US3552090A - Bag feeding, opening and filling apparatus - Google Patents

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US3552090A
US3552090A US666854A US3552090DA US3552090A US 3552090 A US3552090 A US 3552090A US 666854 A US666854 A US 666854A US 3552090D A US3552090D A US 3552090DA US 3552090 A US3552090 A US 3552090A
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    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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  • This invention is directed to apparatus for sequentially packing items in a chain of imbricated bags mounted on two strands of tape including a stationary support table, a tape puller, a forced air bag opener, a tray for inserting articles in the bag, indexing means operated by the bags for positioning the bags for loading; a method for sequentially loading such a chain of bags, supporting the bags in the loading position, opening the bags by directing air stream over and then into the bag, loading article via tray into bags; a special power supply apparatus for driving the tape puller including air motor, drive clutch and lock clutch; and a cartridge equipped chain of imbricated bags; all as further described hereafter.
  • the present invention relates to a new and improved method and apparatus for sequentially packaging items in bags and to a new and improved tape feeding apparatus, a new package of imbricated bags and to a new power supplying apparatus.
  • a bag feeding, opening and filling apparatus for feeding a continuous chain of imbricated bags sequentially into a loading position, sequentially opening the bags and filling the bags.
  • the apparatus has a frame.
  • a series of horizontal, spaced apart, parallel, and aligned guide rollers are mounted on the frame and they direct, orient, and guide the chain of imbricated bags toward the loading position.
  • a support table and tape pulling unit is mounted on the frame.
  • the support unit includes a smooth surface support table that defines a bag support, opening and loading position.
  • the support table has the shape of an isosceles triangle with the base side of the triangle oriented forward into the loading position and tapering rearwardly for reice ceipt of the imbricated bags.
  • the forward edge of the support table curves downwardly.
  • the support table and tape pulling unit includes a powered pulling gear and a two position meshing idler gear.
  • the idler gear has a positive toggle lock for securing it in driven engagement with the driving gear.
  • the meshing gears provide a means for conveying the imbricated bags by pulling the imbricated bags onto the support table.
  • the gears grip two strands of tape between them and feed the tape therebeyond, adhering the tacky surfaces of the tape together by squeezing the tape between the intermeshing gear surfaces.
  • the intermeshing gears are cylindrical and they are positioned below the curved edge of the support table and have parallel axes that project forward and lie in a plane parallel to the general plane of the support table.
  • Two parallel laterally adjustable idler guide and orientation wheels are positioned below the curved edge of the support table and above the intermeshing gears with their axes parallel to the axis of the intermeshing gears, the outer cylindrical surfaces of the wheels are knurled to prevent the tacky surface of the tape from adhering to them.
  • the wheels serve to provide a twist in the tape as it is pulled down over the forward edge of said support table and to orient the tape for passage into the meshing driven and idler gears.
  • the driven gear is powdered by a sequential drive means to pull the tape through the apparatus in small sequential steps.
  • the sequential drive means is a short cycle power means connected to a powered rotating shaft. The shaft is connected to the driven gear.
  • a signal means in the path of the bag is provided by a resilient blade indexing trigger that projects through and extends above the forward edge of the support table, an actuating means or switch is engaged by the trigger and sequentially switches the drive means into driving actuation in response to the actuation of the trigger when the trigger is engaged and released by the lead bag in the chain of imbricated bags.
  • An air blower driven by an electric motor is mounted on the frame and positioned below the tray.
  • An air chute in air stream engagement with the blowers outlet is oriented to direct air from the blower against the forward edge of the bag engaged by the trigger in the loading position at the forward edge of the support table to inflate the bag. This is the means for opening the lead bag.
  • the air is a fluid gas and provides the actively propelled force for opening the bag.
  • a tray is mounted on the frame and has a resilient forward end of reduced cross section that engages in the open end of the bag to facilitate inserting items into the bag.
  • a reciprocating tray is mounted on the apparatus frame.
  • the tray has expanding side arms that are resilient and form a resilient forward end of reduced cross section.
  • An air cylinder is connected to a moveable gate and opens and closes a gate to the air blower in response to the actuation of an air switch mounted on the frame in the path of the reciprocating tray.
  • the tray may be stationarily mounted on the frame.
  • the forward end of the tray has a reduced cross section and includes at least two resilient side arms at opposite sides of the tray.
