EP0324589A1 - Armoire pour traiter à la vapeur et sécher des vêtements - Google Patents

Armoire pour traiter à la vapeur et sécher des vêtements Download PDF

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EP0324589A1
EP0324589A1 EP89300196A EP89300196A EP0324589A1 EP 0324589 A1 EP0324589 A1 EP 0324589A1 EP 89300196 A EP89300196 A EP 89300196A EP 89300196 A EP89300196 A EP 89300196A EP 0324589 A1 EP0324589 A1 EP 0324589A1
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John Stephen Fitzpatrick
Patrick Mannix Branigan
William Charles Kee
Cornelius Brian Clarke
Ernest Search
Mark Cunnane
Richard Patrick Delaney
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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  • the present invention relates to a clothes steaming and drying cabinet, and in particular but not limited to a steaming and drying cabinet for steaming and drying clothes, such as for example, jackets, trousers, blouses, skirts and the like, the steaming and drying cabinet being of the type comprising a main housing defining an enclosed interior region for receiving clothes, steam delivery means for delivering steam into the interior region during a steaming and drying cycle, air delivery means for delivering heated air into the interior region during the steaming and drying cycle, and control means for controlling the steam delivery means.
  • the cabinet disclosed in U.S. Patent Specification No. 3,752,373 comprises a housing of flexible material which may be folded up for carrying.
  • the housing defines an interior region for hanging clothes, and a boiler for generating steam is mounted in a lower region of the housing beneath the interior region. Steam is delivered from the boiler into the interior region of the housing to steam the clothes.
  • a motor driven fan and electrically powered heating element are also provided in the lower portion of the housing for delivering heated air into the interior region for drying and airing the clothes.
  • This cabinet like other similar types of cabinets, suffers from a number of serious disadvantages. Firstly, the steam tends to condense on the inner surfaces of the walls of the cabinet and when sufficient steam has condensed, droplets form which drop onto the clothes, causing serious water mark staining. In fact, it is believed that it is impossible to achieve adequate steaming of the clothes in the cabinet of U.S. Patent Specification No. 3,752,373 without condensation drops forming water marks on the clothes.
  • a second disadvantage of the cabinet of U.S. Patent Specification No. 3,752,373 and indeed other such cabinets is that even with the application of steam to the garments, it is virtually impossible to remove all the wrinkles. This is particularly so in certain fabrics where the frictional resistance of the fibres is such as to resist relative movement of the fibres even with steaming. No suitable steaming apparatus has so far been provided which can remove wrinkles from fabrics where there is a relatively high degree of friction between the fibres.
  • the present invention is directed towards providing such a cabinet.
  • the invention overcomes the problems of known steaming and drying cabinets by virtue of the fact that the cabinet comprises a main housing defining an enclosed interior region for receiving clothes, steam delivery means for delivering steam into the interior region during a steaming and drying cycle, air delivery means for delivering heated air into the interior region during the steaming and drying cycle, and control means for controlling the steam delivery means, and the control means controls the steam delivery means and air delivery means so that heated air is delivered into the interior region simultaneously with the steam during portion of a steaming period of the cycle.
  • the advantages of the invention are many, however, a particularly important advantage provided by the invention is that the formation of condensation on the inner surface of the interior region of the cabinet is retained to a minimum.
  • the condensation is retained to a level that the formation of water droplets on the inner surface of the interior region is avoided. This avoids the danger of water mark stains on the clothes in the airing cabinet, which as already discussed, are commonly caused by drops of condensation dropping onto the clothes in prior art cabinets.
  • This advantage is achieved by the fact that heated air is simultaneously delivered into the interior region with the steam for portion of the steaming period.
  • the heated air is intermittently delivered simultaneously with the steam into the interior region for at least 10% of the steaming period of the cycle.
  • the advantage of this feature of the invention is that it further facilitates in the prevention of condensation water droplets being formed on the inner surface of the interior region, while at the same time it does not to any noticeable extent reduce the effectiveness of the steam action on the clothes fibres in removing wrinkles. It has been found that to get the best effects of the steam, it is important to keep the period of time during which heated air is delivered into the interior region simultaneously with the steam as low as possible. It has been found that the introduction of heated air with the steam tends to reduce the effectiveness of the steam in removing wrinkles from the clothes. Indeed, steam is most effective in removing wrinkles when used without heated air. However, on the other hand, when heated air is not introduced with the steam, the level of condensation formed by the steam on the inner surface of the interior region is unacceptable.
