EP3575485B1 - Bügelgerät, das mit einem dampfsteuerorgan ausgestattet ist - Google Patents

Bügelgerät, das mit einem dampfsteuerorgan ausgestattet ist Download PDF

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EP3575485B1
EP3575485B1 EP19173573.7A EP19173573A EP3575485B1 EP 3575485 B1 EP3575485 B1 EP 3575485B1 EP 19173573 A EP19173573 A EP 19173573A EP 3575485 B1 EP3575485 B1 EP 3575485B1
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F75/00—Hand irons
    • D06F75/08—Hand irons internally heated by electricity
    • D06F75/10—Hand irons internally heated by electricity with means for supplying steam to the article being ironed
    • D06F75/14—Hand irons internally heated by electricity with means for supplying steam to the article being ironed the steam being produced from water in a reservoir carried by the iron
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F75/00—Hand irons
    • D06F75/08—Hand irons internally heated by electricity
    • D06F75/10—Hand irons internally heated by electricity with means for supplying steam to the article being ironed
    • D06F75/20—Arrangements for discharging the steam to the article being ironed
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F75/00—Hand irons
    • D06F75/08—Hand irons internally heated by electricity
    • D06F75/24—Arrangements of the heating means within the iron; Arrangements for distributing, conducting or storing the heat
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F75/00—Hand irons
    • D06F75/08—Hand irons internally heated by electricity
    • D06F75/26—Temperature control or indicating arrangements
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F75/00—Hand irons
    • D06F75/08—Hand irons internally heated by electricity
    • D06F75/10—Hand irons internally heated by electricity with means for supplying steam to the article being ironed
    • D06F75/12—Hand irons internally heated by electricity with means for supplying steam to the article being ironed the steam being produced from water supplied to the iron from an external source

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  • the present invention relates to the field of ironing devices, and in particular ironing devices equipped with steam control members.
  • Such a device is for example described in the applications WO 01/55496 or EP 3,266,926 .
  • the water supply flow rate to the vaporization chamber is generally quite low.
  • the present invention aims to remedy all or part of these drawbacks.
  • the technical problem underlying the invention consists in particular in providing an ironing appliance exhibiting improved ironing efficiency, while limiting the risks of water being sprayed onto a laundry to be ironed.
  • the present invention relates to an ironing appliance comprising a water tank, an iron comprising a vaporization chamber for the production of steam and a steam control member intended to be operated manually by a user and configured. for controlling a water supply to the vaporization chamber when the steam controller is actuated, the iron further comprising an electric heating resistor configured to heat the vaporization chamber and a heater control circuit configured to drive the power supply of the electric heating resistance, characterized in that the steam control member is connected to the heating control circuit and is configured to control the communication of an actuation signal to the heating control circuit when the steam controller is actuated, and in that the heater control circuit is configured to modify the electrical supply of the electric heating resistance when an actuation signal is communicated to the heating control circuit.
  • Such a configuration of the ironing appliance makes it possible in particular to control the power supply to the electric heating resistance when the steam control member is actuated by a user. These arrangements thus make it possible to limit the drop in the temperature of the vaporization chamber during a phase of demand for steam, and thereby ensure rapid vaporization of a large quantity of water injected into the vaporization chamber.
  • the ironing device achieves ironing efficiency improved compared to the ironing apparatus of the prior art, while limiting the risks of water being sprayed onto a laundry to be ironed.
  • the ironing device may also have one or more of the following characteristics, taken alone or in combination.
  • the iron comprises a temperature sensor connected to the heating control circuit, the heating control circuit being configured to regulate the power supply to the electric heating resistance so as to bring the temperature at the temperature sensor around a set point temperature, and in which, when the steam control member is actuated and controls the water supply to the vaporization chamber, the value of the set temperature is automatically increased from an initial setpoint.
  • the ironing apparatus is configured such that when the steam control member is actuated and controls the water supply to the vaporization chamber, the heater control circuit automatically increases the pressure. setpoint temperature value in relation to the initial setpoint.
  • the temperature sensor is configured to determine the temperature of the vaporization chamber.