  • the lower edges of side arms have upwardly curving surfaces that guide a bags upper lip outwardly and upwardly when the upper lip is lifted against the surface to cam the bag outwardly and guide it upwardly where it can open over the arms. In this manner the bag can encompass the arms enabling the tray to be stationarily positioned in the loading position a sufficient distance to facilitate the expeditious loading of the bags.
  • a package comprising a cartridge having an internal spool rotatably secured medially therein.
  • a passage opens into the cartridge to the spool and two long strands of tape have respective ends attached to the spool and extending from the cartridge through the passageway.
  • a plurality of identical bags are secured by one side to both of the tapes. The open end of each bag is oriented in the same direction relative to the tapes as all of the other bags and each bag faces along the tapes toward the cartridge.
  • Each bag after the bottom bag relative to the tape, is offset along the tapes and overlies the opening of the underlying bag.
  • the tapes are spaced apart about an even distance where they engage each of the bags.
  • Each of the bags is flattened and has two sides arranged in overlying disposition.
  • the tape pulling mechanism of the apparatus is modified to provide a coupling member at the end of the rotating shaft.
  • the cartridge containing package of imbricated bags has a coupling in the spool exposed for external coupling to the powered rotating shaft so that the tape pulling apparatus and the package of imbricated bags may be combined in an operating combination.
  • a dropping mechanism for pivoting the support table and tape pulling unit rearwardly so that the apparatus can be conveniently reloaded with a new chain of imbricated bags.
  • the dropping mechanism includes an air cylinder for closing and retaining the support table and tape pulling unit in closed position. A lever releases the air from the cylinder to open the table and admits air to the cylinder to close the table.
  • a process for sequentially loading a chain of imbricated bags supported by two parallel spaced apart tapes each of which has one tacky surface engaging one side of each bag.
  • the two spaced apart tapes are pulled from a medial position between their normal spaced apart paths and at the same time their respective tacky surfaces are squeezed together by gripping the tapes between the teeth of a pair of gears and sequentially activating the gears to pull the tape in stepwise fashion.
  • the bags are sequentially moved into a loading position with their unattached sides oriented upwardly by pulling the tapes. The side of the bag engaged by the tapes in the loading position is firmly supported.
  • the bags are sequentially inflated as they are positioned in the loading position by initially reducing the air pressure above the unattached side of the bag to partially open bag to increase the pressure inside the bag and fully open the bag.
  • a tray is engaged in the open bag and an article is loaded onto the tray.
  • the article is loaded into the bag and the bag is simultaneously peeled from the tapes starting at the bags forward edge and proceeding toward the bottom of the bag until the bag is free from the tape, and the loaded bag is disengaged from the tray.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic top plan view of one specie of the apparatus of our invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a diagrammatic perspective view of the support table and tape pulling unit 15 of FIG. 3 with parts broken away to show the trigger mechanism and driving means.
  • FIG. 3 is a digrammatic side plan view of the apparatus of FIG. 1 with the frame broken away.
  • FIG. 4 is a front view of a bag suitable for use on the apparatus.
  • FIG. 5 is a diagrammatic front plan view of a chain of imbricated bags mounted on tape suitable for use with the apparatus.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagrammatic side plan view of the chain of imbricated bags of FIG. 5.
  • FIG. 7 is a diagrammatic front end view of the support table and inflated bag of FIG. 3.
  • FIG. 8 is a diagrammatic perspective view similar to FIG. 2 of another specie of the support table and tape pulling unit.
  • FIG. 9 is a diagrammatic side plan view similar to FIG. 3 of another specie of our apparatus to illustrate the distinctions between the two species, FIG. 9 is in less detail than FIG. 3.
  • FIG. 10 is a diagrammatic top plan view similar to FIG. 1 of the specie of our apparatus shown in FIG. 9.
  • FIG. ll is a diagrammatic perspective view of a still further specie of the support table and tape pulling unit of our invention somewhat similar to FIG. 2 but displaying our improved windup package.
  • FIG. 12 is a diagrammatic front view similar to FIG. 5 of another specie of a chain of imbricated bags mounted on tape and suitable for use with the apparatus of FIG. 11.
  • FIG. 13 is a diagrammatic side plan view of the chain of imbricated bags of FIG. 12.
  • a packaging apparatus 10 is shown therein embodying the invention in one preferred form thereof.
  • the apparatus 10 has a frame 11 with a article inserting tray 12 reciprocally mounted thereon for reciprocation from the out position shown in solid lines in FIG. 3 to the inserted position 13 shown in dotted lines.
  • a support table and tape pullng unit 15 is pivotally mounted on the frame.
