Iron with cartridge
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorsSen Kee Chen, Narendra Pawar
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Abstract
The invention relates to an iron comprising a cartridge (4) for containing a liquid (5), a nozzle means (6) having at least one aperture (20), a pump means (14) for delivering said liquid to the nozzle means, said cartridge (4) comprising an outer wall (29) with vent means (25) including a vent hole (28) for ventilating said cartridge (4). To prevent soiling of the iron due to spillage of liquid (5) through the vent hole (28), said vent means (25) comprises a storage chamber (26)for receiving an excess of liquid from the cartridge.
Claims9
Iron comprising a cartridge (4) for containing a liquid (5), a nozzle means (6) having at least one aperture (20), a pump means (14) for delivering said liquid to the nozzle means, said cartridge (4) comprising an outer wall (29) with vent means (25) including a vent hole (28) for ventilating said cartridge, wherein the vent (25) comprises a storage chamber (26) for receiving an excess of liquid (5) from the cartridge (4) passing through said vent hole (28), said storage chamber further comprising:
- a tube having a diameter Dl and a vent hole having a diameter Da, wherein Dt is greater than Da.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.