Steam Ironing Head Provided with Detachable Air Suction Device, Handheld Garment Steamer and Upright Garment Steamer

The invention belongs to garment ironing technology, and particularly relates to a steam ironing head provided with a detachable air suction device, a handheld garment steamer and an upright garment steamer.

Chinese Invention Patent Application Publication No. CN1496430A discloses a manually operable domestic iron used without an ironing board, comprising a sole plate provided with suction inlets and a fan driven by a motor, wherein in use, a fabric is held on the sole plate by means of the suction force of air passing through the suction inlets.

Chinese Invention Patent Authorized Publication No. CN102535134B discloses a steamer head for a garment steamer, comprising a main body with a front end, and an air inlet and a steam outlet formed in the front end. A suction force is applied to draw air through the air inlet so that a fabric of a garment disposed proximate the front end is drawn towards the front end by the suction force.

According to the iron and steamer head involved in the above patents, a suction device is fixedly arranged on the iron or the steamer head, and a suspended garment is drawn to be close to or even in contact with an ironing surface by means of the suction force. When users iron a garment spread on an ironing board, the garment is supported by the ironing board and thus can be reliably in contact with the ironing surface, and in this case, the suction function is not needed, and the suction device increases the burden of the hands of the users.

To overcome the defect of a large burden of the users' hands caused by a suction device, which is fixed to an ironing device to draw suspended garments, when garments are spread on an ironing board to be ironed, the invention provides a steam ironing head provided with a detachable air suction device, a handheld garment steamer and an upright garment steamer, which allow users to detach the air suction device when ironing garments spread on an ironing board, thus reducing the burden of the hands of the users and improving using flexibility.

To fulfill the above objective, the invention provides a steam ironing head provided with a detachable air suction device, comprising a head provided with an ironing surface, steam outlets being distributed in the ironing surface, wherein the head is provided with a detachable air suction device, the air suction device is provided with a suction inlet, and the air suction device is configured to suck air via the suction inlet when the ironing surface is close to a garment, and promote the garment to be attached thereto to be close to the ironing surface. In this way, when users iron a garment in a suspended state, the air suction device can be assembled on the head to draw the garment in the suspended state. When users iron a garment spread on an ironing board, the air suction device can be detached from the head to reduce the burden of the hands of the users, thus improving using flexibility.

In this way, when users

Preferably, the suction inlet is located in a front wall of the air suction device. In this way, a garment can be supported by the front wall when drawn by the suction inlet, such that the garment is prevented from deformation and kept tidy.

Preferably, the front wall and the ironing surface are in any one of the following positional relations:

In this way, a fabric can be as close to as the ironing surface to ensure that steam released via the steam outlets can be applied to a garment at a high temperature and a high speed to fulfill a good ironing effect. In addition, when users iron a garment spread on an ironing board, the ironing surface can still be kept in contact with the ironing surface even if the air suction device is not detached.

Preferably, the air suction device is configured on a lower side of the head. In this way, users can perform operations easily, for example, when users iron a garment in a hung state, the garment will droop, in this case, the users can move the ironing surface from top to bottom along the surface of the garment, at this moment, the garment will be pulled by an object where the garment is hung such as a hanger and drawn by the air suction device to ensure that the portion, corresponding to the ironing surface, of the garment is tensioned to be flat, and steam released via the steam outlets is applied to the garment to iron the garment.

Preferably, the head is provided with a power supply portion, and the air suction device is provided with a power receiving portion; when the air suction device is assembled on the head, the power supply portion is electrically connected to the power receiving portion; and when the air suction device is detached from the head, the power supply portion is electrically disconnected from the power receiving portion. In this way, power may be supplied to the air suction device by an external power supply, such that the air suction device can be detached without being intervened by a power supply wire, and the size of the air suction device is small.

Preferably, the air suction device comprises a power supply and a switch, and the switch controls the power supply to supply power to or stop supplying power to the air suction device. In this way, the power distribution structure of the head can be simplified, and the air suction device can work separately for example to blow air to partially dry a wet garment.

Preferably, a grating is arranged at the suction inlet to prevent a garment from being drawn into the suction inlet.

Preferably, an air suction direction of the suction inlet of the air suction device is configured to be adjustable. In this way, the air suction direction can be adjusted as needed.

Preferably, a louver with an adjustable angle is arranged at the suction inlet. The louver can be adjusted to control the air suction direction.

Preferably, the air suction device is clamped on the head. In this way, assembly and disassembly are easy.

Preferably, the air suction device comprises a housing and a fan, the fan is located in the housing, and the suction inlet is formed in the housing (), and the housing is provided with air outlets.

The steam ironing head provided by the invention can be applied to a handheld garment steamer, which comprises a water tank, a water pump and a steam generator, wherein the water pump is used for transporting water from the water tank to the steam generator, and the steam generator is used for atomizing the water into steam; and the handheld garment steamer further comprises the steam ironing head, the steam generated by the steam generator is released via the steam outlets, and the steam ironing head, the water tank, the water pump and the steam generator are assembled together to be held for ironing.

