EP4095310A1 - Handgehaltenes dampfbügeleisen - Google Patents

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EP4095310A1
EP4095310A1 EP21176053.3A EP21176053A EP4095310A1 EP 4095310 A1 EP4095310 A1 EP 4095310A1 EP 21176053 A EP21176053 A EP 21176053A EP 4095310 A1 EP4095310 A1 EP 4095310A1
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steamer
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Qian Jiang
Frej Lewenhaupt Sandberg
Shengwan Huang
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Steamery AB
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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 
    • 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

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  • a handheld steamer for vertical or horizontal steaming comprises an ironing plate providing an ironing surface adapted to be in contact with a fabric to be treated and provided with one or more steam outlets.
  • the steamer comprises an integrated water tank, a boiler for heating water in the water tank into steam and one or more flow paths for providing the steam to the steam outlets.
  • Some clothing design eg. pleats, folds, sewing creating volume, twisting and similar
  • traditional ironing equipment is not always available.
  • An object of embodiments provided herein is to provide an improved steamer, at least minimizing some of the problems mentioned above.
  • a handheld steamer for vertical or horizontal steaming comprises a heated ironing plate providing an ironing surface being adapted to be in contact with a fabric to be treated.
  • the ironing plate is in embodiments herein of at least 13.0 cm width and is provided with one or more steam outlets.
  • an integrated water tank is comprised.
  • the steamer comprises a hand grip for a user and a boiler for heating water in the water tank to produce steam, the boiler comprises one or more flow paths for providing the produced steam to the one or more steam outlets.
  • the ironing plate is heated by that the one or more flow paths are arranged to provide heat to the ironing plate.
  • the one or more flow paths may further comprise one or more lime scale traps.
  • the steamer may further comprise two flow paths for the steam.
  • the steamer may comprise more than two flow paths.
  • each of said flow paths may comprise one or more lime scale traps.
  • the one or more lime scale traps may be integrated in the respective one or more flow paths.
  • the ironing plate may comprise a plurality of steam outlets.
  • the ironing plate may be provided with a rough surface, providing friction between the ironing plate and the fabric to be treated.
  • the profile of the ironing plate may be convex.
  • the steamer may further comprise a sheet of heat resistant material between the heated parts and the non-heated parts of the steamer, and a part of the sheet may protrude beyond the surface of the ironing plate, thereby providing a heat resistant rest position edge when the steamer is placed in a substantially horizontal rest position.
  • the integrated water tank may be releasably attached to the steamer by use of one or more magnets.
  • the steamer may further comprise a steam eject button.
  • the steamer may be provided with safety functions.
  • the steamer may in some embodiments be provided with an auto-shut-off function whereby the steamer is shut off after a predetermined time period.
  • the steamer may further comprise one or more sensors connected to the hand grip, thereby indicating the presence of a user. The steamer may thus be automatically shut off after a predetermined time period if no presence of a user is indicated.
  • the steamer may further comprise one or more sensors sensing movements of the steamer thereby indicating the presence of a user, wherein the steamer is automatically shut off after a predetermined time period if no presence of a user is indicated. It is to be noted that the disclosed safety functions may be present in a steamer one by one or in any combination.
  • Fig. 1 shows a handheld steamer 1 according to embodiments disclosed herein.
  • the steamer 1 is provided with an ironing plate 2 adapted to form an ironing surface adapted to be in contact with a fabric to be treated.
  • the ironing plate 2 is provided with one or more steam outlets 4.
  • an elongated steam outlet 4 is placed in the middle of the ironing plate 2, with a plurality of smaller outlets 4 on the side. It is to be noted that any other arrangements of one or more steam outlets may be used.
  • the steamer may be used for vertical or horizontal steaming, and the steamer is designed to either be placed in a standing or lie down rest position.
  • the steamer has a hand grip for a user
  • Fig. 2 shows a steamer according to embodiments herein seen from the back.
  • the steamer is provided with a steam button 14, and an on/off switch 15.
  • an integrated water tank 3 is present.
  • the steamer may be powered by a cable or by any other means providing power.
  • the steamer is provided with a boiler 8 for heating the water in the water tank in order to produce steam.
  • One or more flow paths 5 is arranged for providing the produced steam to the steam outlets 4.
  • the flow paths 5 may comprise one or more lime scale traps 7.
  • Fig. 3 shows the steamer when in use.
  • a user 13 is steaming a garment 18 from the outside.
  • the garment 18 may for example be placed on a hanger and the steamer 1 is moved over the fabric to spread steam to the garment 18.
  • the steamer 1 shall be pointed so that the steam jets always direct away from the user 13.
  • the shape and the surface structure of the ironing plate 2 optimizes the performance by improving how the steamer follows the fabric.
  • the steamer may as well be used from the inside of a hanging fabric, or in a traditional ironing manner, on a flat laying fabric.
  • Fig. 4 shows the boiler 8 inside of the ironing plate 2.
  • the exemplified steamer 1 is provided with one water inlet 9 to the boiler 8 for heating the water.
  • heating is provided by heating elements placed under the flow paths.
  • the water inlet 9 is divided into two channels forming flow paths 5 for the steam, inside the boiler. By using two channels, the distribution of the heat is more even and efficient. Further, the area used for heating the steam and the ironing plate is maximized and therefore the steam quality is maximized.
  • Fig. 5 and 6 show details of an example of a boiler 8.
  • Fig. 5 shows the inside of the boiler 8
  • fig. 6 shows the outside.
  • Heating elements are integrated in the boiler, preferably below the flow paths 5 of the steam.
  • two channels are providing flow paths for the steam.
  • Water is provided to the boiler 8 by one single water inlet 9, and the water /steam are thereafter divided into the two channels providing the flow paths 5.
