System iron

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11725335-B2
Application number	US-201716474649-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 29, 2017
Priority date	Dec 30, 2016
Publication date	Aug 15, 2023
Grant date	Aug 15, 2023

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system iron. The system iron according to the present invention includes a body including a steam generator for generating steam; an ironing plate, which is rotatably coupled to an upper portion of the body and which sprays the steam generated by the steam generator to an outside; an angle-limiting member for limiting rotation of the ironing plate; a button unit, which is operated in linkage with the angle-limiting unit so as to release a state in which the rotation of the ironing plate is limited by the angle-limiting unit; and an elastic member for maintaining the state in which the rotation of the ironing plate is limited by the angle-limiting unit.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A system iron comprising:
a body including a steam generator for generating steam;
an ironing plate, which is rotatably coupled to an upper portion of the body and which sprays the steam generated by the steam generator to an outside;
an angle-limiting member for limiting rotation of the ironing plate;
a button unit, which is operated in linkage with the angle-limiting member so as to release a state in which rotation of the ironing plate is limited by the angle-limiting member;
an elastic member for maintaining the state in which rotation of the ironing plate is limited by the angle-limiting member;
a hinge shaft connecting the ironing plate to the upper portion of the body in a rotatable manner;
a connecting bar connecting the hinge shaft to the ironing plate; and
a locking bar, which is disposed on the body so as to support rotation of the hinge shaft and which has formed therein a locking groove into which the angle-limiting member is inserted,
wherein the angle-limiting member is inserted at one end thereof into the locking groove in the locking bar and is connected at a remaining end thereof to the elastic member.

2. The system iron according to claim 1 , wherein the angle-limiting member is hingedly coupled to the connecting bar.

3. The system iron according to claim 1 , wherein the locking bar includes at one end thereof a locking ring having a hollow cavity so as to be connected to the hinge shaft, and the locking ring is provided in an outer periphery thereof with a plurality of locking grooves into which a portion of the angle-limiting member is inserted.

4. The system iron according to claim 3 , wherein the locking ring includes, in an outer periphery thereof:
an ironing-mode-locking groove into which the locking projection of the angle-limiting member is inserted in an ironing mode using an iron; a steam-mode-locking groove into which the locking projection of the angle-limiting member is inserted in a steam-spraying mode using a steam; and
at least one additional locking groove provided between the ironing-mode-locking groove and the steam-spraying-mode-locking groove.

5. The system iron according to claim 1 , wherein the locking bar includes a stopper groove for limiting a range of motion of a stopper projecting from a portion of the connecting bar.

6. The system iron according to claim 1 , further comprising an angle-limiting-member release connected to the button unit so as to release the state in which rotation of the ironing plate is limited by the angle-limiting member.

7. The system iron according to claim 1 , further comprising an angle-limiting-member release connecting the button unit to the angle-limiting member,
wherein the button unit includes:
a button bar, which is connected at one end thereof to the ironing plate and at a remaining end thereof to the angle-limiting-member release; and
a button projecting downwards from a portion between the one end and the remaining end of the button bar.

8. A system iron comprising:
a body including a steam generator for generating steam;
an ironing plate, which is rotatably connected to an upper portion of the body so as to be changed in position depending on whether the system iron is operated in an ironing mode, in which an ironing operation is performed, or in a steam-spraying mode, in which the steam is sprayed to a top;
an angle-limiting member for maintaining a position of the ironing plate in the ironing mode or in the steam-spraying mode;
a button unit for allowing the position of the ironing plate in the ironing mode or in the steam-spraying mode to be changed;
an elastic member, which is connected to the angle-limiting member so as to maintaining the position of the ironing plate in the ironing mode or in the steam-spraying mode;
a hinge shaft connecting the ironing plate to the upper portion of the body in a rotatable manner;
a connecting bar connecting the hinge shaft to the ironing plate; and
a locking bar, which is disposed on the body so as to support rotation of the hinge shaft and which has formed therein a locking groove into which the angle-limiting member is inserted,
wherein the angle-limiting member is inserted at one end thereof into the locking groove in the locking bar and is connected at a remaining end thereof to the elastic member.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Lee Youngjoo
• Lee Yongju

Classifications

• D06F81/08 Primary

  incorporating heating, steaming, or forced ventilation means · CPC title

• D06F81/04

  with means for adjusting height · CPC title

• D06F81/02

  with collapsible underframe · CPC title