EP1482084A1 - Fer à repasser à vapeur professionnel et semi-professionnel - Google Patents

Fer à repasser à vapeur professionnel et semi-professionnel Download PDF

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EP1482084A1
EP1482084A1 EP20030012405 EP03012405A EP1482084A1 EP 1482084 A1 EP1482084 A1 EP 1482084A1 EP 20030012405 EP20030012405 EP 20030012405 EP 03012405 A EP03012405 A EP 03012405A EP 1482084 A1 EP1482084 A1 EP 1482084A1
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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 concerns a steam iron for professional and semi-professional use.
  • Irons of this kind are generally defined as professional or semi-professional, inasmuch as they are suitable for users for whom ironing is their profession or a considerable part thereof.
  • Such users are often required to iron, even for several hours without interruption, fabrics sewn in such a way as to make access of the iron difficult, or are required to prepare for ironing sections of fabric at high temperature, in close proximity to sections of fabric requiring treatment at a more moderate temperature.
  • known irons only deliver jets of steam in two main directions, that is, downwards via holes machined in the base plate, and forwards relative to the iron itself, aligned with the point of the base plate and the longitudinal axis of the iron.
  • the object of the present invention is to eliminate the above mentioned disadvantages of the known art by conceiving a professional and semi-professional steam iron which provides and issues steam of at least two different temperatures, and which also permits the user to direct the jets of steam as desired, even in directions divergent from the downwards direction orthogonal to the base plate and that directed from the tip of the plate, without thereby requiring fatiguing twisting motions of the wrist of the hand holding the iron.
  • the present professional and semi-professional steam iron which comprises a base plate equipped with a lower ironing surface and an internal steam chamber and a first set of holes directed downwards and connected to the said chamber, an upper handle fixed to the base plate and equipped with a control which activates the ejection of steam in pulses from the first set of holes, and a duct which conveys the steam from the generator to the said internal steam chamber, characterised by the fact that the said base plate also includes: at least a second set of steam ejection holes oriented downwards, independent of the first set, at least a third front steam ejection hole substantially located at the tip of the said base plate and connected to the generator, at least a fourth pair of steam ejection holes located one on either side of the third front ejection hole on the front sides of the base plate and connected with the generator, means for selecting the ejection of steam from the second set of holes and/or third front hole and/or fourth pair of side ejection holes; control means for controlling said selection means located externally to the
  • a professional and semi-professional steam iron is overall indicated with reference numeral 1, which iron usually comprises a base plate 2 equipped with a lower ironing surface 3, an internal steam chamber 4 and first set of holes 5 through which the steam is ejected and which are oriented downwards and connected with the steam chamber 4.
  • a handle 6 Over the base plate 2 is rigidly mounted a handle 6 fitted with a control 7, for instance a switch, for pulse activation of the ejection of the steam via the first set of holes 5.
  • Steam is delivered by a generator (not illustrated), which may for example be composed of a separate heater and is conveyed to the internal chamber 2 via a duct 8.
  • the base plate 2 is further provided with a second set of holes 9 for ejection of the steam, which holes are oriented downwards like those constituting the first set 5, but independent of the latter and connected to the generator.
  • the plate 2 further comprises a third hole 10 for forwards ejection of the steam, located substantially on the tip of the plate 2, also connected to the generator, and at least a fourth pair of holes 11 for ejection of the steam from both sides, located on both sides of the third front hole 10 and substantially close thereto, on the front sides of the plate 2.
  • the iron 1 is equipped with selection means 12, for selecting the ejection of steam alternatively from the said second set of holes 9 or third front hole 10 or fourth pair of side holes 11, as required by the user.
  • selection means 12 for selecting the ejection of steam alternatively from the said second set of holes 9 or third front hole 10 or fourth pair of side holes 11, as required by the user.
  • the user can active the controls means 13 located in a suitable position externally to the base plate 2, and more precisely on the handle 6 in an ergonomic position.
  • the steam is conveyed to the said second holes 9, third front hole 10 and fourth pair of side holes 11 via a second conveyance means 14.
  • selection means comprise a box-form casing 18 having an upper half-casing 19 and a lower half-casing 20, which are specifically integral with the base plate 2 and may be mutually fixed to each other.
