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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 1991
Filed:
Nov. 16, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Chikashi Sakano, Yao, JP;
Seiichi Nakada, Sanda, JP;
Masao Shimizu, Nishinomiya, JP;
Shinichi Ito, Kobe, JP;
Toshiyoshi Yamamoto, Ibaraki, JP;
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F / ; D06F / ; D06F / ; D06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
38 777 ; 38 74 ; 38 775 ; 38 778 ; 38 779 ; 38 / ;
Abstract
A steam iron having a soleplate to be heated by a heater, an evaporation chamber disposed upon the soleplate, a tank located above the evaporation chamber, and a pump which delivers water from the tank to the evaporation chamber, wherein the pump is driven at specified intervals so as to generate extra steam, to attain an improvement of manipulation of the steam iron in ejecting extra steam and preventing blow-off of hot water.