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US 2025/0059701 A1Published application
Ironing module including steam iron and laundry treating apparatus including the same
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsSungmin YE, Sungho SONG, Jaemyoung LEE, Bokyong PARK
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an ironing module including a water supply tank that stores water therein, a steam generator that receives water from the water supply tank and heats water, a cable that transmits at least one of water and steam heated by the steam generator, and a steam iron connected to a distal end of the cable to spray steam to the outside, wherein the ironing module adjusts a spray amount of steam selectively using pressure and temperature conditions.
Claims11
An ironing module comprising:
- a water supply tank constructed to store water therein;
- a steam generator configured to receive water from the water supply tank and heat water;
- a temperature sensor configured to sense a temperature of the steam generator;
- a pressure sensor configured to sense a pressure of the steam generator;
- a cable constructed to discharge steam heated by the steam generator;
- a steam iron connected to a distal end of the cable to spray steam to the outside;
- and
- a valve coupled to the steam generator and configured to determine whether to supply steam to the cable,
- wherein the valve is controlled to:
- open in case that the temperature of the steam generator reaches a set temperature until the temperature of the steam generator reaches a reference temperature;
- and
- open in case that a pressure of the steam generator reaches a specific pressure after the reference temperature.
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An ironing module comprising:
- a water supply tank constructed to store water therein;
- a steam generator configured to receive water from the water supply tank and heat water;
- a cable constructed to discharge steam heated by the steam generator;
- a steam iron connected to a distal end of the cable to spray steam to the outside;
- and
- a valve coupled to the steam generator and configured to determine whether to supply steam to the cable,
- wherein the steam generator includes:
- a steam body providing a storage space for storing water therein;
- a steam heater configured to heat the steam body or water;
- an entrance disposed on the steam body to guide water to the storage space;
- an exit extended from the steam body to discharge steam to the cable;
- a valve coupled to the exit and configured to adjust opening and closing of the exit;
- a temperature sensor configured to sense a temperature of the steam body or the storage space;
- and
- a pressure sensor configured to sense a pressure of the storage space or the exit, wherein the valve is controlled to:
- open the exit in case that the pressure reaches a specific pressure;
- and
- open the exit in case that a set temperature is reached even before the pressure reaches the specific pressure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.