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

Claim 0:
1. A method of autonomously arranging a plurality of folded household laundry articles in a packing queue, comprising:
identifying an edge of a folded household laundry article disposed on a rotating platform;
positioning a retrieving end of a conveyor in contact with the identified edge of the folded household laundry article, wherein the rotating platform is configured to rotate the folded household laundry article such that the identified edge is oriented substantially parallel to the retrieving end;
rotating a conveyor surface in contact with the edge of the folded household laundry article to retrieve the folded household 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 household laundry article, an orientation of the area footprint relative to a longitudinal axis of the packing queue, a height of the folded household laundry article, and an article type, wherein the data is configured to be processed by at least one controller in communication with one or more sensors disposed proximate the rotating platform;
selecting, based on the received data, a queue location along a length of a packing queue platform at which to deposit the folded household 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; and
cantilevering the depositing end of the conveyor over the packing queue platform to deposit the folded household laundry article into the packing queue at the selected queue location.