EP1213385B1 - Method and device for feeding laundry pieces to a treatment apparatus - Google Patents

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The invention relates to a method for feeding laundry to a Treatment device according to the preamble of claim 1. Furthermore the invention a device for feeding laundry to a treatment device according to the preamble of claim 7.

The supply of laundry to a treatment facility, such as a Deficiency or one of the treatment device upstream input device takes place according to JP 06 154493 A by manual hanging of preferably adjacent Corners of a respective item of laundry in Beladeklammem of example one Feed conveyor. The laundry is then transferred from the Beladeklammem to others Staples, in particular spreading clips, the input device or treatment device to hand over. The transfer of the respective laundry from the Beladeklammern to the Spreizklammem or the like has been proven. It is thereby one Manual attachment of the corners of the laundry in the Beladeklammem possible. In addition, the utilization of the treatment facility is increased. It has, however, in Practice has shown that this known feeding of laundry items to a Treatment device or one of these upstream input device consuming requires additional facilities.

From DE 39 12 977 A it is known, the respective laundry item manually in a Corner of the same holding loading bracket to enter. The at the Beladeklammer hanging laundry is along a circulating conveyor line to a transfer device transported with a variety of transfer brackets. The transfer brackets grab a freely drooping edge opposite the transport clamp of the laundry. From the transfer device is then the laundry pivoted and centered in front of an input device. The additional transfer device This known device is quite complex. Besides, it is not possible, the upper edge of the laundry by Spreizklammern in front of the input device stretch.

It is therefore the object of the invention to provide a method and a device for feeding laundry items to a treatment facility or a to create this upstream input device, whereby the manual attachment of the Laundry items to the Beladeklammem for the operator is simplified and a quick, reliable transfer of laundry from the Beladeklammern subsequent clips or the like is possible.

A method for achieving this object comprises the measures of claim 1. Characterized in that the feed conveyor groups of at least two brackets, namely in particular Beladeklammern, which are movable together, it is with low effort quickly possible, the Beladeklammem either in the loading station or to bring the transfer area. It is always a corresponding Number of loading clamps in the loading station available. The or each other Beladeklammer the respective group is then located in one of the loading station directed position, in the vicinity of the transfer area. Empty loading clamps become inevitable through the joint movement of all Beladeklammem moved back into the loading station, if the each holding a laundry load Beladeklammern be moved to the transfer area. Need the empty Beiadeklammern thereby only a relatively short distance to the loading station, whereby in the Loading station very quickly again free Beladeklammern be available.

The brackets of each group continue to be driven together in rotation. This is a common drive for all parentheses of each group or optionally Also possible for all parentheses of several groups. By the common drive If there is a synchronization of at least the parentheses of the respective group, which ensures reliably without great mechanical effort that a Transfer of the respective item of laundry from the Beladeklammem to subsequent Clamps (Spreizklammern) takes place while empty Beladeklammern again get to the loading station.

Preferably, the brackets of each group are arranged so that when a part the loading clamp is in the loading position, other loading clamps in the loading position Transfer area are arranged. It is thus possible by the shortest route To transport laundry from the loading clamps to the transfer area while by the joint movement of the loading clamps of each group simultaneously empty Beladeklammern the loading station are provided.

Furthermore, it is provided, the brackets, in particular Beladeklammern, each group discontinuously, preferably cyclically, to drive. This can be both downtime the Beladeklammem used as well as movement phases thereof become. In downtimes of Beladeklammem can in these in the loading station Corners or corner areas of a new piece of laundry are hung manually. During the movement of the Beladeklammem these drive to the subsequent Clamps over to hand over the laundry from the Beladeklammem to the following Klammem. This makes it possible to use the different clock phases to provide either empty Beladeklammem with laundry or the Transfer laundry items from the loading clamps to other clamps.

The brackets are assembled according to a preferred method, in particular simultaneously or synchronously, moved on a revolving circular path. This kind of movement The Beladeklammem is the easiest and most reliable fixture realize.

