Patent ID: 11945615
Assignee: FLSMIDTH A/S
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 7:
8. A method for operating the bag applicator assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
a) controlling the valve opening device (6) for cyclically moving from the first configuration to the second configuration and vice-versa;
b) controlling the bag applicator device (13) for cyclically performing the following steps:
picking up the open valve bag (3) at the valve opening device (6);
travelling linearly from the valve opening device (6) to one of the filling nozzles (12) in the travelling configuration;
changing from the travelling position to the releasing position for releasing the valve bag (3) at the filling nozzle (12);
changing from the releasing position to the travelling position by moving away from the filling nozzle (12) for reaching the travelling configuration; and
travelling linearly from the filling nozzle (12) to the valve opening device (6) in the travelling configuration;

wherein,
the steps a) and b) of controlling the valve opening device (6) and the bag applicator device (13) are performed so that when the bag applicator device (13) reaches the valve opening device (6), the valve opening device (6) is in the second configuration and the valve bag (3) can be picked up by the bag applicator device (13) in the travelling configuration without requiring the tilting arm (14) to change from the travelling position by virtue of the supporting frame (7) handing over the valve bag (3) in the raised position.