GB2342101A - Appliance for steam treating a garment - Google Patents
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- GB2342101A GB2342101A GB9821403A GB9821403A GB2342101A GB 2342101 A GB2342101 A GB 2342101A GB 9821403 A GB9821403 A GB 9821403A GB 9821403 A GB9821403 A GB 9821403A GB 2342101 A GB2342101 A GB 2342101A
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- steamer
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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
- D06F75/12—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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Abstract
A dual appliance for steam treating garments comprises a central reservoir (9) and an electrical water pump (11) to supply water to a steamer (15) or a steam iron (18). Separate braided cables (16, 19) are permanently connected to the steamer and steam iron and plugs (17) and (20) are provided at the ends of the cables for connection to a socket (14). The steam iron and steamer have a respective electrical switch (21, 22) for controlling the operation of the pump during use via the flexible cable. The appliance also incorporates a central adjustable flow rate controller that is arranged to set a desired flow rate of water between the reservoir and the steamer or steam iron.
Description
2342101 APPLIANCE FOR TRE,&TING GARDJENT The invention relates to an
appliance for treating garments.
The invention relates more particularly to an appliance for treating garments with steam. Steam is traditionally used when ironing clothes and other garments including curtains and furnishing covers with a so-called "steam iron" that releases steam usually under the manual control of a user. Steamers or "steam wands" are also known to remove creases and crinkles where steam is applied typically to hanging garments and the like. in this way, curtains can for example be treated with steam in situ or after being hung up following cleaning or washing.
In the case of a steam ironp it has already been proposed to supply water to a heated iron from a separate reservoir via a flexible hose. This greatly increases the quantity of water that can be made available for steam ironing. In the case of a steamer, the water is the more usually supplied from a separate reservoir via a suitable hose. It is also known to provide the hose in the form of a cable that is designed to carry water as required and also incorporates electrical wires for supplying power and/or transmitting control signals between the steamer or the iron, as the case may be, and the separate central water reservoir. Typically, the control signals are required to initiate a pump that pumps water, on demand, to the steamer or the steam Iron during use.
It has been proposed to have a flexible cable connected to a water reservoir that terminates at a plug or socket so as to provide releasable connection for a steamer or steam iron. In this way either the steamer or the steam iron can be supplied in turn from the same water 10 reservoir. This arrangement has certain disadvantages in that provision of a necessary releasable cable connection at the steamer and at the steam iron makes the steamer and steam iron somewhat physically cumbersome, and the releasable cable connection is at the more vulnerable is part of the layout, where maximum flexing and manipulation takes place. it is an object of the invention to overcome or at least reduce this problem. According to the invention there is provided a dual 20 appliance for steaming or steam ironing garments and the like comprising a central water reservoir with an electric pump and a releasable connector to supply water to the steamer or the iron and provide an electrical connection, a steamer having a length of flexible cable 25 attached thereto terminating at a mating adapter for the connector, a steam iron having a length of flexible cable attached thereto terminating at a mating adapter for the connector, in which the steamer and the steam iron have a respective electrical switch for controlling the operation of the pump dur-ing use via the flexible cable, and in which electrical power is supplied to the steamer or the steam iron respectively via the flexible cable.
The dual appliance may include central adjustable flow rate controller that is arranged to set a desired flow rate of water between the reservoir and the steamer or steam iron as the case may be.
A dual appliance according to the invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying schematic drawing which shows the appliance.
is Referring to the drawingg a central water reservoir 9 is mounted on a housing 10 that incorporates an electrically driven pump 11. An electrical control circuit 12 and a manually operable power switch 13 are provided in the housing 10. A cable socket 14 is mounted in a wall of the housing for supplying water, electrical power and for receiving control signals.
A steamer 15 is permanently connected to one end of a braided flexible cable 16 that includes a tube and appropriate electrical wires to enable water and - 4 electrical power to be supplied respectivelY to the steamer. Suitable flexible cables are generally already known per se. The flexible cable, typically two Metres long, terminates at a plug 17 that can be releasably but securely fitted to the socket 14. A steam iron 18 is permanently connected to a braided flexible cable 19, the same as the cable 16, and terminates at a plug 20, the same as plug 17.
control switches 21 and 22, typically push-button ONJOFF switches, are mounted on the steamer and the steam iron respectively. In use, operation of the switches 21 or 22 serves to turn on the electrical pump 11 so that water is supplied along the flexible cables 16 or 19. Electrical heaters within the steamer or the steam iron are arranged is to heat the water in conventional manner, so that steam can be provided to treat garments "on demand".
