Garment steamer with a moving plate

Abstract

A garment steamer comprising a housing (1; 101) including a handle (2; 102) and a head (3; 103) having a treatment surface (33A; 108A), heated by heating means (60), intended to come into contact with a garment to be steamed, and comprising a plate (5; 105) movable relative to the treatment surface (33A; 108A), the movable plate (5; 105) being able to occupy an extended position in which the plate (5; 105) is separated from the treatment surface (33A; 108A), extending parallel to the latter, the rear face of the plate (5; 105) then being intended to be used like a clamp to apply the garment against the treatment surface (33A, 108A), characterized in that the plate (5; 105) can occupy a retracted position in which one face the front of the plate (5; 105) comes into the extension of the treatment surface (33A; 108A), the front face of the plate (5;105) then forming a treatment surface complementary to the treatment surface (33A; 108A) intended to be applied against the garment. Figure for the abbreviation: Fig. 3;

Description

Title of the invention: Wrinkle-steaming device comprising a movable plate. Technical field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of garment steamers comprising a housing including a handle and a head having a treatment surface, heated by heating means, intended to come into contact with a garment to be steamed, and a plate movable relative to the treatment surface. Prior art

[0002] A device comprising a housing with a handle and a head with a soleplate heated by heating means is known from US patent 7188442. The soleplate has a treatment surface intended to come into contact with a garment to be steamed. The device also includes an accessory that is removably mounted on the head of the device and that includes a plate movable relative to the treatment surface. The movable plate can be in an extended position in which the plate is away from the treatment surface, extending parallel to it. The rear face of the plate is then intended to be used like a clamp to apply the garment against the treatment surface.

[0003] However, the device as described in this document has the disadvantage of requiring the accessory to be disassembled when the user wishes to use the device in a more traditional way, by directly applying the treatment surface of the sole against the garment and not by pinching the garment. Summary of the invention

[0004] The present invention aims to remedy this drawback and, in particular, to provide a device with improved ergonomics of use.

[0005] To this end, the invention relates to a garment steamer comprising a housing including a handle and a head having a treatment surface, heated by heating means, intended to come into contact with a garment to be steamed and comprising a plate movable relative to the treatment surface, the movable plate being able to occupy an extended position in which the plate is away from the treatment surface, extending parallel to the latter, the rear face of the plate then being intended to be used like a clamp to apply the garment against the treatment surface, characterized in that the plate can occupy a retracted position in which a front face of the plate is in line with the treatment surface, the front face of the plate then forming a treatment surface that complements the treatment surface, intended to be applied against the garment.

[0006] In the retracted position, the plate is in line with the treatment surface and forms a larger treatment surface with it. In this configuration, the device can be used conventionally by applying the treatment surface, and in particular the front face of the plate, to the garment.

[0007] In the deployed position, a space is created between the plate and the fixed treatment surface into which a garment can be inserted, the plate including a back face allowing the garment to be applied against the treatment surface, for use of the device in the manner of a clamp.

[0008] The device may also have one or more of the following characteristics, taken alone or in combination.

[0009] According to an advantageous feature of the invention, the front face of the plate is substantially flat.

[0010] According to an advantageous feature of the invention, the treatment surface is substantially flat.

[0011] According to an advantageous feature of the invention, in the retracted position, the front face of the plate and the treatment surface are arranged substantially in the same plane.

[0012] According to an advantageous feature of the invention, in the retracted position, the front face of the plate is contiguous with the treatment surface.

[0013] According to an advantageous feature of the invention, the plate includes an opening into which the treatment surface is inserted when the plate is in the retracted position.

[0014] According to an advantageous feature of the invention, the treatment surface comprises at least one steam outlet orifice.

[0015] According to an advantageous feature of the invention, the plate is movably mounted on the housing by means of a guiding device allowing the plate to always maintain the same orientation when moving from the retracted position to the deployed position, and vice versa.

[0016] According to an advantageous feature of the invention, the guiding device allows movement of the plate only in translation along an axis normal to the treatment face.

[0017] According to an advantageous feature of the invention, the device includes return means which exert a force tending to automatically bring the plate into the retracted position.

[0018] According to an advantageous feature of the invention, the return means comprise at least one spring.

[0019] According to an advantageous feature of the invention, the plate can be moved by means of a control member from the retracted position to the deployed position.

