Patent ID: 9340309
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: B65B,B65G

Claim Text:
1. A supply apparatus for supplying spout-equipped bags located at a transfer position to a packing machine performing a predetermined packing through a transfer rail, said supply apparatus comprising: a holding rail having an engaging part for engaging a flange portion of a spout-equipped bag, the holding rail being configured to hold a plurality of spout-equipped bags aligned in a row when the plurality of spout-equipped bags are hung from the holding rail; a rail supply part for conveying the holding rail to the transfer position in order to transfer the plurality of spout-equipped bags on the transfer rail: a retention mechanism for retaining the holding rail conveyed by the rail supply part at the transfer position in a state opposing the transfer rail; a pushing member for reciprocating in a longitudinal direction of the holding rail, the pushing member having a bag conveying face for contacting the spout-equipped bag hung from the holding rail and for pushing the spout-equipped bag toward the transfer rail, and the pushing member further having a rail pushing face for contacting the holding rail and for exhausting the holding rail from the transfer position opposite the transfer rail; a lift mechanism for moving the pushing member downward when the pushing member moves forward, and for moving the pushing member upward to a height where the rail pushing face will contact the holding rail when the pushing member moves backward.