自动收线机构设计资料

1、自收资料(Data of cordreel )收基本原理收的主要方式1. 内部畿横介2. 排方式比段3. 定及收»4. 限速三. UL规格重源的自勤收1. 置:源猊格2. 安猊要求3. 有卑利4. 空冏要求四. JQA规格重源的自勤收1. 置:源猊格2. 安猊要求3. 有卑利4. 空冏要求五. 其他收方式收基本原理1. 自S&收原理：自勤收是利用仰面涧旋簧的储能、释能及棘输 H横的罩向® （定逵行收放。将雷源拉出日寺，仰面淌I旋簧储能，停止拉出日寺，在涧旋簧作用T ® W至被棘 卓命横横® （定,雷源停止S&作；收日寺利用按或其他方 式，

2、打®（定H横，使仰面涧旋簧的储能释放， S& W 将雷源收回。2. 用途：自S&收® S W B用在熨斗和其它家雷走品上的主要目 的，是在使用完隼彳爰，将雷源收备内起来，便于存放。3. 遒用的雷源 ：自勤收的雷源主要舄雨（不带地）的橡H ® ,目前有日本市埸JQA猊格的雷源及美阈市埸UL ® 格的雷源 ,瞰:洲市埸TU V猊格的棉料由于受卷空冏 及表唇抗摩弓鱼度的限制，目前尚未有自86收的雁用。收的主要方式1. 内部H横介名召：下面以7301舄例留述自S&收装置的内部#1首先由彳爰瓷和中介瓷板鲍成收的空冏及中介瓷板提供收 

3、4;的旋勒。在旋勒的前端安装有大、小滑雷璘。此雨值I滑雷璘的作 用是将雷源典熨斗的内配速通。在旋审军审由上有可以旋的前、彳爰卷筒。在前彳爰卷筒之 冏有雷源。前彳爰卷筒靠三® （螺金丁附在一起，同日寺将雷源 摩紧。雷源的雨桎分别典固定在前卷筒上的大、小强片 黑占焊在一起。大小弓罩片的端部各有廓j金艮僦I黑占典其黑占焊在一' 起。大小强片可以典前卷筒一起H 著旋勤。大小强 片通遏金艮瞒黑占在大小滑雷璘上滑勤，雀而使雷源典熨斗的内 配辱通。金艮瞒黑占起的作用是减少磨揖，保良好的接瞒，防 止雷路辱通日寺在大小强片典大小滑雷璘之冏有弧光放雷，碓保 大小强片不畲典大小滑雷璘因少言午的弧光

4、放雷就粘焊在一起。 舄了逵一步减金艮瞒黑占的磨揖，在金艮瞒黑占典大小滑雷璘之冏涂 有筋黑占油。在彳爰卷筒的候部安装有收的仰面淌I旋簧。它的一端典 彳爰卷筒相联，另一端典中介瓷板上的槽相联。逼檬富雷源 向外拉出日寺，浦1旋簧就畲储能。在彳爰卷筒上装有H紧板以防 止淌I旋簧在上琪紧力0f < W出而增加不安全因素。在前端由按、释放强簧、定片、前卷筒上的棘卓命鲍 成收的释放横横。富按按下日寺，定片放前卷筒上 的棘卓命横横，使雷源收逵。不按日寺，雷源停止。在按、 定片下有彳复位强簧。收® # W T面有雨值I螺金丁将彳爰H、中介瓷板® （附在一 起。在中介瓷板的下部有卡勾H横

5、,可以典隔基卡接。上部雀 彳爰面穿遏彳爰H、中介瓷板有雨值I螺金丁附在固定在本醴上的H定片上。< a «1* * a的 OHTACTM2X1-AUAC730U1A ABACK CDVDPPK5108H117灿仙-利5« *SCREWSIP MC g1R3C730101A* telKNDBPCL1E50Y1而330N-01-3I10 *SCREWBP HC «3iW2iElC730103AwutjtlFE SHEETSUS430IHEC730L13AA * MWSS EOIPPK5108HI1?C730114AREEL SPRING 111C73011I0A