[0020] According to an advantageous feature of the invention, the control element is integrated into the housing and is advantageously located at the handle, preferably near its upper end.

[0021] According to an advantageous feature of the invention, the control member is movable between a rest position in which the plate occupies the retracted position and an activated position in which the plate occupies the deployed position.

[0022] According to an advantageous feature of the invention, the control member is connected to the plate by a transmission mechanism which multiplies the displacement stroke of the plate relative to the displacement stroke of the control member.

[0023] According to an advantageous feature of the invention, the transmission mechanism comprises at least one rack which cooperates with a toothed wheel.

[0024] According to an advantageous feature of the invention, the transmission mechanism is integrated into the housing, the transmission mechanism being advantageously arranged in a housing provided in a lower part of the head which adjoins the handle.

[0025] According to an advantageous feature of the invention, the treatment surface is heated by thermal contact with a heating body.

[0026] According to an advantageous feature of the invention, the heating body contains an instant vaporization chamber.

[0027] According to an advantageous feature of the invention, the device includes a removable accessory intended to be mounted removably on the head and in that the treatment surface is carried by the accessory.

[0028] According to an advantageous feature of the invention, the head comprises a fixed sole heated by thermal contact with a heating body and the treatment surface is a surface belonging to the sole. Brief description of the figures

[0029] The objects, aspects and advantages of the present invention will be better understood from the following description of a particular embodiment of the invention presented by way of non-limiting example, with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:

[0030] Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an apparatus according to a particular embodiment of the invention with the plate in the retracted position;

[0031] Fig. 2 is another perspective view of the apparatus in Fig. 1;

[0032] Figure 3 is another perspective view of the apparatus of Figure 1 with the plate in deployed position;

[0033] The [Fig.4] is a longitudinal sectional view along line IV-IV of the [Fig.3];

[0034] The [Fig.5] is a longitudinal sectional view along line VV of the [Fig.3];

[0035] The [Fig.6] is a longitudinal sectional view along line VLVI of the [Fig.5];

[0036] Fig. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the plate translation drive device;

[0037] Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the plate translation drive device;

[0038] Fig. 9 is a perspective view of an apparatus according to a second particular embodiment of the invention with the plate in the retracted position;

[0039] Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the device in Fig. 9 with the plate in the deployed position;

[0040] Fig. 11 is a view of the device of Fig. 10 with the accessory removed from the head 3;

[0041] The [Fig. 12] is a longitudinal sectional view of the apparatus of the [Fig. 10].

[0042] Only the elements necessary for understanding the invention have been shown. To facilitate reading the drawings, the same elements bear the same reference numerals from one figure to another.

[0043] It should be noted that in this document, the terms "horizontal", "vertical", "lower", "upper", "top", "bottom", "front", "rear", "longitudinal", "transverse", used to describe the device refer to this device when it is arranged vertically with the handle facing downwards and the sole arranged vertically.

[0044] Figures 1 to 6 represent a garment steamer comprising a body having a portable plastic casing 1 including a handle 2 surmounted by a steam emission head 3.

[0045] The lower end of the handle 2 has an outlet for a power cord 20 allowing its connection to a domestic electrical network, and the rear face of the handle 2 includes a switch 21 (visible on [Fig.2]) allowing the steamer to be switched on.

[0046] According to [Fig. 4], the steam emission head 3 contains an electric pump 4 whose operation is controlled by means of a button 30 located on the rear face of the steam emission head 3. The button 30 actuates, in a manner known per se, a switch connected to an electronic control board for the pump 4, not shown in the figures. The pump 4 is supplied with liquid from a reservoir 22 provided on a front portion of the handle 2. This reservoir 22 is advantageously removable from the garment steamer to facilitate refilling.

[0047] The steam emission head 3 has a slender shape extending transversely to the longitudinal direction of the handle 2 and includes a front face provided with a treatment face 31 intended to come vertically opposite a garment to be steamed.

[0048] The treatment face 31 comprises a fixed part carried by a base 32 disposed at a front end of the housing 1 and includes a movable part which is constituted by a plate 5 which can be moved between a retracted position illustrated in Figures 1, 2 and 6, in which the rear face of the plate 5 is brought against the base 32, and a deployed position illustrated in Figures 3, 4 and 5, in which the rear face of the plate 5 is moved away from the base 32.

