Classifications

• • 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
  • D06F81/00—Ironing boards 
• • 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
  • D06F77/00—Arrangements for exerting pressure on, lifting, or guiding hand irons

Definitions

• the present invention relates to the technical sector of the accessories for the household and for the industry, aiming at the ironing of clothes, sheets and other personal garments or domestic accessories.
• it concerns the technical sector relative to the production of ironing boards, either simple domestic ironing tables, however handmade, or greater boards mainly used in industry.
• the present invention improves the ironing systems commonly known, e.g. the ordinary ironing table, even in its different solutions and intricacies, the pants-ironing, the roller- ironing, or whatever else. Until now, nothing new in the ironing system has been created in the market, apart from the known steam resistance heating system.
• the present invention aims at solving the above-mentioned and other drawbacks, supplying an ironing system that permits to facilitate the ironing work, making it simple, pleasant and improving its final result. Disclosure of invention
• the present invention consists of an ironing system based on the feature that it causes a series of vibrations on the ironing board, over which the ironing is placed.
• the vibrations produced on the ironing board have the same effect as the movements of the iron on the cloth and their number represent the number of times the iron would have physically moved onto the cloth to be ironed in an extremely short time.
• the vibrations produced make the ironing means smoothly slide onto the cloth in such a way that ironing becomes a pleasure.
• an ironing system comprises an ironing board that receives the vibrations produced by a suitable generator, so that by placing the iron or similar over the cloth spread on the board, said cloth is perfectly and easily ironed, since the vibrations produce the same effect as the movements of the iron over the same cloth.
• said vibrations may be produced by mechanical, electromechanical, electronic and/or pneumatic systems.
• the energy can be supplied by means of electric current, rechargeable or not rechargeable batteries, or alternative energy supplies.
• the number and intensity of vibrations can be regulated manually or by means of a set program.
• the program of vibrations is chosen according to the type of cloth and to the quality of ironing. Conveniently, since the vibrations create a friction on the cloth and therefore heat, they cause the elimination of the current electric resistance commonly used for heating in the ironing field.
• the ironing board can consist of one or more vibrating elements with coordinated or independent function.
• the ironing board comprises a vibration generator (D) , which sets in motion a mechanism (E) that, in its turn, polarizes alternatively the two ends inside which a metallic plate runs, led by linear alternative motion, which causes the vibration of the ironing board.
• said board guarantees the highest working security both for the user and for the operator, since the electromechanical component is held in an isolated protective case (F) .
• this system can be also applied to other ironing apparatus such as the iron, the roller or other.
• this system can be also used in the industry sector.
• the vibrations of this invention can be regulated at will and according to the type of cloth to be ironed, handling manually the specific switch or, for more sophisticated equipments, selecting the program with a simple gesture following the instructions .
• This invention permits greater ironing in shorter time, involving a considerable saving of time, energy supply and effort.
• it causes a friction on the cloth and consequently the development of heat, so entailing also the elimination of the current heating electric resistance that is commonly used, with a considerable energy saving.
• the present invention also aims at realizing an apparatus extremely easy to be used by the operator, involving also a massaging and relaxing effect on the operator.
• Another purpose of the present invention is to realize an apparatus having a flexible structure according to the specific needs. Another important purpose of the present invention is to realize an apparatus having low costs compared with the known apparatus, and that can be manufactured using known plants and equipments. Brief description of drawings
• FIG. 1 shows an ordinary ironing table.
• FIG. 2 and 3 show respectively the frontal and top view of an ironing table provided with this vibration system, and in particular: ⁇ the ironing board (A) ;
• the constructing details may be replaced with other known mechanical elements and ideas that are technically equivalent, as the numerous known systems to get vibrations, like for example the largely used rotation with cam, or other.
• the intensity and frequency of vibrations besides the control managed by the variable drive located on the switchboard (C) , may also be increased by the insertion of a further mechanism, as the case under the ironing board is large enough to hold it. Materials and dimensions may vary according to specific needs.

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• 2000
  • 2000-10-10 IT IT2000PD000235A patent/IT1315747B1/it active
• 2001
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