EP1248876B1 - Iron comprising a pump for water/textile additive mixture - Google Patents

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EP1248876B1
EP1248876B1 EP01903945A EP01903945A EP1248876B1 EP 1248876 B1 EP1248876 B1 EP 1248876B1 EP 01903945 A EP01903945 A EP 01903945A EP 01903945 A EP01903945 A EP 01903945A EP 1248876 B1 EP1248876 B1 EP 1248876B1
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    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06FLAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F75/00Hand irons
    • D06F75/08Hand irons internally heated by electricity
    • D06F75/22Hand irons internally heated by electricity with means for supplying liquid to the article being ironed
    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06FLAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F75/00Hand irons
    • D06F75/08Hand irons internally heated by electricity
    • D06F75/10Hand irons internally heated by electricity with means for supplying steam to the article being ironed
    • D06F75/14Hand irons internally heated by electricity with means for supplying steam to the article being ironed the steam being produced from water in a reservoir carried by the iron

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  • the present invention relates to an iron, in particular steam, comprising a water tank, a tank containing a textile additive, and a pump comprising a mixing chamber and clean, on the one hand, to draw a dose of water from the tank into the mixing chamber water as well as the adjuvant from the adjuvant tank via a tap for dosing the adjuvant, so as to produce a solution in the mixing chamber diluted adjuvant, and secondly, to send this solution to a spray device located in the front part of the iron.
  • the object of the invention is in particular to remedy these disadvantages and to make an iron, of the type set out above, in which the pumping members and of adjuvant dosage are grouped together, this in order to simplify their implantation in iron.
  • the pump is of the type with piston moving in a body and delimiting in the lower part of the body the mixing chamber which opens out in the water tank via a non-return valve, and this pump also acts as a metering tap adjuvant.
  • the adjuvant dosing valve and pump are thus grouped into a compact unitary assembly.
  • the pump alone advantageously fills a double function, namely that of pumping to vacuum the water and the adjuvant, and that of the dosage of the adjuvant intended to be mixed with the aspirated water, thus constituting in itself a real dosing pump for a mixture of water and textile additive.
  • a metering pump can be realized in the form of a small pump, therefore with low footprint in the iron.
  • the piston includes two movable open-close moving parts, respectively called upper and lower, mounted in the pump body, delimiting between them a dosing chamber, and controlled respectively by first and second actuation means related to piston, said upper and lower members being movable between a rest position in which the organ upper is open, while the lower organ is closed, so as to allow the passage of a dose of adjuvant from the adjuvant tank to the dosage, and a working position in which the organ superior closes under the action of the first means actuation, while the lower organ opens under the action of the second actuation means, so allow the adjuvant dose to pass from the dosing chamber to the mixing chamber.
  • the two movable open-close parts delimiting between them the dosing chamber, thus play together the role of a valve integrated into the pump itself said and adapted to dose the adjuvant intended to be mixed water sucked by the pump.
  • the adjuvant tank is an integral part of the pump.
  • the dosing pump and the adjuvant tank advantageously constitute a qualified unitary unit particularly compact.
  • the iron 1 shown schematically in the Figure 1 essentially comprises an ironing sole 2, a cover 3 and a handle 4 surmounting the cover. Inside the cover 3 are housed all the organs classics of an iron. Under the hood 3 is housed in particular a tank 5 containing water without adjuvant.
  • the iron is additionally equipped with a unitary assembly, designated by the general reference 10, which is formed by a reservoir 12 containing a textile additive 13, a single manual pump suction 15 and a spray device 16, structure known per se, located in the anterior region iron.
  • a unitary assembly designated by the general reference 10 which is formed by a reservoir 12 containing a textile additive 13, a single manual pump suction 15 and a spray device 16, structure known per se, located in the anterior region iron.
  • Textile admixture 13 contained in tank 12 is preferably a concentrated active product of the type qualified as an ironing aid, composed in particular of starch, of water and a preservative, and likely to be mixed with all types of water.
  • the pump 15 comprises a cylindrical tubular body 18, with a vertical axis of symmetry XX ′, produced by molding made of plastic and comprising a mixing chamber 20.
  • the pump 15 is clean, on the one hand, to suck in this mixing chamber 20 a dose of water from the tank of water 5 as well as a predetermined dose of tank adjuvant 12, so as to produce in the mixing chamber 20 a dilute solution of the adjuvant, and other hand, to send this solution to the spray device 16.
  • the diluted solution of the adjuvant after spray on the ironing cloth, serves so advantageous in facilitating ironing while improving gliding and eliminating creases.
  • the pump 15 is of the piston type 22 moving vertically in the body 18 of the pump by being linked to a return spring 23 disposed axially.
  • the piston 22 delimits in the lower part of the body 18 the chamber of mixture 20 which opens into the water tank 5 via a non-return valve currently constituted by a ball 25 cooperating with a conical seat 26.
  • the adjuvant tank 12 is an integral part of the pump 15 and is mounted fixed and in a sealed manner, for example by a mirror weld, on the part upper part of the pump body 18 while being crossed by the piston 22; the adjuvant tank 12 has a upper wall 27 through which the piston 22 passes, and a bottom wall 28 which opens directly into the part upper body 18 of pump 15.
  • the spray device 16 is also an integral part of the pump 15 and, from preferably comes from molding with the body 18 of the pump ; this spraying device 16 comprises a conduit inlet 30 which opens into the mixing chamber 20 of the pump 15 via a non-return valve constituted presently by a ball 31 cooperating with a seat conical 32.
  • the pump 15 also makes tap office, designated by the general reference 34, for dosing the adjuvant intended to be mixed with water from tank 5, in order to achieve a proportional mixing water and adjuvant in a dilution ratio determined.
  • the pump 15 not only serves to vacuum water and the adjuvant, but also to dose the adjuvant intended to be mixed with water, thus constituting in itself a real metering pump of a mixture of water and adjuvant, moreover capable of being produced in the form a small compact pump.
  • the pump 15 ensures the mixing of the concentrated product with water in a chosen dilution ratio of about 1/8.
  • the concentrated product tank 12 has a capacity of 20 cm 3
  • the water tank 5 has a capacity of about 300 cm 3 .
