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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2011
Stephanus Tamminga, Eindhoven, NL;
Johannes DE Vries, Eindhoven, NL;
Paulus Duineveld, Eindhoven, NL;
Klaas Kooijker, Eindhoven, NL;
Sepas Setayesh, Eindhoven, NL;
Chee Keong Ong, Eindhoven, NL;
Kok Wah MA, Eindhoven, NL;
Hee Keng Chua, Eindhoven, NL;
Stephanus Tamminga, Eindhoven, NL;
Johannes De Vries, Eindhoven, NL;
Paulus Duineveld, Eindhoven, NL;
Klaas Kooijker, Eindhoven, NL;
Sepas Setayesh, Eindhoven, NL;
Chee Keong Ong, Eindhoven, NL;
Kok Wah Ma, Eindhoven, NL;
Hee Keng Chua, Eindhoven, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An iron (), comprising: a water reservoir (), configured to hold liquid water; a heatable soleplate (), including at least one mist outlet opening (); water atomization means (), configured to atomize water from the water reservoir so as to generate a mist of water droplets at a mist generation site () mist distribution means (), configured to distribute the mist from the mist generation site () to the at least one mist outlet opening (), comprising: a distribution channel (), extending from an air inlet (), along the mist generation site (), to the at least one mist outlet opening (); and an air flow generator (), disposed in or adjacent said distribution channel and configured to generate an airflow that transports the water droplets, from the mist generation site (), through the distribution channel (), to the at least one mist outlet opening ().