1676results about "Conditioning apparatus" patented technology

A garment refreshing system includes an enclosure having a top, a bottom, a sidewall, an air inlet and an air outlet, and a hook or other element on the top to facilitate hanging in a closet or other location. An electrical fan at the air inlet is operative to bring air into the enclosure and past the clothing to the air outlet, and a filter supported at the air outlet for collecting odors removed from the clothing: The preferred configuration further includes a support within the enclosure to receive clothing on hangers, and the sidewall includes a closable opening to place clothing into, and remove clothing from the enclosure. The use of a low-voltage D.C. fan, such as a 12-VDC fan, facilitates use in a vehicle. As a further option, a material associated with the air inlet to introduce a deodorizer or fragrance into the enclosure. For example, an absorbent material may be provided to receive a deodorizer or fragrance in liquid form.

A hand held appliance for use in applying steam to a garment or other item made of fabric includes a pump, a boiler and a switch. Power is applied through the switch to the pump. The pump pumps water from the water tank to the boiler. The water is converted to steam in the boiler and is expelled from the appliance through a set of nozzles. The appliance may include optional attachments for performing other operations on garments or fabric, for example, applying pressure, brushing, scrubbing or lint removal.

A steamer attachment (10) allows a user to selectively dispense steam from a steamer (12). The attachment (10) broadly comprises a body (14), a first and second steam distributor (16,18) located in a head (20) of the body (14), and a valve (22) located in a handle (24) of the body (14). The first distributor (16) preferably comprises a nozzle (52) to concentrate the steam and a brush (54). The second distributor (18) preferably comprises a plurality of holes (56) to disperse the steam. The second distributor (18) may also include a detachable diffusor (58) to further disperse the steam. The valve (22) preferably opens a first path toward the first distributor (16) before closing a second path toward the second distributor (18). Thus, the steam always has at least one available path, in order to prevent pressure buildup within the steamer (12).

A nebulizer assembly for use in a fabrics revitalizing system having a fabric treatment chamber comprises a fluid reservoir configured to contain a fluid; an air flow channel in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir; a mist generator configured to generate a mist in the fluid reservoir; and a fan in fluid communication with the air flow channel to draw air through the air flow channel and transport the mist to the interior of the fabric treatment chamber. The nebulizer assembly can include a transitional assembly that communicates the nebulizer assembly with the fabric treatment chamber.

A method and an apparatus for automatic ironing of textile articles and the like in a very simple and practical way in which dewrinkling is done in a container (10) without touching the articles by any part of the apparatus or tool like means, comprising a wet ironing stage in which clothes are dewrinkled with high-temperature, high-humidity, high-pressure air and a dry ironing stage in which clothes are dewrinkled with high-temperature, high-pressure air. An automatic ironing machine is comprised of a box like unit container, an electronic control unit controlling the ironing process, a container (10) in which the clothes are placed, an air compressor (19) to increase the air pressure of the air and to circulate the air in the system, a steam generating system (40, 45b) to provide humidity, a heating system (45a) to increase to the temperature of the air and water in the system, and a refrigerating system (46-51) for drying and cooling.

The invention discloses a multifunctional intelligent clothing care machine. The machine is characterized by comprising a box body, wherein an air exhaust port is formed in the top part of the box body; a water tank and a water draining box which intercommunicate are arranged at the bottom part of the box body; a recognizing module, a washing module, a drying ironing or hanging ironing module provided with an intelligent algorithm system, and a caring module are arranged in the box body and are connected to an information storing and control module. According to the multifunctional intelligent clothing care machine, proper clothing stain removing program, washing program, drying program, ironing or hanging ironing program and casing program are accurately set; the clothing information recognizing and the stain type recognizing are intelligently combined; the care efficiency can be increased based on washing protecting models and intelligently-matched caring program, and meanwhile, the damage to the clothing appearance and physical and chemical performances can be decreased to the maximum. Therefore, common clothing and high-level clothing can be handled, and moreover, some clothing to be subjected to dry cleaning can be handled. The machine is high in automation degree; after a use puts clothing into the machine, the machine can automatically perform all tasks such as washing, drying, ironing and caring.