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7、P MC «31123z”建点AW牝o2 .排方式比段：根at收日寺雷源的排布方式，可将收装置分舄罩圈和 多圈雨椒,现将其特黑占比段如下表排方式罩圈多圈典型檬横TS K-736SANY O A -R82(W ) PAN AS ONIC N I- 45 GX排®坛1律R S同随横排列，每次都不同 唇次不分明，段不坛顷摩擦阻力只有上下圈之冏的摩擦， 阻力小，拉收日寺R J质除上下圈之冏的摩擦外， 左右及俯斜方向畲走生 捞座和斜嵌,磨揖重,拉收日寺段不J质估用空冏（相同雷源畏 度下）彳至向彳占用空冏大 勒向估用空冏小审由向彳占用空冏大 彳至向估用空冏小*收®控制依靠再次

8、拉勤雷源86棘 卓命离隹卡黑占，使W勒回W依靠按勤作打H W W卡黑占 使其回审军*限速ms一般有一般H* i.收控制H横的方式典限速H横的有照,是在檬横拆解的 基磴上的结，亚非« W o我仍就曾作遏在7302罩圈卷® «»± 加按控制，及在7861卷中取消按而探用拉S&雷源收的菖就，但未经量走的MS* ii .收控制横横典限速H横的方式将丁下具醴留述iii .在多圈收中未见到限速横横的一值I可能原因舄，多 圈收需要建到一定的速度，以克服更大的收阻力。我fl < ® , 富速度段慢日寺，的分# fit重不均匀而沿一圈迅速

9、爬高，容易 卡死。3 . 定及收W W W的方式：I .棘卓命方式1 .电景同向外岐，博鞋襟督妍出唉.贵环引丁国应黛砰牡袖三更月,二.藉演源靴霸革蝠照局逆脖舒费,我了样折即¥景高珊.凸输在淳片作用下b迪特郴H鲤?菖的T|融由临江IT面If去.3 . 1踽客止虫0 ,在蜀g场割的作用下，喔航,希勤暨耕畤祈球,1既哺切向 gm顽g邮w "且而竖豺蛔| 卷直面球角.此蜂卷承荷的撬I中也.凸物 EH;.凸翰阂卷的作矛雕豚角形.4 .由于三角形供定佳.使淳凸酬帝现喘怛互卡死.此白斤谏停止,:.假如妻收源F舰朔朝苣外玻出.30E筒攻 畤用?新底睥凸输旺津汗的作汗F h逆黔悼1 簌序限呀

10、耽最低工作面,检，松WI雷源 练.此阵卷貌宣茬础am曲作罚下.I唤 迥顷i收得G .暇导阵，.昭略伸的问得固瓦|血工作虱®7 .岫畤，|晔晡魏谜襟筒的昴宸工作曲葛匿凸输,凸顺滴逆暗琳峰.8 .做畤，维在茕与卮最低工作面的杵我. 此玳*醐专的忤用下，醉针螂至 羿孕呻Kk9 .再次使用熨斗向外拉i耕，卷面筒成聘呻新, 荷得鄙i早高丁作面1就瑞|醵料尊勒,iFf> 己枷甬御瞠池顺.*的七黠.醐也世 轸脊箱苛愤高工作面.存t:回州制 .此横框f舄大同公司的卑利，目前736罩圈卷盘即舄此横框fII . 滑S& fl道控制横横卷筒上的箱定住典卷筒联结在一起,箱定可以在卷筒上算勤.此

11、畤在淌2.收完成俊，向外也综的断愈,旋簧爵巨的作用下,箱定柱在消物的外 圈Illg亶舒$|甄而收提.4 .温澹向外拉的状慧。3 .拉源到一京畏度彳爰，停止技探，在遇旋 ,储的作用下,箱定性滑到稽定位置, 在而使卷筒静止.6 .松原源废的收瞧.5 .向外稍也S ,松IfiEW.Gl-Gl SEC滑勤ft道M W Fl-n SEC此横框f舄SAYO N走品卷® M WII I. 按控制户壬明上丁毛勃 芋朝措卡士日1上丁季"内旦樗m尊砧斥=早/疾植瓦自由重软1日由七=:匪，虻申卜情乜理管育奇苜能埒崖己境支装在斧宙衫上，可以治首牌商的匹也声朝 富户.异萱5M-名一糊虹能.埋回一|章

