Abstract: Disclosed is an electric iron including a heat-radiating base. A coating is formed on the lower side of the heat-radiating base. The coating is formed by mixing conductive fine powder and a polyethersulfone resin with a polytetrafluoroethylene resin.

Abstract: An electric toaster oven for use both as a toaster and as an oven, including a heater or heaters for heating an article placed in a baking chamber, a baked condition detector which detects the baked condition of the article through the detection of the heat radiated from the article, a plate forming part of the wall of the baking chamber and having a heat guide opening for transferring the heat radiated from the article therethrough to the baked condition detector, a tubular guide for guiding the heat to the baked condition detector, and a control circuit which controls supplying current to the heater or heaters on the basis of a detection signal provided by the baked condition detector. The baked condition detector includes a pair of thermosensitive elements disposed in different thermal conditions, respectively, and provides a signal corresponding to the difference between the respective temperature-dependent output signals of the thermosensitive elements.

Abstract: An automatic ice making apparatus for freezing ice making water into ice having the shape of a cube or the like and storing the ice in an ice bank, in which the quantity of the ice stored in the ice bank is detected by a stored ice detecting device, and when the stored ice quantity is small or zero, the ice making operation is continued, while when the stored ice quantity corresponds to a predetermined quantity, the ice making operation is stopped. A stored ice detecting arm is provided replaceably through a joint member in order to attain an easy setting of the above stored ice quantity, that is, an easy adjustment of a detection level for the ice bank.

Abstract: A portable heating unit has a heating chamber which is disposed within a housing so substantially all of the exterior thereof is displaced inwardly from that housing to define an air space. Air passing through that air space absorbs heat from the exterior of that heating chamber and also absorbs, and carries away, heat radiated from that exterior. That heating chamber is secured to that housing by mountings of small cross sections, which limit the amount of heat that can be conducted from that heating chamber to that housing. In addition, a baffle is interposed between the heating element and housing of the portable unit to reduce the amount of heat passing to that housing.

Abstract: An apparatus for preparing infusions such as coffee in different forms includes a sealed container in which water is heated so that it can be used either as hot water or steam, a water tank and a heating element for heating the contents of the container. Water in the tank can flow into the container through a conduit containing a check valve. Four conduits have outlets at the top of the container. One of them is connected to an infuser and is adapted to transport hot water. Another conduit is adapted to transport steam which may be used for preparing a cappuccino-like drink or for preheating a receptacle. The other two conduits are for removing high pressure steam from inside the container, one of them having an outlet near the bottom of a subtank which is built as a part of the water tank.

Abstract: A warm air blowing heater includes combustion equipment for burning fuel, and an air duct provided at a position away from a portion directly above the combustion equipment for blowing air from the heater into the room. The combustion equipment includes a burner chimney provided above a burner, and a reflecting plate is provided behind this burner chimney. The radiation heat of the combustion equipment is radiated directly and is also reflected on the reflecting plate to heat the room. The air duct does not disturb the rise of the combustion exhaust gas of the combustion equipment to form a smooth rising exhaust gas stream. When the air is blown from the air duct toward the front of the heater, the high temperature air in the upper portion of the heater is sucked. This high temperature air is mixed with the air blown from the air duct to allow the heater to blow warm air into the room. The blower motor may suck the air in the room and supply it to the air duct.

Abstract: In a liquid fuel combustion apparatus, the upper end of a wick is ready to be ignited when it projects upward from a pan portion, and is extinguished when it is withdrawn downward from the pan portion. The wick moves up and down as a first operating lever swings around an operating shaft. If the first operating lever is lowered, a retaining lever is raised by a bent strip. When the wick is in a position for high-temperature combustion, a retaining portion of the retaining lever engages a receiving portion of an interlocking plate. When the first operating lever is lowered, its engaging pin engages an engaging slit of an adjusting lever. If a knob of a thermal power control plate is moved up and down along a slot, the adjusting lever swings around a support pin, and the first operating lever swings slightly through the engaging pin and the engaging slit. Thus, the wick is moved up and down in a combustion region for adjustment of thermal power.

Abstract: A reflection type heater comprising a box-shaped housing having a front face, with a front opening, and a top face. A burner and a burner chimney are contained in the housing. A reflecting plate is provided behind the burner chimney to reflect radiant heat from the burner chimney toward the front face of the housing. A top plate is laid on the top face of the housing. The top plate includes a tray located in that region of the top face which is enveloped by the reflecting plate, and a roof plate located in the remaining region of the top face of the housing. A guard in the form of an endless belt with its surface vertical extends along the edge of the tray.

Abstract: A radiation base of an iron comprises a baseplate, and an injection-molded layer integrally attached to one side of said baseplate, the layer being formed of synthetic resin with low friction properties, nonviscousness and heat resistance, such as polyphenylene sulfide resin, phenolic resin or fluoric resin.

Abstract: The subject lamp wick equipment for a combustion apparatus comprises a cylindrical lamp wick, cylindrical lamp wick holder and cylindrical auxiliary lamp wick holder. The peripheral wall of the lamp wick is provided with openings. The auxiliary lamp wick holder is fitted around the lamp wick, and comprises engagement holes formed at that spots of the peripheral wall of the auxiliary lamp wick holder which face the openings. The cylindrical lamp wick holder is fitted around the cylindrical auxiliary lamp wick holder. The engagement pawls of the lamp wick holder are so elastically urged as to project thereinto. When the lamp wick is fitted into the auxiliary lamp wick holder, which in turn is fitted into the lamp wick holder, then the engagement pawls of the lamp wick holder project into the engagement holes of the auxiliary lamp wick holder and the openings of the lamp wick, thereby preventing the lengthwise relative movement of the lamp wick and lamp wick holder.

Abstract: A liquid fuel combustion apparatus comprises a combustion cylinder for supporting a wick to be vertically movable between a combustion position and an extinguished position, a rotating shaft connected to said wick for raising and lowering said wick, a driving motor, rotational force transmitting mechanism for rotating the shaft in one direction to thereby raise the wick to the combustion position, the rotational force transmitting mechanism being automatically disengaged from said rotating shaft when the wick arrives at the combustion position, a spring charged with the rotational force in the other direction of the rotating shaft as a result of the rotation of the rotating shaft in the one direction, holding mechanism for preventing the rotation of the rotating shaft in the other direction by the spring so as to hold the wick in the combustion position, and releasing mechanism for releasing the holding operation of said holding mechanism.