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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
  • D06F75/26—Temperature control or indicating arrangements
• • 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
• • 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

Definitions

• the present invention relates to an ironing apparatus, and more particularly to a steam ironing apparatus.
• EP1224349 discloses an ironing apparatus comprising:
• An iron comprising an ironing plate having an ironing surface and steam outlet openings opening into the ironing surface
• a vaporization chamber configured to generate a stream of vapor, the vaporization chamber being fluidly connected to the at least one steam outlet orifice,
• an electric pump configured to supply liquid to the vaporization chamber
• an electronic card configured to control the electric pump
• an activation trigger carried by the iron and intended to be actuated manually by a user, the activation trigger being connected to the electronic card so as to communicate an activation signal to the electronic card representative of a actuation state of the activation trigger or a state of release of the activation trigger.
• the electronic board of the ironing apparatus described in document EP1224349 is more particularly configured to control the electric pump according to a predetermined power cycle when an activation signal corresponding to a state of actuation of the activation trigger. is communicated to the electronic card, the power cycle comprising successively:
• a first supply phase of a first predetermined supply duration for example of the order of 6 seconds, during which the electric pump is driven so as to supply liquid to the vaporization chamber with a feed rate less than or equal to 120 g / min, and for example of the order of 60 g / min
• a second supply phase of a second predetermined supply duration during which the electric pump is controlled so as to supply liquid to the vaporization chamber with a feed rate lower than the feed rate of the first phase; , and for example of the order of 35 g / min.
• Such a configuration of the electronic board of the ironing apparatus described in document EP1224349 makes it possible to prevent liquid spraying via the steam outlet orifices provided on the ironing plate.
• an ironing appliance has a steam outlet inertia (which corresponds to the time elapsed between the activation of the activation trigger by the user and a steam outlet at the steam outlet orifices) very high, namely several seconds, which can be a source of discomfort for the user.
• the steam flow rate remains low and deceptive for a long time, the time that the vaporization chamber rises in temperature.
• the present invention aims to remedy all or part of these disadvantages.
• the technical problem underlying the invention is therefore to provide an ironing apparatus which has a low vapor exit inertia at the start of the electric pump, while greatly limiting the risk of liquid spraying at the level of the soleplate. ironing iron.
• the present invention relates to an ironing apparatus comprising:
• a vaporization chamber configured to generate a stream of vapor
• an electric pump configured to supply liquid to the vaporization chamber
• an electronic card configured to control the electric pump
• an activating trigger carried by the iron and intended to be actuated manually by a user, the activation trigger being connected to the electronic card so as to communicate an activation signal to the card electronic device representative of a state of actuation of the activation trigger or of a state of release of the activation trigger,
• the electronic board is configured to drive the electric pump so as to supply liquid to the vaporization chamber with a feed rate greater than 160 g / min, and advantageously between 200 and 250 g / min, and by example of about 230 g / min, during a feed time of less than 2 seconds when an activation signal corresponding to a state of actuation of the activation trigger is communicated to the electronic card after a period of relaxation the activation trigger of more than 4 seconds, such a release period may correspond for example to a period of dry ironing or a rest period of the ironing apparatus, and in that the electronic card is configured to interrupt the operation of the electric pump when an activation signal corresponding to a new state of release of the activation trigger is communicated to the card Electronic.
• the feeding time of the vaporization chamber with a very high feed rate is less than 2 seconds, and after a period of release of the activation trigger greater than 4 seconds, avoids any risk of water saturation of the vaporization chamber or at least of the steam distribution circuit connecting the vaporization chamber to the steam outlet orifices, and therefore any risk of liquid spraying via the vapor outlet orifices provided on the soleplate Ironing the iron.
• an activation signal corresponds to information generated by the activation trigger and transmitted to the electronic card in the form of a signal or a lack of signal and indicating an actuation state or release of the trigger.
• the ironing apparatus may further have one or more of the following features, taken alone or in combination.
• the vaporization chamber is an instantaneous vaporization chamber.
