Whirlpool Corporation

Karl Furderer

Robert J Pinkowski

Alvaro Vallejo Noriega

Floyd G Jackson

Markus Beck

A steam generator having a steam generation tube defining a chamber for receiving water and converting the water to steam, and a heating element wrapped around the tube and having a first portion emitting a greater thermal output than a second portion.

Fabric Treatment appliance with steam generator having a variable thermal output

A steam generator according to one embodiment of the invention includes a steam generation chamber for converting the water to steam, and a heating element thermally coupled with the steam generation chamber and having a first portion below an operational water level of the steam generation chamber and a second portion above the operational water level, with the first portion having a greater thermal output than the second portion.

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Stuttgart, Germany

Karl Furderer