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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2015
Herbert Kannegiesser Gmbh, Vlotho, DE;
Frank Tautz, Rahden, DE;
Engelbert Heinz, Vlotho, DE;
Herbert Kannegiesser GmbH, Vlotho, DE;
Abstract
A method for capturing an item of laundry in a reliable and efficient manner. Washed items of laundry usually leave a washing machine intertwined with one another as a pile of laundry. Before the items of laundry that come out of a washing machine in this way are subjected to further treatment steps, for example mangling or sorting, they have to be separated. In the method, the topography of the item of laundry is ascertained and at least one point of the item of laundry at which the item of laundry is intended to be captured and/or preferably can be captured by a capturing means is determined on the basis of this topography. The item of laundry is captured by the capturing means by specific control of the capturing means at this point.