Steam iron with a steam-permeable screen
US9365968B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 27, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06F75/38
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A steam iron (1) comprising: a housing (2) defining a water vaporization chamber (22); a heating element (12), accommodated by the housing (2) and configured to heat the vaporization chamber (22); a sole plate (8), connected to the housing and defining at least one steam outlet opening (10); a steam-permeable screen (24), disposed within the water vaporization chamber (22) and dividing the water vaporization chamber into a vaporization zone (28) and a steam zone (30); a liquid water supply channel (16) having an outlet (16b) that discharges into the vaporization zone (28); and a steam discharge channel (20) having a steam inlet (20a) that originates from the steam zone (30) and a steam outlet (20b) that discharges into the at least one steam outlet opening (10) in the sole plate (8).
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