EP0999303B1 - Gewerbliches Dampfbügeleisen - Google Patents

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EP0999303B1
EP0999303B1 EP99120954A EP99120954A EP0999303B1 EP 0999303 B1 EP0999303 B1 EP 0999303B1 EP 99120954 A EP99120954 A EP 99120954A EP 99120954 A EP99120954 A EP 99120954A EP 0999303 B1 EP0999303 B1 EP 0999303B1
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Massimiliano Pineschi
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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
    • 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
    • D06F75/12—Hand irons internally heated by electricity with means for supplying steam to the article being ironed the steam being produced from water supplied to the iron from an external source

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  • the present invention relates to a professional-type steam iron.
  • Conventional irons are provided with steam dispensing holes which are essentially located on the face of the plate of the iron that makes contact with the fabrics.
  • Some irons have a distribution of the holes designed specifically to improve the performance of the iron, especially as regards the possibility to reach very difficult areas, such as cuffs, in items such as for example shirts.
  • the aim of the present invention is to solve the above-described problem of the prior art by providing an improved type of steam iron which allows to apply steam to fabrics, and therefore iron them perfectly, even in hidden regions or regions difficult to reach with conventional irons.
  • the valve means is a double-action electric valve, characterized in that it comprises a solid body inside which there is a hollow seat for the snug sliding of a flow control element, at least three ducts for connection to the outside leading into said seat, means being provided for actuating said flow control element between at least two active positions for alternately blocking said ducts, means for returning said flow control element to at least one of said positions being further provided.
  • the reference numeral 1 designates a professional-type steam iron, which is conventionally composed of a handle 2 fitted above an internally hollow metal plate 3 whose lower face 3a is adapted to keep contact with fabrics to be ironed by gliding on them.
  • first and second openings designated respectively by the reference numerals 4 and 5 through which steam V is dispensed; the openings are connected inside the plate 3, by means of a corresponding first duct and second duct, designated by the reference numerals 6 and 7 respectively, to at least one valve means 8 which is adapted to control the supply of steam V, is accommodated in the plate 3 and can be actuated from outside, for example by means of a button 9 located on the handle 2.
  • the valve means 8 is constituted by at least one electric valve 10 of a double-action type which controls the alternating opening and closure of the first openings 4 and of the second openings 5.
  • the electric valve 10 essentially comprises a solid body 11 inside which there is a hollow seat 12, inside which a flow control element 13 is fitted so that it can slide snugly.
  • At least three ducts for connection to the outside respectively a first inlet duct designated by the reference numeral 14, a second outlet duct designated by the reference numeral 15 and a third outlet duct designated by the reference numeral 16, lead into the hollow seat 12.
  • the electric valve 10 is provided with means 17 for actuating the flow control element 13 between at least two extreme operating positions for alternately blocking the ducts 14, 15 and 16, and with means for returning the flow control element 13 into at least one of the extreme positions.
  • first duct 14 and the second duct 15 are mutually coaxial and arranged transversely with respect to the flow control element 13, while the third duct 16 is coaxial to the flow control element.
  • a chamber 14a defined in the body 11 is further provided in the point where the first duct 14 and the hollow seat 12 meet.
  • the flow control element 13 is composed of a cylindrical body 13a made of magnetically reactive material and is provided, at one end, with a head 19 for blocking the third duct 16; downstream of the head there is an annular groove 13b.
  • the flow control element 13 is also provided with an axial cavity 20 which accommodates the return means, which are constituted by at least one helical compression spring 21 fitted in the axial cavity 20 and in which one end is in contact with the bottom of the cavity and the other end is in contact with a corresponding end wall of said hollow seat 12.
  • the return means which are constituted by at least one helical compression spring 21 fitted in the axial cavity 20 and in which one end is in contact with the bottom of the cavity and the other end is in contact with a corresponding end wall of said hollow seat 12.
  • Said seat is peripherally surrounded by said means 17 for actuating the flow control element 13, which essentially consist of a magnetic winding 22 which is adapted to constitute a coil.
  • the head 19 of the flow control element 13 frees the third duct 16 and blocks the second duct 15.
  • the steam V that arrives from the duct 13 enters the chamber 14a and passes through it into the duct 16, from which it is dispensed through the openings 5.

