Iron with heat control display on handle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11286612-B2
Application number	US-201916561225-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 5, 2019
Priority date	Sep 5, 2019
Publication date	Mar 29, 2022
Grant date	Mar 29, 2022

Abstract

An iron includes: a housing; a handle attached to an upper portion of the housing; a sole plate attached to a lower portion of the housing; a heating element positioned within the housing to heat the sole plate; a controller operatively connected with the heating element to regulate heat produced by the heating element; and a display mounted on one of the housing and the handle, the display operatively connected with the controller, the display configured such that manipulation of the display selects a heat level associated with the sole plate.

First claim

That which is claimed is:

1. An iron, comprising:
a housing;
a handle attached to an upper portion of the housing;
a sole plate attached to a lower portion of the housing;
a heating element positioned within the housing to heat the sole plate;
a controller operatively connected with the heating element to regulate heat produced by the heating element; and
an illuminated display mounted on one of the housing and the handle and moveable relative to the housing and the handle, the illuminated display operatively connected with the controller, the illuminated display including a transparent display cover such that illumination originating below the illuminated display cover shines through an upper surface of the illuminated display, the illuminated display configured such that manipulation of the illuminated display selects a heat level associated with the sole plate.

2. The iron defined in claim 1 , further comprising a steam actuator located below the illuminated display.

3. The iron defined in claim 1 , further comprising a spray nozzle mounted on the housing beneath the illuminated display.

4. The iron defined in claim 1 , further comprising a steam blast actuator mounted on the handle.

5. The iron defined in claim 1 , wherein the illuminated display is mounted on the handle.

6. The iron defined in claim 5 , wherein the illuminated display is configured as a toggle mechanism with a moveable member, wherein the toggle mechanism is configured such that actuation of the moveable member sequentially selects different heat levels.

7. An iron, comprising:
a housing;
a handle attached to an upper portion of the housing;
a sole plate attached to a lower portion of the housing;
a heating element positioned within the housing to heat the sole plate;
a controller operatively connected with the heating element to regulate heat produced by the heating element; and
a heat control unit operatively connected with the controller, the heat control unit including an illuminated display, the illuminated display including a transparent display cover such that illumination originating below the display cover shines through an upper surface of the illuminated display, the heat control unit configured as a toggle mechanism with a moveable member, wherein the toggle mechanism is configured such that actuation of the moveable member sequentially selects different heat levels for the sole plate.

8. The iron defined in claim 7 , wherein the heat control unit is attached to the handle.

9. The iron defined in claim 8 , wherein the moveable member is pivotally mounted relative to the handle at a pivot, such that slight pivotal movement of the moveable member toggles between different heat levels.

10. The iron defined in claim 9 , wherein the pivot is located adjacent a rear portion of the movable member.

11. The iron defined in claim 10 , wherein the moveable member includes a thumb pad located at a front portion thereof.

12. The iron defined in claim 7 , wherein the heat control unit further comprises a tactile switch, the heat control unit configured such that toggling of the moveable member engages the tactile switch, thereby signaling the controller to change the heat level.

13. The iron defined in claim 7 , wherein the heat control unit includes a plurality of light sources, and wherein movement of the moveable member causes the selective lighting of one of the light sources to indicate through the display cover a heat level.

14. An iron, comprising:
a housing;
a handle attached to an upper portion of the housing;
a sole plate attached to a lower portion of the housing;
a heating element positioned within the housing to heat the sole plate;
a controller operatively connected with the heating element to regulate heat produced by the heating element; and
a heat control unit attached to the handle and operatively connected with the controller, the heat control unit including an illuminated display moveable relative to the handle, the illuminated display operatively connected with the controller, the illuminated display including a transparent display cover such that illumination originating below the display cover shines through an upper surface of the display, the illuminated display configured to indicate a heat level associated with the sole plate, wherein manipulation of the illuminated display selects a heat level for the sole plate.

15. The iron defined in claim 14 , wherein the heat control unit is configured as a toggle mechanism with a moveable member, wherein the toggle mechanism is configured such that actuation of the moveable member sequentially selects different heat levels.

16. The iron defined in claim 15 , wherein the moveable member is pivotally mounted relative to the handle at a pivot, such that slight pivotal movement of the moveable member toggles between different heat levels.

17. The iron defined in claim 16 , wherein the pivot is located adjacent a rear portion of the movable member.

18. The iron defined in claim 17 , wherein the moveable member includes a thumb pad located at a front portion thereof.

19. The iron defined in claim 16 , wherein the heat control unit further comprises a tactile switch, the heat control unit configured such that toggling of the moveable member engages the tactile switch, thereby signaling the controller to change the heat level.

20. The iron defined in claim 16 , wherein the heat control unit includes a plurality of light sources, and wherein movement of the moveable member causes the selective lighting of one of the light sources to indicate through the display cover a heat level.

Assignees

• Hamilton Beach Brands Inc

Inventors

• Song Brandon Sung-Hwan

Classifications

• D06F75/265 Primary

  Temperature indicating arrangements; Control knobs · CPC title

• D06F75/26

  Temperature control or indicating arrangements · CPC title