EP 2239366 A1 20101013 - Electric steam iron with a low temperature steam control system
Title (en)
Electric steam iron with a low temperature steam control system
Title (de)
Elektrisches Dampfbügeleisen mit Niedrigtemperaturdampfsteuerungssystem
Title (fr)
Fer à vapeur électrique avec système de contrôle de vapeur à basse température
Publication
Application
Priority
US 16786409 P 20090408
Abstract (en)
A low temperature steam control system of an electric steam iron includes a low temperature water discharge valve and a high temperature water discharge valve, which may be controlled by a low temperature bi-metal plate and a high temperature bi-metal plate respectively. Each bi-metal plate may include two overlaying metal plates with different thermal expansion coefficients. When the solcplatc is heated by a heating element to a first temperature, the low temperature bi-metal plate can flex and open the low temperature water discharge valve allowing water to flow from a water tank into a vaporization chamber. When the soleplate is further heated by the heating element to a second temperature, the high temperature bi-metal plate can flex and open the high temperature water discharge valve allowing additional water to flow from the water tank into the vaporization chamber.
IPC 8 full level
D06F 75/14 (2006.01); D06F 75/18 (2006.01); D06F 75/26 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
D06F 75/14 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 75/18 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 75/26 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [XI] EP 1837436 A1 20070926 - LI WEN-CHING [TW]
- [A] US 2009000161 A1 20090101 - WEBER JOCHEN [DE], et al
- [A] DE 10225576 A1 20040108 - INTER CONTROL KOEHLER HERMANN [DE]
- [A] US 4125953 A 19781121 - COLOMBO AMBROGIO
- [A] EP 0454048 A2 19911030 - KRUPS FA ROBERT [DE]
- [A] US 4197664 A 19800415 - GISIGER ERNST [CH], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
AL BA ME RS
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 2239366 A1 20101013; CN 101858030 A 20101013; CN 201793976 U 20110413; HK 1138993 A2 20100903; HK 1142216 A2 20101126; JP 3160930 U 20100715; US 2010257760 A1 20101014
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 10157171 A 20100322; CN 201010162637 A 20100330; CN 201020176752 U 20100330; HK 10103167 A 20100326; HK 10106275 A 20100326; JP 2010002209 U 20100402; US 72723410 A 20100319