Automatic ironing apparatus
AssigneeBSH Hausgeraete GmbH
InventorsEren Erturk, Rohan Kamdar, Christos Markides, Sergio Martinez, Michael Parrott
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Abstract
An automated ironing apparatus has a flexible steaming head for applying steam to a supported article. The flexible steaming head includes a device for shaping the flexible steaming head in at least two dimensions. A method of operating this apparatus for smoothing a garment includes a step of closing at least one opening in the garment, thereby to restrict gas flow through the at least one opening and introducing gas inside the garment thereby to smooth the garment. The step of closing at least one of the openings to be closed is effected by engaging the flexible steaming head with a surface of the garment.
Claims21
An automated ironing apparatus, comprising:
- a flexible steaming head for applying steam to a supported article;
- said flexible steaming head including a device for varying a shape of said flexible steaming head in at least two dimensions;
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- said flexible steaming head having a force sensor arranged to detect a tension in the supported article.
A method of smoothing a garment, the method comprising:
- providing an automated ironing apparatus having a flexible steaming head for applying steam to the garment, the flexible steaming head having a variable shape that is variable in at least two dimensions, and the flexible steaming head having a force sensor arranged to detect a tension in the garment;
- closing at least one opening in the garment by engaging the flexible steaming head with a surface of the garment and thereby to restrict gas flow through the at least one opening;
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- introducing gas inside the garment thereby to smooth the garment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.