  • tensioning means for tensioning a garment is provided in the interior region.
  • the advantage of this feature of the invention is that it considerably improves the removal of wrinkles from garments. Further, in the case of trousers, it also may facilitate in forming a crease in the trousers. It has also been found that tensioning the clothes during the steaming period permits heated air to be introduced into the interior region for a longer period of time during the steaming period without unduly reducing the effectiveness of the steam in removing the wrinkles. In fact, it has been found that particularly good results are achieved when the heated air is introduced for a period of time in the range of 35% to 45% of the steaming period when the clothes are put in tension.
  • the tensioning means is provided by a weight member having clip means attached thereto for releasably connecting the weight member to the garment.
  • the advantage of this feature of the invention is that it provides a relatively easy to operate and inexpensive tensioning means for tensioning the garments.
  • recirculating means are provided for recirculating some of the heated air and steam from an outlet from the interior region into an inlet to the interior region, a make up air inlet communicating with atmosphere for providing make up air to the interior region.
  • the recirculating means comprises a duct extending from the outlet from the interior region, an exhaust outlet in the duct communicating with atmosphere for exhausting some of the heated air and steam to atmosphere, the interior region outlet and the exhaust outlet being substantially opposite each other, the ratio of the effective area of the interior region outlet to that of the exhaust outlet being at least 1.5:1.
  • the main advantage of this feature of the invention is derived during the drying period of the steaming and drying cycle. It has been found that by keeping the ratio of the effective area of the interior region outlet to that of the exhaust outlet at or above 1.5:1 more of the moisture removed from the clothes during the drying cycle is exhausted to atmosphere than is recirculated.
  • the air being recirculated has the capacity to remove further moisture from the clothes on being recirculated.
  • the ratio of the areas of the two openings is 2:1 approximately 50% of the air passing through the outlet opening from the interior region is exhausted to atmosphere through the exhaust opening and the remaining 50% which is considered less moisture laden air is recirculated.
  • the invention provides a method for steaming and drying a garment in the cabinet of the invention, the method comprising the steps of delivering steam into the interior region of the cabinet during a steaming and drying cycle, delivering heated air into the interior region of the cabinet during the steaming and drying cycle, wherein the heated air is delivered into the interior region simultaneously with the steam during portion of a steaming period of the steaming and drying cycle.
  • This feature of the invention is that it retains the level of condensation being formed on the inner surface of the interior region to a minimum, and it has been found that it retains the level of condensation being formed to a level where the formation of water droplets is avoided. As discussed above, this prevents water droplets dropping on to the clothes, thus avoiding water mark stains on the clothes.
  • the steaming and drying cycle comprises the steaming period and a drying period, the steaming period being at least 20% of the total steaming and drying cycle time and the drying period being at least 20% of the total steaming and drying cycle time.
  • This feature of the invention provides adequate steaming to remove wrinkles in the clothes and it also provides adequate drying and airing to dry and air the clothes.
  • the invention provides a clothes steaming and drying cabinet comprising a main housing defining an enclosed interior region for receiving clothes, steam delivery means for delivering steam into the interior region during a steaming and drying cycle, air delivery means for delivering heated air into the interior region during the steaming and drying cycle, control means for controlling the steam delivery means and air delivery means, and tensioning means for tensioning a garment being provided in the interior region.
  • the advantage of this feature of the invention is that by tensioning the garments during steaming, the removal of wrinkles is considerably improved. As already discussed, it has been found that by tensioning the clothes during steaming the effectiveness of the steam at removing wrinkles is considerably enhanced. Thus, less steam may be used while still achieving good results, and the advantage of using less steam is that the clothes can be dried more quickly and easily.
  • the invention provides a clothes steaming and drying cabinet comprising a main housing defining an enclosed interior region for receiving clothes, steam delivery means for delivering steam into the interior region during a steaming and drying cycle, air delivery means for delivering heated air into the interior region during the steaming and drying cycle, control means for controlling the steam delivery means and air delivery means, and means for delivering heated air through a nozzle mounted externally of the housing for drying hair and the like being provided.
  • the cabinet also provides a hair dryer to enable one to dry their hair or any other parts of the body.
