Apparatus for automatically transferring valved bags to filling machine e.g. to fill bags with flowable materials - has arm with suction cup members for picking up bag, conveyor with series of receivers, and first and second transfer devices at first and second receiver positions

摘要

The apparatus comprises an arm (9) for picking up one bag (2) at a time from a stack (1), a conveyor (4) with a number of receivers {5) adapted to receive a bag (2) removed from the stack by the arm, and a first and second transfer devices (6,7) for transferring the bag (2) to a filling machine with the proper orientation for being filled. The arm (3) includes suction cup members permanently communicating with a space maintained at a pressure lower than the atmospheric pressure.