EP1172475B1 - Dispositif pour saisir et/ou séparer le linge - Google Patents

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EP1172475B1
EP1172475B1 EP01124098A EP01124098A EP1172475B1 EP 1172475 B1 EP1172475 B1 EP 1172475B1 EP 01124098 A EP01124098 A EP 01124098A EP 01124098 A EP01124098 A EP 01124098A EP 1172475 B1 EP1172475 B1 EP 1172475B1
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Heinz Engelbert
Friedhelm Mehrhoff
Andreas Olivieri
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Herbert Kannegiesser GmbH and Co
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F95/00—Laundry systems or arrangements of apparatus or machines; Mobile laundries 

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  • the invention relates to devices for separating and / or gripping laundry items according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Washed laundry usually leaves a washing machine heaped. Before the laundry so coming from a washing machine further treatments go through in the laundry area, for example, be mangled, the heaps of washing machine leaving (still wet) laundry items isolated become. It is desired, this separation of the laundry or other to mechanize textile objects.
  • US 4 036 365 A discloses such a device with a Storage means for laundry items of a laundry pile according to the Preamble of claim 1.
  • the invention has the object, devices for reliable and efficient gripping and / or separation of items of laundry to accomplish.
  • the storage means from which the items of laundry are removed individually are assigned to at least one cache.
  • the cache can with Laundry items to be charged while still from the storage means laundry items be removed. From the cache the laundry items can be quickly supplied to the storage means, without causing the process of occasional removal of laundry from the storage medium interrupted must become. In this way, the storage means is both simple and time-saving with new laundry loadable.
  • the storage means can Laundry items are fed from the buffer when the last one Laundry item is removed from the storage means. But it is conceivable that Storing means to supply new laundry items from the cache, when there are still pieces of laundry in the storage means. This is without special Control measures always ensure that a sufficient number of laundry items is in the storage means.
  • Another device for the Further development of the device described above has the features of the claim 4 on.
  • the storage means has at least one flexible wall.
  • the shape of the storage means can be changed easily and effectively, by moving the stocker up and down. While in a lowered Starting position the stocking agent partially rests on a support, it features over an at least partially level bottom with a large capacity for many items of laundry. If, however, the storage means is raised by the Floor of the same is moved away from the pad, receives the flexibly trained Storage means a funnel-shaped bottom, which causes the Waee Koreane automatically get into the middle of the storage means and thereby also the last Laundry items can be automatically picked and separated.
  • the storage means at least periodically to move or oscillate, in particular to shake or shake. This also ensures that the laundry items, in particular the last items of laundry, get into the middle of the storage means and from there can be reliably taken and removed individually. Especially is effective shaking or otherwise periodic moving the Storage means in connection with a shape-variable storage means. This allows a flexible storage means against the resistance of the therein laundry in a changed shape, in particular a to Middle and down towards strongly funnel-shaped tapered shape, be brought.
  • Shaking or otherwise periodic movement of the Storage means can be achieved by jerking or discontinuous operated lifting means of the storage means or by separate vibration generator, For example, imbalance drives and / or linear movements exporting Pressure fluid system.
  • the pressure medium organs can be assigned to the storage means be that their movements are made in directions that are different from the trajectory the gripping device differ, preferably at about a right angle thereto run. It is also conceivable, unbalance drives or other vibration generator to combine with jerky and / or periodically driven moving means.
  • the devices shown serve in particular to one of example a washing machine coming laundry heap automatically individual laundry refer to.
  • the individual pieces of laundry thus separated are subsequently a further processing in the laundry area fed, especially in a defect entered.
  • the laundry pile from a variety of still wet laundry is about a suitable conveyor of the device supplied, in the embodiment of the Fig. 1 in a buffer 36. From this enters the laundry pile in the Area of a hopper forming funnel 35. The laundry pile receives in the hopper 35 a defined position, the gripping of laundry items from the Laundry heap relieved.
  • the funnel 35 is associated with a framework 17.