  • a forced air system 16 is mounted below the tray (as shown in FIG. 3) on the frame and directs air across the forward edge of the top of the support table and tape pulling unit as indicated by the arrows depicting the air flow path.
  • a bag feed in arrangement 17 is provided at one end of the apparatus 10.
  • a table dropping mechanism 20 is provided for pivoting the support table and tape pulling unit between operating and reloading positions.
  • the support table and tape pulling unit 15 is shown in particular detail in FIGS. 2 and 3.
  • the unit 15 includes a support table 21 which has the shape of an isosceles triangle with the base side of the triangle oriented forward.
  • the triangle tapes rearwardly and has a curved point 18 at its outer end so that it will not tear the bags.
  • the forward edge 22 of the support table curves downwardly and has an opening 23 (FIG. 1) in the center of the curved forward edge out.
  • the unit 15 has a rectangular front plate 24 and a substantially rectangular bottom plate 25.
  • the side plates 26 and 27 are substantially rectangular with their back edges curving and conforming to curved point 18 of the triangular support table 21.
  • the side plates 26 and 27 are cut out along their rearmost bottom edges to expose the power means 28.
  • a housing for the units power means 28 is formed by the members or walls 21, 24, 25, 26 and 27.
  • the power means 28 includes a power train which begins at the output end with a driven gear 30.
  • a beveled shaft 31 having an end 31a secured to the gear and extending from the gear 30 through a supporting bushing assembly 32 and through the gear housing 33 of clutch 34.
  • the shaft 31 is connected to the gear housing 33 for joint rotation therewith.
  • the clutch disc 35 of clutch 34 is secured to the bottom plate 25 by bracket 19 against rotation.
  • the shaft 31 passes beyond clutch 34, through a second supporting bushing 36 and through a second clutch 37.
  • the gear housing 38 of the second clutch 37 is connected to shaft 31 for rotation therewith.
  • the clutch disc 39 of clutch 37 is connected by shaft 40 to an arm 41 which is connected by shaft 42 to a reciprocating rotary acatuator or reversing air motor 43.
  • Clutchcs 34 and 37 are over-ride clutches of the type that have one direction drive and one direction slip. Both clutches drive when clockwise motion is supplied (as seen in FIG. 3) and are out of driving engagement when counter clockwise motion is supplied.
  • the reciprocating rotary actuator 43 is driven in a clockwise direction (as seen in FIG. 3) when the pressure is on line 44 which drives the driven wheel 30.
  • Clutch 37 is engaged with driving shaft 31 and clutch 32 is disengaged allowing shaft 31 to rotate freely.
  • the rotary actuator has a counter clockwise motion and clutch 37 disengages allowing the driven disk 39 to slip and clutch 34 engages preventing the shaft 31 from reversing its motion.
  • Drive gear 30 thus remains in locked position and will not turn counter-clockwise.
  • Rotary actuator 43 is controlled by a valve 46 which is a two-way valve that switches the air from line 44 to line 45 and back to line 44 in response to its actuation by a pilot valve 47.
  • Pilot valve 47 is an on-olf valve operated through a spring loaded actuator 50 by a leaf spring trigger 51 which closes the pilot valve cutting off the air to the actuator in valve 46 which also has an internal spring loaded actuator.
  • the pilot valve 47 is connected to valve 46 by line 52.
  • a constant supply of air is supplied to valve 46 and to valve 47 via line 53, branch 54 extending to valve 46 and branch 55 extending to valve 47.
  • the leaf spring trigger 51 extends through the support table 21 via slot 23 (FIG. 1).
  • a meshing idler gear 56 can be intermeshed or released from meshing engagement with the driven gear 30 by manipulating toggle lock 57.
  • Gear 56 is journaled in bracket 58 which is connected by rod 60 to the pivotal linkage 61 which moves the wheel in and out in response to the pivoting of handle 62.
  • bracket 58 which is connected by rod 60 to the pivotal linkage 61 which moves the wheel in and out in response to the pivoting of handle 62.
  • the toggle 57 is in the locked position and the meshing gears are in meshed engagement.
  • the handle 62 is lowered the two-position idler gear 56 is moved to its outward position.
  • Two freely rotating guide and orientation Wheels 63 and 64 project from and are journaled in plate 24. Wheels 63 and 64 guide the tape that supports the bags down over the curved edge 22 of the support table and provides a twist in the tape so that it may be received between the meshing gears 30 and 56.
  • the surfaces of the wheels 63 and 64 are knurled.
