156results about "Laundry apparatus" patented technology

A laundry sorting and processing system may include a main support frame. Soiled laundry containers and clean laundry containers may be supported by the main support frame. A laundry bag may be nestable in each soiled laundry container. Soiled laundry items may be placed in the laundry bags nested in the respective soiled laundry containers, which may allow to separate the laundry according to categories such as the owner of the laundry, or laundry item type. The laundry bags which contain the soiled laundry may be removed from the respective soiled laundry containers, closed, and placed in a laundry apparatus to wash and dry the laundry. Once clean, the cleaned and dried laundry may be removed from the laundry bag and placed in a corresponding one of the clean laundry containers for subsequent retrieval by the owner of the laundry.

A water recycle system may be implemented to analyze and selectively recycle wastewater generated by an industrial textile washer. In some examples, wastewater generated by the industrial textile washer undergoes various treatment processes to generate a clarified wastewater that is stored before being recycled for reuse in the textile washer. Microbial contamination can grow in this stored water over time and the water can become odorous, which is undesirable when subsequently reusing the water to wash textiles. Systems and techniques can be implemented to treat the clarified water to control odor and / or microbial contamination, improving the effectiveness and quality of the water recycle system.

Various aspects of this disclosure relate to a textile storage facility (300) and a textile management system (100), wherein textile characterization information is determined which describes a type of textile piece placed in a textile receiving area (310), wherein a processor (330) is configured to select several of the textile pieces placed in the textile receiving area (310) depending on the textile characterization information of the textile pieces placed in the textile receiving area (310) and depending on a textile processing machine characterization information, and to output information about the selected textile pieces.

To provide a transaction method which pays a price in the case of charging electronic money to an electronic money account managed by a server, in cash.SOLUTION: A transaction management system 1 displays a two-dimensional code including access destination information on a user terminal 5 and store management device identification information which can identify a store management device, on a display screen of the store management device 10, and makes the user terminal 5 acquire it. The access destination information is a URL of a Web page which can operate information on a user managed by the user management device 2. The user management device acquires user identification information and the store management device identification information by access by the user terminal. The user management device acquires a charge amount from the store management device, by connecting with the store management device identified by the acquired store management device identification information, and further, when the information indicating that the price has been settled is acquired, charges electronic money equivalent to the charge amount to an electronic money account identified by the user identification information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

This invention discloses a washing system, relating to the field of washing technology. It includes a platform, washing machines, and a conveying device for transporting linens. The platform is constructed above multiple washing machines arranged side-by-side. A linen inlet is located vertically above each washing machine, and a linen outlet is located on the side of each washing machine. The conveying device has an inlet at its top and an outlet at its bottom. Multiple slots are formed on the platform, each corresponding to a linen inlet of one washing machine. The conveying device automatically feeds linens into the washing machines by moving horizontally and vertically on the platform. Beneficial effects: Dirty and clean linens can be effectively separated, and the conveying device in the washing system effectively avoids the drawbacks of conveyor belt systems.

To provide a narrow coin laundry which can be easily used at any time by constructing the coin laundry in a parking space of a building.SOLUTION: A small coin laundry according to an embodiment includes a coin laundry 100 installed in a parking lot space 20 of a building 10 having the parking lot space 20, the coin laundry 100 being constructed in the parking lot space 20 with an area of less than 10 square meters, and two or less laundry devices 200 (or 300) installed in the coin laundry, the laundry devices each having an opening and closing door 220 through which washing is inserted and being disposed to face an entrance door 230 of the coin laundry, and the opening and closing door 220 and the entrance door 230 being separated by at least 1500mm or more.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Many dormitories, budget hotels, and hospitals have shared washing machines that are used by multiple people. Furthermore, in coin-operated laundries, multiple people use the washing machines and dryers. In these shared washing machines, the previous user might not come to collect their laundry, leaving the next user waiting, which could lead to strained relationships and problems. Furthermore, because it was a shared space, there was a possibility of theft or vandalism of laundry. [Solution] Provide a washing machine that, if necessary, can identify or automatically contact the owner of abandoned laundry while respecting privacy, and also has a theft prevention function.

