Commercial laundry machine with improved loading hopper
US6792777B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 12, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 21, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06F95/00
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A commercial laundry machine having a loading hopper effective for substantially reducing loading time. The hopper has a relatively large effective passage area for communication with a front opening rotary drum of the laundry machine, and a splash door is pivotally mounted adjacent a front face of the machine housing for movement between a lowered closed position and an upwardly extending open position which neither reduces the effective passage of the hopper chute nor impedes the passage of launderable items directed through the chute. The laundry machine further includes an improved toggle actuated locking and sealing device for securing the hopper in sealed relation with the machine housing, and trunnion mounted hydraulic cylinders which are effective for more reliably and effectively pivoting the hopper unit through an arc greater than 90 degrees to its removed position.
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