METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SPREADING A LAUNDRY ITEM

摘要

For the purpose of delivering a laundry item (10) to an ironer, the laundry item (10) is spread, by opposite corners of a lateral edge (20), by means of spreader clips (18, 19). In this case, deformations, or “ear formation” may occur at the corner regions (12, 13) of the laundry item (10) that are gripped by the spreader clips (18, 19). This “ear formation” is mostly irreversible, and in the long term results in damage to the laundry items (10). The invention creates a method and a device by which the laundry item (10) is delivered to an ironer in a gentle manner. For this purpose, at least one corner region (12, 13) of the laundry item (10) that is gripped by a spreader clip (18, 19) is captured by an imaging means as the laundry item (10) is being spread.

主权项

1. A method for spreading a laundry item (10), the laundry item (10) being gripped at two adjacent corner regions (18, 19) of an edge (20) by at least two spreader clips (12, 13) of a spreader device (11) and spread, before being placed on a feed conveyor or laying strip assigned to the latter, wherein at least one corner region (18, 19) of the laundry item (10) that is gripped by a spreader clip (12, 13) is captured by an imaging means as the laundry item (10) is being spread.