The steam ironing head provided by the invention can be applied to an upright garment steamer, which comprises a main body provided with a water tank, a water pump and a steam generator, wherein the water pump is used for transporting water from the water tank to the steam generator, the steam generator is used for atomizing the water into steam; and the upright garment steamer further comprises the steam ironing head, the steam ironing head is connected to the steam generator by means of a steam pipe, and the steam generated by the steam generator is transported to the steam ironing head by means of the steam pipe and released via the steam outlets to be used for ironing.

Preferably the upright garment steamer further comprises a support rod, wherein the support rod is attached to the main body, extends upwards from the main body and is used for hanging garments or/and supporting an ironing board for spreading or supporting garments.

According to the invention, the ironing surface provided with the steam outlets and the detachable air suction device are arranged on the head, and the air suction device is configured to suck air via the suction inlet when the ironing surface is close to a garment, and promote the garment to be attached thereto to be close to the ironing surface. In this way, when users iron a garment in a suspended state, the air suction device can be assembled on the head to draw the garment in the suspended state. When users iron a garment spread on an ironing board, the air suction device can be detached from the head to reduce the burden of the hands of the users, thus improving using flexibility.

The steam ironing head provided by the invention can obtain power from the head to work, such that the size is small; or, a power supply can be configured for the steam ironing head to allow the steam ironing head to work separately, such that using flexibly is good.

According to the steam ironing head provided by the invention, the air suction direction of the suction inlet can be adjusted to satisfy various requirements of users.

To gain a better understanding of the purposes, technical solutions and advantages of the invention, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the invention are clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the embodiments in the following description are merely illustrative ones, and are not all possible ones of the invention. All other embodiments obtained by those ordinarily skilled in the art based on the following ones without creative labor should also fall within the protection scope of the invention.

Terms “comprise” and “provided with” and any variants thereof in the description and claims of the invention are intended to indicate non-exclusive inclusion. For example, a method or product comprising a series of technical features is not definitely limited to technical features that are clearly listed and may comprise other technical features that are not clearly listed and comprised in the method or product.

In the description of the invention, it should be understood that terms such as “upper”, “lower”, “front”, “back”, “left” and “right” are used to indicate directional or positional relations based on the accompanying drawings merely for the purpose of facilitating and simplifying the description, do not indicate or imply that devices or elements referred to must be in a specific direction or be configured and operated in a specific direction, and thus should not be construed as limitations of the invention. Wherein, “upper” is opposite to “lower”, “front” is opposite to “back”, and “left” is opposite to “right”.

The invention is described in detail below in conjunction with specific embodiments and accompanying drawings.

As shown in, a steam ironing head comprises a headprovided with an ironing surface, wherein steam outletsare distributed in the ironing surface. The headis provided with a detachable air suction device, and the air suction deviceis provided with a suction inlet, and when working, the air suction devicesucks air via the suction inletand discharges air via air outlets. When the ironing surfaceis close to a garment, the air suction devicesucks air via the suction inletto draw the garment thereto to promote the garment to be close to the ironing surface, such that the garment will not be blown away from the ironing surface by steam released via the steam outlets, thus ensuring that steam ironing can proceed effectively.

Wherein, the suction inletis located in a front wallof the air suction device, and the garment is supported by the front wall when drawn by the suction inlet, such that the garment is prevented from deformation and kept tidy. The front wallis located behind a plane where the ironing surfaceis located, and is parallel to the ironing surface, such that a fabric can be as close to as the ironing surface to ensure that steam released via the steam outlets can be applied to the garment at a high temperature and a high speed to fulfill a good ironing effect. In addition, when users iron a garment spread on an ironing board, the ironing surface can still be kept in contact with the ironing surface even if the air suction device is not detached. In other embodiments, the front walland the ironing surfacemay be located in a same plane; or, the front wallmay be located behind the plane where the ironing surfaceis located, and intersect with an edge of the ironing surface.

The air suction deviceis configured on a lower side of the head, such that users can perform operations easily. For example, when users iron a garment in a hung state, the garment will droop, in this case, the users can move the ironing surface from top to bottom along the surface of the garment, at this moment, the garment will be pulled by an object where the garment is hung such as a hanger and drawn by the air suction device to ensure that the portion, corresponding to the ironing surface, of the garment is tensioned to be flat, and steam released via the steam outlets is applied to the garment to iron the garment. Even if such a configuration of the air suction device is preferred, in other embodiments, the air suction devices may be configured on left and right sides of the head, or the air suction device may be configured on an upper side of the head, or the air suction device may be ring-shaped and disposed around the head.