  • the temperature sensor could however be configured to determine the temperature of an ironing sole of the iron.
  • the setpoint temperature is automatically reduced to the initial setpoint.
  • the ironing appliance is configured in such a way that when the water supply to the vaporization chamber is interrupted, the heating control circuit automatically returns the value of the set temperature to the value initial setpoint.
  • the initial setpoint value corresponds to a reference temperature adjustable by the user.
  • the iron comprises a feed pump fluidly connected to the water tank and configured to supply water to the vaporization chamber, and a flow control circuit connected to the member. steam controller and configured to control the operation of the feed pump according to a position or state occupied by the steam controller.
  • the feed pump is configured to feed water to the vaporization chamber when the vapor control member is actuated.
  • the feed pump is an electric feed pump.
  • the ironing appliance comprises a conveying duct fluidly connecting the water reservoir to the vaporization chamber.
  • the iron comprises a gripping part on which the steam control member is mounted.
  • the steam control member is movable between a rest position and a steam control position, the steam control member being configured to be moved into the steam control position. steam when operated by a user.
  • the iron comprises a biasing member configured to urge the steam control member towards the rest position.
  • the steam control member is pivotally mounted between the rest position and the steam control position.
  • the steam control member comprises a handling part projecting from the gripping part, and for example located under the gripping part.
  • the steam control member is configured to control an interruption of the water supply to the vaporization chamber when the steam control member is released.
  • the ironing appliance is configured such that an actuation of the steam control member causes the supply pump to be started and a water supply to the machine. vaporization chamber, and such that a release of the vapor control member causes shutdown of the feed pump and an interruption of the water supply to the vaporization chamber.
  • the steam control member is a steam control trigger.
  • actuation of the steam control trigger corresponds to maintaining the steam control trigger in the steam control position.
  • the steam control member is configured to control the communication of an activation signal to the flow control circuit when the steam control member is actuated and to control the communicating a deactivation signal to the flow control circuit when the steam controller is released, and the flow control circuit is configured to turn on the feed pump when an activation signal is released. communicated to the flow control circuit and to stop the feed pump when a deactivation signal is communicated to the flow control circuit.
  • the flow control circuit controls the feed pump according to a flow control program comprising a first flow control phase in which the average flow rate of the feed pump is maintained at a first flow rate for a period of time. first predetermined duration, and at least a second flow regulation phase following the first flow regulation phase and during which the average flow rate of the feed pump is maintained for a second predetermined duration at a second flow rate level which is lower than the first flow rate.
  • the average flow rate of the feed pump during the first flow regulation phase is between 100 and 130 g / min, and advantageously of the order of 112 g / min.
  • the average flow rate of the feed pump during the first flow rate regulation phase corresponds to approximately 70% of the maximum flow rate of the feed pump.
  • the flow rate regulation program comprises a plurality of flow rate regulation phases which follow one another after the second flow rate regulation phase and which define a plurality of flow rate steps which follow one another after the second flow rate step to gradually decrease the average flow rate of the feed pump when the steam control member is actuated continuously for an actuation duration greater than the sum of the first and second predetermined durations.
  • the flow rate regulation program comprises a series of N flow rate regulation phases which follow one another and which define a series of N flow rate steps which follow one another, N being a integer greater than or equal to 4.
  • the series of N flow rate steps is defined such that the rate level P X + 1 is less than the rate level Px, for each value of X between 1 and N- 1.
  • the flow rate regulation program is configured such that, at each new flow rate regulation phase, the average flow rate of the feed pump is reduced by at least 10%. For example, if the average feed pump flow rate during the first phase of flow control is approximately 70% of the maximum feed pump flow, the average feed pump flow during the second phase of Flow control will correspond to approximately 60% of the maximum flow of the feed pump, and so on until the last flow control phase of the series of flow control phases. Such a reduction in the average feed pump flow rate can be achieved by operating the feed pump intermittently.
  • the predetermined duration of the first flow rate regulation phase is greater than the duration of each of the other flow rate regulation phases of the flow rate regulation program.
  • the predetermined duration of the first flow regulation phase is of the order of 2 to 3 seconds, and is preferably of the order of 2.5 seconds.