  • the wheels are parallel to one another and laterally adjustably in slots 65 and 66 respectively. Screws 70 and 71 serve to tighten the inner shaft of the wheels in fixed position in the slots in any selected position along the slots.
  • the guide mechanism 17 may be seen to include a series of horizontal, spaced apart parallel and aligned guide rollers 73, 74, 75 and 76 which are rotatably mounted between the frame members 80 and :81; the topmost surface of each roller is substantially aligned with the upper plane of the supporting table 21.
  • the rollers preferably have plastic or rubber surfaces so that they will not develop sharp ridges or bumps when scarred or damaged. Such sharp projections could damage the bags, particularly when the apparatus is used with plastic bags such as Saran or polypropylene bags.
  • rollers are provided so that the apparatus will be readily adaptable for use with bags of varying sizes.
  • the rollers are spaced outward from the back of the support table 21 a distance suflicient to provide for a substantially complete straightening out of the bag by the time the bag reaches the forward edge of the support table in its loading position. This is important in providing for the easy inflation of the bag, for if the bag is folded down at its rear portion for a substantial dis-' tance when it is being inflated the air must usually be supplied with greater force to unfold the bag and lift it upwardly from the folded down region. This could result in the outer extremity of the bag remaining uninflated in some instances which would normally be undesirable.
  • rollers 73, 74, and 76 are spaced sufiiciently close together so that the chain of imbricated bags will not sag appreciatively down between the rollers when being fed across several of them.
  • a very satisfactory spacing between the rollers has been found to be from about 2% inches to 3 inches using bags that are from 10 inches wide and 24 inches long and Weigh .08 pound to 18 inches wide and 32 inches long and weigh .13 pound each when the bags are spaced /1 inch apart with a tolerance of 4 inch.
  • edges of the bags fall over the edges of the support table. As the bags are pulled farther up on the widening triangle the edges of the bags are continuously straightened or cammed outwardly by the wedge shape of the triangle. At its forward edge the triangle is wider than the bags and they are held straightened out.
  • the table positioning mechanism 20 pivots the support table and tape pulling unit 15 about the pair of trunnions which are connected to the frame 11. Only one of the trunnions 82 is shown in FIG. 3. The trunnions are secured in brackets 83 as seen in FIG. 3. The brackets are secured to the frame .11.
  • the unit 15 is raised and lowered by a single air cylinder 84 which is operated by a valve 85.
  • the valve 85 is opened and closed by lever 86.
  • a constant supply of air is supplied by line 87 to the valve 85 and when the lever is in the position shown in solid lines air is supplied to the cylinder 84 through line 88 and the piston (not shown) is driven forward pulling the table into its closed operable position.
  • the lever 86 By moving the lever 86 to the position shown in broken lines the air to the cylinder 84 which has been holding the table closed is shut off and line .89 is opened allowing the air in the cylinder to escape slowly through a restricted orifice (not shown) allowing the unit 15 to open slowly.
  • the air pressure to the cylinder is 30 p.s.i.
  • the cylinder 84 may be seen to be connected to the frame by bracket 90 and to the unit 15 by bracket 91 through the pistons rod 92.
  • the reciprocating table 12 may be seen in FIGS. 1 and 3 to include sleeves and 101 which are slidably mounted on the supporting guide rods 102 and 103.
  • the reciprocating tray has sides 104 and 105.
  • Spring arms 106 7 and 107 extend from the sides 104 and 105 respectively and converge inwardly.
  • the air blower unit 16 has a centrifugal air blower or fan inside casing operated by an electric motor (not shown) positioned inside of the air blowers casing on the far side in FIG. 3.
  • the air blower takes air in through the inlet 111 and propels it out through the outlet 112 into a chute 113 which has a sloping bottom wall 114 and side walls 115 and 116 (see FIG. 1).
  • the chute 113 directs the air upwardly across the front or forward edge 22 of the support table 21 as indicated by the arrows in FIG. 3.
  • a gate 117 closes the inlet 111 to the fan and thus prevent the movement of air through the fan and thence out exit 112 and chute 113.
  • the gate is a fiat disc that engages around the rim of opening 111.
  • the cylinder 120 opens and closes the gate 117.
  • Piston rod 21 connects the cylinder to the gate 117.
  • the cylinder 120 is connected to the frame 11 by mounting bracket 120a.
  • the piston is driven by air supplied by line 122 to close the gate 117 and when the air pressure is released the spring (not shown) opens the gate 117.
