Autonomous laundry washing and drying devices, systems, and methods of use

An autonomously operated washing and drying device,

• comprising:
• a pair of pivot shafts affixed to opposite sides of a rigid frame in axial alignment with a pivot axis, the pair of pivot shafts being configured to suspend the rigid frame from a support structure, the suspended rigid frame rotating about the pivot axis through a range of rotational angles from an upturned orientation to an inverted orientation;
• a drum configured to receive therein at least one deformable article for washing and drying, the drum comprising
• a plurality of perforations for air and liquid ingress into the drum, and
• an opening at a front end configured for receiving the at least one deformable article therethrough in the upturned orientation and a drive end opposite the front end configured to operably couple to a drive shaft;
• a tub configured to receive the drum therein and connect to a motor housing disposed about the drive shaft at the drive end opposite the front end;
• two or more springs configured to extend between an outer surface of the tub and the rigid frame and suspend the connected tub and drum within the rigid frame;
• a bidirectional drive motor configured to operably engage the drive shaft for spinning the drum about a spin axis extending from the drive end to the front end, the spin axis being substantially orthogonal to the pivot axis;
• a pivot motor configured to operably engage one of the pair of pivot shafts to rotate the rigid frame about the pivot axis such that the opening of the drum suspended therein moves bidirectionally through the range of rotational angles from the upturned orientation to the inverted orientation;
• at least one rigid flange protruding from the outer surface of the tub, the at least one rigid flange configured to be received in a gap between a pair of bumpers disposed on the rigid frame, the at least one rigid flange being configured to contact a front bumper of the pair of bumpers in the inverted orientation and a rear bumper of the pair of bumpers in the upturned orientation, and
• a controller in operable communication with the pivot motor and drive motor, the controller configured to
• instruct the pivot motor to rotate the rigid frame to the upturned orientation for receiving the at least one deformable article into the opening of the suspended drum,
• instruct the pivot motor to rotate the rigid frame to a wash orientation between the upturned orientation and the inverted orientation,
• instruct the pivot motor to rotate the rigid frame to the inverted orientation, and
• execute a washing routine and a drying routine based on wash and dry parameters, the wash and dry parameters comprising instructing the drive motor to spin the drum about the spin axis at the wash orientation.