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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2022
Monotony.ai, Inc., Allston, MA (US);
Madeline R. Hickman, Arlington, MA (US);
Susan Bachrach Coney, Watertown, MA (US);
Noa M. Rensing, West Newton, MA (US);
Kayla M. Swiston, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Benjamin Beckvold, Somerville, MA (US);
Benjamin D. Bixby, Newton Highlands, MA (US);
Jesse Sielaff, Norfolk, MA (US);
Kevin M. LeBlanc, Medford, MA (US);
Hannah S. Siemens, Jamaica Plain, MA (US);
Monotony.ai, Inc., Watertown, MA (US);
Abstract
An autonomous system for washing and drying household laundry includes a plurality of autonomous combination washer and dryers each including a perforated drum disposed within a tub mated thereto at a drive end opposite an opening. A first air orifice is disposed through the tub. A detachable door includes a second air orifice configured to receive an air conduit such that air flows through the first and second air orifices during a drying cycle while the door seals the opening. A controller is configured to instruct a drive motor to spin the drum about a spin axis extending between the drive end and the opening. A driven carrier in operable communication with the controller slides along a raised rail disposed adjacent the plurality autonomous combination washer and dryers and retrieves, holds, and reseats a door in an opening of one of the plurality of autonomous combination washer and dryers.