Hover iron
The hover iron addresses the labor and cost challenges faced by the hotel industry by using steam to sterilize, deodorize, and remove wrinkles from sheets, providing a cost-effective and efficient solution for sheet maintenance.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- JP2023179177
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2023-09-28
- Publication Date
- 2025-04-09
AI Technical Summary
The inn and hotel industry faces challenges such as labor shortages, high linen prices, and increased expenses due to frequent washing of sheets, which necessitates a cost-effective solution for sheet maintenance.
A hover iron equipped with a small, powerful motor and propeller that uses hot steam for sterilization, deodorization, and wrinkle removal, allowing for efficient and hygienic sheet maintenance.
The hover iron reduces labor costs and expenses by enabling self-service sterilization, deodorization, wrinkle removal, and fragrance addition to sheets, contributing to increased profitability for inns and hotels.
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Abstract
Description
[Technical field]
[0001] This iron was invented to remove wrinkles from futon sheets and bed sheets. It is the world's first revolutionary iron that is equipped with a small, powerful motor and propeller and can sterilize and disinfect by spraying a mist of hot steam. [Background technology]
[0002] The inn and hotel industry is struggling with a labor shortage. With the start of inbound tourism, prices are rising, and linen is becoming more expensive. With the decline in revenue for inns and hotels, washing sheets every time is putting a strain on expenses in order to make a profit. Therefore, by using this Hover Wrinkle Removal Iron to remove wrinkles, sterilize, and deodorize the sheets of guests staying multiple nights, expenses can be reduced. DISCLOSURE OF THEINVENTION [Problem to be solved by the invention]
[0003] This hover iron has a small, powerful motor built into the main body and is fitted with a propeller to compress the air. An outer wall (skirt) surrounds the bottom of the body to prevent air from escaping to the outside, allowing the iron to float and become lighter; the hot steam trapped inside sterilizes and deodorizes, removes wrinkles, dries and finally adds fragrance, contributing to increased profits for inns and hotels. [Means for solving the problem]
[0004] The Hover Iron is a world first, a technology that Japan can be proud of, and a first that can contribute to the service industry and Japan's hospitality culture. What makes it particularly outstanding is that it is light, easy to use, and hygienic, killing three birds with one stone by simply ironing. Effect of the Invention
[0005] The Hover Iron, which has never been seen before, looks big, but the compressed air lifts the iron, so it is easy for anyone to use. As mentioned before, it is economical because you can sterilize, disinfect, deodorize, remove wrinkles, smooth out wrinkles, dry, and add fragrance yourself. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THEINVENTION
[0006] The Hover Iron is a world first, a Japanese technology that is unlike anything else in the world, and it will amaze the world. The Hover Iron will help ease the labor shortage in the hospitality culture of inns, hotels, and all other service industries. EXAMPLES
[0007] As I say every time, it is still in the prototype stage, but the results were just as I expected. [Industrial Applicability]
[0008] The Hover Iron is an iron that will make a great contribution to the industrial world by helping people weather the dizzying changes in the current situation, such as inbound tourism, labor shortages, and high prices, and by making the effort to cut costs even a little. [Brief description of the drawings]
[0009] [Figure 1] Name of the drawing A is a front view of the Hover Iron B is a side view of the Hover Iron C is a cross-sectional view of the Hover Iron D is a top view of the Hover Iron (A) Hover Iron (B) Skirt (exterior wall) (C) Motor (D) Integrated circuit (E) Mist nozzle nozzle (F) Saturated hot steam nozzle (G) Change-over switch (H) IC chip (I) Heater (heat source) (J) Sheet (S) Wrinkles (S) Cord (S) Water tank (S) Bed (S) Rubber skirt (T) Stainless steel cover (H) Air volume change switch (T) Blower (Fan) (T) Handle (T) Air pressure (N) Water supply pipe (II) Water pressure pump (J) Pressure valve (N) Electric wiring box (N) Lid
Claims
1. It utilizes air cushions and the origins of hovercraft.
2. It is equipped with a small motor and propeller.
3. It is a device that uses hot steam (saturated water vapor) to heat, disinfect, sterilize, and deodorize futon sheets.
4. Steam is a device that sprays hot, saturated water vapor in a mist form onto sheets to sterilize, disinfect, and deodorize.
5. It is used to smooth out and remove wrinkles from futons and bed sheets.
6. It also comes with a nozzle for spraying a scented mist to give futon sheets and bed sheets a refreshing scent.