  • the piston 22 is constituted by a rod 36 molded in a plastic material, better visible in the figure 3, and comprising two movable open-close movable members formed here respectively by two annular seals, called upper 37 and lower 41, which are movably mounted in the body 18 of the pump being crossed by the rod 36 and delimiting between them a metering chamber 45.
  • These two seals annulars 37 and 41 each have an outer periphery which is pressed tightly against the internal lateral face 46 the body 18 of the pump, thus forming a seal permanent on the inner surface of the body of the pump, and an internal circumference which is spaced at a distance radial of the rod 36.
  • the two movable seals 37 and 41 are intended for be controlled by first and second respectively actuating means presently each comprising two discs, called upper (38; 42) and lower (39; 43), which are fixedly fixed transversely by the rod 36 advantageously coming from molding with the latter, and which are paired respectively with two seals (37; 41) being arranged on either side of each joint.
  • first and second respectively actuating means presently each comprising two discs, called upper (38; 42) and lower (39; 43), which are fixedly fixed transversely by the rod 36 advantageously coming from molding with the latter, and which are paired respectively with two seals (37; 41) being arranged on either side of each joint.
  • Each of the four discs (38, 39, 42, 43) has a diameter which is slightly smaller to the internal diameter of the body 18 of the pump 15.
  • the two discs, respectively upper 38 and lower 43, respectively associated with upper seals 37 and lower 41, are constituted by discs full, while the other two counterparts, at namely the lower 39 and upper 42 discs, associated respectively at the upper 37 and lower 41 seals, are openwork.
  • the two perforated discs 39 and 42 one of which (39) is slightly larger in diameter than the other disc 42, are each made up of two orthogonal pairs of diametrically opposite ribs, identified at 47 on the Figure 5 and at 48 in Figure 6, thus defining between recesses (49, figure 5; 50, figure 6) intended for the passage of the adjuvant.
  • the piston rod 36 22 comprises a plurality of sections linked together, in this case three in number identified in 51, 52 and 53 in this figure 3, which are of different lengths and which have an identical form of section presently constituted by two orthogonal pairs of radial ribs diametrically opposite, identified at 55 in the figure 4 for the upper section 53 of the rod.
  • the upper wall 27 of the adjuvant tank 12 is surmounted by an open neck 57 which is crossed by the ribs 55 forming the upper section 53 of the rod 36, and in which is mounted a plug 59 currently comprising a cylindrical tail 60, vertically focused on the XX 'axis, being bearing against the free edges of the ribs 55, cooperating with neck 57 by means of non-removable fasteners 62, of a structure known per se, and ending at its upper part by a head 64 pierced with a central opening 65 located above and directly above the upper end 67 of the rod 36.
  • the plug 59 is movable, for example in translation vertical, between a high position (figure 2) in which the opening 65 of the head 64 of the cap is released from the upper end 67 of the rod 36 and constitutes an adjuvant filling opening, and a low position ( Figure 7) in which the opening of the head 64 of the plug is closed by the upper end 67 of rod 36 after filling of the adjuvant tank 12.
  • the filling of the adjuvant reservoir 12 is carried out in an easy manner by the user.
  • the latter slightly lifts the cap 59 to release the opening 65, as illustrated in FIG. 2, then introduced into the latter, according to arrow F in FIG. 2, the adjuvant contained, for example, in a bottle of the same capacity that the reservoir 12.
  • the adjuvant flows into the reservoir 12 by passing between the ribs 55 forming the upper section 53 of the rod 36.
  • the user pushes the plug 59 to close the opening 65 in which the upper end fits exactly 67 of the rod 36, as illustrated in FIG. 7.
  • the head 64 of the plug 59 after filling and closing the adjuvant tank 12 ( Figure 7), in itself constitutes a push button manual control of the piston rod 36, allowing thus to realize in one piece the organs adjuvant filling and manual piston control dosing pump 15.
  • a flexible bellows which is interposed between the upper wall of the adjuvant reservoir 12, around the neck 57 of the latter, and the head 64 of the plug 59.
  • a peripheral vent 71 intended for allow folding and unfolding of the bellows.
  • the unitary assembly 10 formed by the adjuvant reservoir 12, the metering pump 15 and the spraying device 16 constitutes a compact assembly which is mounted removable in the cover 3 of the iron.
  • this removable unitary assembly 10 is located in the front part of the iron, and the push button of the metering pump 15, constituted by the head 64 of the plug 59, is positioned relative to the handle 4 at a height such that the user can operate the pump 15 without practically having to change the place of his hand on the handle of the iron.
  • the adjuvant tank 12 is almost entirely projecting from the front iron and is transparent, thus making it visible the level of adjuvant.
  • the user presses the head 64 of the plug 59, which has the effect of folding the bellows 69, so as to make lower the piston rod 36 against the spring 23.
  • the upper seal valve 37 closes, while the lower seal forming valve 41 opens, thereby allowing the dose adjuvant contained in the dosing chamber 45 to pass in the mixing chamber 20 of the pump.
  • the user releases the head 64 from the plug 59, so that the piston rod 36 rises under the effect of spring 23, while the bellows 69 unfolds.
  • valve 25 opens and a dose of water from reservoir 5 is drawn into the chamber 20 in which the water and the admixture mix to produce a dilute adjuvant solution in the dilution ratio chosen.
  • the lower seal forming valve 41 closes, while that the upper seal forming valve 37 opens, allowing thus to a new dose of adjuvant to penetrate in the dosing chamber 45 of the pump. Pump 15 is thus initiated, as illustrated in FIG. 7.

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Description

La présente invention concerne un fer à repasser, notamment à vapeur, comportant un réservoir d'eau, un réservoir contenant un adjuvant textile, et une pompe comprenant une chambre de mélange et propre, d'une part, à aspirer dans la chambre de mélange une dose d'eau du réservoir d'eau ainsi que l'adjuvant du réservoir d'adjuvant via un robinet permettant de doser l'adjuvant, de manière à produire dans la chambre de mélange une solution diluée de l'adjuvant, et d'autre part, à envoyer cette solution vers un dispositif de pulvérisation situé dans la partie antérieure du fer.The present invention relates to an iron, in particular steam, comprising a water tank, a tank containing a textile additive, and a pump comprising a mixing chamber and clean, on the one hand, to draw a dose of water from the tank into the mixing chamber water as well as the adjuvant from the adjuvant tank via a tap for dosing the adjuvant, so as to produce a solution in the mixing chamber diluted adjuvant, and secondly, to send this solution to a spray device located in the front part of the iron.

