Rotatable iron and garment steamer with rotatable iron

Abstract

A rotatable iron and garment steamer with rotatable iron, has a main body with an electrical heater and is mounted with a housing. A revolver is rotatably connected to the main body and a handle. A position-limiting mechanism for restricting the rotational amplitude and a resilient positioning mechanism for locking the position of rotational angle are both disposed between the main body and the handle. When the relative position of the handle and the main body is locked, the iron can be used as steam iron; after the main body is sleeved with a brush cover, the handle rotates relative to the main body, and the iron can be used as a steam brush.

1 . A rotatable iron comprising a main body having an electrical heater, said main body is mounted with a housing, characterizes in that a revolver is rotatably connected to the main body and a handle, a position-limiting mechanism for restricting the rotational amplitude and a resilient positioning mechanism for locking the position of rotational angle are both disposed between the main body and the handle. 
     
     
         2 . The rotatable iron according to  claim 1 , characterizes in that said revolver is a box-shaped revolving cover; said housing has an opening corresponds to the revolving cover installed under the housing; and the handle above the revolving cover and the housing passes through said opening with a fastener for connection; the housing has a circular groove on the bottom surface of the opening to cooperate with a circular flange of the top surface of the revolving cover; the housing has a circular groove on the top surface of the opening to cooperate with a circular flange of the bottom surface of the handle to form a coaxial rotational connection between the handle and the housing and between the revolving cover and the housing. 
     
     
         3 . The rotatable iron according to  claim 2 , characterizes in that the axis of said revolving cover is vertical to the bottom surface of the main body and is located from ⅓ to ½ of the lengthwise direction of the main body. 
     
     
         4 . The rotatable iron according to  claim 2 , characterizes in that said resilient positioning mechanism comprises at least two retaining cavities disposed on the wall of an inner hole of the revolving cover and a spring tap fixed on the main body, said spring tap has an extension end retained in one of said optional retaining cavities. 
     
     
         5 . The rotatable iron according to  claim 2 , characterizes in that said position-limiting mechanism comprises a curving groove disposed on the main body, and a position-limiting block disposed on the bottom surface of the revolving cover and extends into said curving groove, the movement path of the curving groove corresponds to the movement path of said position-limiting block. 
     
     
         6 . The rotatable iron according to  claim 2 , characterizes in that said position-limiting mechanism comprises a trapezoidal revolving guiding groove disposed on the outer circumferential surface of a guiding canister and a position-limiting block disposed on the handle and extends into said trapezoidal revolving guiding groove; said guiding canister is installed on the handle with a rotational shaft, the two parallel sides of said trapezoidal revolving guiding groove are parallel to the axis of the guiding canister, the movement path of said position-limiting block between two sloping sides of said trapezoidal revolving guiding groove are respectively correspond to the amplitude of a first and second rotational direction of the guiding canister relative to the handle. 
     
     
         7 . The rotatable iron according to  claim 6 , characterizes in that said resilient positioning mechanism comprises a spring disposed on the rotational shaft of the guiding canister and upward biased against the guiding canister, a protrude positioning point disposed on the lowest point of the upper sloping side of the trapezoidal revolving guiding groove for stopping the position-limiting block of the handle, a sliding key disposed on the lower part of the outer circumferential surface of the guiding canister and a guiding hole disposed on the housing for receiving the guiding canister and its sliding key; the sliding key on the guiding canister cooperates with a sliding key groove of a guiding hole on the housing, so the connection between the guiding canister the main body can make them parallelly move to each other and rotate together; said spring biases against the guiding canister to make the position-limiting block retained in the lowest point of the lower sloping side of the trapezoidal revolving guiding groove or in the protrude positioning point of the lowest point of the upper sloping side. 
     
     
         8 . The rotatable iron according to  claim 7 , characterizes in that the upper end surface of said guiding canister has at least two V-shaped grooves continuously extend along its periphery, a lever-type key is disposed on the handle, the front end of said lever-type key abuts against one of said optional V-shaped grooves. 
     
     
         9 . A garment steamer with a rotatable iron comprising boiler having a water tank and a heater and transmits the steam to the iron with a pipeline; the boiler has a rack for detachablely supporting said iron; characterizes in that a main body of said iron has an electrical heater and is mounted with a housing, a revolver is rotatably connected the main body and the handle, a position-limiting mechanism for restricting the rotational amplitude and a resilient positioning mechanism for locking the position of the rotational angle are both disposed between the main body and the handle; a flexible pipe communicates with the pipeline and an air inlet of the main body; said main body is detachablely sleeved with a brush cover. 
     
     
         10 . The garment steamer with a rotatable iron according to  claim 9 , characterizes in that said revolver is a box-shaped revolving cover; the housing has an opening corresponds to the revolving cover which is mounted under the housing, and the handle above the revolving cover and the housing passes through said opening with a fastener for connection; the housing has a circular groove on the bottom surface of the opening to cooperate with a circular flange on the top surface of the revolving cover; the housing has a circular groove on the top surface of the opening to cooperate with a circular flange on the bottom surface of the handle, thus forms a coaxial rotational connection between the handle and the housing and between the revolving cover and the housing. 
     