  • the invention provides a clothes steaming cabinet comprising a main housing defining an enclosed interior region for receiving clothes, steam delivery means for delivering steam into the interior region during a steaming period of a steaming cycle, wherein air delivery means are provided for delivering heated air into the interior region simultaneously with the steam during portion of a steaming period of the steaming cycle.
  • the advantage of this aspect of the invention is that it permits clothes to be steamed while at the same time keeping the level of condensation which forms on the inner surface of the interior region to a level where droplets do not form, thus avoiding any danger of water stains on the clothes.
  • the invention also provides a clothes drying cabinet comprising a main housing defining an enclosed interior region for receiving clothes, air delivery meansfor delivering heated air into the interior region during a drying period of a drying cycle, and recirculating means for recirculating some of the heated air and steam from an outlet from the interior region into an inlet to the interior region, a make up air inlet communicating with atmosphere for providing make up air to the interior region wherein the recirculating means comprises a duct extending from the outlet from the interior region, an exhaust outlet in the duct communicating with atmosphere for exhausting some of the heated air and steam and/or moisture to atmosphere, the interior region outlet and the exhaust outlet being substantially opposite each other, the ratio of the effective area of the interior region outlet to that of the exhaust outlet being at least 1.5:1.
  • the advantage of this feature of the invention is that it keeps the energy requirements for drying clothes to a minimum.
  • air is recirculated, the heat input to the air may be reduced.
  • the interior region outlet and exhaust outlet are sized and positioned as described, it has been found that more of the moisture removed from the clothes as a result of drying is exhausted to atmosphere than is recirculated.
  • the recirculated air has the capacity to remove further moisture from the clothes on being circulated.
  • the level of moisture exhausted is maintained substantially at approximately 250 gms per hour.
  • the cabinet 1 comprises a main housing 4 formed by an outer skin 2 and an inner skin 3.
  • a door 5 of the main housing 4 is also formed by an outer skin 78 and an inner skin 79.
  • the inner skins 3 and 79 define an interior region 28 for receiving the clothes to be steamed and dried.
  • the outer skin 2 is of sheet metal and comprises a rear wall 6, a pair of side walls 7 and 8, and top and bottom walls 10 and 11 all extending from the rear wall 6.
  • the inner skin is of plastics material formed by a vacuum forming process and comprises a rear wall 15, side walls 16 and 17 and a top wall 18. Lips 19 extending sidewardly from the periphery of the side walls 16 and 17 and the top wall 18 around the periphery of the inner skin engage corresponding lips 20 which extend from the side walls 7 and 8 and top wall 9 of the outer skin 2. A recess 21 is formed in the lips 20 to receive the lips 19. Screws (not shown) secure the lips 19 and 20 together. A sealing gasket 22 to seal against the door 5 is retained between the lips 19 and 20. The gasket 22 also acts to seal between the lips 19 and 20.
  • the side walls 7 and 8 of the outer skin 2 are spaced apart from the side walls 16 and 17 of the inner skin as are the top walls 9 and 18. Portion of the space 25 between the top walls 9 and 18 and the side walls 7 and 16 forms a duct 26 for a purpose described below.
  • a sheet 27 of heat insulating material, namely expanded polystyrene is sandwiched between the rear wall 6 and the rear wall 15 of the outer skin 2 and inner skin 3 respectively, and acts to seal the gap between the two rear walls 6 and 15, thus forming a sealed duct 26.
  • Ridges 24 are formed in the rear wall 15 to facilitate air and steam circulation between the clothes and the rear wall 15.
  • a sub housing 33 is releasably mounted in a lower portion 34 of the outer skin 2 and carries means for generating steam and means for generating heated air, both for delivery into the interior region 28, as will be described below.
  • the sub housing 33 is of sheet metal and comprises a base 35, a pair of side walls 36 and 37 and a front wall 38 and a rear wall 39.
  • a top wall 40 extends between the front and rear walls 38 and 39 and the side walls 36 and 37.
  • the rear wall 39 and portion base 35 are formed by a single sheet metal sheet 41 bent at 42.
  • the remaining portion of the top wall 40 is formed by a sheet metal tray 46 having a base 47, side walls 48 and front and rear walls 49 and 50.
  • the tray 46 collects drips of moisture as will be described below during the steaming and drying cycle.
