EP0858525B1 - Steam iron - Google Patents
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- D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
- D06F75/00—Hand irons
- D06F75/08—Hand irons internally heated by electricity
- D06F75/10—Hand irons internally heated by electricity with means for supplying steam to the article being ironed
- D06F75/14—Hand irons internally heated by electricity with means for supplying steam to the article being ironed the steam being produced from water in a reservoir carried by the iron
- D06F75/18—Hand irons internally heated by electricity with means for supplying steam to the article being ironed the steam being produced from water in a reservoir carried by the iron the water being fed slowly, e.g. drop by drop, from the reservoir to a steam generator
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- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
- D06F75/00—Hand irons
- D06F75/08—Hand irons internally heated by electricity
- D06F75/10—Hand irons internally heated by electricity with means for supplying steam to the article being ironed
- D06F75/20—Arrangements for discharging the steam to the article being ironed
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- the present invention relates to irons which have a longitudinally extending sole from a point to a heel and comprising a base heater and an ironing board mounted under said based.
- It relates, more particularly, to irons ironing which have two independent vaporization chambers practiced in the base and closed by a cover, i.e. a first vaporization chamber main water supplied by a first device injection through a first opening practiced in the cover and communicating, through steam distribution orifices opening out on the underside of the base, with first steam outlet holes drilled in the plate and related with said vapor distribution orifices, either a second vaporization chamber arranged in front of said first chamber, supplied with water at by means of a second injection device through a second opening in the cover and communicating, through at least one passage through opening onto the underside of the base, with a steam distribution chamber arranged in the underside of said base and in relation to second steam outlet holes drilled in the plate.
- a cover i.e. a first vaporization chamber main water supplied by a first device injection through a first opening practiced in the cover and communicating, through steam distribution orifices opening out on the underside of the base, with first steam outlet holes drilled in
- the object of the invention is in particular to remedy this disadvantage and to make a simple iron steam iron, of the type described above, the sole of which offers the user the best conditions for ironing while ensuring good quality ironing whatever the characteristics of the fabrics to be ironed.
- the distribution chamber of vapor spreads in a region located in the tip of the heated base of the sole, and the second holes steam outlet in connection with said vapor chamber steam distribution are grouped in the tip of the sole plate.
- the second steam outlet holes together define a spray range approximately triangular in shape the top of which is located in the immediate vicinity of top of the tip of the soleplate.
- an electric steam iron has a sole, designated by the general reference 10 in FIG. 1, which extends longitudinally from a tip region 11 towards a heel region 13 and which includes a base or body 15 made of a molded metallic material such as, for example, aluminum, closed so sealed by a sheet metal cover 17 and heated by means of an armored electrical resistance 18 embedded in its mass and having a U shape, as well as a thin plate ironing 21 made of a metallic material such that, for example, chrome steel or stainless steel, mounted on the underside 23 of the heating base 15 by any suitable fixing means, the face of which external 25 forms an ironing surface.
- the base heater 15 ( Figures 2 and 3) and the ironing board 21 ( Figure 4) of the sole have the same axis of symmetry longitudinal, noted XX '.
- the first so-called main vaporization chamber 28, of large volume, is intended to produce a current continuous steam at low pressure while being supplied with water by means of a first injection device (not shown) through a first opening 33 made in cover 17.
- This vaporization chamber 28 communicates through distribution ports steam 35 opening onto the underside 23 of base 15 (see figures 2 and 3), with holes for steam outlet 38 drilled in plate 21 (see figure 4) and in relation to the orifices 35 for distributing steam.
- the steam outlet holes 38 are distributed, on the one hand, near the two lateral edges Plate 41.42, in the anterior region of this one, and on the other hand, in a range located approximately in the middle region of plate 21 through 44.45 channels in the underside 23 of base 15 (see FIG. 3) and adapted to distribute the steam from the steam distribution orifices 35 in this middle region of the plate 21 via the holes correspondents 38 of said plate 21.
- the second vaporization chamber 29, of volume significantly lower than that of the first chamber 28, is arranged substantially above the resistance armored 18 and in front of the first chamber 28, and is intended to produce a pressure vapor stream high and high penetration by being supplied with water at by means of a second injection device (not shown) through a second opening 47 practiced in the cover 17.
