Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.V.

Lanying Ji

Yong Jiang

Ytsen Wielstra

Tang Pong Har

Asok Kumar Kasevan

Maarten Theodoor Henric Pelgrim

Jiecong Tang

Mun Thoh Ma

Leo Hubert Maria Krings

Mirjam Christiana Albrecht Van Coillie

Keng Chye Jimmy Ong

The invention provides a treatment plate () for a garment treatment appliance (), the treatment plate () having a contact surface () that in use slides on a garment () being treated, the contact surface () comprising a coating () comprising a metal oxide coating (), the metal oxide coating () comprising: &#x2014;first metal ions selected from the group consisting of titanium (Ti), zirconium (Zr), hafnium (Hf), scandium (Sc), and yttrium (Y); and&#x2014;second metal ions selected from the group consisting of cerium (Ce), manganese (Mn), and cobalt (Co). This invention provides a favorable gliding behavior.

Treatment plate for a garment treatment appliance

The present invention relates to an ironing board cover with at least three layers () that are arranged on top of each other, wherein one of the layers () is a heat resistant cover layer () that is permeable to steam (), another one of the layers () is a porous layer () that is at least partially permeable to steam () and heat, and a further one of the layers () is a water proof layer () that is impermeable to steam () and/or liquid, wherein the porous layer () is arranged between the cover layer () and the water proof layer ().

Ironing board cover

A steaming system () comprises a steam generator (), a removable water tank () for holding and supplying water to the steam generator (); and a dosing device () for supplying an amount of a water treatment agent to the water tank (). The dosing device is configured to be triggered by a movement of the water tank () relative to the steam generator ().

Steaming system

A steam ironing device includes a steam iron, a steam generator for generating steam and supplying steam to the steam iron, and a supply device for supplying water to the steam generator. During operation of the steam ironing device, scale is formed in the steam generator, and the water in the steam generator gradually gets contaminated with ions. In order to clean the steam generator and replace the water with fresh water, the steam generator is regularly subjected to an auto-rinsing process. A moment at which this process needs to take place is a moment at which an amount of scale and/or a concentration of ions have exceeded a predetermined maximum. The amount of scale and/or the concentration of ions are indirectly monitored by keeping account of a total quantity of water that has been supplied to the steam generator since a set starting point.

Measures for keeping a degree of contamination of a steam generator including its contents below a predetermined maximum

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