Patent ID: 6364090
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: B65B,B65G

Abstract:
In an apparatus for handling bags, said bags being conveyed in an upright position on a first conveyor and in a lying position on a second conveyor, the improvement comprising a transfer device (5) is provided between the first and second conveyors (3, 15) for handling stand up bags (2), said first conveyor (3) comprising a transfer portion (3a) in which the bags (2) are oriented in a substantially horizontal direction in space, and said transfer device (5) comprising a depositing surface (9) for forming a row of lying bags (2), a gripper (6) for pulling the bags (2) from said first conveyor (3) onto said depositing surface (9) in a substantially straight movement, and delivery means (10) for delivering the row of bags (2) to said second conveyor (15).