On sait qu'avec un tel fer, la pulvérisation sur le linge d'un produit actif dilué sert à faciliter le repassage tout en améliorant la glisse et en effaçant les faux plis.We know that with such an iron, spraying on the linen of a diluted active product used to facilitate ironing while improving glide and erasing fakes folds.

Dans un fer à repasser connu de ce genre, décrit par exemple dans la demande de brevet FR 2 771 424, le réservoir d'eau est relié à la pompe d'aspiration par un tube capillaire, tandis que le robinet permettant de doser l'adjuvant est également relié à la pompe par un autre tube capillaire. Un tel agencement de ces divers organes est particulièrement disparate et encombrant et est difficile à réaliser lors de la fabrication du fer.In a known iron of this kind, described for example in patent application FR 2 771 424, the reservoir of water is connected to the suction pump by a tube capillary, while the tap for dosing the adjuvant is also connected to the pump by another capillary tube. Such an arrangement of these various organs is particularly disparate and bulky and is difficult to be made during the manufacture of iron.

L'invention a notamment pour but de remédier à ces inconvénients et de réaliser un fer à repasser, du type exposé ci-dessus, dans lequel les organes de pompage et de dosage de l'adjuvant soient regroupés, ceci en vue de simplifier leur implantation dans le fer. The object of the invention is in particular to remedy these disadvantages and to make an iron, of the type set out above, in which the pumping members and of adjuvant dosage are grouped together, this in order to simplify their implantation in iron.

Dans un fer selon l'invention, la pompe est du type à piston se déplaçant dans un corps et délimitant dans la partie inférieure du corps la chambre de mélange qui débouche dans le réservoir d'eau via un clapet anti-retour, et cette pompe fait également office de robinet de dosage de l'adjuvant.In an iron according to the invention, the pump is of the type with piston moving in a body and delimiting in the lower part of the body the mixing chamber which opens out in the water tank via a non-return valve, and this pump also acts as a metering tap adjuvant.

La pompe et le robinet de dosage de l'adjuvant sont ainsi groupés en un ensemble unitaire compact. De surcroít, la pompe remplit avantageusement à elle seule une double fonction, à savoir celle de pompage pour aspirer l'eau et l'adjuvant, et celle de dosage de l'adjuvant destiné à être mélangé à l'eau aspirée, constituant ainsi en soi une véritable pompe de dosage d'un mélange d'eau et d'adjuvant textile. Une telle pompe doseuse peut être réalisée sous la forme d'une petite pompe, donc à faible encombrement dans le fer.The adjuvant dosing valve and pump are thus grouped into a compact unitary assembly. In addition, the pump alone advantageously fills a double function, namely that of pumping to vacuum the water and the adjuvant, and that of the dosage of the adjuvant intended to be mixed with the aspirated water, thus constituting in itself a real dosing pump for a mixture of water and textile additive. Such a metering pump can be realized in the form of a small pump, therefore with low footprint in the iron.

Selon un mode d'exécution de l'invention, le piston comprend deux organes mobiles distants d'ouverture-fermeture, respectivement dits supérieur et inférieur, montés dans le corps de la pompe en délimitant entre eux une chambre de dosage, et commandés respectivement par des premiers et seconds moyens d'actionnement liés au piston, lesdits organes supérieur et inférieur étant mobiles entre une position de repos dans laquelle l'organe supérieur est ouvert, tandis que l'organe inférieur est fermé, de manière à permettre le passage d'une dose d'adjuvant depuis le réservoir d'adjuvant vers la chambre de dosage, et une position de travail dans laquelle l'organe supérieur se ferme sous l'action des premiers moyens d'actionnement, tandis que l'organe inférieur s'ouvre sous l'action des seconds moyens d'actionnement, de manière à permettre le passage de la dose d'adjuvant depuis la chambre de dosage vers la chambre de mélange.According to one embodiment of the invention, the piston includes two movable open-close moving parts, respectively called upper and lower, mounted in the pump body, delimiting between them a dosing chamber, and controlled respectively by first and second actuation means related to piston, said upper and lower members being movable between a rest position in which the organ upper is open, while the lower organ is closed, so as to allow the passage of a dose of adjuvant from the adjuvant tank to the dosage, and a working position in which the organ superior closes under the action of the first means actuation, while the lower organ opens under the action of the second actuation means, so allow the adjuvant dose to pass from the dosing chamber to the mixing chamber.

Les deux organes mobiles d'ouverture-fermeture, délimitant entre eux la chambre de dosage, jouent ainsi ensemble le rôle d'un robinet intégré à la pompe proprement dite et adapté à doser l'adjuvant destiné à être mélangé à l'eau aspirée par la pompe.The two movable open-close parts, delimiting between them the dosing chamber, thus play together the role of a valve integrated into the pump itself said and adapted to dose the adjuvant intended to be mixed water sucked by the pump.

Suivant une autre caractéristique de l'invention, le réservoir d'adjuvant fait partie intégrante de la pompe. Ainsi, la pompe doseuse et le réservoir d'adjuvant constituent avantageusement un ensemble unitaire qualifié de particulièrement compact.According to another characteristic of the invention, the adjuvant tank is an integral part of the pump. Thus, the dosing pump and the adjuvant tank advantageously constitute a qualified unitary unit particularly compact.

