Steam unit for a laundry treating machine such as washing machine, the washer-dryer or dryer

摘要

The invention relates to a steam unit for the treatment of laundry with steam in a laundry treatment machine such as washing machine, the washer-dryer or dryer, comprising a housing (43) with a chamber for the generation of steam, in a side wall (44) of the housing (43), an opening for the feed line of the water to be evaporated and in a side wall (45) an outlet opening for the steam generated in the housing is arranged, as well as with a heating device (91), by means of which the in the housing (43) is heated water to steam introduced.By means of a newly configured construction of the steam unit (4) is provided that the heating device (91) within the housing (43) of the steam unit (4) is arranged. In a preferred embodiment of this is the heating device (91) within the housing (43) of the steam unit (4) between two in the direction of the flow of steam, which are arranged one behind the steam chambers (41, 42) arranged in such a way that both steam chambers (41, 42) of this heating device (91) are heatable.In this embodiment, the steam unit (4) in the washing machine, during the usual service life of the machine are operated without maintenance, without the in the course of time is in the steam unit (4) is deposited impair their functionality.