  • a single channel may as well be used, or more than two channels.
  • Each, or alternatively only some, of the flow paths may comprise one or more lime scale traps.
  • the traps may preferably be integrated in the flow path 5 and ensures that deposits of calc and other minerals present in the steam are trapped and prevented from causing trouble in the steamer. The basic principle of the trap will be explained later.
  • the flow path 5 is designed to circulate the steam under the ironing plate in such a way that an even heat is provided to the ironing plate. This is advantageous since an even heat is very important for a perfect result.
  • Figs. 7a, 7b and 15 the principle of a lime scale trap is illustrated.
  • Fig. 7a a steam path with no lime scale trap is shown. The steam is simply following a straight passage from the inside of a steamer to a steam outlet. Deposits of calc and other minerals will either fall down due to gravity and over time result in that the steam flow path and/or the steam outlets will be clogged, resulting in an un-usable device, or either follow the steam out to deposit on the garments instead.
  • Fig. 7b shows the principle of a lime scale trap 7 according to embodiments herein.
  • the steam is following a steam flow path 5 with an integrated lime scale trap 7.
  • the principle is that the steam together with calc particles enters the trap 7, but due to gravity particles will fall down and only pure steam will leave the trap 7. Thereby, calcified deposits will be prevented from clogging the flow paths 5 and the steam outlets 4 of the device in which it is integrated.
  • the lime scale trap 7 is in the shown embodiment integrated in the flow path, thereby providing an efficient solution applicable to small handheld devices. However, other solutions providing a lime scale trap may be used.
  • By using an integrated trap as shown a simple production is enabled due to the integration of the trap into the pathway of the steam.
  • the lime scale trap 7 protects the device from clogging and the disadvantages relates thereto, resulting in a significant shorter life-time of the steaming device. Yet another advantage is that calcareous water may be used without costly water filters.
  • Fig. 8 and 9 shows details of an integrated edge for use when the steamer is hot and is to be placed in a substantially horizontal position.
  • the steamer comprises a sheet of heat resistant material arranged between the heated parts and the non-heated parts of the steamer. A part of said sheet is protruding beyond the ironing plate surface, thereby providing a heat resistant rest position edge. This is an important feature due to safety reasons since the ironing plate is very hot. A hot ironing surface in contact with sensitive surfaces may be a cause of fire.
  • the steamer may in some embodiments be provided with one or more safety functions.
  • the steamer may be provided with an auto-shut-off function whereby the steamer is shut off after a predetermined time period.
  • the steamer may as well comprise one or more sensors connected to the hand grip, thereby indicating the presence of a user. The steamer may thus be automatically shut off after a predetermined time period if no presence of a user is indicated.
  • the steamer may comprise one or more sensors sensing movements of the steamer thereby indicating the presence of a user, wherein the steamer is automatically shut off after a predetermined time period if no presence of a user is indicated. Any of those safety functions enable safe use of the hot device.
  • Fig. 10 shows the profile of an ironing plate 2 according to embodiments herein.
  • the steamer 1 may be provided with an ironing plate 2 with a profile being convex.
  • the convex profile improves how the steamer follows the garment to be treated, since the profile provides a more efficient contact between the steamer and the garment during a typical movement by a user.
  • the exemplified steamer may have an ironing plate 2 provided with a rough surface, thereby providing friction between the ironing plate 7 and the fabric to be treated. With such a surface with a certain amount of roughness, the garment is prevented from sliding off, or sliding over the steamer to fast. This may be especially advantageous when handling garments of thin and slippery fabrics.
  • the garment 18 By ensuring friction between the ironing plate 2 and the garment 18 to be treated, the garment 18 will slide in a controlled manner when the steamer 1 is used. Further, the garment 18 will stay in contact with the ironing plate 2 during a time period enough to ensure steam to be provided to the garment 18 in such a manner that harder wrinkles are smoothen out.
  • the rough surface may for example be provided by applying a spray coat to the plate.
  • Fig. 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 shows a steamer provided with an integrated water tank 3 with a magnet holder.
  • the shown steamer 1 is provided with an integrated water tank 3, releasably attached to the steamer 1 by use of one or more magnets 11.
  • the magnets 11 hold the water tank 3 and when the user 13 is about to fill water into the tank 3, only a minor force need to be applied to overcome the force of the magnets 11. Since no lock or the like is needed, the usage will be simplified.
  • the water tank 3 is shown in a release position. In this exemplified embodiment, two magnet are used to hold the water tank in place in the steamer.
  • a user 13 releases the water tank 3 from the steamer 1.
  • the water tank 3 may thereafter be filled with water by first lifting a water tank cover 16 as shown in Fig. 13 .
  • This exemplified solution provides for a water tank 3 to be integrated into the steamer 1, and in a simple manner not requiring much force or any tools, releasing the water tank 3 from the steamer 1 when the water tank 3 is to be filled. Thereby, a simple and efficient solution is provided.
  • Fig. 15 shows one example of boiler 8 with flow paths with an integrated a lime scale trap 7 in accordance with embodiments herein.
  • the steam is following a steam flow path 5 with an integrated lime scale trap 7.
  • the same principle as already described above enables calc particles to enter the trap 7, but due to gravity particles they will fall down and only pure steam will leave the trap 7. No calcified deposits will be clogging the flow paths 5 and the steam outlets 4 of the steamer, or follow the steam out to deposit on garments and fabrics treated.
  • the lime scale trap 7 is as shown integrated in the flow path 5, thereby providing an efficient solution applicable to small handheld devices.

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