EP0982428A1 - Method and device for feeding laundry pieces to a laundry treatment apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

To move laundry to the laundering stations, the laundry is clipped manually to a conveyor to be carried into a store zone and then passed to the laundering process. Before the laundry (10) enters the store zone (23), it is scanned to give a relevant value for the laundering equipment, and then passed into the holding zone (23). The scanning action gives the length between two laundry carrier clips (15) at the conveyor (14), holding the edges (13) of each laundry item (10) pref. to give the laundry edge length to be passed into the laundry processing unit, and especially the edge (13) of the laundry (10) across its insertion direction. The edge (13) of the laundry (10) is measured while it is held by the successive carrier clips (15) on the direction of movement (16) of the laundry conveyor (14). A retaining measurement rod gives the laundry edge length as the laundry (10) is moved onwards by the conveyor (14). The onwards movement of the laundry (10) is stopped temporarily before the start of length measurement, for the insertion of the measurement rod into the movement path of the laundry (10). As the laundry (10) is moved onwards, the measurement rod is detached from the edge (13) of the laundry (10) to be measured. The measurement rod is inserted into the laundry movement path between two successive carrier clips (15) which hold neighboring corners of each laundry item (10), and to swing as the laundry travels along with the conveyor (14), so that the carrier clips (15) move past the rod. At the holding zone (23), the laundry (10) is sorted into an intermediate store zone according the measured edge length, to be carried in an appropriate section (24-26) of the holding zone (23). The separate holding stretches (24-26) are arranged according to the number of passes required through the laundry processing unit such as a mangle (11) for the measured laundry edge (13) length. An independent claim is included for a laundry transport assembly with a monitor station for the carried laundry (10) on the conveyor (14) before it reaches the holding zone (23), to register at least one relevant measurement appropriate to the laundry processing unit to take the laundry. Preferred Features: The monitor has a retaining measurement rod, pref. in a U-shape, which swings parallel to the direction of laundry travel with the conveyor. The measurement rod can slide in and out of action across the direction of laundry travel.

Description

The invention relates to a method for feeding laundry items to a laundry treatment device according to the preamble of claim 1. Furthermore, the invention relates a device for feeding laundry to one Laundry treatment device according to the preamble of Claim 10.

The supply of laundry items to a laundry treatment facility, such as a defect or the like, usually takes place in such a way that the washed laundry items first manually with adjacent corners in transport brackets of a feed conveyor. The feed conveyor transports each with two corners on two consecutive Transport clips hanging laundry items one by one into a store. The memory is usually in the The conveyor section of the feed conveyor is integrated. From the store the items of laundry become the laundry treatment device in succession transported. Unless the laundry If a defect is to be fed, it will be fed by the feed conveyor to an input device arranged in front of the ironer transported. The laundry items are individually from the Transport clamps of the feed conveyor on spreading clamps of the Transfer input device. The spreading clamps are used to the item of laundry with a piece of clothing running transversely to the input device, stretch out the front edge before it from the Input device into which the defect is entered.

Depending on the size of the laundry items, the laundry treatment facilities, especially lack and before arranged input devices, single or multi-lane operated. Single-lane operation takes place for large items of laundry, covering almost the entire width of the defect or input device. A multi-lane, in particular two-lane, input is for smaller items of laundry, those to better utilize the capacity of the shortage or the like side by side the input device and go through the shortages.

In laundry companies, items of laundry usually fall both unsorted according to type and size. It prepares due to the difficulties in practice, the lack and Input device always in an optimal utilization ensuring operating mode (single or multi-lane) operate.

Based on the foregoing, the object of the invention based on a method and an apparatus for feeding Items of laundry to a laundry treatment facility create, with which an optimal utilization of the laundry treatment facility is guaranteed.

A procedure for solving this problem shows the measures of Claim 1 on. Accordingly, the determination takes place in front of the memory at least one relevant to the size of the item of laundry Worth. This makes it possible to determine which place the respective item of laundry in the subsequent laundry treatment facility needed. The laundry treatment device, especially a deficiency, can be specifically proven, thus optimal utilization of the shortage or the like is guaranteed.

According to a preferred development of the method, between two adjacent brackets of the feed conveyor held edge of the respective item of laundry measured, in particular to determine the length of the same. There usually the laundry with the between the brackets of the feed conveyor held edge to the input device and handed over by the latter to a defect or the like, exactly the size of the respective item of laundry is determined, what for determining the type of occupancy of the laundry treatment facility is required, namely that of Brackets held the front edge of the corresponding item of laundry. It also takes into account whether the relevant (rectangular) item of laundry with a long or short edge is held between the brackets.

