CN107587336B - Steam iron comprising a drip retaining device - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a steam iron comprising a droplet retaining means. The steam iron comprises a steam distribution circuit in which a steam flow is intended to flow, and retaining means configured for retaining water droplets entrained by the steam flow and for evaporating the retained water droplets. The holding device comprises a holding part comprising a duct comprising a peripheral wall comprising a lower inlet opening through which the steam flow enters the duct and an upper outlet opening through which the steam flow exits the duct; and a retaining element extending from the peripheral wall, the retaining element being configured for retaining water droplets entrained by the steam flow, the retaining element defining a central through opening having a passage section smaller than that of the lower entry opening.
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Technical Field
The present invention relates to a steam iron, and more particularly to a steam iron equipped with a water droplet holding means.
Background
A steam iron comprises, in a known manner, a soleplate defining a steam distribution circuit and comprising an ironing plate equipped with an ironing surface and steam apertures opening into the ironing surface.
One problem that steam irons often have is related to the large number of water droplets being expelled through the steam vents at start-up or upon restart.
Document DE102004032361 discloses a steam iron comprising a steam distribution circuit which is equipped with a retaining device configured for retaining water droplets entrained by a flow of steam flowing along the steam distribution circuit and for evaporating the retained water droplets.
The retaining means comprise, in particular, an outer body defining a cyclonic chamber, a steam inlet opening into a lower portion of the cyclonic chamber and through which a steam flow enters into the cyclonic chamber, and a central duct provided at the centre of the cyclonic chamber and equipped with an upper steam outlet through which the steam flow exits from the cyclonic chamber.
Although such a holding means ensures that a large part of the water droplets entrained by the steam flow flowing along the steam distribution circuit is held and evaporated, a considerable amount of water droplets still reach the steam vents when such a steam iron is activated.
Disclosure of Invention
The present invention aims to overcome these disadvantages.
The technical problem underlying the present invention is to provide a steam iron which satisfactorily limits the amount of water in liquid form which reaches the steam vents, in particular at start-up of the steam iron.
The present invention therefore relates to a steam iron comprising a steam distribution circuit in which a flow of steam is intended to flow, and retaining means arranged along the steam distribution circuit, the retaining means being configured for retaining water droplets entrained by the flow of steam and optionally for evaporating the retained water droplets, the retaining means comprising at least:
-a duct comprising a peripheral wall having a longitudinal axis, said peripheral wall comprising a lower inlet opening through which the steam flow enters the duct and an upper outlet opening through which the steam flow is discharged from the duct,
-at least one retaining element extending from the peripheral wall, the retaining element being configured for retaining water droplets entrained by the steam flow, the at least one retaining element at least partially defining a central through opening arranged downstream of the lower inlet opening with respect to the flow direction of the steam flow and upstream of the upper outlet opening, the central through opening having a passage section smaller than that of the lower inlet opening.
This configuration of the holding device, and more specifically of the holding parts, ensures an effective separation of water droplets and water vapour and thus a greater amount of water droplets entrained by the steam flow is maintained by the holding device. Thus, at start-up of the steam iron according to the invention, only a small proportion of the liquid water reaches the steam vents of the steam iron.
The steam iron may also have one or more of the following features, which may be separate or combined.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the steam iron comprises an ironing board, advantageously equipped with steam vents, on which the steam iron in ironing position can be placed horizontally.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the longitudinal axis of the duct extends substantially vertically when the steam iron occupies the ironing position.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the ironing board comprises a substantially flat ironing surface and the longitudinal axis of the ironing board extends perpendicularly to the plane of the ironing surface.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the holding member is detachable.
According to an embodiment of the invention, said peripheral wall is tubular.
According to an embodiment of the invention, said at least one retaining element extends from said peripheral wall towards the interior of the duct and at the same time has at least one portion inclined towards said lower access opening. This inclination allows to favour the flow of the water droplets condensed below the retaining element by gravity in the direction of the lower entry opening.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the at least one holding element comprises a holding surface comprising at least one surface portion inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis of the catheter.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the at least one holding element extends through the catheter.
According to an embodiment of the invention, said at least one retaining element covers at least 60%, and preferably at least 70%, of the passage section of said catheter in a projection plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said catheter.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the at least one retaining element and the peripheral wall define a central through opening.