  • Valve 123 controls the supply of air to cylinder 120 through the actuator and release of spring loaded lever 124.
  • the gate valve 117 is normally held open by the spring in cylinder 120 so that air is supplied from the blowers outlet 112 through the chute 113 across the front or forward edge of the support table 21.
  • the beveled camming surface of sleeve 101 earns the lever 124 down admitting air to line 122 which drives the piston in the cylinder 120 outwardly moving the gate 117 across the inlet 111 shutting off the air entering the fan.
  • a plurality of imbricated bags that are arranged along the two strips of adhesive tape 128 and 129 may also be seen in FIGS. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7.
  • one bag 131 is shown inflated on the support table 21.
  • the chain of imbricated bags may be seen to be made up of numerous individual bags 131, 132, 133 and 134, in FIG. 6, for example. These bags are adhered to the two parallel and spaced apart tacky tapes.
  • the two may be seen in FIGS. 1 and 7 in operating engagement on the machine, pulled down over the forward edge 22 of the support table 21 and passed around the knurled wheels 63 and 64 (as may also be seen from FIGS. 2 and 3) and between the meshing gears 30 and 56.
  • the imbricated bags extend back across rollers 73 and 74 that support them.
  • the bags extend over roller 74 and down into a stock box 143.
  • Rollers 75 and 76 are provided for use in supporting longer bags.
  • the bags should usually be at least substantially horizontal before they are inflated.
  • the chain of bags or package 130 is hooked to a separate chain of bags or package which is in another stock container 146.
  • the two chains of bags are joined by securing the end portions of the tapes 128 and 129 and the beginning portions of tapes 147 and 148 in the fresh box 149 of imbricated bags.
  • the tapes 128 and 129 are spaced apart on the imbricated bags about A the width of the bag in from each side within a tolerance of A; the width of the bag so that the bags may open into a wide oval opening.
  • the opening approaches a circular configuration of the somewhat square configuration of FIG. 7.
  • the tapes are spaced inwardly from their respective sides about an equal distance.
  • the tolerance for the equal inward spacing is about /2 inch if the bags are to be optimally pulled into the loading position with the open end evenly aligned.
  • the bag is 12 inches wide, the tapes are 5%. inches from inside edge to inside edge, the tapes are inch wide, the distance from the outside edge of each tape to the nearest side edge of the bag is 3 inches.
  • the bags are offset from one another along the tape /4 ⁇ inch.
  • the tape contact surface is 1%; square inches on each bag, W square inch contact surface per tape. Depending on the size bag used the tape contact surface per tape may desirably vary from A1 to 1 square inch per tape.
  • the tack strength should be such that from 2-4 pounds, more preferably about 2 pounds, will separate the bag from the tapes and 1% pounds, more preferably 1 pound, will not separate the bag from the tapes when the pull is provided on an angle of 30 in the direction toward which the bags are normally stripped from the tapes. If a high tack tape is used the width of tape and the area of contact can be substantially reduced by several fold.
  • the tensile strength of the tape should, however, be maintained above about 25 to 55 pounds per tape; more preferably 55 pounds per tape. In order that the tapes not cause the lead bag to trough or curve side edge to side edge when being positioned in the loading position the tape extends 18 inches beyond the lead bag in the chain.
  • a dusting of tale to cover the surfaces of the bags inside and out may be used to overcome the sticking together of the surfaces.
  • FIGS. 8, 9 and 10 Other preferred embodiments of our invention are shown in FIGS. 8, 9 and 10.
  • the support table and tape pulling unit 215 of FIG. 8 is similar to the support table and tape pulling unit 15 except rather than the multiple component power means 28 a power unit 228 is provided.
  • the power unit 228 has a low geared start-stop motor 243 which is geared (gears not shown) in such a ratio that it will not reverse when a reverse pressure of 15 pounds is applied to shaft 231.
  • the motor used was a Slo-Syn trademark, Driving Motor having a torque capacity of 400 amps inches at 16.6 r.p.m. obtained from the Superior Electric Company, Bristol, Conn.,
  • the shaft 231 is connected to and drives a driven gear 230.
  • a spring loaded on-olf electrical switch 247 is connected by wires 244 and 245 to the motor 243.
  • the switch is biased to the off positron.
  • the switch is cut on by the leaf spring trigger 251 when it engages against the spring loded actuator 250 and overcomes the bias of the actuator.
  • the support table and tape pulling unit 215 is almost identical to the support table and tape pulling unit 15 with the exception of shield 219 (FIGS. 9 and 10).