- This vaporization 29 communicates through minus a steam passage 49 opening on the face lower 23 of base 15 (see Figures 2 and 3), with a steam distribution chamber 51 formed in said lower face 23 of base 15 (see FIG. 3) and in connection with steam outlet holes 53 drilled in the plate 21 ( Figure 4).
- the distribution chamber 51 (figure 3) extends in a region located in the point 11 of the heating base 15 of the sole 10, and the steam outlet holes 53 ( Figure 4) in connection with the distribution chamber 51 are grouped in the tip 11 of the ironing plate 21 of the sole.
- the distribution chamber 51 is a small volume chamber which has a symmetrical profile with respect to the axis XX 'of the base 15, in this case approximately in shape triangular with vertex 55 located in the immediate vicinity, of the order of 1 to 3 centimeters, from vertex 56 to point 11 from base 15, while the corresponding holes 53 together define a vaporization range 57 (delimited by lines interrupted in Figure 4) extending in front of the ironing plate 21 and currently having a shape approximately triangular with vertex 59 located in the immediate vicinity, also of the order of 1 to 3 centimeters, from vertex 61 to point 11 of the plate 21.
- the underside 23 of the heating base 15 is hollowed out of a vapor compression chamber 63 leaving the passage 49 whose outlet is located in the rear central part of said compression chamber 63; this compression chamber 63, of small volume, is connected to the distribution chamber 51 by a small straight longitudinal channel 65 dug in the underside 23 of the base 15 and intended, by a sort of Venturi effect, to convey at high speed the steam from compression chamber 63 to the distribution chamber 51.
- the compression chamber 63 is also related to corresponding holes steam outlet 68 drilled in plate 21 ( Figure 4), these holes 68 being grouped so as to form a spray range extending into the region plate 21 and intended to increase the quality of ironing.
- the compression chamber 63 has an approximately trapezoidal shape whose bases are substantially orthogonal to the axis XX ' of the heating base 15.
- the assembly formed by the chamber compression trapezoidal 63, rectilinear channel 65 and the triangular distribution chamber 51 is focused on the axis XX 'of the base 15, as seen in FIG. 3.
- the water injected (at point A located on the axis XX 'in FIG. 2 ) is vaporized by the heat of the armored resistor 18.
- the vapor travels in the chamber 28, crosses the passages designated at 71 and 72 in FIG. 2, escapes through the orifices 35 for distributing steam, being distributed in part in the channels 44, 45, as illustrated by the arrows in solid lines in FIGS. 2 and 3, and exits in continuous jets at low pressure through the corresponding holes 38 of the ironing plate 21.
- the water injected (at point B located on the axis XX 'in FIG. 2 ) is transformed into vapor in contact with the metal heated by the armored resistor 18.
- the vapor travels in the chamber 29 following a sinuous path in the direction of the arrows shown in dotted lines in FIG. 2, exits through the passage 49 to lead into the chamber compression 63 ( Figure 3) where part of the steam escapes through the outlet holes 68 of the plate 21, then rushes into the straight channel 65 to open at high speed into the distribution chamber 51, as illustrated by the dotted arrows in FIG. 3, and escapes in jets at high pressure and high penetration through the outlet holes 53 made in the tip 11 of the ironing plate 21.
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La présente invention se rapporte aux fers à repasser qui comportent une semelle s'étendant longitudinalement d'une pointe vers un talon et comprenant une base chauffante et une plaque de repassage montée sous ladite base.The present invention relates to irons which have a longitudinally extending sole from a point to a heel and comprising a base heater and an ironing board mounted under said based.
Elle concerne, plus particulièrement, les fers à repasser qui comportent deux chambres de vaporisation indépendantes pratiquées dans la base et fermées par un couvercle, soit une première chambre de vaporisation principale alimentée en eau au moyen d'un premier dispositif d'injection au travers d'une première ouverture pratiquée dans le couvercle et communiquant, par l'intermédiaire d'orifices de distribution de vapeur débouchant sur la face inférieure de la base, avec des premiers trous de sortie de vapeur percés dans la plaque et en relation avec lesdits orifices de distribution de vapeur, soit une deuxième chambre de vaporisation disposée en avant de ladite première chambre, alimentée en eau au moyen d'un deuxième dispositif d'injection au travers d'une deuxième ouverture pratiquée dans le couvercle et communiquant, par l'intermédiaire d'au moins un passage traversant débouchant sur la face inférieure de la base, avec une chambre de distribution de vapeur ménagée dans la face inférieure de ladite base et en relation avec des deuxièmes trous de sortie de vapeur percés dans la plaque.It relates, more particularly, to irons ironing which have two independent vaporization chambers practiced in the base and closed by a cover, i.e. a first vaporization chamber main water supplied by a first device injection through a first opening practiced in the cover and communicating, through steam distribution orifices opening out on the underside of the base, with first steam outlet holes drilled in the plate and related with said vapor distribution orifices, either a second vaporization chamber arranged in front of said first chamber, supplied with water at by means of a second injection device through a second opening in the cover and communicating, through at least one passage through opening onto the underside of the base, with a steam distribution chamber arranged in the underside of said base and in relation to second steam outlet holes drilled in the plate.
