(19)
(11) EP 2 617 889 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
04.12.2013 Bulletin 2013/49

(43) Date of publication A2:
24.07.2013 Bulletin 2013/30

(21) Application number: 13151176.8

(22) Date of filing: 14.01.2013
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
D06F 75/06(2006.01)
D06F 75/20(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL 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 RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 19.01.2012 IT GE20120006

(71) Applicant: De'Longhi Appliances S.r.l. Divisione Commerciale ARIETE
50013 Campi Bisenzio, Firenze (IT)

(72) Inventors:
  • Rosa, Carlo
    50013 Campi Bisenzio, Province of Firenze (IT)
  • Berretti, Simone
    50013 Campi Bisenzio (IT)

(74) Representative: Porsia, Attilio 
Via Caffaro 3/2
16124 Genova
16124 Genova (IT)

   


(54) Iron


(57) A steam iron, comprising a lower plate (3) with steam supply holes (4) and at least a first conduit (2) of steam flow to said plate (3); the supply of steam into said first conduit (2) being controlled by a button (5) controlling the steam production means housed in the iron or in an external machine body thereof; said iron comprising a second conduit (2a) which branches from said first conduit (2) to carry the steam to at least one outflow hole (14) from at least one side of the box-shaped body (1) of the iron, for example the front side (101); downstream of the branch-point of said first and second conduits (2, 2a) and in one of said first and second conduits (2, 2a), opening and closing means (8, 21, 31) of the first conduit (2) are positioned, controllable from the outside and allowing or not allowing the steam flow into it; in the second conduit (2a), a valve with a duly calibrated valve shutter (18) being positioned and opening automatically, thanks to the pressure of the steam flowing into said second conduit (2a), when said means (8, 21, 31) close the relative first conduit (2), and closing automatically when said means (8, 21, 31) open the relative first conduit (2) and channel the steam into it.







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