Patent ID: 7469492

Claim:
An electric steam iron, comprising: a shell, in which parts are assembled, including a hand handle for holding the device; a soleplate, of which ironing flat is formed on the bottom, being fixed on the lower side of shell; a steam chamber for forming steam, which is positioned above soleplate, having a water inlet and nozzles on the ironing flat; a heater provided on the soleplate; a water tank, which is fixed in the shell, having a water intake and a water outlet, wherein the water outlet connects to water inlet of steam chamber by a pipe; a water pump, which is fixed in pipeline of the pipe; and a motor for driving the water pump which is fixed in the shell, wherein the water pump is a reciprocating water pump, wherein a cam mechanism for pressing a piston-rod to and fro is positioned on the extended end of the piston-rod, and wherein the transmission shaft of the cam mechanism is linked to an output shaft of the motor by a reducer mechanism.