  • the support table 215 has a triangular support table 221 with a curved forward edge 222 which has an opening 223, shown in dotted lines in FIG. 10 through its forward edge.
  • Shield 219 is fastened to the front plate 224 of the support table and tape pulling unit 215 and extends over the leaf spring trigger 251 so that the trigger is shielded from the forward or article inserting end of apparatus directly above and in front of the trigger 25.
  • the support table and tape pulling unit 215 (FIG. 8) is shown equipped for non-pivotal mounting in the manner of the unit shown in FIGS. 9 and 10. However, the unit 215 could just as well be pivotally mounted in the manner of unit 15 and vice versa. Unit 15 could also be substltuted for unit 215 in FIGS. 9 and 10 by the same token the unit 215 could be pivotally mounted and substituted for unit 15 in device 10 of FIGS. 1 and 3.
  • Unit 215 may be seen in FIG. 8 to have a front plate 224, a bottom plate 225 and side plates 226 and 227.
  • the unit 215 has non-laterally adjustable but freely rotating guide and orientation wheels 263 and 264 and a meshing idler gear 256.
  • the idler gear 256 has a meshing position and an out of mesh or open position between which it is moved by the toggle 257.
  • the tray 212 is rigidly mounted in assembly 315 with the fan 210 and chute 213.
  • the assembly 315 is hinged to the frame 211 with hinges 382 and 383 (FIGS. 9 and 10).
  • An over center self locking folding support arm 390 is connected to the frame 211 and the assembly 315 and supports the assembly in the raised position.
  • Brackets 300 and 301 engage the assembly frame 310 to support and position the assembly when it is in its operable position.
  • the tray 212 has sides 304 and 305 from which spring arm 306 and 307 respectively project.
  • the spring arms 306 and 307 are positioned so that when a bag is inflated their forward ends will be inside of the bag.
  • the spring arms have curved forward edges 308 and 309 that serve as guiding surfaces such as 307a to guide the bag from under the arms to full inflation above the arms. It may be seen in FIG. 8 that the spring arms straddle the guard 219.
  • the forced air system 216 includes an electrically powered centrifugal fan 210 which operates continuously when the apparatus is in operation. When the apparatus is placed in operation the fan is initially activated by a switch (not shown). The air enters the fan through inlet 211 and exits through outlet 312 into chute 213 which has a number of protective bars 217 and 218 across its outlet as shown in FIG. 10. This prevents large particles of the article being packaged from falling down the chute and blocking the air passage. The bars 217 and 218 also serve as a surface bridging the chute outlet over which the article to be packaged may slide.
  • the bags shown in FIG. 10 on machine 210 are slightly longer than the bags shown in FIG. 1 positioned on the machine 10 and it may be seen that the bags shown in FIG. 10 extend back across rollers 273, 274 adn 275 and down over roller 275.
  • the use of the plurality of support rollers in accommodating bags of differing sizes is illustrated.
  • a combination of a chain of imbricated bags and a windable cartridge remova'bly clips onto the embodiment of the support table and tape pulling unit 415 shown in a preferred form in FIG. 11. Only these portions of apparatus 415 necessary to illustrate the differences between unit 415 and units 215 and are shown in FIG. 11.
  • the power unit could, of course, be either that of unit 15 or of unit 215.
  • a shaft 431 projects through the front plate 424 and has a coupling head 401 thereon for engagement in the spool couple 402 to rotate the spool 403 (FIG. 13) which is mounted for rotation within the housing 404.
  • the housing 404 has two members, a back member 405 and a front member 406 which are frictionally held together with the rim 410a of member 405 fitting inside of the rim 411a of member 406.
  • the rims project from circular walls 410 and 411 respectively and with the rims form shallow cup shaped members 405 and 406.
  • the rotatable spool is mounted in the wall of housing member 405.
  • a slot 407 enters through the rim of the housing 404.
  • Lips 408 and 409 are integrally molded with the housing member 405 and prevent the tearing of the tape as it passes through the slot 407.
  • the housing member 406 may have similar lip portions or the lips in the housing member 405 may simply have a slot permitting the lips 408 and 409 to extend across the slot in the housing 404 so that the tape can scrape only against the rounded lip portions as it is drawn into the tape cartridge 400.
