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(11) | EP 0 863 246 A3 |
(12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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(54) | A steam iron |
(57) A notably reliable steam iron (1) comprises a vaporization chamber (5) associated
with a heating plate (2), a tank (4) holding water to be vaporized, a device (6) associated
with the tank (4) for supplying water drop by drop and having, in the region of the
vaporization chamber (5), a supply valve (7) operated by means of a movable rod (10)
which is partially immersed in the tank (4) and is associated with operating means
(11) on the iron (1), the tank (4) having a hole (17) in which the movable rod (10)
is engaged, and a resiliently deformable diaphragm (20) fixed to the tank (4) in the
region of the hole (17) and to the movable rod (10), the diaphragm (20) being intended
to form a hydraulic seal in the region of the hole (17). |