12、毂，男任。若 的内垂.速度越快，外某内壁9墨一1邨f :屉 K司且断尸,i.¥TTM房商日丁申章隆丁木.1.2.UL规格重源的自勤收美阈市埸桎性插雷摩：12 0V雷源外露畏度：2 . 44m安St要求裸露带雷醴的雷索;冏隙1。6M M雷源拉出收逵6000次，雷源的外M #套不得磨破 雷源鹭曲50000次。必通遏CUL的摔落测就。雷源必通遏20磅(9KG )的拉力浏|就。金十垩寸以上的安猊要求,首先我仍必i(保雷兼冏隙 1。60 MM以上。垩寸典收拉 6000次，以及雷源鹭曲 50 000次，在横框f上主要雁注意入口的意:言十。入口 的上下雨侧向内必是大的BI弧遏渡，以免尖的遏渡 畲刮

13、分雷源；另外雷源入口的左右雨侧在典上下 便遏渡虚不得出现角或凸出在上下雨侧上的m 下M :上TTT1刖的大回事侗皆,三"EjiT 1刖是圈 上|皇日 炒不琶有炀 *日带角 W号，BB SEi要通遏CUL摔落测就及9千克力的拉力测就，则要注 意收装置典本醴、隔基等的速接的弓鱼度及WU度；另外 雁注意中介瓷板上勒的弓鱼度。3.有卑利：在7861的傲:言十遏程中，我仍曾受到松下卑利的困援，主要 的W利限制有雨倏:I. 按控制的收® » W若不用按控制,同需探取大同的棘卓命横横或三洋的滑 勤fl道横横,但也可能牵扯到逼雨家公司的卑利曲题.II. 底部 口以利收逼侗限制牛垩

14、寸收空冏影非常大，若要底部封口， WJ必幻定足狗的收空冏.（有il松下在美阈申育青的卑利原文,言青参照附B 一 ）4.空冏要求（多圈）<*ul小；«外琳玄阙如图二赠承为；0L1OC 黄蝶堂 Mlt4 也 q米 3 4 < JWU.fliact«At24<20*»*frftW* 财 A<*4rWiJ<*HEA*T)M*MTCi8.00 的 fit 的 frM安不章鸟外JU*您以障外弟4U*史*信£4.00引f为修夕8H0yJ&JUL看升/上TTri刖的大10廿侗磨.三.JQA规格重源的自勤收1. 雷源猊格日本市埸雨扁插

15、雷摩：10 0V雷源外露畏度：1 . 85m2. 安猊要求裸露带雷醴的雷索;冏隙2。5M M雷源以30M /M IN的速度拉出1 000次，雷源的外备色 套不得磨破芯的新率不得超遏30% ；不得有其他巽常情沉。 金十垩寸以上的安猊要求,首先我仍必i（保雷兼冏隙2。50M M以上。垩寸典收拉 1000次，在横上主要 雁注意入口的傲:言十。入口的上下雨侧向内必是大 的BI弧遏渡，以免尖的遏渡畲刮分雷源 ；另外雷源 入口的左右雨侧在典上下便遏渡虚不得出现角或 凸出在上下雨侧上的遑。M T:工e!T 1刖尾圈卜 | n，皇bii "： 渤K不琶有项 左首日布角（缺乏资料）以下有关t动收携机梢

16、外号要求供ID外观谩计时泰毒 有关jQA白动收埃机枸最小有就外彩空间如国一所示为I 6*、收携盘囊转最小堂间念两W9LA-） 34（序度）. 在收线空间以上逐互有24米WC的榇钥这行堂问，此外 在收线空间以外述应有可以安排下08,0。的两个锁柱韵 空间 安排两锁柱时不应与外壁接 近.以防外形攻缩变彩，收 鳗食密韩中心距后整感而藏小范离为 021-00尤:盖庇面夕卜照示意国五.其他收方式舄配合外上的需求，我仲g A作遏一些卷的方案，但由 于冏题段多，都不成功，在逼*里略舄提及：1.橡月多套式此椒哉想结横和原理十分筒罩。在彳爰瓷的前端畏出一侗有 孔的卷筒，雷源雀孔中通遏，直接典内配相速。雷源 卷在