Un fer à repasser muni de deux chambres de vaporisation est décrit, par exemple, dans le document US-A-3 919 793.An iron with two vaporization chambers is described, for example, in document US-A-3,919,793.
On sait que de tels fers à deux chambres de vaporisation indépendantes dont la première dite principale est une chambre pour la production de jets continus de vapeur à faible pression et dont la deuxième est une chambre pour la production de jets de vapeur à pression élevée et forte pénétration, sont particulièrement efficaces pour répondre aux diverses caractéristiques des tissus à repasser.We know that such irons with two vaporization chambers independent of which the first so-called main is a chamber for the production of continuous steam jets at low pressure and the second of which is a chamber for the production of high pressure steam jets and high penetration, are particularly effective for meet the various characteristics of the tissues to iron.
Dans des fers à repasser à vapeur connus de ce genre, la chambre de distribution de vapeur ménagée dans la face inférieure de la base chauffante, et de manière concomitante, les trous correspondants de sortie de jets de vapeur à pression élevée et forte pénétration, sont généralement disposés à peu près dans la partie médiane de la semelle. Une telle disposition de ces trous de sortie de vapeur donne entière satisfaction sur le plan de la qualité du repassage, mais néanmoins, est relativement mal adaptée sur le plan du confort de repassage de l'utilisateur lorsque celui-ci doit effectuer avec soin le marquage des plis dans les tissus épais, par exemple des plis de chemises.In steam irons known from this like the steam distribution chamber in the underside of the heating base, and so concomitant, the corresponding jet outlet holes steam at high pressure and high penetration, are generally arranged roughly in the middle of the sole. Such an arrangement of these holes steam outlet gives complete satisfaction on the plan of the quality of the ironing, but nevertheless, is relatively poorly suited in terms of comfort ironing of the user when he has to carefully mark the folds in the fabrics thick, for example folds of shirts.
L'invention a notamment pour but de remédier à cet inconvénient et de réaliser d'une manière simple un fer à repasser à vapeur, du type exposé ci-dessus, dont la semelle offre à l'utilisateur les meilleures conditions de repassage tout en assurant une bonne qualité du repassage quelles que soient les caractéristiques des tissus à repasser.The object of the invention is in particular to remedy this disadvantage and to make a simple iron steam iron, of the type described above, the sole of which offers the user the best conditions for ironing while ensuring good quality ironing whatever the characteristics of the fabrics to be ironed.
Selon l'invention, la chambre de distribution de vapeur s'étend dans une région située dans la pointe de la base chauffante de la semelle, et les deuxièmes trous de sortie de vapeur en relation avec ladite chambre de distribution de vapeur sont groupés dans la pointe de la plaque de la semelle.According to the invention, the distribution chamber of vapor spreads in a region located in the tip of the heated base of the sole, and the second holes steam outlet in connection with said vapor chamber steam distribution are grouped in the tip of the sole plate.
Ainsi, grâce à cette disposition particulière des trous de sortie de jets de vapeur à pression élevée et forte pénétration, la diffusion de vapeur est concentrée à la pointe même de la semelle, et de fait le confort de repassage de l'utilisateur, en particulier pour le marquage des plis des tissus, est notablement amélioré puisqu'il suffit à l'utilisateur de "suivre" la pointe de la semelle, que l'on peut qualifier de pointe dynamique de guidage, pour diriger correctement le fer le long du pli à marquer, lui permettant ainsi d'exécuter avec soin et grande facilité cette opération de marquage des plis des tissus.Thus, thanks to this particular arrangement of high pressure steam jet outlet holes and strong penetration, vapor diffusion is concentrated at the very tip of the sole, and in fact the comfort of ironing of the user, in particular for marking tissue folds, is significantly improved since it suffices for the user to "follow" the tip of the sole, which can be described as a dynamic tip guide, to correctly direct the iron along the crease to mark, allowing it to execute with care and very easy this operation of marking the folds fabrics.