  • a lifting member is mounted, in which it is shown in FIG Embodiment is a pressure medium cylinder 19.
  • a cylinder 20 of the pressure cylinder 19 is fixedly connected to the cross-beam 18 and protrudes from the Frame structure 17 pointing upwards.
  • a piston rod 21 of the pressure cylinder 19 is opposite to the cross-beam 18 on a vertical axis of movement 22 einund extendable.
  • a gripping member attached which is a gripper 23 here.
  • the length of the Piston rod 21 is dimensioned such that in the fully extended state of the same the gripper 23 is lowered so far in the frame structure 17, that he out of the Laundry pile 10 in the hopper 35 preferably a piece of laundry at any Can take place.
  • the transfer means 24 is composed in the device shown here together a pivotable conveyor 25 and a pinch roller 26.
  • the pivotable conveyor 25 is in an initial position in which it is in a vertical position is pivoted, on one side of the movement axis 22 of the gripper 23.
  • the pressure roller 26 is assigned to the opposite side of the movement axis 22.
  • the pivotable conveyor 25 In a in a final position pivoted position is the pivotable conveyor 25 in a horizontal and thereby cuts the axis of movement 22 approximately perpendicular.
  • the pivotable conveyor 25 is a belt conveyor whose circulating conveyor belt around the tail pulley 27 and one of them opposite Drive drum 31 is deflected.
  • the tail pulley 27 and the drive drum 31 are rotatably mounted on a support frame, not shown.
  • the drive drum 31 is associated with a drive, not shown.
  • a horizontal axis of rotation 32 of Drive drum 31 is at the same time the axis of rotation of the entire pivotable conveyor 25, so that the pivotable conveyor 25 about the drive drum 31 from the vertical aligned starting position in the approximately horizontal end position is pivotable.
  • the conveyor 25 is preferably a not shown pressure medium cylinder, on the one hand on the frame framework 17 and on the other hand on the support frame the conveyor 25 approximately between the drive drum 31 and the tail pulley 27th is articulated.
  • the stationary on the pivotable conveyor 25 opposite side of the Movement axis 22 of the gripper 23 arranged pressure roller 26 is preferably free rotatable, so has no own drive.
  • the pinch roller 26 is rotated offset when passing through the gap 29 between the pinch roller 26 and the free end 28 of the pivotable conveyor 25 a piece of laundry from the upper run 30 of the circulating driven conveyor belt of the conveyor 25 is pulled through.
  • From the pivotable conveyor 25 is the respective separated laundry over the Obertum 30 away at the deflection drum 27 in the region of the gap 29 opposite Side of the drive drum 31 conveyed onto a discharge conveyor 33.
  • This Abweler 33 is with slight overlap below the pivoting conveyor 25 arranged, preferably such that a deflection drum 34 of the discharge conveyor 33rd approximately vertically below the drive drum 31 of the pivotable conveyor 25 is located.
  • the discharge conveyor 33 transports the separated items of laundry away from the device for example, an input machine from a defect. Likewise, the discharge conveyor 33 the separated laundry items to another treatment facility within to transport the laundry.
  • the gripper 23 is associated with non-contact signaling means, not shown.
  • the Signal means detect whether a piece of laundry hangs on the gripper 23. This detection takes place just above the laundry pile in the hopper 35 and in the maximum booted Position of the gripper 23.
  • the upper strand 30 of the pivotable Conveyor 25 associated with a signaling means, preferably shortly before Drive drum 31 is located. This signal means indicates how far the leading edge of the respective item of laundry on the upper strand 30 of the pivotable conveyor 25th is raised. Likewise, the pivot position of the conveyor 25 can be detected.
  • a discharge conveyor is in the apparatus shown here (Fig. 1 and 2) an obliquely directed Slide 37 provided, about which the individual items of laundry from the swivel Conveyor 25 to reach in Figs. 1 and 2, not shown downstream conveyor.