A clothes dryer and a method of controlling the clothes dryer. The method detects conditions of clothes using a sensor, and performs at least one of: a complex drying function to perform a drying operation, a deodorizing operation, and a wrinkle removing operation; a wrinkle removing function to perform the wrinkle removing operation and the drying operation; and a drying function to perform the drying operation, according to the detected conditions of the clothes. Accordingly, the clothes dryer is capable of not only drying the clothes, but also deodorizing the clothes and removing wrinkles. Additionally, the clothes dryer is capable of detecting conditions of clothes accommodated in a chamber, and drying and deodorizing the clothes as occasion demands, thus maintaining the clothes for a long period.

A steamer for steaming and/or steam cleaning an object. The steamer includes a reservoir for containing a liquid therein, a pressurized boiler system for generating steam under pressure from a portion of the liquid in the reservoir, a thermostatic control device for controlling a flow rate of the liquid delivered from the reservoir to the pressurized boiler system, and at least one steam output discharge port having a variable aperture size in fluid communication with the output of the pressurized boiler system.

To improve a smoothing effect on items of clothing by subjecting the items to moisture and heat and, thereby, relaxing the fabric of the clothing items to reduce creases, an apparatus and a method of smoothing includes subjecting the items of clothing, preferably, in a heated and moistened state, to at least one gas jet, in particular, a compressed air jet, which is not aligned parallel to the clothing item and which exerts a force on the clothing item. Advantageously, the clothing item is subjected to gas jets from both sides.

A clothes drying cabinet is provided with an internal compartment for receiving clothes and having a plurality of air inlet nozzles. An air plenum provides air to the cabinet through the nozzles. The plenum has a decreasing cross section from one corner to an opposite corner to provide a balanced distribution of air through the nozzles at a substantially uniform velocity. The nozzles are angularly oriented to direct air across upper and lower surfaces of shelves mounted within the drying compartment.

A delay flow water reservoir for a clothes dryer cabinet and method of use is provided. The delay flow reservoir has a container having an opening and a cap engaging the opening. The cap has a delay chamber with a drain opening, a seal covering the opening with first and second seal holes, and the delayed flow reservoir. The delay chamber fills with water from the container before draining into the clothes drying cabinets. The method of using the delay flow water reservoir permits the user to fill a container while in an upright position and then moving the delay flow water reservoir to an overturned dispense position. The method permits water to drain into the delay reservoir rather than out the drain opening while the user moves the reservoir into operational communication in the clothes drying cabinet.

The invention belongs to the technical field of household appliances, and particularly relates to an ironing device. The ironing device comprises a main machine, a hanger assembly and an ironing assembly. A steam generation device is arranged in the main machine and used for delivering steam to ironed clothes. The ironing assembly comprises a guide rod, an installation base, a roller brush, a driving device and a rotating device. The rotating device is arranged on the installation base, and the roller brush is rotationally driven by the rotating device. The installation base is movably connected with the guide rod, an air cylinder serves as the driving device, a push rod of the driving device is connected with the installation base, and the air cylinder drives the installation base to reciprocate in the direction of the guide rod so that the roller brush can brush the clothes hung on the hanger assembly in a reciprocating mode. Compared with the prior art, the ironing device is simple and compact in structure and greatly reduces the operating fatigue of a user; the automatic clothes ironing mode is convenient and fast to implement and good in ironing effect; besides, an air cylinder transmission system is simple in composition, large in output force, high in control precision, high in response speed and low in working noise.

The invention discloses a hand-hold steam brush with steam jet intensity adjustable, and belongs to clothing ironing equipment. For an existing hand-hold steam brush, the steam jet intensity cannot be adjusted, and the removal effect of the steam jet intensity on stubborn folds is poorer. According to the hand-hold steam brush with the steam jet intensity adjustable, a steam output adjusting mechanism is assembled in a machine body and connected with a switching part which is located on the exterior of the machine body and is capable of switching working positions; when the switching part is located on one working position, the steam output adjusting mechanism jets steam produced by a steam generator from a steam outlet under a lower pressure, that is to say, ordinary steam is jetted; when the switching part is located on the other working position, the steam output adjusting mechanism jets the steam produced by the steam generator from the steam outlet under a higher pressure, that is to say, powerful steam is jetted, therefore, the ironing efficiency of a user is effectively promoted, and a better removal effect on the stubborn folds can be achieved by utilizing the powerful steam.