The lengths of the relevant edges of the laundry items will be measured while the laundry items on two consecutive Brackets (transport brackets) of the feed conveyor hang, preferably on a conveyor line of the Feed conveyor. This ensures that exactly the edges are measured, which will later take up space when Entering the laundry items in the laundry treatment facility determine. You can also remove the laundry from the clips (Transport clamps) during at least part of the measuring process be moved on, so that the further transport of the Laundry items can be used for the measurement process.

According to a preferred development of the method the measurement on the items of laundry by at least one retaining element. The restraining element engages the one to be measured Edge of the respective laundry item and brings it into a preferably U-shaped formation, from which conclusions on the Length of the edge in question are possible. The restraint is preferably pivoted back automatically if due to of the brackets at least during part of the measurement the laundry transported a U-shaped edge Formation has received and stretched so far that the length of the edge can be reliably determined. To this Way is a mechanical, namely touching, measurement of the Edge possible, which does not impair the Item of laundry during the measurement leads because of the edge of the Items of laundry with a relatively low retention force the restraining element is moved out of the measuring position.

According to an advantageous development of the method simplest case the determined length of the shortage or the same to be entered edge of the respective laundry with one of the ranking of the laundry in the feed conveyor corresponding serial number of the item of laundry is used to control the laundry treatment device, in particular such as whether an input to a defect is single or multi-lane he follows. The previously measured length of the edge to be entered of the item of laundry is retrieved when the item of laundry is taken to the Input into the laundry treatment facility, in particular for Handover to an input device prior to a defect.

Alternatively, it is conceivable, depending on the determined one Length of the between two successive brackets of the Feed conveyor held edge the item of laundry in question to transport into such a place in the memory that is intended for single or multi-lane input. The Items of laundry are then practically sorted in the store Input ready and it can be a targeted one or multi-lane entry from the corresponding position or corresponding Section in memory in the shortage or the like respectively.

A device for solving the basis of the invention Task has the features of claim 10. As a result of that the feed conveyor in front of the store at least one measuring device to determine a relevant value of the associated item of laundry, this value can be hanging the laundry items in the brackets (transport clips) of the feed conveyor reliably determined and it the items of laundry can be specifically fed into the memory become. Since the measurement on the hanging in brackets Items of laundry are made, the manual hanging of the Items of laundry in the brackets can be done arbitrarily, both with a narrow edge as well as with a long edge. In front everything can be between the brackets by the measuring device (Transport brackets) of the feeder held edges of the Items of laundry are measured, which is particularly a finding allow whether the laundry in question a one or Require or allow multiple entries. It takes place thus a direct, preferably immediate measurement of the length of the edge with which the laundry items on, for example, a Pass input device and from this into the shortage or the like can be entered.

The measuring device preferably has a pivotable one Retaining member on the movement path in the measuring position that cuts brackets. This allows the restraining device, if it is pivoted into its measuring position, for contact with the each edge of a piece of laundry to be measured and bring this into a formation that determines the length of the margin in question. After measuring the The retention process becomes the edge of the respective item of laundry automatically pivoted back, making it out of contact with the respective item of laundry arrives and the item of laundry along the Conveyor section of the feed conveyor is transportable, especially in the store.

The device also has a memory that has several, preferably parallel, storage sections. The Storage sections form part of the conveyor section of the Feed conveyor. The storage sections can be used for Sorting the laundry items within the store, namely preferably such that the storage sections laundry certain size and input types, preferably one or multi-lane entry. Because due to the previously determined length of the edge to be entered Item of laundry is certain, which item of laundry one or permits or requires multi-lane input, the Items of laundry sorted according to the corresponding storage distance of the Storage can be supplied. The removal of the laundry can then selectively from the respective storage path a single or multi-lane entry.

Further subclaims relate to preferred further developments of the Method and device.

Fig. 1

eine schematische Perspektivdarstellung eines Wäschereibereichs mit einem Zuführförderer, einer Eingabeeinrichtung und einer Mangel,

Fig. 2

einen Anfangsbereich der Förderstrecke des Zuführförderers im Bereich einer Beladestation des Zuführförderers mit Wäschestücken,

Fig. 3

eine vergrößerte Einzelheit III der Fig. 1 im Bereich einer Meßstation,

Fig. 4

einen Schnitt IV-IV in der Fig. 3, und

Fig. 5

eine Ansicht der Meßstation in Richtung des Pfeils V in der Fig. 4.

