Abstract

A laundry kiosk is provided according to an aspect of the present disclosure. In an embodiment, the laundry kiosk contains a user interface component to receive laundering choices for a garment from a user and an apparatus to process the garment according to the received choices. The laundering choices include one or more of a combination of cleaning, pressing and drying. A suitable enclosure is also provided to hold the apparatus and the user interface component.

IPC Classes  ?

• D06F 73/02 - Apparatus for smoothing or removing creases from garments or other textile articles by formers, cores, stretchers, or internal frames, with the application of heat or steam having one or more treatment chambers
• B25J 17/02 - Wrist joints
• D06F 34/18 - Condition of the laundry, e.g. nature or weight
• D06F 39/40 - Steam generating arrangements
• D06F 58/10 - Drying cabinets or drying chambers having heating or ventilating means
• D06F 58/20 - General details of domestic laundry dryers
• D06F 103/02 - Characteristics of laundry or load
• G06F 18/214 - Generating training patternsBootstrap methods, e.g. bagging or boosting

Abstract

A method includes: accessing an image of a region of a garment located on a stage; extracting a set of features from the image; based on the set of features, detecting a stain in the region on the garment and interpreting a stain type of the stain; based on the stain type, selecting a cleaning fluid, from a set of cleaning fluids, for application onto the region of the garment. The method further includes, during a stain removal cycle: dispensing a volume of the cleaning fluid onto the region of the garment adjacent the stain via a nozzle facing the stage; and drawing air through the region of the garment and the stage via a vacuum subsystem facing the stage opposite the nozzle to remove the cleaning fluid and stain particles of the stain from the garment.

IPC Classes  ?

• B08B 3/02 - Cleaning by the force of jets or sprays
• B08B 3/10 - Cleaning involving contact with liquid with additional treatment of the liquid or of the object being cleaned, e.g. by heat, by electricity or by vibration
• B08B 13/00 - Accessories or details of general applicability for machines or apparatus for cleaning

Abstract

A method includes: accessing an image of a region of a garment located on a stage; extracting a set of features from the image; based on the set of features, detecting a stain in the region on the garment and interpreting a stain type of the stain; based on the stain type, selecting a cleaning fluid, from a set of cleaning fluids, for application onto the region of the garment. The method further includes, during a stain removal cycle: dispensing a volume of the cleaning fluid onto the region of the garment adjacent the stain via a nozzle facing the stage; and drawing air through the region of the garment and the stage via a vacuum subsystem facing the stage opposite the nozzle to remove the cleaning fluid and stain particles of the stain from the garment.

IPC Classes  ?

• D06F 34/18 - Condition of the laundry, e.g. nature or weight
• D06F 34/28 - Arrangements for program selection, e.g. control panels thereforArrangements for indicating program parameters, e.g. the selected program or its progress
• G06F 3/048 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• G06T 7/90 - Determination of colour characteristics
• D06F 33/36 - Control of operational steps, e.g. optimisation or improvement of operational steps depending on the condition of the laundry of washing
• D06F 43/00 - Dry-cleaning apparatus using volatile solvents

Abstract

A kiosk for steaming and pressing a garment includes: a chamber; a hanger arranged within the chamber and configured to receive a garment; a first steam nozzle arranged below the hanger and configured to expel a first steam jet toward an interior surface of the garment. The kiosk further includes a wand configured for manual manipulation over select regions of the garment to remove wrinkles from select regions of the garment and including: a head configured to mate with a mount arranged inside the chamber; a second steam nozzle arranged on the head and configured to expel a second steam jet of pressurized steam; and a steam supply line configured to deliver steam from a steam generator to the second steam nozzle and defining a length to enable the head to extend within the chamber.

IPC Classes  ?

