Linen supply systems and linen supply factories

Abstract

This invention provides a linen supply system and linen supply factory that allows linen sorters in a linen supply factory to sort incoming linen products and then supply the sorted linen products to washing machines without having to predict the operational status of the subsequent processes after washing, while also saving space. [Solution] The linen supply system sorts, washes, compresses, dries, stores, finishes, and ships various incoming linen products in this order. It includes a compressed dewatering storage cabinet 50 which consists of a compressed dewatering storage shelf 52 for storing compressed dewatering bodies 51 formed by compressing linen products into a compressed dewatering body shape, a compressed dewatering body loading machine 53 for loading the compressed dewatering bodies 51 into the compressed dewatering body storage shelf 52, and a compressed dewatering body unloading machine 54 for unloading the compressed dewatering bodies 51 stored in the compressed dewatering body storage shelf 52 to a dryer used for drying.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a linen supply system and a linen supply factory.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, linen products used in hotels and factories are washed at linen supply factories. After being delivered to a linen supply factory, the linen products are sorted, then washed, dehydrated and dried, and finally subjected to finishing treatment before being shipped.

[0003] In a conventional continuous washing line, after washed linen products are dehydrated by a dehydrator, they are loosened by a dryer if necessary in a semi-dry state, stored in sling bags, and sequentially dried by finishing rolls. When drying linen products with finishing rolls, the process is carried out under the supervision of an operator from the perspective of safety. For this reason, depending on the progress of work, sling bags before drying may be left in a stock lane until the next working day.

[0004] Under such circumstances, the laundry in the sling bag left until the next business day becomes low in moisture content due to the preheating of the finishing rolls. Although linen products with reduced moisture can be easily dehydrated, the finished quality will deteriorate when the moisture content is reduced.

[0005] To address this problem, the invention described in Patent Document 1 discloses a technique of placing sling bags left in a stock lane in an anti-drying chamber with adjusted temperature and humidity to prevent the linen products inside from drying out. In the stock lane, after being sorted by linen product type, the sling bags are stocked in each lane according to their type.

Prior Art Literature

Patent Literature

[0006]

Patent Document 1

[0007] In conventional linen supply systems, similar to the continuous washing line described in Patent Document 1, sorting workers select incoming linen products considering the material, fabric, color, whether or not they are pressed, and weaving method of the yarn of each type, and the washing, dewatering, and drying processes are carried out in a single continuous operation.

[0008] However, the processing speed of linen products varies greatly at each stage of the process. For example, linen products made from fabrics that are difficult to dry may take a long time to dry. Also, bulky linen products such as sweaters may take a long time to dewater.

[0009] Therefore, laundry workers had to decide which linen products to wash based on the availability of dryers. Furthermore, the need to store linen products waiting to be washed after delivery meant that the system could not meet the recent demand for space-saving solutions.

[0010] Furthermore, in order to prevent delays from the arrival to the shipment of linen products, it may be advisable to temporarily store them before finishing, for example, as described in Patent Document 1. However, in the technology described in Patent Document 1, although the linen products are humidity-controlled during storage, there are still significant differences in processing speed depending on the type of linen product during the drying process.

[0011] Furthermore, the technology described in Patent Document 1 involves storing linen products in sling bags while maintaining moisture, which results in bulky linen products requiring a large storage space. Therefore, even using the technology described in Patent Document 1, it was not possible to reduce space or eliminate delays from the arrival to the shipment of linen products.

[0012] Thus, even when conventional technologies are applied to modern linen supply systems, the smooth processing of linen products requires skilled sorters who understand each step of the process. Furthermore, with the declining birthrate and aging population, the shortage of workers is becoming increasingly serious, making it extremely difficult to secure skilled personnel. Moreover, rising land prices are creating a demand for space-saving solutions.

[0013] The object of the present invention is to provide a linen supply system and a linen supply factory that, in a linen supply factory, allows linen sorting workers to sort incoming linen products and then supply the sorted linen products to washing machines without having to predict the operating status of the subsequent processes after washing, while also saving space. [Means for solving the problem]

[0014] The inventors diligently studied how to construct a new linen supply system that does not require skilled sorting workers. As mentioned above, the process most likely to cause delays after washing is presumed to be the process from washing to drying.

[0015] The inventors investigated the drying time for each linen product. For example, when drying sheets using a dryer that takes about 45 minutes to dry towels, the drying time for sheets is approximately 2 minutes. In this case, in order to wash sheets after washing towels, it was necessary to wait until the towels were finished drying before washing the sheets. This resulted in delays from the arrival to the shipment of linen products.

[0016] Furthermore, as mentioned above, traditionally, the washing and drying processes were carried out continuously. This was because, traditionally, washing was delayed depending on the dryer's operating status, and it was necessary to quickly wash the linen products after the dryer became available and immediately put them into the dryer.

[0017] The inventors focused on ensuring that laundry could be done smoothly and, breaking away from the conventional idea of ​​washing and drying continuously, conceived the idea of ​​storing linen products after dewatering but before drying. However, with space being limited due to rising land prices, it was necessary to add storage space without moving existing washing machines and dryers as much as possible. After further consideration, the inventors conceived the idea that compressed dewatered linen products have the smallest volume after dewatering, making it easy to secure storage space.

[0018] Based on these ideas, it was discovered that laundry workers can sequentially wash sorted linen products without having to consider the operating status of the dryer. Furthermore, since the washed linen products are stored on storage shelves before drying using dehydrated and compressed bodies, it was discovered that dehydrated and compressed bodies consisting of the desired linen products can be introduced into the dryer as needed, depending on the operating status of the dryer. Based on these findings, the present invention is as follows:

[0019] (1) A linen supply system in which various incoming linen products are sorted, washed, compressed and dewatered, dried, finished, and shipped in this order, A linen supply system characterized by having a storage unit for compressed and dewatered materials after compression and dewatering.

[0020] (2) The storage facility for compressed and dewatered materials is A storage rack for compressed and dewatered linen products that have been compressed and dewatered into a predetermined shape by compression dewatering, A compressed dewatered material loading machine that loads compressed dewatered materials into a compressed dewatered material storage rack, A compressed dewatering material unloading machine that unloads compressed dewatering materials stored in a storage rack to a dryer used for drying, and The linen supply system described in (1) above, comprising the above.

[0021] (3) The compressed dewatered material loading machine is located at the end of the compressed dewatered material storage rack on the side into which the compressed dewatered material is loaded. The compressed dewatered body unloader is installed at an end of the compressed dewatered body storage shelf on the side where compressed dewatered bodies are unloaded, and / or on a side portion of the compressed dewatered body storage shelf, the linen supply system according to (2) above.

[0022] (4) The linen supply system according to (2) or (3) above, wherein the compressed dewatered body storage shelf is a belt conveyor.

[0023] (5) The linen supply system according to (4) above, comprising: a conveyor belt conveyor that conveys compressed dewatered bodies that have undergone compression dewatering to a compressed dewatered body loader, wherein the conveyor belt conveyor and / or the belt conveyor constituting the compressed dewatered body storage shelf is provided with an antibacterial agent sprayer that sprays an antibacterial agent onto the compressed dewatered bodies.

[0024] (6) A washing machine for washing linen products comprises a washing machine main body, a washing monitor, and a washing control device, wherein a compression dewatering machine for compressing and dewatering linen products comprises a compression dewatering machine main body and a compression dewatering control device, wherein a compressed dewatered body storage for storing compressed dewatered bodies of linen products further comprises a compressed dewatered body storage control device, wherein the washing control device comprises: a linen product list information display unit that causes linen product list information to be displayed on the washing monitor; a linen product information acquisition unit that acquires selected linen product information from the linen product list information displayed on the linen product list information display unit; a washing condition information acquisition unit that acquires washing condition information based on the linen product information acquired by the linen product information acquisition unit; a washing condition information transmitting unit that transmits the washing condition information acquired by the washing condition information acquisition unit to the washing machine main body; a washed linen product information transmitting unit that transmits the linen product information acquired by the linen product information acquisition unit to the compression dewatering control device as washed linen product information; comprising the compression dewatering control device comprises: a washed linen product information receiving unit that receives the washed linen product information transmitted from the washed linen product information transmitting unit; A compression dewatering condition information acquisition unit acquires compression dewatering condition information based on laundry linen product information received by the laundry linen product information receiving unit, A compression dewatering condition information transmission unit transmits the compression dewatering condition information acquired by the compression dewatering condition information acquisition unit to the compression dewatering machine body. A compressed dewatered linen product information transmission unit transmits the laundry linen product information received by the laundry linen product information receiving unit as compressed dewatered linen product information to the compressed dewatered body storage control device, Equipped with, The compressed dewatered body storage control device is A compressed dehydrated linen product information receiving unit receives compressed dehydrated linen product information transmitted from a compressed dehydrated linen product information transmitting unit, A compressed dewatered linen product information receiving unit acquires compressed dewatered linen product information based on the compressed dewatered linen product information received by the compressed dewatered linen product information receiving unit, and a compressed dewatered linen product input location information acquisition unit acquires compressed dewatered linen product input location information, A compressed dewatered body loading position information transmission unit transmits the compressed dewatered body loading position information acquired by the compressed dewatered body loading position information acquisition unit to the compressed dewatered body loading machine. A linen supply system according to any one of the above items (2) to (5), comprising:

[0025] (7) A dryer for drying linen products comprises multiple dryer bodies and a drying control device, The drying control device includes an idle dryer information acquisition unit that acquires information on idle dryer units from multiple dryer units, A dried linen product information acquisition unit acquires dried linen product information based on the dryer body information acquired by the non-operating dryer information acquisition unit, A dried linen product information transmission unit transmits the dried linen product information acquired by the dried linen product information acquisition unit to the compressed dewatered body storage control device, Equipped with, The compressed dewatered material storage control device further includes: A dried linen product information receiving unit receives dried linen product information transmitted from the dried linen product information transmission unit of the drying control device, Based on the dried linen product information received by the dried linen product information receiving unit, the dried compressed dehydrated body storage location information acquisition unit acquires the storage location information of the compressed dehydrated body to be dried, which is the location information of the storage of the compressed dehydrated body to be dried. The unit that transmits the storage location information of the compressed dewatered material to be dried, acquired by the storage location information acquisition unit, to the compressed dewatered material unloading machine in the compressed dewatered material storage room, and the unit that transmits the storage location information of the compressed dewatered material to be dried, and A linen supply system as described in (6) above, comprising the above.