Les caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention ressortiront d'ailleurs de la description qui va suivre, à titre d'exemple non limitatif, en référence aux dessins annexés dans lesquels :

  • la figure 1 est une vue schématique en coupe partielle avec arrachements d'un fer à repasser selon l'invention ;
  • la figure 2 est une vue partielle, à échelle agrandie et en coupe, d'un réservoir d'eau et d'un ensemble formé par une pompe doseuse, un réservoir d'adjuvant et un dispositif de pulvérisation, avant remplissage du réservoir d'adjuvant ;
  • la figure 3 est une vue en élévation, à plus grande échelle, du piston de la pompe de la figure 2 ;
  • la figure 4 est une vue en coupe selon la ligne IV-IV de la figure 3 ;
  • la figure 5 est une vue en coupe selon la ligne V-V de la figure 3 ;
  • la figure 6 est une vue en coupe selon la ligne VI-VI de la figure 3 ;
  • la figure 7 est une vue similaire à la figure 2, après remplissage et fermeture du réservoir d'adjuvant, la pompe étant montrée en position amorcée ;
  • la figure 8 est une vue similaire à la figure 7, montrant la pompe lors de l'utilisation du fer dans sa fonction de pulvérisation ; et
  • la figure 9 est une vue similaire à la figure 8, la pompe étant réamorcée.
The characteristics and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the description which follows, by way of nonlimiting example, with reference to the appended drawings in which:
  • Figure 1 is a schematic view in partial section with cutaway of an iron according to the invention;
  • Figure 2 is a partial view, on an enlarged scale and in section, of a water tank and an assembly formed by a metering pump, an adjuvant tank and a spraying device, before filling the tank with adjuvant;
  • Figure 3 is an elevational view, on a larger scale, of the piston of the pump of Figure 2;
  • Figure 4 is a sectional view along line IV-IV of Figure 3;
  • Figure 5 is a sectional view along line VV of Figure 3;
  • Figure 6 is a sectional view along line VI-VI of Figure 3;
  • Figure 7 is a view similar to Figure 2, after filling and closing the adjuvant tank, the pump being shown in the primed position;
  • Figure 8 is a view similar to Figure 7, showing the pump when using the iron in its spraying function; and
  • Figure 9 is a view similar to Figure 8, the pump being primed.

Le fer à repasser 1 représenté schématiquement à la figure 1 comprend essentiellement une semelle de repassage 2, un capot 3 et une poignée 4 surmontant le capot. A l'intérieur du capot 3 sont logés tous les organes classiques d'un fer à repasser. Sous le capot 3 est logé en particulier un réservoir 5 contenant de l'eau sans adjuvant.The iron 1 shown schematically in the Figure 1 essentially comprises an ironing sole 2, a cover 3 and a handle 4 surmounting the cover. Inside the cover 3 are housed all the organs classics of an iron. Under the hood 3 is housed in particular a tank 5 containing water without adjuvant.

Comme le montre la figure 1, le fer à repasser est équipé en outre d'un ensemble unitaire, désigné par le repère général 10, qui est formé par un réservoir 12 contenant un adjuvant textile 13, une unique pompe manuelle d'aspiration 15 et un dispositif de pulvérisation 16, de structure connue en soi, situé dans la région antérieure du fer.As shown in Figure 1, the iron is additionally equipped with a unitary assembly, designated by the general reference 10, which is formed by a reservoir 12 containing a textile additive 13, a single manual pump suction 15 and a spray device 16, structure known per se, located in the anterior region iron.

L'adjuvant textile 13 contenu dans le réservoir 12 est, de préférence, un produit actif concentré du type qualifié d'aide au repassage, composé notamment d'amidon, d'eau et d'un produit conservateur, et susceptible d'être mélangé à tous types d'eau.Textile admixture 13 contained in tank 12 is preferably a concentrated active product of the type qualified as an ironing aid, composed in particular of starch, of water and a preservative, and likely to be mixed with all types of water.

La pompe 15 comprend un corps tubulaire cylindrique 18, d'axe de symétrie vertical XX', réalisé par moulage en matière plastique et comportant une chambre de mélange 20. La pompe 15 est propre, d'une part, à aspirer dans cette chambre de mélange 20 une dose d'eau du réservoir d'eau 5 ainsi qu'une dose prédéterminée d'adjuvant du réservoir 12, de manière à produire dans la chambre de mélange 20 une solution diluée de l'adjuvant, et d'autre part, à envoyer cette solution vers le dispositif de pulvérisation 16. La solution diluée de l'adjuvant, après pulvérisation sur le tissu à repasser, sert de manière avantageuse à faciliter le repassage tout en améliorant la glisse et en éliminant les faux plis.The pump 15 comprises a cylindrical tubular body 18, with a vertical axis of symmetry XX ′, produced by molding made of plastic and comprising a mixing chamber 20. The pump 15 is clean, on the one hand, to suck in this mixing chamber 20 a dose of water from the tank of water 5 as well as a predetermined dose of tank adjuvant 12, so as to produce in the mixing chamber 20 a dilute solution of the adjuvant, and other hand, to send this solution to the spray device 16. The diluted solution of the adjuvant, after spray on the ironing cloth, serves so advantageous in facilitating ironing while improving gliding and eliminating creases.

Comme le montrent mieux les figures 2, 7, 8 et 9, la pompe 15 est du type à piston 22 se déplaçant verticalement dans le corps 18 de la pompe en étant lié à un ressort de rappel 23 disposé axialement. Le piston 22 délimite dans la partie inférieure du corps 18 la chambre de mélange 20 qui débouche dans le réservoir d'eau 5 via un clapet anti-retour constitué présentement par une bille 25 coopérant avec un siège conique 26.As shown in Figures 2, 7, 8 and 9, the pump 15 is of the piston type 22 moving vertically in the body 18 of the pump by being linked to a return spring 23 disposed axially. The piston 22 delimits in the lower part of the body 18 the chamber of mixture 20 which opens into the water tank 5 via a non-return valve currently constituted by a ball 25 cooperating with a conical seat 26.

Dans cet exemple de réalisation, voir figures 2, 7, 8 et 9, le réservoir d'adjuvant 12 fait partie intégrante de la pompe 15 et est monté fixe et d'une manière étanche, par exemple par une soudure au miroir, sur la partie supérieure du corps 18 de la pompe en étant traversé par le piston 22 ; le réservoir d'adjuvant 12 présente une paroi supérieure 27 traversée par le piston 22, et une paroi de fond 28 qui débouche directement dans la partie supérieure du corps 18 de la pompe 15.In this exemplary embodiment, see FIGS. 2, 7, 8 and 9, the adjuvant tank 12 is an integral part of the pump 15 and is mounted fixed and in a sealed manner, for example by a mirror weld, on the part upper part of the pump body 18 while being crossed by the piston 22; the adjuvant tank 12 has a upper wall 27 through which the piston 22 passes, and a bottom wall 28 which opens directly into the part upper body 18 of pump 15.