17、卷筒上。卷好彳爰，将套在卷筒彳爰部的橡月多套翻遏来 住雷源但是经了一值I筒易模彳爰,畿说了言午多冏题而照 法施。2 .速杆勤的手S&收形式此椒形式结横典自勤收十分相似。所不同的是它的彳爰卷 筒彳爰部没有装储能的仰面淌I旋簧，而是雀其彳爰部畏出一值I勒 在彳爰II的彳爰面上有一值I速杆，可以带勤整值I卷® W ft 0雀而 建到收的功能。此椒形式的缺黑占是收要手工操作，而且收 力一旦取消彳爰,卷紧的畲因的回强力而松86。3 .插端的自勤收® S W此椒哉想是将收装置典熨斗分离隹，而靠近雷源的插！g 端，似于收装置带一插,而用不带插的雷源速接收 装置典熨斗，收彳爰将收装

18、置挂卜在熨斗上。附金录一（美阈自8&卷卑利）Un ited St ates Patent 5,37 1,96 0Wi l son , et al. December 13, 19 94Ir on i ncl udi ng cord r eel and water tankAb st r actA garm ent iro n i ncl udi ng a rear face t o w hi ch t here i s releasably attached a cord reel. Th e co rd reel incl ud es a catch to retai n i t i

19、 n i ts posi t ion mount ed on t he rear f ace. Th e co rd reel i s h ol l ow so as t o p rovi de a cavi ty w hi ch receives a beaker wh i ch may be us ed to del i ver water t o the water reservoi r of the i ron. Du ri ng u se, t he co rd reel and beaker ar e removed f rom the rear face so that t he

20、 i ro n m ay be vertical l y ori ented, resti ng o n i ts r ear face.In vent ors : Wi l son ; Ia n G. (Chel tenh am, AU); Ho are; Rich ard L. (Neutal Bay, AU)As sign ee: Sun beam C or porati on Li mi ted ( Cam psi e, A U)Ap pl. No.: 97 06 20Fi led: Nov ember 3, 1 992U.S. Class: 38/77. 3; 38/96; 2 19

21、/256In tern'l C lass: D06F 07 5/28Fi eld of Search:38/ 75,7 7.1,77.3 ,7 9,88,9 421 9/246 ,2 47 ,2 56 ,2 59 2 42/ 47.5 ,7 7, 78. 7, 10 7.7References Ci ted Referenced ByU.S. P at ent Do cu men ts20 63 27 4 Dec. , 1936 Eh rl ich 21 9/ 256.39 49 49 9 A pr., 1 97 6 Sch aeff er et al. 3 8/77.43 47 42

22、 8 Aug., 1 98 2 C on rad et al. 3 8/88.45 17757 M ay., 1 985 A sada et al. 38/88.47 84 61 6 Nov., 1 98 8 Zi mmermann 2 19/24 7.F or ei gn P at ent D ocum ents00 53 25 4 J un., 1 98 2 EP.25 83 792 Dec. , 1986 FR 2 19/247.38 2550 1 Feb., 1990 DE.38 43 38 4 J ul., 1 990 D E.02 12 631 M ar. , 1941 C H 3

23、8/77.22 33986 J an., 1991 G B.Pri mary Ex am i ner: Crow der; C l iffo rd D.As sistant Ex am in er: Iz agu i rr e; Is maelAt torn ey, A gent o r Fi rm: Ladas & P arryC l ai ms1. A garment i ro n com pri si ng: a m ai n bod y havi ng a h and le and a sol epl ate, sai d body hav ing a rear face p