A preferred embodiment of the device according to the invention and the method according to the invention are explained in more detail below with reference to the drawing. In this show:

Fig. 1

1 shows a schematic perspective illustration of a laundry area with a feed conveyor, an input device and a ironer,

Fig. 2

an initial area of the conveyor section of the feed conveyor in the area of a loading station of the feed conveyor with items of laundry,

Fig. 3

2 shows an enlarged detail III of FIG. 1 in the area of a measuring station,

Fig. 4

a section IV-IV in Fig. 3, and

Fig. 5

a view of the measuring station in the direction of arrow V in Fig. 4th

The device shown here is used for feeding washed items of laundry 10, such as tablecloths, Sheets or the like, to a lack 11. Before the lack 11, an input device 12 is arranged, which the laundry items 10 by means of spreading clips, not shown, on one front edge 13 extends and the laundry 10 hereby in enters the shortage 11.

The device has a feed conveyor 14 which is a has endless conveyor line on which a multitude of individual Transport clamps 15 is moved in the circuit. The direction of funding the transport brackets 15 along the endless conveyor line of the feed conveyor 14 is indicated by arrows 16.

In the embodiment of FIG. 1, the conveyor section of the Feed conveyor 14 at the beginning (bottom left in Fig. 1) three parallel path sections 17, 18, 19. Every track section 17, 18, 19 is assigned a loading station 20, 21, 22 at which part of each track section 17, 18, 19 U-shaped in one vertical plane up and down. Are at their ends the track sections 17, 18 and 19 merged, whereby the items of laundry coming from all three track sections 17, 18 and 19 10 with the transport clamps 15 over the same, single-track section 48 to the subsequent store 23 reach.

The store 23 exists in the feed conveyor 14 shown here from three parallel storage sections 24, 25 and 26. At the end of Memory 23, the memory paths 24, 25 and 26 are merged on a common transport track 27. From the Transport track 27 branches two parallel transfer lines 28, 29 from. Each transfer line 28 and 29 in turn has two parallel path sections 30 and 31. Path sections 30 and 31 of both transfer routes 28 and 29 have one U-shaped course in a vertical plane. They run from usually in the ceiling areas of a laundry paved horizontal sections of the feed conveyor 14 down, on opposite sides in front of the input device 12 (Fig. 1). Of the two track sections 30 and 31 of each transfer line is 28 and 29 one piece of laundry 10 each of two not shown Spreading clamp pairs on opposite sides of the input device 12 transferable. Seen in transport direction 16, connect to a total of four track sections 30, 31 four Return conveyor lines 32 at their ends in a common collection route 33 open and finally again divide into three connecting lines 34 which lead to the track sections 17, 18 and 19 of the respective loading station 20, 21 and 22 lead, namely related to this.

At each of the three loading stations 20, 21 and 22, depending on the If all or only partially occupied, the laundry items are 10, for example from a separating device 35 coming, manually into the transport brackets 15 of the feed conveyor 14 can be entered. For this purpose, each operated loading stations (in FIG. 1 the loading stations 20 and 21) assigned an operator. In the embodiment 1 are only two loading stations 20, 21 in Operation so that two operators 36 and 37 are present are each assigned to one of the loading stations 20, 21 are. The operators 36, 37 hang the laundry items 10 indiscriminate, i.e. unsorted, with two corners on opposite Sides of any edge 13 of the respective item of laundry 10 in two successive transport brackets 15 respective loading station 20, 21. Because in the area the loading stations 20, 21 and 22, the track sections 17, 18 and 19 of the feed conveyor 14 over a U-shaped course in have a vertical plane, the transport brackets 15 in the area of the respective loading station 20, 21, 22 of the high sections of the feed conveyor 14 after guided below at the working height of the operators 36, 37, see above that these comfortably adjacent corners of the respective laundry 10 in successive transport brackets 15 of the feed conveyor 14 can enter. The transport clips 15 are after loading with a respective item of laundry 10 in Direction of transport 16 successively along the same Track sections 17, 18 and 19 at the respective loading station 20, 21, 22 transported vertically, then in horizontal track sections 17, 18 and 19 of the respective Loading station 20, 21 and 22 to be transported away in the also having horizontal storage sections 24, 25 and 26 Memory 23.

