Granted Patent B2

US 12,376,694 · App. 17/905,603 · Granted Aug 5, 2025

Inventors: Johan H P Johansson (Borås, SE); Kenny Wern (Borås, SE); Lars Follin (Bredared, SE); Leif Bertilsson (Borås, SE); Per-Olov Nilsson (Borås, SE)

Assignee: JENSEN SWEDEN AB

A47G25/1442A47G25/145A47G25/4023B65G1/0457B65G1/10B65G47/61B65G47/902D06F95/00B65G2201/0229

Abstract

Claims (29)

1. A garment hanger handling device comprising:

a housing; and

a gripping tool adapted to grip and hold a garment hanger, wherein the gripping tool is adapted to pick up a garment hanger at a loading station, to move the garment hanger to a mounting station, and to forward the garment hanger to an unloading station, wherein the garment hanger handling device is provided with a linear actuator adapted to move the gripping tool in a vertical direction, wherein the garment hanger handling device is provided with a rotational actuator adapted to rotate the gripping tool around a vertical center axis of the garment hanger handling device while maintaining the garment hanger at a fixed mounting station position during rotation, and wherein the gripping tool is adapted to position the garment hanger in a predefined rotational and vertical position at the mounting station in dependency of an input signal identifying a type of garment to be hung on the garment hanger, and wherein the predefined rotational and vertical position is adjusted in dependency of the input signal.

2. The garment hanger handling device according to claim 1 , wherein the gripping tool is adapted to hold the garment hanger at the predefined rotational and vertical position until a send signal is issued.

3. The garment hanger handling device according to claim 1 , wherein that the gripping tool is adapted to collapse a garment hanger at the loading station.

4. The garment hanger handling device according to claim 1 , wherein the input signal further comprises information regarding one or more of: a length of an operator, a type of garment hanger, or a desired rotational orientation of the garment hanger.

5. The garment hanger handling device according to claim 1 , wherein the garment hanger handling device comprises: a data reader adapted to identify a type of garment hanger.

6. The garment hanger handling device according to claim 5 , wherein the type of garment hanger is associated with the type of garment.

7. The garment hanger handling device according to claim 6 , wherein the data reader is arranged at the mounting station.

8. The garment hanger handling device according to claim 1 , wherein the garment hanger handling device comprises:

a data reader adapted to identify the type of garment that is to be hung on a garment hanger.

9. The garment hanger handling device according to claim 8 , wherein the data reader is arranged at the mounting station.

10. A conveyor system, comprising:

at least one garment hanger handling device, the at least one garment hanger handling device comprising:

a housing; and

a gripping tool adapted to grip and hold a garment hanger, wherein the gripping tool is adapted to pick up a garment hanger at a loading station, to move the garment hanger to a mounting station, and to forward the garment hanger to an unloading station, wherein the at least one garment hanger handling device is provided with a linear actuator adapted to move the gripping tool in a vertical direction, wherein the at least one garment hanger handling device is provided with a rotational actuator adapted to rotate the gripping tool around a vertical center axis of the garment hanger handling device while maintaining the garment hanger at a fixed mounting station position during rotation, and wherein the gripping tool is adapted to position the garment hanger in a predefined rotational and vertical position at the mounting station in dependency of an input signal identifying a type of garment to be hung on the garment hanger, and wherein the predefined rotational and vertical position is adjusted in dependency of the input signal.

11. The conveyor system according to claim 10 , wherein the conveyor system further comprises:

at least one loading station; and

at least one unloading station.

12. The conveyor system according to claim 10 , wherein the conveyor system comprises:

a user interface by which the garment that is to be hung on a garment hanger is identified.

13. The conveyor system according to claim 12 , wherein the identified garment is associated with a data holder of a garment hanger.

14. A method for positioning an empty garment hanger in an individual mounting position in a garment hanger handling device, the method comprising:

picking up an empty garment hanger at a loading station with a gripping tool;

reading a data signal identifying a type of garment that is to be hung on the empty garment hanger;

moving the empty garment hanger to a mounting station;

adjusting a rotational direction of the empty garment hanger around a vertical center axis of the garment hanger handling device while maintaining the garment hanger at a fixed mounting station position during rotation in dependency of the data signal;

adjusting a vertical position of the empty garment hanger in dependency of the data signal; and

holding the empty garment hanger in the individual mounting position.

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