Automated laundry system

摘要

An embodiment of the present invention is directed to an automated laundry system. The system includes a number of perforated clothes drums, each of which holds a single load of laundry, and a washer/dryer unit. The washer/dryer unit includes a loading rack for queuing the drums for subsequent washing, a clothes washing component adapted to sequentially receive the drums from the loading rack and wash the respective loads of laundry therein, a clothes drying component adapted to sequentially receive the drums from the clothes washing component and dry the loads of laundry therein, and a holding rack for sequentially receiving the drums from the clothes drying component and holding the drums for a period of time.

主权项

1. An automated laundry system comprising:
a plurality of perforated clothes drums, each of the drums for holding a single load of laundry; and a washer/dryer unit comprising:
a loading rack for queuing the drums for subsequent washing;a clothes washing component adapted to sequentially receive the drums from the loading rack and wash the respective loads of laundry therein;a clothes drying component adapted to sequentially receive the drums from the clothes washing component and dry the loads of laundry therein; anda holding rack for sequentially receiving the drums from the clothes drying component and holding the drums for a period of time,wherein the clothes washing component comprises a first set of transfer rails orientable between a first orientation for receiving the drums from the loading rack and a second orientation for transmitting the drums to the clothes drying component, andwherein the clothes drying component comprises a second set of transfer rails orientable between a first orientation for receiving the drums from the clothes washing component and a second orientation for transmitting the drums to the holding rack.