Claims
- 1. A steam pressing iron comprising: a sole plate provided with steam outlet holes; an evaporation chamber communicating with said steam outlet holes; heating means in thermal communication with said sole plate and said evaporation chamber; a reservoir communicating with said evaporation chamber via an orifice; a valve disposed in a housing, said valve including a rod which is positionable for blocking the orifice, means defining a watertight conduit extending between said evaporation chamber and said reservoir, said means including a bellows and a support fixed to said bellows and said rod having a shoulder positionable to rest on said support; and a bimetallic strip mounted on a wall in thermal communication with said evaporation chamber, said bimetallic strip being operatively associated with said support for moving said rod to a position to unblock said orifice when said evaporation chamber is at a steam generating temperature.
- 2. Iron according to claim 1 wherein the walls of the orifice form a valve seat and the rod has a groove provided for the flow of water when said groove is disposed in line with said valve seat.
- 3. Iron according to claim 2 wherein the rod has a free end and the groove has a cross-section which increases with increasing distance from the free end.
- 4. Iron according to claim 3 wherein said bellows, said valve seat and said support are constituted by one-piece element.
- 5. Iron according to claim 2 wherein said bellows, said valve seat and said support are constituted by one-piece element.
- 6. Iron according to claim 1 wherein said valve includes a body movably mounted on said rod.
- 7. Iron according to claim 6 wherein said valve includes a bias spring mounted between said body and said rod.
- 8. Iron according to claim 5 wherein said body is disposed in a blind bore and is movable between a dry ironing position in which said orifice is permanently blocked by said rod and a steam ironing position in which said bimetallic strip acts to displace said rod by the intermediary of said support as a function of temperature.
- 9. Iron according to claim 7 wherein said body is displaceable to occupy any one of several different steam ironing positions.
- 10. Iron according to claim 9 wherein said body comprises a blind bore and a slot communicating with said blind bore, and said rod has a head provided to slide in said blind bore and carrying a lug provided to slide in said slot.
- 11. Iron according to claim 6 wherein said body comprises a blind bore and a slot communicating with said blind bore, and said rod has a head provided to slide in said blind bore and carrying a lug provided to slide in said slot.
- 12. Iron according to claim 7 wherein said body comprises a blind bore and a slot communicating with said blind bore, and said rod has a head provided to slide in said blind bore and carrying a lug provided to slide in said slot.
- 13. Iron according to claim 8 wherein said body comprises a blind bore and a slot communicating with said blind bore, and said rod has a head provided to slide in said blind bore and carrying a lug provided to slide in said slot.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of PCT/FR98/01503 filing date Jul. 10, 1998.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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