Dans cet exemple, le dispositif de pulvérisation 16 fait lui aussi partie intégrante de la pompe 15 et, de préférence, vient de moulage avec le corps 18 de la pompe ; ce dispositif de pulvérisation 16 comprend un conduit d'admission 30 qui débouche dans la chambre de mélange 20 de la pompe 15 via un clapet anti-retour constitué présentement par une bille 31 coopérant avec un siège conique 32.In this example, the spray device 16 is also an integral part of the pump 15 and, from preferably comes from molding with the body 18 of the pump ; this spraying device 16 comprises a conduit inlet 30 which opens into the mixing chamber 20 of the pump 15 via a non-return valve constituted presently by a ball 31 cooperating with a seat conical 32.

Conformément à l'invention, la pompe 15 fait également office de robinet, désigné par le repère général 34, permettant de doser l'adjuvant destiné à être mélangé à l'eau du réservoir 5, en vue de réaliser un mélange proportionné d'eau et d'adjuvant dans un rapport de dilution déterminé.In accordance with the invention, the pump 15 also makes tap office, designated by the general reference 34, for dosing the adjuvant intended to be mixed with water from tank 5, in order to achieve a proportional mixing water and adjuvant in a dilution ratio determined.

Ainsi, la pompe 15 sert non seulement à aspirer l'eau et l'adjuvant, mais aussi à doser l'adjuvant destiné à être mélangé à l'eau, constituant ainsi en soi une véritable pompe doseuse d'un mélange d'eau et d'adjuvant, susceptible par ailleurs d'être réalisée sous la forme d'une petite pompe compacte.Thus, the pump 15 not only serves to vacuum water and the adjuvant, but also to dose the adjuvant intended to be mixed with water, thus constituting in itself a real metering pump of a mixture of water and adjuvant, moreover capable of being produced in the form a small compact pump.

A titre d'exemple, l'adjuvant étant un produit concentré, la pompe 15 assure le mélange du produit concentré avec l'eau dans un rapport de dilution choisi d'environ 1/8. Dans cet exemple, le réservoir de produit concentré 12 a une capacité de 20 cm3, tandis que le réservoir d'eau 5 a une capacité de l'ordre de 300 cm3. For example, the adjuvant being a concentrated product, the pump 15 ensures the mixing of the concentrated product with water in a chosen dilution ratio of about 1/8. In this example, the concentrated product tank 12 has a capacity of 20 cm 3 , while the water tank 5 has a capacity of about 300 cm 3 .

Selon un mode de réalisation illustré aux figures 2, 7, 8 et 9, le piston 22 est constitué par une tige 36 moulée en une matière plastique, mieux visible à la figure 3, et comprenant deux organes mobiles distants d'ouverture-fermeture constitués ici respectivement par deux joints annulaires d'étanchéité, dits supérieur 37 et inférieur 41, qui sont montés mobiles dans le corps 18 de la pompe en étant traversés par la tige 36 et en délimitant entre eux une chambre de dosage 45. Ces deux joints annulaires 37 et 41 présentent chacun un pourtour externe qui est en appui serré contre la face latérale interne 46 du corps 18 de la pompe, formant ainsi une étanchéité permanente sur la surface intérieure du corps de la pompe, et un pourtour interne qui est espacé à distance radiale de la tige 36.According to an embodiment illustrated in the figures 2, 7, 8 and 9, the piston 22 is constituted by a rod 36 molded in a plastic material, better visible in the figure 3, and comprising two movable open-close movable members formed here respectively by two annular seals, called upper 37 and lower 41, which are movably mounted in the body 18 of the pump being crossed by the rod 36 and delimiting between them a metering chamber 45. These two seals annulars 37 and 41 each have an outer periphery which is pressed tightly against the internal lateral face 46 the body 18 of the pump, thus forming a seal permanent on the inner surface of the body of the pump, and an internal circumference which is spaced at a distance radial of the rod 36.

Les deux joints mobiles 37 et 41 sont destinés à être commandés respectivement par des premiers et des seconds moyens d'actionnement comportant présentement chacun deux disques, dits supérieur (38 ; 42) et inférieur (39 ; 43), qui sont portés fixes transversalement par la tige 36 en venant avantageusement de moulage avec celle-ci, et qui sont associés par paire respectivement aux deux joints (37 ; 41) en étant disposés de part et d'autre de chaque joint. Chacun des quatre disques (38, 39, 42, 43) présente un diamètre qui est légèrement inférieur au diamètre interne du corps 18 de la pompe 15.The two movable seals 37 and 41 are intended for be controlled by first and second respectively actuating means presently each comprising two discs, called upper (38; 42) and lower (39; 43), which are fixedly fixed transversely by the rod 36 advantageously coming from molding with the latter, and which are paired respectively with two seals (37; 41) being arranged on either side of each joint. Each of the four discs (38, 39, 42, 43) has a diameter which is slightly smaller to the internal diameter of the body 18 of the pump 15.

Les deux disques, respectivement supérieur 38 et inférieur 43, associés respectivement aux joints supérieur 37 et inférieur 41, sont constitués par des disques pleins, tandis que les deux autres disques homologues, à savoir les disques inférieur 39 et supérieur 42, associés respectivement aux joints supérieur 37 et inférieur 41, sont ajourés. A titre d'exemple, en regard des figures 5 et 6, les deux disques ajourés 39 et 42, dont l'un (39) est de diamètre légèrement supérieur à l'autre disque 42, sont constitués chacun par deux paires orthogonales de nervures diamétralement opposées, repérées en 47 sur la figure 5 et en 48 sur la figure 6, définissant ainsi entre elles des évidements (49, figure 5 ; 50, figure 6) destinés au passage de l'adjuvant.The two discs, respectively upper 38 and lower 43, respectively associated with upper seals 37 and lower 41, are constituted by discs full, while the other two counterparts, at namely the lower 39 and upper 42 discs, associated respectively at the upper 37 and lower 41 seals, are openwork. By way of example, with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6, the two perforated discs 39 and 42, one of which (39) is slightly larger in diameter than the other disc 42, are each made up of two orthogonal pairs of diametrically opposite ribs, identified at 47 on the Figure 5 and at 48 in Figure 6, thus defining between recesses (49, figure 5; 50, figure 6) intended for the passage of the adjuvant.

