A ironing machine (1) comprising: an axially-rotatable ironing drum (4); a motor assembly adapted to drive the ironing drum (4) into rotation about the drum longitudinal axis (A); an ironing chest (7) which is arranged adjacent to the ironing drum (4), locally substantially parallel to the peripheral surface (4p) of said ironing drum (4); a supporting assembly (9) adapted to keep the ironing drum (4) and the ironing chest (7) adjacent to one another; and an induction device (10) which is located adjacent to the ironing chest (7) and is adapted to heat up, via electromagnetic induction, the ironing chest (7); said ironing chest (7) comprising a platelike member (13) which extends beside the ironing drum (4), is substantially C-bent so as to extend locally substantially parallel to the peripheral surface (4p) of said ironing drum (4), and has a multilayer structure that includes: a main supporting sheet (14) which is substantially C-bent and is made of a metal material having a given thermal conductivity; and a ferromagnetic layer (15) which covers the convex face of said main supporting sheet (14), and is made of a ferromagnetic metal material having a thermal conductivity lower than that of the metal material forming said main supporting sheet (14).

In band ironers, laundry items are moved along a pressing surface of a stationary ironer roller by an ironer band that entrains the laundry items, wherein the laundry items slide with slip along a lateral surface of the ironer roller. As the speed of the ironer increases, slip between the laundry items and the lateral surface of the ironer roller increases. When the desired ironing quality makes less slip necessary, the circumferential speed of the ironer band has to be reduced, and the throughput of the band ironer suffers. The invention is to drive the ironer roller in a circumferential manner wherein the slip between the ironer roller and the laundry items is adjusted in an arbitrary manner as a result of adjusting the rotational speed of the drive of the ironer roller and/or the circumferential speed of the ironer band without reducing the throughput of the band ironer.

In band ironers, laundry items are moved along a pressing surface of a stationary ironer roller by an ironer band that entrains the laundry items, wherein the laundry items slide with slip along a lateral surface of the ironer roller. As the speed of the ironer increases, slip between the laundry items and the lateral surface of the ironer roller increases. When the desired ironing quality makes less slip necessary, the circumferential speed of the ironer band has to be reduced, and the throughput of the band ironer suffers. The invention is to drive the ironer roller in a circumferential manner wherein the slip between the ironer roller and the laundry items is adjusted in an arbitrary manner as a result of adjusting the rotational speed of the drive of the ironer roller and/or the circumferential speed of the ironer band without reducing the throughput of the band ironer.

An ironing machine (1), such as a cylinder ironer, is provided. The ironing machine (1) comprises a cylindrical body (3) having heating means (5) for heating of the cylindrical body (3) and at least one temperature sensor arrangement (7), arranged to be in contact with the cylindrical body (3) and to detect a temperature of the cylindrical body (3). The at least one temperature sensor arrangement (7) and the cylindrical body (3) are at least partly made of electrically conductive material. The ironing machine (1) comprises an electrical control system (9) configured to detect a degree of contact between the cylindrical body (3) and the at least one temperature sensor arrangement (7) by means of electricity, and generate a control signal indicative of the detected degree of contact.

An ironing machine (1), such as a cylinder ironer, is provided. The ironing machine (1) comprises a cylindrical body (3) having heating means (5) for heating of the cylindrical body (3) and at least one temperature sensor arrangement (7), arranged to be in contact with the cylindrical body (3) and to detect a temperature of the cylindrical body (3). The at least one temperature sensor arrangement (7) and the cylindrical body (3) are at least partly made of electrically conductive material. The ironing machine (1) comprises an electrical control system (9) configured to detect a degree of contact between the cylindrical body (3) and the at least one temperature sensor arrangement (7) by means of electricity, and generate a control signal indicative of the detected degree of contact.

A chest ironer having a chest, a cylinder, displacement means for displacement of the chest and the cylinder relatively each other, and rotation means for rotation of the cylinder around an axis of rotation. The chest has a curved metal plate with a concave side which faces the cylinder and a convex side opposite the concave side. The chest ironer further includes at least one induction arrangement for heating of the metal chest. The induction arrangement includes at least one electrical conductor arranged electrically isolated from the chest at the convex side of the chest, the at least one electrical conductor being connectable to a high frequency power source.

A chest ironer having a chest, a cylinder, displacement means for displacement of the chest and the cylinder relatively each other, and rotation means for rotation of the cylinder around an axis of rotation. The chest has a curved metal plate with a concave side which faces the cylinder and a convex side opposite the concave side. The chest ironer further includes at least one induction arrangement for heating of the metal chest. The induction arrangement includes at least one electrical conductor arranged electrically isolated from the chest at the convex side of the chest, the at least one electrical conductor being connectable to a high frequency power source.

An ironing apparatus (100) comprises a rotating cylinder (11) and a burner assembly (2) comprising a main body (20) in which a passage (21) for a mixture of air and gas is defined. The main body comprises an outlet surface (22) in which a plurality of holes (220) are defined, through which the mixture of air and gas exits from the passage, wherein the passage is elongate-shaped, extends in a longitudinal direction inside said rotating cylinder and has a decreasing cross section along the longitudinal direction (x).

An ironing apparatus (100) comprises a rotating cylinder (11) and a burner assembly (2) comprising a main body (20) in which a passage (21) for a mixture of air and gas is defined. The main body comprises an outlet surface (22) in which a plurality of holes (220) are defined, through which the mixture of air and gas exits from the passage, wherein the passage is elongate-shaped, extends in a longitudinal direction inside said rotating cylinder and has a decreasing cross section along the longitudinal direction (x).

A roller ironing press including between two supporting shoulders, respectively a first shoulder and a second shoulder: a motorized roller, which cooperates with one or more pressers, the one or more pressers being heated and shaped complementarily to the roller, and elements for moving the one or more pressers toward the roller. Elements for moving the one or more pressers toward the roller include at least one cable which extends between pulleys, the cable being moved by drive elements which are kinematically connected to at least one of its ends.