Dans une forme de réalisation préférée, les deuxièmes trous de sortie de vapeur définissent ensemble une plage de vaporisation de forme approximativement triangulaire dont le sommet est situé à proximité immédiate du sommet de la pointe de la plaque de la semelle.In a preferred embodiment, the second steam outlet holes together define a spray range approximately triangular in shape the top of which is located in the immediate vicinity of top of the tip of the soleplate.
Les caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention ressortiront d'ailleurs de la description qui va suivre, à titre d'exemple non limitatif, en référence aux dessins annexés dans lesquels :
- la figure 1 est une vue en coupe transversale d'une semelle fermée par un couvercle d'un fer à repasser à vapeur selon l'invention ;
- la figure 2 est une vue de dessus d'une base chauffante de la semelle de la figure 1, le couvercle étant ôté ;
- la figure 3 est une vue de dessous de cette base chauffante ; et
- la figure 4 est une vue en plan de la face externe d'une plaque de repassage de la semelle de la figure 1.
- Figure 1 is a cross-sectional view of a sole closed by a cover of a steam iron according to the invention;
- Figure 2 is a top view of a heating base of the sole of Figure 1, the cover being removed;
- Figure 3 is a bottom view of this heating base; and
- FIG. 4 is a plan view of the external face of an ironing plate for the sole of FIG. 1.
Dans l'exemple de réalisation illustré aux figures
1 à 4, un fer à repasser électrique à vapeur comporte une
semelle, désignée par le repère général 10 à la figure 1,
qui s'étend longitudinalement d'une région formant pointe
11 vers une région formant talon 13 et qui comprend une
base ou corps 15 réalisé en un matériau métallique moulé
tel que, par exemple, l'aluminium, fermé de manière
étanche par un couvercle 17 en tôle et chauffé au moyen
d'une résistance électrique blindée 18 noyée dans sa
masse et ayant une forme en U, ainsi qu'une mince plaque
de repassage 21 réalisée en un matériau métallique tel
que, par exemple, l'acier chromé ou l'acier inoxydable,
montée sur la face inférieure 23 de la base chauffante 15
par tout moyen de fixation approprié et dont la face
externe 25 forme une surface de repassage. La base
chauffante 15 (figures 2 et 3) et la plaque de repassage
21 (figure 4) de la semelle ont le même axe de symétrie
longitudinal, noté XX'.In the embodiment illustrated in the figures
1 to 4, an electric steam iron has a
sole, designated by the
Comme le montrent les figures 1 et 2, dans la base
chauffante 15 de la semelle 10 sont pratiquées deux chambres
de vaporisation indépendantes 28,29 séparées par une
cloison verticale 31 et fermées par le couvercle 17.As shown in Figures 1 and 2, in the
La première chambre de vaporisation dite principale
28, de grand volume, est destinée à produire un courant
continu de vapeur à faible pression en étant alimentée en
eau au moyen d'un premier dispositif d'injection (non représenté)
au travers d'une première ouverture 33 pratiquée
dans le couvercle 17. Cette chambre de vaporisation
28 communique, par l'intermédiaire d'orifices de distribution
de vapeur 35 débouchant sur la face inférieure 23
de la base 15 (voir figures 2 et 3), avec des trous de
sortie de vapeur 38 percés dans la plaque 21 (voir figure
4) et en relation avec les orifices 35 de distribution de
vapeur.The first so-called
Dans cet exemple, les trous 38 de sortie de vapeur
sont répartis, d'une part, à proximité des deux bords latéraux
41,42 de la plaque 21, dans la région antérieure
de celle-ci, et d'autre part, dans une plage située approximativement
dans la région médiane de la plaque 21
grâce à des canaux 44,45 ménagés dans la face inférieure
23 de la base 15 (voir figure 3) et adaptés à répartir la
vapeur issue des orifices 35 de distribution de vapeur
dans cette région médiane de la plaque 21 via les trous
correspondants 38 de ladite plaque 21.In this example, the
La deuxième chambre de vaporisation 29, de volume
notablement inférieur à celui de la première chambre 28,
est disposée sensiblement au-dessus de la résistance
blindée 18 et en avant de la première chambre 28, et est
destinée à produire un courant de vapeur à pression
élevée et forte pénétration en étant alimentée en eau au
moyen d'un deuxième dispositif d'injection (non
représenté) au travers d'une deuxième ouverture 47
pratiquée dans le couvercle 17. Cette chambre de