A Separate PUMP controller 23 (not shown) is provided to alter the rate of flow of water when the pump 11 is turned ON because it may be preferable to independently alter the rate at which steam is generated, other than by simply turning the pump ON and OFF at differing intervals to do this using the switches 21 or 22.
The described appliance has respective permanently attached cables at the steamer and at the steam iron which simplifies the required attachments and makes such connecting to the steamer and steam iron inherently less physically bulky. Also, such attaching or connections being permanent are less prone to damage or failure. it is at these particular connections that the greatest strain is likely to occur and if the connections are in the form of, say, plugs and sockets, as presently used in the prior art, there is a greater likelihood of water leakage or other failure. Also, in similar prior art arrangements a flexible cable is permanently attached to the central housing 10 which makes the housing generally difficult to pack away for storage, for example. In terms of serviceability, by having in practice two flexible cables, 16 and 19, the described dual appliance has an Inherently longer life. It will be appreciated is t hat this i S because the flexible cables are traditionally the more vulnerable components of these kinds of steam appliances; each flexible cable in the described appliance being in use in effect for only part of the time instead of all the time the appliances are in service.
The connector 14 in the described arrangement is a socket but may be a plug or take any suitable form of releasable connector. The plugs 17 and 20 are always provided as like "adapters" to make connections with the common or central connector 14.
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Claims (3)
1. A dual appliance for steaming or steamironing garments and the like comprising a central water reservoir with an electric pump and a releasable connector to supply water to the steamer or the iron and provide an electrical connection, a steamer having a length of flexible cable attached thereto terminating at mating adapter for the connector, a steam iron having length of flexible cable attached thereto terminating at a mating adapter for the connector, in which the steamer and the steam iron have a respective electrical switch for controlling the operation of the pump during use via the flexible cable, and in which electrical power is supplied to the steamer or the steam iron respectively is via the flexible cable.
2. An dual appliance according to claim 1, including central adjustable flow rate controller that is arranged to set a desired flow rate of water between the reservoir and the steamer or steam iron as the case may be.
3. A dual appliance substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawing.
Priority Applications (4)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB9821403A GB2342101B (en) | 1998-10-01 | 1998-10-01 | Appliance for steam treating a garment |
AU48822/99A AU751119B2 (en) | 1998-10-01 | 1999-09-20 | Appliance for treating garment |
FR9912144A FR2784122A1 (en) | 1998-10-01 | 1999-09-29 | Steam ironing system for treating a garment has a central reservoir and an electrical water pump to supply water to a steamer or a steam iron |
JP11277882A JP2000107497A (en) | 1998-10-01 | 1999-09-30 | Bifunctional clothes-treatment device |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB9821403A GB2342101B (en) | 1998-10-01 | 1998-10-01 | Appliance for steam treating a garment |
Publications (3)
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GB9821403D0 GB9821403D0 (en) | 1998-11-25 |
GB2342101A true GB2342101A (en) | 2000-04-05 |
GB2342101B GB2342101B (en) | 2001-12-12 |
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Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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GB9821403A Expired - Fee Related GB2342101B (en) | 1998-10-01 | 1998-10-01 | Appliance for steam treating a garment |
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JP (1) | JP2000107497A (en) |
AU (1) | AU751119B2 (en) |
FR (1) | FR2784122A1 (en) |
GB (1) | GB2342101B (en) |
