Apparatus for separating laundry articles

摘要

There is provided apparatus for separating an article of laundry from a bundle of articles. A grip device 11 is mounted on a carriage 6 which is movable upwards and downwards relative to a frame 1 by means of a winch 9. The grip device 11 picks the article from the bundle and lifts it up past an adjacent conveyor 13 which is mounted so as to oscillate about roller 22. Air jet means is also provided to blow the article into a nip defined between the conveyor belt 24 and a spring loaded nip roller 25.