  • the upper half-casing 19 is provided with a first slot 21, preferably having an intake 22 for steam intake and suitable to be coupled to the second means of conveyance 14, in practice a second duct 23.
  • a second slot 24, two third slots 25 and a fourth slot 26 are formed into the lower half-casing 20: these latter are connected via the respective independent ducts to the above third front hole 10, fourth pair of side holes 11 and second set of holes 9.
  • a shutter 27 is mounted with substantially circular plane section which operates to open alternately the second slot 24 or third pair of slots 25 or fourth slot 26.
  • the shutter 27 is equipped with at least a fifth pair of through holes 127 and 227, set at a predefined angle from each other, and is mounted to rotate tightly in the said box-form casing 18, operated externally from the plate 2 by the means of actuation means 28.
  • interposed low friction means which are essentially composed of at least two blocks 29, 30 superposed and coaxial, each mounted rigidly to their respective half-casing comprising between them a seat 31 for the rotary mounting of the shutter 27.
  • the said second slot 24, third slots 25 and fourth slot 26 are disposed in the lower half-casing 20 or in the lower block 30 according to a first circular generating line 200 oriented substantially horizontally.
  • the second slot 24 is symmetrically inserted between the two third slots 25 and diametrically opposed to the fourth slot 26 (see figures 4a, 4b, 4c).
  • third slots 25 are spaced by a first circumferential arc of predefined amplitude "x" and together with the second slot 24 are oriented towards the front of the iron 1.
  • the fifth through holes 127 and 227 are also arranged according to a second circular generating line 201 with substantially horizontal orientation, with radius equal to that of the first generating line 200 and concentrically superimposed on it; correspondingly, the holes 127 and 227 of that couple of fifth through holes are inter-spaced by a second circumferential arc of amplitude "y" equal to that of the said first arc "x".
  • the arrangement of the said holes 127 and 227 as well as of the second slot 24, third slots 25 and fourth slot 26 allows for alternate vertical alignment by superposition: in figure 4a the second slot 24 is aligned with hole 127, in figure 4b the third slots 25 are aligned at the same time with both fifth slots 127 and 227 and in figure 4c the fourth slot 26 is aligned with hole 227, all of which is done by rotating the shutter 27.
  • seat 31 coincides with a spherical concavity formed into the lower block 30 which serves to receive a corresponding profile 32 similarly of spherical convex form which protrudes from the lower part of the shutter 27.
  • the upper half-casing 19 is perforated by an aperture 33 for the passage of the actuation means 28 of the shutter 27, which are essentially composed of a vertical stud 34, centred and extending upwards from the shutter 27, and which is rotationally integral with the latter.
  • the length of the stud 34 is such as to make an upper section thereof protrude from the upper half-casing 19 through the aperture 33;
  • the actuating means 28 also includes a first pinion 35 fitted to the said upper section of the stud 34 and rotationally constrained thereto, and a transmission and connection assembly 36 between the said first pinion 35 and the controls 13 located externally to the said base plate 2.
  • Such controls means 13 are preferably located on the upper handle 6, conveniently on the front part thereof, and the transmission unit 36 comprises a shaft 37 supported substantially vertically between the base plate 2 and upper handle 6, freely rotatable around its own longitudinal axis, and a pair of respective second pinions 38 and 39 fitted to the upper and lower ends of the shaft 37.
  • a gear wheel 40 is mounted to the upper handle 6, and is rotatably actuated by the user; both the first pinion 35 and the gear wheel 40 can engage with the second lower pinion 38 and upper pinion 39.
  • a valve 41 is positioned, preferably of the type with only two positions, open and closed, operable with a specific control, for example a second switch coupled to the already mentioned control 7, located on the upper handle 6 and serving to enable/disable the delivery of steam to the means of selection 12.
  • the operation of the steam iron 1 according to the invention is as follows: via duct 8, when the user requests steam by actuating switch 7 for usual ejection through the first set of holes 5, the steam generated by the provided generator is delivered first to the internal steam chamber 4 and then issues in pulsed jets as required by the user from the said first set of holes 5.
  • the user actuates a second switch, preferably located in combination with the said switch 7, to request steam from the generator.
  • the steam is conveyed into the second duct 23, independent of duct 8, and valve 41, normally closed, opens to allow the steam to pass to the selection means 12 and to the hole or holes selected.

