Device and method for feeding film bags to a filling machine
US11220364B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 5, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 11, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 8, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B43/18
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a device for feeding film bags to a filling machine, comprising a magazine having a plurality of parallel magazine shafts for providing the film bags and comprising film-bag holders, which can be positioned below the magazine shafts, for holding and transporting the film bags, wherein a transfer arm is associated with each magazine shaft, said transfer arm being provided for grasping a film bag in the magazine shaft and transferring the grasped film bag to the film-bag holder arranged below the magazine shaft. The invention further relates to a method for feeding film bags to a filling machine by means of the device, comprising the following steps: providing film bags in magazine shafts of a magazine, positioning film-bag holders for holding and transporting the film bags below the magazine shafts, grasping the film bags in the magazine shafts by means of transfer arms, and transferring the grasped film bags to the film-bag holders by means of the transfer arms.
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