Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Maarten Van Den Boogaard

Yong Jiang

Pieter Johannes Werkman

Vignesh Nathamuni Balaji

Lingge Xu

Ya Ling Lee

A device comprises a metal plate () and an element () for supporting the plate (), wherein a portion () of the plate () is wrapped around the supporting element (), wherein the plate () is coated with a sol-gel coating having a thickness which is in a range of 25 to 60 micrometers. In a manufacturing process of the device, the metal plate () is attached to the supporting element () by subjecting at least a portion () of the plate () to a process of mechanical deformation, wherein the sol-gel coating is applied to the plate () prior to attaching the plate () to the supporting element (). Tests have proven that it is possible to have both the relatively thick coating and the mechanical deformation of at least a portion () of the plate () to which the coating is applied, without the formation of cracks in the coating.

Device comprising a coated metal plate and method of manufacturing such a device

The invention relates to an ironing shoe () comprising a garment contact surface () and having a means for accommodating a garment care agent such as an anti microbial agent, wherein accommodating the means is formed at least by the garment contact surface accommodating the garment care agent, which garment contact surface is capable of transferring the garment care agent to a piece of garment. By contacting the garment contact surface with the piece of garment, as is done during ironing, the agent is transferred to the garment. The invention further relates to a method of manufacturing an ironing shoe.

Ironing shoe

The invention relates to an iron () comprising a soleplate () having a garment-contact surface () and having a means for accommodating an antimicrobial agent. By contacting the garment-contact surface with the piece of garment, as is being done during ironing, the antibacterial agent is transferred to the garment. The antimicrobial agent is disposed on the garment by simply placing the iron on the garment and moving it over the garment surface. The garment stays fresher for a longer period of time. The invention further relates to a soleplate, a steam ironing device and methods of manufacturing an iron and a soleplate, respectively.

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Maarten Van Den Boogaard