The automatic gripping of laundry items (10) for feeding to, for example, an input machine (26) requires several handling operations that must be coordinated for reliable automation. The invention provides for the automatic gripping and pulling apart of each laundry item (10) at one point. The laundry item (10) is then reoriented so that it can be gripped in a manner advantageous for the subsequent steps. After the laundry item (10) has been gripped at one edge, it is wound lengthwise or crosswise onto a conveyor (21) that transports it to the input machine (24), depending on which edge has been gripped and the orientation in which the laundry item (10) is to be fed to the input machine (24).

Provided is a laundry reversal system suitable for correcting the orientation of laundry comprising rectangular cloth pieces.　A laundry reversal system 100 includes: a leading-trailing reversal device 10 that reverses the leading and trailing ends of a towel with respect to the conveyance direction; a front-back reversal device 20 that reverses the front and back of the towel with respect to the conveyance direction; and a reversal control device 30 that selectively operates the leading-trailing reversal device 10 and the front-back reversal device 20. When a determination result of a determination unit corresponds to a first mode, the reversal control device 30 operates the leading-trailing reversal device 10 to reverse the leading and trailing ends of the towel with respect to the conveyance direction; when the determination result of the determination unit corresponds to a second mode, the reversal control device 30 operates the front-back reversal device 20 to reverse the front and back of the towel with respect to the conveyance direction; and when the determination result of the determination unit corresponds to a third mode, the reversal control device 30 operates the leading-trailing reversal device 10 and the front-back reversal device 20 to reverse the leading and trailing ends and the front and back of the towel with respect to the conveyance direction.

An array (1) of laundry washing machines that includes a plurality of laundry washing machines (10). Each of the laundry washing machines has an operator side (20). A plurality of pump systems (50), each of which is connected to two or more washing machines, is provided. For 80% to 100% of the laundry washing machines in the array, adjacent laundry washing machines having the operator sides out of alignment from one another by less than 90 degrees are not connected to the same pump system.

The utility model relates to the technical field of clothes washing bags, and discloses a double-wing clothes washing bag suitable for underwear and bras, which comprises a bag main body, edge covering cloth, an elastic pressing belt and a zipper, the bag body is of a structure formed by folding rectangular cloth along a middle transverse line after the top and the bottom of the rectangular cloth respectively form round corners, the elastic pressing belt is arranged along a folding line, the two ends of the elastic pressing belt are connected with the bag body in a sewing mode, and edge covering cloth is sewn to the opposite sides of the bag body respectively. Compared with the prior art, the underwear / bra washing bag has the advantages that underwear / bras are placed in the washing bag, in the washing process in a washing machine, the underwear / bras can be effectively protected, friction and pulling deformation between the underwear / bras and other clothes can be effectively reduced, the underwear / bras can be effectively positioned and bound through the design of the elastic pressing belt and the cooperation of the bag body, and the underwear / bras are prevented from being damaged. Therefore, displacement and deviation of the underwear / bra in the washing process are effectively avoided, and the bra can be effectively prevented from being hurt by the bra shoulder strap metal / bra hook buckle.

The invention relates to a method for operating a household appliance (100), wherein the household appliance (100) has a sensor device (105). The method comprises a step of reading a basket signal. The basket signal represents a basket (115) carried by a user (110) approaching the household appliance (100) within the detection range (120) of the sensor device (105). The method further comprises a step of controlling the household appliance (100) using the basket signal.

The utility model discloses a movable folding dirty clothes basket, it includes: dirty clothes basket main frame, movable folding basket and guide rail assembly, the basket mouth upper edge of movable folding basket is equipped with support hook, and movable folding basket is detachably hung in the inner side wall of dirty clothes basket main frame through support hook, the both sides bottom of dirty clothes basket main frame still is equipped with guide rail assembly respectively, the movable folding basket can realize folding and remove after being dismantled on dirty clothes basket main frame, the utility model discloses simple operation, and quick installation, and movable folding basket can be placed alone on any ground, also can be folded and carried by one hand, also can be hung and buckled on dirty clothes basket main frame, simple operation can also regardless of place, can be placed in any place that needs, for example, balcony, living room, room, to store clothes and other articles, convenient to use, practical, and let people have better life experience.