• D06F 73/02 - Apparatus for smoothing or removing creases from garments or other textile articles by formers, cores, stretchers, or internal frames, with the application of heat or steam having one or more treatment chambers
• D06F 34/18 - Condition of the laundry, e.g. nature or weight
• D06F 34/20 - Parameters relating to constructional components, e.g. door sensors
• D06F 58/10 - Drying cabinets or drying chambers having heating or ventilating means
• D06F 58/20 - General details of domestic laundry dryers
• D06F 58/38 - Control of operational steps, e.g. for optimisation or improvement of operational steps depending on the condition of the laundry of drying, e.g. to achieve the target humidity
• D06F 58/44 - Control of operational steps, e.g. for optimisation or improvement of operational steps depending on the condition of the laundry of conditioning or finishing, e.g. for smoothing or removing creases
• D06F 103/06 - Type or material
• D06F 103/62 - Parameters monitored or detected for the control of domestic laundry washing machines, washer-dryers or laundry dryers related to auxiliary conditioning or finishing agents, e.g. filling level of perfume tanks related to systems for water or steam used for conditioning or finishing
• D06F 105/12 - Humidity or dryness of laundry
• D06F 105/20 - Temperature
• D06F 105/40 - Conditioning or finishing, e.g. control of perfume injection using water or steam
• D06F 105/44 - Opening, closing or locking of doors
• D06F 105/52 - Changing sequence of operational stepsCarrying out additional operational stepsModifying operational steps, e.g. by extending duration of steps
• D06F 105/58 - Indications or alarms to the control system or to the user
• G06V 20/60 - Type of objects

Abstract

One variation of a method includes: receiving a garment within a chamber of a kiosk; accessing a garment type and a fabric type of the garment; allocating a volume of a cleaning fluid for application on a target region of the garment, predicted to contain odorous molecules based on the garment type, based on the fabric type; dispensing the volume of the cleaning fluid onto the target region of the garment via a nozzle to modify odorous molecules in the target region of the garment and perfume the garment; articulating a steam nozzle to expel a steam jet across an interior surface of the garment, tension local regions of the garment, and locally heat regions of the garment above a transition temperature; and cooling the garment below the transition temperature to set the garment in an unwrinkled state.

IPC Classes  ?

• D06F 43/00 - Dry-cleaning apparatus using volatile solvents
• C11D 1/66 - Non-ionic compounds
• C11D 3/00 - Other compounding ingredients of detergent compositions covered in group
• C11D 3/20 - Organic compounds containing oxygen
• C11D 3/43 - Solvents
• C11D 3/48 - Medicinal or disinfecting agents
• C11D 3/50 - Perfumes
• D06F 73/02 - Apparatus for smoothing or removing creases from garments or other textile articles by formers, cores, stretchers, or internal frames, with the application of heat or steam having one or more treatment chambers
• G06Q 20/18 - Payment architectures involving self-service terminals [SST], vending machines, kiosks or multimedia terminals
• G06T 7/62 - Analysis of geometric attributes of area, perimeter, diameter or volume

Goods & Services

Electric machines and apparatus for cleaning clothing Self-service laundries

Goods & Services

Electric machines and apparatus for cleaning clothing Self-service laundries

Abstract

A laundry apparatus contains a steamer for providing steam, a first unit for blowing the steam towards a fabric and a second unit for blowing a hot gaseous matter towards the fabric, wherein the hot gaseous matter is formed by heating the gaseous matter also with the steam. An apparatus for removing wrinkles from garments contains a hanger for hanging a garment, a steam tube to blow steam into a sleeve of the garment, and an expandable component underneath the shoulder. The expandable component is in a compact state when the sleeve of the garment is initially hung from the shoulder, and in an expanded state to close the passage between the sleeve and a torso of the garment, wherein the steam blocked by the expandable component operates to remove wrinkles in the sleeve.

IPC Classes  ?

