Patent ID: 9598813
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: D06F

Claim:
1. A garment steaming device comprising a steam generator having a heater, an ironing surface against which a fabric of a garment is locatable, and an intermediate section disposed between the steam generator and the ironing surface to transfer heat from the steam generator to the ironing surface so that the ironing surface is indirectly heated by the steam generator via the intermediate section, wherein the operating temperature of the ironing surface is not user selectable during use and the intermediate section is configured to have a thermal transmittance that, during use, controls the heat transfer from the steam generator to the ironing surface to maintain the temperature of the ironing surface between 90° C. and 155° C. when the ironing surface is located against a fabric in each of a stationary condition and a moving condition relative to the fabric, wherein the intermediate section is further configured to have at least one selected from the group consisting of (i) a fixed thermal transmittance between 75 W/m 2 K and 125 W/m 2 K and (ii) a variable thermal transmittance of a variable heat conductivity material, wherein the variable heat conductivity material is configured to vary its thermal transmittance by at least 100% over a change in temperature of the variable heat conductivity material of 50° C.