  • the buffer 36 is laterally above the funnel 35 under the gripper 23rd arranged, in such a way that it alsund the function of the pressure medium cylinder 19 and movable gripper 23 and the transfer means 24 is not affected.
  • the Buffer 36 is pivotable about a horizontal tilting axis on the frame framework 17 stored. These are opposite side walls 38 of the buffer Assigned 36 associated with the frame 17 bearings 39 associated.
  • the the Tilting axis of the buffer 36 forming bearing 39 are located approximately on one Area center of the respective side wall 38. This is the cache 36 pivotable about a horizontal longitudinal central axis.
  • At a lower, outer corner region of at least one side wall 38 is a End, in particular a piston rod end 40, a pressure medium cylinder 41 hinged.
  • An opposite piston end 42 of the pressure medium cylinder 41 is on Frame framework 17 articulated.
  • each side wall 38th to assign a pressure medium cylinder 41.
  • the latch 36 When retracted pressure cylinder 41, the latch 36 is in a Loading position (Fig. 1). In this position, laundry items from above into the buffer 36 ein formulabar. When extended pressure cylinder 41 is the Latch 36 in a discharge position (Fig. 2). In this can the laundry items from the buffer 36 automatically, namely directly from the buffer 36 enter the funnel 35.
  • the buffer 36 is the funnel 35 assigned so that it is laterally above the funnel 35.
  • the buffer 36 has two between the parallel side walls 38 extending (flat) walls 43 and 44. These walls 43 and 44 are indicated in Figs. 1 and 2 by thick lines. In particular from FIG. 1 it can be seen that the walls 43, 44 at an angle of less than 90 ° to each other and thereby in the loading position (Fig. 1) downwards are closed. A the walls 43, 44 opposite side of the cache 36 is open. This allows the latch 36 in the loading of to be filled at the top with items to be separated. In that shown in FIG. 2 Unloading is the latch 36 by almost 90 ° to the through the bearings 39 formed tilting axis pivots, whereby the wall 44 horizontally directed a Top of the latch 36 forms and the adjoining wall 43rd about a wall (in Figs.
  • the right wall) of the funnel 35 is extended, so is directed diagonally downwards.
  • the open side of the buffer 36 now points down so that the laundry items from the latch 36 automatically can slip into the funnel 35.
  • the latch 36 is ready for Inclusion of new items of laundry.
  • Fig. 3 shows a device which differs from the device of Figs. 1 and 2 only differs by the formation of the storage means under the gripper 23.
  • the Stocking means is formed here as a shape-changeable bag 45.
  • the Sack 45 is made of a flexible material, such as a fabric.
  • At least two opposite edges of a horizontal peripheral edge 46 of the Sacks 45 are attached to horizontal support rods 47.
  • the support rods 47 are up and moved on the frame framework 17, namely vertical support same, out.
  • each support bar 47 is two parallel, vertically oriented pressure cylinder 46 assigned.
  • the pressure cylinder 46 are on the one hand on the respective support rod 47 and on the other hand attached to the lower end of the frame 17.
  • each support rod 47 By the Pressure medium cylinder 48, each support rod 47 aufund with the hanging bag 45 underneath movable up.
  • the bag 45 is formed so that when fully lowered Support rods 47, so with retracted pressure medium cylinders 48, a bottom wall 49th of the bag mostly on a horizontal support 50 at the bottom of the framework 17 rests. In this in Fig. 3 shown by solid lines Position, the bottom wall 49 of the bag 45 is formed relatively flat, whereby the Sack 45 a maximum amount of laundry or the like record can.
  • the slipping of individual laundry items in the lowest, lower part of the lifted bag 45 can be assisted by a jerky or interrupted Extending the pressure cylinder 48.
  • the bag 45 is characterized during the Lifting, whereby it receives an increasingly funnel-shaped shape, in addition shaken. The laundry items can thereby reliably to the deepest, central Area of the bottom wall 49 of the bag 45 reach.
  • Fig. 4 shows a device that of the apparatus of Figs. 1 to 3 thereby deviates that a container 51 is provided which receives the laundry items.
