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(43) Date of publication: 13.09.2023 Bulletin 2023/37 (21) Application number: 21805670.3 (22) Date of filing: 04.11.2021

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B65H 3/08(2006.01) B65H 5/14(2006.01) B65H 3/32(2006.01) B65H 3/14(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): B65H 3/0816; B65H 2701/174; B65H 2406/3661; B65H 2406/343; B65H 2406/122; B65H 3/32; B65H 5/14; B65H 3/14 (86) International application number: PCT/NL2021/050678 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/098236 (12.05.2022 Gazette 2022/19)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 05.11.2020 NL 2026836 (71) Applicant: Laundry Robotics B.V. 5301 LX Zaltbommel (NL)

(72) Inventors: VAN NIEUWENHUIJSEN, Alexander Martinus 5301 LX Zaltbommel (NL) TEN HAGEN, Walter Paul 5301 LX Zaltbommel (NL) KOBEL, Rudolf 5301 LX Zaltbommel (NL) KOBEL, Markus 5301 LX Zaltbommel (NL) HOFER, Christoph 5301 LX Zaltbommel (NL) VAN BOEKHOLT, Marc Johannes Hendrik Marinus 5301 LX Zaltbommel (NL) MAASSEN, Erwin Cornelis Hermanus Johannes 5301 LX Zaltbommel (NL) (74) Representative: Patentwerk B.V.  P.O. Box 1514 5200 BN 's-Hertogenbosch 5200 BN 's-Hertogenbosch (NL)