  • the end walls 36 and 37 are formed by end caps which close the interior region 53 formed by the sub housing 33.
  • a portion of the lips 20 of the outer skin 2 adjacent each side of the sub housing 33 are bent outwardly at 55. Holes 56 accommodate screws (not shown) to engage threaded holes 57 in lips 58 extending from the side walls 36 and 37 for securing the sub housing 33 in the lower portion 34 of the outer skin 2.
  • a runner 60 of plastics material of U-shaped cross section tightly engages a lip 61 extending upwardly from the bottom wall 10 of the outer skin 2 to slidably support the base 35 of the sub housing 33 to facilitate removal and replacement of the sub housing 33.
  • Brackets 66 extending upwardly from the tray 46 support a base member 68 of perforated sheet metal material at the end of the interior region 28. Screws (not shown) secure the base member 68 to brackets 66.
  • a step 73 at the lower ends of the side walls 16 and 17 and rear wall 15 of the inner skin 3 also supports the base member 68.
  • a recess 75 is formed in the front wall 38 of the sub housing 33 to accommodate knob operated switches 76a, 76b and 76c for switching on and off and controlling the cycle of the cabinet, as will be described below.
  • the door 5 Before dealing further with the components mounted in the sub housing 33, the door 5 will first be described.
  • the door 5 as already described is formed by an outer skin 78 and an inner skin 79.
  • the outer skin 78 is of sheet metal material and comprises a front wall 80, side walls 81 and 82 and top and bottom walls 83 and 84 respectively.
  • a recess 85 is provided in the front wall 80 to carry a mirror 86.
  • a strip light 87 is mounted on the door at 88.
  • the inner skin 79 is of vacuum formed plastics material and comprises a front wall 89, side walls 90 and 91 and top and bottom walls 92 and 93 respectively.
  • a recess 97 is formed in the lip 96 to receive the lip 94. Screws (not shown) secure the lips 94 and 96 together.
  • the lips 94 and 96 and recess 97 are similar to the lips 19 and 20 and the recess 21 respectively.
  • Hinge brackets 98 and 99 extend from the top wall 9 and the side wall 7 respectively of the outer skin 2 to hingedly support the door 5. Pivot pins 100 on the hinge brackets 98 and 99 pivotally engage pivot holes (not shown) in the top and bottom walls 83 and 84 of the outer skin 78 of the door 5.
  • a sealing gasket 108 of flexible plastics material extends downwardly of the door 5 from the lip 96 along the bottom wall 84 and engages the top wall 40 of the sub housing 33.
  • a magnetic catch (not shown) in the seal 22 retains the door 5 closed.
  • a tubular steel bar 109 extends between the side walls 90 and 91 of the inner skin 79 of the door 5 for supporting garments to be dried, in particular for supporting a trousers 107, see Fig. 4.
  • a clamp bar 110 pivotal in brackets 111 clamps the waist 114 of the trousers 107 against the front wall 89 of the inner skin 79 of the door 30.
  • Springs 115 bias the clamp bar 110 against the front wall 89.
  • Tensioning means for applying tension to the trousers during steaming as will be described below comprises a weight member, namely, a tubular steel bar 119 which is anchored to the door 5 by webbing straps 120.
  • the webbing straps 120 depend from a bar 122 extending between the side wall 90 and 91.
  • Lead shot (not shown) is provided in the bore of the tubular bar 119 to increase its weight for tensioning purposes.
  • End caps (not shown) close the bore of the bar 119.
  • Spring biased clips 126 secure the bar 119 to the trouser legs 127 as illustrated in Fig. 4.
  • a pair of hooks 124 are secured on the bar 122 for supporting the weighted bar 119 while it is being attached to the trouser legs.
  • a bracket 134 mounted on the top wall 9 of the inner skin 3 receives two coat hangers 135 for hanging garments such as a jacket 136 as illustrated in Fig. 4.
  • the bracket 134 comprises cranked portions 144 with keyhole slots 145 to receive ball ends (not shown) of the hangers 135.
  • a reinforcing bracket 138 mounted to the outer and inner skins 2 and 3 supports the bracket 134.
  • Tensioning means for tensioning the jacket 136 during steaming, as will be described below, are provided by tubular bars 146 and 147 which are similar to the bar 119.
  • the bars 146 and 147 also comprising lead shot are anchored to the inner skin 3 of the cabinet 1 by straps 148 of webbing.
