Automated laundry system
US9617675B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 15, 2014 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06F25/00
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An embodiment of the present invention is directed to an automated laundry system. The system includes a number of perforated clothes drums, each of which holds a single load of laundry, and a washer/dryer unit. The washer/dryer unit includes a loading rack for queuing the drums for subsequent washing, a clothes washing component adapted to sequentially receive the drums from the loading rack and wash the respective loads of laundry therein, a clothes drying component adapted to sequentially receive the drums from the clothes washing component and dry the loads of laundry therein, and a holding rack for sequentially receiving the drums from the clothes drying component and holding the drums for a period of time.
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