(19)
(11) EP 0 863 246 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
17.02.1999 Bulletin 1999/07

(43) Date of publication A2:
09.09.1998 Bulletin 1998/37

(21) Application number: 97203550.5

(22) Date of filing: 14.11.1997
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6: D06F 75/18
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 18.02.1997 IT MI970342

(71) Applicant: POLTI S.p.A.
22070 Bulgarograsso (Como) (IT)

(72) Inventors:
  • Polti, Franco
    22070 Olgiate Comasco (Como) (IT)
  • Pogliani, Mauro
    22079 Villa Guardia (Como) (IT)

(74) Representative: Siniscalco, Fabio et al
c/o JACOBACCI & PERANI S.p.A. Via Visconti di Modrone, 7
20122 Milano
20122 Milano (IT)

   


(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).






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