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WO2008135827A2 (en) * | 2007-05-07 | 2008-11-13 | Rowenta Werke Gmbh | Linen processing apparatus including a device for controlling the water flow supplied to a steam generator |
CN103061093A (en) * | 2011-10-18 | 2013-04-24 | 皇家飞利浦电子股份有限公司 | Garment steamer and method for the same |
US8615908B2 (en) | 2009-02-05 | 2013-12-31 | Strix Limited | Hand-held steam appliances |
EP3263236A1 (en) * | 2016-07-01 | 2018-01-03 | Black & Decker Inc. | Steam cleaning device |
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GB1277000A (en) * | 1970-05-20 | 1972-06-07 | Oster Mfg Co John | Portable steamer |
GB1395179A (en) * | 1971-07-31 | 1975-05-21 | Hoffman Rheem Maschinen Gmbh | Hand steaming and ironing device |
GB2217351A (en) * | 1988-04-15 | 1989-10-25 | Kenwood Ltd | Steam spray iron with separate water tank |
US5430963A (en) * | 1993-11-23 | 1995-07-11 | Kuo-Chu; Chien | Iron including pressurizing and emitting steam chambers and remote reservoir |
GB2308135A (en) * | 1995-12-15 | 1997-06-18 | Singer Co Nv | Steam treating garments:water supply |
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FR2703371B1 (en) * | 1993-04-02 | 1995-05-12 | Seb Sa | Steam iron with external tank. |
US5609047A (en) * | 1995-06-06 | 1997-03-11 | Nadia Wechsler | Garment steaming device with safety nozzle |
US5842295A (en) * | 1997-06-30 | 1998-12-01 | U. S. Philips Corporation | Ironing machine having an iron and a stand |
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- 1998-10-01 GB GB9821403A patent/GB2342101B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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- 1999-09-20 AU AU48822/99A patent/AU751119B2/en not_active Ceased
- 1999-09-29 FR FR9912144A patent/FR2784122A1/en active Pending
- 1999-09-30 JP JP11277882A patent/JP2000107497A/en active Pending
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Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB1277000A (en) * | 1970-05-20 | 1972-06-07 | Oster Mfg Co John | Portable steamer |
GB1395179A (en) * | 1971-07-31 | 1975-05-21 | Hoffman Rheem Maschinen Gmbh | Hand steaming and ironing device |
GB2217351A (en) * | 1988-04-15 | 1989-10-25 | Kenwood Ltd | Steam spray iron with separate water tank |
US5430963A (en) * | 1993-11-23 | 1995-07-11 | Kuo-Chu; Chien | Iron including pressurizing and emitting steam chambers and remote reservoir |
GB2308135A (en) * | 1995-12-15 | 1997-06-18 | Singer Co Nv | Steam treating garments:water supply |
Cited By (9)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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WO2008135827A2 (en) * | 2007-05-07 | 2008-11-13 | Rowenta Werke Gmbh | Linen processing apparatus including a device for controlling the water flow supplied to a steam generator |
FR2916004A1 (en) * | 2007-05-07 | 2008-11-14 | Rowenta Werke Gmbh | APPARATUS FOR THE TREATMENT OF LAUNDRY COMPRISING A DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE FLOW OF WATER SENT TO A STEAM GENERATOR |
WO2008135827A3 (en) * | 2007-05-07 | 2009-01-22 | Rowenta Werke Gmbh | Linen processing apparatus including a device for controlling the water flow supplied to a steam generator |
US8615908B2 (en) | 2009-02-05 | 2013-12-31 | Strix Limited | Hand-held steam appliances |
CN103061093A (en) * | 2011-10-18 | 2013-04-24 | 皇家飞利浦电子股份有限公司 | Garment steamer and method for the same |
WO2013057651A1 (en) * | 2011-10-18 | 2013-04-25 | Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. | Garment steamer and method for the same |
RU2620487C2 (en) * | 2011-10-18 | 2017-05-25 | Конинклейке Филипс Н.В. | Device for processing clothes by steam and method for this |
US9745691B2 (en) | 2011-10-18 | 2017-08-29 | Koninklijke Philips N.V. | Garment steamer and method for the same |
EP3263236A1 (en) * | 2016-07-01 | 2018-01-03 | Black & Decker Inc. | Steam cleaning device |
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FR2784122A1 (en) | 2000-04-07 |
AU751119B2 (en) | 2002-08-08 |
GB2342101B (en) | 2001-12-12 |
AU4882299A (en) | 2000-04-06 |
JP2000107497A (en) | 2000-04-18 |
GB9821403D0 (en) | 1998-11-25 |
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PCNP | Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee |
Effective date: 20041001 |