BAGGING APPARATUS

• Main Authors: TANAKA, YOSHINORI, TANAKA, TOKUO, TOYA, CHIYOSHI 102-GOU, C-TOU
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 03.03.1993
• Edition: 5
• Subjects: CONVEYING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGINGARTICLES OR MATERIALS; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; STORING; TRANSPORTING; UNPACKING

A bagging apparatus includes a bag storage mechanism (20) arranged to store a number of stacked bags (F), a bag feeding mechanism (30) arranged under a delivery chute (11) and opposed to the bag storage mechanism (20), the bag feeding mechanism (30) being provided at its upper end portion with clamping mechanisms (30a) for grasping an upper front side portion of a first bag (F) in the stored bags (F) and being tiltably mounted at its lower end portion to be moved toward and away from the bag storage mechanism (20) for feeding the first bag grasped by the clamping mechanisms (30a) below the delivery chute (11), a bag support mechanism (40) having a support rod (43) arranged to support an upper rear side portion of the first bag when it is fed by the bag feeding mechanism (30) and to cooperate with the clamping mechanisms (30a) for deploying the upper opening of the first bag, a sealing mechanism (50) arranged to seal the upper opening of the bag when a predetermined amount of articles (E) has been supplied into the deployed bag (F) from the delivery chute (11), and a tilting mechanism (60) arranged below the bag support mechanism (40) to support a bottom portion of the bag (F) until the predetermined amount of articles is bagged and the upper opening of the bag is sealed and to slide down the sealed bag of articles therefrom when it has been tilted.