EP1338694B1 - Dampfbügelvorrichtung - Google Patents

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EP1338694B1
EP1338694B1 EP03001093A EP03001093A EP1338694B1 EP 1338694 B1 EP1338694 B1 EP 1338694B1 EP 03001093 A EP03001093 A EP 03001093A EP 03001093 A EP03001093 A EP 03001093A EP 1338694 B1 EP1338694 B1 EP 1338694B1
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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
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  • the present patent application refers to a steam ironing apparatus for steam-assisted ironing of garments and clothing items, which comprises an ironing board provided with blowing/ sucking fluid-dynamic means and centralized control means for said fluid-dynamic means.
  • the steam-assisted clothing ironing method is generally known to require the generation of steam by means of a separate boiler that is independent of the iron itself; in view of improving the garment ironing process in general and also making it quicker to carry out, apparatuses have been implemented, the ironing top of which is provided with a plurality of perforations and comprises a chamber located therebelow, inside which it is possible to obtain either a pressure value that is higher than the atmospheric pressure value, hereinafter referred to as positive pressure, or a pressure value that is lower than the atmospheric value one, hereinafter referred to as negative pressure.
  • Such pressure variations can be obtained by means of two fans, i.e. a blowing and a sucking one, arranged below the ironing top and in communication with the above mentioned chamber.
  • the variation in the value of the pressure prevailing inside the chamber brings about a flow of forced air, which may possibly be mixed with steam and causes the garment lying on the ironing top to correspondingly adhere thereto or separate, i.e. move away therefrom.
  • the operation of the fans is usually controlled by means of a foot pedal control unit placed on the floor and provided with two pedals, which are adapted to control the blowing fan and the sucking fan, respectively.
  • the disclosure in the European patent application no. 0 750 066 refers to a household garment ironing apparatus comprising a perforated ironing board featuring, underneath the worktop, a chamber communicating with a single axial-flow fan that is adapted to generate a positive pressure or a negative pressure depending on the direction of rotation; the apparatus further comprises a steam-assisted smoothing iron equipped with a single control push-button to activate both the emission of steam and, through an electronic circuit, the rotation of the fan: a pressure exerted manually by the user on such a push-button for pre-determined periods of time causes the fan to start rotating and the direction of rotation of the fan to be selected as desired.
  • a major drawback of the above described apparatus lies in that such a way of operating the fan by means of a single multipurpose control may prove rather awkward for a user to readily get familiar with it for a proper use thereof: in fact, each time that the push-button is depressed by the user for starting fan rotation, also the emission of steam is at the same time activated, even if this is not required, and vice-versa, i.e. when the emission of steam is desired, it is possible for the fan to be started even if this is not necessary, and possibly even with a direction of rotation that may not be appropriate in that particular circumstance.
  • the electronic fan control circuit based on time pulses is rather complex and delicate, so that it practically implies a lower extent of reliability of the apparatus due to an increased likeliness of malfunction or failure events.
  • Another purpose of the present invention is to provide a steam ironing apparatus which is fully reliable in its operation.
  • a further and not less important purpose of the present invention is to provide a steam ironing apparatus which is low in cost and capable of being manufactured using readily available, generally known tools, machinery and techniques.
  • the reference numeral 1 is used to generally indicate a steam ironing apparatus.
  • Such an apparatus comprises an ironing board 2 provided with a chamber 3 located therebelow and communicating with a plurality of through-perforations distributed over the surface of the worktop 4.
  • fluid-dynamic means that are generally indicated at 5, which are adapted to generate a positive pressure or a negative pressure within said chamber 3.
  • These fluid-dynamic means 5 are constituted by a first motor 6, a second motor 7, which is separate and distinct from said first motor 7, and rotates in an opposite direction with respect to the latter, and at least a fan 8 that is coupled to said first and/or said second motor 6, 7 and adapted to be driven selectively by said first motor 6 or said second motor 7.
  • control means for the fluid-dynamic means 5 comprise at least a push-button 9 adapted to be operated manually by the user, and the control means for the steam comprise a push-button 12 which is capable to be operated by the user as well.
