Global Patent Index - EP 1509649 B1

EP 1509649 B1 20080227 - STEAM IRON

Title (en)

STEAM IRON

Title (de)

DAMPFBÜGELEISEN

Title (fr)

FER A REPASSER A VAPEUR

Publication

EP 1509649 B1 20080227 (DE)

Application

EP 02795265 A 20021221

Priority

  • DE 10224549 A 20020531
  • EP 0214694 W 20021221

Abstract (en)

[origin: US2003221341A1] Steam iron having a sole plate with a steam chamber, and a sealed liquid reservoir. A drip valve supplies the steam chamber with liquid from the liquid reservoir. One or more one-way gas valves between the liquid reservoir and ambient air let air enter the reservoir in response to local negative pressures within the reservoir caused by movement of water within the reservoir, such as during reciprocal ironing motion. A pressure-equalizing passage is formed within a manually operable rod of the drip valve, such that only one opening is required in the lower wall of the liquid reservoir.

IPC 8 full level

D06F 75/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 75/14 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 2003221341 A1 20031204; US 6745504 B2 20040608; AT E387533 T1 20080315; AU 2002360077 A1 20031219; DE 10224549 A1 20031218; DE 50211803 D1 20080410; EP 1509649 A1 20050302; EP 1509649 B1 20080227; ES 2300502 T3 20080616; PT 1509649 E 20080422; WO 03102292 A1 20031211

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 32124302 A 20021217; AT 02795265 T 20021221; AU 2002360077 A 20021221; DE 10224549 A 20020531; DE 50211803 T 20021221; EP 0214694 W 20021221; EP 02795265 A 20021221; ES 02795265 T 20021221; PT 02795265 T 20021221