25, supporting the pads 26, is inclined with respect to the rear face of the base 2 by an angle advantageously comprised between 20° and 50° so that the pointed end of the wall peripheral 25B receiving the foot 22C is offset towards the outside of the base 2.
- Such a feature makes it possible in particular to increase the distance between the foot 22C and the feet 22A and 22B and therefore the stability of the base 2 in the vertical position .
- Such an inclination of the storage cavity 25 also has the advantage of improving the ergonomics of use of the device by facilitating the introduction and extraction of the iron 1 into the storage cavity 25 by a movement vertical displacement of the iron 1, when the base 2 occupies the vertical position or by a horizontal displacement movement of the iron 1 when the base 2 occupies the horizontal position.
- Such an inclination of the storage cavity 25 also makes it easier to make it visible to the user and therefore to simplify the positioning of the iron 1 in the latter.
- the carrying handle 23 has an inverted U-shaped body which comprises a first end 23A which extends from a first side face of the base 2 and a second end 23B which extends from a second side face, opposite to the first side face of the base 2.
- the first side face of the base 2 comprises, in the extension of the carrying handle 23, a storage sheath 28 in which the cord 3 connecting the base to the iron 1, can be inserted by being folded over in the form of a loop.
- the base 2 also comprises a strap 5, visible in FIGS. 3 and 4, which comprises a first end 5A fixed near the first end 23A of the carrying handle 23 and a second end 5B held on the second side face of the base 2, at a point located in the extension of the carrying handle 23, preferably at a distance from the latter.
- This strap 5 allows the user to carry the device by placing the strap 5 on his shoulder, the strap 5 then being stretched, by the weight of the device, between the first 5A and second 5B ends of the strap 5 .
- the strap 5 When the strap 5 is not used for transporting the device, it can be placed in a storage position illustrated in particular in FIGS. 1 to 3, in which the strap 5 extends along the carrying handle. 23 and on the side of the base 2.
- the device thus produced has the advantage of providing improved ergonomics of use.
- the base 2 of such a device has the advantage of being able to be arranged in two stable positions.
- the user can decide to place the base in the position that suits him best.
- the integration of the foot 22C on a projecting part of the base 2 delimiting the storage cavity 25 makes it possible to increase the stability of the base 2, by moving the foot 22C away from the two feet 22A and 22B, while limiting the volume and size of the base 2.
- the device thus produced has the advantage of having a shallow storage cavity 25, and open on the front face of the base 1, offering easy installation and removal of the iron 1 while ensuring stable and effective holding of the iron 1 when transporting the base 2 by the transport handle 23 or by the strap 5.
- the carrying handle 23 also makes it possible to easily tilt the base 2 from the vertical to horizontal position and vice versa, without the risk of burning with the iron 1, the carrying handle 23 having the advantage of being arranged at the opposite the part of the storage cavity 25 receiving the soleplate 10 of the iron.
- the presence of the strap 5 which can be placed on the shoulder of the user allows the transport of the device without generating significant fatigue and without cluttering the hands.
- this strap 5 has the advantage of being able to be arranged in a storage position in which the strap 5 is perfectly integrated into the base 2 and does not interfere with the user during ironing work.
- the base may contain a pressurized steam generator and the connecting cord connecting the base to the iron includes a conduit for transporting the steam.
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Abstract
The invention relates to an electrical household appliance having an ironing and/or decreasing tool (1) intended to be held in the hand and a portable base (2) connected to the tool (1) by a cord (3), said base (2) comprising a storage cavity (25) for setting down the tool (1) and having feet (22A, 22B, 22C) on which the base (2) can stand stably, characterized in that the storage cavity (25) has at least one end which forms a part that protrudes from the base (2), and in that at least one of the feet (22A, 22B, 22C) is carried by the protruding part.
