Method and device for treating textile objects
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current laundry processes involve mixing and treating textile items in batches, leading to disorganization and the need for post-treatment separation to maintain order, making it difficult to deliver items to the correct customers.
Innovation Solution
A method and device where textile objects are treated individually through a continuous flow of treatment stations, using conveyors to maintain their original order, allowing for precise handling and tracking, ensuring each item receives the appropriate treatment based on its identification.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If textile items are washed and dried in batches using conventional drum washing machines and dryers, then processing efficiency is improved, but the textile items become mixed up and lose their original order
Solution Approach 1:
The invention divides the batch processing into individual item processing. Each textile item is separated and processed individually through treatment stations rather than being mixed in a drum, maintaining order while enabling efficient processing through continuous flow
Solution Approach 2:
Conveyor systems act as intermediaries to transport textile items between treatment stations, maintaining their order and position throughout the processing sequence without requiring post-treatment separation
2Stability of the object's composition
If textile items are treated individually through a continuous flow of treatment stations, then the original order is maintained, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple treatment stations (washing, rinsing, disinfecting, drying, ironing) are integrated into a single continuous processing line that handles all treatment operations sequentially, reducing the need for separate batch processing equipment
Solution Approach 2:
The invention combines multiple treatment functions (washing, rinsing, disinfecting, drying, ironing) into a unified continuous processing system where items move through integrated stations, simplifying overall system coordination compared to managing multiple independent batch processes
3Reliability
If textile items are separated and re-identified after batch treatment, then correct delivery to customers is ensured, but additional time and labor are required
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs identification and tracking of textile items before treatment begins, recording their original order and destination. This preliminary action eliminates the need for post-treatment separation and re-identification, saving time while ensuring accurate delivery
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AI summary
In commercial laundries, textile items are sometimes processed in batches. This is particularly true for washing in continuous washing machines and drying in tumble dryers. Such batch processing must be carried out in a way that ensures all textile items in the batch are treated appropriately. Batch processing involves mixing the textile items, making it necessary to sort the batches again after processing. Specifically, the textile items must be re-identified after processing. The invention provides for the individual, sequential processing of each textile item. This results in individual treatment of each textile item, thus preventing damage to or mistreatment of the textile items.Preferably, the textile items are treated while maintaining their order, so that they do not mix and do not need to be sorted again at the end of the treatment.