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Fabric treatment appliance with steam generator having a variable thermal output

US7905119B2 · kind B2 · utility

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116References

22Claims

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Assignee

WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION · US

Inventors

Robert J. Pinkowski · Baroda, US
Alvaro Vallejo Noriega · Saint Joseph, US
Markus Beck · Scotts Valley, US
Karl Furderer · Stuttgart, DE
Floyd G. Jackson · Baroda, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 31, 2007
Grant date	Mar 15, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 7, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
CPC primaryD06F39/40
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A steam generator according to one embodiment of the invention includes a steam generation chamber for converting the water to steam, and a heating element thermally coupled with the steam generation chamber and having a first portion below an operational water level of the steam generation chamber and a second portion above the operational water level, with the first portion having a greater thermal output than the second portion.

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