Description
- La présente invention se rapporte au domaine des appareils électroménagers comportant un outil de repassage et/ou défroissage destiné à être tenu à la main et une base portative reliée à l’outil par un cordon et se rapporte plus particulièrement à un appareil dans lequel la base comprend une cavité de rangement pour poser l’outil et comporte des pieds sur laquelle la base peut reposer stablement.The present invention relates to the field of household appliances comprising an ironing and/or steaming tool intended to be held in the hand and a portable base connected to the tool by a cord and relates more particularly to an appliance in which the base includes a storage cavity to rest the tool and has feet on which the base can rest stably.
- Il est connu, du document WO2014/013360, un appareil électroménager comportant un fer à repasser relié par un cordon à une base portative, la base comprenant une cavité de rangement pour poser le fer à repasser et comportant des pieds sur laquelle elle peut reposer stablement. It is known, from document WO2014/013360, a household appliance comprising an iron connected by a cord to a portable base, the base comprising a storage cavity for placing the iron and comprising feet on which it can rest stably .
- Cependant, la base d’un tel appareil présente l’inconvénient d’être massive, encombrante, et couteuse à réaliser.However, the base of such a device has the disadvantage of being massive, cumbersome, and expensive to produce.
- La présente invention vise à remédier à tout ou partie de ces inconvénients.The present invention aims to remedy all or part of these drawbacks.
- A cet effet, l'invention a pour objet un appareil électroménager comportant un outil de repassage et/ou défroissage destiné à être tenu à la main et une base portative reliée à l’outil par un cordon, la base comprenant une cavité de rangement pour poser l’outil et comportant au moins une première série de pieds sur laquelle la base peut reposer stablement, caractérisé en ce que la cavité de rangement comporte au moins une extrémité qui forme une partie saillante sur la base et en ce qu’au moins un desdits pieds est porté par la partie saillante.To this end, the subject of the invention is a household appliance comprising an ironing and/or smoothing tool intended to be held in the hand and a portable base connected to the tool by a cord, the base comprising a storage cavity for put down the tool and comprising at least a first series of feet on which the base can rest stably, characterized in that the storage cavity comprises at least one end which forms a projecting part on the base and in that at least one of said feet is carried by the projecting part.
- Une telle cavité de rangement faisant saillie sur la base permet d’avoir une base moins massive et moins volumineuse que les bases connues de l’art antérieur dans lesquelles l’intégralité de la cavité de rangement est intégrée dans le corps de la base. La base présente donc une empreinte au sol réduite et présente une cavité de rangement qui s’étend, au moins partiellement, dans une partie formant une excroissance sur la base, cette partie étant utilisée pour supporter l’un des pieds de la base. Ainsi, bien que le volume de la base, et notamment sa largeur, soit moins important, la stabilité de la base est assurée.Such a storage cavity protruding from the base makes it possible to have a less massive and less voluminous base than the known bases of the prior art in which the entire storage cavity is integrated into the body of the base. The base therefore has a reduced footprint and has a storage cavity which extends, at least partially, in a part forming a protrusion on the base, this part being used to support one of the feet of the base. Thus, although the volume of the base, and in particular its width, is less important, the stability of the base is ensured.
- L'appareil peut en outre présenter une ou plusieurs des caractéristiques suivantes, prises seules ou en combinaison.The apparatus may further have one or more of the following characteristics, taken alone or in combination.
- Selon une caractéristique avantageuse de l’invention, l’outil est un fer à repasser comportant une semelle de repassage présentant une extrémité avant pointue, la partie saillante de la cavité de rangement épousant la forme de l’extrémité avant et des bords latéraux de la semelle du fer à repasser.According to an advantageous characteristic of the invention, the tool is an iron comprising an ironing soleplate having a pointed front end, the projecting part of the storage cavity matching the shape of the front end and of the side edges of the soleplate of the iron.
- Une telle caractéristique permet d’avoir une partie en saillie dont la forme est ajustée à la forme de l’extrémité avant du fer à repasser, permettant d’optimiser le volume de la base tout en faisant ressortir visuellement la fonction de la cavité de rangement. Such a feature makes it possible to have a protruding part whose shape is adjusted to the shape of the front end of the iron, making it possible to optimize the volume of the base while visually emphasizing the function of the storage cavity. .
