EP 0875194 B1 20030319 - Portable device for steam cleaning hard or flexible surfaces
Title (en)
Portable device for steam cleaning hard or flexible surfaces
Title (de)
Handgerät zur Dampfreinigung von festen oder weichen Oberflächen
Title (fr)
Appareil portable de nettoyage à la vapeur de surfaces dures ou souples
Publication
Application
Priority
FR 9705226 A 19970428
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0875194A1] A moulded casing (101), with a hand-grip hole (102), houses a detergent tank (19) and steam generator (103), connected to an applicator head near the water filler (13A). The detergent, controlled by a trigger in the hand-hole, is injected through a venturi tube in the steam nozzle. The vapour generator is based on U-shaped sheathed, resistive 1200 Watts element (2), thermostatically controlled, embedded in a finned aluminium plate overlaid with capillary fibres. Theses form part of a larger body of rock-wool fibres, compressed within a moulded, perforated (61,71) case (6,7), in turn enclosed by a sealed outer case (10) connected (12) to the steam nozzle. The capillary storage system thus constituted allows steam to be generated at atmospheric pressure at any given attitude.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A47L 1/08 (2006.01); A47L 11/34 (2006.01); F22B 1/28 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A47L 1/08 (2013.01 - EP US); A47L 11/34 (2013.01 - EP US); A47L 11/4086 (2013.01 - EP US); F22B 1/284 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE ES GB IT NL
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0875194 A1 19981104; EP 0875194 B1 20030319; DE 69812212 D1 20030424; DE 69812212 T2 20031211; ES 2196509 T3 20031216; FR 2762531 A1 19981030; FR 2762531 B1 19990813; US 6031969 A 20000229
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 98401033 A 19980428; DE 69812212 T 19980428; ES 98401033 T 19980428; FR 9705226 A 19970428; US 5069198 A 19980330