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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2013
Furukawa Mfg. Co., Ltd., Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, JP;
FURUKAWA MFG. CO., LTD., Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus for supplying a large amount of bags includes: a bag stocking mechanism that stocks a large amount of raised bags and guides the stocked bags to the front end thereof; and a bag transport mechanism that transports the bags of the bag stocking mechanism to a packaging machine. The apparatus further includes, a bag pickup mechanism and a bag delivery mechanism that pick up the bag from the bag stocking mechanism; a detection unit that detects the orientation of the picked up bag; and a bag turning mechanism that turns the bag in the predetermined transport direction of the bag transport mechanism according to the orientation of the bag detected by the detection unit.