The input device 12 and the ironer 11 are designed such that they are both one-way and one allow multi-lane, in particular two-lane, operation. The Deficiency 11 is operated in one lane if the respective front one Edge 13 of the corresponding laundry item 10 has a length, which goes over half the width of the ironer 11. It takes place then only one item of laundry 10 is handed over at a time from the transfer line 28 or 29 to the input device 12. For laundry 10 with a front edge 13, the length is smaller than half the working width of the ironer 11 a two-lane entry, possibly by both Transfer lines 28 and 29 two items of laundry 10 simultaneously or almost simultaneously, i.e. side by side, to the Input device are handed over. The delivery of the laundry 10 from the transport brackets 15 of the feed conveyor 14 the spreading brackets of the input device 12 can, for example take place as known from DE 197 03 587 A1 to which full reference is made in this respect.

Each loading station 20, 21 and 22 is a measuring station 40 assigned. In the feed conveyor 14 shown here are thus three measuring stations 40 are present, all of which have the same design and are arranged in the same place. 2 to 5 a measuring station 40 is shown at the loading station 20. The Measuring station is here - just like the others Loading stations 21, 22 - in a vertical, upward direction promoting area of the track section 17, shortly before Transition to a horizontal area of this track section 17. At the measuring station 40 is during the upward Transports the length of the in the transport direction 16 in Path section 17 of successive transport clamps 15 held edge 13 of a respective item of laundry 10 determined.

The measuring station 40 has one in a vertical plane pivotable retaining member, which is essentially about here has a straight dipstick 41. The plane in which the dipstick 41 is pivotable, runs parallel to the transport direction 16 of the transport brackets 15 in the vertical region of the web section 17, in such a way that the level in which the Dipstick 41 is pivotable, perpendicular to the vertical plane runs in the U in the area of the loading station 20 guided part of the track section 17 runs. In about one vertically pivoted up position of the dipstick 41 can Transport clamps 15 can be freely transported past this. When in an almost horizontal position to measure the length of the edge 13 of the laundry item 10 pivoted down dipstick 41 this crosses the path of the transport clamps 15 on the vertical running track section 17.

To pivot the measuring rod 41 is used at the end of the same arranged rotary drive 42. This rotary drive 42 is also a movable end of a linear actuator, namely in Embodiment of a piston rod 43 shown Pressure cylinder 44, in connection. A longitudinal central axis 45 of the piston rod 43 of the pressure medium cylinder 44 extends thereby parallel to an axis of rotation 46 of the rotary drive 42 retracting and extending the piston rod 43 of the pressure medium cylinder 44 is the dipstick 41 with the rotary drive 42 away from the perpendicular web section 17 and to this approachable again. The dipstick 41 is so far forward Track section 17 movable away that the transport clamps 15 on the web section 17 behind that pivoted down into a measuring position Dipstick 41 are movable along.

The dipstick 41 has a semicircular deflector 47 Mistake. This lies in the vertical plane in which the dipstick 41 is pivoted. When swung down into the measuring position Dipstick 41 is the semicircular Deflector 47 above the dipstick 41 in a parallel to the vertically extending path section 17 extending plane (Fig. 5).

The rotary drive 42 of the measuring rod 41 is designed such that he the dipstick from the almost vertical rest position in the pivoted about horizontal measuring position. A swing back the measuring rod 41 in its rest position takes place automatically (without the rotary drive 42), if that of the transport brackets 15 in Direction of transport 16 laundry item 10 moved upward a corresponding force on the edge 13 to be measured Dipstick 41 exercises.

In the area of the measuring station 40 there is the upright path section 17 via displacement transducers, which are the position of both opposite Holding corners of the respective laundry 10 Transport clips 15 determined when the dipstick 41 begins swing back. With an appropriate motion detector on the rotary drive 42, the beginning of the pivoting back of the Dipstick 41 determined and then the positions that the transport clips holding two adjacent corners of the laundry item 10 15 at this time on track section 17 ingest, determined. The length can be calculated from this of the edge 13 of the laundry item 10.

The memory is designed so that in the three memory paths 24, 25 and 26 the laundry 10 according to the length of the between two successive transport brackets 15 held edge 13 sorted shot. This can for example, the storage section 24 for receiving Items of laundry 10 may be provided, the edge 13 due to the Measurement in the measuring station 40 has a width that one-way entry in the mangle 11 requires. The two remaining storage sections 25 and 26 can be provided for Items of laundry 10 whose edge 13 measured in measuring station 40 between the transport brackets 15 has a width that a two-lane entry in the mangle 11 allows. The number the storage sections 24, 25, 26 can be varied as desired, is therefore not limited to the exemplary embodiment shown. In this way, further sorting criteria can be stored in the memory 23 be made.

