Patent ID: 11912451
Assignee: TOYO JIDOKI CO., LTD.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A bag supply method including the steps of:
causing an arrangement device to arrange a bag at a pickup position;
delivering the bag from the pickup position to a support device via a bag pickup device;
moving the bag along with the support device in a traveling direction along a movement path including a detection position;
determining arrival of the bag at the detection position;
stopping the bag along with the support device on the movement path according to a timing when the bag arrives at the detection position; and
delivering the bag stopped in the movement path, from the support device to a bag receiving device via a bag holding conveyance device,
wherein, in the step of delivering the bag from the pickup position to the support device,
the support device is configured to hold both side edges of the bag and support the bag from below, and
the bag pickup device is configured to release holding of the bag.