Textiles: ironing or smoothing – Smoothing machines – With fluid flow to or through the work
Patent
1997-06-06
1998-10-06
Izaguirre, Ismael
Textiles: ironing or smoothing
Smoothing machines
With fluid flow to or through the work
38 1A, 223 67, D06F 7116
Patent
active
058159614
ABSTRACT:
A clothes treating apparatus and method for subjecting clothes items to moisture, pressure and heat for refreshing and dewrinkling the clothes items. A cabinet defines an interior region for receiving clothes, the interior region having opposed inner side surfaces. A door is hingedly connected to the cabinet for closing the interior region. An inflatable hanger for supporting shirt-like clothes items is disposed within the interior region. A blower selectively inflates the inflatable hanger for pressing the shirt-like clothes item against the cabinet inner side surfaces. A steam generation means is provided for introducing moist air into the cabinet for humidifying the clothes item disposed therein. A heater and fan supply heated air into the interior region for drying the shirt-like clothes items disposed therein. During the dewrinkling cycle, steam is introduced into the interior region while the inflatable hanger assembly is periodically inflated. Following the steaming period, the inflatable hanger is inflated while the clothes are subject to warm air such that the clothes wrinkles are pressed out and the clothes are partially dried, setting the clothes in a smooth appearance. Heated air is then delivered into the interior region to completely dry the clothes item.
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Chen David Hung-Chih
Estes Kurt A.
Maki Kevin S.
Roy Phalguni S.
Izaguirre Ismael
Krefman Stephen D.
Roth Thomas J.
Van Winkle Joel M.
Whirlpool Corporation
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