Portable steamer device with cooling feature
AssigneeDupray Ventures Inc.
InventorsBrent Gray, Michel Morand, Guillaume Cavalie
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Abstract
A portable steamer device may include a casing, and a heater in the casing, the heater configured for heating liquid into steam. One or more nozzles are configured for exhausting steam from the heater. A volume is defined fined between a wall of the casing and the heater. A liquid conduit has a cooling segment passing through the volume and in fluid communication with the heater, the liquid conduit configured to feed liquid to the heater. The cooling segment of the liquid conduit is a thermal barrier configured to capture heat in the volume with liquid passing through the liquid conduit toward the heater.
Claims20
A portable steamer device comprising:
- a casing,
- a heater in the casing, the heater configured for heating liquid into steam,
- at least one nozzle, the at least one nozzle configured for exhausting steam from the heater,
- a volume defined between a wall of the casing and the heater, and
- a liquid conduit having a cooling segment passing through the volume and in fluid communication with the heater, the liquid conduit configured to feed liquid to the heater,
- whereby the cooling segment of the liquid conduit is a thermal barrier configured to capture heat in the volume with liquid passing through the liquid conduit toward the heater.
A method for operating a portable steamer device comprising:
- actuating a heater configured to heat liquid into steam;
- supplying liquid to the heater, wherein supplying liquid to the heater includes passing the liquid through a volume located between the heater and an outer wall of the portable steamer device for liquid to reclaim heat from the heater;
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- exhausting steam from the heater.
A portable steamer device comprising:
- a casing,
- a heater in the casing, the heater configured for heating liquid into steam,
- at least one nozzle, the at least one nozzle configured for exhausting steam from the heater,
- a volume defined between a wall of the casing and the heater, and
- a liquid conduit having a cooling segment passing through the volume and in fluid communication with the heater, the liquid conduit configured to feed liquid to the heater,
- whereby the cooling segment of the liquid conduit is a thermal barrier configured to capture heat in the volume with liquid passing through the liquid conduit toward the heater,
- wherein the cooling segment of the liquid conduit of the liquid conduit passes liquid through the volume, and wherein the cooling segment of the liquid conduit is disposed below the heater.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.