24、rov ided wi th engageabl e m eans thereat,an el ect ri c co rd ext endi n g fr om sai d bod y for co nn ect i on wi t h an el ect ri cal p ower su pp l y to el ect ri cal l y heat sai d sol epl ate, an da cord r eel rel easabl y attached t o sai d rear face of t he b ody, said co rd reel i ncl u di

25、ng a fr on t fl ange engageabl e wi th sai d mai n bod y at sai d rear face t hereof, and a resi li ent catch f or rel easabl y securi ng the co rd reel to sai d rear face of t he mai n bo dy, sai d resi l i ent c at ch c om pri si ng a l ev er hav i ng an en d l ip, said r esi l ient cat ch h avi n

26、g a r est posi ti on i n wh ich sai d l i p en gages said en gageable m eans to secur e t he co rd reel to sai d mai n bod y and a release positi on i n whi ch sai d li p i s released f rom sai d engageabl e m ean s and sai d cord reel i s rel eased f rom sa i d m ai n bo d y.2. T he garment i ron a

27、s cl ai med in cl ai m 1 , wherei n sai dresi li ent catch com pr ises a pi vot al l ever i nt egral ly mou l ded i n said co rd reel.3. T he garment i ron as cl ai med i n cl ai m 1 , whe rei n sai d cor d reel i ncl ud es a r ear f l ange spaced f rom sai d front fl ange andfo rm i ng a r ecess th

28、erebet ween i n wh i ch s ai d co rd can b e wo un d wh en t he cord r eel i s engaged wi th sai d m ai n b od y, sai d r ear fl ange h avi ng t op and b ot tom tro ughs i n whi ch t he co rd i s passed before being wo un d i n sai d recess.4. T he garment i ron as cl ai med in cl ai m 3 , wherei n

29、sai d fro ntfl ange of the co rd r eel h as a trou gh t hrou gh w hi ch said cord can pa ss t o on e of the tro ughs of t he re ar f lange o f the co rd reel.5. T he ga rment i ron as cl ai med in cl ai m 1 , wherei n sai d cord reel has a centra l chamber accessible thr ou gh a rear f aci ngop eni

30、ng of s ai d co rd reel, said garm en t i ro n furt her c om pri si ng a beaker engageabl e i n sai d cent ral chamber.6. T he garment i ron as cl ai med in cl ai m 5 , whe rei n sai d beaker an d cord r eel have means f or pr ov iding a snap fi t fo r sai dbeaker i n sai d ch amber.7. T he garment

31、i ron as cl ai med in cl ai m 5 , wherei n sai dresi li ent catch com pr ises a pi vot al l ever i nt egral ly mou l ded i n said cord reel, sai d b eak er h avi ng a gr oove whi ch extends between sai d t op and bottom t ro ughs wh en t he beaker i s en gaged i n sai d chamber fo r p assage o f the

32、 cord i n s ai d gro ov e between sai d t ro ughs.8. T he garment i ron as cl ai med in cl ai m 5 , wherei n sai d beaker ha s a wat er cavi ty ther ei n and a fi 11 i ng o peni ng.9. In a ga rm ent i ro n havi ng a main body with an el ect ri cal po wer co rd extendi ng f rom sai d bo dy, the i mpr

33、ov em entco mpri si ng a co mbi nation r emova bl e cord reel and beaker i ncl udi ng,a reel m em ber havi ng a fro nt face rel easabl y engageable wi th a rear face o f t he main bo dy, and a r ear face spaced from sai d f ro nt face, sai d reel m em ber havi ng a cen tral chamber open an d accessi

34、ble at sai d rear face of t he reel m ember, anda beaker remov abl y e ngageabl e i n sai d chamber of t he reel member,said r eel m ember i ncl udi ng f lan ges at sai d fro nt and rear su rfa ces def ini ng a r ecess therebetween i n w hi ch t he p ower cord of t he main b od y can b e wo un d aro

35、 un d s aid ch am ber when t he reel mem ber i s engaged wi th sai d mai n body.10. Th e com bi nati on cl ai med i n cl ai m 9, w her ei n sai d rearfl ange of the reel member has t wo o ppos ed trou ghs therei n in wh i ch the co rd i s passed b efo re b ei ng wo un d i n sai d recess aro un d sai