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  1. Gewerbliches Dampfbügeleisen (1), enthaltend eine bekannte Struktur zusammengesetzt aus einem Griff (2), der oberhalb einer innen hohlen Metallplatte (3) befestigt ist, deren untere Oberfläche (3a) geeignet ist, im Kontakt mit Geweben zu gleiten, wobei die genannte Metallplatte (3) ausserdem eine vordere Fläche (3b) hat, wobei die genannte Platte (3) erste und zweite Öffnungen (4), (5) zur Dampfabgabe aufweist, welche im Inneren durch entsprechende erste und zweite Leitungen (6), (7) an wenigstens ein Ventilmittel (8) zum Steuern der Dampfabgabe angeschlossen sind, wobei das genannte Ventilmittel (8) in der genannten Platte (3) angeordnet und von aussen zu betätigen ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die genannten zweiten Öffnungen (5) zur Dampfabgabe an der genannten vorderen Fläche (3b) der Platte (3) angeordnet sind, um den Dampf vorn an dem Bügeleisen (1) abgeben zu können.
  2. Bügeleisen nach Patentanspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das genannte Ventilmittel (8) wenigstens ein doppelt wirkendes Elektroventil (10) zum wechselweisen Öffnen und Schliessen der genannten ersten und zweiten Öffnungen (4), (5) enthält.
  3. Bügeleisen nach Patentanspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das wenigstens eine Ventilmittel (8) einen soliden Körper (11) enthält, in dessen Innerem ein hohler Sitz (12) zum passrechten Gleiten eines Flussregelelementes (13) beschrieben ist, sowie wenigstens eine erste, eine zweite und eine dritte Ventilleitung (14), (15), (16) zur Verbindung mit dem in den genannten Sitz (12) mündenden Aussenbereich, wobei Mittel (17) zum Bewegen des genannten Flussregelelementes (13) zwischen wenigstens zwei aktiven Positionen zum wechselweisen Absperren der genannten Ventilleitungen vorgesehen sind, und wobei ausserdem Rückholmittel für das genannte Flussregelelement (13) in wenigstens eine der genannten Positionen vorgesehen sind.
  4. Bügeleisen nach Patentanspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass wenigstens eine erste und eine zweite (14), (15) der genannten Ventilleitungen koplanar und quer im Verhältnis zu dem genannten Flussregelelement (13) verlaufen, und dadurch, dass eine dritte Ventilleitung (16) koaxial zu dem genannten Flussregelelement (13) verläuft.
  5. Bügeleisen nach Patentanspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die genannten ersten und zweiten Ventilleitungen (14), (15) sich gegenüberliegend und koaxial zueinander angeordnet sind.
  6. Bügeleisen nach Patentanspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die genannte erste Ventilleitung (14) eine Einlassleitung und die genannten zweiten und dritten Ventilleitungen (15), (16) Auslassleitungen sind.
  7. Bügeleisen nach Patentanspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das genannte Flussregelelement (13) aus einem zylindrischen Körper (13a) aus magnetisch reaktivem Material besteht und an einem Ende mit einem Kopf (19) zum Absperren der genannten dritten Ventilleitung (16) versehen ist, stromabwärts von welchem eine ringförmige Nutung (13b) vorhanden ist, wobei das genannte Flussregelelement (13) ausserdem axial mit einem Hohlraum (20) zur Aufnahme der genannten Rückholmittel versehen ist.
  8. Bügeleisen nach Patentanspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass, wenn sich das Flussregelelement (13) in der Position des Absperrens der genannten dritten Ventilleitung (16) befindet, die genannte Nutung (13b) koplanar und zu den genannten ersten und zweiten Ventilleitungen (14), (15) ausgerichtet ist und diese unterbrechungslos miteinander verbindet.
  9. Bügeleisen nach Patentanspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass an dem Punkt, an dem sich die genannte erste Ventilleitung (14) und der genannte axiale Hohlraum (20) treffen, eine Kammer (14a) vorhanden ist, geformt in den genannten soliden Körper (11) und breiter als der genannte Kopf (19) des Flussregelelementes (13).
  10. Bügeleisen nach Patentanspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die genannten Rückholmittel wenigstens eine Schraubendruckfeder (21) enthalten, welche so in dem genannten Hohlraum (20) befestigt ist, dass ein Ende sich im Kontakt mit dem Boden des genannten Hohlraums (20) befindet und das andere Ende im Kontakt mit einer entsprechenden Endwand des genannten hohlen Sitzes (12).
  11. Bügeleisen nach Patentanspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der genannte hohle Sitz (12) von den genannten Mitteln (17) zum Betätigen des genannten Flussregelelementes (13) umgeben ist.
  12. Bügeleisen nach Patentanspruch 11, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die genannten Betätigungsmittel (17) eine Magnetwicklung (22) enthalten, welche eine Spule bilden.
  13. Bügeleisen nach einem beliebigen der vorstehenden Patentansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die genannten zweiten Öffnungen (5) dicht an der Spitze der Platte (3) angeordnet sind.
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ITMO980230 1998-11-04
ITMO980229 1998-11-04
ITMO980229 IT1304919B1 (it) 1998-11-04 1998-11-04 Ferro da stiro a vapore di tipo professionale.
ITMO980230 IT1304920B1 (it) 1998-11-04 1998-11-04 Elettrovalvola a doppio effetto.

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