  • the duration of each of the flow rate regulation phases of the flow rate regulation program, with the exception of the first flow rate regulation phase is less than 1 second, and is preferably the order of 0.5 seconds.
  • the last phase of flow regulation of the flow regulation program lasts without interruption until the water supply to the vaporization chamber is interrupted, and in particular until that the steam controller controls the interruption of the water supply to the vaporization chamber.
  • N is equal to 7.
  • the flow rate regulation program is configured such that, for a duration of actuation of the steam control member less than or equal to 200 ms, the flow rate regulation program only performs the first phase of flow control.
  • the flow rate regulation program is configured such that, for a duration of actuation of the steam control member greater than or equal to 6 s, the flow rate regulation program performs all the flow regulation phases.
  • the flow control circuit when the water supply to the vaporization chamber is interrupted, the flow control circuit counts down a duration of interruption of the water supply to the vaporization chamber and the flow rate.
  • means of the feed pump which is defined by the flow control circuit when the steam controller is actuated again (i.e. when the steam controller is actuated for the first time steam taking place just after said interruption of the water supply to the vaporization chamber), is then a function of the duration of the interruption of the water supply to the vaporization chamber.
  • the average flow rate of the feed pump which is defined by the flow control circuit when the steam control member is actuated again, increases as a function of the duration of interruption of the water supply to the vaporization chamber.
  • the flow control circuit is configured such that, for a duration of interruption of the water supply to the vaporization chamber of less than or equal to 1 s, the average flow of the feed pump, which is defined by the flow control circuit when the steam control unit is actuated again, corresponds to the average flow of the feed pump during the flow regulation phase previously executed by the flow control program.
  • the flow control circuit controls the feed pump by restarting the flow regulation phase previously performed by the flow regulation program.
  • the flow rate control circuit is configured such that, for a duration of interruption of the water supply to the vaporization chamber greater than 3 s, the average flow rate of the vaporization chamber.
  • feed pump which is defined by the flow control circuit when the steam controller is actuated again, corresponds to the average flow rate of the feed pump during the first flow control phase of the program flow regulation.
  • the flow control circuit controls the feed pump from the first flow regulation phase. of the flow control program.
  • the flow control circuit is configured such that, for a duration of interruption of the water supply to the vaporization chamber of between 1 s and 3 s, the flow means of the feed pump, which is defined by the flow control circuit when the steam controller is actuated again, corresponds to the average flow of the feed pump during a flow regulation phase of the flow control program between the first flow control phase of the flow control program and the flow control phase previously executed by the flow control program.
  • the heating control circuit and the flow rate control circuit are integrated in a microprocessor.
  • the ironing appliance further comprises a base on which the iron is placed during inactive ironing phases.
  • the feed pump is integrated in the base.
  • the water tank is integrated into the base.
  • the iron comprises an ironing sole which is thermally bonded to the vaporization chamber and which is provided with at least one steam outlet orifice fluidly connected to the vaporization chamber.
  • the iron comprises a heating body thermally bonded to the ironing sole and comprising the vaporization chamber.
  • the heating body comprises a foundry at least partially delimiting the vaporization chamber.
  • the electric heating resistance is integrated in the foundry.
  • the heating body comprises a closure plate which rests on the foundry, the vaporization chamber being delimited by the foundry and the closure plate.
  • the figures 1 to 4 show an ironing device 2 which comprises a iron 3 and a base 4 on which the iron 3 can be placed during inactive ironing phases.
  • the ironing appliance 2 further comprises a water tank 5 integrated into the base 4 and which may for example be removable, and a water supply circuit fluidly connected to the water tank 5.
  • the water supply circuit water comprises in particular a water delivery pipe 6 fluidly connecting the water tank 5 to the iron 3, and a feed pump 7 integrated in the base 4 and configured to supply the iron 3 with water coming from of the water tank 5.
  • the feed pump 7 is advantageously an electric feed pump.
  • the iron 3 comprises a housing 8 comprising a gripping part 9 at its upper end, and an ironing sole 10 provided with a substantially flat ironing surface 11 and a plurality of steam outlet openings 12 opening into the ironing surface 11.
