EP4025735A1 - Steam-permeable attachment with ironing elements - Google Patents
Steam-permeable attachment with ironing elementsInfo
- Publication number
- EP4025735A1 EP4025735A1 EP20751540.4A EP20751540A EP4025735A1 EP 4025735 A1 EP4025735 A1 EP 4025735A1 EP 20751540 A EP20751540 A EP 20751540A EP 4025735 A1 EP4025735 A1 EP 4025735A1
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- Prior art keywords
- attachment
- front cover
- steam
- bracket
- receiving space
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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
- D06F73/00—Apparatus for smoothing or removing creases from garments or other textile articles by formers, cores, stretchers, or internal frames, with the application of heat or steam
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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
- D06F87/00—Apparatus for moistening or otherwise conditioning the article to be ironed or pressed
Definitions
- the present invention relates to an attachment for attachment to a steam outlet opening of a steam generator used for treating an item of clothing.
- the attachment has a vapor-permeable front cover which delimits a receiving space for a carrier element provided with the active ingredient in the form of a textile fabric (steamer pad) which is soaked or wetted with the active ingredient.
- a carrier element provided with the active ingredient in the form of a textile fabric (steamer pad) which is soaked or wetted with the active ingredient.
- the temperatures on the outside of the front cover are not so high, as a result of which the risk of painful burns is reduced.
- the invention is therefore based on the object of providing an attachment for a steam generator for treating an item of clothing, as a result of which simple handling of the steam generator and comprehensive care of the item of clothing are possible.
- the vapor-permeable front cover is formed from a first material, with the front cover on the outwardly directed outer side at least one bracket element made of a second material is arranged, which has a higher thermal conductivity than the first material. Due to the lower thermal conductivity, the front cover is less hot on its outside than the bracket element. Although there is still a risk of injury if the user comes into contact with the hot bracket element, contact with the (remaining) outside of the front cover no longer leads to burns.
- the thermal conductivity of the second material is preferably more than 10 times or even 20 times greater than the thermal conductivity of the first material.
- the thermal conductivity of the first material is preferably less than 1 watt / (mK).
- the front cover is made of plastic.
- the bracket element is preferably made of metal.
- the bracket element is an element that is flattened on at least one side and thus forms a bracket surface.
- the bracket element can assume any basic shape such as a rectangular, circular or oval shape. Other shapes, such as a kidney shape, U shape or V shape, are also conceivable.
- the front cover has a recess on the outside in which the bracket element is inserted.
- the bracket element can partially protrude from the recess so that the bracket surface of the bracket element is slightly raised relative to the outside of the front cover, which enables or simplifies ironing with the bracket element.
- the bracket element can have a thickness of 1 to 8 mm, preferably 2 to 4 mm.
- the recess can be formed by an area of reduced wall thickness in the front cover. If, for example, the front cover has a wall thickness of 4 mm, the recess can be formed in that the wall thickness in this area is not 4 mm, but for example only 2 mm. If, in this exemplary embodiment, the bracket element placed in the recess has a thickness of 2.5 mm, the bracket element protrudes 0.5 mm from the outside of the front cover.
- the depression can already be created during injection molding if the injection mold has an elevation corresponding to the depression.
- the recess is only incorporated after the injection molding, for example by milling.
- At least one fastening means is provided for the bracket element, wherein the fastening means can extend from an inside of the front cover facing the receiving space to the bracket element.
- the fastening means can thus function as a thermal bridge between the inside and the outside of the front cover if it is made of a material whose thermal conductivity is greater than the thermal conductivity of the first material of the front cover.
- the fastening means for example in the form of a screw, is preferably also made of metal.
- a screw head of the screw faces the receiving space, so that the comparatively large area of the screw head can absorb a lot of heat.
- a screw shaft with a molded thread then transports the heat to the bracket element. This ensures effective heat transport from the receiving space or from the inside of the front cover facing the receiving space to the bracket element on the outside.
- the bracket element has an internal thread on the side facing the receiving space, into which the screw can be screwed. The internal thread is preferably formed in a blind hole in the bracket element.
- bracket elements can be provided, which preferably form a common bracket surface. This means that the ironing surfaces of the individual ironing elements lie in a common plane.
- three strip-shaped bracket elements are arranged next to one another. If the bracket elements have an elongated or strip-shaped shape, a length of the bracket element can be significantly greater than its width. Preferred values for the length are 40 to 150 mm, preferred values for the width are in a range from 5 to 40 mm.
- the front cover can essentially have the shape of an oval, a circle being viewed as a special shape of the oval.