According to an embodiment of the invention, said at least one retaining element has a side defining, with the peripheral wall, a median passage opening, this side constituting part of the retaining element being arranged closest to the lower access opening of the duct. This feature allows limiting the re-ascent of water droplets which are formed on the holding element and which are carried along by the steam flow towards the interior of the intermediate through-opening.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the steam iron comprises a soleplate and the soleplate comprises a support portion, and the holding member is mounted on the support portion, the holding member and the support portion defining an evaporation chamber, the evaporation chamber being arranged upstream of the at least one holding element with respect to the flow direction of the steam flow.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the holding means comprises a steam inlet opening into the evaporation chamber, and the steam flow enters the evaporation chamber through the steam inlet.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the support portion comprises a bottom wall and a side wall extending from the bottom wall and on which the holding member is mounted. The steam inlet is arranged, for example, in the side wall.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the side wall of the support portion and the peripheral wall of the duct are coaxial.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the steam inlet is partially defined by a peripheral wall of the duct.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the holding device comprises a first angular addressing mechanism configured for cooperating with a complementary second angular addressing mechanism provided on said support portion.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the steam iron comprises a cover portion at least partially defining the steam distribution circuit and covering the holding part.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the base plate comprises a covering part.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the soleplate comprises an ironing surface and at least one steam hole opening into the ironing surface.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the cover portion and the holding member at least partially define a vapor-return chamber in fluid connection with the at least one vapor aperture.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the upper edge of the peripheral wall comprises an upper groove at least partially defining the upper discharge opening. This feature allows having an upper discharge opening arranged laterally with respect to the flow direction of the steam flow in the duct, which allows to generate an abrupt change of the flow direction of the steam flow that favours the retention of water droplets in the duct.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the upper groove is diametrically opposite the intermediate through opening with respect to the longitudinal axis of the duct.
According to an embodiment of the invention, said holding part is realized in a plastic material. These arrangements allow to avoid overheating the steam flow passing through the retaining means and thus to avoid that the steam flow exiting the steam iron is too dry. The retaining means according to such an embodiment thus allow to retain a substantial part of the water droplets entrained by the steam flow, while at the same time ensuring a jet of a humid steam flow at the outlet of the steam vents of the steam iron. However, the holding member may be realized by other materials, for example, by aluminum or copper.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the holding part is a single piece.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the at least one retaining element comprises at least one retaining rib. Such a retaining rib allows the formation of a barrier to water droplets retained underneath the retaining element, avoiding said water droplets from flowing along the surface of the retaining element towards the upper discharge opening of the duct.
According to another embodiment of the invention, the at least one holding element is a holding wall.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the intermediate passage opening is centered with respect to the longitudinal axis of the catheter.
According to another embodiment of the invention, the intermediate passage openings are offset with respect to the longitudinal axis of the catheter.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the peripheral wall comprises a succession of tubular peripheral segments extending along the longitudinal axis of the duct and having different inner diameters, the respective inner diameters of the succession of tubular peripheral segments being progressively smaller in the direction of the upper discharge opening.
According to an embodiment of the invention, each tubular peripheral section is cylindrical and has a constant inner diameter.
According to an embodiment of the invention, each tubular peripheral section is frustoconical and has an internal diameter decreasing in the direction of the upper discharge opening.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the retaining means comprise a plurality of retaining elements extending from the peripheral wall, each retaining element at least partially defining a respective intermediate passage opening having a passage section smaller than that of the lower access opening.
According to an embodiment of the invention, each retaining element extends starting from a respective connection zone located between respective two adjacent tubular perimeter sections.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the respective passage cross-sections of the successive intermediate passage openings become narrower in the direction of the upper discharge opening.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the retaining element is a coaxial retaining rib.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the steam distribution circuit further comprises a decompression chamber (une chamber de tense) arranged upstream of the holding means and configured for reducing the flow velocity of the steam flow before it reaches the holding means. These arrangements allow to increase the duration of the passage of the steam flow in the soleplate of the steam iron and thus to favor, on the one hand, the evaporation of a greater part of the water droplets upstream of the retaining means and, on the other hand, the improvement of the effectiveness of the retaining means.
