STEAM IRON WITH ANTICIPATING POWER CONTROL

摘要

A steam iron comprises control means for adjusting temperature (8) and steam generation (26). The soleplate (2) is heated with a heating element (4) by means of a control circuit (10) which compares the desired temperature with the temperature of the soleplate measured with a temperature sensor (6). Steam is generated by transporting water from a water tank (14) to a steam chamber (18) which is thermally coupled to the soleplate (2). The control circuit (10) adapts the power of the heating element (4) upon activation of the steam generator (12) in anticipation of the expected cooling down of the soleplate (2) as a result of the transport of the water to be evaporated to the steam chamber (18).