The present application is a structure in which a female button and a male button are covered and supported by left and right hidden modules fixed to one side of two socks, respectively, so that when the socks are not worn, the female button and the male button are exposed to the outside by the opening action of the hidden modules, thereby being combined in a pair in a corresponding manner to each other when washing, drying, and storing, and when the socks are worn, the female button and the male button can be covered by the closing action of the hidden modules made of silicon, so that the female button and the male button are not exposed to the outside, thereby preventing the T-shaped protruding portions formed in the female button and the male button from contacting the skin of the ankle and clothes on the opposite side in advance, and in particular, preventing the T-shaped protruding portions formed in the female button and the male button from contacting the skin and causing abrasions or contacting the clothes and causing fuzzing, which can affect the appearance of the socks, thereby improving the marketability.

The invention discloses an intelligent full-process clothes management robot and a working method thereof. A shell is driven by a movable chassis to move, an electrode array is fixed to the inner wall of the shell, a millimeter wave radar array and an NFC detection device are fixed to the bottom of the shell, and a mounting table and a placement table which are integrally formed are arranged on the top of the shell; the mechanical arm is arranged on the mounting table and drives the driving connecting frame to move, an electromagnet and a camera are arranged on the driving connecting frame, and a clothes clamping device, a clothes airing device and an acarus killing and sterilizing device are arranged on the placing table; a spiral frame and a mounting frame in the clothes airing device form a revolute pair; a fixed shell in the acarus killing and sterilizing device is connected with a filter cartridge through a negative pressure fan, an ultraviolet lamp is fixed at an inlet of the fixed shell, and a rolling brush is hinged in the fixed shell; the three driven connecting frames are respectively fixed with the mounting frame, the fixing seat of the clothes clamping device and the negative pressure fan, and permanent magnets are fixed on the three driven connecting frames. The multifunctional clothes hanger has various functions, and can efficiently realize automatic collection, impurity identification, intelligent conveying and washing, automatic airing and taking, mite removal and sterilization of clothes.

The present invention relates to a method for dewatering batches of washed laundry. The present invention also relates to a method for washing batches of laundry, comprising the steps of washing at least one batch of laundry, by using at least one laundry washing device, such as a batch washer or tunnel washer, followed by at least partially dewatering said batch of laundry washed by applying the dewatering method according to the invention. The invention further relates to a system for dewatering batches of washed laundry, preferably by making use of a method according to the invention.

A rolling tote bag (B) is described that comprises a collapsible container body (10) made from a collapsible assembly of fabric panels (11, 12, 15) including a bottom panel (15) and side panels (11, 12), which collectively define an interior storage volume when in an unfolded state. The rolling tote bag (B) further comprises a rolling support assembly (S) that provides rolling support to the foldable container body (10) in the unfolded state, the rolling support assembly (S) comprising a support plate (P) and a plurality of caster wheels (W) provided on the underside of the support plate (P), and the foldable container body (10) further comprises a retention structure formed of one or more fabric panels (21, 22, 31, 32), the retention structure (21, 22, 31, 32) being provided below the bottom panel (15) and configured to securely hold the support plate (P) outside the interior storage volume against the underside of the bottom panel (15).

A laundry system includes a robotic singulator. The robotic singulator includes an articulating arm and an end effector configured to grasp an item of laundry from a loading zone and to transport the item of laundry to a destination location. A camera is positioned in proximity to the end effector and configured to obtain at least one laundry image representing the item of laundry. A controller is configured to receive the at least one laundry image and create a point-cloud from the at least one image. A peak of the point-cloud is selected in reference to a reference point. The end effector is controlled to close on a predetermined position relative to the peak of the point-cloud to grasp the item of laundry. The articulating arm and effector are operated to release the item of laundry at the destination location.

It is a protective cover for use as an auxiliary material for laundry. [Solution] The "protective cover for laundry auxiliary material" is a protective cover that covers an auxiliary material placed on top of laundry and prevents contact between the laundry and adjacent laundry, comprising: a protective body; an entrance provided through one side of the protective body to guide the entry of the auxiliary material; a storage space formed inside the protective body following the entrance to accommodate the auxiliary material; and a projection that extends inward to the bottom of the protective body to hook and secure the auxiliary material.