     
         11 . The garment steamer with a rotatable iron according to  claim 10 , characterizes in that said resilient positioning mechanism comprises at least two retaining cavities disposed on the wall of the inner hole of the revolving cover and a spring tap fixed on the main body, said spring tap has an extension end retained in one of said optional retaining cavities. 
     
     
         12 . The garment steamer with a rotatable iron according to  claim 10 , characterizes in that said position-limiting mechanism comprises a curving groove disposed on the main body, and a position-limiting block disposed on the bottom surface of the revolving cover and extends into said curving groove, the movement path of the curving groove corresponds to the movement path of said position-limiting block. 
     
     
         13 . The garment steamer with a rotatable iron according to  claim 10 , characterizes in that said position-limiting mechanism comprises a trapezoidal revolving guiding groove disposed on the outer circumferential surface of a guiding canister, and a position-limiting block disposed on the handle and extends into said trapezoidal revolving guiding groove; said guiding canister is installed on the handle with a rotational shaft, the two parallel sides of said trapezoidal revolving guiding groove are parallel to the axis of the guiding canister, the movement path of said position-limiting block between two sloping sides of said trapezoidal revolving guiding groove are respectively correspond to the amplitude of a first and second rotational direction of the guiding canister relative to the handle. 
     
     
         14 . The garment steamer with a rotatable iron according to  claim 13 , characterizes in that said resilient positioning mechanism comprises a spring disposed on the rotational shaft of the guiding canister and upward biased against the guiding canister, a protrude positioning point disposed on the lowest point of the upper sloping side of the trapezoidal revolving guiding groove for stopping the position-limiting block of the handle, a sliding key disposed on the lower part of the outer circumferential surface of the guiding canister and a guiding hole disposed on the housing for receiving the guiding canister and its sliding key; the sliding key on the guiding canister cooperates with a sliding key groove of a guiding hole on the housing, so the connection between the guiding canister the main body can make them parallelly move to each other and rotate together; said spring biases against the guiding canister to make the position-limiting block retained in the lowest point of the lower sloping side of the trapezoidal revolving guiding groove or in the protrude positioning point of the lowest point of the upper sloping side. 
     
     
         15 . The garment steamer with a rotatable iron according to  claim 14 , characterizes in that the upper end surface of said guiding canister has at least two V-shaped grooves continuously extend along its periphery, a lever-type key is disposed on the handle, the front end of said lever-type key abuts against one of said optional V-shaped grooves. 
     
     
         16 . The rotatable iron according to  claim 3 , characterizes in that said resilient positioning mechanism comprises at least two retaining cavities disposed on the wall of an inner hole of the revolving cover and a spring tap fixed on the main body, said spring tap has an extension end retained in one of said optional retaining cavities. 
     
     
         17 . The rotatable iron according to  claim 3 , characterizes in that said position-limiting mechanism comprises a curving groove disposed on the main body, and a position-limiting block disposed on the bottom surface of the revolving cover and extends into said curving groove, the movement path of the curving groove corresponds to the movement path of said position-limiting block. 
     
     
         18 . The rotatable iron according to  claim 3 , characterizes in that said position-limiting mechanism comprises a trapezoidal revolving guiding groove disposed on the outer circumferential surface of a guiding canister and a position-limiting block disposed on the handle and extends into said trapezoidal revolving guiding groove; said guiding canister is installed on the handle with a rotational shaft, the two parallel sides of said trapezoidal revolving guiding groove are parallel to the axis of the guiding canister, the movement path of said position-limiting block between two sloping sides of said trapezoidal revolving guiding groove are respectively correspond to the amplitude of a first and second rotational direction of the guiding canister relative to the handle. 
     
     
         19 . The rotatable iron according to  claim 18 , characterizes in that said resilient positioning mechanism comprises a spring disposed on the rotational shaft of the guiding canister and upward biased against the guiding canister, a protrude positioning point disposed on the lowest point of the upper sloping side of the trapezoidal revolving guiding groove for stopping the position-limiting block of the handle, a sliding key disposed on the lower part of the outer circumferential surface of the guiding canister and a guiding hole disposed on the housing for receiving the guiding canister and its sliding key; the sliding key on the guiding canister cooperates with a sliding key groove of a guiding hole on the housing, so the connection between the guiding canister the main body can make them parallelly move to each other and rotate together; said spring biases against the guiding canister to make the position-limiting block retained in the lowest point of the lower sloping side of the trapezoidal revolving guiding groove or in the protrude positioning point of the lowest point of the upper sloping side. 
     
     
         20 . The rotatable iron according to  claim 19 , characterizes in that the upper end surface of said guiding canister has at least two V-shaped grooves continuously extend along its periphery, a lever-type key is disposed on the handle, the front end of said lever-type key abuts against one of said optional V-shaped grooves.