  • the iron 3 also comprises a heating body 13 integrated into the lower part of the housing 8, and thermally and mechanically linked to the ironing sole 10.
  • the heating body 13 comprises a foundry 14, for example made of aluminum, and a resistance electric heater 15 curved in U and integrated into the foundry 14.
  • the heating body 13 also includes a closure plate 16 (visible on the figure 3 ) which rests on the foundry 14, and a vaporization chamber 17, of the instant vaporization type, intended to be heated by the electric heating resistance 15.
  • the vaporization chamber 17 is advantageously delimited by the foundry 14 and the closure plate 16 .
  • the heating body 13 further comprises a liquid injection opening 18 fluidly connected to the supply pump 7 and opening into a front part of the vaporization chamber 17.
  • the supply pump 7 is thus configured to supply the chamber. spray 17 in water from the water tank 5.
  • the ironing apparatus 2 further comprises a steam distribution circuit 19 defined by the foundry 14 and the closure plate 16, and fluidly connecting the vaporization chamber 17 to the steam outlet orifices 12, in such a way that the vapor generated in the vaporization chamber 17 can flow to the vapor outlet openings 12.
  • the ironing appliance 2 also comprises a steam control member 21 carried by the iron 3 and intended to be operated manually by a user.
  • the steam control member 21 is in the form of a steam control trigger.
  • the steam control member 21 is more particularly mounted on the gripping part 9 of the iron 3.
  • the steam control member 21 comprises a handling part 22 projecting from the gripping part 9, and for example located under the gripping part.
  • the steam controller 21 is movable between a home position and a steam control position, and is configured to be moved to the steam control position when operated by a user.
  • the iron 3 comprises a biasing member (not shown in the figures) configured to urge the steam control member 21 towards the rest position.
  • the steam control member 21 may for example comprise a mounting part mounted to pivot about a pivot axis carried by the housing 8 such that the steam control member 21 is pivotally mounted between the rest position and the steam control position.
  • the steam control member 21 is more particularly configured to control the starting of the feed pump 7 and therefore a supply of water to the vaporization chamber 17 when the steam control member 21 is actuated by a user, and to control the stopping of the feed pump 7 and therefore an interruption of the water supply to the vaporization chamber 17 when the steam control member 21 is released by the user.
  • the ironing device 2 also includes a temperature sensor 23 configured to determine the temperature of the vaporization chamber 17 or of the ironing sole 9, and a heating control circuit 24 connected to the temperature sensor 23 and configured to regulate the power supply to the electric heating resistance 15 so as to bring the temperature to the level of the temperature sensor 23 around a setpoint temperature.
  • the steam control member 21 is advantageously connected to the heating control circuit 24 and is configured to control the communication of an actuation signal to the heating control circuit 24 when the steam control member 21 is actuated. by a user.
  • the heating control circuit 24 is in particular configured to modify the power supply to the electric heating resistance 15 when an actuation signal is communicated to the heating control circuit 24.
  • the heating control circuit 24 automatically increases the value of the setpoint temperature relative to an initial setpoint value, which can advantageously correspond to a temperature user adjustable reference.
  • the heating control circuit automatically returns the value of the set temperature to the value initial setpoint.
  • the ironing appliance 2 also comprises a flow control circuit 25 connected to the steam control member 21 and configured to control the operation of the feed pump 7 as a function of the position occupied by the control member. steam 21.
  • the steam controller 21 is configured to control the communication of an activation signal to the flow control circuit 25 when the steam controller 21 is actuated by a user, and to control the communication of a deactivation signal to the flow control circuit 25 when the steam control member 21 is released by the user
  • the flow control circuit 25 is configured to turn on the pump power supply 7 when an activation signal is communicated to the flow control 25 and to stop the feed pump 7 when a deactivation signal is communicated to the flow control circuit 25.
  • the flow control circuit 25 controls the supply pump 7 according to a flow rate regulation program comprising a series of N successive flow regulation phases which define a series of N successive flow levels, N being an integer greater than or equal to 4, and for example equal to 7.