  • Clips 149 similar to the clips 126 secure the bars 146 and 147 to the bottom edges of the jacket 136 and sleeves as illustrated in Fig. 4.
  • the weight of the bars 119, 146 and 147 including the lead shot is 1 kg, 0.5 kg and 0.25 kg respectively.
  • air delivery means for delivering heated air into the interior region is provided in the sub housing 33 by an electrically powered heating element 150 and an electrically powered motor driven fan 151.
  • the heating element 150 and the fan 151 are mounted in a duct 152 through which the air is delivered in the direction of the arrow A into the interior region 28 of the cabinet 1.
  • the air is received into the fan 151 through an opening 153 in the side wall 36.
  • the source from which the air enters the opening 153 is described below.
  • the air is delivered by the fan 151 across the heating element 150 through an outlet 155 in the duct 152.
  • the outlet 155 is aligned with an opening 156 in a raised portion 157 of the base 47 of the tray 46.
  • Brackets 158 extending upwardly from the raised portion 157 carry a deflecting cowl 159 which forms an annular opening 164 with the raised portion 157 for distributing heated air into the portion of the housing between the tray 46 and the perforated base member 68. The heated air then travels through openings 160 in the perforated base member 68 into the interior region 28.
  • Steam delivery means for generating and delivering steam into the interior region 28 is provided by a boiler tank 165.
  • Electrically powered immersion heating elements 166 extend into the tank 165 for boiling water and generating steam.
  • An outlet tube 167 from the boiler tank 165 delivers the steam through a T piece 168 into a manifold 169 formed by a pair of tubes 170 extending from the T piece 168.
  • a plurality of outlet holes 172 in the tubes 170 deliver the steam into the area between the tray 46 and the perforated base member 68 from where it is delivered into the interior region 28 through the openings 160 in the perforated base member 68.
  • An inlet tube 162 for filling the boiler tank 165 extends from the tank 165 through the top wall 40 of the sub housing 33.
  • a lid 163 hingedly connected to the top wall 40 closes the inlet tube 162.
  • the tray 46 is slightly inclined towards an outlet chute 190 for draining away any moisture which may have collected on the tray.
  • a drip collecting tank 191 mounted in the sub housing 33 receives water from the outlet chute 190 through an inlet 189.
  • a valve 192 operated by a rod 193 extending through the tank 191 opens and closes an outlet 194 for draining the tank 191.
  • Control circuitry in a control box 161 controls the operation of the fan 151 and heating elements 150 and 166 in a sequence described below.
  • the duct 26 acts as a recirculating means for returning the heated air and some of the steam from the interior region 28 in the direction of the arrow B to the inlet opening 153.
  • a partition wall 174 extending between the top walls 9 and 18 of the outer and inner skin 2 and 3 close off the top end of the duct 26.
  • An outlet opening 175 covered by a grill 176 is provided in the top wall 18 of the inner skin 3 and communicates the interior region 28 with the duct 26.
  • An exhaust outlet opening 177 also covered by a grill 178 in the top wall 9 permits some of the steam and some of the heated air to escape to atmosphere.
  • the openings 175 and 177 are opposite each other and the exhaust opening 177 is arranged to one side of the outlet opening 175 as can be seen in Fig. 11.
  • the effective area of the opening 175 is twice the effective area of the opening 177. It has been found that by having the two openings sized and positioned as illustrated in Fig. 11, a considerable advantage is achieved during the drying period of the cycle. During the drying period when heated air is introduced into the interior region for drying the clothes, as will be described below, moisture removed from the clothes is carried by the heated air through the interior region outlet opening 175. Some of the moisture laden air is recirculated through the duct 26 and some exhausted to atmosphere through the exhaust outlet opening 177.
  • the heated air and steam or moisture not exhausted through the opening 177 is delivered through the duct 26 and drawn in through the grill 153 by the fan 151.
  • An inlet grill 179 in the side wall 7 of the outer skin 2 permits make up air to be drawn into the duct 26 and through the grill 153.
  • the effective area of the inlet grill 179 and the inlet grill 153 are substantially similar.
  • FIG. 13 some of the control circuitry in the control box 161 is illustrated.
  • the circuit is fed by a 220 volts AC mains supply.
  • the live of the mains supply is fed through the switch 76a to a cam operated timer 171.
