Patent ID: 8443531
Filing Date: 2013-05-21
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. A device for feeding, ironing, folding and stacking of linen, the device having a maximum depth of 2,500 mm, and the device, when viewed in the depth direction thereof, being successively provided with a feeding unit for feeding a piece of linen to be ironed into the device; an ironing unit, comprising an ironing mangle which consists of at least one ironing roll and, for each ironing roll, a heated chest for ironing the piece of linen introduced into the feeding unit; the feeding unit being provided with detection and measuring means to measure the length and the width of the piece of linen before said piece of linen enters the ironing unit; a folding unit for folding the ironed piece of linen, the folding unit being provided with and is provided with a stacking unit which is located, when viewed in the depth direction of the device, to the right or left of the device, and which is provided for stacking the folded linen; wherein; the feeding unit is provided either with one feeding station which is located, viewed in the depth direction of the device, to the left or right of the device, or with two feed stations which are located, viewed in the depth direction of the device, to the left and right of the device and which are provided to introduce a piece of linen to be ironed into the feeding unit by feeding one corner or an edge of the piece of linen to be ironed into the said feeding station; and the feeding unit comprises a correction roll which is provided for spreading thereon the piece of linen fed into the feeding unit; the feeding unit is provided with a suction system for transferring the piece of linen from the correction roll to the ironing unit by means of suction; the ironing path is between 1,500 and 3,020 mm.