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Clothes folding machine

US12378720B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 7, 2022
Grant dateAug 5, 2025
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Expiry dateNov 7, 2042

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD06F89/00
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a garment folding machine including a housing, a loading unit into which a garment is loaded, and a folding unit configured to transfer and fold the loaded garment, in which the folding unit includes a first conveyor configured to transfer the garment from an upper side toward a lower side based on a gravitational direction, a second conveyor disposed below the first conveyor and having a rear end changeable in height, and a folding plate disposed rearward of the second conveyor and configured to fold the garment while rotating, thereby folding the garment with a small number of conveyor belts by changing rotation directions of the conveyor belts during the process of transferring the garment.

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