According to an embodiment of the invention, said decompression chamber is arranged so that the smallest said passage section for the steam flow flowing through said decompression chamber is greater than 25mm2。
According to an embodiment of the invention, said decompression chamber is arranged so that the flow velocity of the steam flow in said decompression chamber is less than 20 m/s.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the steam distribution circuit comprises an inlet for a flow of steam, said inlet being adapted to be connected to a steam conveying conduit. Advantageously, the inlet for the steam flow is arranged on the cover portion.
According to an embodiment of the invention, said steam distribution circuit comprises a single deflecting baffle arranged between the inlet of the steam flow and the retaining means.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the steam distribution circuit comprises a plurality of spikes extending near an inlet of the steam flow. These arrangements allow to increase the interaction area between the steam flow and the steam distribution circuit and thus facilitate the separation of the steam flow and the water droplets.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the decompression chamber is arranged upstream of the evaporation chamber, and more particularly upstream of the steam inlet.
The invention also relates to an ironing device comprising a steam iron according to the invention, a steam generator and a steam delivery conduit connecting the steam generator and the steam iron together and for supplying steam to the steam iron.
The invention also relates to a holding part intended to be arranged along a steam distribution circuit of a steam iron and configured for holding water droplets entrained by said flow of steam flowing in the steam distribution circuit, said holding part comprising:
-a duct comprising a peripheral wall having a longitudinal axis, said peripheral wall comprising a lower inlet opening through which the steam flow enters the duct and an upper outlet opening through which the steam flow is discharged from the duct,
-at least one retaining element extending from the peripheral wall, the retaining element being configured for retaining water droplets entrained by the steam flow, the at least one retaining element at least partially defining a central through opening arranged downstream of the lower inlet opening with respect to the flow direction of the steam flow and upstream of the upper outlet opening, the central through opening having a passage section smaller than that of the lower inlet opening.
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The invention will be better understood from the following description of several embodiments of such a steam iron, given by way of non-limiting example with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
figure 1 is a schematic view of a steaming device according to the present invention, comprising a steam iron and a base unit equipped with a steam generator.
Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the steam iron of fig. 1;
figure 3 is a perspective view of the soleplate of the steam iron of figure 1;
figure 4 is a perspective view of the bottom plate of figure 3 not equipped with a covering portion and equipped with a holding device according to a first embodiment of the invention;
figure 5 is a longitudinal section of the bottom plate of figure 3;
figures 6 and 7 are a top view and a bottom view, respectively, of a holding part belonging to the holding device of figures 4 and 5;
figure 8 is a top view of the holding part of figure 6;
fig. 9 is a section along the line IX-IX of fig. 8.
Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the soleplate of the steam iron of fig. 1 equipped with a holding means according to a second embodiment of the invention;
figure 11 is a longitudinal section of the bottom plate of figure 10 equipped with a closing plate;
figures 12 and 13 are a top perspective view and a bottom perspective view, respectively, of a holding member belonging to the holding device of figures 10 and 11;
figure 14 is a top view of the retaining member of figure 12;
fig. 15 is a cross-sectional view along line XV-XV of fig. 14.
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It is noted that in this document, the terms "horizontal", "vertical", "below", "above", "front" and "rear" are used to describe the steam iron with reference to the steam iron in a situation of use, when the ironing board is placed on a horizontal plane.
Fig. 1 shows an ironing device 2, said ironing device 2 comprising a base unit 3, a steam iron 4 and a steam delivery conduit 5, said steam delivery conduit 5 connecting said base unit 3 and said steam iron 4. The base unit 3 comprises inter alia a steam generator 6, a water container 7 and a pump 8, the pump 8 being configured for supplying the steam generator 6 with water from the water container 7, and the steam iron 4 comprises inter alia a grip portion 10 and a soleplate 9.
As shown in particular in fig. 5, the soleplate 9 comprises a main body 11, a covering portion 12 at least partially covering the main body 11 and an ironing plate 13 extending below said main body 11. The ironing board 13 comprises a substantially flat ironing surface 14 and steam vents 15 opening into the ironing surface 14. Advantageously, the main body 11 and the ironing plate 13 are realized by a material that is thermally conductive.
