Steam ironing device
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional steam ironing devices require users to hold the device with one hand and pull the clothes with the other, leading to potential hand burns and inefficiencies in ironing, as they struggle to maintain effective steam distribution and absorption.
Innovation Solution
A steam ironing device with an integrated air suction assembly on the same side as the steam outlet, which generates airflow to adsorb clothes, allowing for one-handed operation and improved ironing efficiency by recirculating steam for enhanced ironing performance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If one hand holds the steam ironing device and the other hand pulls the clothes, then the ironing effect can be maintained, but hand burns may occur and operation convenience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The air suction assembly enables the clothes to be automatically adsorbed and fixed onto the ironing panel without manual intervention. The system uses airflow generated by the air suction assembly to hold the clothes in place during ironing, making the clothes 'serve themselves' by being automatically positioned and secured, thereby improving operation convenience while maintaining ironing effectiveness
2Reliability
If steam is ejected continuously for ironing, then ironing function is achieved, but steam may be wasted and energy efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The air suction assembly creates a feedback mechanism where steam that does not penetrate the clothes is sucked back and redirected through the air outlet to act on the clothes again. This feedback loop ensures that steam is not wasted but rather recirculated and reused, improving energy efficiency while maintaining effective ironing function
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of discarding the steam that fails to penetrate the clothes initially, the system recovers this steam through the air suction assembly and redirects it through the air outlet to interact with the clothes again. This recovery process prevents steam waste and improves overall energy utilization efficiency
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The device enables convenient one-handed operation while preventing hand burns and enhances ironing efficiency by ensuring better steam distribution and absorption, stabilizing the clothes on the ironing panel and improving overall ironing effectiveness.
Implementation Method 1
an air suction assembly is arranged on the shell, an air suction opening is formed in the air suction assembly, and the air suction opening and the steam outlet are located in the same side of the shell
Implementation Method 2
the generated air flow can also make the steam produce a certain reflux phenomenon, that is, part of the steam will be sucked away by the air suction assembly in the reverse under the action of the air flow after ironing the clothes for the first time
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to the technical field of hand-held household appliances and discloses a steam ironing device, which comprises a shell (100), a steam generation assembly (200) is arranged on the shell (100), the steam generation assembly (200) is connected with an ironing panel (300), and a steam outlet (301) is formed in the ironing panel (300); an air suction assembly (400) is arranged on the shell (100), an air suction opening (401) is formed in the air suction assembly (400), and the air suction opening (401) and the steam outlet (301) are located in the same side of the shell (100). The ironing device has the advantages of being capable of adsorbing clothes, high in ironing efficiency and convenient to operate.