  • the heating element 166 of the boiler tank 165 is fed through one cam operated switch 173a of the timer 161.
  • the heating element 150 and the motor operated fan 151 for heating the air are fed through a second cam operated switch 173b of the timer 171. Should one wish to use the heating element 150 and motor operated fan 151 only to dry clothes, these two components are powered independently through the switch 76b.
  • Suitable interlocks (not shown) are provided in the circuit to avoid the two switches 76a and 76b being in the on position simultaneously.
  • the steaming and drying cycle comprises a steaming period which for convenience has been referred to as the period D and a drying period which for convenience has been referred to as the period E.
  • the drying period E is 15.5 minutes during which time heated air is continuously delivered by the fan 150 and heating element 151.
  • the drying period commences at 14.5 minutes into the steaming and drying cycle and lasts until the end of the steaming and drying cycle. During this period, only heated air is delivered into the interior 28 of the cabinet 1.
  • the steaming period D is 10 minutes and commences approximately 4.5 minutes into the cycle and lasts until 14.5 minutes into the cycle. In other words, the steaming period D terminates just as the drying period E commences.
  • Graph G of Fig. 14 illustrates the time period during which the fan 151 and heating element 150 introduce heated air into the interior region 28.
  • Graph 3 of Fig. 14 illustrates the time period during which steam is continuously delivered into the interior region 28. In both cases, the cross hatched sections are the periods of time during which the heated air and steam are being delivered.
  • heated air is also delivered into the interior region of the cabinet simultaneously with the steam during the steaming period D. During this period the heated air is intermittently delivered for four 1 minute intervals during the steaming period D.
  • the first 1 minute interval commences at 4.5 minutes into the cycle and ceases at 5.5 minutes into the cycle.
  • the next interval during which heated air is introduced commences at 7 minutes and lasts 1 minute, terminating at 8 minutes.
  • the last two intervals during which heated air is introduced during the steaming period commence and terminate respectively at 9.5 and 10.5 and 12 and 13 minutes into the cycle.
  • the graph G of Fig. 14 effectively illustrates the on periods of the cam switch 173b which activates the fan 151 and heating element 150.
  • the graph H in Fig. 14 illustrates the time period during which the cam operated switch 173a is closed, in other words the period of time during which the heating element 166 is on. Because the water in the tank 165 takes some time to boil, the heating element 166 is on for a longer period than the steaming period, in other words, the element 166 is on for the period F, which in this case is the first 14.5 minutes of the steaming and drying cycle.
  • the water in the tank 165 boils at 4.5 minutes and thus the steaming period D commences at 4.5 minutes.
  • the time for the water to boil will depend on the quantity of water in the tank 165, thus when the tank is full it will take slightly longer for the water to boil, and thus the steaming period may not commence for six minutes after the heating element 166 has been switched on, while on the other hand when the water level in the boiler is relatively low, the boiler may commence boiling at 3 minutes into the cycle.
  • the heated air is introduced simultaneously with the steam for approximately 40% of the steaming period. It will be appreciated that where the water boils at 3 minutes, the steaming period will be slightly longer, in other words, it will last for 11.5 minutes. In this case, the heated air will be introduced simultaneously with the steam for approximately 35% of the steaming period. On the other hand, where the water does not commence to boil until 6 minutes into the steaming and drying cycle, the steaming period would only last 8.5 minutes. The heated air would only be introduced simultaneously with the steam for three intermittent intervals. Thus, the heated air would be introduced for approximately 47% of the steaming period.
  • the heated air will still be introduced into the interior region of the cabinet for the interval from 4.5 to 5.5 minutes into the cycle. It has been found that the introduction of this heated air at this time heats up the interior region of the cabinet prior to introduction of steam, and this helps in keeping the level of condensation formed on the inner surface of the interior region at its low level.
  • the volume of the interior region 28 of the cabinet is approximately 99,000 cc.
  • the heating element 150 is a 660 watt heating element.
  • the capacity of the fan 151 is 45 m3 per hour.
  • the heating element 166 is a 1,000 watt heating element and the capacity of the boiler tank 165 is 1.5 L.
  • the area of the outlet 175 from the interior region 28 is 50 cm2 and the area of the exhaust outlet 177 through the top wall 9 is 25 cm2, thus giving an area ratio of 2:1.