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WO2005068706A2 (fr) * 2004-01-15 2005-07-28 T.P.A. Impex S.P.A. Fer a repasser a vapeur
EP1724389A1 (fr) * 2005-05-18 2006-11-22 Eugster/Frismag AG Dispositif de repassage à vapeur avec générateur de vapeur fixe relié à un fer à repasser
WO2007036828A2 (fr) 2005-09-29 2007-04-05 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. Systeme de soin de vetement
EP2072662A1 (fr) * 2007-12-19 2009-06-24 Candy Elettrodomestici S.r.l. Système à repasser
CN102644191A (zh) * 2011-02-18 2012-08-22 Seb公司 包括至少具有第一组和第二组蒸汽排出孔的熨烫板的蒸汽熨斗

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US5979089A (en) * 1995-11-03 1999-11-09 Moulinex S.A. Steam iron with independent steam chambers
EP1178147A2 (fr) * 2000-08-05 2002-02-06 Eugster/Frismag AG Dispositif de repassage à la vapeur avec générateur de vapeur fixe
EP1239071A1 (fr) * 2001-03-07 2002-09-11 Esse 85 S.R.L. Fer à repasser

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US2425598A (en) * 1944-05-30 1947-08-12 Philco Corp Steam electric iron
US5979089A (en) * 1995-11-03 1999-11-09 Moulinex S.A. Steam iron with independent steam chambers
EP1178147A2 (fr) * 2000-08-05 2002-02-06 Eugster/Frismag AG Dispositif de repassage à la vapeur avec générateur de vapeur fixe
EP1239071A1 (fr) * 2001-03-07 2002-09-11 Esse 85 S.R.L. Fer à repasser

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WO2005068706A2 (fr) * 2004-01-15 2005-07-28 T.P.A. Impex S.P.A. Fer a repasser a vapeur
WO2005068706A3 (fr) * 2004-01-15 2006-06-01 T P A Impex Spa Fer a repasser a vapeur
EP1724389A1 (fr) * 2005-05-18 2006-11-22 Eugster/Frismag AG Dispositif de repassage à vapeur avec générateur de vapeur fixe relié à un fer à repasser
US7908776B2 (en) 2005-09-29 2011-03-22 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. Garment care system
WO2007036828A3 (fr) * 2005-09-29 2007-08-02 Koninkl Philips Electronics Nv Systeme de soin de vetement
WO2007036828A2 (fr) 2005-09-29 2007-04-05 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. Systeme de soin de vetement
CN101273164B (zh) * 2005-09-29 2011-10-26 皇家飞利浦电子股份有限公司 服装护理系统
US8365446B2 (en) 2005-09-29 2013-02-05 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. Garment care system
EP2072662A1 (fr) * 2007-12-19 2009-06-24 Candy Elettrodomestici S.r.l. Système à repasser
CN102644191A (zh) * 2011-02-18 2012-08-22 Seb公司 包括至少具有第一组和第二组蒸汽排出孔的熨烫板的蒸汽熨斗
FR2971796A1 (fr) * 2011-02-18 2012-08-24 Seb Sa Fer a repasser a vapeur comportant une plaque de repassage comprenant au moins un premier groupe et un deuxieme groupe de trous de sortie de vapeur
EP2503052A1 (fr) * 2011-02-18 2012-09-26 Seb S.A. Fer à repasser à vapeur comportant une plaque de repassage comprenant au moins un premier groupe et un deuxième groupe de trous de sortie de vapeur
CN102644191B (zh) * 2011-02-18 2015-09-30 Seb公司 包括至少具有第一组和第二组蒸汽排出孔的熨烫板的蒸汽熨斗

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