[0049] Preferably, the sole 32 is made of metallic material and has an elongated, advantageously oblong shape, which extends lengthwise in line with the handle 2.

[0050] In the particular embodiment shown in the figures, the sole 32 is in thermal contact with a heating body 6, visible in figures 4, 5 and 6, provided inside the head 3 and which heats the sole 32 by conduction.

[0051] The heating element 6 has a general rectangular parallelepiped shape and comprises, in a manner known per se, a casting, for example made of aluminum, and an electrical resistance 60 integrated into the casting. The supply to the electrical resistance 60 is regulated, in a manner known per se, around a setpoint temperature, advantageously between 110°C and 150°C, by means of a thermostat (not visible in the figures).

[0052] The sole 32 has a protrusion 33 inside which the heating body 6 extends at least partially, the protrusion 33 having a front face forming a projecting treatment surface 33A which is heated by the heating body 6.

[0053] As can be seen in [Fig. 3], the processing surface 33A is substantially flat and occupies a central position on the base 32, the processing surface 33A having a contour similar in shape to that of the base 32, but on a reduced scale. The processing surface 33A has a series of vapor outlet orifices 34 advantageously arranged in the bottom of a groove formed in the center of the protrusion 33, the groove extending longitudinally along the base 32.

[0054] The heating body 6 comprises, in a manner known per se, an instant vaporization chamber 61, visible on [Fig.5], which is supplied with water from the reservoir 22 by means of the pump 4, the water being injected into the instant vaporization chamber 61 through two injection ports 62 provided on a lateral face of the heating body 6.

[0055] The heating element 6 includes a steam distribution circuit 63 through which the steam flow from the instantaneous vaporization chamber 61 is intended to flow. The steam distribution circuit 63 is fluidly connected on one side to the instantaneous vaporization chamber 61 and on the other side to the steam outlet ports 34 via conduits provided in the front face of the heating element 6. The steam distribution circuit 63 is thus configured to supply steam to the steam outlet ports 34.

[0056] According to [Fig. 1], the plate 5 has an oblong opening 50 which is opposite the protruding treatment surface 33A, the opening 50 having a shape complementary to that of the contour of the treatment surface 33A. The plate 5 has a front face which has a peripheral external surface extending to the periphery of the opening 50 when the plate 5 is in the retracted position, the treatment surface 33A of the sole 32 and the peripheral external surface of the plate 5 then being substantially in the same plane.

[0057] As can be seen in [Fig.3], the protrusion 33 advantageously comprises a frustoconical peripheral wall which joins a peripheral heel 32A extending along the edge of the sole 32, parallel to the treatment surface 33A.

[0058] Preferably, the protrusion 33 protrudes from the peripheral heel 32A by a height between 1 and 5 mm, and advantageously by about 2.5 mm, and the plate 5 has a thickness that corresponds to the height of the protrusion 33.

[0059] In the particular embodiment illustrated in the figures, the plate 5 is fixed to the longitudinal end of an arm 7 which exits through an opening 36 provided in the lower part of the head 3, the arm 7 extending perpendicularly to the plate 5 and being fixed at the lower end of the latter.

[0060] The arm 7 has a non-circular cross-section, for example square, which is mounted movably in translation in a housing 35 having a passage section of complementary shape, the cooperation of shapes thus preventing any movement of the arm 7 in a direction other than that of its sliding along its longitudinal axis.

[0061] The arm 7 is driven in translation in the housing 35 by means of a drive device which is shown separately in figures 8 and 9.

[0062] According to these figures, the arm 7 has two racks 70 arranged at the end of the arm 7 which is opposite the plate 5, the two racks 70 extending parallel to each other, along the longitudinal direction of the arm 7.

[0063] The drive device comprises a set of gears 71, 72 which are mounted to rotate freely about the same axis 79 supported by the head 3. This set of gears comprises two large-diameter gears 71, arranged on either side of a central pinion 72, of smaller diameter. Each toothed wheel 71 is arranged above one of the racks 70 and has a lower end which meshes with said rack 70, the central pinion 72 having an upper end on which a control rack 73 is meshed, carried by a trigger 74 mounted movably in translation at the upper end of the handle 2, the control rack 73 being advantageously carried by an L-shaped arm which extends above the trigger 74 to take place inside the head 3.