  • Pairs of bosses 412a, 4121: and 4120 are formed on housing member 405. Each boss extends across a portion of the back of the housing member and a portion of the rim. Bosses 413a, 4131) and 4130 are formed on the front plate 424 of the unit 415. When the tape windup cartridge 400 is secured to the unit 415 the pairs of bosses 415a, 4121? and 4120 cooperatively receive respectively bosses 413a, 4131; and 413a therebetween to secure the cartridge housing 404 non-rotatably to the unit 415.
  • a chain of imbricated bags of the type shown in FIG. 12 is packaged in a package such as package 143 of FIG. 3.
  • the chain of imbricated bags 430 includes the combination of the windup cartridge 400, the tapes 428 and 429 and the bags.
  • the chain of imbricated bags is shown in FIG. 13 with the top cover 406 removed for purposes of illustration. Of course, in actual packaging it would be in place.
  • the tapes 428 and 429 are spaced apart on the imbricated bags about A the width of the bag in from each side within a tolerance of /s the width of the bag so that the bags may open into a wide oval opening. The opening approaches a circular configuration or the somewhat square configuration of FIG. 7.
  • the tapes are spaced inwardly from their respective sides about an equal distance.
  • the tolerance for the equal inward spacing is about /2 inch if the bags are to be optionally pulled into the loading position with the open end evenly aligned.
  • the bag is 12 inches wide
  • the tapes are 4% inches from inside edge to inside edge
  • the tapes are /4 inch wide
  • the distance from the outside edge of each tape to the nearest side edge of the bag is 3 inches.
  • the bags are offset from one another along the tape /1 inch.
  • the tape contact surface is 1% square inches on each bag, square inch contact surface per tape. Depending on the size bag used the tape contact surface per tape may desirably vary from A to 1 square inch per tape.
  • the tack strength should be such that from 2-4 pounds more preferably about 2 pounds will separate the bag from the tapes and 1 /2 pound more preferably 1 pound will not separate the bag from the tapes when the pull is provided on an angle of 30 in the direction toward which the bags are normally stripped from the tapes. If a high tack tape is used the width of tape and the area of contact can be substantially reduced by several fold.
  • the tensile strength of the tape should, however, be maintained above about 25 to 55 pounds per tape, more preferably above 55 pounds per tape. In order that the tapes not cause the lead bag to trough or curve side edge to side edge when being positioned in the loading position the tape extends 18 inches beyond the lead bag in the chain.
  • the tapes are adhered together tacky surface to tacky surface starting at a point just before they enter the slot 407. Thus the tapes will not stick to the lips 409 and 408 as they are drawn into the slot 409 because the nontacky surface faces outwardly.
  • a small slot 420 is provided in the spool 403.
  • the spool 403 also has an annular recess 421 into which the slot 420 opens.
  • the double tapes 428 and 429 are adhered together and then fed through the slot 420 and the tape is twisted one to several times, as necessary, and the twisted portion is pushed down in the annulus 421. This prevents the tape from pulling out through the slot 420 and provides a grip on the tape for its windup by the support table and tape pulling unit 415.
  • the cover 406 is secured in position with its rim inside of the rim of housing member 405.
  • the chain of imbricated bags 430 is then complete.
  • a dusting of talc to cover the surfaces of the bags inside and out may be used to overcome the sticking together of the surfaces.
  • a process for sequentially loading a chain of imbricated bags supported by two parallel spaced apart tapes each of which has one tacky surface engaging one side of each bag.
  • the other side of the tape is not tacky and faces outwardly.
  • the two spaced apart tapes are pulled from a medial position between their normal spaced apart paths and at the same time their respective tacky surfaces are squeezed together by gripping the tapes between the teeth of a pair of gears and sequentially activating the gears to pull the tape in stepwise fashion.
  • the tape accumulates below the gears and can be periodieally removed by severing the tape below the gears or by waiting until a run of bags is completed. Because the respective tacky surfaces have been squeezed together the tape is not a problem from the standpoint of sticking to everything and forming a mess and fouling the efiicient operation of the apparatus.
  • the tapes be pulled from a position below the plane of the bags when they are in the loading position. It is also desirable for the tapes and bags to pass through the loading position in an even horizontal plane with the very front edge of the bags being slightly pulled down over a rounded edge.
  • the tapes should preferably be maintained spaced apart as they pass through the loading position and the plane of the tape should be changed fairly abruptly desirably by engaging the tapes around idler wheels spaced apart about the normal distance of the tapes spacing. By positioning the tape receiving surfaces of the idler wheels both perpendicular and at right angles to the tapes original horizontal plane of movement, the orientation of the tape can be correspondingly changed.
  • the bags are moved into the loading position sequentially, only the topmost bag being fully in the loading position.
