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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2014
Applicant:
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Sahil A. Wadhwa, Eindhoven, NL;
Mohankumar Krishnan Valiyambath, Eindhoven, NL;
Chee Keong Ong, Eindhoven, NL;
Kin Leong Yip, Eindhoven, NL;
Assignee:
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 75/18 (2006.01); D06F 75/26 (2006.01); D06F 87/00 (2006.01); F22B 1/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 75/18 (2013.01); D06F 75/26 (2013.01); D06F 87/00 (2013.01); F22B 1/28 (2013.01); F22B 1/285 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present application relates to a steaming device. The steaming device comprises a steam generator () having a heated surface (), a pump configured to direct fluid against the heated surface () to generate steam, an orientation detector to detect orientation of the heated surface (), and a control unit. The control unit is configured to operate the pump to adjust the flow rate of the pump in dependence on the orientation of the heated surface determined by the orientation detector.