• the electronic card is configured to control the electric pump according to a first power cycle when an activation signal corresponding to an actuation state of the activation trigger is communicated to the electronic card after a period of release of the activation trigger of more than 4 seconds, the first power cycle comprising successively:
• a second feed phase with a feed time of less than 2 seconds, and advantageously between 0.5 seconds and 1.5 seconds, and advantageously between 0.8 and 1.2 seconds, and for example about 1 second, during which the electric pump is controlled so as to supply liquid to the vaporization chamber with a feed rate of between 40 and 70 g / min, and advantageously between 50 and 65 g / min, and for example about 58 g / min.
• a third feed phase with a feed time of less than 2 seconds, and advantageously between 0.5 seconds and 1.5 seconds, and advantageously between 0.8 and 1.2 seconds and, for example, approximately 1, 1 second, during which the electric pump is controlled so as to supply liquid to the vaporization chamber with a feed rate greater than 160 g / min, and advantageously between 200 and 250 g / min, and by example of about 230 g / min, and
• a fourth feed phase with a feed time of less than 2 seconds, and advantageously between 1 second and 2 seconds, and advantageously between 1, 2 and 1, 6 seconds, and for example about 1, 4 seconds, during which the electric pump is controlled so as to supply liquid to the vaporization chamber with a feed rate of between 50 and 70 g / min, and advantageously between 50 and 65 g / min, and for example about 58 g / min.
• the first power cycle has a first predetermined duration of between 4 and 6 seconds, and is for example about 5 seconds.
• the electronic card is configured to control the electric pump in a second power cycle if the activation signal communicated to the electronic card during the completion of the first power cycle corresponds an activation state of the activation trigger, the second power cycle comprising successively at least:
• a first feed phase with a feed time of less than 3 seconds, and advantageously between 0.4 seconds and 0.6 seconds, and for example about 0.5 seconds, during which the electric pump is controlled so as to supply liquid to the vaporization chamber with a feed rate of between 40 and 60 g / min, for example about 50 g / min,
• a second supply phase with a supply duration of less than 1 second, and advantageously between 0.4 seconds and 0.6 seconds, and for example approximately 0.5 seconds, during which the electric pump is controlled so as to supply liquid to the vaporization chamber with a feed rate greater than 160 g / min, and advantageously between 200 and 250 g / min, and for example about 230 g / min,
• the electronic card is configured to drive the electric pump according to the second power cycle if the activation trigger is maintained actuated by the user upon completion of the first power cycle.
• the second power cycle further comprises fourth, fifth and sixth successive supply phases and respectively identical to the first, second and third supply phases of the second power cycle.
• the second power cycle further comprises seventh, eighth and ninth successive supply phases and respectively identical to the first, second and third supply phases of the second power cycle.
• the second power cycle has a second predetermined duration of between 10 and 20 seconds, and is for example about 15 seconds.
• the electronic card is configured to drive the electric pump so as to supply liquid to the vaporization chamber with a continuous feed rate of between 40 and 60 g / min, and for example about 50 g / min, if the activation signal communicated to the electronic card during the completion of the second power cycle corresponds to an activation state of the activation trigger, that is to say say whether the activation trigger is maintained actuated by the user upon completion of the second power cycle.
• the electronic card is configured to control the electric pump so as to supply liquid to the vaporization chamber with a feed rate of between 40 and 80 g / min, and advantageously between 50 and 70 g / min, when an activation signal corresponding to a state of actuation of the activation trigger is communicated to the electronic card after a period of release of the activation trigger less than 4 seconds.
• the iron comprises:
• an ironing plate comprising an ironing surface and at least one steam outlet opening opening into the ironing surface and fluidly connected to the steam chamber, and
• a heating body thermally and mechanically bonded to the ironing plate, the heating body defining the vaporization chamber and further comprising a heating element configured to heat the vaporization chamber and the ironing surface.
• the heating body comprises a foundry delimiting at least partly the vaporization chamber, the foundry having a mass greater than 500 g.
• the heating element is integrated in the foundry.
• the heating body comprises a closure plate which rests on the foundry, the vaporization chamber being delimited by the foundry and the closure plate.
• the thickness of the foundry in the first third of the vaporization chamber is greater than or equal to 7 mm, and is for example about 8.5 mm, in order to have sufficient heat capacity to quickly evaporate the liquid introduced into the vaporization chamber.
