AN ELECTRIC FLATIRON WITH POWER CORD EASILY WINDED UP AND A METHOD FOR TAKEUP OF THE POWER CORD

FER A REPASSER ELECTRIQUE AVEC CORDON D'ALIMENTATION A ENROULEMENT FACILE, ET METHODE D'ENROULEMENT

English Abstract

The present invention discloses an iron convenient for winding up a power cord
and a method for takeup of the power cord The iron includes a main body of
iron, a sole which is provided on bottom of the main body, a electrical heater
which is disposed in the main body for heating the sole and connected to a
power cord extending to the outside of the main body a handgrip portion which
is formed above the main body, wherein a winding space around which the power
cord is wound is formed between the handgrip portion and the main body . The
present invention is different from the conventional iron. In the iron
according to the present invention, a winding portion of a power cord is
formed between a handle and a main body of iron so that the handle and the
takeup device for the power cord are integrated together. Furthermore, a space
between the handle and the main body is sufficiently utilized, and also the
takeup device for the power is simply constructed and does not tend to break
down.

French Abstract

L'invention concerne un fer permettant l'enroulement d'un cordon d'alimentation et un procédé d'enroulement dudit cordon. Ce fer comprend un corps principal en fer, une semelle prévue sur la partie inférieure du corps principal, un élément de chauffage électrique disposé sur le corps principal, de manière qu'il chauffe la semelle, et connecté à un cordon d'alimentation s'étendant vers l'extérieur du corps principal, une partie poignée formée au-dessus du corps principal. Un espace d'enroulement autour duquel le cordon d'alimentation est enroulé, est formé entre la partie poignée et le corps principal. Le fer de l'invention diffère d'un fer classique en ce qu'une partie d'enroulement du cordon d'alimentation est formée entre la poignée et le corps principal du fer, si bien que la poignée et le dispositif de réception du cordon d'alimentation sont intégrés. Par ailleurs, l'espace entre le cordon d'alimentation et le corps principal est exploité et le dispositif de réception est de construction simple et solide.

Claims

Claims
1. An electric flatiron with power cord easily winded up comprises a flatiron
body
which has a base plate and inside an electric heater which heats the base
plate, the
electric heater is connected with a power cord which extends out of the
flatiron
body. Wherein, a hand grip portion is formed upon the flatiron body, the space
between the hand grip portion and the flatiron body is used for winding up the
power cord.
2. An electric flatiron with power cord easily winded up as recited in claim
1,
wherein the hand grip portion is a disk-like body, which is connected to the
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flatiron body by a winding post which has a bigger diameter in both ends and a
smaller diameter in the middle. The outer surface of the winding post is a
slick
curved surface. This surface in company with the bottom surface of the hand
grip
portion and the top surface of the flatiron body define the space used for
winding
up the power cord.
3. An electric flatiron with power cord easily winded up as recited in claim 1
or 2,
wherein said winding post positioned in the center of bottom surface of the
hand
grip portion and the flatiron body are integrated together.
4. An electric flatiron with power cord easily winded up as recited in claim 1
or 2,
wherein said winding post positioned in the front portion of bottom surface of
the
hand grip portion and the flatiron body are integrated together.
5. An electric flatiron with power cord easily winded up as recited in claim 1
or 2,
wherein said hand grip portion is an elliptical disk-like body.
6. An electric flatiron with power cord easily winded up as recited in claim
1,
wherein the top of the flatiron body subsides slightly, forming a sinking.
7. An electric flatiron with power cord easily winded up as recited in claim 1
or 3,
wherein a temperature controlling knob which controls the temperature of the
electric heater of the flatiron body is disposed in said hand grip portion,
said
temperature controlling knob is embedded into the groove of the top portion of
the hand grip portion..
8. An electric flatiron with power cord easily winded up as recited in claim
1,
wherein said power cord extends out from the rear of the flatiron body, a clip
used
for locking the end of the power cord is set on the top front portion of the
flatiron
body.
9. An electric flatiron with power cord easily winded up as recited in claim 1
or 8,
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wherein a power cord groove is disposed in the lower portion of the clip which
is
set on the front portion of the flatiron body.
10. An electric flatiron with power cord easily winded up as recited in claim
1,
wherein said power cord extends out from the rear of the flatiron body, a clip
used
for locking the end of the power cord is set on the lateral portion of the
flatiron
body.
11. An electric flatiron with power cord easily winded up as recited in claim
1,
wherein said power cord extends out from the rear of the flatiron body, a clip
used
for locking the end of the power cord is set on the bottom surface of the
front
portion of the hand grip portion.
12. A method for takeup of the power cord of the electric flatiron with power
cord
easily winded up, wherein the power cord is winded up within the winding
space.
13. The method for takeup of the power cord of the electric flatiron with
power cord
easily winded up as recited in claim 12, wherein the hand grip portion is
disposed
upon the flatiron body, the hand grip portion is connected with the flatiron
body
by the winding post, the power cord is winded around the winding post, the
bottom surface of the hand grip portion and the upper surface of the flatiron
body
form the winding baffle-plates.
14. The method for takeup of the power cord of the electric flatiron with
power cord
easily winded up as recited in claim 12 or 13, wherein the end of the power
cord
is locked by clip which is set on the flatiron body.
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Description