• D06F 73/02 - Apparatus for smoothing or removing creases from garments or other textile articles by formers, cores, stretchers, or internal frames, with the application of heat or steam having one or more treatment chambers
• B25J 17/02 - Wrist joints
• D06F 34/18 - Condition of the laundry, e.g. nature or weight
• D06F 39/40 - Steam generating arrangements
• D06F 58/10 - Drying cabinets or drying chambers having heating or ventilating means
• D06F 58/20 - General details of domestic laundry dryers
• D06F 103/02 - Characteristics of laundry or load
• G06F 18/214 - Generating training patternsBootstrap methods, e.g. bagging or boosting

Goods & Services

Electric machines and apparatus for cleaning clothes; Steam cleaning machines Clothes steamers

Abstract

One variation of a method for autonomously processing a garment within a kiosk includes: accessing a set of garment characteristics of the garment, the set of garment characteristics including a garment type and a fabric type; based on the set of garment characteristics, selecting a target processing temperature, a target processing humidity, and a set of steam-processing parameters including a steam nozzle path and a steam nozzle speed. This variation of the method also includes: heating air within the kiosk toward the target processing temperature; injecting steam into the kiosk to drive humidity within the chamber toward the target processing humidity; articulating a steam nozzle along the steam nozzle path at the steam nozzle speed to impinge a steam jet across an interior surface of the garment, tension local areas of the garment against the steam jet, and heat local areas of the garment above the transition temperature.

IPC Classes  ?

• D06F 43/00 - Dry-cleaning apparatus using volatile solvents
• D06F 34/18 - Condition of the laundry, e.g. nature or weight
• D06F 39/00 - Details of washing machines not specific to a single type of machines covered by groups
• D06F 58/10 - Drying cabinets or drying chambers having heating or ventilating means
• D06F 58/20 - General details of domestic laundry dryers
• D06F 73/02 - Apparatus for smoothing or removing creases from garments or other textile articles by formers, cores, stretchers, or internal frames, with the application of heat or steam having one or more treatment chambers
• D06F 101/12 - Washing temperature
• D06F 101/16 - Target humidity for the drying process, e.g. very-dry cycles
• D06F 101/18 - Target temperature for the drying process, e.g. low-temperature cycles
• D06F 103/06 - Type or material
• D06F 103/64 - Radiation, e.g. microwaves
• D06F 105/00 - Systems or parameters controlled or affected by the control systems of washing machines, washer-dryers or laundry dryers
• D06F 105/20 - Temperature
• D06F 105/22 - Humidity
• D06F 105/40 - Conditioning or finishing, e.g. control of perfume injection using water or steam
• D06F 105/56 - Remaining operation timeRemaining operational cycles

Goods & Services

Clothes washing machine featuring a spray rinse system

Goods & Services

Electric machines and apparatus for cleaning clothing; Smoothing presses

Abstract

A laundry kiosk is provided according to an aspect of the present disclosure. In an embodiment, the laundry kiosk contains a user interface component to receive laundering choices for a garment from a user and an apparatus to process the garment according to the received choices. The laundering choices include one or more of a combination of cleaning, pressing and drying. A suitable enclosure is also provided to hold the apparatus and the user interface component.

IPC Classes  ?

• D06F 73/02 - Apparatus for smoothing or removing creases from garments or other textile articles by formers, cores, stretchers, or internal frames, with the application of heat or steam having one or more treatment chambers
• B25J 17/02 - Wrist joints
• D06F 34/18 - Condition of the laundry, e.g. nature or weight
• D06F 39/00 - Details of washing machines not specific to a single type of machines covered by groups
• D06F 39/40 - Steam generating arrangements
• D06F 58/10 - Drying cabinets or drying chambers having heating or ventilating means
• D06F 58/20 - General details of domestic laundry dryers
• D06F 103/02 - Characteristics of laundry or load
• G06F 18/214 - Generating training patternsBootstrap methods, e.g. bagging or boosting

Abstract

A laundry kiosk is provided according to an aspect of the present disclosure. In an embodiment, the laundry kiosk contains a user interface component to receive laundering choices for a garment from a user and an apparatus to process the garment according to the received choices. The laundering choices include one or more of a combination of cleaning, pressing and drying. A suitable enclosure is also provided to hold the apparatus and the user interface component.

IPC Classes  ?