- a main central axis of the oval can subdivide the front cover into a vapor-permeable area with at least one vapor passage opening and into a vapor-impermeable area, the bracket element or bracket elements preferably being arranged in the latter area.
- several steam passage openings are arranged in the steam-permeable part.
- the division into a vapor-permeable area and a vapor-impermeable area is not limited to an oval front cover.
- the areas of the two areas are preferably essentially the same size, it can also be provided that the vapor-permeable area is 60 to 75% of the total area of the front cover. It is also possible for the vapor-impermeable area to cover 60 to 75% of the total area.
- a holding element is used to fix the carrier element in the receiving space.
- the front cover can be connected to the holding element in a detachable or articulated manner. In the open position of the front cover, the carrier element can be inserted into the receiving space. Due to the releasable or articulated connection between the front cover and the holding element, the carrier element can thus be easily exchanged if necessary.
- the carrier element In the closed position, the carrier element is fixed in the receiving space by the front cover and the holding element.
- a latching connection can be provided which holds the front cover in the closed position.
- the front cover delimits the receiving space, the receiving space also being delimited by other components such as the holding element.
- Figure 1 shows an attachment and parts of a steam generator
- FIG. 2 shows the attachment from FIG. 1 in two different views (FIGS. 2a and 2b);
- FIG. 3 shows a front cover in various views (FIGS. 3a to 3d);
- FIG. 4 shows a holding element in various views (FIGS. 4a to 4d);
- FIG. 5 shows a schematic of the front cover and the holding element in an unfolded state
- FIG. 6 shows an exemplary embodiment for a carrier element
- FIG. 1 shows an attachment according to the invention, which is designated by 1 in its entirety.
- the attachment 1 is attached to a steam generator 100, of which only one application tip 101 can be seen in the illustration in FIG. A steam outlet opening of the application tip 101 is covered by the attachment 1 in the illustration in FIG. Hot steam that is generated by the steam generator 100 is passed through the channel-shaped or tubular application tip 101 and emerges from the steam outlet opening.
- the attachment 1 is permeable to vapor.
- the steam emerging from the steam generator 100 thus flows through the attachment 1 to the outside. Further components of the steam generator 100, such as a water reservoir or a heating element for heating the water, are not shown in FIG.
- the attachment 1 comprises a front cover 10 made of plastic and a holding element 30.
- the front cover 10 is rotatably connected to the holding element 30 about a pivot axis 3 via a hinge eye 11.
- Figure 1 shows the front cover 10 in a closed position. In this closed position, a locking tab 12 engages behind an edge 31 of the holding element 30 and thus secures the closed position. Details of the front cover 10 and the holding element 30 can be found in FIGS. 2 to 5, which will be discussed in greater detail later.
- the carrier element designated by 70 has a frame 71 and several chambers 72 in which at least one active ingredient is stored, for example in the form of a fragrance. If the carrier element 70 is located in the receiving space when the attachment 1 is placed on the application tip 101, the hot steam from the steam generator 100 flows through this carrier element 70.
- the carrier element 70 is designed in such a way that it releases the active substance to the steam flowing through it and thus the steam is enriched with the active substance.
- the steam enriched in this way can be used in particular for treating an item of clothing.
- the application tip 101 which can be guided or handled with one hand, with the attached attachment 1, is aimed at the item of clothing to be treated in order to freshen it up with the enriched steam.
- the arrows 2 in FIG. 1 are intended to illustrate how the hot steam from the steam generator 100 flows through the application tip 101 and the attachment 1.
- the hot steam emerges from several (here: nine) steam outlet openings 13 in the front cover 10.
- the average openings 13 are arranged in an upper region of the front cover 10.
- three elongated bracket elements 50 are arranged in a lower region of the front cover 10 on an outer side 14 of the front cover 10. They protrude slightly from the outside 14 of the front cover and form a common ironing surface, which can be seen in particular from FIG. 2b.
- the attachment 1 can also be used as an iron to smooth the garment to be treated. It should be noted that FIG.
- the passage openings 13 are located above the bracket elements 15 and the front cover 10 is approximately in a vertical plane. Of course, it is possible to deviate from this basic orientation by guiding the application tip accordingly. If the attachment 1 is to be used as an iron, it may be that the attachment 1 with the front cover 10 is directed downwards and the front cover 10 lies in a horizontal plane.
- FIG. 3 shows different views of the front cover 10 without the bracket elements 50.
- FIG. 3a is a plan view
- FIGS. 3b and 3d are side views
- FIG. 3c is a perspective view which corresponds to the view from FIG. Recesses 15 can be seen in the outside 14 for receiving the bracket elements 50.