[0026] (8) The compressed dewatered body storage control device further, The discharged linen product information transmission unit transmits the dried linen product information received by the dried linen product information receiving unit to the drying control device as discharged linen product information. Equipped with, The drying control device further, A linen product information receiving unit receives linen product information transmitted by a linen product information transmission unit, A drying condition information acquisition unit acquires drying condition information based on the linen product information received by the linen product information receiving unit, A drying condition information transmission unit transmits the drying condition information acquired by the drying condition information acquisition unit to the dryer body, A linen supply system as described in (7) above, comprising the above.

[0027] (9) A linen supply factory equipped with any one of the linen supply systems described in item (1) to (8) above.

[0028] (10) The first factory, which handles everything from the arrival of linen products to the shipment of compressed and dewatered bodies, The second factory handles everything from receiving compressed and dewatered materials shipped from the first factory to shipping linen products, A linen supply factory as described in (9) above, which is equipped with the above.

[0029] (11) The linen supply factory described in (10) above, wherein the first factory and / or the second factory are equipped with a storage facility for compressed and dewatered materials.

[0030] (12) The linen supply factory described in (10) or (11) above, wherein the transport of compressed and dewatered bodies from the first factory to the second factory is carried out by a transport vehicle equipped with a platform having shelves that can be moved up and down.

[0031] (13) The transport vehicles are used to transport linen products arriving at the first factory and linen products being shipped out from the second factory, as described in (12) above. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0032] [Figure 1] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the configuration of a linen supply factory equipped with the linen supply system according to this embodiment. [Figure 2] Figure 2 is a flowchart of the processes carried out at the linen supply factory shown in Figure 1. [Figure 3] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the configuration of a linen supply factory according to this embodiment, which consists of a first factory equipped with an area for receiving and storing linen products and a compressed dewatered material storage area for storing compressed dewatered materials, and a second factory equipped with an area for drying and shipping. [Figure 4] Figure 4 is a flowchart of the processes carried out at the linen supply factory shown in Figure 3. [Figure 5] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a transport vehicle used to transport linen products in the linen supply factory shown in Figure 1 or Figure 3. Figure 5(a) shows the transport vehicle with a rack for compressed and dewatered materials arranged on the cargo bed, and Figure 5(b) shows the transport vehicle with the rack for compressed and dewatered materials folded up on top of the cargo bed. [Figure 6] Figure 6 is a perspective view showing an example of a compressed dewatered material storage facility. [Figure 7] Figure 7 is a perspective view showing a different example of a compressed dewatered material storage facility from the one shown in Figure 6. [Figure 8]Figure 8 is a perspective view showing an example of a belt conveyor that constitutes the shelves used in the compressed dewatered material storage racks that make up the compressed dewatered material storage facility shown in Figure 6 or Figure 7. The perspective view shows an example in which the belt conveyors that make up the shelves are arranged in a series such that the conveying surface gradually gets lower from the input side belt conveyor to the output side belt conveyor. [Figure 9] Figure 9 is a perspective view showing an example of a belt conveyor that constitutes the shelves used in the compressed dewatered material storage rack that makes up the compressed dewatered material storage facility shown in Figure 7. [Figure 10] Figure 10 is an enlarged perspective view of the first rotating belt conveyor shown in Figure 9. Figure 10(a) shows the state after the compressed dewatered body has moved onto the first rotating belt conveyor, and Figure 10(b) shows the state when the first rotating belt conveyor is rotating in the direction of the arrow. [Figure 11] Figure 11 is a partially enlarged side view of a belt conveyor different from the one shown in Figure 9. Figure 11(a) shows the compressed dewatered body reaching the space between the two belt conveyors shown in Figure 9. Figure 11(b) shows the second rotating belt conveyor rising and lifting the compressed dewatered body. Figure 11(c) shows the state after the second rotating belt conveyor, which lifted the compressed dewatered body, has rotated 90°. [Figure 12] Figure 12 is a hardware configuration diagram of the control device used in this embodiment. [Figure 13] Figure 13 is a functional configuration diagram of the control devices used in this embodiment, where Figure 13(a) is a functional configuration diagram of the washing control device, Figure 13(b) is a functional configuration diagram of the compression dewatering control device, and Figure 13(c) is a functional configuration diagram of the compression dewatered body storage control device. [Figure 14] Figure 14 is an activity diagram of the washing control device, compression dewatering control device, and compressed dewatered body storage control device. [Figure 15] Figure 15 shows an example of the linen product selection screen displayed on the washing monitor of a washing control device. [Figure 16]Figure 16 shows an example of information acquired by the washing control device, the compression dewatering control device, and the compressed dewatered body storage control device, respectively. Figure 16(a) shows information indicating the washing conditions for each linen product, Figure 16(b) shows information indicating the compression dewatering conditions for each linen product, and Figure 16(c) shows information indicating the storage location for each linen product that makes up the compressed dewatered body. [Figure 17] Figure 17 is a functional configuration diagram of the control device used in this embodiment, and also shows functional configuration diagrams of other forms of compressed dewatered body storage control device and drying control device. [Figure 18] Figure 18 shows the activity diagrams of a different configuration of a compressed dewatered body storage control device and a drying control device. [Figure 19] Figure 19 shows an example of information obtained by the drying control device, which includes washing conditions for each linen product and information about the washing machine itself.

[0033] The present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The present invention is not limited to this embodiment. Furthermore, preferred embodiments of this embodiment can be combined with each other.

[0034] 1. Linen supply systems and linen supply factories Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the configuration of a linen supply factory 1 equipped with the linen supply system according to this embodiment. As shown in Figure 1, the linen supply factory 1 according to this embodiment includes an incoming linen product receiving and storage area 2, a sorting area 3 for sorting incoming linen products, a washing area 4 for washing the sorted linen products, a compression and dewatering area 5 for forming compressed and dewatered bodies of a predetermined shape by compression and dewatering the washed linen products, a compressed and dewatered body storage area 6 for storing the compressed and dewatered bodies after compression and dewatering, a drying area 7 for drying the discharged compressed and dewatered bodies, a finishing area 8 for finishing the dried linen products, and a shipping area 9 for shipping the finished linen products. Each area 2 to 9 is connected by a belt conveyor, and the linen products processed in each area 2 to 8 are transported to the next area by the belt conveyor, etc.

[0035] The linen supply system according to this embodiment functions by having a linen supply factory 1 equipped with areas 1 to 9. Each area will be described using Figures 1 and 2.

[0036] Figure 2 is a flowchart of the processes carried out at linen supply factory 1 shown in Figure 1. In the receiving storage area 2, linen products used in hotels and other establishments, as well as those received from trucks, are stored until the sorting process begins (S1). The arrows to receiving storage area 2 in Figure 1 represent the arrival of linen products. In the sorting area 3, the linen products stored in receiving storage area 2 are sorted (S2).

[0037] In the washing area 4, the sorted linen products are transported to the washing machines by a conveyor belt or similar means, and the transported linen products are introduced into the washing machines for washing (S3). In the compression dewatering area 5, the washed linen products are compressed and dewatered, and the linen products are formed into compressed dewatered bodies, such as cylindrical bodies (S4).

[0038] In the compressed dewatered material storage area 6, the compressed dewatered materials are transported by a belt conveyor to a compressed dewatered material storage cabinet located in the compressed dewatered material storage area 6 and stored there until drying is performed (S5). Details of the configuration of the compressed dewatered material storage cabinet will be described later. In the drying area 7, the compressed dewatered materials are transported from the compressed dewatered material storage area 6 by a belt conveyor or the like, and the linen products are dried in a dryer (S6). In the finishing area 8, the dried linen products are finished using a roll ironer or the like (S7). In addition, the finished linen products may be inspected in the finishing area 8.

[0039] In shipping area 9, finished linen products are loaded onto trucks or other vehicles and shipped (S8). The arrows in shipping area 9 shown in Figure 1 represent the shipment of linen products. Shipping area 9 may also include a storage area where linen products are stored until the shipping date.

[0040] As shown in Figure 1, a factory equipped with a linen supply system from the arrival to the shipment of linen products can handle the entire process from arrival to shipment in a single factory. However, in some regions, wastewater treatment is not possible. Therefore, factories requiring wastewater treatment may be built in areas where wastewater treatment is possible, while factories with processes that do not require wastewater treatment may be built in metropolitan areas or other regions where wastewater treatment regulations are strict.

[0041] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of a linen supply factory in another embodiment of this linen supply system, comprising a first factory 1a which includes a linen product receiving and storage area 2a and a compressed dewatered material storage area 6a for storing compressed dewatered materials, and a second factory 1b which includes a drying area 7b and a shipping area 9b. Each area will be explained using Figures 3 and 4.

[0042] As shown in Figure 3, the first factory 1a may include the area from the incoming storage area 2 to the compressed dewatered material storage area 6 of the linen supply factory 1 shown in Figure 1. Steps S11 to S15 in Figure 4 are the same as steps S1 to S5 in Figure 2, so their explanation is omitted.

[0043] The compressed dewatered materials stored in the compressed dewatered material storage area 6a are the smallest in volume within the linen supply system because they have been compressed and dewatered, making them transportable by truck or other means. For this reason, the compressed dewatered material storage area 6a of the first factory 1a may be equipped with a separate unloading area. The compressed dewatered materials stored in the compressed dewatered material storage area 6a are then unloaded from the first factory 1a to the second factory 1b (S16). The arrows in the compressed dewatered material storage area 6a shown in Figure 3 represent the unloading of the compressed dewatered materials.

