Washbasin incorporating steam generator
AssigneeKohler India Corporation Pvt Ltd.
InventorsAnand Asinkar, Fateh Singh Virk, Rahul Wadhawan
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Abstract
A washbasin having a basin and a steam generator. The basin has a drain and a basin steam outlet. The steam generator has a water inlet, a tank configured to store water received at the water inlet, a heater configured to heat the water to generate steam, and a generator steam outlet configured to output the steam. Coupling elements couple the steam generator to the basin and a steam outlet conduit fluidly connects the generator steam outlet to the basin steam outlet. The basin steam outlet is located on a rear wall of the basin.
Claims20
A washbasin comprising:
- a basin comprising a drain and a basin steam outlet;
- a steam generator, the steam generator comprising:
- a water inlet;
- a tank configured to store water received at the water inlet;
- a heater configured to heat the water to generate steam;
- and
- a generator steam outlet configured to output the steam;
- coupling elements which couple the steam generator to the basin;
- and
- a steam outlet conduit fluidly connecting the generator steam outlet to the basin steam outlet;
- wherein the basin steam outlet is located on a rear wall of the basin.
A method of generating steam, the method comprising:
- providing a washbasin, the washbasin comprising a basin and a steam generator coupled to the basin;
- generating steam within the steam generator;
- transmitting steam from a generator steam outlet of the steam generator to a basin steam outlet via a steam outlet conduit, the basin steam outlet positioned on a rear wall of the basin.
A washbasin comprising:
- a basin comprising a drain, a basin steam outlet, a front portion, and a rear portion, wherein the front portion and the rear portion located on opposite sides of the drain;
- a steam generator, the steam generator comprising:
- a water inlet;
- a tank configured to store water received at the water inlet;
- a heater configured to heat the water to generate steam;
- and
- a generator steam outlet configured to output the steam;
- coupling elements which couple the steam generator to the basin;
- and
- a steam outlet conduit fluidly connecting the generator steam outlet to the basin steam outlet;
- wherein the steam generator is suspended beneath the front portion of the basin by the coupling elements, the steam outlet conduit extending from beneath the front portion of the basin to the basin steam outlet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.