Patent ID: 7267144
Filing Date: 2007-09-11
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
1. A bulk bag filling system, comprising: a frame including a base; an input/output device attached to the frame, wherein the input/output device is configured to receive input from an operator and provide output to the operator; a fill carriage movably coupled to the frame and including a fill carriage actuator for effecting movement of the fill carriage, wherein the fill carriage is alignable with a fill port for receiving a bulk material; a rotary carriage including a plurality of bag loop hangers for receiving bag loops of a bag to be filled, wherein the rotary carriage is movably coupled to the fill carriage and a spout for receiving a neck of the bag to be filled extends through the rotary carriage, and wherein the spout is alignable with the fill port and the rotary carriage includes at least one bag loop hanger actuator for effecting movement of a bag loop capture pin of the bag loop hangers; a processor coupled to the input/output device, the fill carriage actuator and the bag loop hanger actuator; and a memory subsystem coupled to the processor, the memory subsystem storing code that responsive to input from an operator instructs the processor to perform the steps of: