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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2000
Ishida Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A packaging system for causing articles M to fall downward along a predetermined falling route A and filling the articles M into a tubular film F. The packaging system is provided with an auxiliary device operating on the falling route A at predetermined timing and facilitating or improving the flow of the articles M, determination unit determining whether a state of the flow of the articles M on the falling route A is normal or abnormal, and a change unit changing the operating timing of the auxiliary device according to the state of the flow of the articles M determined by the determination unit With this configuration, the state of the flow of the articles M is improved and the high productivity (yield) and/or operativity of the packaging system can be maintained.