[0044] The compressed and dewatered material that has been shipped out is then brought into the drying area 7b of the second factory 1b and dried in a dryer installed in the drying area 7b (S17). The arrow to the drying area 7b shown in Figure 3 represents the arrival of the compressed and dewatered material.

[0045] A compressed dewatering storage facility for storing the delivered compressed dewatering materials may be installed in the drying area 7b. This compressed dewatering storage facility may be the same as the one installed in the compressed dewatering storage area 6a. The compressed dewatering storage facility may be installed in the drying area 7b, or the same area as the compressed dewatering storage area 6a may be placed in front of the drying area 7b of the second plant. The compressed dewatering storage area 6a may be installed in the first plant 1a or the second plant 1b, or it may be installed in either the first plant 1a or the second plant 1b.

[0046] This configuration reduces the effort required to check the operating status of the dryer in the second factory 1b when transporting the compressed dewatered material from the first factory 1a. The compressed dewatered material stored in the storage facility is then introduced into the dryer as appropriate, depending on the operating status of the dryer.

[0047] As shown in Figure 3, the second factory 1b includes the drying area 7 to the shipping area 9 of the linen supply factory 1 shown in Figure 1. Steps S18 to S20 in Figure 4 are the same as steps S6 to S8 in Figure 2, so their explanation is omitted.

[0048] As shown in Figure 3, even when the linen supply factory 1 shown in Figure 1 is divided into a first factory 1a and a second factory 1b, it is possible to employ the same system as the linen supply system according to this embodiment, except that the compressed and dewatered material is transported from the first factory 1a and brought into the drying area 7b of the second factory 1b.

[0049] The transport of compressed and dewatered materials from the first factory 1a to the second factory 1b may be carried out by a transport vehicle equipped with a platform on which shelves that can be moved vertically are provided. Figure 5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a transport vehicle 20 used for transporting linen products in the linen supply factory shown in Figure 1 or Figure 3, where Figure 5(a) shows the state in which the shelves 20b for compressed and dewatered materials are arranged on the platform 20a of the transport vehicle 20, and Figure 5(b) shows the state in which the shelves 20b for compressed and dewatered materials are folded up on top of the platform 20a.

[0050] As shown in Figure 5(a), the transport vehicle 20 has a shelf 20b for compressed dewatered materials on its loading platform 20a, and compressed dewatered materials 20c are loaded onto the shelf 20b. Also, as shown in Figure 5(b), the transport vehicle 20 has the shelf 20b for compressed dewatered materials folded up on top of the loading platform 20a, and sling bags 20e for storing used linen products can be loaded into the lower part of the loading platform 20a.

[0051] Conventional transport vehicles lack a shelf 20b for compressed dewatered materials, and the compressed dewatered materials 20c must be placed directly on the loading platform 20a. However, especially in summer, the compressed dewatered materials 20c tend to emit unpleasant odors. To maintain ventilation, it was necessary to provide at least a shelf 20b for compressed dewatered materials on the loading platform 20a. However, if the loading platform 20a is permanently installed in the position shown in Figure 5(a), it becomes impossible to place sling bags, as shown in Figure 5(b), thus requiring at least two transport vehicles.

[0052] Therefore, in the linen supply factory according to this embodiment, as shown in Figures 5(a) and 5(b), a transport vehicle 20 can be used in which the compressed dewatering body rack 20b can move up and down within the loading platform 20a. Thus, it is possible to transport both the compressed dewatering body 20c and the sling bags 20e with a single transport vehicle. The transport vehicle 20 is equipped with a slide 20d, for example, as shown in Figure 5(b), and the slide 20d allows the compressed dewatering body rack 20b to move up and down within the loading platform 20a. In addition, similar to conventional transport vehicles, the transport vehicle 20 may be equipped with a rear side panel 20f and a shutter (not shown) provided at the opening of the loading platform 20a.

[0053] The reason why this series of linen supply systems can be divided into two is that linen products can be stored as compressed and dehydrated bodies. Compressed and dehydrated bodies have the smallest volume of linen products in the series of processes, are in a dehydrated state, and are easy to transport.

[0054] Furthermore, as mentioned above, the compressed dewatered body storage area 6a may be installed in the first factory 1a and / or the second factory 1b, but the transport vehicle 20 may be used as a substitute for the compressed dewatered body storage facility installed in the compressed dewatered body storage area 6a. For example, if the compressed dewatered bodies that have been compressed dewatered in the compressed dewatering area 5 are transported directly to the transport vehicle 20 by a belt conveyor, the compressed dewatered bodies can be temporarily stored on the compressed dewatered body shelves 20b of the transport vehicle 20. Also, depending on the operating status of the dryers in the second factory 1b, the compressed dewatered bodies can be transported to the second factory 1b by the transport vehicle 20 at any time.

[0055] Furthermore, as shown in Figure 3, if the compressed dewatered material storage area 6a is located in the first factory 1a, the transport vehicle 20 may transport the compressed dewatered material from the first factory 1a to the second factory 1b, and then directly introduce the compressed dewatered material from the transport vehicle 20 to the dryer in the drying area 7b. Alternatively, if compressed dewatered material is stored in all the shelves of the compressed dewatered material storage facility, the transport vehicle 20 can temporarily store the compressed dewatered material, thus supplementing the compressed dewatered material storage facility.

[0056] 2. Storage room for compressed and dehydrated materials Figure 6 is a perspective view showing an example of a compressed dewatered material storage unit 50. A compressed dewatered material storage unit 50, for example, as shown in Figure 5, can be installed in the compressed dewatered material storage areas 6 and 6b shown in Figures 1 and 3, and / or the drying area 7b shown in Figure 3. The compressed dewatered material storage unit 50 includes a compressed dewatered material storage rack 52 for storing compressed dewatered materials 51 obtained by compressing and dewatering linen products into a predetermined shape, a compressed dewatered material loading machine 53 for loading the compressed dewatered materials 51 into the compressed dewatered material storage rack 52, and a compressed dewatered material unloading machine 54 for unloading the compressed dewatered materials 51 stored in the compressed dewatered material storage rack 52 to a dryer.

[0057] In Figure 6, arrow 57 indicates the direction in which the compressed dewatered body 51 is brought in. In other words, in Figure 6, the compressed dewatered body loading machine 53 is located at the end of the compressed dewatered body storage rack 52 on the side into which the compressed dewatered body 51 is loaded. The compressed dewatered body unloading machine 54 is located at the end of the compressed dewatered body storage rack 52 on the side out which the compressed dewatered body 51 is unloaded. That is, in Figure 6, the compressed dewatered body 51 is loaded from the back and unloaded from the front.

[0058] Figure 7 is a perspective view showing a different example from the compressed dewatered material storage unit 50 shown in Figure 6. As shown in the compressed dewatered material storage unit 50a of Figure 7, the compressed dewatered material unloading machine 54 may be provided on the side of the compressed dewatered material storage unit 50a, in addition to the end of the compressed dewatered material storage rack 60 on which the compressed dewatered materials 51 are unloaded. For example, even if there are no compressed dewatered materials 51 to be dried at the end of the compressed dewatered material storage rack 60 on which the compressed dewatered materials 51 are unloaded, the compressed dewatered materials 51 stored between the input side and the output side can be unloaded sequentially.

[0059] As shown by arrow 57 in Figure 6, the compressed dewatered body 51 is brought in from the back side of Figure 6 and unloaded from the front side. More specifically, the compressed dewatered body loading machine 53 loads the compressed dewatered body 51 into a designated compressed dewatered body storage rack 52. The compressed dewatered body 51 loaded into the compressed dewatered body storage rack 52 is moved to the unloading side of the storage rack 52 and stored there. The same applies to Figure 7.

[0060] The compressed dewatered material discharger 54 discharges the compressed dewatered material 51 stored in the compressed dewatered material storage rack 52 to a dryer (not shown) via, for example, a belt conveyor 55, in the direction of arrow 56. The compressed dewatered material storage facility 50, and the compressed dewatered material storage rack 52, compressed dewatered material loading machine 53, and compressed dewatered material discharger 54 that constitute the compressed dewatered material storage facility 50 will be described in detail below.

[0061] (1) Storage rack for compressed and dehydrated materials The compressed dewatered body storage rack 52 is composed of multiple shelves 52a, as shown in Figure 6. The width of the shelves 52a should be sufficient to accommodate the compressed dewatered bodies 51. The compressed dewatered bodies 51 have, for example, a diameter of about 50 cm to 1 m, a height of 20 to 30 cm, and a weight of about 50 to 100 kg. Therefore, the width of the shelves 52a should be slightly wider than the diameter of the compressed dewatered bodies. In addition, it needs to be strong enough to withstand a weight of about 100 kg, and if the compressed dewatered body storage rack 52 is a belt conveyor, then everything except the belt should be made of stainless steel or similar material. If the compressed dewatered body storage rack 52 is composed of two or more tiers as shown in Figure 6, the height between the lower and upper tiers should be greater than the height of the compressed dewatered bodies 51, for example, 40 cm or more. The compressed dewatered body storage rack 60 in Figure 7 may have a similar configuration.

[0062] The number of shelves 52a constituting the compressed dewatered material storage rack 52 may be at least equal to the number of linen product types, and it is preferable to have at least two rows and two tiers. As shown in Figure 6, if there are four or more rows and eight or more tiers, 32 types of compressed dewatered materials 51 can be stored at the discharge end. In addition, the shelves 52a shown in Figure 6 and the shelves 60a shown in Figure 7 may be a single belt conveyor, or, for example as shown in Figure 8, individual independent belt conveyors may be connected in a series.