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An electric flatiron with power cord easily winded up and a method for takeup
of the
power cord
Field of the Invention
The present invention generally relates to an electric flatiron, in
particular, to an
electric flatiron with power cord easily winded up and a method for takeup of
the
power cord.
Background technology
Electric flatiron or electric iron is commonly used in people's daily lives,
but
how to roll back the power cord is a great problem that perplexes people. In
order to
solve this problem, in prior art, a winding apparatus is disposed at the rear
of the
electric flatiron. This winding apparatus includes a winding box, the central
portion
of which is a winding shaft which sleeved with a rotor plate used for winding
the
power cord.
Wherein, the rotor plate may rotate relatively to the winding shaft. In order
to
join the electricity, the power cord must be connected to the heating
component
inside the electric flatiron through the rotor plate and winding shaft,
wherein many
problems of the electric connection between the components should be
considered;
in order to enable the winding shaft to roll back the power cord
automatically, a coil
spring which could force the rotor plate to rotate along the winding direction
of the
power cord should be set on the winding shaft, meanwhile a clip which could
lock
the power cord in pulled-out position should also be set, but these components
may
easily deteriorate when repeatedly used; when pulling the power cord out from
the
winding apparatus, there should be enough force to overcome the force of the
coil
spring, and after being released from locked position, the power cord
immediately
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wind back under the force of the coil spring. The process of pulling out and
winding
back the power cord may easily make related components deteriorate.
Obviously, the existing winding appara.tus of electric flatiron is complex,
with
high costs, and apt to break down.
In addition, the use of the winding apparatus makes the volume of the electric
flatiron bigger. A handle is usually disposed upon the flatiron body, the
space
between the handle and the flatiron body is undesirably wasted. Therefore,
electric
flatiron of this kind is unreasonable in space design, which can not utilize
space well.
Brief summary of the invention
The purpose of the present invention is to create an electric flatiron with
power
cord easily winded up which correct the unreasonable design of the winding-up
apparatus and the handle which make the electric flatiron have a complex
structure,
high costs, a huge volume and be apt to break down, insufficiently utilize the
space
between the handle and the main body.
The other purpose of the present invention is to provide a method for takeup
of
the power cord of electric flatiron.
The solution presented in this invention is: an electric flatiron with power
cord
easily winded up, which comprise a flatiron body which has a base plate and
inside
an electric heater which heats the base plate, the electric heater is
connected with a
power cord which extends out of the body. A hand grip portion is disposed upon
the
flatiron body, the space between the hand grip portion and the flatiron body
could be
used for winding up the power cord.
The above mentioned hand grip portion is a disk-like body, which is connected
to the flatiron body by a winding post which has a bigger diameter in both
ends and a
smaller diameter in the middle. The outer surface of the winding post is a
slick
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curved surface. This surface in company with the bottom surface of the hand
grip
portion and the top surface of the flatiron body define the winding space used
for
winding up the power cord.
Said winding post positioned in the center of bottom surface of the hand grip
portion and the flatiron body are integrated together, this is a preferred
structure.
Said winding post which also can be positioned in the front portion of bottom
surface of the hand grip portion and the flatiron body are integrated
together.
The top of the above mentioned flatiron body subsides slightly, forming a
sinking.
The above mentioned hand grip portion is an elliptical disk-like body
A temperature controlling knob which controls the temperature of the electric
heater of the flatiron body is disposed in said hand grip portion. The
temperature
controlling knob is embedded into the groove of the top portion of the hand
grip
portion.
The related power cord extends out from the rear of the flatiron body, a clip
used
for locking the end of the power cord is set on the top front portion of the
flatiron
body.
