Patent ID: 7677013

Claim:
A spout installation apparatus, comprising: a pouch supply unit; a pouch reception/delivery unit; and a spout installation unit, wherein the spout installation apparatus delivers a pouch from the pouch supply unit via the pouch reception/delivery unit to the spout installation unit, the pouch having a spout installation edge portion on a vertical or angled side edge portion where a spout is installed, wherein the spout installation unit installs the spout to the pouch, and wherein the pouch reception/delivery unit receives the pouch in a standing state and delivers the pouch to the spout installation unit with the pouch being tilted such that the spout installation edge portion lies substantially horizontal; wherein the pouch reception/delivery unit is a rotary type unit equipped with a plurality of take-up members each for holding the pouch, and wherein the take-up member is configured to swing by a swing mechanism as the pouch reception/delivering unit rotates to thereby tilt the pouch held by the take-up member.