Feeding device and method for feeding a flatwork textile article to a laundry treatment apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11015285
APP PUB NO 20200181831A1
SERIAL NO

16458635

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The feeding device comprises a pair of clamp assemblies (3) arranged to grasp corner portions of two contiguous corners of a flatwork textile article (30) and to move along transverse guides in opposite directions to spread the flatwork textile article (30) for depositing it on a feed conveyor. Each clamp assembly comprises a main clamp (6) supported on a main support (5) and having a pair of main jaws (7) providing a first frictional force, and a secondary clamp (9) supported on a secondary support (8) and having a pair of secondary jaws (10) providing a higher second frictional force. The secondary support is movable relative to the main support between a position adjacent to the main clamp and a position distanced from the main clamp to reduce an article protruding corner portion (31) remaining at a first side (S1) of the main jaws (7) in a closed position.

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GIRBAU ROBOTICSGRACIE SUR AIKE FRANCE AIX-EN-PROVENCE BOUCHES-DU-RHONE

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Duplouy, Sylvain Brison Saint Innocent, FR 4 12
Garrone, Dominique Aix les Bains, FR 4 12
Mouton, Felix Chambery, FR 2 0

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