Patent · US Expired

Self-cleaning non-drip iron

US6763620B1 · kind B1 · utility

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7References

4Claims

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Assignee

ROWENTA WERKE GMBH · DE

Inventors

Norbert Voss
Klaus Maier · Indianapolis, US
Herbert Horn · Erbach, DE
Ulrich Demuth · Erbach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 27, 2003
Grant date	Jul 20, 2004
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 27, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
CPC primaryD06F75/18
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The invention relates to a steam iron with instantaneous vaporization comprising a water container (2), a steam chamber (32), an anti-drip device (80) and a drip device having a rod (4) which moves axially. According to the invention, the total stroke of the axially-moving rod (4) comprises a first stroke which provides the flow of water through the opening (520) of a module (5) that receives the water from the container (2) via the anti-drip device (80) and a second stroke which simultaneously opens a direct passage for the water to flow from the container (2) to the module (5) and moves the module (5) by opening a larger hole for the water to flow from the container to the steam chamber.

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