vaporisation 29 communique, par l'intermédiaire d'au
moins un passage de vapeur 49 débouchant sur la face
inférieure 23 de la base 15 (voir figures 2 et 3), avec
une chambre de distribution de vapeur 51 ménagée dans
ladite face inférieure 23 de la base 15 (voir figure 3)
et en relation avec des trous de sortie de vapeur 53
percés dans la plaque 21 (figure 4).The
Selon l'invention, la chambre de distribution 51
(figure 3) s'étend dans une région située dans la pointe
11 de la base chauffante 15 de la semelle 10, et les
trous 53 de sortie de vapeur (figure 4) en relation avec
la chambre de distribution 51 sont groupés dans la pointe
11 de la plaque de repassage 21 de la semelle.According to the invention, the distribution chamber 51
(figure 3) extends in a region located in the
De préférence, en regard des figures 3 et 4, la
chambre de distribution 51 est une chambre de faible volume
qui présente un profil symétrique par rapport à
l'axe XX' de la base 15, en l'occurrence de forme approximativement
triangulaire dont le sommet 55 est situé
à proximité immédiate, de l'ordre de 1 à 3 centimètres,
du sommet 56 de la pointe 11 de la base 15, tandis que
les trous correspondants 53 définissent ensemble une
plage de vaporisation 57 (délimitée par des traits
interrompus sur la figure 4) s'étendant à l'avant de la
plaque de repassage 21 et ayant présentement une forme
approximativement triangulaire dont le sommet 59 est situé
à proximité immédiate, également de l'ordre de 1 à 3
centimètres, du sommet 61 de la pointe 11 de la plaque
21.Preferably, with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, the
On comprend que par cette disposition des trous de
sortie de vapeur 53 dans la pointe 11 de la semelle 10,
la diffusion de vapeur est concentrée tout à l'avant du
fer à repasser, de sorte que la pointe 11 de la semelle
10 sert avantageusement de guide pour l'utilisateur lors
du repassage, en particulier pour l'exécution délicate du
marquage des plis des tissus ou le contournement des
boutons des chemises.We understand that by this arrangement of the
Dans une forme d'exécution préférée illustrée à la
figure 3, la face inférieure 23 de la base chauffante 15
est creusée d'une chambre 63 de compression de la vapeur
sortant du passage 49 dont le débouché est situé dans la
partie centrale postérieure de ladite chambre de compression
63 ; cette chambre de compression 63, de faible volume,
est reliée à la chambre de distribution 51 par un
petit canal longitudinal rectiligne 65 creusé dans la
face inférieure 23 de la base 15 et destiné, par une
sorte d'effet Venturi, à acheminer à vitesse élevée la
vapeur depuis la chambre de compression 63 jusqu'à la
chambre de distribution 51. La chambre de compression 63
est par ailleurs en relation avec des trous correspondants
de sortie de vapeur 68 percés dans la plaque 21
(figure 4), ces trous 68 étant groupés de manière à former
une plage de vaporisation s'étendant dans la région
antérieure de la plaque 21 et destinée à augmenter la
qualité du repassage. In a preferred embodiment illustrated in
Figure 3, the
Dans cet exemple, figure 3, la chambre de compression
63 présente une forme approximativement trapézoïdale
dont les bases sont sensiblement orthogonales à l'axe XX'
de la base chauffante 15. L'ensemble formé par la chambre
trapézoïdale de compression 63, le canal rectiligne 65 et
la chambre triangulaire de distribution 51 est axé sur
l'axe XX' de la base 15, comme on le voit à la figure 3.In this example, Figure 3, the
Ainsi, lors d'une injection d'eau dans la chambre
de vaporisation principale 28 au travers de l'ouverture
33 du couvercle de la semelle 10, l'eau injectée (au
point A situé sur l'axe XX' à la figure 2) est vaporisée
grâce à la chaleur de la résistance blindée 18. La vapeur
chemine dans la chambre 28, traverse les passages désignés
en 71 et 72 sur la figure 2, s'échappe par les orifices
35 de distribution de vapeur en se répartissant en
partie dans les canaux 44,45, comme illustré par les flèches
en traits pleins sur les figures 2 et 3, et sort en
jets continus à faible pression par les trous correspondants
38 de la plaque de repassage 21.Thus, during an injection of water into the
Par ailleurs, lors d'une injection d'eau dans la
chambre de vaporisation 29 au travers de l'ouverture 47
du couvercle de la semelle 10, l'eau injectée (au point B
situé sur l'axe XX' à la figure 2) est transformée en vapeur
au contact du métal chauffé par la résistance blindée
