Patent ID: 11970814
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC D  B | IPC B  D

Claim 0:
1. A garment folding machine comprising:
a frame unit defining an external framework of the garment folding machine;
a loading unit configured to receive a garment;
a folding unit configured to convey and fold the received garment; and
an unloading unit configured to collect the garment from the folding unit,
wherein the folding unit comprises:
a plurality of folding layers that are spaced apart from each other in a vertical direction, and
a vertical folding assembly configured to vertically fold the garment conveyed from a first folding layer of the plurality of folding layers,

wherein each of the plurality of folding layers comprises:
a conveyor configured to convey the garment, and
a conveyor motor configured to provide driving power to the conveyor, and

wherein a first conveyor motor is configured to, based on the garment being positioned over two or more adjacent conveyors of the plurality of folding layers, operate at a predetermined first rotational speed that is different from a predetermined second rotational speed of a second conveyor motor disposed above the first conveyor motor.