Steam iron having a fabric temperature sensor for controlling st

Details Steam iron having a fabric temperature sensor for controlling st Steam iron having a fabric temperature sensor for controlling st

1996-01-23

1997-07-01

Izaguirre, Ismael

Textiles: ironing or smoothing

Smoothing implements

Flatirons

38 93, D06F 7526

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056425791

ABSTRACT:
Steam iron having an electrically heated soleplate (2), a steam generator (6) comprising a water tank (8), a water pump (10) and a steam chamber (12) for supplying steam via steam vents (20) in the soleplate (2). The steam production is made dependent on the temperature of the fabric a fabric temperature sensor (24) embedded in the soleplate (2). A cool fabric triggers the production of steam. The production is stopped as soon as the fabric temperature reaches the condensing temperature of steam. Since no more steam is absorbed in the fabric when the condensing temperature is reached, any more steam production is waste of water and power. In this way any further steam production is prevented and waste of water and power is avoided. After steaming has stopped the fabric temperature sensor (24) can be advantageously used to control the drying power of the soleplate (2) to avoid scorching of the fabric and to avoid waste of power.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4835363 (1989-05-01), Hoffmann
patent: 5042179 (1991-08-01), Van Der Meer
patent: 5391859 (1995-02-01), Hazan et al.

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