The body 11 and the cover portion 12 define a steam distribution circuit 16, said steam distribution circuit 16 being fluidly connected on the one hand with the steam generator 6 through the steam delivery conduit 5 and on the other hand with the steam vents 15. Said steam distribution circuit 16 comprises, in particular, a steam flow inlet 16.1 connected to said steam delivery conduit 5. Thus, a steam flow can flow into said steam distribution circuit 16 and reach the steam vents 15.
The steam iron 4 is equipped with heating means 17 integrated in the main body 11 of the soleplate 9, said heating means 17 being configured for heating the ironing plate 13 and said main body 11.
More specifically, as shown in fig. 4 to 9, the steam iron 4 further comprises retaining means 18 arranged along the steam distribution circuit 16, said retaining means 18 being configured for retaining water droplets entrained by said flow of steam flowing in said steam distribution circuit 16 and for evaporating said retained water droplets.
The holding means 18 comprise a holding part 19 covered by said cover part 12. According to the embodiment shown in fig. 4 to 9, the retaining part 19 is a single piece and may be realized, for example, by a plastic material.
The holding part 19 comprises a conduit 21, the conduit 21 comprising a peripheral wall 22 and having a longitudinal axis a. The peripheral wall 22 comprises a lower inlet opening 23 through which said steam flow can enter said duct 21 and an upper outlet opening 24 through which said steam flow can exit said duct 21 through said upper outlet opening 24. According to the embodiment shown in fig. 4 to 9, the peripheral wall 22 comprises successive tubular peripheral segments 25 extending along the longitudinal axis a of the duct 21 and having different internal diameters, and the respective internal diameters of the successive tubular peripheral segments 25 are progressively smaller in the direction of the upper discharge opening 24. Each tubular peripheral section 25 may, for example, be frustoconical and therefore have an internal diameter that varies progressively decreasing in the direction of the upper discharge opening 24, said each tubular peripheral section 25 also being cylindrical and therefore having a constant internal diameter.
The retaining means 19 further comprise one or more retaining elements 26 extending from the peripheral wall 22, said one or more retaining elements 26 being configured for retaining water droplets entrained by the steam flow flowing in the steam distribution circuit 16. According to the embodiment shown in fig. 4 to 9, each retaining element 26 comprises a retaining surface 27, said retaining surface 27 being oriented towards the outside and inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis a of the duct 21, and more particularly inclined from the outside inwards and from high to low.
Each retaining element 26 defines a median through opening 28, said median through openings 28 being respectively arranged downstream of the lower inlet opening 23 and upstream of the upper outlet opening 24 with respect to the flow direction of the steam flow. Each intermediate through opening 28 has a through section which is smaller than the through section of the lower inlet opening 23 and larger than the through section of the upper outlet opening 24. Advantageously, the respective passage cross-section of successive intermediate passage openings 28 becomes narrower in the direction of the upper discharge opening 24.
These different arrangements allow, on the one hand, the loss of load (charge) generated inside the duct, which favours the separation of the water droplets from the water vapour, and, on the other hand, the formation of a barrier to the passage of the water droplets, and therefore ensure the retention of a greater quantity of water droplets entrained by the steam flow. The circulation of the steam flow through the holding member 19 is shown by the arrows drawn by the solid lines on fig. 9, and the circulation of the water droplets held by the holding member 19 is shown by the arrows drawn by the broken lines on fig. 9.
According to the embodiment shown in fig. 4 to 9, each retaining element 26 is constituted by a retaining rib extending in the direction of the lower access opening 23. For example, each retaining element 26 may extend in the extension of the tubular peripheral section 25 located downstream.
Advantageously, said retaining elements 26 are arranged in a coaxial manner and are each centred with respect to the longitudinal axis a of the duct 21 by means of an opening 28.
The holding device 18 further comprises a support portion 29 arranged on the bottom plate 9, and the support portion 29 is more particularly arranged on the main body 11. The support portion 29 comprises a bottom wall 29.1 and a side wall 29.2, said side wall 29.2 extending from the bottom wall 29.1 and the holding member 19 being mounted on the side wall 29.2. The retaining member 19 may for example comprise an abutment flange 31, said abutment flange 31 extending around the lower edge of said peripheral wall 22 and abutting against the side wall 29.2 of the support portion 29.
The holding part 19 and the support portion 29 define an evaporation chamber 32, said evaporation chamber 32 being arranged upstream of the holding element 26 with respect to the flow direction of the steam flow, and more specifically below the holding element 26. Thus, water droplets separated from the steam flow by the retaining element 26 fall by gravity into the evaporation chamber 32.
