Ironing board unit and garment steamer

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of household appliances, and provides an ironing board unit and a garment steamer. The ironing board unit comprises an ironing board and an angle adjusting unit, and the angle adjusting unit is connected with the ironing board and used for adjusting the angle of the ironing board in a stepless mode. According to the ironing board unit, the angle adjusting unit is arranged to be of a structure capable of adjusting the angle of the ironing board in a stepless mode, so that a user can adjust the ironing board to the needed angle without being limited by the preset angle of a manufacturer, and the ironing board can be adjusted to the angle actually needed by the user through the angle adjusting unit; the technical problems that in the prior art, a user can only set an ironing board according to the preset angle of a manufacturer, and the angle of the ironing board cannot be adjusted steplessly according to the actual requirement of the user are solved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of household appliances, and in particular to an ironing board unit and a garment steamer. Background Art

[0002] A hanging iron, also called a hanging iron or a vertical iron, is a machine that can hang clothes and fabrics for ironing.

[0003] The existing garment steamer generally includes an ironing board, which can support the clothes so that the clothes can be laid flat, making it convenient for users to iron the clothes.

[0004] However, due to the structural limitations of the prior art, users can only set the ironing board according to the angle preset by the manufacturer. For example, users can only set the ironing board vertically or horizontally, and cannot infinitely adjust the angle of the ironing board according to the actual needs of the user, thereby affecting people's usage experience. Summary of the invention

[0005] The present invention provides an ironing board unit and a garment steamer, which are used to solve the technical problem in the prior art that users can only set the ironing board according to the angle preset by the manufacturer, and cannot infinitely adjust the angle of the ironing board according to the actual needs of the users.

[0006] The present invention provides an ironing board unit, comprising: an ironing board; an angle adjustment unit connected to the ironing board and used for steplessly adjusting the angle of the ironing board, the angle adjustment unit comprising: a supporting mechanism movably connected to the middle part of the ironing board; an angle locking mechanism, the end of the ironing board can be movably connected to the supporting mechanism through the angle locking mechanism, and the angle locking mechanism is used to lock the ironing board to a user preset angle.

[0007] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the angle locking mechanism includes: a telescopic structure, one end of which can be movably connected to the supporting mechanism, and the other end of the telescopic structure can be movably connected to the end of the ironing board; an angle locking structure connected to the ironing board and used to lock the other end of the telescopic structure and the end of the ironing board.

[0008] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the angle locking structure includes: a locking operating component, which can be rotatably connected to the end of the ironing board and can be switched between a locked position and an unlocked position; a locking component, which is located between the other end of the telescopic structure and the locking operating component, and the locking component is clamped between the other end of the telescopic structure and the locking operating component when the locking operating component is in the locked position.

[0009] According to an embodiment of the present invention, a gap exists between the locking member and the other end of the telescopic structure when the locking operation member is located at the unlocking position.

[0010] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the locking component is configured as a structural member made of a wear-resistant material.

[0011] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the telescopic structure is a telescopic rod structure.

[0012] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the support mechanism includes a support base and a height adjustment structure; the height adjustment structure is arranged on the support base, the height adjustment structure is arranged vertically and has a first position and a second position arranged in sequence from top to bottom, the first position of the height adjustment structure is rotatably connected to the middle part of the ironing board; one end of the telescopic structure is rotatably connected to the second position of the height adjustment structure, and the other end of the telescopic structure and the locking operating component are rotatably connected to the end of the ironing board.

[0013] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the height adjustment structure is a telescopic rod structure; the first position is located at the top of the height adjustment structure.

[0014] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the second position is located in the middle of the height adjustment structure.

[0015] The present invention further provides a garment steamer, comprising: the ironing board unit of the above embodiment.