[0063] If shelf 52a is a single belt conveyor, or the belt conveyor shown in Figure 8, when a compressed dewatered body 51 is discharged from the discharge end, a compressed dewatered body 51 is brought in from the input end. In this case, if shelf 52a is a single belt conveyor, at the same time that the first compressed dewatered body 51 is stored and discharged from the discharge end, another compressed dewatered body 51 may be brought in from the input end. In this case, for example, as shown in the upper right shelf of Figure 6, one compressed dewatered body 51 may be stored at the discharge end, while another compressed dewatered body 51 is stored at the input end.

[0064] In this storage configuration, when the compressed dewatered body 51 stored at the discharge end is discharged, there will be no cakes at the discharge end. Therefore, the belt conveyor may move the cakes to the discharge end so that there are always cakes at the discharge end.

[0065] On the other hand, shelf 52a shown in Figure 8 is composed of individual, independent belt conveyors. Therefore, it is possible to avoid a situation where the second compressed dewatered body is stored at a distance from the compressed dewatered body stored at the end of the discharge side, as in the upper right shelf of Figure 6, and to minimize the storage interval of the compressed dewatered bodies 51.

[0066] The belt conveyors shown in Figure 8 may be arranged in a series such that the conveying surface of the belt conveyors gradually decreases in height from the input side to the output side. As shown in Figure 8, the presence of steps S prevents the compressed dewatered body 51 from getting caught between belt conveyors 52a-1 and 52a-2, between belt conveyors 52a-2 and 52a-3, and between belt conveyors 52a-3 and 52a-4 when conveying it from the input end to the output end. In detail, the conveying surface of belt conveyor 52a-2 may be lower than the conveying surface of belt conveyor 52a-1. Similarly, the conveying surface of belt conveyor 52a-3 may be lower than the conveying surface of belt conveyor 52a-2, and the conveying surface of belt conveyor 52a-4 may be lower than the conveying surface of belt conveyor 52a-3. The steps S shown in Figure 8 should be approximately 5-20% of the height H of the compressed dewatered body 51.

[0067] Furthermore, as shown in Figure 9, the shelf 60a may be configured with multiple belt conveyors 61-1, 61-3 to 61-5, and a first rotating belt conveyor 61-2 connected in series. In such a configuration, for example, even if one compressed dewatered body 51 is stored on belt conveyor 61-5, which is the unloading end of shelf 52a, the compressed dewatered body 51 can be transported to belt conveyor 61-4 by belt conveyor 61-1, the first rotating belt conveyor 61-2, and belt conveyor 61-3, since shelf 52a is composed of multiple independent belt conveyors. In addition, the compressed dewatered body 51 can be unloaded from the side of the compressed dewatered body storage unit 50a shown in Figure 7 by the first rotating belt conveyor 61-2. Figure 9 will be described in detail.

[0068] Figure 9 is a perspective view showing an example of a shelf 60a used in the compressed dewatered body storage shelf 60 that constitutes the compressed dewatered body storage facility 50a shown in Figure 7. For example, as shown in Figure 9, the shelf 60a may consist of a total of five belt conveyors: a short belt conveyor 61-1 that can hold approximately one compressed dewatered body 51, a first rotating belt conveyor 61-2 whose direction of the belt conveyor rotates by 90°, and belt conveyors 61-3 to 61-5 that can hold multiple compressed dewatered bodies 51. Alternatively, it may be configured with eight short belt conveyors 61-1 connected in series.

[0069] Each belt conveyor 61-1, 61-3 to 61-5, and the first rotating belt conveyor 61-2 are composed of at least a belt 62 and two rotating shafts 63. For example, one of the rotating shafts 63 is a drive roller driven by a motor (not shown), and the rotation of the drive roller causes the belt 62 to rotate, transporting the compressed dewatered body 51 to the discharge end.

[0070] The first rotating belt conveyor 61-2 shown in Figure 9 can rotate in the direction of arrow 65 in Figure 9, and can transport the compressed dewatered body 51 in the direction of arrow 66, that is, in a direction perpendicular to the transport direction of the compressed dewatered body 51. For example, if a compressed dewatered body discharger 54 is installed on the side of the first rotating belt conveyor 61-2, which is on the side of the compressed dewatered body storage unit 50a shown in Figure 7, the compressed dewatered body 51 can be discharged from the side of the compressed dewatered body storage unit 50a.

[0071] Furthermore, each belt conveyor 61-1, 61-3 to 61-5, and the first rotating belt conveyor 61-2 can transport the compressed dewatered body 51 in the forward and backward directions by controlling the rotation direction of the rotating shaft 63 by a control unit (not shown). For example, when removing the compressed dewatered body 51 from the belt conveyor 61-3 from the side of the compressed dewatered body storage unit 50a, the compressed dewatered body 51 can be moved to the first rotating belt conveyor 61-2 by reversing the rotation of the rotating shaft 63 that constitutes the belt conveyor 61-3. Therefore, in the compressed dewatered body storage unit 50a shown in Figure 7, the compressed dewatered body 51 can be removed from the side of the compressed dewatered body storage unit 50a regardless of where the compressed dewatered body 51 is stored on the shelf 60a.

[0072] The rotation mechanism of the rotatable first rotating belt conveyor 61-2 shown in Figure 9 can be configured as shown in Figure 10, for example. Figure 10 is an enlarged perspective view of the first rotating belt conveyor 61-2 shown in Figure 9. Figure 10(a) shows the state after the compressed dewatered body 51 has passed through the belt conveyor 61-1 and moved onto the first rotating belt conveyor 61-2, and Figure 10(b) shows the state in which the first rotating belt conveyor 61-2 is rotating in the direction of arrow 65. In Figure 9, the compressed dewatered body 51 moves from the back right to the front left (arrow 64), but in Figure 10, it moves from the front to the back (arrow 64).

[0073] As shown in Figure 10, the first rotating belt conveyor 61-2 consists of a belt 62, a rotating shaft 63, a guide 69, a caster 70, a base 72 on which a groove 71 is provided, and a rotation control unit 73. If the shelf 60a in Figure 9 consists of two or more levels, the first rotating belt conveyor 61-2 may be placed on top of the base 72 via the base 72 of the first rotating belt conveyor 61-2. Similarly, the belt conveyors 52a-1 to 52a-4 shown in Figure 8 may each be placed on their respective bases.

[0074] As shown in Figure 10(b), the first rotating belt conveyor 61-2 is equipped with casters 70 and a rotating mechanism (not shown). As shown in Figure 10(a), after the compressed dewatered body 51 is transported from the front to the first rotating belt conveyor 61-2, as shown in Figure 10(b), the first rotating belt conveyor 61-2 rotates in the direction of arrow 65a by a rotating mechanism such as a motor controlled by the rotation control unit 73. The first rotating belt conveyor 61-2 shown in Figure 10 is capable of rotating 90°. After the first rotating belt conveyor 61-2 has rotated 90°, the compressed dewatered body 51 is discharged.

[0075] The first rotating belt conveyor 61-2, based on an external signal from the rotation control unit 73, does not rotate and instead transports the conveyed compressed dewatered body 51 from the belt conveyor 61-3 (not shown in Figure 10) located further inside, through the belt conveyor 61-5 to the discharge end of the belt conveyor 61-5, or it may be stored on the first rotating belt conveyor 61-2 as shown in Figure 10(a).

[0076] Furthermore, the guide 69 is provided with a valve 69a. The valve 69a is kept closed by, for example, a spring. When the compressed dewatered body 51 is discharged from the first rotating belt conveyor 61-2, the valve 69a is pushed open.

[0077] As shown in Figures 9 and 10, the first rotating belt conveyor 61-2 itself may rotate, but as shown in Figure 11, the transport direction of the compressed dewatered body 51 may be rotated by 90° by the second rotating belt conveyor 74. Figure 11 is a magnified side view of a shelf separate from the belt conveyor shown in Figure 9. Figure 11(a) shows the state in which the compressed dewatered body 51 has reached the space between the two belt conveyors 61-3 and 61-4 shown in Figure 9. Figure 11(b) shows the state in which the second rotating belt conveyor 74 has risen and lifted the compressed dewatered body 51. Figure 11(c) shows the state after the second rotating belt conveyor 74, which has lifted the compressed dewatered body 51, has rotated by 90°.

[0078] As shown in Figure 11, a second rotating belt conveyor 74 may be provided between belt conveyors 61-3 and 61-4 shown in Figure 9. The second rotating belt conveyor 74 may be positioned between belt conveyors 61-1 and 61-2, between the first rotating belt conveyor 61-2 and belt conveyor 61-3, or between belt conveyors 61-4 and 61-5. As shown in Figure 11, the second rotating belt conveyor 74 is provided to be able to move up and down in addition to rotating.

[0079] The second rotating belt conveyor 74 may, for example, have a caster base 70-1a to which the caster 70 is attached, similar to the first rotating belt conveyor 61-2 in Figure 10(b). This caster base 70-1a may be equipped with a lifting mechanism (not shown) that raises the belt 62 and rotating shaft 63 that constitute the belt conveyor. This allows for both rotation and lifting.

[0080] The second rotating belt conveyor 74 shown in Figure 11 is positioned between belt conveyors 61-3 and 61-4, so it only needs to be the minimum length necessary to lift the compressed dewatered body 51 when it rises. For example, if the diameter D of the compressed dewatered body 51 is 100 cm, it is necessary to prevent the compressed dewatered body 51 from falling between belt conveyors 61-3 and 61-4. To achieve this, the distance between belt conveyors 61-3 and 61-4 should be limited to about 60 cm, and the length of the second rotating belt conveyor 74 should be about 30 to 50 cm. In other words, the length L of the second rotating belt conveyor 74 should be about 30 to 50% of the diameter of the compressed dewatered body 51.

[0081] Furthermore, if it becomes necessary to further widen the gap between belt conveyors 61-3 and 61-4, the second rotating belt conveyor 74 may be raised to the same height as belt conveyors 61-3 and 61-4. This allows the second rotating belt conveyor 74 to suppress the falling of the compressed dewatered body 51, even when the gap between belt conveyors 61-3 and 61-4 is wide.