The holding device 18 further comprises a steam inlet 33 (shown in fig. 4) arranged in the side wall 29.2, and the steam flow enters the evaporation chamber 32 through the steam inlet 33. According to the embodiment shown in fig. 4 to 9, the steam inlet 33 is partially defined by the duct 21.
Since the body 11 is realized by a heat-conducting material, a part of the heat generated by the heating means 17 is conducted to the evaporation chamber 32, so that water droplets falling by gravity into the evaporation chamber 32 are evaporated and can thus be carried outside the evaporation chamber 29 and carried by the steam flow towards the steam vents 15.
The holding device 18 further comprises first angular addressing means configured for cooperating with complementary second angular addressing means provided on said support portion 29 so as to ensure angular fixation of the holding device 18 in the predetermined angular position. For example, the first angular addressing means may comprise a fixing rib 34 extending from a lower edge of said peripheral wall 22, while the second angular addressing means may be formed by the portion of the side wall 29.2 defining said steam inlet 33.
As shown in fig. 4 and 5, the steam distribution circuit 16 comprises a decompression chamber 35 arranged upstream of the holding means 18, said decompression chamber 35 being configured for reducing the flow speed of the steam flow before it reaches said holding means 18 and more specifically the holding means 19. Advantageously, the decompression chamber 35 comprises a single deflecting baffle 35.1 extending between said steam flow inlet 16.1 and the retaining means 18.
The vapor distribution circuit 16 further comprises a vapor return chamber 36, said vapor return chamber 36 being defined by the cover portion 12 and the holding member 19. The vapor return chamber 36 is disposed downstream of the upper discharge opening 24 and is fluidly connected to the vapor vents 15.
Advantageously, the steam distribution circuit 16 further comprises a plurality of spikes 40 extending in the vicinity of the steam flow inlet 16.1. The presence of these spikes 40 allows to increase the interaction area between the steam flow and the steam distribution circuit 16 and therefore facilitates the separation of the steam flow and the water droplets flowing through the steam distribution circuit 16.
Fig. 10 to 15 show a holding device 18 according to a second embodiment of the invention, which differs from the first embodiment mainly in that the holding means 19 comprise a single holding element 26, said single holding element 26 being constituted by a holding wall which passes through the conduit 11 and extends in the direction of the lower access opening 23, and each intermediate through opening 28 being staggered with respect to the longitudinal axis a of the conduit 21 and being defined by the holding element 26 and by the peripheral wall 22, said peripheral wall 22 being tubular in this embodiment.
Advantageously, the retaining element 26 covers, in a projection plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis a of the duct 21, at least 60%, and preferably at least 70%, of the passage section of the duct 21.
Furthermore, according to this second embodiment of the invention, the upper edge of said peripheral wall 22 comprises an upper groove 37 partially defining the upper discharge opening 24. Advantageously, the upper groove 37 is diametrically opposite the intermediate through opening 28 with respect to the longitudinal axis a of the duct 21.
The circulation of the steam flow through the holding means 19 according to the second embodiment of the invention is shown by the arrows drawn with solid lines on fig. 15, while the circulation of the water droplets held by said holding means 19 is shown by dots on fig. 15.
Of course, the invention is not limited to the only few embodiments of the steam iron described above, which are shown by way of example, but rather it may comprise all the embodiment variants. Thus, in a variant not shown, the evaporation chamber located upstream of the retaining element can be replaced by a water storage area in which a pump can draw in order to supply water to the spray nozzle of the atomizer carried by the steam iron.