According to a further embodiment of the method, it is provided that the brackets, in particular Beladeklammern, reoriented during their movement, in particular be pivoted. This makes it possible to use the parentheses to pass to the Clamps of the input device or the like in another, namely transfer-appropriate Position while the brackets move back to the Loading station be placed in a different position, in which they are more ergonomic favorable way manually be equipped with laundry.

An apparatus for solving the above object has the features of Claim 7. Thus, each group of at least two loading pegs is one together, circumferentially driven conveying member of the feed conveyor assigned. A such group of at least two loading clamps each serve to hold a corner or a corner region of a preferably upper transverse edge of the respective item of laundry. To hold the laundry items on two opposite corners, when supplied to the treatment facility or the like, there are two Groups of preferably two Beladeklammern provided. It will be all Beladeklammem a station for feeding laundry to the treatment facility or the like, in particular a feed conveyor, simultaneously driven. The Beladeklammern each group are from the conveyor on a circular path emotional.

Preferably, in the case of groups with two loading clamps, these are at opposite ends Ends of the conveying member arranged. For this purpose, the conveyor organ as a order a central axis of rotation circumferentially drivable rotary arm may be formed. Then it is at each of the opposite free ends of the rotary arm, a Beladeklammer. With such a rotary arm can be the common drive of the two Beladeklammern each group particularly easy and reliable realize, with the Trajectory, namely circular path, the Beladeklammem the group forcibly is given by the moving of the rotary arm on a circular path ends of the Swivel arm with attached loading clamps. It is unnecessary thereby consuming, stationary guideways for the Beladeklammem carrying trolley or like.

The respective rotary arm is according to a preferred embodiment of the device in such a way assigned to the Spreizklammem an input device or treatment device, that the Beladeklammem moved by the rotary arm on the circular path in the transfer area moved past the Spreizklammem the treatment device or input device be, with the transfer of the laundry, in particular one corner or a corner region thereof, of the loading clamp moved on the circular path to the preferably during this transfer resting Spreizklammern done. When moving past the respective Beladeklammern to the expansion clamp is then the corner region of the laundry item in the respective clamp mouth of Spreizklammern introduced mechanically and thereafter the respective corner region of the laundry piece of the Beladeklammer solved.

According to a development of the device according to the invention, the loading clamps pivotally mounted at the ends of the respective rotary arm. Preferably are the Beladeklammern at the ends of the respective rotary arm to parallel to pivot axis extending central axis of rotation pivotable. This allows the Insertion direction of a corner region of the laundry item in the clamp mouth of Change the respective loading clamp, so that the corner area of the laundry always so can be inserted into the clamp mouth, as it is the easiest for operators or easiest. Likewise, the respective Beladeklammer can Transfer of the laundry item to a subsequent expansion clamp in such Position bring to the same that in the insertion direction of a corner of the The piece of laundry in the expansion clamp the loading clamp from the corner of the laundry is removable.

Fig. 1

eine schematische Seitenansicht der Vorrichtung,

Fig. 2

eine schematische Vorderansicht der Vorrichtung der Fig. 1,

Fig. 3

eine Seitenansicht eines Teils der Vorrichtung in unterschiedlichen Bewegungsphasen,

Fig. 4

eine Seitenansicht eines Dreharms der Vorrichtung mit Beladeklammern, und

Fig. 5

eine Draufsicht auf den in der Fig. 4 gezeigten Dreharm mit Beladeklammern.

Preferred embodiments of the method and the device according to the invention will be explained in more detail with reference to the drawing. In this show:

Fig. 1

a schematic side view of the device,

Fig. 2

1 is a schematic front view of the device of FIG. 1, FIG.

Fig. 3

a side view of a part of the device in different phases of movement,

Fig. 4

a side view of a rotating arm of the device with Beladeklammern, and

Fig. 5

a plan view of the rotary arm shown in FIG. 4 with Beladeklammern.

The device shown in the figures is used for feeding laundry items 10, such as For example, tablecloths, sheets or the like, to a defect, not shown or another treatment device of the laundry items 10.

