Cleaner having steam generator

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EP 1 795 108 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	21.03.2012 Bulletin 2012/12

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	13.06.2007 Bulletin 2007/24

(21)	Application number: 06025468.7

(22)	Date of filing: 08.12.2006

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A47L 11/34^(2006.01)

A47L 11/40^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA HR MK RS

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Priority:

09.12.2005 KR 20050120547

(71)	Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
	Seoul, 150-721 (KR)

(72)	Inventors:
	Chung, Choon Myun Gwangmyeong-si Gyeonggi-do (KR) Lee, Jeong Ho Goyang-si Gyeonggi-do (KR) Kim, Hyoung Jun Seoul (KR) Park, Sung II Dongan-gu Anyang-si Gyeonggi-do (KR)

(74)	Representative: Vossius & Partner
	Siebertstrasse 4 81675 München 81675 München (DE)

(54)	Cleaner having steam generator

(57) A cleaner performs water preheating for a steaming function with power from an external power source, and generates steam with power from a battery provided within the cleaner. The cleaner includes a body (10), a steam generator (14) provided within the body (10) to generate steam by changing stored water into vapor; an internal power supply unit (22) supplying stored electricity to the steam generator (14); and an external power supply unit (16) supplying electricity from an external source to the generator (14).

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