[0016] The features and advantages of the ironing board unit and the garment steamer of the present invention are:

[0017] By configuring the angle adjustment unit to be a structure capable of infinitely adjusting the angle of the ironing board, the user can adjust the ironing board to a desired angle without being restricted by the angle preset by the manufacturer (e.g., ninety degrees or one hundred and eighty degrees). By means of the angle adjustment unit, the ironing board can be adjusted to an angle actually required by the user (e.g., sixty degrees or sixty-one degrees, etc.), thereby solving the technical problem in the prior art that the user can only set the ironing board according to the angle preset by the manufacturer and cannot infinitely adjust the angle of the ironing board according to the actual needs of the user. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the present invention or the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0019] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the ironing board unit of the present invention.

[0020] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 Enlarged view of part A in the middle.

[0021] Figure 32 is another three-dimensional schematic diagram of the ironing board unit of the present invention.

[0022] Figure 4 It is another three-dimensional schematic diagram of the ironing board unit of the present invention.

[0023] Figure 5 It is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the angle locking mechanism of the present invention in the unlocking position.

[0024] Figure 6 It is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the angle locking mechanism of the present invention in the locking position.

[0025] Figure 7 It is a side view schematic diagram of the angle locking mechanism of the present invention in the unlocking position.

[0026] Figure 8 It is a side view schematic diagram of the angle locking mechanism of the present invention in the locking position.

[0027] Reference numerals:

[0028] 100, ironing board; 200, angle adjustment unit; 210, supporting mechanism; 211, supporting base; 212, height adjustment structure; 220, angle locking mechanism; 221, telescopic structure; 2211, cross bar; 222, angle locking structure; 2221, locking operating component; 2222, locking component; g, gap; W, width direction of the supporting base. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the present invention clearer, the technical solution of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0030] In the description of the present embodiment, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present embodiment and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present embodiment.

[0031] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In the description of this embodiment, the meaning of "plurality" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0032] In this embodiment, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "set", "install", "connect", "connect", "fix" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements, unless otherwise clearly defined. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in this embodiment can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0033] In the embodiments of the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the first feature being "above" or "below" the second feature may mean that the first and second features are in direct contact, or the first and second features are in indirect contact through an intermediate medium. Moreover, the first feature being "above", "above" and "above" the second feature may mean that the first feature is directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. The first feature being "below", "below" and "below" the second feature may mean that the first feature is directly below or obliquely below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is lower in level than the second feature.

[0034] Figures 1 to 8 The ironing board unit and the garment steamer provided by the present invention are shown. As can be seen from the figure, the ironing board unit of the present invention comprises an ironing board 100 and an angle adjustment unit 200. The angle adjustment unit 200 is connected to the ironing board 100 and is used for steplessly adjusting the angle of the ironing board 100.

[0035] In specific implementation, by setting the angle adjustment unit 200 as a structure that can infinitely adjust the angle of the ironing board 100, the user can adjust the ironing board 100 to a desired angle without being restricted by the angle preset by the manufacturer (for example, ninety degrees or one hundred and eighty degrees). By means of the angle adjustment unit 200, the ironing board 100 can be adjusted to the angle actually required by the user (for example, sixty degrees or sixty-one degrees, etc.), thereby solving the technical problem in the prior art that the user can only set the ironing board 100 according to the angle preset by the manufacturer and cannot infinitely adjust the angle of the ironing board 100 according to the actual needs of the user.

[0036] like Figure 1As shown, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the angle adjustment unit 200 may include a supporting mechanism 210 and an angle locking mechanism 220, wherein the supporting mechanism 210 can be movably connected to the middle part of the ironing board 100; the end (e.g., the upper end) of the ironing board 100 can be movably connected to the supporting mechanism 210 through the angle locking mechanism 220, and the angle locking mechanism 220 is used to lock the ironing board 100 to a user-preset angle.

[0037] During specific implementation, the supporting mechanism 210 can support the ironing board 100 and the angle locking mechanism 220 ; the angle locking mechanism 220 can lock the angle of the ironing board 100 .