  • control means 9 comprise a first push-button 9a and a second push-button 9b that are advantageously arranged on the handgrip 11 of the steam iron 10 on opposite sides with respect to the steam control push-button 12; the first and the second push-button 9a, 9b are electrically connected to the first motor 6 and the second motor 7, respectively, via the electric circuits 13a, 13b.
  • a pressure exerted with the hand on the push-button 9b will send an actuation command to the motor 7, via a second microswitch 14b, which then causes the fan 8 to start rotating in the opposite direction of rotation and, therefore, in the blowing mode in the exemplified case.
  • the push-button 12 is connected to the steam reservoir 15 via the circuit 16, which is separate and distinct from the afore cited electric circuits 13a, 13b.
  • the steam ironing apparatus is actually capable of reaching the afore indicated aims and ensuring all of the advantages deriving therefrom.
  • the centralized arrangement on the steam iron 10 of both the steam control 12 and the blowing/sucking mode controls 9 enables the apparatus as a whole to be used in a more convenient and ergonomically appropriate manner; in addition, the separation of such controls for the separate and independent actuation of the blowing/sucking mode and the emission of steam, respectively, enables the user to readily and intuitively understand how the whole system works, and makes it most easy and convenient for the apparatus itself to be properly used.
  • Figures 3 and 4 can be noticed to illustrate a second embodiment of the apparatus 101, in which the control means for the fluid-dynamic means 105 comprise a single push-button 109 arranged on the handgrip 111 of the steam iron 110, advantageously juxtaposed to and distinct from the steam control push-button 112.
  • the electric circuit 113 which connects the push-button 109 to the fluid-dynamic means 105 and is provided separately from and independently of the circuit 116 connecting the push-button 112 to the steam reservoir 115, comprises an electronic control module or board 117 that is connected to the first and the second motor 106 and 107, which are in turn mechanically coupled with the fan 108.
  • the electronic board 117 through electronic components that substantially perform as sensors and actuators, converts the pulse generated by the pressure exerted manually on the push-button 109, and detected by the board 117 itself, into a command to energize, i.e. start the first motor 106 or the second motor 107, thereby determining the direction of rotation of the fan 108 and, as a result, the blowing or sucking function thereof.
  • the senor is constituted by a small microprocessor device that detects the pulse generated by the push-button 109 and drives corresponding actuators, which may for instance be constituted by servo-controlled switches, such as for instance Triac or relay devices, which selectively start the operation of either the first or the second motor 106, 107, in which the selective activation of a motor or the other one depends on the number of pulses transmitted by the push-button 109, as detected by the electronic board 117.
  • servo-controlled switches such as for instance Triac or relay devices
  • the operation of the apparatus is as follows: upon a first pressure being exerted manually on the push-button 109, a first pulse is generated, which determines, through the electronic board 117, the operation of the first motor 106, thereby causing the fan 108 to start operating in, say, the sucking mode; a subsequent pressure exerted on the push-button 109 will cause a second pulse to be brought about, which, again through said electronic board 117, causes the first motor 106 to gradually stop rotating and, after a pre-determined short period of time, starts the operation of the second motor 107 which rotates in the opposite direction, thereby allowing the fan 108 to operate in the blowing mode this time.
  • the other motor is driven idly jointly with the fan.
  • a further actuation of the push-button 109 will then cause the second motor 107 to gradually stop rotating and causes in turn the first motor 106 to start rotating, thereby switching the fan 108 back to its sucking mode of operation.
  • a pressure exerted on the push-button 109 for a prolonged period of time of a pre-determined duration will stop both the sucking and the blowing mode of operation of the fan.

