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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2016
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Zhifeng Xu, Eindhoven, NL;
Mohankumar Valiyambath Krishnan, Eindhoven, NL;
Yen Leng Pang, Eindhoven, NL;
Milind Vishwas Date, Eindhoven, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a device () for generating steam. The device () comprises a plate () forming a surface, and a heating element () to heat the plate () to a predetermined temperature being at least above water evaporation temperature. The plate () is inclined at an angle compared to the horizontal direction to define an upper end and a lower end. The device () also comprises a water inlet arrangement () for dispensing water onto the plate () proximate the upper end, a control unit () to control the flow of water dispensed onto the plate (), and a scale collection container () disposed adjacent to the plate (). The control unit () is configured to control the flow of water dispensed onto the plate () and the temperature of the plate () so that substantially all the water dispensed onto the plate () evaporates before it reaches the lower end () of the plate (). This invention allows an easy scale collection, thanks to the inclination angle of the plate's surface that causes the dislodged scale to travel down the plate's surface toward the lower end of the plate and, ultimately, into the container.