Clothes iron including a button for controlling the steam

Abstract

The invention relates to a clothes iron (1) comprising a water tank (13) and an ironing sole plate (2) thermally contacting a heating body (3) including a vaporization chamber (32), said tank (13) communicating with the vaporization chamber (32) via a supply circuit comprising a sealing means (6) controlled by a button (60) for controlling the steam, wherein the sealing means (6) is moved into an open position for enabling the water to flow through the supply circuit when said button (60) for controlling the steam is actuated, and is automatically returned by a return means (64) into a closed position, in which said sealing means (6) blocks the flow of water when the user releases the button (60) for controlling the steam, characterized in that the supply circuit includes an anti-drip valve (7) controlled by a thermally deformable element (72) supported by the heating body (3).

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to an iron comprising an ironing soleplate in thermal contact with a heating body equipped with an evaporation chamber and, more particularly, to an iron comprising a water container, said water container Communication with the vaporization chamber is via a supply circuit including a blocking mechanism controlled by a vapor control button. Background technique [0002] Patent application GB 2327950 discloses an iron comprising an ironing soleplate, a heating body equipped with an evaporation chamber for generating steam and a water container communicating with the evaporation chamber through a supply circuit comprising a occlusion controlled by a steam trigger valve. [0003] Such an iron has the advantage of allowing to obtain an iron that generates steam under the control of the user and to store the iron without the risk of water escaping. [0004] However, this iron has the disadvantage of being subjected to an outfl...

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[0004] However, this iron has the disadvantage of being subjected to an outflow of water through the steam outlets of the soleplate when the user presses the steam trigger while the temperature of the soleplate is too low to allow evaporation of the water delivered through the blocking valve.

[0005] Also, such irons have the disadvantage of not allowing brutale and rapid wetting of the fabric with steam or water when ironing areas that are particularly difficult to smooth

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