| 摘要 |
Ironing apparatus inlcudes a cordless hand held flat iron (10) not provided with any integral heating means. A rest station (18) for the iron, e.g. incorporated in a conventional portable ironing board (15), includes energy emitting means, for example one or more tungsten halogen lamps (20) having substantially no thermal inertia, the lamp being activated by a proximity sensor (23) at the station and the heating of the iron sole plate (11) being regulated by thermostatic means including a heat sensing device (24) at the station. A screen (19) formed of glass or other material having high permeability to infra-red radiation may protect the heat source and the iron may rest on or immediately above this at the station. In an alternative construction the energy emitting means is an induction coil generating a magnetic field to cause heating of a metal body of the iron. |