[0064] The drive device thus formed constitutes a mechanism that allows the plate 5 to be moved away from the base 32 when pressure is applied to the trigger 74, the stroke of the plate 5 being a function of the degree to which the trigger 74 is depressed and the transmission ratio obtained using the gears 71 and the central pinion 72. By way of example, in the illustrated embodiment, the gears 71 have a diameter of approximately 2 cm and are provided with 34 teeth, the central pinion 72 having a diameter of approximately 1 cm and comprising 15 teeth. Thus, a movement of the trigger 74 over a stroke of 1 cm results in a movement of the plate 5 over a stroke of approximately 2.3 cm.

[0065] Preferably, the drive device includes return means 75, 76 which automatically return the plate 5 to the retracted position, in which the plate 5 is applied against the base 32. These return means include at least a first return spring 75, advantageously located at the trigger 74. The first return spring 75 has a front end bearing against the rear face of the trigger 74 and a rear end bearing against the housing 1. It therefore exerts a force which tends to return the trigger 74 to a rest position, illustrated in Figures 1, 2 and 6, and consequently the plate 5 to the retracted position.

[0066] The return means advantageously comprise a second return spring 76, disposed in a cavity 77 formed on the underside of the arm 7 supporting the plate 5, which has a front end bearing against a wall carried by a cover 78, fixed on the housing 1, which covers the cavity 77 and a rear end bearing against a wall of the arm 7. The second return spring 76 exerts a force which tends to return the arm 7 inside its housing 35 and thus to apply the plate 5 against the base 32.

[0067] The first return spring 75 and the second return spring 76 therefore exert forces which add up and tend to bring the plate 5 back to the retracted position.

[0068] The device thus produced has the advantage of being able to be used in two modes of use with great ergonomics of use.

[0069] In a first mode of use, the device is used without pressing the trigger 74, i.e. with the front face of the plate 5 arranged in alignment with the treatment surface 33A, as illustrated in Figures 1, 2 and 6. The device is then used in a traditional way for a portable steam iron.

[0070] In this configuration of the device, the peripheral surface of the front face of the plate 5 and the treatment surface 33A of the sole 32 form a large flat treatment surface which can be applied against the garment to be treated, the steam from the holes in the treatment surface 33A making it possible to moisten the garment when the user presses the button 30. The plate 5 being then in contact with the sole 32, it is heated by conduction by the hot sole 32 and helps to dry the garment when it is brought into contact with the garment.

[0071] The device according to the invention also has the advantage of being able to be used according to a second mode of use, in which the plate 5 is used like a clamp which pinches the garment to be steamed to apply it against the hot sole 32 of the device.

[0072] To use the device according to this second mode of use, the user only has to press the trigger 74 to bring the latter into an activated position, illustrated in figures 3, 4 and 5, in which the trigger 74 is pressed down until it is substantially flush with the rest of the handle 2. Pressing the trigger 74 then has the effect of separating the plate 5 from the sole 32 and bringing it into the open position.

[0073] The smoothing of the garment part, for example the sleeves, is then carried out by positioning this part of the garment between the plate 5 and the sole 32 and then releasing the trigger 74 so that the plate 5, heated beforehand by its contact with the sole 32, is applied against the garment with an optimized pressure which depends directly on the force exerted by the first return spring 75 and by the second return spring 76.

[0074] The user can then move the device along the area to be treated after preferably pressing button 30 so that steam is emitted at the holes in the treatment surface 33A. The device is then used like an ironing clip, which allows for optimized performance on thin and light areas of clothing, such as sleeves, which tend to move away from the treatment face 31 when using the device according to the first mode of use described above.

[0075] This results in a device which offers very high ergonomics of use by allowing two modes of use with very good efficiency without the user needing to mount or dismount an accessory on the device.

[0076] Figures 9 to 12 illustrate an apparatus according to a second particular embodiment of the invention.

[0077] Only the main elements of the apparatus, as well as the elements which differentiate the apparatus according to the second embodiment of the apparatus previously described, will now be described, the undescribed elements being similar to those described in the first embodiment.

[0078] According to [Fig. 9], the device according to the second embodiment comprises a body having a portable plastic casing 101 including a handle 102 surmounted by a steam emission head 103 having a front face defining a treatment face 131 intended to be positioned vertically against a garment to be steamed. The head 103 contains an electric pump 104 and a heating element 106 including an instant vaporization chamber supplied with water from a removable reservoir 122 provided on a front portion of the handle 102.