A gratingis arranged at the suction inletto prevent the garment from being drawn into the suction inlet. The air suction deviceis clamped on the headto facilitate assembly and disassembly. As for a clamping structure shown below, a circular bumpand a circular grooveare respectively arranged on the air suction deviceand the head, a lugand a slotare respectively arranged on a circumferential wall of the circular bump and a circumferential wall of the circular groove, and when the air suction deviceis assembled on the head, the circular bumpis received in the circular groove, the lugenters the slot, and the air suction deviceand the headcan be rotated relatively to clamp the lugin the slotso as to clamp the air suction device on the head. When the air suction device needs to be detached from the head, the air suction deviceand the headare rotated oppositely to allow the lugto disengage from the slot, and then the air suction device can be detached from the head. Under the enlightenment of the clamping structure, other structures may be adopted in specific implementation to replace the clamping structure shown below.

Further, as shown in, the air suction devicecomprises a power supplyand a switch, wherein the switchcontrols the power supplyto supply power to or stop supplying power to the air suction device. In this way, the power distribution structure of the head can be simplified, and the air suction device can work separately for example to blow air to partially dry a wet garment. In addition, the air suction devicefurther comprises a housing, a fanand a circuit board, wherein the power supply, the fanand the circuit boardare located in the housing, the suction inletis formed in the housing, and the housingis also provided with the air outlets. The switchprotrudes out of the housingto be operated easily. To facilitate assembly, the housingis formed by a first housingand a second housingwhich are connected to each other.

As shown in, the steam ironing head in this embodiment is different from Embodiment 1 in the following aspect: the headis provided with a power supply portion, and the air suction deviceis provided with a power receiving portion; when the air suction deviceis configured on the head, the power supply portionis electrically connected to the power receiving portion; and when the air suction device is detached from the head, the power supply portion is electrically disconnected from the power receiving portion. In view of the rotation of the air suction device clamped on the head, one of the power supply portionand the power receiving portionis arc-shaped, and the other one of the power supply portionand the power receiving portionis columnar, such that the power supply portionand the power receiving portioncan rotate with the rotation of the air suction device with respect to the head. Under this enlightenment, the running fit between the power supply portionand the power receiving portionmay be realized by other structures, and the fit between the power supply portionand the power receiving portionis not limited to the running fit.

According to the fit between the power supply portionand the power receiving portion, power may be supplied to the air suction device by an external power supply, such that the air suction device can be detached without being intervened by a power supply wire, and the size of the air suction device is small.

This embodiment is identical with Embodiment 1 in other structures and will not be repeated here.

As shown in, the steam ironing head in this embodiment is different from Embodiment 1 in the following aspect: a louverwith an adjustable angle is arranged at the suction inletto replace the gratingin Embodiment 1. A knoblinked with the louver is arranged on the housing, and the direction of the louvercan be adjusted by means of the knobto control the air suction direction of the suction inlet. For garments with different attributes such as materials, softness and breathability, different suction effects can be achieved under the same air volume and suction force when these garments are drawn by the suction inlet. The difference in suction effect is also an influence factor of the movement of the ironing surface with respect to garments. Therefore, the ironing requirements of users can be satisfied by changing the suction direction of the suction inlet.

illustrates a structure for adjusting the suction direction of the suction inlet by way of an example, and under this enlightenment, those skilled in the art can obtain other substitutes, which will not be detailed here.

In this embodiment, power may be supplied to the air suction device in any of the following ways:

This embodiment is identical with Embodiment 1 in other structures and will not be repeated here.

is a schematic diagram of the steam ironing headapplied to a handheld garment steamer according to the invention. As shown in, the handheld garment steamer comprises a water tank, a water pump and a steam generator which are not shown, wherein the water pump is used for transporting water from the water tank to the steam generator, the steam generator is used for atomizing the water into steam, the steam generated by the steam generator is released via the steam outletsof the steam ironing head, and the steam ironing head, the water tank, the water pump and the steam generator are assembled together to be held by users to perform ironing. In this way, users can hold the handheld garment steamer by hand to iron garments which are hung or spread on an ironing board.

illustrates a schematic diagram of the steam ironing headapplied to an upright garment steamer according to the invention. As shown in, the upright garment steamer comprises a main bodyprovided with a water tank, a water pump and a steam generator, wherein the water pump is used for transporting water from the water tank to the steam generator, the steam generator is used for atomizing the water into steam, the steam ironing headis connected to the steam generator on the main body by means of a steam pipe, and the steam generated by the steam generator is transported to the steam ironing head by means of the steam pipeand released via the steam outlets. In this way, users can hold the steam ironing headby hand to iron garments. Further, the upright garment steamer may further comprise a support rod, the support rodis attached to the main body, extends upwards from the main body and is used for hanging garments or/and supporting an ironing boardfor spreading or supporting garments. In this way, garments which are hung or garments which are spread on the ironing board can be ironed.

When a garment in a hung state is ironed, the air suction device may be started to draw the garment to promote the garment to be close to the ironing surface. When a garment spread on the ironing board is ironed, the air suction device may be shut down stop drawing the garment, and the ironing surface makes contact with the garment to iron the garment.