A robotic device includes: an insertion unit configured to insert a deflated airbag into an inside of clothing; an expansion unit configured to inflate the clothing by inserting gas into the airbag to expand the airbag; a deflation unit configured to deflate the airbag by taking out the gas from the airbag; and an extraction unit configured to extract the deflated airbag from the inside of the clothing.

A robotic device includes: an insertion unit configured to insert a deflated airbag into an inside of clothing; an expansion unit configured to inflate the clothing by inserting gas into the airbag to expand the airbag; a deflation unit configured to deflate the airbag by taking out the gas from the airbag; and an extraction unit configured to extract the deflated airbag from the inside of the clothing.

Systems and methods for attaching large articles of bedding such as bed sheets, blankets, duvet covers, comforters, and quilts, as well as other machine-washable large items such as sleeping bags, tablecloths, shower curtains, and shower curtain liners, in order to prevent or greatly reduce said articles from twisting, tangling, balling and/or wadding either independently or with each other in either or both the automatic washing machine or automatic clothes dryer. Exemplary fabric securing devices include a rigid base having keyholes and slit-holes, and flexible straps or tongues having a hollow post to engage a base keyhole and a crescent-shaped beveled edge to engage a base slit-hole.

Systems and methods for attaching large articles of bedding such as bed sheets, blankets, duvet covers, comforters, and quilts, as well as other machine-washable large items such as sleeping bags, tablecloths, shower curtains, and shower curtain liners, in order to prevent or greatly reduce said articles from twisting, tangling, balling and/or wadding either independently or with each other in either or both the automatic washing machine or automatic clothes dryer. Exemplary fabric securing devices include a rigid base having keyholes and slit-holes, and flexible straps or tongues having a hollow post to engage a base keyhole and a crescent-shaped beveled edge to engage a base slit-hole.

Provided is a clothes drier including a drying device, a base, a support rod, and a drying jacket. The base is provided with an air inlet and an air outlet. The drying device is disposed inside the base. The support rod has a first end disposed on the base and a second end extending in a direction away from the base. The support rod can be a telescopic rod. The drying jacket is suspended from the second end of the support rod and further arranged to enclose the base. The drying jacket is used for being sheathed in clothes. According to the clothes drier the drying device is disposed inside the base and the telescopic support rod is fixedly disposed on the base so as to facilitate the drying of the clothes hung on the support rod by the drying device.

Provided is a clothes drier including a drying device, a base, a support rod, and a drying jacket. The base is provided with an air inlet and an air outlet. The drying device is disposed inside the base. The support rod has a first end disposed on the base and a second end extending in a direction away from the base. The support rod can be a telescopic rod. The drying jacket is suspended from the second end of the support rod and further arranged to enclose the base. The drying jacket is used for being sheathed in clothes. According to the clothes drier the drying device is disposed inside the base and the telescopic support rod is fixedly disposed on the base so as to facilitate the drying of the clothes hung on the support rod by the drying device.

A portable clothes dryer and a clothes drying method thereof, wherein the portable clothes dryer comprises: a casing (1) provided with air inlets (4) and air outlets; a detachable garment model (8) made of elastic material comprising an inflatable chamber, the chamber provided with an air intake port (82) through which air from the air outlet enters into, clothes to be dried putting on the garment model (8) for drying; a heating device (7) disposed inside the casing (1) to heat air; a blower (6) configured to move heated air to the chamber of the garment model (8). The overall size of the dryer can be reduced to make it easy to carry due to the garment model with the inflatable chamber is detachable and made of elastic material; the clothes to be dried could be neatly put on the garment model so the clothes dried in this manner is wrinkle-free and can be dressed immediately, and the ironing process is saved.

A portable clothes dryer and a clothes drying method thereof, wherein the portable clothes dryer comprises: a casing (1) provided with air inlets (4) and air outlets; a detachable garment model (8) made of elastic material comprising an inflatable chamber, the chamber provided with an air intake port (82) through which air from the air outlet enters into, clothes to be dried putting on the garment model (8) for drying; a heating device (7) disposed inside the casing (1) to heat air; a blower (6) configured to move heated air to the chamber of the garment model (8). The overall size of the dryer can be reduced to make it easy to carry due to the garment model with the inflatable chamber is detachable and made of elastic material; the clothes to be dried could be neatly put on the garment model so the clothes dried in this manner is wrinkle-free and can be dressed immediately, and the ironing process is saved.

An innovative heating/dehumidification system is described, which is configured in such a way to dehumidify a room without cooling it and is also configured in such a way to simultaneously heat and dehumidify the room.