CN101067278A

CN101067278A - Iron with double steam chamber

Info

Publication number: CN101067278A
Application number: CNA2007101266411A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 勒内·安贝尔
Original assignee: DOMENA
Current assignee: DOMENA
Priority date: 2006-04-18
Filing date: 2007-04-18
Publication date: 2007-11-07
Anticipated expiration: 2027-04-18
Also published as: EP1852544A3; EP1852544A2; FR2899907B1; FR2899907A1; CN101067278B

Abstract

An electric iron comprises (a) a sole (12), having a heater (18), a temperature regulator (20) and optionally a first vaporization chamber (14) and (b) a second vaporization chamber (24), having a heater (30) and a temperature regulator (32). The second vaporization chamber is physically and thermally isolated from the sole, and has a steam diffusion chamber crossing the sole while being thermally insulated.

Description

Flatiron with two vaporizers

Technical field

The present invention relates to clothing flatiron field, be particularly useful for improving the flatiron function, guarantee to press better drying clothes, so that storage subsequently.

Background technology

As everyone knows, in order to nurse clothing, need press operation.After washing, need drying clothes, so that press subsequently, and still there are some defectives in this operation, particularly to the operation of drenching of clothing, in order next to implement effectively and flatiron efficiently, it is essential drenching operation.

In fact, when washing and dry whole clothing, no matter be angle from the fabric quality, still every square metre the fabric tissue and the angle of weight, when a part of clothing was accepted washing, another part clothing was dried simultaneously.This just causes the degree difference of different clothes dryings in the clothing of whole washing.To clean in order not taking in, but, to need dry all clothings without the still moist clothing of flatiron, the degree of drying of clothing often is not too high, is quite high at least yet, this can't usually need whole clothing drenched again on the contrary for flatiron offers convenience, so that flatiron effectively.

No matter existing flatiron is easy, steam, or be the carrying vapour station, all is equipped with a heatable soleplate, can change temperature according to the clothes fiber kind under user's adjustment.In addition, base plate also has and drenches the used steam hole of clothing, and possesses smooth, roomy base plate, so that aligned fabric fiber better carries out drying.

In these cases, steam is all produced by formed vaporizer in the soleplate, no matter be all to offer steam iron, still part offers the steam station, and the steam that the generation system of flatiron outside is produced is all being carried secretly needs the condensed water of vaporization to arrive this vaporizer.

Vaporizer as a base plate part is identical with the temperature that base plate is reached, that is to say when this temperature too high, such as for numb matter or cotton clothing, when the temperature of flatiron reaches more than 200 ℃, steam will be by superheated, and become dry steam basically but not wetting steam, this will for these original just the flatiron operation of difficult ironing out of total laundry increase difficulty.

On the contrary, need the sensitive garment of water vapour when pressing,, be less than or equal to 100 ℃, in vaporizer, just unlikely produce water vapour, and more be that what can cause is the condensation of water vapour if the temperature of base plate is low excessively for those.

The objective of the invention is to avoid above-mentioned defective, a flatiron is provided, generate water vapour in the time of being lower than 100 ℃ in the temperature of soleplate especially, this clothing for the similar silk goods of flatiron is very favourable, and when clothings such as the similar hair of hot iron, cotton or fiber crops, when the temperature of base plate surpasses 200 ℃, this flatiron can generate proper temperature, promptly near 100 ℃ moistening water vapour.

Above-mentioned purpose can realize by electric iron of the present invention, this flatiron has the base plate that possesses heating and regulate temperature on the one hand, have one on the other hand and be equipped with the vaporizer that self heats and regulate the temperature mode, be characterised in that this vaporizer is all isolated with this soleplate from the angle and the calorifics angle that are provided with, and have a diffusion of vapor pipeline, pass this base plate, simultaneously with the base plate thermal insulation.

So, owing to there are two independently pipelines, can generate the water vapour of the different temperatures that is suitable for dissimilar fabrics according to the degree of heat of base plate.Vaporizer and water vapor diffusion pipeline can avoid with respect to the thermal insulation of base plate that all influence each other between base plate and the vaporizer.

First improvement is and will this device power supply peak power be distributed, so that second vaporizer heated better, need such as power supply 2/3 being deducted other accessory power supply stations of flatiron, be used to heat this vaporizer, and remaining 1/3 available electric weight is used for heatable soleplate.

Second improvement is, in order to utilize the thermal inertia of vaporizer better, can increase the vaporising and jet point in this vaporizer.

Thirdly improvement being, in order can to vaporize to water better in vaporizer, all surface of vaporizer is all covered the material that one deck can produce source vaporize.

The 4th improvement comprises tank, pump, pipeline and vaporizer at whole flatiron, burst size that should the optimal control pump, promptly when starting, strengthen discharge capacity,, reduce discharge capacity subsequently so that be full of pipeline, the water of needs vaporization is transported to vaporizer, and the capacity according to vaporizer keeps maximum pump discharge simultaneously.

