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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2000
Friedrich Blume, Schwalbach/Ts., DE;
Antonio Rebordosa Rius, Barcelona, ES;
Miguel Vazquez Palma, Barcelona, ES;
Juan Carlos Coronado Sanz, Barcelona, ES;
Braun GmbH, , DE;
Abstract
The invention is directed to an electric pressing iron having a pressing iron body portion made of silicon containing cast aluminum and equipped with an electric heating unit and with a plate-shaped soleplate made of low-silicon aluminum and secured to the pressing iron body portion in a heat-conducting relationship thereto. In order to utilize the advantages of good formability and thermal conductivity afforded by the aluminum soleplate while at the same time obtaining high corrosion and wear resistance and excellent hardness characteristics with reasonable economy of manufacture, it is proposed providing the soleplate with a nickel and/or chromium containing coating applied by electrodeposition to the soleplate to a thickness of more than 40 &mgr;m, said coating being structured to increase progressively in hardness outwardly towards the ironing side of the aluminum soleplate. Furthermore, the invention is directed to a method of manufacturing such an electric pressing iron.