  • the average flow rate of the feed pump 7 is maintained at a corresponding flow rate level Px for a corresponding predetermined duration tx, and this for each value of X between 1 and N.
  • the series of N flow regulation phases defines a series of N flow steps (from P 1 to P 7 ) defined so that the flow level P X + 1 is less than the flow level Px, for each value of X between 1 and N-1.
  • the average flow rate of the feed pump 7 is regulated around a respective set point flow, the values of the set point flows decreasing d 'a flow regulation phase to a following flow regulation phase.
  • the flow control program is configured to gradually decrease the average flow rate of the feed pump 7 when the steam controller 21 is operated continuously for an actuation time Ta greater than the sum of the predetermined durations of different successive flow regulation phases.
  • the average flow rate of the feed pump 7 successively decreases by flow rate steps P 1 to P 6 and until reaching the flow level P 7 .
  • the duration of actuation Ta of the steam controller 21 is greater than the predetermined duration t 1 but is less than or equal to the sum of the predetermined durations t 1 and t 2 , then the average flow rate of the feed pump 7 decreases only from the flow level P 1 to the flow rate level P 2 .
  • the average flow rate of the feed pump 7 during the first phase of flow regulation corresponds to approximately 70% of the maximum flow rate of the feed pump.
  • the average flow rate of the feed pump 7 during the first flow regulation phase can for example be between 100 and 130 g / min, and is advantageously of the order of 112 g / min.
  • the flow rate regulation program is configured such that, at each new flow rate regulation phase of the flow rate regulation program, the average flow rate of the feed pump 7 is reduced by 10%.
  • the average flow of the feed pump 7 during the second phase of flow regulation corresponds to approximately 60% of the maximum flow of the feed pump
  • the average flow of the feed pump 7 during the third phase flow regulation corresponds to approximately 50% of the maximum flow rate of the feed pump, and so on until the last flow regulation phase of the series of N flow regulation phases.
  • the predetermined duration t 1 of the first flow rate regulation phase, and therefore of the first flow rate level P 1 is greater than the predetermined duration of each of the other flow rate regulation phases, and therefore of each of the flow rate levels.
  • flow rate P 2 to P N-1 is advantageously of the order of 2 to 3 seconds, and preferably of the order of 2.5 seconds.
  • the predetermined duration of each of the flow regulation phases, with the exception of the first flow regulation phase, and therefore of the flow rate steps P 2 to P N-1 is less than 1 second, and is preferably 1 second. order of 0.5 seconds.
  • the last phase of flow regulation, and therefore the flow level P N lasts without interruption until the steam control member 21 orders the interruption of the flow. water supply to the vaporization chamber 17.
  • the flow rate regulation program is configured such that, for a duration of actuation Ta of the control member of steam 21 less than or equal to 200 ms, the flow control program only executes the first flow control phase, and for an actuation time Ta of the steam control unit 21 greater than or equal to 6 s, the Flow control program executes all of the flow control phases of the series of N flow control phases.
  • the flow control circuit 25 counts down an interruption duration Ti of the water supply to the vaporization chamber 17, and the average flow rate of the feed pump 7, which is defined by the circuit flow control 25 when the steam control member 21 is actuated again, is then a function of the interruption time Ti of the water supply to the vaporization chamber 17, and preferably increases as a function of the duration of interruption Ti of the water supply to the vaporization chamber 17.
  • the flow control circuit 25 can for example be configured such that, for a duration of interruption Ti of the water supply to the vaporization chamber 17 less than or equal to 1 s, the average flow rate of the feed pump 7, which is defined by the flow control circuit 25 when the steam control member 21 is actuated again, corresponds to the average flow rate of the feed pump 7 during the regulation phase flow rate previously executed by the flow rate control program, and such that, for a duration of interruption Ti of the water supply to the vaporization chamber 17 greater than 3 s, the average flow rate of the feed 7, which is defined by the flow control circuit 25 when the steam control member 21 is actuated again, corresponds to the average flow rate of the feed pump 7 during the first phase of flow regulation of the flow control program.
