Disclosed is a dust collector using fan heat, comprising a bottom shell (10) and an upper cover (50), wherein a rear end (12) of the bottom shell (10) is provided with an air outlet (122) and a fan assembly (30), the upper cover (50) covers and is connected to the bottom shell (10), air flow from the fan assembly (30) is discharged via the air outlet (122), and the fan assembly (30) is provided with a fan (33) and a stator (331); and the rear end (12) is provided with a lower frame edge (121), the fan assembly (30) and the air outlet (122) are enclosed to form a closed air flow channel (35), and a heat collector (40) is provided on the stator (331) in the air flow channel (35), and can rapidly collect heat and warm the air flow to form hot air flow. Also disclosed is a dust collector having an ironing function, which uses hot air flow to heat an ironing board (60) and then performs ironing and sterilization, so that the dust collector also implements recycling of energy resources while achieving the dust collection effect so as to perform effective sterilization and ironing.

The present disclosure describes a steam iron having a housing, a handle, a soleplate, a water reservoir comprising a water inlet port, a fill door comprising a plug sized to seal the water inlet port, and a blocking member configured to prevent the plug from sealing the water inlet port during shipment of the steam iron. Methods for preparing a steam iron for shipment are also provided.

The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for cleaning of fabric. Image capturing units in the apparatus captures images of the fabric. A control unit in the apparatus identifies region of stain in the fabric based on the images and activates an ejecting unit for cleaning the fabric. The ejecting unit applies a selected cleaning agent on the region of stain. A motorized wiper and a sucking mechanism are operated on the region of stain to remove stain from the fabric. In an embodiment, the apparatus may also be used for ironing the fabric. However, the fabric is ironed within an optimal temperature range suitable for the type of fabric being ironed, thereby preventing over-heating and/or burning of the fabric. Thus, the apparatus disclosed herein facilitates both cleaning and ironing of the fabric.

The present application relates to a garment steaming device (1). The garment steaming device comprises a housing (2) with a steam channel (8) arranged in the housing (2) for the passage of steam and a cavity extending into the housing (2). The garment steaming device (1) further comprises a fragrance cartridge (10) that is removeably disposed in the cavity and a valve assembly (11) which is disposed between the cavity and the steam channel (8). The valve assembly (11) is adapted to prevent steam to from flowing between the steam channel (8) and the cavity when the fragrance cartridge (10) is not disposed in the cavity. The valve assembly and the fragrance cartridge are adapted to cooperate such as to allow steam to flow between the steam channel and the cavity when the fragrance cartridge is disposed in the cavity. This solution allows a user to safely remove the fragrance cartridge from the cavity even when there is steam in the steam channel.

The present application relates to a garment steaming device (1). The garment steaming device comprises a housing (2) with a steam channel (8) arranged in the housing (2) for the passage of steam and a cavity extending into the housing (2). The garment steaming device (1) further comprises a fragrance cartridge (10) that is removeably disposed in the cavity and a valve assembly (11) which is disposed between the cavity and the steam channel (8). The valve assembly (11) is adapted to prevent steam to from flowing between the steam channel (8) and the cavity when the fragrance cartridge (10) is not disposed in the cavity. The valve assembly and the fragrance cartridge are adapted to cooperate such as to allow steam to flow between the steam channel and the cavity when the fragrance cartridge is disposed in the cavity. This solution allows a user to safely remove the fragrance cartridge from the cavity even when there is steam in the steam channel.

An ironing system with a coach, comprising an iron; the iron comprising at least one accelerometer; at least one magnetometer; at least one gyroscope; the ironing system further comprising a unit for determining the movement of the iron configured to make use of signals originating from the accelerometer, magnetometer and gyroscope, and calculate one or more from the list comprising a pitch axis, a yaw axis, a roll axis; and a multimedia learning system configured in particular to make use of the results originating from the movement determining unit, compare the results with an aim to be achieved for these results, and select a multimedia sequence to be presented to the user depending on the comparison.

An ironing system with a coach, comprising an iron; the iron comprising at least one accelerometer; at least one magnetometer; at least one gyroscope; the ironing system further comprising a unit for determining the movement of the iron configured to make use of signals originating from the accelerometer, magnetometer and gyroscope, and calculate one or more from the list comprising a pitch axis, a yaw axis, a roll axis; and a multimedia learning system configured in particular to make use of the results originating from the movement determining unit, compare the results with an aim to be achieved for these results, and select a multimedia sequence to be presented to the user depending on the comparison.

A steam head for a garment steamer includes a handle, and a steam duct having an upstream end connectable to a steam hose and a downstream end that defines a steam ejection opening with a circumferential edge that forms a frontal contact surface. A surface area of the frontal contact surface is smaller than an area of the steam ejection opening. The steam head further includes a drainage tube extending between condensate inlet and outlet ends, where the condensate inlet end is disposed within a downstream portion of the steam duct while the condensate outlet end is disposed elsewhere, such as connected to a water reservoir or a boiler of the garment steamer, or to a dedicated condensate collector.

A steam head for a garment steamer includes a handle, and a steam duct having an upstream end connectable to a steam hose and a downstream end that defines a steam ejection opening with a circumferential edge that forms a frontal contact surface. A surface area of the frontal contact surface is smaller than an area of the steam ejection opening. The steam head further includes a drainage tube extending between condensate inlet and outlet ends, where the condensate inlet end is disposed within a downstream portion of the steam duct while the condensate outlet end is disposed elsewhere, such as connected to a water reservoir or a boiler of the garment steamer, or to a dedicated condensate collector.

Disclosed are methods and apparatus for cleaning a substrate, such as a fabric material, involving the application of optical energy to the substrate, typically in the form of a beam of light, where the energy of the beam causes removal of the contaminant from substrate, such as from the fibers of a fabric material. The cleaning may occur via any mechanism, including one or more of, alone or in any combination, ablation, melting, heating or reaction with the substrate or contaminant or agent introduced to aid in the cleaning. The optical energy is typically applied to a selected area of the substrate (e.g., as a beam), and the substrate and beam or optical energy source moved relative to one another so as to clean a larger area of the substrate, either by moving the substrate or the beam, or both. Movement of the beam with respect to the substrate can be attained through a beam scanning mechanism or through movement of the optical source itself.