EP1644569B1 - Bügeleisen mit wassertank und einer einfüllöffnung am heck - Google Patents

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EP1644569B1
EP1644569B1 EP04767503A EP04767503A EP1644569B1 EP 1644569 B1 EP1644569 B1 EP 1644569B1 EP 04767503 A EP04767503 A EP 04767503A EP 04767503 A EP04767503 A EP 04767503A EP 1644569 B1 EP1644569 B1 EP 1644569B1
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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
    • D06F75/14—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
    • 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
    • D06F75/02—Externally-heated hand irons; Hand irons internally heated by means other than electricity, e.g. by solid fuel, by steam
    • D06F75/06—Externally-heated hand irons; Hand irons internally heated by means other than electricity, e.g. by solid fuel, by steam with means for supplying steam or liquid 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
    • D06F75/14—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

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  • the present invention relates to an iron and more particularly to an iron having a water tank provided with a filling port on the rear face of the iron.
  • an object of the present invention is to overcome this disadvantage by proposing an iron equipped with a rear fill tank not allowing water to escape the tank when the iron is placed in the head. bottom and in which the flow of water from the tank to the vaporization chamber is performed correctly when the iron is placed on its sole.
  • the subject of the invention is an iron comprising a water tank provided with a filling orifice situated on the rear face of the iron, so that the filling of the tank is carried out while holding the iron tilted. forward, the tank being in communication with a drip bus feeding a vaporization chamber, characterized in that the drip plug is fed by a pipe opening near the rear of the tank.
  • Such a characteristic makes it possible to prevent the water in the tank from flowing through the plug when the iron is tilted forwards, in particular when filling the tank.
  • the pipe opens into the lower rear part of the tank.
  • the filling orifice of the reservoir is extended inside the reservoir by a sleeve forming in the reservoir, outside the sleeve, a reserve of air during filling of the reservoir.
  • Such a feature has the advantage of providing a reserve of air that is difficult to fill with water when filling the tank.
  • the pipe opens into the air reserve formed on either side of the sleeve.
  • the tank has a wall extending from the bottom of the tank and forming a dam retaining water on the rear of the tank when the water level in the latter becomes low.
  • Such a feature promotes the complete emptying of the tank through the pipeline feeding the bushel by retaining, on the rear of the tank, water from waves generated by the movements back and forth during ironing.
  • Such a feature allows in particular to use a tank whose rear portion is raised relative to the front part, while maintaining a good emptying of the tank.
  • the pipe is constituted by a feed pipe and the barrier wall extends transversely on the width of the tank and vertically to a height substantially corresponding to the outer diameter of the feed tube, this wall having an opening for the passage of the feed tube.
  • the tank comprises a vent circuit having an end opening into the rear part of the tank and an end, in contact with the outside air, located in the upper front part of the iron.
  • Such a characteristic makes it possible to vent the tank allowing a good flow of water in the direction of the drip and limiting the risk of water flow out of the tank when the iron is tilted forward or is placed on its heel.
  • the vent circuit comprises a buffer chamber placed in the upper front part of the iron body so as to be above the maximum water level in the reservoir when the iron rests horizontally.
  • Such a characteristic makes it possible to prevent the water from escaping through the end of the vent circuit by collecting, in the buffer chamber, the water present in the vent circuit when the iron is tilted towards the end of the vent circuit. 'before.
  • the vent circuit comprises a pipe of small section which opens into the upper rear part of the tank and is extended by a bell extending downwards and having an opening in its lower part. .
  • Such a characteristic makes it possible to limit the volume of the buffer chamber while ensuring proper operation of the vent circuit.
  • Figures 1 and 2 show a schematic view of a steam iron having a heating soleplate 1, a handle 2 and a body incorporating a water reservoir 3.
  • the handle 2 is connected to the back of the iron by two arm 4 extending away from the handle 2 to the body of the iron so that the resulting structure is substantially triangulated and constitutes a heel on which the iron can rest.
  • the reservoir 3 of the iron comprises a filling orifice 5 disposed on the rear face of the iron, between the two arms 4.
  • the orifice 5 is inclined towards the rear of the iron so that the filling of the iron is carried out by holding the iron tilted forward, as shown in Figure 3.
  • the latter has a rear portion raised relative to the front portion of the tank 3.
  • the filling orifice 5 is closed by a removable plug 6 and comprises a cylindrical sleeve 5a, in the axis of the orifice 5, extending a few centimeters towards the inside of the reservoir 3.
  • the lower end of the sleeve 5a delimits the maximum filling level of the tank 3 when the iron is in the filling position, tilted forward.
  • the sleeve 5a provides in the tank, on either side of the sleeve 5a, a volume difficult to fill with water constituting a reserve of air.
  • the tank 3 is connected, via a feed tube 8, to a chamber 9 integrated in the front part of the tank 3 and feeding a drop-plug bushel 7 delivering progressively water to a vaporization chamber 10 integrated into the heating soleplate 1.
  • the feed tube 8, which extends to the bottom of the tank 3, has preferably an inside diameter greater than 5 mm and has an end 8a freely opening at the rear of the tank 3, in the volume surrounding the sleeve 5a.
  • the other end 8b of the feed tube is connected to a non-drip valve 11 interposed between the reservoir 3 and the feed chamber 9 of the drip bus 7.
  • the anti-drip valve 11 is controlled by a control member, not shown, ensuring the closing of the valve when the temperature of the vaporization chamber is not sufficient for the production of steam.
  • a wall 16 is disposed at the rear of the tank.
  • This wall 16 extends transversely to the tank 3 over the entire width of the latter.
  • the wall 16 extends vertically, from the bottom of the tank 3, to a height substantially corresponding to the outside diameter of the tube 8 and comprises a notch into which the supply tube 8 is inserted so that the connection between these two elements is waterproof.
  • This wall 16, which is advantageously molded with the tank 3, acts as a dam collecting water from the waves generated by the movement of the iron back and forth during the ironing phases and keeping it around the iron. end 8a.
  • Such a dam has the advantage of ensuring the proper emptying of the tank although the end 8a opens into the slightly raised rear part of the tank 3.
  • the tank 3 is also provided with a vent circuit allowing the water of the tank to flow without difficulty into the feed tube 8.
  • This vent circuit comprises a hose of vent 12 of small passage section extending into the reservoir 3 and comprising a rear end 12a advantageously connected to a hollow member 15 in the form of a bell, not shown in Figure 2, placed as far back as possible in the reservoir 3.
  • the bell 15 acts as a pump eliminating, by suction, any drops of water hooked by capillarity inside the vent pipe 12 when the iron is tilted from the vertical position, on its heel, to the horizontal position on its sole.
  • the vent pipe also has a front end 12b connected to a buffer chamber 13 placed above the tank 3 at the front end thereof.
  • the buffer chamber 13 has a volume substantially equal to the volume of water that can be contained in the vent pipe 12 and has an upper wall provided with an opening 13a communicating with the outside air via a nozzle 14 .
  • the iron thus produced has the advantage of allowing the filling of the tank, holding the iron tilted forwards, without risk of water flow out of the tank.
  • the feed tube 8 makes it possible to prevent the reservoir from emptying through the drop-dropping plug 7 in this position. when the latter has remained in a position intended for the production of steam. Indeed, the end of the feed tube 8 opens at the rear of the tank 3 in an air pocket formed by the presence of the sleeve 5a. Thus, only the small amount of water present in the supply tube 8 and in the feed chamber 9 can flow towards the vaporization chamber 10 when the iron is tilted to scientist, this small amount of water likely to be evaporated in contact with the evaporation chamber 10.
  • the buffer chamber 13 makes it possible for it to prevent water from escaping through the tip 14 of the vent circuit by collecting any water present in the vent circuit when the iron is tilted towards the before.