- the shape of the recesses leads to a reduced wall thickness of the front cover 10.
- the central articulated eyelet 11 is provided opposite the latching tab 12.
- the opening of the hinge eye 11 is aligned with the openings of two hinge eyes 32 spaced apart from one another (see FIG. 4).
- a circumferential frame 33 with the flange 34 also becomes clear from FIG. 4, which, similarly to FIG. 3, shows different views of the holding element 30.
- the shape of the circumferential frame 33 corresponds to the shape of an outer edge 17 of the front cover 10.
- the outer edge of the front cover 12 viewed in the radial direction, surrounds the flange 34 33 enclosed oval or flow cross-section of the holding element 30 separates.
- the separating web 35 branches off from the circumferential edge 34 in a lower area, i.e. where the hinge eyes 32 are attached, then runs approximately radially inward in a first section, spaced apart in a second section and approximately parallel to the flange 34 and finally again in a third section radially outwards, so that the separating web 35 meets the flange 34 again.
- the outer edge 17 of the front cover encloses an area which corresponds to the flow cross section of the applicator tip 101.
- the area is preferably in a range from 40 to 100 cm 2 .
- FIG. 5 shows the attachment 1 with the front cover 10 opened.
- An inside 18 of the front cover 10 can now be seen, this inside 18 facing the receiving space for the carrier element 70.
- a plurality of bores 19 for screws can be seen between the hinge eye 11 and the nine openings 13 arranged next to one another, in order to fasten the bracket elements 15 to the outside 14 of the front cover 10.
- the screw heads of the screws (not shown) are arranged on the inside of the front cover or face the receiving space.
- a partition 20 is provided on the inside 18, the course of which corresponds to the partition 35 of the holding element 30. This means that in the closed state, the dividing wall 20 and the dividing web 35 lie one above the other and essentially completely overlap.
- the partition 20 also has two lateral openings 21. Any condensate that forms on the inside 18 of the front cover 18 can, with the usual alignment of the appliqué tip 101 with the attachment 1, pass through the openings 101 into a condensate collection area or condensate space 16, which is delimited by the partition 20 and a section of the outer edge 17 .
- Figure 6 shows the carrier element 70 with the frame 71 and the chambers 72.
- the frame also has an oval basic shape, which is slightly smaller than the outer edge 17 of the front cover 10, so that the carrier element 70, when it is in the receiving space, with the Frame 70 rests against the outer edge 17 from the inside. If the holding element 30 is folded shut after the carrier element 70 has been inserted into the receiving space, the flange 34 of the holding element 30 presses against the side 73 of the carrier element 70 visible in the figure. The carrier element 70 is thus fixed in the receiving space by the front cover 12 and by the holding element 70. Centering elevations 74 on the side 73 ensure that the carrier element 70 is exactly aligned relative to the holding element 30 or to the flange 33. When the front cover 10 and the holding element 30 are in the closed state, the centering elevations 74 rest against the flange 34 from the inside.
- the frame 71 has a constriction 75, which has essentially the same shape as the partition wall 20 or the partition web 35. In the closed state of the components 10, 30, the dividing wall 20 and the dividing web 35 each rest on one side of this constriction 75.
- the chamber 72a is thus located in the condensate space 16 of the front cover 10.
- the chambers 72 can have a textile fabric (not shown) which can be woven, felted, knitted or knitted. The textile fabric is then preferably soaked or wetted with the active ingredient. Another possibility is that the textile fabric is filled with a carrier granulate that carries the active ingredient.
- Chamber 72a plays a special role.
- the chamber 72a can include material that can bind water (for example a superabsorbent). Condensate that forms on the inside 18 of the front cover 10 and flows along the inside 18 through the openings 21 can thus be collected by the chamber 72a.
- Bracket elements 50 A thickness of the bracket elements is 2 to 4 mm. The dimensions of the bracket elements perpendicular to the thickness are considerably larger (greater than a factor of 4).
- the bracket elements 50 each have a bracket surface 51 which is framed by a circumferential and rounded edge 52. In combination, the three bracket elements 50 complement one another to form a common bracket surface which well covers the lower half of the oval-shaped front cover 10.
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DE102019123704.1A DE102019123704A1 (en) | 2019-09-04 | 2019-09-04 | Breathable attachment with bracket elements |
PCT/EP2020/071994 WO2021043521A1 (en) | 2019-09-04 | 2020-08-05 | Steam-permeable attachment with ironing elements |
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US8893410B2 (en) * | 2010-03-12 | 2014-11-25 | Euro-Pro Operating Llc | Fabric care appliance |
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