Said power cord extends out from the rear of the flatiron body, a clip used
for
locking the end of the power cord is set on the lateral portion of the
flatiron body.
Said power cord extends out from the rear of the flatiron body, a clip used
for
locking the end of the power cord is set on the bottom surface of the front
portion of
the hand grip portion.
The method for takeup of the power cord is : the power cord is winded up
within the winding space.
The hand grip portion is disposed upon the flatiron body, the hand grip
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connected with the flatiron body by the winding post, the power cord is winded
around the winding post, the bottom sw-face of the hand grip portion and the
upper
surface of the flatiron body form the winding baffle-plates.
The present invention breaks through the structural design of traditional
electric
flatiron and abandons the structure of traditional handle. The present
invention create
a creative design that provides a winding portion between the handle and the
flatiron
body, which ingeniously makes the handle and the winding up appara.tus a
integral
part and fully utilizes the space between the handle and the flatiron body.
Winding
apparatus in this design may be easily used and hardly deteriorate. The power
cord of
the present invention is convenient for winding up , this design is suitable
for the
electric iron which can be cany outdoors.
Brief description of the drawings
The present invention will be described with greater specificity and detail
through the use of the accompanying drawings, in which:
Figure 1 is an exploded view of an electric flatiron with power core easily
winded up, illustrating the power cord is not winded up;
Figure 2 is a principal view of an electric flatiron with power core easily
winded
up, illustrating the power cord is not winded up;
Figure 3 is an exploded view of an electric flatiron with power core easily
winded up, illustrating the power cord is winded up.
Detailed description of the preferred embodiments
With reference to figure 1, 2 and 3, an electric flatiron with power cord
easily
winded up includes a flatiron body 1 which has a base plate 6 and inside an
electric
heater which heats the base plate 6, the electric heater is connected with a
power cord
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which extends out of the body. The top portion of flatiron body subsides
slightly
forming a sinking 10.
The hand grip portion 2 is an elliptical disk-like body, a groove 21 is
provided in
the top of the hand grip portion 2, a temperature controlling knob 7 which
controls
the temperature of the electric heater of the flatiron body I is positioned in
the said
groove 21, it is convenient for handhold.
The hand grip portion 2 is connected to the center of the sinking 10 of the
flatiron body 1 by a winding post 3 which has a bigger diameter in both ends
and a
smaller diameter in the middle. The outer surface of the winding post 3 is a
slick
curved surface. This surface in company with the bottom surface of the hand
grip
portion 2 and the sinking 10 of the top surface of the flatiron body 1 define
the
winding space 30 used for winding up the power cord 5.
The power cord 5 extends out from the rear 12 of the flatiron body 1, a clip 4
used for locking the plug 51 of the power cord 5 is set on the top front
portion 11 of
the flatiron body 1, and a power cord groove 13 is disposed in the lower
portion of
the clip.
With reference to figure 3, the method for takeup of the power cord is : the
power cord 5 is winded up within the winding space 30, the bottom surface of t
he
hand grip portion 2 and sinking 10 of the flatiron body 1 form the winding
baffle-plates, and an end portion of the power cord 5 near the plug 51 is
locked by
clip 4.
The present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without
departing from its spirit or essential characteristics. The described
embodiments are
to be considered in all respects only as illustrative and not restrictive. The
scope of
the invention is, therefore, indicated by the appended claims rather than by
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foregoing description. All changes which come within the meaning and range of
equivalency of the claims are to be embraced within their scope.
Industrial applicability
The present invention create a creative design that provides a winding portion
between the handle and the flatiron body, which ingeniously makes the handle
and
the winding up apparatus a integral part and fully utilizes the space between
the
handle and the flatiron body, so the design is appropriate and easy for
production, and
has good industrial applicability.

Representative Drawing