Abstract: An apparatus is provided for transporting textile items into sorting bins with reduced energy consumption and improved load measuring accuracy and which provides textile item counting and sorting for a commercial laundry using vacuum air systems to move textiles into sorting bins and using a variable frequency drive to increase on/off response time of vacuum in the system.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 17, 2008
Date of Patent:
February 9, 2010
Assignee:
Colmac Industries, Inc.
Inventors:
Brant R. Osiensky, David Rinella, Gerald W. Pelissier, Scott McMillan