Title:
STEAM IRON
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2001055496
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Electric steam iron comprising an electrically heated soleplate (2), said soleplate (2) having at least one steam vent (20); a controllable steam generator (6) for supplying steam to the at least one steam vent (20), and control means (16) for controlling the steam generator (6); wherein the steam iron further comprises a temperature sensor means (24) for sensing the temperature of the soleplate (2), said temperature sensor means (24) in use supplying a temperature dependent signal to the control means (16) and the control means (16) being adapted to activate the steam generator (6) in accordance with a predetermined steam pattern comprising at least a first phase of a first predetermined duration, in which steam is supplied at a substantially constant peak steam rate, and at least a second phase, in which steam is supplied at a substantially constant lower steam rate, wherein at least said peak steam rate depends upon the temperature of the soleplate (2).
Inventors:
HAR TANG P
ARUN SUNDARAM S
ARUN SUNDARAM S
Application Number:
PCT/EP2000/013226
Publication Date:
December 06, 2001
Filing Date:
December 27, 2000
Export Citation:
Assignee:
KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV (NL)
International Classes:
D06F75/14; D06F75/18; D06F75/26; (IPC1-7): D06F75/26
Domestic Patent References:
| WO1996023098A1 | 1996-08-01 | |||
| WO1999022061A1 | 1999-05-06 | |||
| WO1996023099A1 | 1996-08-01 |
Foreign References:
| EP0390264A1 | 1990-10-03 | |||
| FR2689914A1 | 1993-10-15 |
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