Patent ID: 8376197

Claim:
An upgraded ironing machine, for ironing and drying garments such as shirts or jackets, comprising: a bearing structure; at least one support element supported by said bearing structure and of the type of a mannequin suitable for supporting at least one garment to be ironed; at least one steam or hot air supply circuit; at least one emission apparatus associated to said supply circuit and suitable for emitting at least one flow of steam or hot air for the ironing and/or drying of said garment, said emission apparatus comprising a plurality of emission holes for said flow of steam or hot air, distributed on at least a portion of the surface of said support element; and at least one suction device associated to said supply circuit for the suction and reuse during ironing and/or drying of at least a part of the flow of emitted steam or hot air emitted by said emission holes, said suction device comprising at least one suction mouth of frustoconical shape arranged near said support element and connection apparatus between said suction mouth and said supply circuit, said suction mouth being located at a substantially median portion of said mannequin and at the rear portion of said mannequin.