Apparatus and method for separating pieces of laundry
AssigneeAmko International B.V.
InventorGerardus Henricus Maria Kuipers
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Abstract
A apparatus for separating pieces of laundry, comprising a drum which is rotatable about a substantially horizontal axis and with an open front and an open rear, which drum is accommodated in a housing, in which the rear of the drum is almost closed off by a stationary wall, which is provided in the middle with an engaging opening in which engaging means for engaging and feeding through the pieces of laundry are arranged, and in that in the housing air conveying means are provided for transporting the pieces of laundry from the front to the rear of the drum. A method for separating pieces of laundry with the help of the apparatus according to the invention.
Claims30
Apparatus comprising:
- a means for separating pieces of laundry comprising a drum which is rotatable about a substantially horizontal axis and with an open front and an open rear, which drum is accommodated in a housing:
- a stationary rear wall adjacent the rear of the drum so as to substantially close off the open rear of the drum, which stationary wall is provided in its middle with an engaging opening in which engaging means for engaging and feeding through the pieces of laundry are arranged;
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- air conveying means in the housing for transporting the pieces of laundry from the front to the rear of the drum.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.