• D06F 73/02 - Apparatus for smoothing or removing creases from garments or other textile articles by formers, cores, stretchers, or internal frames, with the application of heat or steam having one or more treatment chambers
• D06F 34/18 - Condition of the laundry, e.g. nature or weight
• B25J 17/02 - Wrist joints
• D06F 39/00 - Details of washing machines not specific to a single type of machines covered by groups
• D06F 58/10 - Drying cabinets or drying chambers having heating or ventilating means
• D06F 58/20 - General details of domestic laundry dryers
• D06F 103/02 - Characteristics of laundry or load
• G06F 18/214 - Generating training patternsBootstrap methods, e.g. bagging or boosting

Abstract

A laundry apparatus contains a steamer for providing steam, a first unit for blowing the steam towards a fabric and a second unit for blowing a hot gaseous matter towards the fabric, wherein the hot gaseous matter is formed by heating the gaseous matter also with the steam. An apparatus for removing wrinkles from garments contains a hanger for hanging a garment, a steam tube to blow steam into a sleeve of the garment, and an expandable component underneath the shoulder. The expandable component is in a compact state when the sleeve of the garment is initially hung from the shoulder, and in an expanded state to close the passage between the sleeve and a torso of the garment, wherein the steam blocked by the expandable component operates to remove wrinkles in the sleeve.

IPC Classes  ?

• D06F 58/10 - Drying cabinets or drying chambers having heating or ventilating means
• B25J 17/02 - Wrist joints
• D06F 34/18 - Condition of the laundry, e.g. nature or weight
• D06F 39/00 - Details of washing machines not specific to a single type of machines covered by groups
• D06F 39/40 - Steam generating arrangements
• D06F 58/20 - General details of domestic laundry dryers
• D06F 73/02 - Apparatus for smoothing or removing creases from garments or other textile articles by formers, cores, stretchers, or internal frames, with the application of heat or steam having one or more treatment chambers
• D06F 103/02 - Characteristics of laundry or load
• G06F 18/214 - Generating training patternsBootstrap methods, e.g. bagging or boosting

Abstract

A laundry kiosk is provided according to an aspect of the present disclosure. In an embodiment, the laundry kiosk contains a user interface component to receive laundering choices for a garment from a user and an apparatus to process the garment according to the received choices. The laundering choices include one or more of a combination of cleaning, pressing and drying. A suitable enclosure is also provided to hold the apparatus and the user interface component.

IPC Classes  ?

• D06F 95/00 - Laundry systems or arrangements of apparatus or machinesMobile laundries
• D06F 33/30 - Control of washing machines characterised by the purpose or target of the control
• D06F 3/00 - Hand rubbing apparatus
• D06F 31/00 - Washing installations comprising an assembly of several washing machines or washing units, e.g. continuous flow assemblies
• G07F 17/20 - Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articlesCoin-freed facilities or services for washing or drying articles, e.g. clothes, motor cars
• G06Q 20/18 - Payment architectures involving self-service terminals [SST], vending machines, kiosks or multimedia terminals
• G06Q 20/20 - Point-of-sale [POS] network systems

Abstract

A laundry apparatus contains a steamer for providing steam, a first unit for blowing the steam towards a fabric and a second unit for blowing a hot gaseous matter towards the fabric, wherein the hot gaseous matter is formed by heating the gaseous matter also with the steam. An apparatus for removing wrinkles from garments contains a hanger for hanging a garment, a steam tube to blow steam into a sleeve of the garment, and an expandable component underneath the shoulder. The expandable component is in a compact state when the sleeve of the garment is initially hung from the shoulder, and in an expanded state to close the passage between the sleeve and a torso of the garment, wherein the steam blocked by the expandable component operates to remove wrinkles in the sleeve.

IPC Classes  ?

• D06F 73/02 - Apparatus for smoothing or removing creases from garments or other textile articles by formers, cores, stretchers, or internal frames, with the application of heat or steam having one or more treatment chambers
• D06F 58/10 - Drying cabinets or drying chambers having heating or ventilating means
• D06F 73/00 - Apparatus for smoothing or removing creases from garments or other textile articles by formers, cores, stretchers, or internal frames, with the application of heat or steam

Goods & Services

Dry-cleaning and laundry services