Title:
IRON WITH FABRIC CONTACT DETECTOR
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004009898
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An electric iron having a housing (1) and a soleplate (2) in which at least one outlet opening (10;15;34;45) is provided, means (8;19;28;39;43) for generating a fine liquid spray or foam or steam, and means (5) for delivering said generated fine liquid spray or foam or steam through said outlet opening. According to the invention, the iron is provided with detection means (12,14;22,23;35,36;49) for detecting the presence of a surface (7a) in the proximity of the sleplate (2) and for generating a detection signal in response to said detection, and with control means (6) for controlling the delivery of said fine liquid spray or foam or steam in response of said detection signal. For example, the detection means comprise a movable spring-loaded contact element (12) located in the soleplate (2), said element (12) activating a switch (14) for generating said signal when the soleplate is positioned against said surface (7a) and thus depresses said element (12).
Inventors:
CHING BOON K (SG)
JIANG YONG (SG)
WONG NYIK S (SG)
HAR TANG P (SG)
JIANG YONG (SG)
WONG NYIK S (SG)
HAR TANG P (SG)
Application Number:
PCT/IB2003/003109
Publication Date:
April 22, 2004
Filing Date:
July 01, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV (NL)
CHING BOON K (SG)
JIANG YONG (SG)
WONG NYIK S (SG)
HAR TANG P (SG)
CHING BOON K (SG)
JIANG YONG (SG)
WONG NYIK S (SG)
HAR TANG P (SG)
International Classes:
D06F75/08; D06F75/10; D06F75/18; D06F75/22; D06F75/26; (IPC1-7): D06F75/08
Foreign References:
| EP0433785A2 | 1991-06-26 | |||
| US5642579A | 1997-07-01 | |||
| US5642578A | 1997-07-01 | |||
| US6384379B1 | 2002-05-07 |
Other References:
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2000, no. 13 5 February 2001 (2001-02-05)
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2000, no. 06 22 September 2000 (2000-09-22)
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 017, no. 017 (C - 1016) 13 January 1993 (1993-01-13)
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2000, no. 06 22 September 2000 (2000-09-22)
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 017, no. 017 (C - 1016) 13 January 1993 (1993-01-13)
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