Les deux joints 37 et 41, en association avec leurs deux disques respectifs (38, 39 ; 42, 43), forment ainsi des clapets qui sont mobiles en translation verticale entre :

  • une position de repos (figure 7) dans laquelle le joint supérieur 37 est ouvert en étant en appui sur le disque ajouré associé 39 et espacé du disque plein associé 38, tandis que le joint inférieur 41 est fermé en étant en appui étanche sur le disque plein associé 43 et espacé du disque ajouré associé 42, de manière à permettre le passage d'une dose d'adjuvant depuis le réservoir d'adjuvant 12 vers la chambre de dosage 45 de la pompe 15 via les évidements 49 (figure 5) du disque 39 ;
  • et une position de travail (figure 8) dans laquelle le joint supérieur 37 se ferme en appui étanche sur le disque plein associé 38, tandis que le joint inférieur 41 s'ouvre en étant en appui sur le disque ajouré associé 42, de manière à permettre le passage de la dose d'adjuvant depuis la chambre de dosage 45 vers la chambre de mélange 20 de la pompe 15 via les évidements 50 (figure 6) du disque 42.
The two seals 37 and 41, in association with their two respective discs (38, 39; 42, 43), thus form valves which are movable in vertical translation between:
  • a rest position (FIG. 7) in which the upper seal 37 is open while resting on the associated perforated disc 39 and spaced from the associated solid disc 38, while the lower seal 41 is closed while being in tight seal on the disc full associated 43 and spaced from the associated perforated disc 42, so as to allow the passage of a dose of adjuvant from the adjuvant reservoir 12 to the metering chamber 45 of the pump 15 via the recesses 49 (FIG. 5) of the disc 39;
  • and a working position (FIG. 8) in which the upper seal 37 closes by sealingly pressing on the associated solid disc 38, while the lower seal 41 opens while bearing against the associated perforated disc 42, so as to allow the dose of adjuvant to pass from the metering chamber 45 to the mixing chamber 20 of the pump 15 via the recesses 50 (FIG. 6) of the disc 42.

Comme le montre la figure 3, la tige 36 du piston 22 comprend une pluralité de tronçons reliés entre eux, en l'occurrence au nombre de trois repérés en 51, 52 et 53 sur cette figure 3, qui sont de longueurs différentes et qui ont une forme identique de section constituée présentement par deux paires orthogonales de nervures radiales diamétralement opposées, repérées en 55 sur la figure 4 pour le tronçon supérieur 53 de la tige.As shown in Figure 3, the piston rod 36 22 comprises a plurality of sections linked together, in this case three in number identified in 51, 52 and 53 in this figure 3, which are of different lengths and which have an identical form of section presently constituted by two orthogonal pairs of radial ribs diametrically opposite, identified at 55 in the figure 4 for the upper section 53 of the rod.

En regard des figures 2 et 7, la paroi supérieure 27 du réservoir d'adjuvant 12 est surmontée d'un col ouvert 57 qui est traversé par les nervures 55 formant le tronçon supérieur 53 de la tige 36, et dans lequel est monté un bouchon 59 comprenant présentement une queue cylindrique 60, axée verticalement sur l'axe XX' en étant en appui contre les bords libres des nervures 55, coopérant avec le col 57 au moyen d'organes de fixation indémontables 62, d'une structure connue en soi, et se terminant à sa partie supérieure par une tête 64 percée d'une ouverture centrale 65 située au-dessus et à l'aplomb de l'extrémité supérieure 67 de la tige 36.Opposite Figures 2 and 7, the upper wall 27 of the adjuvant tank 12 is surmounted by an open neck 57 which is crossed by the ribs 55 forming the upper section 53 of the rod 36, and in which is mounted a plug 59 currently comprising a cylindrical tail 60, vertically focused on the XX 'axis, being bearing against the free edges of the ribs 55, cooperating with neck 57 by means of non-removable fasteners 62, of a structure known per se, and ending at its upper part by a head 64 pierced with a central opening 65 located above and directly above the upper end 67 of the rod 36.

Le bouchon 59 est déplaçable, par exemple en translation verticale, entre une position haute (figure 2) dans laquelle l'ouverture 65 de la tête 64 du bouchon est dégagée de l'extrémité supérieure 67 de la tige 36 et constitue une ouverture de remplissage d'adjuvant, et une position basse (figure 7) dans laquelle l'ouverture de la tête 64 du bouchon est obturée par l'extrémité supérieure 67 de la tige 36 après remplissage du réservoir d'adjuvant 12.The plug 59 is movable, for example in translation vertical, between a high position (figure 2) in which the opening 65 of the head 64 of the cap is released from the upper end 67 of the rod 36 and constitutes an adjuvant filling opening, and a low position (Figure 7) in which the opening of the head 64 of the plug is closed by the upper end 67 of rod 36 after filling of the adjuvant tank 12.

Ainsi, le remplissage du réservoir d'adjuvant 12 s'effectue d'une manière aisée par l'utilisateur. Celui-ci lève légèrement le bouchon 59 pour dégager l'ouverture 65, comme illustré à la figure 2, puis introduit dans cette dernière, suivant la flèche F sur la figure 2, l'adjuvant contenu, par exemple, dans un flacon de même capacité que le réservoir 12. L'adjuvant s'écoule dans le réservoir 12 par passage entre les nervures 55 formant le tronçon supérieur 53 de la tige 36.Thus, the filling of the adjuvant reservoir 12 is carried out in an easy manner by the user. The latter slightly lifts the cap 59 to release the opening 65, as illustrated in FIG. 2, then introduced into the latter, according to arrow F in FIG. 2, the adjuvant contained, for example, in a bottle of the same capacity that the reservoir 12. The adjuvant flows into the reservoir 12 by passing between the ribs 55 forming the upper section 53 of the rod 36.

