Method of transferring a piece of cloth and a laundry apparatus for performing the method
US9873975B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 24, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jan 23, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06F67/04
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The invention concerns a method and corresponding apparatus of transferring a piece of cloth from a pair of spreader clamps to a conveyor via a transverse boom, where the piece of cloth is first suspended and straightened between the spreader clamps, then delivered to the transverse boom, and subsequently delivered from the transverse boom to the conveyor. Apart from that, a straightening of the fore edge of the piece of cloth is performed, seen in the direction of conveyance of the conveyor, after its delivery from the clamps to the transverse boom has been initiated, but before it is delivered to the conveyor.
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