Continuous laundry cleaning appliance

a continuous laundry and washing machine technology, applied in the field of home laundry systems, can solve the problems of large commercial continuous laundry appliances, not adaptable to home use, and prior art machines are not typically used for clothing or garments

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-06-22
MAYTAG
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However, such systems are not designed for residential use, and do not automatically load the appliance with laundry to be cleaned.
Such commercial continuous laundry appliances are large and not adaptable for use in the home.
These prior art machines also are not typically used for clothing or garments.

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[0043] The continuous laundry cleaning appliance of the present invention is generally designated in the drawings by the reference numeral 10. The appliance 10 includes a laundry bin 12 for holding laundry. The appliance 10 also includes a feeder mechanism 14 which is mounted for reciprocal movement between a raised position above the bin 12, as seen in FIGS. 1-6 and 8, and a lowered position within the bin, as shown in FIG. 7. The appliance 10 includes one or more internal washing stations and a drying station which terminates in an outlet 16 wherein the cleaned and dried garments are discharged, as discussed in more detail below. A control module 18 with a user interface 20 allows the user to select the desired operations of the appliance 10. The control module includes a microprocessor and software for controlling operation of the appliance 10.

[0044] The feeder mechanism 14 includes a robotic arm assembly 15 having opposite pairs of upper and lower arms 22, 24. As shown in FIGS....

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A household laundry appliance is provided for washing and drying individual pieces of laundry. The appliance includes a bin for holding laundry, wash and dry stations, and a robotic feeder mechanism to automatically convey laundry from the bin to the processing stations. The wash stations include a spray station for spraying the garments with a cleaning solution, and an ultrasonic station for applying ultrasonic vibrations to the garments. Rinse and extraction stations are provided upstream from the drying station to rinse the garments and then extract water from the garments. The garments are continuously transported through the appliance by a series of mesh conveyor belts between which the garments are sandwiched. The drying station includes fans for blowing heated air past the clothing to drive moisture out of the clothing. The temperature and velocity of the air may be adjusted to accommodate different garment materials and dampness. A controller interacts with sensors and actuators to control the operation of the appliance.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] Home laundry systems generally include two separate appliances, a washer and a dryer. The washer and dryer are batch systems designed to wash and dry a single load of laundry at a time. [0002] Prior art exists which describes continuous laundry appliances, which typically require manual feeding of the laundry, such as sheets, into the appliance. The laundry passes through the appliance on conveyors. However, such systems are not designed for residential use, and do not automatically load the appliance with laundry to be cleaned. Such commercial continuous laundry appliances are large and not adaptable for use in the home. These prior art machines also are not typically used for clothing or garments. [0003] Therefore, a primary objective of the present invention is the provision of a continuous laundry cleaning appliance for home use. [0004] Another objective of the present invention is the provision of a residential continuous laundry processing ap...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): D06F37/00D06F29/00
CPCD06F19/00D06F95/00
Inventor OZALTIN, OKANSCHWARTZ, TIMOTHY P.QIAN, TIMOTHY W.T.REBRES, ROBERT P.AGUILERA, RAFAEL E.PIERSA, THOMAS J.HAKE, RALPH F.
Owner MAYTAG
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