36、 d ch am ber.11. T he com bi nat i on as cl ai med i n cl ai m 10, wh erei n s ai d f ront fl ange of the reel member has a t rou gh t hro ugh wh i ch said cord can pass t o o ne of t he t rou ghs i n the rear fl ange of the r eelmember.12. Th e com bi nati on as cl ai med i n cl ai m 9, whe rei n s

37、ai d reel member i ncl ud es a rel easabl e catch means for rel easabl yen gagi ng t he m ai n bo dy.13. Th e com bi nati on as cl ai med i n cl ai m 9, whe rei n sai d fro ntfl ange of the reel member i ncl ud es m eans for engagi ng t he m ai n bo dy.D escri pt i onTEC HNICAL FIELDTh e p resent in

38、vent i on r el ates to a garment i ro n and m ore pa rti cu l ar ly to a reel t o recei ve t he el ect ri c co rd o f t he i ro n.BAC KGROUND OF THE IN VENT IO NEl ect ri cal ly operated i rons are prov ided wi th an el ect ri c co rd to ex tend t o a p owe r out l et. It has b een kn ow n to p ro v

39、i de t he rear en d of i ron s wi th m ean s about whi ch t he el ect ri c co rd m ay be wo un d for storage pu rp oses. H ow ever, this p rev iousl y know n means of stori ng t he el ectri c cord has not been successful as the co rd i n e ss en ce i s not retai ned i n a coiled con fi gur ati on. T

40、h ere ha s al so b een the need t o redu ce t he ove ral l lengt h of t he i ro n i n ord er to ensu re stabi l ity of t he i ron wh en i t rests o n i ts r ear face s o as t o h av e t he h ot plate general l y upw ardl y extendi ng. If the rear of t he i ron i s extend ed to a ccom mod ate t he co

41、 rd, t he i ron beco mes l ess stabl e du e t o i ts h ei ght wh en i n the rest pos ition.St eam iron s are pro vi ded wi th a resevoir i nto w hi ch water i s de l i ve red, w hi ch water i s t ran sf orm ed i nto steam d uri ng the i roni ng p rocess. Freq uently new i ro ns are sol d wi th a bea

42、ker wh i ch may be us ed to del iver w at er t o the water i nl et of t he i ron. Th ese beakers are n ot ph ysi cal l y associ ated w i th t he i ro n an d accor di ngl y beco me l ost.OBJ EC T OF TH E INV ENT IO NIt i s t he obj ect o f t he p resent i nv ent i on t o ov erco me or sub st anti al

43、ly am el i or ate t he abo ve d i sad v an t ages.SUM MARY O F TH E IN VENT IO NTh ere is di scl osed he rei n a ga rm ent i ron com pri si ng:a m ai n b od y provi ding a handl e and b ei ng eq ui pp ed wi th a sol epl ate, and el ect ri cal ly operated means to h eat t he sol epl at e, said bod y

44、havi ng a rear face wi th engagabl e m eans;an el ect ri c co rd extendi ng fr om sai d bod y to con nect sai d el ect ri cal ly operated m eans to an el ect ri c suppl y; anda cord r eel about w hi ch sai d cord i s w ou nd , s ai d r eel havi ng at tachm ent means t o rel easabl y engage sai d en

45、gagabl e means to selecti vel y secure sai d reel t o said m ai n body.Preferabl y the reel is ho 11 ow so as t o pro vi de a cavi ty, and a be aker i s shape d to b e recei v ed within s ai d cav ity.BR IE F DESCRIPTION OF T HE DRAW IN GSA p ref er red fo r m of t he p resent i nven ti on will now

46、be d escri bed by w ay of ex ampl e wi th reference to t he accom panyi ng dr awi ngs wh erei n:FIG. 1 i s a schem ati c p art s ex pl oded pers pecti ve v iew of an i ron i ncorporati ng a cord reel and beaker;FIG. 2 i s a schem ati c re ar el ev at i o n of t he re el of FIG. 1;FIG. 3 i s a schem