  • the flow control circuit 25 can be configured such that, for a duration of interruption Ti of the water supply to the vaporization chamber 17 of between 1 s and 3 s, the average flow rate of the pump feed 7, which is defined by the flow control circuit 25 when the steam control member 21 is actuated again, corresponds to the average flow of the feed pump 7 during a flow regulation phase of the flow control program between the first flow control phase and the flow control phase previously executed by the flow control program.
  • the average flow rate of the feed pump 7, which is defined by the flow control circuit 25 during a new actuation of the steam control member 21 may correspond to the average flow rate of the feed pump 7 during the fourth flow rate regulation phase, that is to say to the flow rate level P 4 .
  • the interruption times Ti and the actuation times Ta are followed, on the figure 5 , of index numbers in order to be able to differentiate said durations from one another.
  • the ironing appliance 2 further comprises an electronic control card which is for example integrated in the iron 3 and which is equipped with a microprocessor 26 in which the heating control circuit 24 and the control circuit are integrated. flow rate 25.
  • the ironing appliance 2 could also include a switch (not shown in the figures), such as a microswitch, carried by the iron 3 and configured to control the communication of an actuation signal to the heater control circuit 24, communicating an activation signal to the flow control circuit 25 and communication of a deactivation signal to the flow control circuit 25 as a function of the position of the steam controller 21.
  • a switch such as a microswitch
  • the steam control member 21 could take the form of a steam control button carried by the iron 3.

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  1. Bügelgerät (2), das einen Wasservorratsbehälter (5), ein Bügeleisen (3), das eine Verdampfungskammer (17) für die Dampferzeugung umfasst, und ein Dampfsteuerelement (21) umfasst, das dafür vorgesehen ist, per Hand von einem Benutzer betätigt zu werden und so eingerichtet ist, dass es eine Versorgung der Verdampfungskammer (17) mit Wasser steuert, wenn das Dampfsteuerelement (21) betätigt wird, wobei das Bügeleisen (3) ferner einen elektrischen Heizwiderstand (15) umfasst, der so eingerichtet ist, dass er die Verdampfungskammer (17) erwärmt, und einen Heizsteuerstromkreis (24), der so eingerichtet ist, dass er die Stromversorgung des elektrischen Heizwiderstands (15) steuert, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Dampfsteuerelement (21) mit dem Heizsteuerstromkreis (24) verbunden und so eingerichtet ist, dass es die Übertragung eines Betätigungssignals an den Heizsteuerstromkreis (24) steuert, wenn das Dampfsteuerelement (21) betätigt wird, und dadurch, dass der Heizstromsteuerkreis (24) so eingerichtet ist, dass er die Stromversorgung des elektrischen Heizstromkreises (15) abändert, wenn ein Betätigungssignal an den Heizsteuerstromkreis (24) übertragen wird.
  2. Bügelgerät (2) nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Bügeleisen (3) einen Temperatursensor (23) umfasst, der mit dem Heizsteuerstromkreis (24) verbunden ist, wobei der Heizsteuerstromkreis (24) so eingerichtet ist, dass er die Stromversorgung des elektrischen Heizwiderstands (15) derart reguliert, dass die Temperatur am Temperatursensor (23) um eine Solltemperatur herum eingestellt wird, und wobei, wenn das Dampfsteuerelement (21) betätigt wird und die Zufuhr von Wasser zur Verdampfungskammer (17) steuert, der Solltemperaturwert bezogen auf einen Ausgangssollwert automatisch erhöht wird.
  3. Bügelgerät (2) nach Anspruch 2, wobei der Temperatursensor (23) so eingerichtet ist, dass er die Temperatur der Verdampfungskammer (17) bestimmt.
  4. Bügelgerät (2) nach Anspruch 2 oder 3, wobei, wenn die Zufuhr von Wasser zur Verdampfungskammer (17) unterbrochen ist, der Solltemperaturwert automatisch wieder auf den Ausgangssollwert zurückgeführt wird.
  5. Bügelgerät (2) nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 4, wobei der Ausgangssollwert einer vom Benutzer einstellbaren Bezugstemperatur entspricht.
