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Steam iron with a steam-permeable screen

US9365968B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 27, 2013
Grant dateJun 14, 2016
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Expiry dateMay 27, 2033

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  • 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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