Ironing apparatus
AssigneeElectrolux Professional S.p.A.
InventorsDaniele Turrin, André Maziere, Paolo Cescot
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Abstract
An ironing apparatus (100) comprises a rotating cylinder (11) and a burner assembly (2) comprising a main body (20) in which a passage (21) for a mixture of air and gas is defined. The main body comprises an outlet surface (22) in which a plurality of holes (220) are defined, through which the mixture of air and gas exits from the passage, wherein the passage is elongate-shaped, extends in a longitudinal direction inside said rotating cylinder and has a decreasing cross section along the longitudinal direction (x).
Claims16
An ironing apparatus (100) comprising:
- a rotating cylinder (1);
- a burner assembly (2) comprising a main body (20) in which a passage (21) for a mixture of air and gas is defined, said main body (20) comprising an outlet surface (22) in which a plurality of holes (220) are defined, through which the mixture of air and gas exits from said passage (21), wherein said passage (21) is elongate-shaped and extends in a longitudinal direction (X) inside said rotating cylinder (1);
- characterized in that
- said passage (21) has a decreasing cross section along said longitudinal direction (X).
A control method for an ironing apparatus (100) comprising a rotating cylinder (1), a burner assembly (2) comprising a main body (20) in which a passage (21) for a mixture of air and gas is defined, said main body (20) comprising an outlet surface (22) in which a plurality of holes (220) are defined, through which the mixture of air and gas exits from said passage (21), wherein said passage (21) is elongate-shaped and extends in a longitudinal direction (X) inside said rotating cylinder (1), the method comprising:
- measuring temperature on an outer diameter of the rotating cylinder;
- measuring a moisture level of an item subjected to ironing;
- determining the type of fabric of the item subjected to ironing;
- adjusting the flow-rate of the mixture of air and gas according to temperature and moisture level measured and according to the type of fabric determined.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.