Abstract: A gripper head adapted to grip, hold and release a piece of cloth, including a first part and a second part with respective conveyor belts, an actuator, such as a hydraulic actuator, a pneumatic actuator or a motor, connected with the second part and configured for turning the second part relative to the first part to apply in a cloth nipping position a first clamping force on a piece of cloth, and a controller connected with the actuator and configured to control the actuator for the second part to selectively apply in a cloth nipping position a second, higher clamping force when the conveyor belts are temporarily stopped with a nipping zone filled by a portion of the piece of cloth.

Abstract: A method and system for handling and transporting laundry in bags/sacks by means of laundry handling stations and a transport system for transporting the bags/sacks to, through and/or from and/or between the laundry handling stations. The method includes receiving one or more containers of dirty unsorted laundry at a first laundry handling station, emptying the container(s) of dirty unsorted laundry and putting dirty unsorted laundry into the laundry handling station by removing dirty unsorted laundry from each container, and handling the dirty unsorted laundry in the first laundry handling station and then transporting the laundry from the first laundry handling station to a second laundry handling station.

Abstract: A method for processing clean/washed rectangular laundry items that includes receiving and holding on to one corner of each laundry item by a movable clamp of a laundry item transfer mechanism, draping by the clamp a length of a side of the laundry item adjacent to the one corner over clamping jaws of two clamping devices by inserting the clamp into a gap between opposite jaws of the two clamping devices. Holding on to the side of the laundry item by the clamping devices, and releasing the corner from the clamp, locating two adjacent corners of the laundry item by sliding at least one of the two clamping devices along the side to move the two clamping devices away from each other. Advancing the laundry item held by the clamping devices in a first machine direction.

Abstract: A device for capturing a selected portion of a clean or dirty laundry item, in particular a linen or a towel item, the device including a first conveyor belt and a second conveyor belt, separated from each other by an elongated gap and configured to convey the laundry item across the gap in a first direction. A gripper is arranged to capture the selected portion from above and/or below when the selected portion passes the gap, the gripper being movable to remove the laundry item captured by the gripper from the second conveyor belt. A controller configured to activate the gripper for the capturing when the selected portion passes the gap and for the moving of the gripper.

Abstract: A gripper head adapted to grip, hold and release a piece of cloth, including a first part and a second part with respective conveyor belts, an actuator, such as a hydraulic actuator, a pneumatic actuator or a motor, connected with the second part and configured for turning the second part relative to the first part to apply in a cloth nipping position a first clamping force on a piece of cloth, and a controller connected with the actuator and configured to control the actuator for the second part to selectively apply in a cloth nipping position a second, higher clamping force when the conveyor belts are temporarily stopped with a nipping zone filled by a portion of the piece of cloth.

Abstract: A method for gripping, moving and releasing a piece of cloth with a gripper that is initially placed with opposed, movable, coherent, flexible surface parts in contact with the piece of cloth, and the surface parts are moved with respect to each other and with respect to the gripper in a gripping action, in order to pinch and hold on to the piece of cloth. The gripper with the piece of cloth pinched between the surface parts is moved to a different location, wherein the surface parts move in a reverse direction in order to release the piece of cloth. While in contact with the piece of cloth, the opposed surface parts are moved along a path which brings the surface parts both closer to each other and moves them in a direction away from the piece of cloth.

Abstract: A method for gripping, moving and releasing a piece of cloth with a gripper that is initially placed with opposed, movable, coherent, flexible surface parts in contact with the piece of cloth, and the surface parts are moved with respect to each other and with respect to the gripper in a gripping action, in order to pinch and hold on to the piece of cloth. The gripper with the piece of cloth pinched between the surface parts is moved to a different location, wherein the surface parts move in a reverse direction in order to release the piece of cloth. While in contact with the piece of cloth, the opposed surface parts are moved along a path which brings the surface parts both closer to each other and moves them in a direction away from the piece of cloth.

Abstract: Method for rolling up definite lengths of a mats in a unidirectional rolled roll, where mats are advanced one after another into a rolling mechanism in flattened out condition and released from the mechanism in rolled up condition. A rolled up mat is ejected from the rolling mechanism and caused to roll out therefrom on top of a succeeding flattened out mat which advances towards the rolling mechanism. A mat rolling station for performing the method is provided, where a ramp conveyer is provided which advances a flattened mat towards the rolling mechanism. At the rolling mechanism, bending conveyers are provided for advancing the forwardly moving mat sections into a circular bend on the ramp conveyer. A difference of surface speeds of the bending conveyers and the ramp conveyer is controllable by a signal provoked by the advance of a succeeding mat on the ramp conveyer before the rolling mechanism.