- Selon une caractéristique avantageuse de l’invention, la cavité de rangement comporte un fond et une paroi périphérique qui délimite latéralement la cavité de rangement, ledit pied étant porté par le fond et/ou la paroi périphérique.According to an advantageous characteristic of the invention, the storage cavity comprises a bottom and a peripheral wall which laterally delimits the storage cavity, said foot being carried by the bottom and/or the peripheral wall.
- Selon une caractéristique avantageuse de l’invention, la première série de pieds comprend deux patins qui font saillie sur une face inférieure de la base et un pied disposé à l’extrémité inférieure en saillie de la cavité de rangement qui reçoit l’extrémité avant de la semelle du fer à repasser.According to an advantageous characteristic of the invention, the first series of feet comprises two pads which project from an underside of the base and a foot arranged at the lower end projecting from the storage cavity which receives the front end of the soleplate of the iron.
- Selon une caractéristique avantageuse de l’invention, la base présente, en vue de profil, une forme générale ovale comprenant une extrémité ventrue et une extrémité opposée effilée, les pieds étant disposés au niveau de l’extrémité ventrue de la base.According to an advantageous characteristic of the invention, the base has, in profile view, a generally oval shape comprising a bulbous end and a tapered opposite end, the feet being arranged at the level of the bulbous end of the base.
- Une telle forme présente l’avantage de procurer une très bonne stabilité à la base, les principaux composants de l’appareil étant disposés au niveau de l’extrémité ventrue de la base.Such a shape has the advantage of providing very good stability to the base, the main components of the device being arranged at the level of the bulbous end of the base.
- Selon une caractéristique avantageuse de l’invention, la base comporte une poignée de transport, la poignée de transport étant disposée à l’extrémité de la base opposée à l’extrémité comprenant les pieds.According to an advantageous characteristic of the invention, the base comprises a carrying handle, the carrying handle being arranged at the end of the base opposite the end comprising the feet.
- Une telle caractéristique présente l’avantage de simplifier la manipulation de la base.Such a characteristic has the advantage of simplifying the handling of the base.
- Selon une caractéristique avantageuse de l’invention, les pieds sont adaptés pour permettre à la base de reposer sur un support selon une première position stable dans laquelle la cavité de rangement s’étend sensiblement verticalement.According to an advantageous characteristic of the invention, the feet are adapted to allow the base to rest on a support in a first stable position in which the storage cavity extends substantially vertically.
- Une telle caractéristique permet de limiter l’empreinte au sol de la base.Such a feature makes it possible to limit the footprint of the base.
- Selon une caractéristique avantageuse de l’invention, la base comporte une forme et/ou une deuxième série de pieds adaptés pour permettre à la base de reposer sur le support selon une deuxième position stable, distincte de la première position stable.According to an advantageous characteristic of the invention, the base comprises a shape and/or a second series of feet adapted to allow the base to rest on the support in a second stable position, distinct from the first stable position.
- Une telle caractéristique permet d’augmenter l’ergonomie d’utilisation de la base en offrant à l’utilisateur la possibilité de disposer la base selon deux positions, l’une ou l’autre de ces positions pouvant être privilégiée pour l’utilisation de l’appareil ou pour son rangement.Such a characteristic makes it possible to increase the ergonomics of use of the base by offering the user the possibility of arranging the base in two positions, one or the other of these positions being able to be favored for the use of appliance or for storage.
- Selon une caractéristique avantageuse de l’invention, la cavité de rangement se trouve disposée sur la partie supérieure de la base lorsque cette dernière occupe la deuxième position stable.According to an advantageous characteristic of the invention, the storage cavity is arranged on the upper part of the base when the latter occupies the second stable position.
- Selon une caractéristique avantageuse de l’invention, la base comporte des moyens magnétiques assurant le maintien de l’outil dans la cavité de rangement.According to an advantageous characteristic of the invention, the base comprises magnetic means ensuring the maintenance of the tool in the storage cavity.