• the iron comprises a steam distribution circuit fluidly connecting the vaporization chamber to the at least one steam outlet orifice and in which is intended to flow the flow of steam.
• vapor generated by the vaporization chamber the vapor distribution circuit having two lateral channels extending on either side of the vaporization chamber and meeting in a front part of the foundry, and through orifices provided on the foundry, each through opening opening on the one hand in at least one of the side channels and secondly on a bottom face of the foundry, all the through holes being located between a front end of the foundry and a middle portion of the foundry.
• At least one of the through orifices is located in the first quarter before the foundry.
• the sum of the passage sections of all the through orifices is less than or equal to 1 cm 2 .
• the iron comprises a thermal regulation element, such as a regulation thermostat, mounted on the foundry and configured to regulate the temperature of the ironing surface, the regulating element thermal being offset from the front end of the vaporization chamber or heater by a distance less than two-thirds of the length of the vaporization chamber or the length of the heating element.
• a thermal regulation element such as a regulation thermostat
• the ironing plate comprises an ironing plate extending under the foundry, the ironing plate comprising the ironing surface and the at least one steam outlet orifice.
• the vaporization chamber comprises a main chamber portion having a main bottom portion, and a secondary chamber portion having a secondary bottom portion, the secondary chamber portion being located at the before the vaporization chamber, the secondary bottom portion of the secondary chamber portion being elevated relative to the main bottom portion of the main chamber portion.
• the vaporization chamber comprises a separation step extending between the main bottom portion and the secondary bottom portion.
• the heating body comprises a liquid injection opening fluidly connected to the electric pump, the liquid injection opening opening into a front part of the vaporization chamber and close to a front part of the heating element.
• the minimum distance between the liquid injection opening and the heating element is less than or equal to 1 cm.
• the minimum distance between the liquid injection opening and the front end of the heating element is less than or equal to 1 cm.
• the electronic card is configured to drive the electric pump so as to supply liquid to the vaporization chamber with a feed rate greater than 300 g / min for at least 1 second if the temperature of the ironing sole is greater than a predetermined temperature, for example greater than or equal to 160 ° C.
• a feed rate greater than 300 g / min for at least 1 second if the temperature of the ironing sole is greater than a predetermined temperature, for example greater than or equal to 160 ° C.
• the iron has a heel on which the iron can rest during the inactive ironing phases and, in addition, a removable collector disposed at the rear of the steam chamber, the removable collector being configured to collect scale particles falling by gravity from the vaporization chamber when the iron rests on the heel.
• the removable collector is disposed between the vaporization chamber and the heel.
• the iron comprises a receiving housing located at the heel and provided with an access opening opening into the heel, the removable collector being removably disposed in the housing of reception.
• the vaporization chamber has an inner surface at least in part, and for example substantially completely covered by an anti-caesifaction coating.
• the steam distribution circuit is at least partly, and for example substantially entirely, internally coated with an anti-heating coating.
• the electronic card is configured to regulate the electric current supplied to the electric pump.
• the power of the heating element is at least 10% greater than the theoretical evaporation power of the liquid fed into the vaporization chamber, and this in order to limit the risk of sagging. water; the power required to heat and evaporate the water introduced into the vaporization chamber being 43 W per g / min, it takes at least 2150 W + 10% of 2150 W to evaporate 50 g / min of water continuously, or 2365 W minimum.
• the present invention further relates to a method of controlling an ironing apparatus comprising an iron, a vaporization chamber configured to generate a steam flow, an electric pump configured to supply liquid to the vaporization chamber, an electronic card configured to control the electric pump, and an activation trigger carried by the iron and intended to be actuated manually by a user, the activation trigger being connected to the electronic card so as to communicate an activation signal to the electronic card representative of a state of actuation of the activation trigger or a state of release of the activation trigger, the control method comprising the following steps:
• the step of controlling the electric pump comprises a step of controlling the electric pump according to a first power cycle when an activation signal corresponding to a state of actuation of the activation trigger is communicated to the electronic card after a period of release of the activation trigger of more than 4 seconds, the first power cycle comprising successively:
• a second feed phase with a feed time of less than 2 seconds during which the electric pump is driven so as to supply liquid to the vaporization chamber with a feed rate of between 40 and 70 g / min,
• a third feed phase with a feed time of less than 2 seconds during which the electric pump is driven so as to supply liquid to the vaporization chamber with a feed rate greater than 160 g / min, and
• a fourth feed phase with a feed time of less than 2 seconds during which the electric pump is driven so as to supply liquid to the vaporization chamber with a feed rate of between 50 and 60 g / min.
