Patent ID: 7257911
Filing Date: 2007-08-21
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. An ironing apparatus comprising an iron, a water reservoir and a pipe connecting the reservoir to the iron, the sole of the iron comprising a vaporizing chamber designed to generate steam from water originating from the reservoir, the vaporizing chamber comprising, on one of its walls, a water inlet orifice, the iron further comprising means for opening and closing said inlet orifice, the ironing apparatus being characterized in that it comprises means for forcing the displacement of the water, which means are arranged between the reservoir and the vaporizing chamber, the vaporizing chamber comprising a moving wall arranged parallel to and facing the wall that has the inlet orifice, said moving wall acting as a valve for said inlet orifice, wherein the moving wall has the shape of a disk, the face of the disk not facing said inlet orifice being in contact with a spring arranged in such a way that it exerts a force on the disk toward the inlet orifice.