Patent ID: 6575289
Filing Date: 2003-06-10
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
An apparatus for feeding spout-equipped bags to a packaging machine to perform filling and packaging by using the spout-equipped bags, said apparatus comprising:a holding member for conveying bags of continuous length having a bag support portion capable of being loaded with and unloaded of said spout-equipped bags at at least one end in an axial direction thereof, said bag support portion being adapted to hold spout portions of said spout-equipped bags in such a manner that said spout-equipped bags are movable in said axial direction; a conveying device having an endless track, said conveying device having a plurality of said holding members for conveying bags attached thereto at a predetermined space in such a manner that the axial direction of said holding members for conveying bags extends in a direction perpendicularly intersecting a conveying direction of said conveying device, wherein said holding members for conveying bags are conveyed along an entire circumference of said endless track; an unloading device for unloading said spout-equipped bags from one end of one of said holding members for conveying bags conveyed to a bag unloading position provided at a predetermined position along said endless track of said conveying device; a bag receiving device for receiving the spout-equipped bags unloaded from said one of said holding members for conveying bags; and a delivery device for successively delivering the spout-equipped bags from said bag receiving device to bag holding members of said packaging machine.