- Une telle caractéristique permet d’offrir une très bonne ergonomie d’utilisation en assurant simplement le maintien en position du fer à repasser dans la base.Such a feature makes it possible to offer very good ergonomics of use by simply ensuring that the iron is held in position in the base.
- Selon une caractéristique avantageuse de l’invention, la base comporte un corps en matériau plastique, avantageusement réalisé par moulage.According to an advantageous characteristic of the invention, the base comprises a body made of plastic material, advantageously made by molding.
- Une telle caractéristique présente l’avantage de permettre la réalisation à moindre coût de la base tout en offrant une grande liberté de forme pouvant être réalisée. Such a characteristic has the advantage of allowing the production of the base at a lower cost while offering great freedom of shape that can be produced.
- Selon une caractéristique avantageuse de l’invention, la base renferme un réservoir.According to an advantageous characteristic of the invention, the base contains a reservoir.
- On comprendra mieux les buts, aspects et avantages de la présente invention, d'après la description donnée ci-après d'un mode particulier de réalisation de l'invention présenté à titre d'exemple non limitatif, en se référant aux dessins annexés dans lesquels : The aims, aspects and advantages of the present invention will be better understood from the description given below of a particular embodiment of the invention presented by way of non-limiting example, with reference to the appended drawings in which :
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- La base 2 comporte un corps en matériau plastique, avantageusement réalisé par moulage, et renferme, de manière connue en soi, un réservoir 20 muni d’une trappe de remplissage 21 et une pompe, non visible sur les figures, qui puise l'eau dans le réservoir 20 pour l'envoyer au travers d'un tuyau intégré dans le cordon 3, en direction du fer à repasser 1. The base 2 comprises a body of plastic material, advantageously produced by molding, and contains, in a manner known per se, a tank 20 provided with a filling hatch 21 and a pump, not visible in the figures, which draws water in the tank 20 to send it through a pipe integrated in the cord 3, in the direction of the iron 1.
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- Le corps 11 renferme de manière connue en soi une fonderie, non visible sur les figures, qui est au contact thermique de la semelle 10 et qui comprend une résistance chauffante, régulée au moyen d'un thermostat, avantageusement non réglable, permettant de maintenir la température de la semelle 10 autour d'une température de consigne de l'ordre de 135°C.The body 11 contains in a manner known per se a foundry, not visible in the figures, which is in thermal contact with the sole 10 and which comprises a heating resistor, regulated by means of a thermostat, advantageously non-adjustable, making it possible to maintain the temperature of the sole 10 around a setpoint temperature of the order of 135°C.
- La fonderie est préférentiellement réalisée en aluminium et comporte une chambre de vaporisation instantanée dans laquelle de l'eau issue du réservoir 20 est injectée par la pompe, le fonctionnement de la pompe étant commandé par une gâchette 13 disposée sous l'extrémité avant de la poignée 12. La pompe et la chambre de vaporisation sont avantageusement dimensionnées pour permettre la production d'un débit de vapeur de l'ordre de 25 gr/mn en continu lorsque la gâchette 13 est actionnée.The foundry is preferably made of aluminum and comprises an instantaneous vaporization chamber into which water from the tank 20 is injected by the pump, the operation of the pump being controlled by a trigger 13 placed under the front end of the handle 12. The pump and the vaporization chamber are advantageously sized to allow the production of a steam flow of the order of 25 g/min continuously when the trigger 13 is actuated.
- La vapeur produite par la chambre de vaporisation est diffusée par des trous de sortie de vapeur 14 ménagés sur une surface de repassage plane de la semelle 10, cette dernière comprenant classiquement une extrémité avant 10A pointue et une extrémité arrière 10B arrondie.The steam produced by the vaporization chamber is diffused through steam outlet holes 14 made on a flat ironing surface of the soleplate 10, the latter conventionally comprising a pointed front end 10A and a rounded rear end 10B.
