Robotic laundry sorting devices, systems, and methods of use
US11643769B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 18, 2021 |
| Grant date | May 9, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/40532
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Devices, systems, and methods for autonomously sorting dirty laundry articles into batched loads for washing are described. For example, an autonomous sorting device includes an enclosed channel including a plurality of sequential work volumes and a stationary floor extending between an inlet end and an outlet end of the channel, a plurality of arms disposed in series along the enclosed channel for rotating, tilting, extending, and retracting a terminal gripper of each arm into an associated work volume for grabbing at least one of a plurality of deformable dirty laundry articles and passing the at least one deformable laundry article to an adjacent work volume for grasping and hoisting by an adjacent arm. The device includes an inlet orifice for receiving the dirty laundry articles into the enclosed channel and an outlet orifice adjacent the outlet end through which each separated deformable article exits the enclosed channel into sorting bins.
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