Method and device for separating items of laundry

Details Method and device for separating items of laundry Method and device for separating items of laundry

1998-03-06

2000-07-18

Ellis, Christopher P.

Material or article handling

Laundry handling device

198455, 1984682, B08B 2114

Patent

active

060898100

ABSTRACT:
Items of laundry (11) released from a washing machine as a pile of laundry (10) have to be separated before they can be processed further. The aim is to automate this separating procedure. Known methods for automating the separating of items of laundry (11) are still inadequate. According to the invention, the items of laundry (11) are grasped successively by a gripper (23), are lifted up and taken over by a transfer means (24) which transports the respective item of laundry (11) through a gap (29). The gap (29) of the transfer means (24) ensures that only individual items of laundry (11) can be transported on further by the transfer means (24) and a force which is required for completely pulling out the respective item of laundry (11) from the pile of laundry (10) can be exerted on the item of laundry (11). As a result, reliable separating of items of laundry (11) from a pile of laundry (10) is ensured.

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patent: 4739874 (1988-04-01), Akutagawa et al.
patent: 4943198 (1990-07-01), McCabe

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