• the step of controlling the electric pump comprises a step of controlling the electric pump according to a second power cycle if the activation signal communicated to the electronic card during the completion of the first power cycle corresponds to an activation state of the activation trigger, the second power cycle comprising successively at least:
• a first feed phase with a feed time of less than 1 second during which the electric pump is driven so as to supply liquid to the vaporization chamber with a feed rate of between 40 and 60 g / min,
• the step of controlling the electric pump comprises a step of controlling the electric pump so as to supply liquid to the vaporization chamber with a continuous feed rate between 40 and 60 g / min, and for example about 50 g / min, if the activation signal communicated to the electronic card during the completion of the second power cycle corresponds to a state of actuation of the trigger activation.
• FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an ironing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the invention.
• FIG. 1 is a partial perspective view of the ironing apparatus of Figure 1.
• FIG. 3 is a partial exploded view in perspective of the ironing apparatus of Figure 1.
• FIG. 4 is a partial longitudinal sectional view of the ironing apparatus of Figure 1.
• FIG. 5 is a partial view from above of the ironing apparatus of FIG. 1.
• FIG. 6 is a partial perspective view of the ironing apparatus of Figure 1.
• FIG. 7 is a graph showing the evolution of the feed rate of the vaporization chamber as a function of time.
• FIG. 8 is a schematic view of the ironing apparatus of FIG. - Figure 9 is a schematic view of an ironing apparatus according to a second embodiment of the invention.
• FIGS 1 to 8 show an ironing apparatus 2 according to a first embodiment of the invention which comprises an iron 3, a liquid reservoir 4, such as a water tank, and a connected electric pump 5 fluidically to the liquid reservoir 4.
• a liquid reservoir 4 such as a water tank
• a connected electric pump 5 fluidically to the liquid reservoir 4. The operation of the liquid reservoir 4 and the electric pump 5 is explained below.
• the iron 3 comprises a housing 6 having a gripping portion 7 at its upper end and a heel 8 in its rear portion on which the iron 3 can rest substantially vertically during phases inactive ironing.
• the liquid reservoir 4 and the electric pump 5 are arranged in the housing 6.
• the iron 3 further comprises an ironing plate 9 provided with a substantially flat ironing surface 1 1 and a plurality of steam outlet ports 12 opening into the ironing surface 1 January.
• the iron 3 also comprises a heating element 13 integrated in the lower part of the housing 6, and thermally and mechanically bonded to the ironing plate 9.
• the heating body 13 comprises a foundry 14, for example aluminum, and a resistive heating element curved U-shaped and integrated in the foundry 14.
• the foundry 14 advantageously has a mass greater than 500 g.
• the heating body 13 also comprises a closure plate 16 which rests on the foundry 14, and a vaporization chamber 17, of instantaneous vaporization type, delimited by the foundry 14 and the closure plate 16, and configured to generate a flow of steam.
• the foundry 14 more particularly comprises a partition 18 going up to the closure plate 16 and laterally delimiting the vaporization chamber 17.
• the vaporization chamber 17 comprises a bottom 19 having a multitude of pyramidal pads for increasing the heat exchange surface of the vaporization chamber 17.
• the vaporization chamber 17 is at least partly, and for example substantially entirely, internally lined with an anti-curing coating.
• the vaporization chamber 17 has a main chamber portion 17.1 having a main bottom portion 19.1, and a secondary chamber portion 17.2 located at the front of the vaporization chamber 17 and having a secondary bottom portion 19.2.
• the vaporization chamber 17 further comprises a separation step 17.3 extending between the main bottom portion 1, 9.1 and the secondary bottom portion 19.2, so that the secondary bottom portion 19.2 is raised relative to the portion of the bottom portion. main background 19.1.