The method for feeding laundry 10 to Input device 12 and from there to ironer 11 will be described below in connection with a at the loading station 20 in the transport bracket 15 suspended laundry 10 under Described in more detail with reference to the figures:

The item of laundry 10 is arbitrarily operated by the operator 36 the loading station 20 attached to the feed conveyor 14. To are adjacent corners of any edge 13 in the area of the vertical U-shaped track section 17 of the loading station 20 in two successive transport brackets 15 on the upwardly conveying part of the track section 17 hooked. To the hanging of the laundry item 10 in the transport clamps 15 of the respective web section 17, the laundry 10 from the transport bracket 15 in the transport direction 16 upwards emotional. The transport clips 15 arrive with the item of laundry 10 in the area of the measuring station 40.

After the front transport bracket 15 is still in its Rest position swiveled measuring rod 41 of measuring station 40 has passed (Fig. 2) and the following transport bracket 15 is still under the dipstick 41, the Transport clamps 15 stacked briefly and it becomes the Dipstick 41 in its approximately horizontal measuring position from the rotary drive 42 pivoted down (Fig. 5). Then the dipstick 41 by extending the piston rod 43 of the pressure medium cylinder 44 moved away from the vertical part of the track section 17, and So far that behind that pivoted into the measuring position Dipstick 41 which is the rear, lower corner of the edge 13 of the Transport clip 15 holding items of laundry 10 can be moved along is. After pivoting the measuring rod 41 into the measuring position and after the measuring rod 41 has moved away from the web section 17 or 18, the dipstick 41 rests on the edge 13 of the laundry 10. Then both transport brackets 15 in the transport direction 16 further on the vertical path section 17 or 18 raised, the dipstick pivoted into the measuring position 41 the edge 13 of the laundry 10 in a U-shaped formation brings and at the apex of the U-shaped edge 13 is present. Once the edge 13 in its U-shaped shape is tightened by the dipstick 41, is during the Further movement of the transport clips 15 from the tightened edge 13 the dipstick 41 pivoted back into its approximately vertical rest position (Starting position).

The length of the edge 13 of the respective laundry 10 is in the measuring station 40 determined that at the time, too the U-shaped, taut edge 13 of the laundry 10 begins to pivot the measuring rod 41 back from the displacement sensors on the track section 17 the positions of the two Items of laundry 10 holding transport clips 15 can be determined. From these positions of the transport brackets 15, namely their respective distance to the measuring position pivoted down dipstick 41, the length of the calculation Edge 13 of the laundry item 10 determined.

From the determined length of the edge 13 of the laundry item 10 can be deduced whether the item in question is a single-lane or two-lane entry in the ironer 11 required. The piece of laundry is then in the appropriate Memory section 24, 25 or 26 of memory 23 retracted. It the laundry items 10 are thus pre-sorted Memory 23, depending on the previously measured Length of the edge 13 and a required one or two-lane entry. For example, in the storage path 24 those laundry items 10 cached whose size is based on the previous measurement of the Edge 13 requires a one-way input, while in the two storage sections 25 and 26 such laundry items 10 cached by the length of their previously measured edge 13 allow multi-lane input.

From the memory 23 to the lengths of the previously measured edges 13 sorted items 10 gradually from the transport clamps 15 to the spreading clamps of the input device 12 passed and from the input device 12 in the shortage 11 entered. The delivery of the laundry 10 from the transport clamps 15 to the spreading clamps of the input device 12 is done with adjacent corners on opposite Pages of the previously measured at the measuring station 40 Edge 13. The edge 13 of the expansion brackets respective laundry 10 stretched out so that it is transverse to Input device runs and with this extended, transversely directed edge 13 of the respective laundry 10 to the Pass input device 12 and from this into ironer 11 is transported.

The items of laundry 10 are sorted according to their sorting in the store 23 of the input device 12 and the ironer 11 supplied. Accordingly, laundry 10 with a one-lane Requires wide margin 13 from the corresponding Removed storage path 24, the input device 12 and operated the mangle 11 one-way. If, however, laundry items 10 with a shorter edge 13, which is a two-lane Allows input, taken from the storage sections 25 and 26, the input device 12 and the ironer 11 have two lanes operated.

The method also runs in the manner described above in the loading stations 21 and 22 to the feed conveyor 14 attached laundry items 10.