Lors du remplissage du réservoir d'adjuvant 12, une dose d'adjuvant pénètre dans la chambre de dosage 45 de la pompe 15 grâce à l'ouverture du joint supérieur formant clapet 37 et à la fermeture étanche du joint inférieur formant clapet 41, comme on le voit bien à la figure 7.When filling the adjuvant tank 12, a dose of adjuvant enters the dosing chamber 45 of the pump 15 thanks to the opening of the upper seal forming valve 37 and the tight seal of the lower seal forming valve 41, as can be seen in the figure 7.

Après remplissage du réservoir d'adjuvant 12, l'utilisateur repousse le bouchon 59 pour fermer l'ouverture 65 dans laquelle s'adapte exactement l'extrémité supérieure 67 de la tige 36, comme illustré à la figure 7.After filling the adjuvant tank 12, the user pushes the plug 59 to close the opening 65 in which the upper end fits exactly 67 of the rod 36, as illustrated in FIG. 7.

Il convient de noter que le fait de rendre imperdable le bouchon 59 du réservoir d'adjuvant 12 est particulièrement plaisant pour l'utilisateur.It should be noted that making captive the cap 59 of the adjuvant tank 12 is particularly pleasant for the user.

D'une manière avantageuse, la tête 64 du bouchon 59, après remplissage et fermeture du réservoir d'adjuvant 12 (figure 7), constitue en soi un bouton-poussoir de commande manuelle de la tige formant piston 36, permettant ainsi de réaliser d'une seule pièce les organes de remplissage d'adjuvant et de commande manuelle du piston de la pompe doseuse 15.Advantageously, the head 64 of the plug 59, after filling and closing the adjuvant tank 12 (Figure 7), in itself constitutes a push button manual control of the piston rod 36, allowing thus to realize in one piece the organs adjuvant filling and manual piston control dosing pump 15.

On a représenté en 69 sur les figures 2, 7, 8 et 9 un soufflet souple qui est interposé entre la paroi supérieure du réservoir d'adjuvant 12, autour du col 57 de celui-ci, et la tête 64 du bouchon 59. A la base du soufflet 69 est pratiqué un évent périphérique 71 destiné à permettre le pliage et dépliage du soufflet. There are shown at 69 in Figures 2, 7, 8 and 9 a flexible bellows which is interposed between the upper wall of the adjuvant reservoir 12, around the neck 57 of the latter, and the head 64 of the plug 59. At the base of the bellows 69 is made a peripheral vent 71 intended for allow folding and unfolding of the bellows.

L'ensemble unitaire 10 formé par le réservoir d'adjuvant 12, la pompe doseuse 15 et le dispositif de pulvérisation 16 constitue un ensemble compact qui est monté amovible dans le capot 3 du fer à repasser.The unitary assembly 10 formed by the adjuvant reservoir 12, the metering pump 15 and the spraying device 16 constitutes a compact assembly which is mounted removable in the cover 3 of the iron.

Dans l'exemple de réalisation montré à la figure 1, cet ensemble unitaire amovible 10 est implanté dans la partie antérieure du fer, et le bouton-poussoir de la pompe doseuse 15, constitué par la tête 64 du bouchon 59, est positionné par rapport à la poignée 4 à une hauteur telle que l'utilisateur pourra manoeuvrer la pompe 15 sans avoir pratiquement à changer la place de sa main sur la poignée du fer.In the embodiment shown in Figure 1, this removable unitary assembly 10 is located in the front part of the iron, and the push button of the metering pump 15, constituted by the head 64 of the plug 59, is positioned relative to the handle 4 at a height such that the user can operate the pump 15 without practically having to change the place of his hand on the handle of the iron.

Dans cet exemple, figure 1, le réservoir d'adjuvant 12 est en quasi-totalité en saillie de la partie antérieure du fer et est transparent, rendant ainsi visible le niveau d'adjuvant.In this example, Figure 1, the adjuvant tank 12 is almost entirely projecting from the front iron and is transparent, thus making it visible the level of adjuvant.

Pour utiliser le fer à repasser, après remplissage et fermeture du réservoir d'adjuvant 12 (figure 7), l'utilisateur appuie sur la tête 64 du bouchon 59, ce qui a pour effet de plier le soufflet 69, de manière à faire descendre la tige formant piston 36 à l'encontre du ressort 23. Au cours de cette descente, le joint supérieur formant clapet 37 se ferme, tandis que le joint inférieur formant clapet 41 s'ouvre, permettant ainsi à la dose d'adjuvant contenue dans la chambre de dosage 45 de passer dans la chambre de mélange 20 de la pompe. Puis, l'utilisateur relâche la tête 64 du bouchon 59, de sorte que la tige formant piston 36 remonte sous l'effet du ressort 23, tandis que le soufflet 69 se déplie. Au cours de cette remontée de la tige 36, le clapet 25 s'ouvre et une dose d'eau du réservoir 5 est aspirée dans la chambre de mélange 20 dans Laquelle l'eau et l'adjuvant se mélangent pour produire une solution diluée d'adjuvant dans le rapport de dilution choisi. En fin de remontée de la tige 36, le joint inférieur formant clapet 41 se ferme, tandis que le joint supérieur formant clapet 37 s'ouvre, permettant ainsi à une nouvelle dose d'adjuvant de pénétrer dans la chambre de dosage 45 de la pompe. La pompe 15 est ainsi amorcée, comme illustré à la figure 7.To use the iron, after filling and closing the adjuvant reservoir 12 (FIG. 7), the user presses the head 64 of the plug 59, which has the effect of folding the bellows 69, so as to make lower the piston rod 36 against the spring 23. During this descent, the upper seal valve 37 closes, while the lower seal forming valve 41 opens, thereby allowing the dose adjuvant contained in the dosing chamber 45 to pass in the mixing chamber 20 of the pump. Then, the user releases the head 64 from the plug 59, so that the piston rod 36 rises under the effect of spring 23, while the bellows 69 unfolds. During this rise of the rod 36, the valve 25 opens and a dose of water from reservoir 5 is drawn into the chamber 20 in which the water and the admixture mix to produce a dilute adjuvant solution in the dilution ratio chosen. At the end of the stem rise 36, the lower seal forming valve 41 closes, while that the upper seal forming valve 37 opens, allowing thus to a new dose of adjuvant to penetrate in the dosing chamber 45 of the pump. Pump 15 is thus initiated, as illustrated in FIG. 7.

