STEAM GENERATOR AND WASHING MACHINE HAVING SUCH STEAM GENERATOR Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC F22B1/28 D06F33/02 

FIELD: personal use articles.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to household appliances, in particular, to steam generators and washing machines equipped with a steam generator that can minimise the quantity of residual water in the steam generator, prevents leakage of water stored in the steam generator and prevents supply of water in the steam generator to the laundry together with steam under the impact of the steam jet pressure. The steam generator has a lower water storage housing that has a base forming the lower housing lower surface, a heater for heating the lower housing, an upper housing positioned on the lower housing, intended for release of steam produced in the lower housing and having a steam release nipple and a steam supply duct having an outer wall passing from the base to the steam release nipple for prevention of ingress of water stores in the lower housing into the upper housing and a flow passage inside the inner wall, positioned on the lower pat and serving for steam supply; the heater is installed inside the lower housing so that the heater fails to contact water stored in the inner housing.

EFFECT: supply of water to the laundry together with steam is prevented in a washing machine equipped with such steam generator.

15 cl, 8 dwg