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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2012
Applicant:
Ishida Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Inventor:
Satoshi Nishitsuji, Ritto, JP;
Assignee:
Ishida Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 11/00 (2006.01); B65G 11/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 11/023 (2013.01);
Abstract
A packaging apparatus includes a chute, a moving member, and a control unit. The chute encloses a passage space, and has a slit formed in a first portion. Items to be packaged are supplied from an upper apparatus to the passage space. The first portion surrounds a first space. The first space is part of the passage space, where the items targeted to be packaged, readily become clogged. The moving member is configured to move into the first space and withdraw from the first space through the slit. The control unit causes the moving member to enter the first space after the items targeted to be packaged have passed through the first space.