[0082] Even if Figure 11 is adopted, if the rails 54f to 54g that constitute the compressed dewatered body discharger in Figure 7 are provided on the side of the second rotating belt conveyor 74, similar to the first rotating belt conveyor 61-2 shown in Figure 10, the compressed dewatered body 51 can be discharged from the side of the compressed dewatered body storage unit 50a. Furthermore, if the second rotating belt conveyor 74 is also provided on each row and each shelf 60a in the position corresponding to Figure 11, and the rails 54h to 54i that constitute the compressed dewatered body discharger 54 in Figure 7 are provided, the compressed dewatered body 51 can be discharged from the side of the compressed dewatered body storage unit 50a opposite to the side where the rails 54f to 54g that constitute the compressed dewatered body discharger are provided.

[0083] Thus, the shelf 60a shown in Figure 7 can be equipped with a first rotating belt conveyor 61-2 that can rotate as shown in Figures 9 and 10, and / or a second rotating belt conveyor 74 that can rotate and rise as shown in Figure 11. Furthermore, the shelf 60a shown in Figure 9 may have belt conveyors connected in a manner that gradually lowers from the input side to the output side, as shown in Figure 8.

[0084] As shown in Figure 9, a discharge tube 68 may be provided at the discharge end of each belt conveyor. The discharge tube 68 senses whether compressed dewatered bodies 51 are present on each belt conveyor 61-1, 61-3 to 61-5 and the first rotating belt conveyor 61-2, and transmits information on the presence or absence of compressed dewatered bodies 51 to the compressed dewatered body storage control device, which will be described later. If the compressed dewatered body storage control device receives information that compressed dewatered bodies 51 are not present at the discharge end of the shelf 60a, it may move the compressed dewatered bodies 51 to the discharge end using each belt conveyor 61-1 to 61-5.

[0085] As shown in Figures 6 and 7, if shelves 52a and 60a are composed of a single belt conveyor, the control is as follows: If one compressed dewatered body 51 is moved to the discharge end immediately after being loaded onto the belt conveyor, subsequent compressed dewatered bodies 51 cannot be loaded until the compressed dewatered body 51 that has moved to the discharge end has been discharged. Therefore, when one compressed dewatered body 51 is loaded onto the belt conveyor, the compressed dewatered body storage control device does not need to immediately stop operation and move the compressed dewatered body 51 to the discharge end. When an instruction to discharge is received from the compressed dewatered body storage control device, the compressed dewatered body 51 should be moved to the discharge end.

[0086] Each of the belt conveyors 61-1 to 61-5 shown in Figures 9 and 10, based on signals from control units (not shown) provided in the compressed dewatered body storage racks 52 and 60 shown in Figures 6 and 7, either transports the compressed dewatered body 51 on the belt conveyor to another belt conveyor or stores it on the belt conveyor.

[0087] (2) Compressed dewatered material loading machine, compressed dewatered material unloading machine In the compressed dewatered material storage facility 50 shown in Figure 6, a compressed dewatered material loading machine 53 is installed at the end where the compressed dewatered material 51 is loaded. A compressed dewatered material unloading machine 54 is installed at the end where the compressed dewatered material 51 is unloaded. As shown in Figure 6, both the compressed dewatered material loading machine 53 and the compressed dewatered material unloading machine 54 can be in the form of elevators.

[0088] The compressed dewatered material discharge machine 54 is equipped with lifting floors 54ab, 54bc, 54cd, and 54de in the spaces between rails 54a and 54b, rails 54b and 54c, rails 54c and 54d, and rails 54d and 54e, respectively, which are installed at the discharge end of the compressed dewatered material storage rack 52.

[0089] The lifting platform 54ab is movable vertically by the drive of four rails 53a to 53b, to which motors (not shown) are attached. The lifting platform 54ab, which is installed in the rightmost column of the compressed dewatered material storage rack 52 shown in Figure 6, moves the compressed dewatered material 51 onto the lifting platform 54ab by the rack 52a, which is a belt conveyor. The lifting platform 54ab then lowers to a position horizontal with the belt conveyor 55, and moves the compressed dewatered material 51 onto the belt conveyor 55.

[0090] The method of movement is not particularly limited; the lifting floors 54ab, 54bc, 54cd, and 54de can be in the same configuration as the single belt conveyor 61-a shown in Figure 9. The compressed dewatered body 51, moved to the belt conveyor 55, moves in the direction of arrow 56 and is transported to a dewatering machine (not shown).

[0091] The compressed dewatered material loading machine 53 is equipped with lifting floors 53ab, 53bc, 53cd, and 53de in the spaces between rails 53a and 53b, rails 53b and 53c, rails 53c and 53d, and rails 543 and 53e, respectively, which are installed at the loading end of the compressed dewatered material storage rack 52.

[0092] The compressed dewatered body loading machine 53, as needed, loads the compressed dewatered bodies 51, which have been compressed and dewatered and then transported by a belt conveyor (not shown), into the compressed dewatered body storage unit 50, based on instructions from the compressed dewatered body storage control device. The compressed dewatered body loading machine 53 also loads the lifting floor 53ab, and the lifting floors 53bc, 53cd, and 53de (not shown) into shelves 52a in rows and tiers predetermined by the compressed dewatered body storage control device, based on instructions from the outside. These lifting floors may also be composed of belt conveyors, similar to the lifting floors 53ab to 53de of the compressed dewatered body unloading machine 54.

[0093] A preferred configuration of the compressed dewatered material storage unit 50 will be described in more detail with reference to Figure 7. In Figure 7, a compressed dewatered material unloading machine 54, equipped with rails 54f, 54g and a lifting floor 54fg, is installed on the side of the rightmost column of compressed dewatered material storage shelves 52 when viewed from the unloading end of the compressed dewatered material storage shelves 52. In another embodiment, as shown in Figure 7, a compressed dewatered material unloading machine 54, equipped with rails 54h, 54i and a lifting floor 54hi, may also be installed on the leftmost column of compressed dewatered material storage shelves 52. With such a configuration, compressed dewatered materials 51 can be unloaded from both sides of the compressed dewatered material storage shelves 52.

[0094] Furthermore, in the compressed dewatered body storage unit 50a shown in Figure 7, when viewed from the end of the compressed dewatered body storage shelf 52 on the discharge side, one compressed dewatered body discharger 54 is provided in the leftmost and rightmost rows, which are the sides of the compressed dewatered body storage unit 50a. In another embodiment, the same number of compressed dewatered body dischargers 54 as the number of compressed dewatered bodies 51 that can be stored in one shelf 60a shown in Figure 9 may be provided on the sides of the compressed dewatered body storage unit 50a.

[0095] (3) Antibacterial sprayer In this embodiment of the linen supply system, a conveyor belt may be provided to transport the compressed and dewatered body 51, which has undergone compression and dewatering, to a compressed and dewatered body loading machine 53. The conveyor belt may also be equipped with an antibacterial agent sprayer 67 for spraying an antibacterial agent onto the compressed and dewatered body 51, as shown in Figure 9.

[0096] In the linen supply system according to this embodiment, since the compressed dewatered body 51 is stored in the atmosphere, bacteria may grow on the surface of the compressed dewatered body 51. This raises concerns about deterioration of the working environment due to unpleasant odors, etc. Therefore, if an antibacterial agent is sprayed on the compressed dewatered body 51 during transport, bacterial growth can be suppressed. This is a technique that can be adopted as a preferred embodiment in this embodiment, which employs a novel technique of storing the compressed dewatered body 51.

[0097] Furthermore, as described in Patent Document 1, for example, if linen products are transported in a loosened state rather than in the form of a compressed dewatered body 51, the surface area of ​​the linen products in contact with the air increases, requiring a larger amount of antibacterial agent to be sprayed. However, as in this embodiment, if the products are transported in the form of a compressed dewatered body 51, the surface area in contact with the air is reduced as much as possible, thus reducing the amount of antibacterial agent to be sprayed. The antibacterial agent sprayer 67 will be described in detail below.

[0098] More specifically, as shown in Figure 9, the antibacterial agent sprayer 67 can be installed on the belt conveyor. The antibacterial agent sprayer 67 consists of an antibacterial agent introduction pipe 67a and an antibacterial agent spray port 67b. The antibacterial agent spray port 67b may be equipped with a sensor (not shown). When the sensor detects that the compressed dewatered body 51 is passing under the antibacterial agent sprayer 67, the antibacterial agent 67c is sprayed onto the compressed dewatered body 51 from the antibacterial agent spray port 67b, as shown in Figure 9.

[0099] If the conveyor belt is a mesh belt, the antibacterial sprayer 67 can also be installed on the underside of the mesh belt. Because the antibacterial agent that has passed through the mesh belt is also sprayed onto the mounting surface of the compressed dewatered body 51, bacterial growth can be further suppressed. Furthermore, the antibacterial sprayer 67 may also be installed on each shelf 52a that make up the compressed dewatered body storage shelf 52. In Figure 9, the antibacterial sprayer 67 and the first rotating belt conveyor 61-2 are installed on shelf 60a, but it is also possible to have only one of them installed.

[0100] (4) Control device In this embodiment, a washing machine (not shown) for washing linen products, a compression dewatering machine (not shown) for compressing and dewatering linen products, and compressed dewatering storage cabinets 50 and 50a shown in Figures 6-7 for storing compressed dewatered linen products are provided. The washing machine comprises a washing machine body for washing linen products, a washing monitor, and a washing control device. The compression dewatering machine comprises a compression dewatering machine body for compressing and dewatering linen products after washing, and a compression dewatering control device. In addition to the above configuration, the compressed dewatering storage cabinets 50 and 50a further include a compressed dewatering storage control device. The compressed dewatering storage control device controls the operation of the compressed dewatering loading machine 53 and the compressed dewatering loading machine 54 and the operation of the compressed dewatering storage shelves 52 and 60 to load and unload compressed dewatering bodies 51 to predetermined storage positions in the compressed dewatering storage cabinets 50 and 50a. Each control device will be described in detail below.