The device shown here has two loading stations 11 and 12. Each Loading station 11 and 12 has a feed conveyor 13, 14. Both feed conveyor 13 and 14, an input device 15 is assigned. From the input device 15 individual items of laundry 10 are spread out and a subsequent treatment device, For example, a defect, not shown, supplied.

In the area of each loading station 12 and 13 is from an operator 16 a from a laundry bag 10, not shown, manually with opposite corner regions of an edge, in particular a front edge of the Laundry article 10 in two Beladeklammem 17 and 18 of the respective feed conveyor 13th or 14 entered. The respective feed conveyor 13 and 14 transports that with the Corner areas in the Beladeklammem 17 and 18 hanging laundry 10 too other, in particular subsequent brackets, in the embodiment shown Spreizklammem 19 and 20, the input device 15. There is a Transfer of the corner regions of the laundry article 10 from the two Beladeklammem 17th or 18 on two Spreizklammem 19 and 20. The Spreizklammern 19 and 20 are then proceed transversely in front of the input device 15, in particular moved apart, with an extension of the laundry, in particular the the same front between the in the Spreizklammem 19 and 20th held corner portions of the laundry item 10 takes place. From the Spreizklammem 19 or 20, the spread laundry 10 is then to a conveyor of the input device 15 passing the laundry 10 into the treatment facility, in particular a defect or the like, enters.

The device shown here (FIG. 2) is provided with two loading stations 11 and 12, the opposite sides of the input device 15 are assigned. Accordingly the input device 15 are associated with two feed conveyors 13 and 14, which are each arranged in the region of a loading station 11 and 12. The input device 15 has two separate pairs Spreizklammem 19 and 20, wherein each one pair of Spreizklammem 19 and 20 assigned to a feed conveyor 13 and 14 respectively is. It can therefore two operators 16 independently at each loading station 11 and 12 the corresponding feed conveyor 13 and 14th each with a laundry load 10. For small laundry items 10, the one allow two-lane input, each pair of Spreizklammem 19 and 20 of the works Input device 15 independently. For larger items of laundry 10, the allow a single-lane input, is alternately an input of such large laundry item 10 from the Spreizklammem 19 or 20 in the area of a loading station 11 or 12 or a feed conveyor 13 or 14.

In a special way, the feed conveyors 13 and 14 are formed, wherein the feed conveyors 13, 14 are equal to each other. In the following the invention is based on the Feeding conveyor 13 explained in more detail.

The feed conveyor 13 has two equally trained, side by side each pivot arm 21 is in a vertical plane, in the input direction 23 runs, rotationally drivable. For this purpose, each rotary arm 21 is on one mounted horizontal axis of rotation 22 which extends transversely to the input direction 23 (Fig. 1). The centrally through the respective rotary arm 21 extending axis of rotation 22 is formed by a fixedly connected to the rotary arm 21 stub axle 24 by a suitable Drive, for example, an electric motor 25, can be driven. The electric motor 25 and the stub axle 24 are mounted on a support arm 26, which in the embodiment shown is connected to the input device 15. But it is also conceivable the respective feed conveyor 13, so the stub axle 24 with the rotary arm 21 and the electric motor 25, on a separate frame in front of the input device 15 to lagem.

In the illustrated embodiment, each of the two parallel rotating arms 21 of Feeding conveyor 13 associated with its own drive. For this purpose, each rotary arm 21 is on one own stub axle 24 mounted, both on the common, horizontal axis of rotation 22 in front of the input device 15 are located. The drives, in particular Electric motors 25, both rotating arms 21 of the respective feed conveyor 13 are such drivable synchronously, that the rotating arms 21 of the feed conveyor 13 alike move around. But it is also conceivable, both rotating arms 21 of the feed conveyor 13 to lie on a common axis, rotating by a single drive is driven, whereby a forced mechanical coupling of the synchronous operation the two rotary arms 21 of the respective feed conveyor 13 is given.

