EP2503052B1 - 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 - Google Patents

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 Download PDF

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EP2503052B1
EP2503052B1 EP12305123.7A EP12305123A EP2503052B1 EP 2503052 B1 EP2503052 B1 EP 2503052B1 EP 12305123 A EP12305123 A EP 12305123A EP 2503052 B1 EP2503052 B1 EP 2503052B1
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Jacky Chelle
Stéphane Loprete
Laurent D'oliviera
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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
    • D06F75/12—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
    • 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 a steam iron having an ironing plate comprising at least a first group of steam outlet holes and a second group of steam outlet holes, and relates more particularly to an iron comprising a steam distribution device comprising means for blocking or reducing the flow of steam towards the second group, operable from outside the iron, for concentrating the flow of steam towards the first group of outlet holes of steam.
  • an iron having an ironing plate surmounted by a sole closed by a lid, the sole incorporating a steam distribution circuit comprising a diffusion network to a first group of steam outlet holes situated at the front of the the ironing plate and a diffusion network to a second group of steam outlet holes at the rear of the ironing plate.
  • the iron includes a control button acting on a steam distribution device comprising means for blocking or reducing the flow of steam towards the second group for concentrating the flow of steam towards the first group of steam outlet holes.
  • an iron having an ironing plate comprising a first and a second group of steam outlet holes and a soleplate closed by a cover incorporating a steam distribution circuit to the first group of steam outlet holes.
  • the iron also comprises a steam distribution device comprising means for blocking the flow of steam towards the second group of steam outlet holes, operable from outside the iron.
  • the means for blocking or reducing the flow of steam towards the second group are arranged in a module external to the sole which has the disadvantage of being bulky and expensive to implement.
  • a module has the disadvantage of being disposed in a relatively cold area of the iron so that the vapor emitted through this module tends to condense, causing the emission of water droplets through the holes steam outlet of the ironing plate.
  • an object of the present invention is to overcome these disadvantages by providing a steam iron comprising a device for distributing steam for concentrating the steam flow to a particular group of steam outlet holes that is operable from outside the iron and is simple and economical to implement.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide an iron equipped with such a device in which the risk of condensation of steam in the steam distribution circuit is reduced.
  • the invention relates to a steam iron having an ironing plate comprising at least a first group and a second group of steam outlet holes, and comprising a steam distribution device comprising means for blocking or reducing the flow of steam towards the second group of steam outlet holes, operable from outside the iron, for concentrating the flow of steam towards the first group of steam outlet holes, characterized in that that the means for reducing or blocking the steam supply of the second group of steam outlet holes are arranged in a steam distribution chamber whose bottom is constituted by a closure lid attached to the sole, the distribution chamber comprising at least one feed orifice formed in the lid, opening into a duct connected to a steam inlet channel integrated into the sole and at least one outlet opening in the lid opening into a vapor diffusion network in the direction of the second group of steam outlet holes.
  • the means for blocking or reducing the flow of vapor comprise a seal, attached to the lid, the seal being elastically returned to a rest position in which the steam can flow freely from the orifice of supply to the outlet port and being deformable, under the pressure of an actuator element, to a vapor concentration position in which the seal at least partially obstructs a passage between the supply port and the outlet port.
  • the seal comprises a portion which obstructs the supply orifice when the seal is deformed towards the concentration position of the vapor.
  • the seal defines the upper surface of the distribution chamber and comprises a deformable hemispherical portion.
  • the seal comprises a hemispherical body having a peripheral flange which is sandwiched between a circular edge projecting from the upper face of the lid and a fastening flange.
  • the fixing flange comprises a hemispherical portion matching the shape of the hemispherical portion of the gasket, the fixing flange having an opening at the top of the hemispherical portion.
  • the seal comprises a central protrusion, at the top of the hemispherical body, oriented towards the inside of the distribution chamber and intended to rest at the edge of the feed orifice when the seal is in the concentration position of the steam.
  • the seal comprises, on the back of the central protrusion, a recess in which is engaged an actuating rod.