• Such a configuration of the vaporization chamber 17 limits the presence of liquid at the secondary chamber portion 17.2 and keeps the heat capacity.
• the heating body 13 further comprises a liquid injection opening 21 fluidly connected to the electric pump 5 and opening into a front part of the vaporization chamber 17.
• the electric pump 5 is thus configured to supply the vaporization chamber 17 with liquid from the liquid reservoir 4.
• the liquid injection opening 21 is formed on the closure plate 16, and opens into the vaporization chamber 17 near the front end of the heating element 15.
• the minimum distance between the liquid injection opening 21 and the front end of the heating element 15 is advantageously less than or equal to 1 cm.
• the liquid injection opening 21 is located substantially opposite the separation step 17.3.
• the ironing apparatus 2 further comprises a steam distribution circuit 22 defined by the foundry 14 and the closure portion 16, and fluidly connecting the vaporization chamber 17 to the steam outlet ports 12, so that the vapor flow, generated in the vaporization chamber 17, can flow to the vapor outlet ports 12.
• the steam distribution circuit 22 is at least partly, and for example substantially entirely, internally coated by an anti-heating coating.
• the vapor distribution circuit 22 comprises two lateral channels 23 extending on either side of the vaporization chamber 17 and joining at the front end of the heating body 13. Each lateral channel 23 is fluidly connected to the chamber of vaporization 17 through a respective lateral passage opening 24 located at the rear of the vaporization chamber 17, and provided for example on the partition 18.
• the steam distribution circuit 22 further includes through holes 25 provided on the foundry 14 and opening each on the one hand in at least one of the lateral channels 23 and on the other hand on a lower face of the foundry 14, at the level of steam distribution cavities 26, visible in FIG. 4, arranged facing the steam outlet ports 12 of the ironing plate 9.
• all the through-orifices 25 are situated between a front end of the foundry 14 and a middle part of the foundry 14.
• the steam distribution circuit 22 has a through hole 25 located in the first quarter front of the foundry 14 and for example at the level of the junction zone of the two lateral channels 23, and two through orifices 25 each located in a central zone of the respective lateral channel 23.
• the sum of the passage sections of all through orifices 25 is less than or equal to 1 cm 2 , and this so as to ensure the steam flow a high output speed.
• the iron 3 further comprises a control thermostat (not visible in the figures) configured to regulate the temperature of the ironing surface 1 1.
• the regulation thermostat is advantageously received in a boss 28 provided on the foundry 14.
• the regulation thermostat is advantageously offset with respect to the front end of the vaporization chamber 17 by a distance less than two-thirds of the length of the spray chamber 17.
• the iron 3 also comprises a removable collector 29 disposed between the vaporization chamber 17 and the heel 8, and configured to collect particles of scale falling by gravity from the vaporization chamber 17 when the iron 3 rests on the heel 8.
• the removable manifold 29 is more particularly connected to the vaporization chamber 1 7 by a connecting passage 31 opening into the rear end of the vaporization chamber 1 7.
• the removable manifold 29 may for example be similar to that described in FR2981 371.
• the ironing apparatus 2 further comprises an electronic card 32 configured to drive the electric pump 5, and more particularly to control the start and stop of the electric pump 5, and to adjust the output flow of the pump 5.
• the electronic card 32 is advantageously configured to adjust the electric current supplied to the electric pump 5. According to the embodiment shown in Figures 1 to 8, the electronic card 32 is integrated in the housing 6 of the iron 3 .
• the ironing apparatus 2 also comprises an activation trigger 33 carried by the iron 3 and intended to be actuated manually by a user.
• the activation trigger 33 is connected to the electronic card 32 so as to communicate an activation signal to the electronic card 32 which is representative of an activation state of the activation trigger 33, when the trigger of FIG. activation 33 is actuated by the user, or a state of release of the activation trigger 33, when the activation trigger 33 is released by the user.
