Apparatus for cleaning a fabric and a method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10443187-B2
Application number	US-201615269491-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 19, 2016
Priority date	Aug 1, 2016
Publication date	Oct 15, 2019
Grant date	Oct 15, 2019

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for cleaning of fabric. Image capturing units in the apparatus captures images of the fabric. A control unit in the apparatus identifies region of stain in the fabric based on the images and activates an ejecting unit for cleaning the fabric. The ejecting unit applies a selected cleaning agent on the region of stain. A motorized wiper and a sucking mechanism are operated on the region of stain to remove stain from the fabric. In an embodiment, the apparatus may also be used for ironing the fabric. However, the fabric is ironed within an optimal temperature range suitable for the type of fabric being ironed, thereby preventing over-heating and/or burning of the fabric. Thus, the apparatus disclosed herein facilitates both cleaning and ironing of the fabric.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus for cleaning a fabric, the apparatus comprising one or more processors configured to execute one or more instructions that cause the apparatus to:
capture one or more images of a fabric based on one or more image sensors;
apply one of one or more cleaning agents on to a region of a stain based on a first control signal;
remove the stain from the region of the stain using the one of the one or more cleaning agents, wherein the removal is based on motorized wiping and motorized sucking performed on the stain, wherein the motorized wiping and motorized sucking is activated based on a type of the stain; and
generate the first control signal upon detecting the region of the stain in the fabric based on the captured one or more images of the fabric, wherein the first control signal enables application of the one of the one or more cleaning agents on to the region of the stain; and
detect the type of the stain in the region of the stain based on the captured one or more images of the fabric.

2. The apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute the one or more instructions that further cause the apparatus to:
detect a fabric type based on the captured one or more images of the fabric;
generate a second control signal in absence of the generated first control signal or upon receipt of an input; and
transmit the generated second control signal to a heating element to initiate ironing of the fabric based on the second control signal.

3. The apparatus as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the second control signal includes an optimal temperature range for ironing the fabric based on the type of the fabric.

4. The apparatus as claimed in claim 2 further comprises an input interface to receive one or more inputs.

5. The apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute the one or more instructions that further cause the apparatus to display information related to the fabric.

6. The apparatus as claimed in claim 5 further comprises a communication interface configured to communicate data related to the fabric to one or more user devices.

7. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein the apparatus further comprises a plurality of compartments for storing each of the one or more cleaning agents separately.

8. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the applied cleaning agent is selected based on the fabric type and the type of the stain.

9. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute the one or more instructions that further cause the apparatus to separate dirt particles stuck on the apparatus as a consequence of performing at least one of the motorized wiping or the motorized sucking.

10. The apparatus as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute the one or more instructions that further cause the apparatus to collect and store the separated dirt particles.

Assignees

• Wipro Ltd

Inventors

• Kumar Vijay
• Ninan Thomas Chittakattu

Classifications

• D06F87/00 Primary

  Apparatus for moistening or otherwise conditioning the article to be ironed or pressed (apparatus for smoothing or removing creases from garments or other textile articles by formers, cores, stretchers or internal frames, with the application of heat or steam D06F73/00 {; devices used in combination with a laundry dryer D06F58/203}) · CPC title

• D06F43/002

  Spotting apparatus · CPC title

• D06F75/00

  Hand irons · CPC title