[0079] The operation of the pump 104 is controlled by means of a button 130 located on the front face of the handle 102, the actuation of the button 130 allowing water to be sent into the vaporization chamber for the production of steam.

[0080] According to figures 11 and 12, the steam emission head 103 comprises a base 132 having a protrusion 133 inside which the heating element 106 extends at least partially, the protrusion 133 having a front surface 133A which is heated by the heating element 106.

[0081] As can be seen in Figures 10 and 11, the front surface 133A of the protrusion is substantially flat and includes a series of vapor vents 134 advantageously arranged in the bottom of a groove formed in the center of the protrusion 133, the groove extending longitudinally to the base 132.

[0082] The protrusion 133 occupies a central position on the sole 132 and has, at the foot of the protrusion 133, a peripheral heel 132A which forms a shoulder extending to the edge of the body of the head 103. The device includes one or more accessories 108, as described in patent application FR3115296 filed by the applicant, intended to be mounted removably against the peripheral heel 132A of the head 103, each accessory 108 having a through opening 180 adapted to allow the passage of the protrusion 133 when the accessory 108 rests against the peripheral heel 132A.

[0083] The accessory 108 has a front face provided with a treatment surface 108A intended to come into contact with the garment to be treated, the treatment surface 108A defining a part of the treatment face 131 of the head 103.

[0084] More particularly, according to the invention, the treatment face 131 of the device comprises a movable part, advantageously constituted by a plate 105, which can be moved between a retracted position, illustrated in [Fig.9], in which the rear face of the plate 105 is brought against the base 132 and a deployed position, illustrated in Figures 10, 11 and 12, in which the rear face of the plate 105 is moved away from the base 32.

[0085] According to [Fig. 10], the plate 105 has openings 150 which are opposite the steam outlet orifices 134 of the sole 32 when the plate 105 is in the retracted position.

[0086] In this particular embodiment, the plate 105 is arranged at the longitudinal end of an arm 107 mounted to slide in a track provided in the lower part of the head 103, the arm 107 extending perpendicularly to the plate 105 and advantageously formed in one piece with the latter, the junction between the arm 107 and the plate 105 being made at the lower end of the latter.

[0087] The arm 107 advantageously has a rectangular section and slides in a housing 135 having a passage section of complementary shape so that only sliding along the longitudinal axis of the arm 107 is permitted.

[0088] In accordance with the [Fig.

[12] , the end of the arm 107 opposite the plate 105 is fixed to a button 174 which opens onto the rear face of the device at the level of the upper end of the handle 102. The button 174 has a housing that receives a return spring 175 bearing against an inner face of the button 174 and against the housing 101, the return spring 175 exerting a force that automatically returns the button 174 to a rest position, illustrated in [Fig. 9], in which the button 174 protrudes from the rear face of the housing 101. As the button 174 is integral with the arm 107, the force exerted by this return spring 175 ensures the automatic return of the plate 105 to the retracted position, the user having to manually press the button 174 to bring the plate 105 into the deployed position.

[0089] Preferably, the accessory 108 includes a notch 108B whose shape is adapted to receive the lower part of the plate 105 so that the rear face of the plate 105 rests against the front surface 133A of the protrusion 133 when the plate 105 is in the retracted position.

[0090] As can be seen in [Fig.9], the accessory 108 has a thickness which corresponds substantially to the sum of the height of the protrusion 103 and the thickness of the plate 105 so that, in the retracted position, the processing surface 108A of the accessory 108 is in the same plane as the front surface of the plate 105 and together they form a substantially flat processing surface which can be applied against the garment.

[0091] We therefore obtain a device which, in a manner similar to what has been described for the device according to the first embodiment, can be used in two modes of use with great ergonomics of use.

[0092] In the first mode of use, the device is used without pressing the trigger 174, i.e. with the front surface of the plate 105 arranged in alignment with the front surface 133A of the protrusion 133. The device is then used in a traditional way of using a portable steam iron with the plate 105 heated by thermal contact with the front surface 133A of the protrusion 133 and the steam emitted through the openings of the plate 5.