18. La vapeur chemine dans la chambre 29 suivant un
parcours sinueux dans le sens des flèches représentées en
pointillés sur la figure 2, sort par le passage 49 pour
déboucher dans la chambre de compression 63 (figure 3) où
une partie de la vapeur s'échappe par les trous de sortie
68 de la plaque 21, puis s'engouffre dans le canal rectiligne
65 pour déboucher à vitesse élevée dans la chambre
de distribution 51, comme illustré par les flèches en
pointillés sur la figure 3, et s'échappe en jets à
pression élevée et forte pénétration par les trous de
sortie 53 pratiqués dans la pointe 11 de la plaque de
repassage 21.Furthermore, during an injection of water into the
Claims (6)
- Steam iron having a sole plate (10) extending longitudinally from a tip (11) to a heel (13) and comprising a heated base (15) and an ironing plate (21) mounted underneath said base, and two independent vaporisation chambers (28, 29) formed in the base (15) and closed off by a cover (17), that is to say a first main vaporisation chamber (28) fed with water by means of a first injection device through a first opening (33) formed in the cover and communicating, by means of steam distribution orifices (35) opening out on the bottom face (23) of the base (15), with first steam outlet holes (38) in the plate (21) and connected with said steam distribution orifices (35), and a second vaporisation chamber (29) disposed in front of the said first chamber (28), fed with water by means of a second injection device through a second opening (47) formed in the cover and communicating, by means of at least one through passage (49) opening out on the bottom face (23) of the base (15), with a steam distribution chamber (51) provided in the bottom face (23) of the said base (15) and connected with second steam outlet holes (53) in the plate (21), characterised in that the steam distribution chamber (51) extends in a region situated in the tip (11) of the heated base (15) of the sole plate (10), and the second steam outlet holes (53) connected with the said steam distribution chamber (51) are grouped in the tip (11) of the plate (21) of the sole plate (10).
- Steam iron according to Claim 1, characterised in that the second steam outlet holes (53) define together a spray area (57) approximately triangular in shape, whose apex (59) is situated in the immediate vicinity of the apex (61) of the tip (11) of the plate (21) of the sole plate.
- Steam iron according to Claim 2, characterised in that the steam distribution chamber (51) also has an approximately triangular shape whose apex (55) is situated in the immediate vicinity of the apex (56) of the tip (11) of the base (15) of the sole plate.
- Steam iron according to one of Claims 1 to 3, in which the heated base (15) and the plate (21) of the sole plate have the same longitudinal axis of symmetry (XX'), characterised in that the steam distribution chamber (51) has a profile which is symmetrical with respect to the said axis (XX') of the base (15) of the sole plate.
- Steam iron according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that, on the bottom face (23) of the heated base (15) of the sole plate, the rear central part of the steam distribution chamber (51) is extended, via a small rectilinear longitudinal channel (65) for routing steam to the said chamber (51), through a chamber (63) for compressing the steam leaving the passage (49) whose outlet is situated in the rear central part of the said compression chamber (63), this steam compression chamber (63) being connected with corresponding steam outlet holes (68) in the plate (21) of the sole plate.
- Steam iron according to Claims 4 and 5 taken together, characterised in that the steam compression chamber (63) has an approximately trapezoidal shape whose bases are substantially orthogonal to the axis (XX') of the heated base (15) of the sole plate, and in that the said rectilinear channel (65) and the said trapezoidal compression chamber (63) are aligned on the said axis (XX') of the base (15) of the sole plate.
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| FR9512980A FR2740787B1 (en) | 1995-11-03 | 1995-11-03 | STEAM IRON |
| FR9512980 | 1995-11-03 | ||
| PCT/FR1996/001691 WO1997017487A1 (en) | 1995-11-03 | 1996-10-29 | Steam iron |
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| EP0858525A1 EP0858525A1 (en) | 1998-08-19 |
| EP0858525B1 true EP0858525B1 (en) | 2001-01-31 |
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