Used textile articles such as work coats (11) must be freed from foreign bodies before being treated in laundries. This has previously been done manually. This is time-consuming and in itself entails a risk of injury to the persons (25) freeing the work coats (11) from foreign bodies. According to the invention, the work coats (11) are inspected by x-raying. The x-ray radiation is shielded or reduced by x-raying in a chamber (29) or spatially sufficiently remote from the persons (20, 25) so that the persons (20, 25) are not exposed to impermissibly high levels of radiation.

The present invention relates to an identification means for laundry items, wherein the identification means can be connected to a garment, wherein the identification means has a pattern detectable by means of X-ray radiation. According to the invention, the pattern is a wire and contains information, wherein the information is stored by bending the wire, and the identification means is a component of a laundry label.

There is described a multipurpose bag (B) comprising a collapsible container body (10) made of an assembly of fabric panels that are joined together to form at least a bottom side (15), a top side (16) and a sidewall (11-14) including four lateral sides (11, 12, 13, 14) that jointly define an inner storage volume when the collapsible container body (10) takes an expanded state. The top side (16) includes a releasable cover panel (17) that forms an integral part of the collapsible container body (10), the releasable cover panel (17) being releasably attachable to part of the top side (16) to selectively allow full closure of the inner storage volume when the collapsible container body (10) is in the expanded state. The collapsible container body (10) is configured such that, in the expanded state, the releasable cover panel (17) can take at least two configurations, namely a first, open configuration in which the releasable cover panel (17) is released from the part of the top side (16) to provide full, unimpeded access to the inner storage volume, and a second, closed configuration in which the releasable cover panel (17) is fully attached to the top side (16) and completely closes the top side (16) to fully enclose the inner storage volume and cause the collapsible container body (10) to take a desired expanded shape. The releasable cover panel (17) can take at least a third configuration in which the releasable cover panel (17) is partly attached to the top side (16) and only partly closes the top side (16) to maintain the collapsible container body (10) in substantially the desired expanded shape, while providing partial access to the inner storage volume. The collapsible container body (10) further includes a retaining structure (18) configured to keep the releasable cover panel (17) in the third configuration.

Devices, systems, and methods for autonomously stacking and compressing a plurality of unbound folded laundry articles in a packing queue are described. A method includes receiving output signal from one or more sensors determinative of the height of an unbound folded laundry article disposed on a conveyor configured to deposit the unbound folded laundry article atop one or more previously deposited one or more unbound folded laundry articles disposed on the packing queue platform; receiving an output signal determinative of a height of the previously deposited one or more unbound folded laundry articles; calculating a final stack height; depositing in a stack the folded laundry article atop the previously deposited one or more folded laundry articles upon determining the final stack height will not exceed a threshold height; and compressing the stack to a final stack height at or below the threshold height for compact loading into a container.

The invention discloses an intelligent housework system and a control method thereof, and a storage medium, the intelligent housework system comprises an execution module, and the control method comprises the steps: controlling the execution module to pick up to-be-nursed clothes according to a clothes nursing instruction, and obtaining the attribute related information of the to-be-nursed clothes; classifying according to clothes attributes and formulating corresponding nursing strategies, and controlling an execution module to transfer the clothes to a to-be-washed clothes storage part area; transferring the clothes in the subareas to cleaning equipment, and cleaning the clothes by the cleaning equipment according to parameters corresponding to the nursing strategy; and after a cleaning completion signal is received, the execution module is controlled to execute a corresponding drying nursing program according to the clothes category and the state after cleaning. According to the invention, full-process automation and accurate classification nursing of clothes nursing can be realized, manual intervention is reduced, the problem of clothes deterioration caused by forgetting is avoided, and clothes damage caused by mixing of clothes types and improper nursing is prevented.

To provide a non-face-to-face product delivery system that is easy for customers to use. [Solution] The product delivery system includes a hanger conveyor that stores products by hanging them between two partitions and moves the products, a delivery device installed adjacent to the hanger conveyor and equipped with a delivery port for delivering products, and a control device that controls the hanger conveyor and the delivery device, the delivery device further equipped with a sensor that measures the distance between the two partitions and generates distance data, the delivery port is equipped with a first door, and the control device controls the first door so that the delivery port has an opening width corresponding to the distance data.