[0101] (4-1) Hardware configuration of each control device Figure 12 is a hardware configuration diagram of the control device 75 used in this embodiment. The washing control device for the washing machine, the compression dewatering control device for the compression dewatering machine, and the compression dewatering body storage control device that constitute the linen supply system according to this embodiment all have the hardware configuration shown in Figure 12. As shown in the control device 75 of Figure 12, each of these control devices includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 70a that performs various processing, a memory 70b, a non-volatile storage device 70c, an input device 70d such as a keyboard or microphone, a monitor 70e, and an input / output interface 70f.

[0102] The CPU 70a loads the program stored in the storage device 70c into memory 70b and executes it. The functions described later are executed by the CPU 70a. In addition to the program, the storage device 70c stores various data. The storage device 70c is a non-volatile memory such as ROM (Random Access Memory) or an HDD. Alternatively, any medium capable of storing a program, such as a floppy disk or CD-ROM that stores data magnetically or optically, is acceptable.

[0103] The program stored in the storage device 70c is loaded into memory 70b. The input device 70d is a device for inputting information. The execution results of the CPU 70a are displayed on the monitor 70e. The input / output interface 70f is used for sending and receiving data, such as transmitting linen product washing information.

[0104] (4-2) Configuration of washing machine, compression dehydrator, and compression dehydration storage unit A washing machine for washing linen products comprises at least a washing machine body (not shown), a washing monitor (not shown), and a washing control device. A de-drying machine for compressing and de-drying linen products comprises at least a de-drying machine body (not shown) and a de-drying machine control device (not shown). A de-drying storage cabinet for storing de-drying de-compressed linen products comprises, in addition to the above configuration, at least a de-drying storage control device. The form of the washing machine body and the de-drying machine body is not particularly limited, and any common commercial equipment configuration is acceptable. The washing monitor corresponds to monitor 70e in Figure 12.

[0105] (4-3) Functional configuration of each control device, and operation of each control device Figure 13 is a functional configuration diagram of the control devices used in this embodiment, where Figure 13(a) is a functional configuration diagram of the washing control device 700a, Figure 13(b) is a functional configuration diagram of the compression dewatering control device 700b, and Figure 13(c) is a functional configuration diagram of the compressed dewatered body storage control device 700c. Figure 14 is an activity diagram of the washing control device 700a, the compression dewatering control device 700b, and the compressed dewatered body storage control device 700c. Each functional configuration and operation will be explained using Figures 12 to 16.

[0106] The linen product list information display unit 700a-1 displays the linen product list information, which is pre-stored in the storage device 70c, on the washing monitor (S701). An example of a display screen is the display screen 800 shown in Figure 15. Figure 15 is a diagram showing an example of the linen product display screen 800 displayed on the washing monitor of the washing control device. In the display screen 800 shown in Figure 15, a list of linen product types is displayed on the left side of the display screen 800. Numbers from 1 to 10 are displayed on the right side of the display screen 800. These numbers indicate washing conditions, and the washing conditions are divided into detailed categories based on the color, size, etc., of each linen product.

[0107] The user selects the appropriate number for the linen product to be washed from the right side of the display screen 800. When a number is selected, a number indicating the type of linen product and washing conditions is simultaneously selected. For example, in Figure 15, selecting the top number "2" selects the information that the number is "2" along with the information that the type of linen product is "sheets". If the laundry monitor is a touch panel, the user only needs to touch the number displayed on the screen.

[0108] The linen product information acquisition unit 700a-2 acquires linen product information selected by the user from the linen product list information displayed on the linen product list information display unit 700a-1 (S702). The washing condition information acquisition unit 700a-3 acquires washing condition information based on the washing linen product information acquired by the linen product information acquisition unit 700a-2 (S703).

[0109] Figure 16 shows an example of information acquired by the washing control device, the compression dewatering control device, and the compression dewatered body storage control device. Figure 16(a) shows information 900a indicating the washing conditions for each linen product, Figure 16(b) shows compression dewatering information 900b indicating the compression dewatering conditions for each linen product, and Figure 16(c) shows compression dewatered body storage location information 900c indicating the storage location for each linen product that constitutes the compression dewatered body. This information is stored in advance in the storage device 70c.

[0110] The laundry condition information acquisition unit 700a-3 acquires laundry condition information based on the laundry linen product information acquired by the linen product information acquisition unit 700a-2 (S703). For example, if the linen product information acquisition unit 700a-2 acquires linen product information of "sheets" "2", the laundry condition information acquisition unit 700a-3 acquires the laundry conditions corresponding to the acquired linen product information "sheets 2" from the information 900a shown in Figure 16(a), for example.

[0111] The washing condition information transmission unit 700a-4 transmits the washing condition information acquired by the washing condition information acquisition unit 700a-3 to the washing machine body (S704). Preferably, the transmission by the washing condition information transmission unit 700a-4 occurs after receiving information that a linen product has been introduced into the washing machine body by a sensor (not shown). The washing machine body performs washing according to the received washing conditions. The washing linen product information transmission unit 700a-5 transmits the linen product information acquired by the linen product information acquisition unit 700a-2 to the compression dewatering control device 700b as washing linen product information (S705).

[0112] The laundry linen product information receiving unit 700b-1 receives laundry linen product washing information transmitted from the laundry linen product information transmitting unit 700a-5 (S706). The compression dewatering condition information acquisition unit 700b-2 acquires compression dewatering condition information based on the laundry linen product information received by the laundry linen product information receiving unit 700b-1 (S707). The compression dewatering condition information acquisition unit 700b-2 can, for example, acquire compression dewatering conditions corresponding to the type and number of the linen product in the acquired laundry linen product information from the compression dewatering information 900b shown in Figure 16(b).

[0113] The compression dewatering condition information transmission unit 700b-3 transmits the compression dewatering condition information acquired by the compression dewatering condition information acquisition unit 700b-2 to the compression dewatering machine body (S708). Preferably, the transmission by the compression dewatering condition information transmission unit 700b-3 occurs after receiving information from a sensor (not shown) that the washed linen product has been introduced into the compression dewatering machine body. The compression dewatering machine body performs compression dewatering according to the received compression dewatering conditions. The compression dewatered linen product information transmission unit 700b-4 transmits the washed linen product information received by the washed linen product information receiving unit 700b-1 to the compression dewatered body storage control device 700c as compression dewatered linen product information (S709).

[0114] The compressed dewatered linen product information receiving unit 700c-1 receives compressed dewatered linen product information transmitted from the compressed dewatered linen product information transmitting unit 700b-4 (S710). The compressed dewatered body loading position information acquisition unit 700c-2 acquires compressed dewatered body loading position information based on the compressed dewatered linen product information received by the compressed dewatered linen product information receiving unit 700c-1 (S711). The compressed dewatered body loading position information acquisition unit 700c-2 can, for example, acquire compressed dewatered body loading position conditions corresponding to the linen product type and number of the acquired compressed dewatered linen product information from the compressed dewatered body storage position information 900c shown in Figure 16(c).

[0115] The compressed dewatered body loading position information transmission unit 700c-3 transmits the compressed dewatered body loading position information acquired by the compressed dewatered body loading position information acquisition unit 700c-2 to a control unit (not shown) of the compressed dewatered body loading machine 53 shown in Figures 6 and 7 (S712). Preferably, the transmission by the compressed dewatered body loading position information transmission unit 700c-3 occurs after receiving information from a sensor (not shown) that the compressed dewatered body has been transported to the lifting floor 53ab shown in Figure 6 or 7. The compressed dewatered body loading machine 53 loads the compressed dewatered body to predetermined shelves 52a and 60a using the lifting floor 53ab according to the received compressed dewatered body loading position information.

[0116] For example, loading from the lifting floor 53ab to the shelves 52a and 60a can be easily done if the lifting floor 53ab is a belt conveyor. The compressed dewatered body loading position information transmission unit 700c-3 may also transmit compressed dewatered body loading position information to control units (not shown) of the compressed dewatered body storage shelves 52a and 60a. By driving the belt conveyor that constitutes the lifting floor of the compressed dewatered body loading machine 53, along with the compressed dewatered body storage shelves 52a and 60a, the compressed dewatered body 51 on the lifting floor can be loaded more smoothly into the compressed dewatered body storage shelves 52a and 60a.

[0117] Furthermore, if shelves 52a and 60a are connected by a short belt conveyor as shown in Figures 8 to 11, the control unit (not shown) of the compressed dewatered body storage shelves 52 and 60 may, upon receiving compressed dewatered body loading position information from the compressed dewatered body loading position information transmission unit 700c-3, control the compressed dewatered body 51 loaded into the compressed dewatered body storage shelves 52 and 60 to move to the loading end of the compressed dewatered body storage shelves 52 and 60 based on information from each discharge tube.

[0118] For example, as shown in Figure 9, each belt conveyor constituting shelves 52a and 60a is equipped with a discharge tube. A control unit (not shown) provided in the compressed dewatered body storage shelves 52 and 60 will not receive sensing information for compressed dewatered bodies 51 from the discharge tubes provided in the designated shelves 52a and 60a if it has not received such information. In this case, it will assume that no compressed dewatered bodies 51 have been loaded into the designated shelves 52a and 60a. Therefore, it will move the compressed dewatered bodies 51 loaded into the designated shelves 52a and 60a to the belt conveyor located at the discharge end. When the next compressed dewatered body 51 is loaded, the control unit (not shown) will receive sensing information for the compressed dewatered body 51 from the discharge tube provided in the belt conveyor located at the discharge end, and will move the compressed dewatered body 51 to the designated shelf 52a or 60a where it was loaded to the belt conveyor one unit before the belt conveyor located at the discharge end (on the loading side).