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- La base 2 comporte une face arrière, sensiblement plane comportant une deuxième série de pieds 24A, 24B, 24C, dits pieds latéraux, avantageusement en élastomère, sur lesquels elle peut reposer stablement dans une position horizontale, illustrée sur la
- La base 2 comporte également une face avant, visible sur la
- Cette cavité de rangement 25 comporte un fond constitué par un plan antérieur et un plan postérieur disposés en V, le plan antérieur comportant des patins 26 en saillie sur lesquels vient reposer la semelle 10 du fer à repasser 1 et le plan postérieur présentant une surface d’appui 25A sur laquelle vient reposer la surface postérieure 12A de la poignée 12. De manière préférentielle, la surface d’appui 25A présente une inclinaison adaptée pour que la surface postérieure 12A de la poignée 12 s’étende parallèlement à la surface d’appui 25A lorsque la semelle 10 repose contre les patins 26. This storage cavity 25 comprises a bottom formed by an anterior plane and a posterior plane arranged in a V, the anterior plane comprising projecting pads 26 on which the soleplate 10 of the iron 1 rests and the posterior plane having a surface of support 25A on which the rear surface 12A of the handle 12 rests. Preferably, the support surface 25A has an inclination adapted so that the rear surface 12A of the handle 12 extends parallel to the support surface 25A when the sole 10 rests against the pads 26.
- Selon un mode particulier de réalisation, la surface d’appui 25A et l’extrémité de la poignée 12 du fer à repasser 1 sont attirés mutuellement l’une vers l’autre par attraction magnétique. A cet effet, la surface d’appui 25A peut comporter un aimant 27 qui vient coopérer avec un matériau ferromagnétique, telle une plaque métallique 12B, disposée sur la surface postérieure 12A de la poignée 12. According to a particular embodiment, the support surface 25A and the end of the handle 12 of the iron 1 are mutually attracted to each other by magnetic attraction. For this purpose, the support surface 25A may include a magnet 27 which cooperates with a ferromagnetic material, such as a metal plate 12B, placed on the rear surface 12A of the handle 12.
- De manière préférentielle, l’aimant 27 est dimensionné pour exercer une force suffisante pour maintenir en position l’extrémité arrière de la poignée 12 contre le fond de la cavité 25 lors du transport de la base 2 mais sans toutefois générer un soulèvement de la base 2 lorsque l’utilisateur exerce une traction sur la poignée 12 pour extraire le fer à repasser 1 de sa cavité de rangement 25. Ainsi, lors des travaux de repassage, l’utilisateur peut extraire le fer à repasser 1 de la cavité de rangement 25 sans entrainer un soulèvement de la base 2, que cette dernière repose dans la position horizontale ou dans la position verticale.Preferably, the magnet 27 is sized to exert sufficient force to hold the rear end of the handle 12 in position against the bottom of the cavity 25 during transport of the base 2 but without however generating a lifting of the base. 2 when the user pulls on the handle 12 to extract the iron 1 from its storage cavity 25. Thus, during ironing work, the user can extract the iron 1 from the storage cavity 25 without causing the base 2 to rise, whether the latter rests in the horizontal position or in the vertical position.
- Conformément à la
- Ainsi, la profondeur de la cavité de rangement 25 au niveau des patins 26 est préférentiellement inférieure à 5 cm. Dans l’exemple particulier de réalisation illustré sur les figures, la profondeur de la cavité de rangement 25 oscille entre une profondeur minimale, avoisinant zéro, au niveau de la zone recevant l’extrémité arrière de la poignée 12 et une profondeur maximale de l’ordre de 5 cm au niveau de la zone recevant l’extrémité arrière de la semelle 10, la profondeur au niveau de la zone recevant l’extrémité avant du fer à repasser étant inférieur à 3 cm.Thus, the depth of the storage cavity 25 at the level of the pads 26 is preferably less than 5 cm. In the particular embodiment illustrated in the figures, the depth of the storage cavity 25 oscillates between a minimum depth, close to zero, at the level of the zone receiving the rear end of the handle 12 and a maximum depth of the order of 5 cm at the level of the zone receiving the rear end of the soleplate 10, the depth at the level of the zone receiving the front end of the iron being less than 3 cm.