  • the area of the make up air inlet 179 is 78 cm2. This has been found to match adequately with the outlets 175 and 177.
  • an operating temperature of approximately 60°C is achieved within the interior region of the cabinet during the steaming portion of the cycle and an operating temperature of 60°C is achieved during the drying portion of the cycle.
  • the air is heated to approximately 60°C by the heating element 150 during both the steaming and drying periods of the cycle.
  • An electrically powered fan heater unit 204 mounted in the sub housing 33 delivers heated air through a flexible hose 201 to an air delivery nozzle 200 for hairdrying, handdrying and the like.
  • the fan heater unit 204 is of the type normally used in hairdriers and will be well known to those skilled in the art. Air is drawn in by the fan heater unit 204 through openings 212 and 213 in the side walls 8 and 37.
  • the switch 76c operates the fan heater unit 204 through a circuit (not shown).
  • the circuit is in the control box 161 and is independent of the circuit for the heating elements 150, 166 and the fan 151.
  • a holder 219 on the side wall 8 supports the nozzle 200 when not in use.
  • a bracket 224 on the rear wall 6 of the housing 4 is provided for mounting the cabinet 1 to a wall by engaging a corresponding receiving bracket (not shown).
  • the boiler tank 165 is filled with water. Garments to be steamed and dried are placed in the interior region 28 of the cabinet 1 as illustrated in Fig. 4. For example, jackets 136 and the like are hung on the hangers 135 while trousers 107 or other similar type garments are hung on the bars 109 in the door 5.
  • the weighted bars 146 and 147 are clipped on to the bottom edge of the suit jacket and the ends of the sleeves respectively.
  • the waist of the trousers is clamped against the front wall of the door by the clamp bar 110.
  • the weighted bar 119 is raised and engaged on the hooks 129 and clipped on to the ends of the trousers 107.
  • the weighted bar 119 is then removed from the hooks 129 and allowed to suspend from the trouser ends, thereby tensioning the trousers 127.
  • the door 5 is closed and the switch 76a is activated. This activates the timer 171 which operates the steaming and drying cycle as already described with reference to Fig. 13.
  • the door 5 is opened and the clothes removed.
  • the drying period has been described as commencing immediately after the end of the steaming cycle this is not essential in certain cases it is envisaged a pause may be provided between the steaming and drying cycle during which nothing would be delivered into the interior region.
  • the operating temperature of the air and steam mixture has been described as being heated to 60°C, adequate results would be achieved with an operating temperature in the range of 35°C to 85°C. It is also envisaged that air operating temperatures during the drying period of the cycle in the range of 35°C to 85°C would produce adequate results. However, in both cases it is preferable that the temperature in the interior region of the cabinet should be at least 50°C. Furthermore, adequate results would be achieved once the air is heated to a temperature in the range of 35°C to 85°C during the steaming period of the cycle.
  • cabinet has been described as being of a particular interior volume, cabinets of other volume could be used without departing from the scope of the invention.
  • heating elements for heating the air and water of other capacities could be used, as could be fans of other capacity for circulating the air.
  • the heated air has been described as being introduced into the interior portion for approximately 40% of the total time of the steaming period, the period of time during which the heated air is introduced during the steaming period could be considerably greater or considerably less without departing from the scope ofthe invention. In fact, it is envisaged that adequate results would be achieved once heated air was introduced for a period of time which was at least 10% of the steaming period. In fact, in certain cases, it is envisaged that the heated air could be introduced during the entire period of the steaming period.
  • ratio of the areas of the outlet from the interior region and the exhaust outlet has been described as being 2:1, it is envisaged that adequate results would be achieved once the ratio of the areas of the interior region outlet and the exhaust outlet is maintained within the range of 1.5:1 to 2.5:1.
  • steaming and drying cycles of other durations with steaming periods and drying periods of other durations could be provided without departing from the scope of the invention.
  • the steaming period may be of time span greater or lesser than the drying period.
  • the cabinet has been described for steaming and drying clothes, it could also be used for drying and/or airing clothes, in which case the steam part of the cycle would not be used.
  • the cabinet would be used to air the garments after the steaming and drying cycle, should the garments be of the type which require a considerable lengthy drying and airing period.
  • the heated air would be delivered for a further continuous period and in certain cases it is envisaged that the air may be delivered intermittently during an airing cycle.