[0093] In the second mode of use, the user presses the button 174 to bring it into a depressed position, illustrated in figures 10 to 12, in which the button 174 is substantially flush with the rest of the handle 102. The depressing of the button 174 then has the effect of separating the plate 105 from the sole 32 and the accessory 108, bringing it into the deployed position.

[0094] The wrinkle removal is then carried out by positioning part of the garment between the plate 105 and the treatment surface 108A of the accessory, and then releasing the button 174 so that the plate 105 is applied against the garment with an optimized pressure which depends directly on the force exerted by the return spring 175.

[0095] The device is then used like an ironing clip by moving the device along the part to be treated.

[0096] The device according to the second embodiment also has the advantage of having a portion of the treatment face 131 defined by the treatment surface 108A of the removable accessory 108. Thus, it is possible to adapt the treatment surface 108A that comes into contact with the laundry by changing the accessory 108.

[0097] In particular, depending on the need and use, the accessory 108 may include a metallic treatment surface 108A, to heat the garment or include a textile treatment surface 108A, such as velvet, to exert traction on the garment, when the steaming head 103 moves along the garment.

[0098] Of course, the invention is in no way limited to the embodiment described and illustrated, which has been given only by way of example. Modifications remain possible, particularly with regard to the composition of the various elements or by substitution of technical equivalents, without departing from the scope of protection of the invention.

[0099] Thus, in an alternative embodiment not shown, the plate can be mounted mobile by means of a parallelogram joint rather than being mobile only in translation.

[0100] In an alternative embodiment not shown, the device may include only one of the two return springs.

[0101] In an alternative embodiment not shown, the sole and / or the plate may also have its own resistive element, independent of the heating resistance of the heating body containing the vaporization chamber.

Claims

Demands

1. A garment steamer comprising a housing (1; 101) including a handle (2; 102) and a head (3; 103) having a treatment surface (33A; 108A), heated by heating means (60), intended to come into contact with a garment to be steamed, and comprising a plate (5; 105) movable relative to the treatment surface (33A; 108A), the movable plate (5; 105) being able to occupy an extended position in which the plate (5; 105) is separated from the treatment surface (33A; 108A), extending parallel to the latter, the rear face of the plate (5; 105) then being intended to be used like a clamp to apply the garment against the treatment surface (33A; 108A), characterized in that the plate (5; 105) can occupy a position retracted in which a front face of the plate (5; 105) comes into the extension of the treatment surface (33A; 108A), the front face of the plate (5;105) then forming a treatment surface complementary to the treatment surface (33A; 108A) intended to be applied against the garment.;

2. Wrinkle-sewing device according to claim 1, characterized in that, in retracted position, the front face of the plate (5; 105) is contiguous with the treatment surface (33A; 108A).

3. A garment steaming device according to any one of claims 1 to 2, characterized in that the plate (5) includes an opening (50) into which the treatment surface (33A) is inserted when the plate (5) is in the retracted position.

4. Garment steaming device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the treatment surface (33A; 108A) has at least one steam outlet orifice (34; 134).

5. A garment steaming device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the plate (5; 105) is movably mounted on the housing (1) by means of a guiding device (7, 35; 107, 135) allowing the plate (5; 105) to always maintain the same orientation when moving from the retracted position to the deployed position, and vice versa.

6. Wrinkle-sewing device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that it comprises return means (75, 76; 175) which exert a force tending to automatically bring the plate (5; 105) into the retracted position.

7. Wrinkle-searing device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the plate (5; 105) can be moved by means of a control member (74; 174) from the retracted position to the deployed position.

8. Garment steamer according to claim 7, characterized in that the control element (74; 174) is integrated into the housing (1; 101) and is advantageously located at the handle (2; 102).

9. Wrinkle-searing device according to any one of claims 7 to 8, characterized in that the control member (74; 174) is connected to the plate (5; 105) by a transmission mechanism which multiplies the displacement stroke of the plate (5; 105) relative to the displacement stroke of the control member (74; 174).

10. Garment steaming device according to claim 9, characterized in that the transmission mechanism is integrated into the casing (1; 101).

11. A garment steamer according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the treatment surface (33A; 108A) is heated by thermal contact with a heating body (6; 106).

12. Garment steaming device according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the heating body (6; 106) contains an instant vaporization chamber (61; 161).

13. A garment steamer according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises a removable accessory (108) intended to be mounted removably on the head (103) and in that the treatment surface (108A) is carried by the accessory (108).

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