Après amorçage de la pompe 15, l'utilisateur appuie de nouveau sur la tête 64 du bouchon 59. Sous l'effet de la descente de la tige formant piston 36, la solution diluée d'adjuvant présente dans la chambre de mélange 20 est alors refoulée et envoyée vers le dispositif de pulvérisation 16 via le conduit 30 par suite de l'ouverture du clapet 31 sous l'effet de la pression de la solution refoulée. On obtient alors, par le dispositif de pulvérisation 16, une éjection de solution diluée d'adjuvant, comme illustré à la figure 8.After priming pump 15, the user presses again on the head 64 of the plug 59. Under the effect of the descent of the piston rod 36, the diluted solution adjuvant present in mixing chamber 20 is then driven back and sent to the spraying device 16 via conduit 30 as a result of opening valve 31 under the effect of the pressure of the solution repressed. We then obtain, by the spraying device 16, an ejection of dilute adjuvant solution, as shown in figure 8.

Dès que l'utilisateur relâche la tête 64 du bouchon 59, la pompe 15, sous l'effet du ressort 23, se réamorce comme illustré à la figure 9.As soon as the user releases the head 64 from the cap 59, the pump 15, under the effect of the spring 23, is primed as shown in figure 9.

Claims (10)

  1. A smoothing iron including a water tank (5), a tank (12) containing a textile additive (13), and a pump (15) including a mixing chamber (20) and suitable firstly for sucking into the mixing chamber (20) a quantity of water from the water tank (5) together with additive from the additive tank (12) via a valve (34) enabling the quantity of additive to be metered, so as to produce in the mixing chamber (20) a diluted solution of additive, and secondly to deliver said solution to a spray device (16) situated in the front portion of the iron, the iron being characterized in that the pump (15) is of the type having a piston (22) that moves in a body (18) and that defines in the bottom portion of the body the mixing chamber (20) which opens out into the water tank (5) via a check valve (25), said pump (15) also acting as a valve (34) for metering the additive.
  2. An iron according to claim 1, characterized in that the piston (22) includes two remote opening/closing members referred to respectively as an upper member (37) and a lower member (41), mounted in the body (18) of the pump (15) and defining between them a metering chamber (45), the moving members being controlled respectively by first and second actuator means (38, 39; 42, 43) associated with the piston (22), said upper and lower members (37, 41) being movable between a rest position in which the upper member (37) is open, while the lower member (41) is closed, so as to enable one metered quantity of additive to flow from the additive tank (12) towards the metering chamber (45), and a working position in which the upper member (37) closes under the action of the first actuator means (38, 39), while the lower member (41) opens under the action of the second actuator means (42, 43), so as to enable the quantity of additive to flow from the metering chamber (45) towards the mixing chamber (20).
  3. An iron according to claim 2, in which the body (18) of the pump (15) is cylindrical and the piston (22) is constituted by a rod (36), the iron being characterized in that the two moving opening/closing members are constituted respectively by two annular sealing gaskets referred to as an upper gasket (37) and a lower gasket (41), the rod (36) passing through them, the outer periphery thereof being clamped against the inner side face (46) of the body (18) of the pump and the inner periphery thereof being spaced radially apart from the rod (36), and in that each of the first and second actuator means comprises two disks, namely upper disks (38, 42) and lower disks (39, 43) carried transversely by the rod (36), each presenting a diameter slightly smaller than the inside diameter of the pump body (18) and disposed in pairs on either side of each gasket (37; 41), the upper and lower disks (38, 43) associated respectively with the upper and lower gaskets (37, 41) being unperforated and the lower and upper disks (49, 42) associated respectively with the upper and lower gaskets (37, 41) being perforated, said upper and lower gaskets (37, 41) being, in the rest position, pressed respectively against the associated lower disks (39; 43) while being spaced apart respectively from the associated upper disks (38; 42), and, in the working position, coming to bear respectively against the associated upper disks (38; 42).
  4. An iron according to any preceding claim, characterized in that the additive tank (12) forms an integral part of the pump (15).
  5. An iron according to any preceding claim, characterized in that the additive tank (12) is mounted in leaktight manner on the top portion of the body (18) of the pump (15), having the piston (22) passing therethrough and presenting an end wall (28) which opens out into said top portion of the body (18) of the pump (15).
  6. An iron according to claim 5, characterized in that the top portion (53) of the piston (22) passes through a neck (57) formed in the additive tank (12) and presents a section with radial ribs (55), and in that a plug (59) is mounted in the neck (57) of the additive tank to bear against the free edges of the ribs (55) by means of non-removable fixing members (62), includes an opening (65) situated above and vertically over the top end (67) of the piston (22), and is movable between a high position in which the opening (65) in the plug (59) is disengaged from the top end (67) of the piston (22) and constitutes a filler opening for additive, said additive flowing into the tank (12) by passing between the ribs (55) of the top portion (53) of the piston (22), and a low position in which the opening (65) of the plug (59) is closed by the top end (67) of the piston (22) after the additive tank (12) has been filled, said plug (59) in the low position constituting a manual control button for the piston (22).
  7. An iron according to any preceding claim, characterized in that the pump (15), the additive tank (12), and the spray device (16) together constitute a single assembly which is removably mounted in the iron (1).
  8. An iron according to claim 7, characterized in that the single assembly is installed in the front portion of the iron, the additive tank (12) projecting at least in part from said front portion of the iron.
  9. An iron according to claim 8, characterized in that the additive tank (12) is transparent.
  10. An iron according to any preceding claim, in which the textile additive (13) is a concentrated substance, the iron being characterized in that the concentrated substance is mixed with water at a dilution ratio of about 1/8.
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