- Dans l’exemple particulier de réalisation illustré sur les figures, le plan antérieur de la cavité de rangement 25 et la paroi périphérique 25B présentent une extrémité pointue qui fait saillie sur la base 2, cette extrémité pointue supportant l’un des pieds principaux 22A, 22B, 22C, les deux autres pieds principaux étant supportés par des deux ailes 20A, 20B qui font saillie sur la face arrière de la base 2.In the particular embodiment illustrated in the figures, the anterior plane of the storage cavity 25 and the peripheral wall 25B have a pointed end which protrudes from the base 2, this pointed end supporting one of the main legs 22A, 22B, 22C, the two other main legs being supported by two wings 20A, 20B which project from the rear face of the base 2.
- Ainsi, la première série de pieds 22A, 22B, 22C comprend deux patins 22A, 22B qui font saillie sur une face inférieure de la base 1 et un pied 22C disposé à l’extrémité inférieure en saillie de la cavité de rangement 25 qui reçoit la pointe avant de la semelle 10 du fer à repasser 1.Thus, the first series of feet 22A, 22B, 22C comprises two pads 22A, 22B which project from an underside of the base 1 and a foot 22C disposed at the lower end projecting from the storage cavity 25 which receives the front tip of soleplate 10 of iron 1.
- Conformément à la
- Une telle inclinaison de la cavité de rangement 25 présente également l’avantage d’améliorer l’ergonomie d’utilisation de l’appareil en facilitant l’introduction et l’extraction du fer à repasser 1 dans la cavité de rangement 25 par un mouvement de déplacement vertical du fer à repasser 1, lorsque la base 2 occupe la position verticale ou par un mouvement de déplacement horizontal du fer à repasser 1 lorsque la base 2 occupe la position horizontale. Une telle inclinaison de la cavité de rangement 25 permet également de mieux la rendre visible par l’utilisateur et donc de simplifier la mise en place du fer à repasser 1 dans cette dernière.Such an inclination of the storage cavity 25 also has the advantage of improving the ergonomics of use of the device by facilitating the introduction and extraction of the iron 1 into the storage cavity 25 by a movement vertical displacement of the iron 1, when the base 2 occupies the vertical position or by a horizontal displacement movement of the iron 1 when the base 2 occupies the horizontal position. Such an inclination of the storage cavity 25 also makes it easier to make it visible to the user and therefore to simplify the positioning of the iron 1 in the latter.
- Conformément à la
- La base 2 comporte également une sangle 5, visible sur les figures 3 et 4, qui comprend une première extrémité 5A fixée au voisinage de la première extrémité 23A de la poignée de transport 23 et une deuxième extrémité 5B maintenue sur la deuxième face latérale de la base 2, en un point situé dans le prolongement de la poignée de transport 23, de préférence à distance de cette dernière. The base 2 also comprises a strap 5, visible in FIGS. 3 and 4, which comprises a first end 5A fixed near the first end 23A of the carrying handle 23 and a second end 5B held on the second side face of the base 2, at a point located in the extension of the carrying handle 23, preferably at a distance from the latter.
- Cette sangle 5 permet à l’utilisateur de transporter l’appareil en disposant la sangle 5 sur son épaule, la sangle 5 se trouvant alors tendu, par le poids de l’appareil, entre les première 5A et deuxième 5B extrémités de la sangle 5.This strap 5 allows the user to carry the device by placing the strap 5 on his shoulder, the strap 5 then being stretched, by the weight of the device, between the first 5A and second 5B ends of the strap 5 .
- Lorsque la sangle 5 n’est pas utilisée pour le transport de l’appareil, elle peut être disposée dans une position de rangement illustrée notamment sur les figures 1 à 3, dans laquelle la sangle 5 s’étend le long de la poignée de transport 23 et sur le côté de la base 2.When the strap 5 is not used for transporting the device, it can be placed in a storage position illustrated in particular in FIGS. 1 to 3, in which the strap 5 extends along the carrying handle. 23 and on the side of the base 2.