  • the seal is made of a fluorocarbon rubber of the FKM type.
  • the sole contains a heating resistor.
  • the soleplate is surmounted by a body comprising a gripping handle, the means for blocking or reducing the flow of steam being operable by means of a button carried by the body.
  • the soleplate comprises an upper face provided with walls providing a steam distribution circuit comprising a first diffusion network to the first group of steam outlet holes and a second diffusion network to the second. group of steam outlet holes, the distribution circuit being closed in its upper part by the cover.
  • the invention also relates to an ironing apparatus comprising a pressurized steam generator connected to an iron by a cord, characterized in that the iron is in accordance with the iron as previously described.
  • the soleplate of the iron comprises a vaporization chamber upstream of the steam inlet channel, the vaporization chamber comprising a steam inlet orifice formed in the lid, the orifice steam inlet being connected to the cord.
  • the figure 1 represents an ironing appliance comprising a steam iron 1 resting on an inclined base of a steam generator housing 100, the housing 100 enclosing, in a manner known per se, a vessel for the generation of steam under pressure which is connected to the iron by a cord 101.
  • the iron 1 comprises an ironing plate 2 in thermal contact with a heating soleplate 3 which is masked by a plastic body 10 comprising a handle 11 for gripping, the body 10 of the iron being fixed on the sole 3 of the iron by screws, not shown in the figures.
  • the ironing plate 2 is constituted by an aluminum plate whose lower surface, coming into contact with the clothes to be ironed, is coated with enamel and the heating soleplate 3 is made of aluminum by a process molding, an electrical resistance 5 U-shaped being embedded in the sole 3.
  • the ironing plate 2 is provided with a first group 21 of steam outlet holes 20 comprising a dozen steam outlet holes arranged in a triangle arrangement near the front tip of the ironing plate 2, this first group 21 of steam outlet holes 20 being disposed facing a first distribution chamber 31 of the steam formed by a cavity extending under the sole 3.
  • the ironing plate 2 is also provided with a second group 22 of steam outlet holes 20 comprising about fifty steam outlet holes distributed over substantially the entire surface of the ironing plate 2, with the exception of the tip the first group 21 of steam outlet holes 20 being disposed opposite a second steam distribution chamber 32 formed by a cavity extending under the soleplate. 3.
  • the first and second distribution chambers 31, 32 are supplied with steam through orifices 33, 34 passing through the sole 3 which open into a distribution circuit of the steam formed on the upper face of the sole 3, visible on the figure 4 .
  • the steam distribution circuit comprises a first vapor diffusion network consisting essentially of a diffusion chamber 30 disposed at the front of the soleplate in which the orifices 33, which open into the first distribution chamber 31, are arranged. and a second diffusion network consisting essentially of lateral diffusion chambers 35 in which the orifices 34 which open into the second distribution chamber 32 are arranged.
  • the distribution circuit is delimited laterally by a peripheral wall 36A on which a cover 4 of closure rests, visible on the figure 5 , the upper face of the sole 3 having intermediate walls 36B coming into contact with the lid 4 to effect, in particular, the separation between the first and second vapor diffusion networks.
  • peripheral wall 36A and the intermediate walls 36B are obtained directly from the molding with the sole 3, the cover 4 being attached by bonding to the walls 36A, 36B and having openings 40 in which 36C screws are engaged. ensuring the maintenance of the lid 4 on the sole 3.
  • the steam distribution circuit comprises a steam inlet orifice 41 carried by the cover 4, which is connected to the end of the bead 101 and which opens into a vaporization chamber 37 disposed between the two branches of the U-shaped electrical resistance 5, the vaporization chamber 37 being provided with a multitude of projecting studs increasing the heat exchange surface and promoting the evaporation of the condensates transported by the steam.
  • the steam distribution circuit comprises a steam inlet channel 38 connecting the vaporization chamber 37 to a steam distribution device ensuring the flow of steam to the first and second diffusion networks, the steam inlet channel 38 bypassing a pad 38A intended to receive a thermostat for regulating the temperature of the sole 3 and having a tormented form, provided with baffles, promoting the evaporation of possible condensates transported by the steam.
