Cordless Iron With Guiding And Locking System

Abstract

A household appliance for laundry care includes a cordless iron having a body, a soleplate fitted and attached to the body, a gripping handle extending from the body, and a fin extending rearwardly from the body. The household appliance further includes a charging base with a dock configured to hold the soleplate of the iron, the charging base defining a cavity having a complementary shape to the fin and being configured to hold the fin so as to guide an installation of the iron on the charging base towards a charging position, wherein a notch is formed in the fin and wherein the charging base includes a lock pin projecting from the charging base so as to be received in the notch when the iron is installed on the charging base.

1 . A household appliance for laundry care, comprising:
 a cordless iron comprising a body, a soleplate fitted and attached to the body, a gripping handle extending from the body, and a fin extending rearwardly from the body.   a charging base with a dock configured to hold the soleplate of the iron, the charging base defining a cavity   having a complementary shape to the fin and being configured to hold the fin so as to guide an installation of the iron on the charging base towards a charging position, wherein a notch is formed in the fin and wherein the charging base comprises a lock pin projecting from the charging base so as to be received in the notch when the iron is installed on the charging base, the lock pin engaging in the notch when the iron is in the charging position to keep a heel of the iron from lifting off of the charging base when an upward force is exerted on the gripping handle.   
     
     
         2 . The household appliance according to  claim 1 , wherein the dock extends substantially in a base plane, the base plane being tilted towards the cavity, the notch configured to enable the lock pin to engage in the notch by a rearward movement of the iron relative to the charging base in a plane parallel to the base plane, the shape of the notch inhibiting the heel of the iron from lifting off of the dock when the iron is in the charging position. 
     
     
         3 . The household appliance according to  claim 1 , wherein the charging base comprises a locking element pivotally fitted and attached thereto, the locking element configured to transition between a folded position and a locked position. 
     
     
         4 . The household appliance according to  claim 3 , in which the locking element is rounded and pivotally mounted on the charging base. 
     
     
         5 . The household appliance according to  claim 1 , wherein the dock extends substantially in a base plane, and in which the dock comprises at least one roller on which the soleplate of the iron is configured to roll during rearward movement of the iron relative to the charging dock in a plane parallel to the base plane. 
     
     
         6 . The household appliance according to  claim 1 , further comprising an electrical connector providing a power supply to the iron in the charging position, the electrical connector comprising a first part on the charging base and a second part near the heel of the iron. 
     
     
         7 . The household appliance according to  claim 6 , wherein the charging base further comprises a pivoting panel configured to be moved by the fin from a closed position to an open position when the iron is installed on the charging base. 
     
     
         8 . The household appliance according to  claim 1 , wherein the charging base comprises an electric supply lead and the iron comprises a heating element configured tote heat the soleplate when the electric supply lead is plugged into a power outlet and the household appliance is in the charging position. 
     
     
         9 . The housing appliance to  claim 3 , wherein in the folded position, the locking element is configured to release the body of the iron, and wherein in the locked position, the locking element is configured to engage the body of the iron so that the body is held between the locking element and the charging base.