  6. Bügelgerät (2) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, wobei das Bügeleisen (3) eine Förderpumpe (7), die fluidmäßig mit dem Wasservorratsbehälter (5) verbunden und so eingerichtet ist, dass sie der Verdampfungskammer (17) Wasser zuführt, und einen Durchflusssteuerstromkreis (25) umfasst, der mit dem Dampfsteuerelement (21) verbunden und so eingerichtet ist, dass er die Funktionsweise der Förderpumpe (7) je nach einer Position oder einem Zustand des Dampfsteuerelements (21) steuert.
  7. Bügelgerät (2) nach Anspruch 6, das derart eingerichtet ist, dass eine Betätigung des Dampfsteuerelements (21) das Anlaufen der Förderpumpe (7) und eine Zufuhr von Wasser zur Verdampfungskammer (17) bewirkt, und derart, dass ein Loslassen des Dampfsteuerelements (21) das Anhalten der Förderpumpe (7) und eine Unterbrechung der Zufuhr von Wasser zur Verdampfungskammer (17) bewirkt.
  8. Bügelgerät (2) nach Anspruch 6 oder 7, wobei das Dampfsteuerelement (21) ein Dampfsteuerauslöser ist.
  9. Bügelgerät (2) nach einem der Ansprüche 6 bis 8, wobei, wenn das Dampfsteuerelement (21) betätigt wird und die Zufuhr von Wasser zur Verdampfungskammer (17) steuert, der Durchflusssteuerstromkreis (25) die Förderpumpe (7) nach einem Durchflussregelprogramm steuert, das eine erste Durchflussregelphase, in der der mittlere Durchfluss der Förderpumpe (7) während einer ersten vorgegebenen Zeitdauer (ti) auf einer ersten Durchflussstufe (P1) gehalten wird, und mindestens eine zweite Durchflussregelphase umfasst, die auf die erste Durchflussregelphase folgt und während der der mittlere Durchfluss der Förderpumpe (7) während einer zweiten vorgegebenen Zeitdauer (t2) auf einer zweiten Durchflussstufe (P2) gehalten wird, die unter der ersten Durchflussstufe (P1) liegt.
  10. Bügelgerät (2) nach Anspruch 9, wobei das Durchflussregelprogramm eine Vielzahl von Durchflussregelphasen umfasst, die nach der zweiten Regelphase aufeinander folgen und die eine Vielzahl von Durchflussstufen definieren, die nach der zweiten Durchflussstufe aufeinander folgen und so schrittweise den mittleren Durchfluss der Förderpumpe (7) absenken, wenn das Dampfsteuerelement (21) während einer Betätigungsdauer (Ta) kontinuierlich betätigt wird, die länger ist als die Summe aus der ersten und zweiten vorgegebenen Dauer (t1, t2).
  11. Bügelgerät (2) nach einem der Ansprüche 6 bis 10, wobei, wenn die Zufuhr von Wasser zur Verdampfungskammer (17) unterbrochen ist, der Durchflusssteuerstromkreis (25) eine Dauer der Unterbrechung (Ti) der Zufuhr von Wasser zur Verdampfungskammer (17) erfasst und der mittlere Durchfluss der Förderpumpe (7), der von dem Durchflusssteuerstromkreis (25) bei einer erneuten Betätigung des Dampfsteuerelements (21) festgelegt wird, dann von der Dauer der Unterbrechung (Ti) der Zufuhr von Wasser zur Verdampfungskammer (17) abhängt.
  12. Bügelgerät (2) nach einem der Ansprüche 6 bis 11, wobei der Heizsteuerstromkreis (24) und der Durchflusssteuerstromkreis (25) in einen Mikroprozessor integriert sind.
  13. Bügelgerät (2) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 12, das ferner eine Basis (4) umfasst, auf der das Bügeleisen (3) in den inaktiven Bügelphasen angeordnet ist.
  14. Bügelgerät (2) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 13, wobei das Bügeleisen (3) eine Bügelsohle (10) umfasst, die thermisch mit der Verdampfungskammer (17) verbunden und die mit mindestens einer Dampfausströmöffnung (12) versehen ist, die fluidmäßig mit der Verdampfungskammer (17) verbunden ist.
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