Opposite, free ends 27 of each rotary arm 21 is ever a clip, and indeed associated with the respective loading clamp 17 and 18. Each rotary arm 21 has it two opposite Beladeklammem 17, 18, in the embodiment shown are formed the same way in a known per se, namely the releasable Holding a corner region of the respective laundry item 10 serve. The distance everyone Beladeklammer 17 and 18 at the respective end 27 of a rotary arm 21 to the central Rotary axis 22 is about the same size. As a result, the rotating drive of the Dreharms 21 about the axis of rotation 22 Beladeklammem 17, 18 to the opposite free ends 27 of the rotary arm 21 on a same path, namely one Circular path 28 (FIG. 3), moved. The circular path 28 is in diameter and in position (Position of the rotation axis 22) in such a way to the Spreizklammem 19, 20 tuned that the through the insertion opening 29 of the respective clamp mouth of the loading clamp 17 or 18 extending circular path 28 an insertion opening 30 of the clamp mouth of Spreizklammer 19, 20 concerned cuts (Fig. 1).

The Beladeklammem 17 and 18 are pivotable at the ends 27 of the respective Rotary arm 21 arranged. For this purpose, each Beladeklammer 17, 18 at the end 27 of pivoting arm 21 pivotable about a horizontal pivot axis 31, which is parallel to the axis of rotation 22. The distance of the pivot axes 31 to the opposite ends 27 of the rotary arm 21 of the rotation axis 22 is about each the same. Each freely about its pivot axis 31 pivotable Beladeklammer 17, 18th can be brought into the respective pivot position and held in this by a Link arm 32, the distance from the pivot axis 31 on the loading bracket 17th or 18 attacks. The pointing away from the Beladeklammem 17 and 18 ends of preferably the same length of link arms 32 are connected to a pivoting gear 33rd This pivoting mechanism 33 controls the link arms 32 with each revolution of the rotary arm 21 so that while the Beladeklammem 17 and 18 relative to the rotary arm 21 pivotally are, in such a way that the directions of the insertion openings 29 are continuously change during the circulation of Beladeklammem 17 and 18 on the circular path 28.

In the illustrated embodiment, the pivoting gear 33 is in the manner of a planetary gear educated. For this purpose, a sun gear 34 is concentric with the axis of rotation 22 arranged, which is fixedly connected to the support arm 26, so with the rotary arm 21st not moving. Opposite sides of the sun gear 34 are two equal Planetary gears 35 assigned. These are rotatably mounted on the rotary arm 21, and although on parallel to the axis of rotation 22 extending axes of rotation 39. At a distance from the Rotary axis 39 of each planetary gear 35 is pivotally connected to this one of the respective Beladeklammer 17, 18 opposite end of the respective handlebar 32nd hinged (Fig. 5). The planet gears 35 are in meshing engagement with the Sun gear 34; They are characterized by the rotation of the rotary arm 21 to the stationary Sun gear 34 is rotated, causing the off-center on the respective planetary gear 35 mounted end of the control arms 32 on a (small) circular path around the Rotary axis 39 of the planet gears 35 moves and thereby displaced in the axial direction which causes a pivoting of Beladeklammem 17 about the pivot axes 31 leads.

The swivel gear 33 and the linkages of the control arms 32 to the Beladeklammem 17 and 18 and the planetary gears 35 are made so that when passing a loading clamp 17, 18 on a Spreizklammer 19, 20, the insertion opening 29 of the loading clamp 17, 18 points approximately vertically downwards and thus rectified to the likewise vertically downward pointing insertion direction 30 of Spreizklammer 19, 20 is. When moving past the loading clamp 17, 18 at one Spreizklammer 19, 20 is thereby held by the Beladeklammer 17, 18 corner region of the laundry item 10 in the insertion opening 30 of the expansion clamp 19, 20th moved and simultaneously pulled out of the insertion opening 29 of the loading clamp 17, 18. In addition, the appropriate design of the control arms 32 and leads Assigning them to the planetary gears 35 and Beladeklammem 17 and 18 to that for loading the same by the respective operator 16 the Beladeklammem 17, 18 with the insertion opening 25 are inclined slightly downwards and are located at an ergonomic height above the floor 36, whereby a simple and fatigue-free loading of Beladeklammern 17, 18 with a Laundry item 10 for the relevant operator 16 is possible.