[0119] If compressed dewatered bodies 51 are brought in after this point, the control unit (not shown) moves them to the belt conveyor two belts before the belt conveyor located at the discharge end (on the input side). In this way, the shelves 52a and 60a, which are composed of the belt conveyors shown in Figures 8 to 11, can store at least as many compressed dewatered bodies 51 as there are belt conveyors. In addition, compressed dewatered bodies 51 can always be stored at the discharge end.

[0120] If shelves 52a and 60a are connected by a single belt conveyor, discharge tubes are provided at equal intervals on the belt conveyor. A control unit (not shown) provided by the compressed dewatered body storage shelves 52 and 60 will indicate that no compressed dewatered bodies 51 have been loaded into the designated shelves 52a and 60 if it has not received sensing information for compressed dewatered bodies 51 from the discharge tubes. Therefore, the compressed dewatered bodies 51 loaded into the designated shelves 52a and 60a are moved to a position either from the loading end to a position (loading end) equal to the diameter of the compressed dewatered body 51 from the unloading end.

[0121] Even if the compressed dewatered body 51 is moved from the discharge end to a position on the front (input side) by the diameter of the compressed dewatered body 51, only one compressed dewatered body 51 can be brought in next. In this case, the two compressed dewatered bodies 51 will be stored at the discharge end and the input end of shelves 52a and 60a. Also, if the compressed dewatered body 51 is stored at the input end, when the next compressed dewatered body 51 is brought in, the belt conveyor can bring in the next compressed dewatered body 51 if the already stored compressed dewatered body 51 is moved to the discharge side by the diameter of the compressed dewatered body 51.

[0122] Thus, when shelves 52a and 60a are connected by a single belt conveyor, a maximum of an integer number of compressed dewatered bodies 51 can be stored, equal to the length of the belt conveyor divided by the diameter of the compressed dewatered bodies 51. Furthermore, even if the compressed dewatered bodies 51 are not stored at the discharge end of shelves 52a and 60a, as described later, after receiving information regarding discharge from the compressed dewatered body storage control device, the leading compressed dewatered body 51 can be moved to the discharge end by the belt conveyor. For this reason, the compressed dewatered bodies 51 do not necessarily have to be stored at the discharge end. When the leading compressed dewatered body 51 is moved to the discharge end by the belt conveyor, the compressed dewatered body 51 can be temporarily placed on the lifting floor.

[0123] The compressed and dewatered body 51 is discharged based on information from the dryer. Each functional configuration and operation will be explained using Figures 17 and 18. The dryer for drying linen products comprises multiple dryer bodies (not shown) and a drying control device.

[0124] (4-4) Dryer configuration A dryer for drying linen products comprises multiple dryer units and a drying control device. The hardware configuration of the drying control device is shown in Figure 12, so its explanation is omitted. The dryer units themselves can be any standard commercial-grade equipment.

[0125] (4-5) Functional configuration of each control device constituting the dryer and the compressed dewatered body storage, and operation of each control device Figure 17 is a functional configuration diagram of the control device used in this embodiment, and is also a functional configuration diagram of another form of the compressed dewatered body storage control device 701c and the drying control device 700d. Figure 18 is an activity diagram of another form of the compressed dewatered body storage control device 701c and the drying control device 700d. Since 701c-1 to 701c-3 in Figure 17 correspond to 700c-1 to 700c-3 shown in Figure 13, their explanation is omitted. The operation of 701c and 700d will be explained using Figures 12 to 18.

[0126] The non-operating dryer information acquisition unit 700d-1 acquires information on non-operating dryers from multiple dryer bodies (S713). The non-operating dryer information acquisition unit 700d-1 can acquire information on non-operating dryers by receiving information that a dryer is not operating from a sensor of a dryer body (not shown).

[0127] The dried linen product information acquisition unit 700d-2 acquires dried linen product information based on the dryer body information acquired by the non-operating dryer information acquisition unit 700d-1 (S714). Figure 19 is a diagram showing an example of information indicating the washing conditions and washing machine body information for each linen product acquired by the drying control device. As shown in Figure 19, information on the dried linen product to be dried can be acquired based on the dryer body information. The information 1000 indicating the washing conditions and washing machine body information for each linen product shown in Figure 19 is stored in advance in the storage device 70c in Figure 12. The dried linen product information acquisition unit 700d-2 can acquire dried linen product information corresponding to the non-operating dryer information using the information 1000 indicating the washing conditions and washing machine body information for each linen product. The dried linen product information transmission unit 700d-3 transmits the dried linen product information acquired by the dried linen product information acquisition unit 700d-2 to the compressed dewatered body storage control device 701c (S715).

[0128] The dried linen product information receiving unit 701c-4 receives dried linen product information transmitted from the dried linen product information transmitting unit 700d-3 of the drying control device 700d (S716). The dried target compressed dewatered material storage location information acquisition unit 701c-5 acquires the dried target compressed dewatered material storage location information, which is the location information of the compressed dewatered material to be dried, based on the dried linen product information received by the dried linen product information receiving unit 701c-4 (S717). The dried target compressed dewatered material storage location information acquisition unit 701c-5 can acquire compressed dewatered material storage location information corresponding to the acquired dried linen product information from the compressed dewatered material storage location information 900c in Figure 16(c).

[0129] The storage location information transmission unit 701c-6 transmits the storage location information of the compressed dewatered body to be dried, acquired by the storage location information acquisition unit 701c-5, to the compressed dewatered body unloading machine 54 of the compressed dewatered body storage cabinets 50 and 50a shown in Figures 6 and 7 (S718). As shown in Figures 6 and 7, the compressed dewatered body unloading machine 54, as described above, is equipped with a control unit (not shown) and, based on the received storage location information of the compressed dewatered body to be dried, moves the compressed dewatered body to be dried to the belt conveyor 55 using one of the lifting floors 54ab, 54bc, 54cd, or 54de, and unloads it via the belt conveyor 55 in the unloading direction indicated by the arrow 56.

[0130] The method for unloading the compressed dewatered body 51 is the same as the method for loading the compressed dewatered body 51 described above. In other words, the storage location information transmission unit 701c-6 for the compressed dewatered body to be dried may transmit the storage location information for the compressed dewatered body to be dried to a control unit (not shown) provided in the compressed dewatered body storage racks 52 and 60. After receiving the storage location information for the compressed dewatered body to be dried, the control unit (not shown) moves the compressed dewatered body 51 to the lifting floor 54ab, 54bc, 54cd, or 54de using the compressed dewatered body storage racks 52 and 60. These lifting floors 54ab, 54bc, 54cd, and 54de may be composed of belt conveyors, and by operating together with the belt conveyors that make up the compressed dewatered body storage racks 52 and 60, the stored compressed dewatered body 51 can be smoothly moved to the lifting floor 54ab, 54bc, 54cd, or 54de.

[0131] When shelves 52a and 60a are composed of multiple belt conveyors, as shown in Figures 8 to 11, compressed dewatered bodies 51 are always stored at the discharge end. Therefore, the control units (not shown) of the compressed dewatered body storage shelves 52 and 60 only need to drive the belt conveyor located at the discharge end. On the other hand, when the compressed dewatered body storage shelves 52a and 60a consist of a single belt conveyor, there may be situations where compressed dewatered bodies 51 are not stored at the discharge end. Even in this case, the control units (not shown) of the compressed dewatered body storage shelves 52 and 60 only need to operate the belt conveyor.

[0132] (4-6) Alternative functional configurations of each control device constituting the dryer and the compressed dewatered body storage, and operation of each control device As shown in Figure 17(a), the compressed dewatered body storage control device 701c further includes a discharged linen product information transmission unit 701c-7. Also, as shown in Figure 17(b), the drying control device 700d further includes a discharged linen product information receiving unit 700d-4, a drying condition information acquisition unit 700d-5, and a drying condition information transmission unit 700d-6. These operations will be explained using Figure 18.

[0133] The discharge linen product information transmission unit 701c-7 of the compressed dewatered body storage control device 701c transmits the dried linen product information received by the dried linen product information receiving unit 701c-4 to the drying control device 700d as discharge linen product information (S719). The discharge linen product information receiving unit 700d-4 of the drying control device 700d receives the discharge linen product information transmitted by the discharge linen product information transmission unit 701c-7 (S720).

[0134] The drying condition information acquisition unit 700d-5 acquires drying condition information based on the linen product information received by the linen product information receiving unit 700d-4 (S721). The drying condition information acquisition unit 700d-5 can acquire drying conditions corresponding to the linen product information from the information 1000 which shows the washing conditions and washing machine body information for each linen product as shown in Figure 19.

[0135] Finally, the drying condition information transmission unit 700d-6 transmits the drying condition information acquired by the drying condition information acquisition unit 700d-5 to the dryer unit (S722). The dryer unit performs drying according to the drying condition information.

[0136] 1 Linen supply factory 1a (Linen Supply) First Factory 1b (Linen Supply) Second Factory 2,2a Incoming Storage Area 3,3a Sorting area 4,4a Laundry area 5,5a Compression dewatering area 5 6,6a Compressed dehydrated material storage area 7,7b Dry area 8,8b Finishing area 9,9b Shipping Area 50,50a Compressed Dewatered Body Storage Unit 20c, 51 Compressed dewatered body 52, 60 Compressed Dehydrated Material Storage Rack 52a, 60a Shelving (belt conveyor) 53 (53a~53e) Compressed Dewatered Material Handling Machine 54 (54a~53i) Compression and dewatering machine 55 Belt conveyor for discharging compressed and dewatered material 56 (Arrow indicating the direction of discharge of compressed dewatered material) 57 (Arrow indicating the direction of compressed dewatered material input) 52a-1, 52a-2, 52a-3, 52a-4, 61-1, 61-3, 61-4, 61-5 Belt conveyor 61-2 First Rotating Belt Conveyor 62 belts 63 Rotation axis 64 (Arrow indicating the direction of compressed dewatered material input) 65 (Arrow indicating the direction of rotation of the conveyor belt) 66 (Arrow indicating the direction of transport of the compressed and dewatered material after the belt conveyor has rotated perpendicular to the transport direction) 67 Antibacterial sprayer 67a Antimicrobial agent introduction tube 67b Antibacterial spray nozzle 67c (Sprayed) Antibacterial Agent 68 Discharge tube 69 Guide 69a Valve 70 Caster 70-1a Caster stand 71 Groove 72 units 73 Rotation control unit 74 Second Rotating Belt Conveyor 75 Control device 700a Washing Control Device 700b Compression Dewatering Control Device 700°C Compression Dewatered Body Storage Control System 700d Drying Control System 800 (Selection of linen products displayed on the washing monitor) screen 900a Information showing washing instructions for each linen product. 900b Information showing compression and dewatering conditions for each linen product. Information indicating the storage location for each linen product that makes up the 900c compressed dehydrated body. Information showing washing conditions and washing machine specifications for each of the 1000 linen products.