[0038] It is understandable that if the angle locking mechanism 220 is not provided, the angle of the ironing board 100 cannot be fixed and cannot be maintained at the user-preset angle; the user-preset angle may be, for example, sixty degrees, sixty-one degrees or eighty degrees.

[0039] like Figures 5 to 8 As shown, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the angle locking mechanism 220 may include a telescopic structure 221 (or a supporting telescopic rod) and an angle locking structure 222 (or a locking mechanism), the telescopic structure 221 may be a conventional telescopic rod, one end of the telescopic structure 221 can be movably connected to the supporting mechanism 210, and the other end of the telescopic structure 221 can be movably connected to the end of the ironing board 100; the angle locking structure 222 is connected to the ironing board 100, and is used to lock the other end of the telescopic structure 221 and the end of the ironing board 100.

[0040] In specific implementation, as the angle of the ironing board 100 changes, the telescopic amount of the telescopic structure 221 is different. For example, when the ironing board 100 is perpendicular to the horizontal plane, the telescopic structure 221 can be in an extended state; when the ironing board 100 is parallel to the horizontal plane, the telescopic structure 221 can be in a contracted state.

[0041] like Figures 5 to 8 As shown, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the angle locking structure 222 may include a locking operating component 2221 and a locking component 2222, wherein the locking operating component 2221 can be rotatably connected to the end of the ironing board 100 and can be switched between a locked position and an unlocked position; the locking component 2222 is located between the other end of the telescopic structure 221 and the locking operating component 2221, and the locking component 2222 is clamped between the other end of the telescopic structure 221 and the locking operating component 2221 when the locking operating component 2221 is located in the locked position; and a gap g is provided between the locking component 2222 and the other end of the telescopic structure 221 when the locking operating component 2221 is located in the unlocked position.

[0042] In specific implementation, when it is necessary to adjust the angle of the ironing board 100, the locking operating component 2221 can be rotated to the unlocking position, so that there is a gap g between the locking component 2222 and the other end of the telescopic structure 221, so that the ironing board 100 can rotate freely, thereby realizing the adjustment of the angle of the ironing board 100. When the user adjusts the ironing board 100 to the desired angle, the locking operating component 2221 can be rotated to the locking position, so that the locking operating component 2221 limits the rotation of the ironing board 100 through the locking component 2222.

[0043] like Figure 7 and Figure 8 As shown, in the present embodiment, the locking component 2222 is configured as a structural member made of a wear-resistant material, for example, the wear-resistant material may be nylon, polyoxymethylene or polycarbonate; the lower end of the locking operating component 2221 has a convex arc-shaped surface; the upper end of the locking component 2222 and the lower end of the locking component 2222 may respectively have an arc-shaped groove; the other end of the telescopic structure 221 has a convex arc-shaped surface; the locking operating component 2221 is located in the unlocking position, specifically referring to that the lower end of the locking operating component 2221 is located outside the arc-shaped groove at the upper end of the locking component 2222, and the locking operating component 2221 is located in the locking position, specifically referring to that the lower end of the locking operating component 2221 is located in the arc-shaped groove at the upper end of the locking component 2222, and the lower end of the locking operating component 2221 abuts against the groove wall of the arc-shaped groove at the upper end of the locking component 2222, so that the groove wall of the arc-shaped groove at the lower end of the locking component 2222 abuts against the other end of the telescopic structure 221.

[0044] like Figure 1 As shown, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the support mechanism 210 may include a support base 211 and a height adjustment structure 212; the height adjustment structure 212 is arranged on the support base 211, the height adjustment structure 212 is arranged vertically and has a first position and a second position arranged in sequence from top to bottom, and the first position of the height adjustment structure 212 is rotatably connected to the middle part of the ironing board 100; one end of the telescopic structure 221 is rotatably connected to the second position of the height adjustment structure 212, and the other end of the telescopic structure 221 and the locking operation component 2221 are rotatably connected to the end of the ironing board 100.