Fig. 5 shows the Beladeklammem 17 and 18 in plan view. These are accordingly forked formed with a gap 37 between two spaced apart mutually extending clamping portions 38 for the respective corner of the Laundry 10. The gap 37 between the clamping portions 38 is here so that it is slightly larger than the width of the Spreizklammem 19 and 20. The Beladeklammern 17 and 18 are also so relative to the Spreizklammern 19 and 20th positioned on opposite sides of the gap 37 Clamping portions 38 of Beladeklammem 17 and 18 to the currently stationary Spreizklammem 19 and 20 are moved past in their takeover position and thereby collision-free the Beladeklammem 17 and 18, the Spreizklammem 19 and 20th to overtake for the transfer of the corner regions of the relevant item of laundry 10 of the Loading clamps 17, 18 to the Spreizklammem 19, 20th

The inventive method runs with the device described above as follows, referring to the loading station 11 with the feed conveyor 13:

The two rotating arms 21 of the feed conveyor 13 are simultaneously (synchronously) periodically powered. In standstill phases of the rotary arms 21 is a Beladeklammer 17 each pivot arm 21 on one of the input device 15 directed away Side of the rotation axis 22 in such a position, which is an ergonomic convenient hanging of the opposite corner areas of a particular piece of laundry 10 by the operator 16 allows. The opposite second Beladeklammer 18 each rotary arm 21 is here slightly above the Spreizklammern 19, so that during the stoppage phase of the rotating arms 21 the Spreizklammem 19 can be moved unhindered.

In the stoppage phase of the rotating arms 21 of the feed conveyor 13 shown in FIG The operator 16 hangs out of the laundry pile or the like grasping laundry item 10 with opposite corner regions of a preferably front edge in the two adjacent front Beladeklammem 17th the two rotating arms 21 of the feed conveyor 13 a. The opposite, empty Beladeklammem 18 remain empty.

After a piece of laundry 10 in the front, stationary Beladeklammern 17 of the operator 16 is hung, the rotary arms 21 of the feed conveyor 13 equally rotated counterclockwise. Lead both the loaded with the laundry Beladeklammem 17 and the opposite, Empty Beladeklammem 18 equally a movement on the circular path 28 of the respective rotary arm 21, in each case a half-circle rotation. there The Beladeklammem 18 both rotating arms 21 simultaneously and in the same way moved on the two parallel circular paths 28. Here are the respective Laundry 10 holding Beladeklammem 17 continuously at the Spreizklammem 19 on the side of the input device 15, which is assigned to the feed conveyor 13, moved past. Here is a flying transfer of the corner areas of the laundry 10 of the Beladeklammem 17 to the Spreizklammem 19 instead. It passes in each case a loading clamp 17 of each rotary arm 21 a corner region of the laundry item 10 to one of the two Spreizklammem 19, during the passage of the Beladeklammern 17 on the expansion brackets 19. The movement phase of the rotary arms 21st is complete when they have equally made a semicircular turn, after which previously provided with the laundry 10 loading clips 17 in the empty Condition are above the Spreizklammem 19, while the previously empty Beladeklammem 18 at opposite ends of the rotating arms 21 in a loading position located at the loading station 11, and precisely in the position in which before the loading clips 17 were for loading. The operator 16 can then the next piece of laundry 10 with opposite corner areas in the Enter Beladeklammem 18.

