Can end feeder

摘要

Bags each containing a stack of can ends and closed at its open end by being folded are fed one by one by a conveyor, and each bag is then delivered from the conveyor into a de-bagger case in a receiving position in which the case has its opening directed upward and the folded end is thereby unfolded. The bag within the de-bagger case is then adhered to the inner wall of the case by suction. The de-bagger case is subsequently turned to a discharge position in which the opening is directed downward, permitting the can ends within the bag to be moved downward by gravity into a transfer guide for guiding the can ends to a feeding duct for a seamer. The case is provided at its bottom with a mouth for injecting a pressure fluid into the case for forcing out the remaining empty bag from the case. The case is further provided near the outlet thereof with a can end retainer for holding the can ends in position when they move out from the bag.