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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2013
Toyo Jidoki Co., Ltd., Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Kawamura, Iwakuni, JP;
Tohru Yoshikane, Iwakuni, JP;
Toyo Jidoki Co., Ltd., Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a method and apparatus for filling a gas in a gas compartment portion of a bag, a bag-conveying gripper () including a pair of gripping elements (and), and the inner surface (gripping surface) of the gripping element () being formed with a shallow groove (). The bag-conveying gripper () grips the sealed portion () of the bag, and a neck section () of the gas compartment portion () in the sealed portion is held at a groove formed in the gripping elements of the bag-conveying gripper. Compressed gas is ejected into the gas compartment portion through incision () formed in the neck section, inflating the gas compartment portion. The inflated shape of the neck section held by the bag-conveying gripper is restricted to a flat configuration by the inner surfaces of the bag-conveying gripper.