Patent ID: 8161670

Claim:
An ironing roller comprising: a heater disposed therein, at least one first cylindrical wall and one second cylindrical wall, which are concentric and arranged to rotate together about a common longitudinal axis, a first annular chamber being formed between said first and second cylindrical walls in communication with at least one inlet and at least one outlet, said first annular chamber forming a passage through which a heat carrying fluid heated by the heater circulates, and at least one second annular chamber adjacent and coaxial to said first annular chamber, said first and second annular chambers being intercommunicated such that the heat carrying fluid can be circulated from one to the other, said second annular chamber forming a circuit external to said first annual chamber through which the heat carrying fluid is lead from the outlet to the inlet of the first annular chamber, wherein one of said first and second annular chambers performs a heat uptake function for uptaking heat from the heater located inside the roller and the other of said first and second annular chambers performs a heat transfer function for transferring heat to articles to be ironed.