Patent ID: 11873174
Assignee: MONOTONY.AI, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  D  G  Y | IPC B  D

Claim 28:
29. A method of autonomously arranging a plurality of folded laundry articles in a packing queue, comprising:
identifying an edge of a folded laundry article disposed on a surface;
positioning a retrieving end of a conveyor in contact with the identified edge of the folded laundry article;
rotating a conveyor surface in contact with the edge of the folded laundry article to retrieve the folded laundry article onto the conveyor and position the folded article adjacent a depositing end;
receiving data indicative of at least two of an area footprint of the folded laundry article, an orientation of the area footprint relative to a longitudinal axis of the packing queue, a height of the folded laundry article, and an article type, wherein the data is configured to be communicated via a wired or wireless communication network to at least one controller in operable communication with one or more drives of the conveyor, a conveyor cantilever motor, and a conveyor gantry;
selecting, based on the received data, a queue location along a length of a packing queue platform at which to deposit the folded laundry article;
moving the conveyor at least one of vertically and laterally to align the depositing end with the selected queue location along the length of the packing queue platform;
cantilevering the depositing end of the conveyor over the packing queue platform to deposit the folded laundry article into the packing queue at the selected queue location;
instructing a conveyor drive to rotate the conveyor surface; and
receiving a sensor signal indicative of the folded laundry article being proximate the depositing end and reversing a direction of cantilever.