The 5th improvement is that by the selection of sprayer button, the water vapour that vaporizer is discharged is delivered to the sprayer that is positioned at flatiron front end diffuser position.

The 6th improvement relates to the pipeline towards sprayer, on pipeline, add a diffuser/lance system, to produce an area of low pressure of holding groove, receive water, perfume and the required liquid of other flatirons, so that can mix better with vapor stream with respect to flatiron.

The another kind of mode of this function that realizes is to adopt pump to replace diffuser/lance system, one or several is held liquid contained in the groove mix with vapor stream better, so that with its transmission and be sprayed to and need on the ironing out of total laundry.

The following detailed description will help to understand better the present invention, and this description provides by non-restrictive example, and pairing accompanying drawing is:

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the profile that has used the steam iron of the present invention's improvement;

Fig. 2 is the bottom view of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is the steam flow curve when moving according to Fig. 1 flatiron;

Fig. 4 is another embodiment of Fig. 1 flatiron, has a plurality of injection water spots;

Fig. 5 is another embodiment of Fig. 1 flatiron, is furnished with steam-jet sprayer;

Fig. 6 is another embodiment of Fig. 1 flatiron, can add annex solution in vapor stream;

Fig. 7 is a profile of having used the common flatiron of the present invention's improvement;

Fig. 8 is the bottom view of flatiron shown in Figure 7.

The specific embodiment

What Fig. 1 showed is the profile of steam and dry iron 10, the same with traditional flatiron, comprise a base plate 12, closed first vaporizer 14 that forms in the institute of this base plate has living space, the all surface of this vaporizer, comprise the top cover of this chamber sealing, all smeared one or more layers material that can be convenient to vaporize 16, such as using XYLAN ^Base plate and first vaporizer that is positioned at the base plate interior space all comprise mode of heating 18 and temperature regulation mechanism 20.First vaporizer that has the hole 14A-14Q that gives vent to anger that passes soleplate by pipeline 22, supplies water from the tank (not shown) through a pump (not shown), and this tank preferably is arranged in the member of flatiron outside.Certainly, the electric connecting mode that control can also be set and detect is equipped with a programmable unit (all not showing among the above-mentioned figure of setting) of controlling, and this unit preferably is arranged in the flatiron external member above-mentioned, and this is provided with optional certainly.

According to the present invention, this flatiron also comprises second vaporizer 24 that is totally independent of first vaporizer, and this vaporizer is by the thermal isolation mode 26 and the first vaporizer thermal insulation, such as adopting VITON ^Pad or other similar materials, even can be only by reserving the space realization thermal insulation that room temperature air can be passed through.More particularly, this second vaporizer is equally by a top cover sealing, the top that is positioned at first vaporizer (does not contact with the latter, thereby look like be totally independent of the latter's), second vaporizer has a diffusion of vapor pipeline, lower vertical stretches and passes first vaporizer 14 and base plate 12 with its thermal insulation, and the diffusion of steam is finally finished by running through duct bottom set give vent to

anger hole

24A, 24B, 24C, as shown in Figure 2.

As first vaporizer, 14, the second vaporizer all internal surfaces, comprise top cover, all covered the material 28 of fluorine-containing carbon, be convenient to that wherein water vaporizes with injecting, this vaporizer has mode of heating 30 and temperature regulation mechanism 32 equally.Supply water through 34 pairs second vaporizers of second pipeline by the tank in the external member, by an electromagnetic pump (not shown) water is injected, according to output change procedure shown in Figure 3, when starting, produce big discharge capacity Dr, so that be full of pipeline 34 fast, be reduced to the water yield Dv that is starkly lower than the former subsequently, to avoid subsequently the water vapour in second vaporizer 24 with base plate 12 thermal insulation excessive, such as previously mentioned.

Preferably, water yield Dv should need the specific heat of water of vaporization to adjust according to injecting second vaporizer.More particularly, should a hygrosensor 36 be set, can adjust the discharge capacity of water in the pump according to the electrical power of this vaporizer setting and the temperature that reaches at second vaporizer 24.

Fig. 4 shows is another embodiment according to Fig. 1, and wherein second vaporizer 24 has two at least and sprays water spot 34A, 34B.Increase spray site and can avoid the gathering of incrustation scale (heating) by forming source vaporize.

Among Fig. 5, second vaporizer is connected with a steam-jet sprayer 37 that is positioned at the flatiron front end, under the controlling of control knob 38, act on the flow distributor 40 between this sprayer and another steam (vapor) outlet of second vaporizer 24D, with the vapor stream that obtains to spray from this sprayer.

That Fig. 6 shows is one or more removable or irremovable

liquid bath

42A, 42B, 42C, separate between liquid bath, and contains additive, for example perfume, softener or thickener, and as starch, or other fabric fibre treatment fluids, as slip agent.A venturi system that is formed by diffuser/jet pipe 44 can be set, so that produce a low-pressure area, can draw one or more aforesaid liquids, (by steam (vapor) outlet 24D) mixes with the vapor stream of sending from second vaporizer.These operations can be controlled by a programmable control element, preferably are arranged in the external member.

