Patent ID: 11946195
Assignee: nan
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC D | IPC D

Claim 5:
6. A programmable automated clothes washer, transfer, and dryer system comprising:
a host computer;
a main system control unit communicably connected to the host computer;
a programmable automated clothes washing machine comprising an outlet channel, a washer control unit that is configured to control automatic operation of programmed wash cycles in connection with the main system control unit, and an internal washer drum in which a load of laundry is placed for washing during an automatic, programmed wash cycle as controlled by the washer control unit;
a programmable automated dryer comprising a dryer control unit that is configured to control automatic operation of drying cycles in connection with the main system control unit, an internal dryer drum, and a one-way spring loaded valve that provides ingress into the internal dryer drum for washed clothes to be automatically dried by the dryer as controlled by the dryer control unit;
a clothes transfer apparatus comprising a first open end that connects to the outlet channel of the programmable automated clothes washing machine and a second open that end connects to the one-way spring loaded valve of the programmable automated dryer to provide a clothes transfer path between the programmable automated clothes washing machine and the programmable automated dryer; and
a programmable automated laundry pre-load cabinet comprising a plurality of cabinet shelves configured to hold multiple loads of unwashed laundry and a cabinet control unit that is communicably connected to the main system control unit and configured to control automatic release of individual shelves in the plurality of cabinet shelves for automatic release into the washing machine.