  • the vapor distribution device comprises a main conduit 39 having a rear end connected to the steam inlet channel 38 and a front end connected to the front diffusion chamber 30 of the first distribution network.
  • the duct 39 comprises a cylindrical central zone forming a chimney 39A extending vertically towards a supply orifice 42, visible on the figure 5 passing through the cover 4, this supply opening 42 opening into a dome-shaped steam distribution chamber 6 disposed above the sole and the bottom of which consists of the cover 4.
  • the bottom of the distribution chamber 6 comprises a longitudinal wall 43 extending above the duct 39 to close the upper part of the latter, this longitudinal wall 43 being traversed by the supply orifice 42 and being laterally bordered by outlets 44 passing through the cover 4 to open into the side diffusion chambers 35 of the second vapor diffusion network.
  • the longitudinal wall 43 and the outlet orifices 44 are laterally bordered by a circular rib 45 projecting from the upper face of the lid 4, the circular rib 45 being centered on the supply orifice 42 and having a diameter of the order of 30 mm.
  • the steam distribution device also comprises a flexible seal 7 comprising a peripheral flange 72 which is sandwiched between the circular rib 45 and a fastening flange 8 held on the lid 4 by means of three screws 81, the seal 7 being made of a material resistant to steam and temperature, such as fluorocarbon rubber type FKM.
  • the gasket 7 comprises a hemispherical body which is provided at its apex with a cylindrical recess 70, with a diameter of the order of 10 mm, into which an end of a rod 9 engages.
  • actuation visible on the figures 2 , 6 and 7 .
  • the actuating rod 9 passes through a central opening 80 of the fastening flange 8 and is engaged in the recess 70 so that the movement of the end of the rod 9 downwards causes the seal 7 to deform elastically.
  • the seal 7 comprises, on the back of the recess 70, a central projection 71 oriented towards the inside of the distribution chamber 6 which is provided with a cylindrical lower lip 71A, with a diameter of about 10 mm, coming from rest along the supply port 42 when the actuating rod 9 is moved down to a vapor concentration position, shown in FIG. figure 7 by manually pressing a button 12 disposed in front of the handle 11 of the iron, the actuating rod 9 being brought upwards by a return spring 90 in a rest position, illustrated on the figures 2 and 6 , in which the lip 71A of the gasket 7 no longer rests at the edge of the supply orifice 42.
  • the actuating rod 9 is returned by the return spring 90 in the rest position and the seal 7 takes its natural form in which the lower lip 71A is raised by several millimeters from the edge of the supply port 42.
  • the steam from the steam inlet channel 38 can both pass directly through the conduit 39 and travel through the first network distribution to exit through the first group 21 of steam outlet holes 20, following the path indicated by the gray arrows, but also climb along the chimney 39A, following the path illustrated by the black arrows, for s' escape through the supply port 42, then pass through the outlet ports 44 of the distribution chamber 6, to walk through the second distribution network and out through the second group 22 of t steam outlet 20.
  • the seal 7 then ensures a tight closure of the supply port 42 of the distribution chamber 6 and the steam produced by the steam generator flowing through the steam inlet channel 38 can no longer passing through the supply port 42 but escapes exclusively towards the first distribution network.
  • the entire stream of steam produced by the steam generator is thus sent through the first group 21 of steam outlet holes 20 located at the front of the ironing plate 2, which allows to obtain a stream of concentrated vapor, so more powerful.
  • the iron thus produced has the advantage of having a device for distributing the steam between the first and second groups of steam outlet holes which is compact, simple and economical to produce.
  • the integration of the distribution device closer to the heating soleplate, as well as the path of the steam in the heart of the sole before reaching the distribution device ensures excellent heating of the steam from the generator , which makes it possible to eliminate any possible condensates transported by the steam and generated in particular during the cooling of the steam during transport of steam through the bead.
  • the seal of the steam distribution device may have a shape adapted to only reduce, and not completely block, the flow of steam sent towards the second group of steam outlet holes when the button is pressed.

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