Garment steaming device
AssigneeConair Corporation
InventorKIN MAN LAI
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Abstract
A garment steaming device includes a housing having a reservoir for containing liquid therein, a head portion connected to the housing, and a steam generator contained within the head portion, the steam generator being in fluid communication with the reservoir for generating steam from the liquid contained in the reservoir. The steam generator includes a first layer and a second layer and at least one heating element sandwiched between the first layer and the second layer. The first layer and the second layer define a steam flowpath that is configured such that steam flows back and forth between the first layer and the second layer before exiting the steam generator.
Claims18
A garment steaming device, comprising:
- a housing having a reservoir for containing liquid therein;
- a head portion connected to the housing;
- a steam generator contained within the head portion, the steam generator being in fluid communication with the reservoir for generating steam from the liquid contained in the reservoir;
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- a control unit configured to control the pumping rate of the pump;
- wherein the control unit is configured to control the pump to provide a first flow rate of fluid to the steam generator during a preheating mode of operation of the garment steaming device, and to control the pump to provide a second flow rate of fluid to the steam generator after the preheating mode of operation is complete;
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- wherein the first flow rate is less than the second flow rate.
A method of operating a garment steaming device, comprising the steps of:
- providing a flow of fluid from a reservoir to a steam generator at a first flow rate during a first operational period;
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- increasing the flow of fluid from the reservoir to the steam generator to a second flow rate during a second operational period.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.