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  1. Dampfbügelvorrichtung, die ein Bügelbrett (2, 102), das mit einer Kammer (3, 103) versehen ist, die sich darunter befindet und mit einer Vielzahl von Durchgangslöchern in Verbindung steht, die in der Arbeitsfläche (4, 104) vorhanden sind, eine fluiddynamische Einrichtung (5, 105) umfasst, die so eingerichtet ist, dass sie einen Oberdruck und einen Unterdruck in der Kammer (3, 103) erzeugt, der mit der Kammer (3,103) verbunden ist, wobei die fluiddynamische Einrichtung (5,105) durch einen ersten Motor (6,106) sowie einen zweiten Motor (7,107) gebildet wird und letztener von dem ersten Motor (6, 106) getrennt und unabhängig ist, sowie durch wenigstens ein Gebläse (8, 108), das wenigstens mit dem ersten oder dem zweiten Motor (6, 7, 106, 107) verbunden ist, und die Vorrichtung des Weiteren ein Dampfbügeleisen (10, 110) umfasst, mit dem eine Steuereinrichtung (9, 109) für die fluiddynamische Einrichtung (5, 105) und eine Steuereinrichtung (12, 112) für die Emission von Dampf verbunden ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Steuereinrichtung (9, 109) für die fluiddynamische Einrichtung (5, 105) getrennt und unabhängig von der Steuereinrichtung (12. 112) für die Emission von Dampf ist und elektrisch mit dem ersten Motor (6, 106) verbunden ist, um selektiv das wenigstens ein Gebläse (8, 108) zu betätigen, so dass es sich dreht und den Überdruck erzeugt, und elektrisch mit dem zweiten Motor (7, 107) verbunden ist, um selektiv das wenigstens eine Gebläse (8, 108) zu betätigen, so dass es sich dreht und den Unterdruck erzeugt.
  2. Dampfbügelvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Steuereinrichtung für die Fluiddynamikeinrichtung wenigstens einen Druckknopf (9, 109) umfasst, der manuell betätigt werden kann und an dem Handgriff (11, 111) des Bügeleisens (10, 110) angeordnet ist. und die Steuereinrichtung für die Emission von Dampf einen Druckknopf (12, 112) umfasst, der getrennt und unabhängig von dem wenigstens einen Druckknopf (9, 109) ist.
  3. Dampfbügelvorrichtung nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Steuereinrichtung einen ersten Druckknopf (9a) und einen zweiten Druckknopf (9b) umfasst, die elektrisch mit dem ersten Motor (6) bzw. dem zweiten Motor (7) verbunden sind.
  4. Dampfbügelvorrichtung nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Steuereinrichtung einen einzelnen Druckknopf (109) umfasst, der mit dem ersten Motor (106) und dem zweiten Motor (107) über eine elektronische Steuerbaugruppe (117) elektrisch verbunden ist, die dazwischen eingesetzt ist.
  5. Dampfbügelvorrichtung nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die elektronische Steuerbaugruppe (117) eine Sensoreinrichtung, die so eingerichtet ist, dass sie einen Impuls erfasst, der durch einen Druck erzeugt wird, der manuell auf den Druckknopf (109) ausgeübt wird, sowie eine Betätigungseinrichtung umfasst, die so eingerichtet ist, dass sie den Impuls in einen Beiätigungsbefehl umwandelt, der zu dem ersten oder dem zweiten Motor (106.107) zu senden ist, um so selektiv die Drehung des wenigstens einen Gebläses (108) in der entsprechenden Richtung zu bestimmen.
  6. Dampfbügelvorrichtung nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Anzahl von Impulsen, die durch den Druckknopf (109) übertragen werden und durch die elektronische Steuerbaugruppe (117) erfasst werden, die selektive Betätigung des ersten und des zweiten Motors (106, 107) in einer Abfolge bestimmen, um über das wenigstens eine Gebläse (108) abwechselnd den Oberdruck und den Unterdruck zu erzeugen.
  7. Dampfbügelvorrichtung nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass ein Druck der auf den Druckknopf (109) über einen längeren Zeitraum einer vorgegebenen Dauer ausgeübt wird, bewirkt, dass die fluiddynamische Einrichtung (105) aufhört zu arbeiten.
  8. Dampfbügelvorrichtung nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, entweder einzeln oder in Kombination, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der erste Motor (6, 106) und der zweite Motor (7. 107) eine einander entgegengesetzte Drehrichtung haben.
  9. Dampfbügelvorrichtung nach einem oder mehreren der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das wenigstens eine Gebläse (8, 108) selektiv und abwechselnd durch den ersten Motor (6, 106) und den zweiten Motor (7, 107) drehend angetrieben wird.
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