Patent ID: 8302431
Filing Date: 2012-11-06
Classification: D06F,D06L

Abstract:
1. A commercial steam-cleaning laundry machine configured to use steam as a primary cleaning agent for garments, the commercial steam-cleaning laundry machine comprising: a drum operatively connected to a front-loading door and a drum motor of the commercial steam-cleaning laundry machine, wherein the drum is configured to rotate inside the commercial steam-cleaning laundry machine by a rotational force provided by the drum motor; a steam injector at least partially exposed to an inner surface of the drum, wherein the steam injector is configured to provide a microcontroller (MCU)-controlled fresh steam injection into the drum during a cleaning cycle of the commercial steam-cleaning laundry machine; a steam-in duct operatively connected to the steam injector and an external water boiler system outside the commercial steam-cleaning laundry machine, wherein the steam-induct is configured to carry fresh steam produced from the external boiler system outside the commercial steam-cleaning laundry machine into the steam injector of the commercial steam-cleaning laundry machine; a control panel operatively connected to the microcontroller (MCU) of the commercial steam-cleaning laundry machine, wherein the control panel enables a user to select, initiate, or halt a particular garment-cleaning program using steam as the primary cleaning agent; an air-in duct operatively connected to the drum, wherein the air-in duct is configured to bring fresh outside air continuously or periodically during an operation of the particular garment-cleaning program to condense the steam onto the garments; a debris and clean steam/air separation chamber operatively connected to an outtake port inside the drum, wherein the debris and clean steam/air separation chamber is designed to separate, filter, and/or clean an incoming mixture of debris, steam, moisture, chemicals and/or air from the drum; and an air-out duct operatively connected to the debris and clean steam/air separation chamber, wherein the air-out duct is configured to evacuate filtered and/or cleaned steam, air, and/or condensed water from the debris and clean steam/air separation chamber.