Need should be mentioned that the present invention can be applied to the common electrical flatiron equally, shown in Fig. 7 and 8.

As shown in the figure, base plate comprises mode of heating 18 and temperature regulation mechanism 20, but is not equipped with vaporizer.But, the same shown in, flatiron is furnished with a vaporizer 24 that has adopted

adiabatic method

26A, 26B and base plate to carry out thermal insulation, heat insulation mode can adopt VITON ^Pad or other similar materials.More special is, this vaporizer is positioned at the base plate top, with base plate without any contacting, thereby isolate fully, vaporizer is furnished with a diffusion of vapor pipeline, stretches in the vaporizer lower vertical, pass base plate while and base plate thermal insulation, the diffusion of steam is finished by being arranged on this hole of giving vent to anger that passes base plate pipeline top, for example 24A, 24B, 24C, as shown in Figure 8.

Preferably, all surface of this vaporizer comprises top cover, smears the material 28 that covers fluorine-containing carbon, is convenient to the water that injects this chamber by second pipeline 34 is vaporized, and this vaporizer is furnished with mode of heating 30 and temperature regulation mechanism 32 equally.

Therefore, owing to be equipped with the structure of two kinds of independent heating and temperature regulation mechanism, and any thermo-contact is not arranged with base plate, can in base plate 12 or first vaporizer 14 and second vaporizer 24, obtain different temperature, particularly when baseplate temp is lower than 100 ℃, with respect to first vaporizer, preferential heating second vaporizer, so that in second vaporizer, generate water vapour, avoid the vapor condensation phenomenon simultaneously, for example clothing such as silk goods is very useful for pressing for this.On the contrary, base plate spend height (above 200 ℃), can in second vaporizer, produce the moistening water vapour of appropriateness, promptly about 100 ℃, this is very useful for flatiron hair, cotton or bast fiber fabrics.

Claims

1. flatiron with two vaporizers, be furnished with base plate (12) and vaporizer (24), base plate has mode of heating (18) and temperature regulation mechanism (20), vaporizer has mode of heating (30) and the temperature regulation mechanism (32) of oneself, be characterised in that: no matter above-mentioned vaporizer still is hot angle from outward appearance, all isolate, and have a diffusion pipeline that passes this base plate, the same and base plate thermal insulation of this pipeline with soleplate.

2. flatiron according to claim 1 is characterized in that: this base plate also comprises a cavity, forms first vaporizer (14) therebetween.

3. flatiron according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that: this vaporizer comprises a hygrosensor (36), can regulate the pump delivery that supplies water to this vaporizer with this according to this vaporizer vaporization power.

4. flatiron according to claim 1 and 2, it is characterised in that: the surperficial within it material (28) that has all covered fluorine-containing carbon of this vaporizer, can be convenient to the water that injects is wherein vaporized.

5. require described flatiron according among the claim 1-4 any one, it is characterized in that: in this vaporizer, comprise at least two injection points (34A, 34B).

6. require described flatiron according among the claim 1-5 any one, it is characterized in that: also comprise a steam-jet sprayer (37) that is positioned at the flatiron front end, by linking to each other with vaporizer through a flow distributor (40), flow distributor is controlled by control knob (38).

7. flatiron according to claim 6 is characterized in that: comprise removable or immovable groove (42A, 42B, 42C) that holds at least, include liquid additive, advance to mix with the steam that above-mentioned sprayer discharges by hybrid mode (44).

8. electric iron according to claim 7 is characterized in that: described liquid additive comprises following at least a kind of liquid: perfume, softener, thickener or fabric fibre treatment fluid.

9. flatiron according to claim 7 is characterized in that: described hybrid mode comprises a venturi system that is formed by diffuser/jet pipe, can produce low pressure, extracts above-mentioned additive, so that mix with the water vapour that discharges from this vaporizer.

10. flatiron according to claim 7 is characterized in that: described hybrid mode comprises a pump that can extract above-mentioned additive, so that mix with the water vapour that discharges from this vaporizer.

11. require described flatiron according among the claim 1-10 any one, it is characterized in that: water is sprayed into this vaporizer by filling pipe (34), this operation should realize by a pump, this pump can discharge big discharge capacity when starting, so that fill with this pipeline rapidly, and reduce discharge capacity subsequently, avoid excessive at the water vapour of this vaporizer formation.

12. require described flatiron according among the claim 1-10 any one, it is characterized in that: the mode of heating of this vaporizer (30) is with respect to the mode of heating (18) of this base plate, and preferential enforcement carried out.

13. require described flatiron according among the claim 1-10 any one, it is characterized in that: the mode of heating of this vaporizer (30) is by 2/3 of this flatiron maximum power, deduct the required electric power of other elements of flatiron and supply, and 1/3 remaining electric power is used for heatable soleplate.