During the circumferential movement of the rotary arms 21, the Beladeklammem 17th and 18 at opposite ends of the pivot arms 21 about the pivot axes 31 tilted, and equally in the opposite direction. So are the Beiadeklammern 17 with a laundry item 10 in the process of the loading station 11 at the Spreizklammem 19 twisted over in such a way that in the area of the transfer of the Wäschestücks 10 of the Beladeklammem 17 to the expansion brackets 19, the insertion openings 29 of Beladeklammem 17 are directed vertically downwards (right Representation of the individual Beladeklammer 17 in Fig. 3). This can during the Passing the loading clamps 17 on the expansion clamps 19 the laundry item 10 with the opposite corner areas in approximately vertical orientation in the also downwardly open insertion openings 30 of Spreizklammem 19 from below inserted and down from the insertion openings 29 of the Beladeklammem 17th be pulled out. When advancing the Beladeklammem 17 to the loading station 11 takes place back swinging the Beladeklammem 17 in the original Position for hanging a new item of laundry 10 in the Beladeklammem 17th (See with a laundry load loaded loading clamp 17 in the lower left illustration of Fig. 3). In other words, it is handed over to the Spreizklammem a pivoting of Beladeklammem 17 at one end 27 of both rotating arms 21st instead, so that the Beladeklammem 17 in a for transfer to the expansion clamp 19th reach required position, with this pivoting reversed again is made when the Beladeklammem 17 moves back to the loading station 11 again become.

The pivoting of the loading clamps 17 and 18 of both rotating arms 21 takes place equally controlled by the pivot gear 33 and the latter of this Handlebars 32 applied movements toward the Beladeklammem 17 and 18. In this case, the uniform pivoting of Beladeklammem 17 and 18 both Rotary arms 21 of the feed conveyor 13 with the result that the front edge of the laundry item 10 with an adjoining area, in particular the opposite Corner areas of the front edge of the laundry item 10, according to the pivoting movements the Beladeklammem 17 and 18 is tilted. While in the field of Loading station 12 an adjacent to the front edge of the laundry item 10 in area Direction to the input device 15 slightly inclined relative to the horizontal rising, the front edge region of the laundry item 10 is at the transfer to the Spreizklammem 19 in a vertical plane, whereby an insertion of this front edge region with in particular opposite corner areas in the bottom open insertion openings 30 of Spreizklammem 19 is possible and at the same time this edge region of the laundry article 10 from the insertion openings also open at the bottom 29 of Beladeklammem 17 is pulled out.

In the manner described above, the feeding of individual laundry items also takes place 10 through the feed conveyor 14 on the opposite side of the input device 15 to the arranged here pair of Spreizklammem 20. It is conceivable that the input device 15 only one or more than two feed conveyors 13, 14 and a corresponding number of Spreizklammem 19, 20 are assigned. Such a device can then have only a single or even more than two loading stations feature. The distance between two rotary arms 21 of a feed conveyor 13 and 14, respectively but each as large as the distance of Spreizklammem 19 and 20 of a pair of Spreizklammem 19 and 20 on one side of the input device 15 when the Spreizklammem 19, 20 stationary in the transfer position of a piece of laundry 10 of the Beladeklammem 17 and 18 to the Spreizklammem 19 and 20 are located.

Claims (13)

