A METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR THE PROCESSING OF LAUNDRY ITEMS

原文（中国語）

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.