[0045] In this embodiment, the height adjustment structure 212 is a telescopic rod structure; the first position is located at the top of the height adjustment structure 212; the second position is located in the middle of the height adjustment structure 212; there can be two height adjustment structures 212, and the two height adjustment structures 212 are arranged at intervals along the width direction W of the support base 211; a cross bar 2211 is rotatably connected between the two height adjustment structures 212, and one end of the telescopic structure 221 is rotatably connected to the second position of the height adjustment structure 212 through the cross bar 2211.

[0046] The present invention also provides a garment steamer, comprising the ironing board unit of the above embodiment. The specific structure, working principle and beneficial effects of the ironing board unit are the same as those of the above embodiment, and will not be described in detail here.

[0047] In the description of this specification, the description with reference to the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "mode", "specific mode", or "some modes" etc. means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiment or mode are included in at least one embodiment or mode of the embodiment of the present invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or mode. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described may be combined in a suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or modes. In addition, those skilled in the art may combine and combine the different embodiments or modes described in this specification and the features of the different embodiments or modes, without contradiction.

[0048] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than to limit it. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments, or make equivalent replacements for some of the technical features therein. However, these modifications or replacements do not deviate the essence of the corresponding technical solutions from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. An ironing board unit, characterized in that: include: Ironing board (100); An angle adjustment unit (200) is connected to the ironing board (100) and is used to steplessly adjust the angle of the ironing board (100). The angle adjustment unit (200) comprises: A supporting mechanism (210) movably connected to the middle portion of the ironing board (100); An angle locking mechanism (220), wherein the end of the ironing board (100) is movably connected to the supporting mechanism (210) via the angle locking mechanism (220), and the angle locking mechanism (220) is used to lock the ironing board (100) to a user-preset angle.

2. The ironing board unit according to claim 1, characterized in that: The angle locking mechanism (220) comprises: a telescopic structure (221), one end of the telescopic structure (221) being movably connected to the support mechanism (210), and the other end of the telescopic structure (221) being movably connected to the end of the ironing board (100); An angle locking structure (222) is connected to the ironing board (100) and is used to lock the other end of the telescopic structure (221) and the end of the ironing board (100).

3. The ironing board unit according to claim 2, characterized in that: The angle locking structure (222) comprises: A locking operation component (2221) rotatably connected to the end of the ironing board (100) and capable of switching between a locking position and an unlocking position; The locking component (2222) is located between the other end of the telescopic structure (221) and the locking operating component (2221). When the locking operating component (2221) is located at the locking position, the locking component (2222) is clamped between the other end of the telescopic structure (221) and the locking operating component (2221).

4. The ironing board unit according to claim 3, characterized in that: When the locking operation component (2221) is located at the unlocking position, a gap (g) is formed between the locking component (2222) and the other end of the telescopic structure (221).

5. The ironing board unit according to claim 3, characterized in that: The locking component (2222) is a structural component made of wear-resistant material.

6. The ironing board unit according to claim 2, characterized in that: The telescopic structure (221) is a telescopic rod structure.

7. The ironing board unit according to any one of claims 3 to 6, characterized in that: The support mechanism (210) comprises a support base (211) and a height adjustment structure (212); The height adjustment structure (212) is arranged on the support base (211), the height adjustment structure (212) is arranged vertically and has a first position and a second position arranged in sequence from top to bottom, and the first position of the height adjustment structure (212) is rotatably connected to the middle part of the ironing board (100); One end of the telescopic structure (221) is rotatably connected to the second position of the height adjustment structure (212), and the other end of the telescopic structure (221) and the locking operation component (2221) are rotatably connected to the end of the ironing board (100).

8. The ironing board unit according to claim 7, characterized in that: The height adjustment structure (212) is a telescopic rod structure; The first position is located at the top of the height adjustment structure (212).

9. The ironing board unit according to claim 8, characterized in that: The second position is located in the middle of the height adjustment structure (212).

10. A hanging ironing machine, characterized in that: include: An ironing board unit as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9.

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