1. Method for feeding laundry pieces to a treatment apparatus, each laundry piece (10) being placed at adjacent, opposite corner regions of a preferably front edge into a respective peg of at least one feed conveyor (13, 14) and being transferred to pegs of the treatment apparatus or of an input apparatus (15) arranged upstream of the latter, characterized in that a dedicated group each having at least two pegs is formed for each of the two opposite corner regions of the laundry piece (10), the pegs of both groups are moved together on a revolving path, and during the movement of the peg of each group that is in each case holding one corner region of a laundry piece (10), the other peg in each case of the same group is moved back empty.
2. Method according to Claim 1, characterized in that one peg of each group of pegs of the feed conveyor (13, 14) is in a suitable position for loading with a laundry piece (10) if the other peg of the same group of the feed conveyor (13, 14) is in the region of the transfer of a laundry piece (10) to a peg of the treatment apparatus or of the input apparatus (15).
3. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the pegs of each group of the feed conveyor (13, 14) are driven discontinuously, in particular cyclically, with all of the pegs of each group of the feed conveyor (13, 14) being driven together, in particular at the same time, and also stopping together between successive driving phases.
4. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the pegs of the respective feed conveyor (13, 14) are pivoted during their movement, preferably in such a manner that the position of the pegs of the feed conveyor (13, 14), in which they are loaded manually with a laundry piece (10), changes in relation to the position of the pegs of the feed conveyor (13, 14), in which the laundry piece (10) is transferred to the pegs of the treatment apparatus or to an input apparatus (15) arranged upstream of the latter.
5. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the transfer of the laundry piece (10) to the pegs of the treatment apparatus or of the input apparatus (15) takes place during the continuous moving of the pegs of the respective feed conveyor (13, 14) passed the pegs of the input apparatus (15) or of the treatment apparatus, and/or the loading of the pegs of the feed conveyor (13, 14) with a laundry piece (10) is undertaken during a momentary stoppage of these pegs, preferably of all of the pegs.
6. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the pegs of the feed conveyor (13, 14) are pivoted during their continued movement from the respective loading station (11, 12) to the transfer point, in which a transfer to the pegs of the input apparatus (15) or of the treatment apparatus takes place, and during the movement back to the loading station (11, 12).
7. Device for feeding laundry pieces (10) to a treatment apparatus, having a feed conveyor (13, 14) which has loading pegs (17, 18) for holding adjacent, opposite corner regions of a preferably front edge of each laundry piece (10), it being possible for the laundry piece (10) to be transferred to expanding pegs (19, 20) of the treatment apparatus or of an input apparatus (15) assigned thereto, characterized in that two groups used for holding in each case one of the opposite corner regions of the laundry piece (10) are provided with in each case at least two loading pegs (17, 18), the loading pegs (17, 18) of each group can be driven on a revolving circuit in each case by at least one conveying element, and the loading pegs (17, 18) of each group can be moved simultaneously by the conveying element towards the expanding pegs (19, 20) of the treatment apparatus and back from the same.
8. Device according to Claim 7, characterized in that each group with preferably two loading pegs (17, 18) is arranged diametrically opposite on the particular conveying element, preferably in such a manner that the loading pegs (17, 18) are situated opposite each other on the path, in particular circuit (28), of the conveying element and are moved on this path, in particular circuit (28).
9. Device according to Claim 7 or 8, characterized in that the or each conveying element is designed as a rotating arm (21) which can be driven in a revolving manner about a central axis of rotation (22), the axis of rotation (22) running centrally through the rotating arm (21) and a loading peg (17, 18) being arranged on each of the opposite (free) ends (27) of each rotating arm (21).
10. Device according to Claim 9, characterized in that the respective rotating arm (21) is assigned to the expanding pegs (19, 20) of the input apparatus (15) or treatment apparatus in such a manner that the loading pegs (17, 18) moved by the driven rotating arm (21) on, preferably, a circuit (28), as they move in a collision-free manner past the expanding pegs (19, 20) of the input apparatus (15) or of the treatment apparatus, transfer the respective laundry piece (10) to the expanding pegs (19, 20).
11. Device according to Claim 9 or 10, characterized in that the loading pegs (17, 18) are arranged pivotably at the ends (27) of the respective rotating arm (21), and can preferably be pivoted at the opposite ends (27) of the respective rotating arm (21) about pivot axes (31) running parallel to the central axis of rotation (22).
12. Device according to one of Claims 9 to 11, characterized in that the loading pegs (17, 18) of the respective rotating arm (21) are assigned a pivoting mechanism (33) which pivots the loading pegs (17, 18) during their continued movement on the path of movement, in particular circuit (28), in a specific manner relative to the respective rotating arm (21).
13. Device according to one of Claims 9 to 12, characterized in that in each case one pair of two rotating arms (21), which are situated in parallel next to each other and have in each case two loading pegs (17, 18) at the opposite ends (27) of each rotating arm (21), forms a feed conveyor (13, 14), and, in this case, the rotating arms (21) of each feed conveyor (13, 14) are preferably situated parallel next to one another at a small distance, with the central axes of rotation (22) of the two rotating arms (21) of the respective feed conveyor (13, 14) lying on a common (imaginary) connecting line which runs in particular horizontally and transversely to the input direction (23) of the laundry pieces (10) into the input apparatus (15) or the treatment apparatus.

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