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  1. Bügeleisen mit einem Wasserbehälter (3), der mit einer Einfüllöffnung (5) versehen ist, die sich an der Rückseite des Bügeleisens befindet, so dass das Einfüllen des Behälters erfolgt, indem das Bügeleisen nach vorne gekippt wird, wobei der Behälter (3) mit einem Tropfventileinsatz (7) verbunden ist, der im vorderen Teil des Bügeleisens angeordnet ist und eine Verdampfungskammer (10) speist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Tropfventileinsatz (7) von einer Leitung (8) gespeist ist, die in der Nähe des hinteren Teils des Behälters (3) mündet.
  2. Bügeleisen nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Leitung (8) in den hinteren, unteren Teil des Behälters (3) mündet.
  3. Bügeleisen nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sich die Einfüllöffnung (5) des Behälters (3) innerhalb des Behälters über einen Stutzen (5a) verlängert, der während des Befüllens des Behälters eine Luftreserve innerhalb des Behälters (3) außerhalb des Stutzens (5a) bildet.
  4. Bügeleisen nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Leitung (8) in der auf der einen und der anderen Seite des Stutzens (5a) gebildeten Luftreserve mündet.
  5. Bügeleisen nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Behälter (3) eine Wand (16) aufweist, die sich aus dem Boden des Behälters (3) erstreckt und eine Sperre bildet, die das Wasser im hinteren Teil des Behälters (3) zurückhält, wenn der Wasserpegel im Behälter niedrig wird.
  6. Bügeleisen nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Leitung aus einem Speiserohr (8) besteht und dass sich die Wand (16) quer zur Breite des Behälters (3) und vertikal auf einer Höhe erstreckt, die im Wesentlichen dem Außendurchmesser des Speiserohrs (8) entspricht, wobei die Wand (16) eine Öffnung für den Durchgang des Speiserohrs (8) aufweist.
  7. Bügeleisen nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Behälter (3) einen Lüftungskreis umfasst, der ein Ende, das in den hinteren Teil des Behälters (3) mündet, und ein Ende, das mit der Außenluft in Kontakt steht und sich im oberen vorderen Teil des Bügeleisens befindet, aufweist.
  8. Bügeleisen nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Lüftungskreis eine Pufferkammer (13) aufweist, die im oberen vorderen Teil des Bügeleisens angeordnet ist, so dass sie sich oberhalb des maximalen Wasserpegels im Behälter (3) befindet, wenn das Bügeleisen waagerecht aufliegt.
  9. Bügeleisen nach einem der Ansprüche 7 bis 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Lüftungskreis einen Schlauch (12) geringen Querschnitts aufweist, der in den oberen hinteren Teil des Behälters (3) mündet und sich über eine Glocke (15) verlängert, die sich nach unten erstreckt und in ihrem unteren Teil eine Öffnung aufweist.
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FR0308506A FR2857381B1 (fr) 2003-07-11 2003-07-11 Fer a repasser comportant un reservoir d'eau muni d'un orifice de remplissage sur la face arriere du fer
PCT/FR2004/001659 WO2005014915A1 (fr) 2003-07-11 2004-06-29 Fer a repasser comportant un reservoir d'eau muni d'un orifice de remplissage sur la face arriere du fer

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