47、ati c fr ont el evati on o f the r eel of FIG. 1;FIG. 4 i s a schem ati c t op pl an vi ew of t he re el of F IG. 1;FIG. 5 i s a schem ati c b ot tom pl an vi ew of t he reel o f FIG. 1 ; an dF IG. 6 i s a schem ati c sect ioned si de el evati on of the reel as i 11 ust rat ed i n FIG. 5 s ecti oned

48、 al on g t he line 6-6.DES CRIPTION OF TH E PREFERRED EMBODIM ENTIn the acco mpanyi ng drawi ngs t here i s schematical ly depicted an i ron 1 0. T he i ron 10 i ncl ude s a m ai n body 11 pro vi ded with a sol epl ate 1 2 wh ich is el ectrical ly heated. The body 11 is al so pr ov i ded wi t h a h

49、andl e 1 3 and a rear face 14. Th e sol epl ate 1 2 i s connected to an el ect ri c co rd 15 , whi ch co nn ect s t he sol epl ate 1 2 t o a suppl y of electricity.Ad j acent t o t he rear face 14 i s a li p or f lan ge 1 6, whi ch pr ov i d es an en gaga bl e means t o be o perat i vel y associ ate

50、d wi th a co rd reel 1 7. The cord reel 1 7 has a fo rwa rd fl ange 1 8 of "L- shaped" con fi gu rati on so as t o have a base 19 and a fo rwardl y proj ecti ng l i p 2 0. The fl ange 20 extends do wn the left an d ri ght hand si des of the reel 17 an d i s adapt ed t o en gage t he fl ang

51、e 16 so that t he reel 1 7 can be m ount ed adj acent t o the face 14. Th e fl ange 1 8 i s parti cu lar l y co nfi gu red so t hat the reel 17 i s co upl ed to the flange 1 6 by do w nw ard m ov em ent o f t he reel 17 over t he rear face 14.Th e r eel 1 7 has a recess 21 whi ch fo rms a l oop and

52、wi thin wh i ch the co rd 1 5 i s wo un d. The rear of t he reel 17 i s al so pr ov i ded wi t h a fl ange 22 so that t he co rd 15 h as i ts l oops sandwi ched between t he fl anges 18 and 22.Th e r eel 1 7 is of a tri angul ar con fi gu rat ion wi th its u pper apex pr ov i d ed wi t h a t ro u gh

53、 23 h av i ng a f or ward apert u re 2 4 whi ch en abl es t he cor d 15 t o enter t he t rou gh 2 3, a nd a rearw ard apert ure 25 en abli ng t he cor d to extend down wardl y from t he t rou gh 2 3 t o a l ow er trou gh 2 6. Th e co rd 1 5 passes thro ugh t he t rou gh 2 6 and t hen is wo un d arou

54、 nd t he reel 1 7 so t hat the loops are cont ained i n the recess 21.Th e r eel 1 7 Is of a hol low con fi gu rat i on so as t o pr ov ide a central chamber 27. Lo catabl e wi thi n the ch am ber 2 7 i s a b eak er 28 w hi ch i s of a com pl em ent ary shap e t o t he ch amber 27 and i ncl ud es a

55、recess 29 i nt o wh i ch t he t rough 2 3 proj ect s, and a rear recess 3 0 do wn wh i ch the co rd p asses t o en ter t he t ro ugh 26. Th e b eake r 2 8 may be of a " di sh" co nfi gu rati on so as t o have an op en face or alternati ve ly may be p rov i ded wi th a fi 11 i ng n eck eq u

56、i pp ed wi t h a stop per. Ho wev er t he p referred co nstruct i on of t he b eaker 2 8 has a fi 11 ing aperture 38 w hich i nhi bi ts st orage of the beak er 28 w i th water i n it.Preferabl y the beak er 28 can "s n ap" fi t within the ch am ber 27.To s ecu re the reel 17 i n p osi ti on , t here i s p ro vi d ed a cat ch 31. Th e catch 3 1 i s for med i nt egral wi th t he rem ai nd er of t he reel 17 and