Claims

1. A linen supply system in which various incoming linen products are sorted, washed, compressed and dewatered, dried, finished, and shipped in this order, The system includes a storage cabinet for the compressed and dewatered body after compression and dewatering, The aforementioned compressed dewatered body storage unit is A storage rack for compressed and dewatered bodies, which stores the compressed and dewatered bodies of the linen products that have been compressed and dewatered into a predetermined shape by the compression and dewatering process, A compressed dewatered body loading machine is positioned at the loading end of the compressed dewatered body storage rack and loads the compressed dewatered body into the compressed dewatered body storage rack. Separate from the aforementioned compressed dewatered body loading machine, there is a compressed dewatered body unloading machine located at the unloading end of the compressed dewatered body storage rack, which unloads the compressed dewatered bodies stored in the compressed dewatered body storage rack to the dryer used for drying. It consists of, The number of shelves constituting the compressed dewatered material storage rack is at least equal to the number of types of linen products, and is at least two rows and two tiers. The shelves constituting the compressed dewatered body storage rack are made up of individual, independent belt conveyors connected in series. The linen supply system is further characterized in that the compressed dewatered material discharge machine is installed on the side of the compressed dewatered material storage rack.

2. The system includes a conveyor belt for transporting the compressed and dewatered body, which has undergone compression and dewatering, to the compressed and dewatered body loading machine. The linen supply system according to claim 1, wherein the conveying belt conveyor and / or the belt conveyor constituting the compressed dewatered body storage rack is equipped with an antibacterial agent sprayer for spraying an antibacterial agent onto the compressed dewatered body.

3. The washing machine for washing the linen products comprises a washing machine body, a washing monitor, and a washing control device. The compression dewatering machine for performing the compression dewatering of the linen products comprises a compression dewatering machine body and a compression dewatering control device. The compressed dewatered body storage cabinet for storing the compressed dewatered bodies of the linen products further includes a compressed dewatered body storage control device, The washing control device is The washing monitor includes a linen product list information display unit that displays linen product list information that can be introduced into the washing machine, A linen product information acquisition unit acquires selected linen product information from the linen product list information displayed on the linen product list information display unit, A washing condition information acquisition unit acquires washing condition information based on the linen product information acquired by the linen product information acquisition unit, A washing condition information transmission unit transmits the washing condition information acquired by the washing condition information acquisition unit to the washing machine body. A laundry linen product information transmission unit transmits the linen product information acquired by the linen product information acquisition unit to the compression dewatering control device as laundry linen product information. Equipped with, The compression dewatering control device is A laundry linen product information receiving unit that receives the laundry linen product information transmitted from the laundry linen product information transmitting unit, A compression dewatering condition information acquisition unit acquires compression dewatering condition information based on the laundry linen product information received by the laundry linen product information receiving unit, A compression dewatering condition information transmission unit transmits the compression dewatering condition information acquired by the compression dewatering condition information acquisition unit to the compression dewatering machine body. A compressed dewatered linen product information transmission unit transmits the laundry linen product information received by the laundry linen product information receiving unit as compressed dewatered linen product information to the compressed dewatered body storage control device, Equipped with, The aforementioned compressed dewatered body storage control device is A compressed dehydrated linen product information receiving unit receives the compressed dehydrated linen product information transmitted from the compressed dehydrated linen product information transmitting unit, A compressed dewatered body loading position information acquisition unit acquires compressed dewatered body loading position information based on the compressed dewatered linen product information received by the compressed dewatered linen product information receiving unit, A compression dewatering body loading position information transmission unit transmits the compression dewatering body loading position information acquired by the compression dewatering body loading position information acquisition unit to the compression dewatering body loading machine. A linen supply system according to claim 1 or 2, comprising:

4. The dryer used for drying the linen products comprises a plurality of dryer bodies and a drying control device. The drying control device includes an idle dryer information acquisition unit that acquires information on idle dryer units from the plurality of dryer units, A dried linen product information acquisition unit acquires dried linen product information based on the dryer body information acquired by the non-operating dryer information acquisition unit, A dried linen product information transmission unit transmits the dried linen product information acquired by the dried linen product information acquisition unit to the compressed dewatered body storage control device. Equipped with, The compressed dewatered body storage control device further, A dried linen product information receiving unit receives the dried linen product information transmitted from the dried linen product information transmitting unit of the drying control device, Based on the dried linen product information received by the dried linen product information receiving unit, a unit for acquiring storage location information for the compressed dehydrated body to be dried, which is the location information of the storage location of the compressed dehydrated body to be dried, A unit for transmitting storage location information of compressed dehydrated bodies to be dried, which transmits the storage location information of compressed dehydrated bodies to be dried, acquired by the storage location information acquisition unit, to the compressed dehydrated body unloading machine of the compressed dehydrated body storage unit. A linen supply system according to claim 3, comprising the following:

5. The compressed dewatered body storage control device further, The dried linen product information receiving unit transmits the dried linen product information received by the dried linen product information receiving unit to the drying control device as discharged linen product information. Equipped with, The drying control device further, A linen product information receiving unit receives the linen product information transmitted by the linen product information transmission unit, A drying condition information acquisition unit acquires drying condition information based on the shipped linen product information received by the shipped linen product information receiving unit, A drying condition information transmission unit transmits the drying condition information acquired by the drying condition information acquisition unit to the drying machine body. A linen supply system according to claim 4, comprising the following:

6. A linen supply factory comprising the linen supply system according to claim 1 or 2.

7. The first factory is where the process from receiving the linen products to shipping out the compressed and dewatered bodies takes place, The second factory is where the compressed and dewatered bodies transported from the first factory are received and the linen products are shipped out. A linen supply factory according to claim 6, comprising the following:

8. The linen supply factory according to claim 7, wherein the first factory and / or the second factory are equipped with the compressed dewatered body storage facility.

9. The linen supply factory is equipped with a transport vehicle configured to transport the compressed dewatered body between the first factory and the second factory, The linen supply factory according to claim 7, wherein the transport vehicle is equipped with a cargo bed on which shelves are movable up and down.

10. The linen supply factory is equipped with a transport vehicle configured to transport the compressed dewatered body between the first factory and the second factory, The linen supply factory according to claim 8, wherein the transport vehicle is equipped with a cargo bed on which shelves are movable up and down.

11. A linen supply factory comprising the linen supply system described in Claim 3.

12. A first factory where the linen products are received and the compressed dewatered bodies are unloaded, The second factory is where the compressed and dewatered bodies transported from the first factory are received and the linen products are shipped out. A linen supply factory according to claim 11, comprising the following:

13. The linen supply factory according to claim 12, wherein the first factory and / or the second factory are equipped with the compressed dewatered body storage facility.

14. The linen supply factory is equipped with a transport vehicle configured to transport the compressed dewatered body between the first factory and the second factory, The linen supply factory according to claim 12, wherein the transport vehicle is equipped with a cargo bed on which shelves are movable up and down.

15. The linen supply factory is equipped with a transport vehicle configured to transport the compressed dewatered body between the first factory and the second factory, The linen supply factory according to claim 13, wherein the transport vehicle is equipped with a cargo bed on which shelves are movable up and down.

16. A linen supply factory comprising the linen supply system described in Claim 4.

17. A first factory where the process from receiving the linen products to unloading the compressed dewatered bodies is carried out, The second factory is where the compressed and dewatered bodies transported from the first factory are received and the linen products are shipped out. A linen supply factory according to claim 16, comprising the following:

18. The linen supply factory according to claim 17, wherein the first factory and / or the second factory are equipped with the compressed dewatered body storage facility.

19. The linen supply factory is equipped with a transport vehicle configured to transport the compressed dewatered body between the first factory and the second factory, The linen supply factory according to claim 17, wherein the transport vehicle is equipped with a cargo bed on which shelves are movable up and down.

20. The linen supply factory is equipped with a transport vehicle configured to transport the compressed dewatered body between the first factory and the second factory, The linen supply factory according to claim 18, wherein the transport vehicle is equipped with a cargo bed on which shelves are movable up and down.

21. A linen supply factory comprising the linen supply system described in Claim 5.

22. A first factory where the linen products are received and the compressed dewatered bodies are unloaded, The second factory is where the compressed and dewatered bodies transported from the first factory are received and the linen products are shipped out. A linen supply factory according to claim 21, comprising the following:

23. The linen supply factory according to claim 22, wherein the first factory and / or the second factory are equipped with the compressed dewatered body storage facility.

24. The linen supply factory is equipped with a transport vehicle configured to transport the compressed dewatered body between the first factory and the second factory, The linen supply factory according to claim 22, wherein the transport vehicle is equipped with a cargo bed on which shelves are movable up and down.

25. The linen supply factory is equipped with a transport vehicle configured to transport the compressed dewatered body between the first factory and the second factory, The linen supply factory according to claim 23, wherein the transport vehicle is equipped with a cargo bed on which shelves are movable up and down.

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