- L’appareil ainsi réalisé présente l’avantage de procurer une ergonomie d’utilisation améliorée.The device thus produced has the advantage of providing improved ergonomics of use.
- En effet, la base 2 d’un tel appareil présente l’avantage de pouvoir être disposé dans deux positions stables. Une première position de travail correspondant à la position verticale, illustrée notamment sur la
- De plus, l’appareil ainsi réalisé présente l’avantage de posséder une cavité de rangement 25 peu profonde, et ouverte sur la face avant de la base 1, offrant une mise en place et une extraction aisée du fer à repasser 1 tout en assurant un maintien stable et efficace du fer à repasser 1 lors du transport de la base 2 par la poignée de transport 23 ou par la sangle 5. In addition, the device thus produced has the advantage of having a shallow storage cavity 25, and open on the front face of the base 1, offering easy installation and removal of the iron 1 while ensuring stable and effective holding of the iron 1 when transporting the base 2 by the transport handle 23 or by the strap 5.
- La poignée de transport 23 permet également de faire basculer facilement la base 2 de la position verticale à horizontale et vice versa, sans risque de brulure avec le fer à repasser 1, la poignée de transport 23 présentant l’avantage d’être disposée à l’opposé de la partie de la cavité de rangement 25 recevant la semelle 10 du fer à repasser. The carrying handle 23 also makes it possible to easily tilt the base 2 from the vertical to horizontal position and vice versa, without the risk of burning with the iron 1, the carrying handle 23 having the advantage of being arranged at the opposite the part of the storage cavity 25 receiving the soleplate 10 of the iron.
- Enfin, la présence de la sangle 5 qui peut être placée sur l’épaule de l’utilisateur permet le transport de l’appareil sans générer une fatigue importante et sans encombrer les mains. De plus, cette sangle 5 présente l’avantage de pouvoir être disposée dans une position de rangement dans laquelle la sangle 5 est parfaitement intégrée dans la base 2 et ne vient pas gêner l’utilisateur lors des travaux de repassage.Finally, the presence of the strap 5 which can be placed on the shoulder of the user allows the transport of the device without generating significant fatigue and without cluttering the hands. In addition, this strap 5 has the advantage of being able to be arranged in a storage position in which the strap 5 is perfectly integrated into the base 2 and does not interfere with the user during ironing work.
- Bien entendu, la présente invention n’est nullement limitée au mode de réalisation décrit et illustré qui n’a été donné qu’à titre d’exemple. Des modifications restent possibles, notamment du point de vue de la constitution des divers éléments ou par substitution d’équivalents techniques, sans sortir pour autant du domaine de protection de l'invention.Of course, the present invention is in no way limited to the embodiment described and illustrated which has been given by way of example only. Modifications remain possible, in particular from the point of view of the constitution of the various elements or by substitution of technical equivalents, without departing from the scope of protection of the invention.
- Ainsi, dans une variante de réalisation non représentée, la base pourra renfermer un générateur de vapeur sous pression et le cordon de liaison reliant la base au fer à repasser comprendre un conduit pour le transport de la vapeur.Thus, in a variant embodiment not shown, the base may contain a pressurized steam generator and the connecting cord connecting the base to the iron includes a conduit for transporting the steam.
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- Appareil électroménager comportant un outil (1) de repassage et/ou défroissage destiné à être tenu à la main et une base (2) portative reliée audit outil (1) par un cordon (3), ladite base (2) comprenant une cavité de rangement (25) pour poser ledit outil (1) et comportant au moins une première série de pieds (22A, 22B, 22C) sur laquelle la base (2) peut reposer stablement, caractérisé en ce que la cavité de rangement (25) comporte au moins une extrémité qui forme une partie saillante sur la base (2) et en ce que au moins un desdits pieds (22A, 22B, 22C) est porté par ladite partie saillante.Household appliance comprising an ironing and/or steaming tool (1) intended to be held in the hand and a portable base (2) connected to said tool (1) by a cord (3), said base (2) comprising a storage (25) for placing said tool (1) and comprising at least a first series of feet (22A, 22B, 22C) on which the base (2) can rest stably, characterized in that the storage cavity (25) comprises at least one end which forms a projecting part on the base (2) and in that at least one of the said feet (22A, 22B, 22C) is carried by the said projecting part.
