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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2009
Bartel Marinus Van DE Sluis, Eindhoven, NL;
Jan Alexis Daniel Nesvadba, Eindhoven, NL;
Bartel Marinus Van De Sluis, Eindhoven, NL;
Jan Alexis Daniel Nesvadba, Eindhoven, NL;
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The invention relates to a feeding device () for introducing a piece of linen () to be ironed into an ironing unit by means of suction, the feeding device () being provided with a suction shaft () into which the piece of linen () can be sucked and a top suction portion () which is provided for sucking the piece of linen () into the suction shaft (). The feeding device () comprises a blocking clamp () which is provided to secure the piece of linen () in a clamping position, and which is arranged in the feeding device () in such a way that there is located after the clamping of the piece of linen () a portion of this piece of linen () above this blocking clamp () that can be sucked by the top suction portion () into the suction shaft (). The invention further relates to an ironing device, comprising an ironing unit for ironing a piece of linen () and a feeding unit () for feeding the piece of linen () to be ironed into the ironing unit.