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1. A steam iron (4), the steam iron (4) comprising a steam distribution circuit (16) in which a steam flow is intended to flow, and retaining means (18) provided along the steam distribution circuit (16), the retaining means (18) being configured for retaining water droplets entrained by the steam flow and for evaporating the retained water droplets, the steam iron (4) comprising an ironing plate (13), the ironing plate (13) being equipped with steam holes (15), the steam iron (4) in an ironing position being horizontally placeable on the ironing plate (13), the retaining means (18) comprising retaining means (19), the retaining means (19) comprising at least:
-a duct (21), said duct (21) comprising a peripheral wall (22) and having a longitudinal axis (A) which extends vertically when the steam iron occupies an ironing position, said peripheral wall (22) comprising a lower inlet opening (23) through which the steam flow enters the duct (21) and an upper outlet opening (24) through which the steam flow exits the duct (21) through the lower inlet opening (23),
-at least one retaining element (26) extending from said peripheral wall (22), said retaining element (26) being configured for retaining water droplets entrained by the steam flow, said at least one retaining element (26) at least partially defining a central through opening (28), said central through opening (28) being arranged downstream of said lower inlet opening (23) with respect to the flow direction of the steam flow and upstream of said upper outlet opening (24), said central through opening (28) having a passage section smaller than the passage section of said lower inlet opening (23),
characterized in that said at least one retaining element (26) extends from said peripheral wall towards the interior of the duct and at the same time has at least one portion inclined towards said lower access opening (23).
2. A steam iron (4) according to claim 1, characterized in that the at least one holding element (26) comprises a holding surface (27), the holding surface (27) comprising at least one surface portion inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis (a) of the conduit (21).
3. A steam iron (4) according to any of claims 1 to 2, characterized in that the steam iron (4) comprises a soleplate (9) and the holding means (18) comprises a support portion (29) provided on the soleplate (9), and the holding member (19) is mounted on the soleplate (9), the holding member (19) and the support portion (29) defining an evaporation chamber (32), the evaporation chamber (32) being provided upstream of the at least one holding element (26) with respect to the flow direction of the steam flow.
4. A steam iron (4) according to claim 3, characterized in that the holding means (18) comprises a steam inlet (33) into the evaporation chamber (32) and the steam flow enters the evaporation chamber (32) through the steam inlet (33).
5. A steam iron (4) as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that the support portion (29) comprises a bottom wall (29.1) and a side wall (29.2), the side wall (29.2) extending from the bottom wall (29.1) and the holding member (19) being mounted on the side wall (29.2).
6. A steam iron (4) according to claim 4, characterized in that the support portion (29) comprises a bottom wall (29.1) and a side wall (29.2), the side wall (29.2) extending from the bottom wall (29.1) and the holding member (19) being mounted on the side wall (29.2).
7. A steam iron (4) according to claim 3, wherein the holding means (18) comprises a first angular addressing mechanism configured for cooperating with a complementary second angular addressing mechanism provided on the support portion (29).
8. A steam iron (4) according to claim 4, wherein the holding means (18) comprises a first angular addressing mechanism configured for cooperating with a complementary second angular addressing mechanism provided on the support portion (29).
9. A steam iron (4) according to claim 5, wherein the holding means (18) comprises a first angular addressing mechanism configured for cooperating with a complementary second angular addressing mechanism provided on the support portion (29).
10. A steam iron (4) according to any of claims 1 to 2, characterized in that the steam iron (4) comprises a cover portion (12), the cover portion (12) at least partially defining the steam distribution circuit (16) and covering the holding part (19).
11. A steam iron (4) according to any of claims 1 to 2, characterized in that the holding part (19) is realized in a plastic material.
12. A steam iron (4) according to any one of claims 1 to 2, wherein the peripheral wall (22) comprises successive tubular peripheral segments (25) extending along the longitudinal axis (a) of the duct (21) and having different inner diameters, the respective inner diameters of the successive tubular peripheral segments (25) being progressively smaller in a direction towards the upper discharge opening (24).
13. A steam iron (4) according to claim 12, wherein the retaining member (19) comprises a plurality of retaining elements (26) extending from the peripheral wall (22), each retaining element (26) at least partially delimiting a respective intermediate through opening (28), the respective intermediate through opening (28) having a passage section smaller than that of the lower access opening (23).
14. A steam iron (4) according to any of claims 1 to 2, characterized in that the steam distribution circuit (16) further comprises a pressure reduction chamber (35) arranged upstream of the holding means (18), the pressure reduction chamber (35) being configured for reducing the flow speed of the steam flow before the steam flow reaches the holding means (18).
15. Ironing device (2) comprising a steam iron (4) according to any of claims 1 to 14, further comprising a steam generator (6) and a steam delivery conduit (5), the steam delivery conduit (5) connecting the steam generator (6) and the steam iron (4) together and serving to supply steam to the steam iron (4).
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