An iron (1), comprising: —a water reservoir (16), configured to hold liquid water; —a heatable soleplate (20); —at least one water outlet opening (24); —a water atomization and distribution unit (30), configured to atomize water from the water reservoir and to distribute the atomized water to the at least one water outlet opening; —at least one sensor (40,42), configured to monitor at least one motion dependent variable of the iron and to generate a reference signal reflecting said variable; —a control unit (50), operatively connected to both the water atomization and distribution unit (30) and the at least one sensor (40, 42), and configured to control a water outflow rate of the at least one water outlet opening (24) by controlling the operation of the water atomization and distribution unit in dependence of the reference signal generated by the at least one sensor.

The invention relates to a full-automatic clothes folding device and an operating method. The full-automatic clothes folding device comprises a shell and a front door, wherein the shell and the frontdoor form a cavity; a clothes inlet is formed in the front door, and a first slide bar mechanism and a second slide bar mechanism are arranged on the front door; a third slide bar mechanism is arranged on a side wall on one side of the shell; the first slide bar mechanism, the second slide bar mechanism and the third slide bar mechanism are connected with a steam device; the clothes are ironed while being folded; a lifting mechanism is arranged at a position, which is positioned on the opposite side of the front door, in the cavity; the lifting mechanism is connected with a bearing platform mechanism; the bearing platform mechanism is used for placing to-be-folded clothes and moves up and down under drive of a lifting module, so as to realize movements of the to-be-folded clothes among thefirst slide bar mechanism, the second slide bar mechanism and the third slide bar mechanism; and a storage box capable of being withdrawn from the shell is arranged at the bottom end of the shell andis used for storing the completely folded clothes. The clothes folding device disclosed by the invention is high in degree of automation, and the clothes folding time and clothes-folding labor intensity can be saved.

A drip-free garment steamer includes a steamer body having an inlet end and an outlet end, and defining an inner cavity through which steam passes. A plate at least partially covers the outlet end of the steamer body. A plurality of nozzles extend from the plate into the inner cavity of the steamer body, the nozzles defining apertures through the plate for the passage of steam from the inner cavity.

The present invention relates to a multifunction machine for laundries, which comprises a body or frame (11) defining a treatment chamber (12) hermetically closed and equipped with means (15) for hanging elements (14), such as bed linen, clothes and garments, to be treated; means for removing stains, a wash and rinse; means for drying; and means for ironing said elements while they are hanging and stretched out in said treatment chamber.

A garment steaming device having a novel heater and heater control design for a garment steamer that features a low-powered standby setting parallel to a high powered steam setting. The invention also features a convenient switch location to activate the high-powered heater, thereby selecting and controlling the steam and the standby feature. Furthermore the clothes steamer features a retractable cord reel, which can be easily activated with a foot switch.

A cabinet (1) for clothes drying and dewrinkling which comprises a main enclosure (2) that defines an inner area (3) for housing clothes, means for supplying air to the inner area (3), means for supplying steam to the inner area (3), control means for regulating said means, and at least one airing duct (10). It also includes means for opening and closing said airing duct (10), said opening and closing means being controlled by said control means. The invention includes a method for dewrinkling clothes in the cabinet (1), which comprises steam delivery, clothes resting and air delivery stages, said airing duct (10) being open or closed in accordance with the current stage reached in the dewrinkling process.

The invention discloses a clothing care machine which comprises a shell, a sealing door, a drying device, an ironing device, a fan, a dry cleaning device, an air duct and a wind hood, wherein an ironing and drying chamber is formed in the shell; the drying device comprises an air filter and a heat exchange chamber; the heat exchange chamber is communicated with the air duct; a drainage bunker is arranged at the bottom of the ironing and drying chamber; the wind hood is fixed on the side wall of the wind hood; the ironing device comprises a water inlet tank and a steam generator; the steam generator is communicated with the air duct; the dry cleaning device comprises a dry cleaning agent storage box and an atomizer; the atomizer is communicated with the air duct; dry cleaning agents in thedry cleaning agent storage box enter the air duct via the atomizer and then are sprayed onto clothing in the ironing and drying chamber by virtue of the wind hood. According to the clothing care machine disclosed by the invention, the clothing can be subjected to dry cleaning and anti-wrinkle ironing, the comprehensive care ability of the product clothing is improved, and water usage and airing time can be saved.