The invention is also suitable for entering laundry items other laundry treatment facilities.

Reference symbol list :

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Laundry

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defect

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Input device

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edge

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Feed conveyor

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Transport clamp

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Direction of transport

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Track section

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Loading station

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Loading station

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Storage

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Storage distance

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Storage distance

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Storage distance

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Transport track

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Transfer line

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Transfer line

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Return conveyor line

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Collection route

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Connecting line

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Separation device

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Dipstick

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Rotary drive

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Piston rod

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Pressure cylinder

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Longitudinal central axis

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Swivel axis

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Deflector

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Track section

Claims (13)

Method for feeding laundry items to a laundry treatment device, the laundry items being manually entered in brackets (transport brackets) of a feed conveyor, transported to a storage device and fed from the storage device to the laundry treatment device, characterized in that at least one for the feed device is in front of the storage device (23) the laundry items (10) of the laundry item (10) relevant to the laundry treatment device are determined and then the laundry items (10) are transported into the store (23). Method according to Claim 1, characterized in that the length of the edge (13) of the respective item of laundry (10) held between two clips (transport clips 15) of the feed conveyor (14) is determined, the length of such an edge (13) of the respective item preferably being determined Laundry item (10) is determined with which the laundry item (10) is entered into the laundry treatment device, in particular the edge (13) of the laundry item (10) running transversely to the input direction. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the length of the edge (13) of the respective item of laundry (10) is measured, while the item of laundry (10) with clamps (transport clamps 15) of the feed conveyor (14) which follow one another in the transport direction (16) is held. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the length of the edge (13) of the item of laundry (10) is determined by a retaining element (measuring rod 41), preferably during the further transport of the item of laundry (10) along the conveying path of the feed conveyor (14) . Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the further transport of the item of laundry (10) is briefly stopped before the start of the measurement of the length of the edge (13) in order to introduce the retaining element (measuring rod 41) into the conveying path of the item of laundry (10). Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the retaining element (measuring rod 41) is brought out of engagement with the edge (13) of the laundry item (10) to be measured during the further transport of the laundry item (10). Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the retaining element (measuring rod 41) between two successively spaced brackets (transport brackets 15) for holding adjacent corners of the respective laundry item (10) in the path of movement of the laundry item (10) along the feed conveyor ( 14) is pivoted in, and preferably the retaining member (measuring rod 41) is displaced transversely to the path of movement of the item of laundry (10) after being pivoted into the path of movement of the item of laundry (10) in such a way that a clip (transport clip 15) following in the direction of transport (16) can be moved past the retaining member (measuring rod 41) pivoted into the movement path. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the items of laundry (10), depending on the previously determined length of their respective edge (13), are temporarily stored in the memory (23), preferably by the items of laundry (10) after the length has been determined its edge (13) held between two brackets (transport brackets 15) is transported in a corresponding storage section (24, 25, 26) of the storage device (23). Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the storage sections (24, 25, 26) are specifically assigned to the laundry treatment device according to the mode of operation thereof, preferably the storage sections (24, 25, 26) after single or multi-lane feeding of the laundry items (10 ) to the laundry treatment device (mangle 11) and those laundry items (10) are fed into the corresponding storage sections (24, 25, 26) which, based on the previous determination of the length of the edge (13) to be transferred to the laundry treatment device (mangle 11) be fed to the laundry treatment device (ironer 11) in one or more lanes. Device for feeding laundry items to a laundry treatment device with a feed conveyor having clamps (transport clips) for transporting the laundry items to the laundry treatment device and a storage device in the area of the feed conveyor, characterized in that the feed conveyor (14) in front of the storage device (23) has at least one measuring station (40 ) for determining at least one relevant value of the items of laundry (10). Device according to claim 10, characterized in that the measuring station (40) has a retaining element, in particular a measuring rod (41), and preferably the retaining element (measuring rod 41) is assigned to the feed conveyor (14) such that it has an edge (to be measured) 13) of the respective item of laundry (10) approximately U-shaped. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the retaining element (measuring rod 41) can be pivoted in one plane, preferably in a plane running parallel to the transport direction (16) of the transport clamps (15), the plane in which the retaining element ( Dipstick 41) is pivotable, cuts the edge (13) of the respective item of laundry (10) to be measured with the retaining member (dipstick 41) in the measuring position. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the retaining element (measuring rod 41) can be displaced transversely to the transport direction (16) of the clips (transport clips 15), preferably in such a way that clips (transport clips 15) can be moved past the retaining element (measuring rod 41).

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