- Appareil électroménager selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que ledit outil est un fer à repasser (1) comportant une semelle (10) de repassage présentant une extrémité avant pointue et en ce que ladite partie saillante de la cavité de rangement (25) épouse la forme de l’extrémité avant et des bords latéraux de la semelle (10) du fer à repasser (1).Household appliance according to Claim 1, characterized in that the said tool is an iron (1) comprising an ironing soleplate (10) having a pointed front end and in that the said projecting part of the storage cavity (25) the shape of the front end and the side edges of the soleplate (10) of the iron (1).
- Appareil électroménager selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que la cavité de rangement (25) comporte un fond et une paroi périphérique (25B) qui délimite latéralement la cavité de rangement (25) et en ce que ledit pied (22C) est porté par le fond et/ou la paroi périphérique (25B).Household appliance according to Claim 2, characterized in that the storage cavity (25) comprises a bottom and a peripheral wall (25B) which laterally delimits the storage cavity (25) and in that the said foot (22C) is carried by the bottom and/or the peripheral wall (25B).
- Appareil électroménager selon l’une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que la base (2) présente, en vue de profil, une forme générale ovale comprenant une extrémité ventrue et une extrémité opposée effilée, et en ce que les pieds (22A, 22B, 22C) sont disposés au niveau de l’extrémité ventrue de la base (2).Household appliance according to any one of Claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the base (2) has, in profile view, a generally oval shape comprising a bulbous end and a tapered opposite end, and in that the feet ( 22A, 22B, 22C) are arranged at the bulbous end of the base (2).
- Appareil électroménager selon l’une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que la base (2) comporte une poignée de transport (23) et en ce que ladite poignée de transport (23) est disposée à l’extrémité de la base (2) opposée à l’extrémité comprenant les pieds (22A, 22B, 22C).Household appliance according to any one of Claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the base (2) comprises a carrying handle (23) and in that the said carrying handle (23) is arranged at the end of the base (2) opposite the end comprising the feet (22A, 22B, 22C).
- Appareil électroménager selon l’une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce que lesdits pieds (22A, 22B, 22C) sont adaptés pour permettre à la base (2) de reposer sur un support selon une première position stable dans laquelle la cavité de rangement (25) s’étend sensiblement verticalement.Household appliance according to any one of Claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the said feet (22A, 22B, 22C) are adapted to allow the base (2) to rest on a support according to a first stable position in which the cavity storage (25) extends substantially vertically.
- Appareil électroménager selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que la base (2) comporte une forme et/ou une deuxième série de pieds (24A, 24B, 24C) adaptés pour permettre à la base (2) de reposer sur le support selon une deuxième position stable, distincte de la première position stable.Domestic appliance according to Claim 6, characterized in that the base (2) comprises a form and/or a second series of feet (24A, 24B, 24C) adapted to allow the base (2) to rest on the support according to a second stable position, distinct from the first stable position.
- Appareil électroménager selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que la cavité de rangement (25) se trouve disposée sur la partie supérieure de la base (2) lorsque cette dernière occupe la deuxième position stable.Household appliance according to Claim 7, characterized in that the storage cavity (25) is arranged on the upper part of the base (2) when the latter occupies the second stable position.
- Appareil électroménager selon l’une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8, caractérisé en ce que la base (2) comporte des moyens magnétiques (27) assurant le maintien de l’outil (1) dans la cavité de rangement (25).Household appliance according to any one of Claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the base (2) comprises magnetic means (27) ensuring that the tool (1) is held in the storage cavity (25).
- Appareil électroménager selon l’une quelconque des revendications 1 à 9, caractérisé en ce que la base (2) renferme un réservoir (20).Household appliance according to any one of Claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the base (2) contains a reservoir (20).
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