  • a container 51 is provided which receives the laundry items.
  • the receiving frame 52 is configured to hold the container 51 both in the horizontal direction can reciprocate according to the horizontal arrows of Fig. 4.
  • the receiving frame 52 allows an up and down movement of the container 51 in the direction of the vertical double arrow in Fig. 4.
  • Fig. 5 shows a device, the device of Figs. 1 and 2 substantially equivalent. Therefore, the same reference numerals are used for the same parts.
  • the Stocking means is in the apparatus of Fig. 5 different from the device of Fig. 1 and 2 designed as Wilsontteltrichter 53.
  • the croqutteltrichter 53 is four steering rods 54 on the frame structure 17, namely crossbeams 55 of the same, hinged.
  • the vertical in their undeflected position Handlebars 54 pivot freely with lower ends at the upper edge region of the Gartteltrichters 53 with upper ends of the crossbars 55 at.
  • the double arrow 56 in FIG. 5th is indicated. This trajectory is transverse in the embodiment shown to the movement axis 22 of the gripper 23rd
  • the vibrating funnel 53 is moved by a linear drive, in which it is in the shown embodiment is a pressure medium cylinder 57.
  • the pressure medium cylinder 57 is actuated with compressed air.
  • the pressure medium cylinder 57 is connected to a Piston part fixed to the frame 17.
  • One end of a piston rod 58 of the Pressure medium cylinder 57 is pivotally connected to a tab 59 below the Haitteltrichter 53.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Textile Engineering (AREA)
  • Control And Other Processes For Unpacking Of Materials (AREA)
  • Supports Or Holders For Household Use (AREA)
  • Branching, Merging, And Special Transfer Between Conveyors (AREA)
  • Discharge Of Articles From Conveyors (AREA)
  • Intermediate Stations On Conveyors (AREA)
  • Centrifugal Separators (AREA)
  • Chain Conveyers (AREA)
  • Accessory Of Washing/Drying Machine, Commercial Washing/Drying Machine, Other Washing/Drying Machine (AREA)

Claims (8)

  1. Dispositif pour saisir et de préférence séparer des pièces de linge ou des objets semblables, comportant un moyen de préhension (23) pour la saisie de pièces de linge de préférence individuelles dans un tas de linge ou un ensemble semblable, et un moyen de stockage (35, 45, 51, 53) pour les pièces de linge du tas de linge, caractérisé par le fait qu'au moyen de stockage (35, 45, 51, 53) est associé au moins un magasin intermédiaire (36).
  2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que le magasin intermédiaire (36) peut être basculé d'une position de chargement à une position de déchargement et inversement.
  3. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que le magasin intermédiaire (36) est placé devant le moyen de stockage (35, 45, 51, 53) de façon telle que lorsque le magasin intermédiaire (36) est en position de déchargement, les pièces de linge aillent automatiquement dans le moyen de stockage (35, 45, 51, 53).
  4. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que le moyen de stockage (35, 45, 51, 53) est de forme modifiable.
  5. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que le moyen de stockage (35, 45, 51, 53) présente au moins une paroi flexible, en particulier est constitué d'un sac (45).
  6. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que le moyen de stockage (35, 45, 51, 53) peut être monté et descendu, et de préférence, au moyen de stockage est associé un appui (50) sur lequel au moins une partie inférieure du moyen de stockage repose dans sa position descendue.
  7. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que le moyen de stockage (35, 45, 51, 53) peut être mis au moins par moments en vibration ou en mouvement de secouage ou à secousses.
  8. Dispositif selon la revendication 7, caractérisé par le fait que le mouvement de secouage ou à secousses du moyen de stockage (35, 45, 51, 53) a lieu dans une direction qui s'écarte de la trajectoire du dispositif de préhension et de préférence coupe cette trajectoire à angle droit.
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DE19651311A DE19651311A1 (de) 1996-12-10 1996-12-10 Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Vereinzeln von Wäschestücken
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EP97119813 1997-11-12
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