• the electronic card 32 is configured to control the electric pump 5 according to a first power cycle (see FIG. 7) when an activation signal corresponding to an activation state of the activation trigger 33 is communicated to the electronic card 32 after a release period TR of the activation trigger 33 by more than 4 seconds, the first power cycle comprising successively:
• a third supply phase with a supply duration T3 of between 0.5 seconds and 1.5 seconds, advantageously between 0.8 and 1.2 seconds and for example of approximately 1.1 seconds, during which the electric pump 5 is controlled so as to supply liquid to the vaporization chamber 17 with a feed rate greater than 160 g / min, preferably greater than 200 g / min and for example about 230 g / min, and
• the first power cycle has a first predetermined duration of between 4 and 6 seconds, and is for example about 5 seconds.
• the electronic card 32 is further configured to drive the electric pump 5 according to a second power cycle, which follows the first power cycle, if the activation signal communicated to the electronic card 32 upon completion of the first power cycle.
• supply cycle corresponds to an activation state of the activation trigger 33, that is to say if the activation trigger 33 is maintained actuated by the user upon completion of the first cycle of activation. food.
• This second feeding cycle successively comprises:
• a second supply phase with a supply duration ⁇ of between 0.4 seconds and 0.6 seconds, and for example about 0.5 seconds, during which the electric pump 5 is driven so as to supply in liquid the vaporization chamber 17 with a feed rate greater than 160 g / min, preferably greater than 200 g / min and for example about 230 g / min,
• the second power cycle further comprises fourth, fifth and sixth successive supply phases respectively identical to the first, second and third supply phases of the second power cycle, and also seventh, eighth and ninth successive feed phases and respectively identical to the first, second and third feed phases of the second feed cycle.
• the second power cycle has a second predetermined duration of between 10 and 20 seconds, and is for example about 15 seconds.
• the electronic card 32 is further configured to drive the electric pump 5 so as to supply liquid to the vaporization chamber 17 with a continuous feed rate of between 40 and 60 g / min, and for example about 50 g / min, if the activation signal communicated to the electronic card 32 during the completion of the second power cycle corresponds to an activation state of the activation trigger 33, that is to say if the activation trigger 33 is maintained actuated by the user upon completion of the second power cycle.
• Such a configuration of the electronic card 32, and more particularly the fact that the vaporization chamber 17 is fed with a very high feed rate after a period of release of the activation trigger 33 by more than 4 seconds, allows ensure instantaneous vaporization of a large amount of liquid in the vaporization chamber 17, and thus greatly limit the steam output inertia of the ironing apparatus 2 at the start of the electric pump.
• the fact that the supply time of the vaporization chamber 17 with a very high feed rate is less than 2 seconds avoids any risk of liquid saturation of the vaporization chamber 17 or at least the distribution circuit vapor 22, and therefore any risk of liquid splash via the steam outlet ports 12 when the user actuates the activation trigger 33, and allows the thermostat to react just in time to supply current to the heating element 15 of the ironing sole 9.
• the electronic card 32 is furthermore configured to interrupt the operation of the electric pump 5 at any time, and for example during the first and second supply cycles, when an activation signal corresponding to a state of relaxation of the activation trigger 33 is communicated to the electronic card 32, that is to say when the user releases the activation trigger 33.
• the electronic card 32 is further configured to control the electric pump 5 so as to supply liquid to the vaporization chamber 17 with a feed rate of between 40 and 80 g / min, and advantageously between 50 and 70 g / min, when an activation signal corresponding to an activation state of the activation trigger 33 is communicated to the electronic card 32 after a period of release of the activation trigger 33 less than 4 seconds.
• the electronic card 32 is further configured to control the electric pump 5 so as to supply liquid to the vaporization chamber 17 with a feed rate greater than 300 g / min for at least 1 second if the temperature of the ironing plate is greater than a predetermined temperature.
• FIG. 9 represents an ironing apparatus 2 according to a second embodiment of the invention which differs from that represented in FIGS. 1 to 8 essentially in that it comprises a base unit 34 connected to the steam iron 3, and more particularly to the vaporization chamber 17, by a liquid conveying conduit 35, and in that the liquid reservoir 4 and the electric pump 5 are integrated in the base unit 34.
• the invention is not limited to the embodiments of this ironing apparatus, described above as examples, it encompasses all the variants.

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