  • the cabinet has been described as comprising a hairdryer, this could be dispensed with if desired. It will also be appreciated that where a hairdryer is desired, in certain cases it is envisaged that the hairdryer may receive heated air from the fan 151 and heating element 150, however, in such a case it will be appreciated that the boiler tank would be deactivated during hair drying.
  • weighted bars instead of using weighted bars, other suitable weighted members could be used, and indeed in certain cases it is envisaged that tensioning means which would include spring tensioning could be used similarly without departing from the scope of the invention. Needless to say weights of values other than those described may be used without departing from the scope of the invention. To some extent, the value of the weights may depend on the garment being steamed, and it is envisaged that means for varying the value of the weights may be provided.
  • an air freshening medium may be provided in a suitable location in the housing, for example, the medium may be provided in the interior region or it may be provided in the duct 152.
  • air freshening mediums will be well known to those skilled in the art, and in general they would be suitable for freshening the garments.
  • air heating means has been described as being provided by an electric heating element 150 and an electrically powered motor driven fan has been used for circulating the air, other suitable air heating and circulating means could be used.
  • steam generating means besides a boiler tank with an electrically powered immersion heater could be used.
  • gas powering could be used.
  • the steam could be generated by drip feeding water onto a heated plate.
  • the cabinet could be plumbed directly into a water supply and the level of water in the tank or to be drip fed onto the heated plate could be controlled by a ball valve.
  • a reservoir to store the water would be provided and a suitable outlet means to provide drops as required would be provided from the reservoir.
  • cowl member may be dispensed with, although it has been found that using the cowl member is particularly advantageous in that it facilitates distribution of the heated air more evenly throughout the cabinet, and additionally, the edge portions of the cowl may be bent upwardly or downwardly to fine tune the distribution of the air throughout the cabinet. Needless to say, it will be appreciated that in general such fine tuning would be done at the factory prior to dispatch of the unit.
  • an air filter may be provided in the inlet grill 179.
  • the cabinet may be provided with a steaming cycle only, in which case the drying period of the cycle would be omitted. It is further envisaged that in certain cases the cabinet may be provided for drying clothes only, in which case the steaming period of the cycle would be omitted, and indeed the means to generate steam would also be omitted from the cabinet.
  • cabinet has been described as requiring a 220 volt AC supply, it could operate on any power supply, whether AC or DC and of any voltage. For example, in many cases it is envisaged that it may operate on 110 volts.
  • the cabinet may be sized and shaped to accommodate other garments, for example, full length coats, dresses and the like. Indeed, in certain cases it is envisaged that where the cabinet is mounted at a relatively high location on a wall, a suitable loading device may be provided for raising the clothes on the hangers to a height where the hangers can engage the support bracket.
  • suitable moisture absorbing apparatus may be provided on the exhaust outlet to further absorb moisture from the air prior to being exhausted.
  • Such moisture absorbing apparatus could be provided in the form of a condenser or the like. In fact, where a condenser is used, the moisture collected by the condenser could be directed to the drip tank.
  • a thermostat will be provided in the boiler to avoid any danger of the boiler tank boiling dry.
  • a suitable relay will be provided which will be interlocked with the door, so that on opening of the door during a steaming and drying cycle, the apparatus will be deactivated.
  • Other suitable safety and interlocking devices may be provided as desired. Indeed, it will be appreciated that in certain cases a moisture sensor may be provided to monitor the moisture being removed on the drying cycle so that on a garment being dried, the moisture sensor would deactivate the apparatus, thereby terminating the drying cycle.
  • the air which is simultaneously introduced into the interior region of the cabinet during the steaming period of the cycle could be activated in response to such a moisture sensor or indeed any other suitable monitoring devices to monitor when steam has actually commenced delivery into the cabinet.
  • the drying cycle may also be activated by a sensor in the cabinet rather than being activated by a timer.
  • a shaving socket for powering an electric razor may be provided at a suitable location in the cabinet, for example, adjacent the strip light on the door.
  • the transformer and other control apparatus for the socket may be provided in the sub housing adjacent the control box 161.
  • a recess may be provided in the member 68 to receive a chemical which may be provided in liquid, powder or solid form to add fragrance to the clothes during the steaming and drying cycle.
  • an outlet from the boiler will be provided to enable hot or boiling water to be drawn off for other purposes, for example making tea or coffee.

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