  • the upwardly oriented side of this topmost bag is free of attachment so that it may be readily opened.
  • the bottom of the chain of imbricated bags is not tacky and slides easily in response to the pulling force applied to the tape.
  • the bottom side of the forwardmost bag in the imbricated chain is firmly supported so that an item placed in the bag will not cause the entire bag to fall or otherwise deform until the bag is removed from the loading position.
  • the bags are sequentially inflated as they are positioned in the loading position by initially reducing the air pressure above the unattached side of the bags to partially open the bag and subsequently directing a stream of air into the partially open bag to increase the pressure inside of the bag and thereby fully open the bag.
  • An article is loaded into a reciprocating tray and this reciprocating tray is moved forward shutting off the stream of air to the inside of the bag and the tray moves on into the bag before the bag can close and simultaneously peels the bag from the tapes starting at the bags forward edge and proceeding toward the bottom of the bag until the bag is free from the tape. Simultaneously with this action the article is pushed from the tray into the bag and thereafter a the loaded bag is disengaged from the tray and the tray is drawn back out of the way for reloading.
  • the bag may be separated from the tape in the manner described by employing spaced apart spring arms on the tray having reduced dimensions for first entering the bag and increasingly spaced apart and upwardly increasing dimensions that engage the upper side of the bag as the tray progresses into the bag lifting the bag off of the tapes and pushing the bag back from the tape in the same motion in the manner of a moving wedge, see FIG. 3, the shape of arm 107.
  • the article being bagged can he slipped through the tray between the spring arms simultaneously with the inward movement of the tray. The outward movement of the spring arms against the sides of the bag would also tend to hold the bag in position on the tray while the article is being loaded into the bag.
  • This process may advantageously be used to sequentially load a chain of imbricated bags with items such as 12 cleaned and dressed turkeys or other market ready items.
  • the support table and tape pulling unit 15 is opened to the position shown in broken lines in FIG. 3 and the toggle lock 57 is open so that the gear 56 is spaced from gear 30.
  • the knurled wheels 63 and 64 are adjusted apart equal distances from the center approximately the same spacing as the two lead tapes of the chain of bags. The knurled wheels need adjusting only if the width bag being used varies substantially. If adjustment is necessary the screws and 71 are loosened and the respective wheels are correspondingly moved in or out and then the screws are tightened again.
  • the two lead tapes 128 and 129 are manually raised out of a package containing a chain of imbricated bags and fed up and over an appropriate roller so that they lay over the roller as shown in FIG. 1.
  • the chain of imbricated bags 130 can be seen to pass between rollers 74 and 75 and to lie across the top of the rollers 73 and 74.
  • the chain of bags 130 is manually pulled over above the support table 21.
  • the tapes are drawn down over the forward edge of the table so that they engage the table with their non-tacky surfaces.
  • tape 128 is twisted one half turn counter-clockwise and its tacky surface is engaged over the knurled wheel 63 as shown in FIG. 7.
  • Tape 129 is twisted one-half turn clockwise and its tacky surface i engaged over knurled wheel 64 as is also shown in FIG. 7.
  • the ends of the two tapes are stuck together tacky surface to tacky surface and positioned or threaded between the gears 30 and 56 which are open.
  • the locking toggle 57 is then pivoted to move the idler gear 56 into mesh with the driven gear 30 and then locked by pushing the toggle over center (FIG. 2). After the toggle is locked the tape is securely held crimped between the intermeshed gears.
  • the lever 86 is manually movd to open valve and supply air to cylinder 84 which drives the piston and piston rod 92 forward pulling the support table and tape pulling unit 15 up into its operating position shown in solid lines in FIGS. 1 and 3.
  • the tray 12 sufiiciently forward to engage the lever 124, and cut off the air from fan 110. This prevents the air from buffeting the forward edge of the bag sand inflating them before the apparatus 10 is ready for sequential operation.
  • the machine may be loaded with bags with its power both air and electric off. The would then be switched on before activating lever 86 to raise the unit 15. The fan 16 could be switched on subsequently if desired.
  • the driving wheel 30 would convey the tape forward untl the lead bag in the chain 130 engages against the trigger 51 opening valve 47 (FIG. 2).
  • the tray 12 is then retracted to its outer position for loading, switching the air on which inflates the lead bag.
  • the powder prevents the sides of the bags from adhering together and excluding air from between the two inner walls of the bags which would make the opening of the bag very difficult using only the air system employed here.
  • the powder may be a material such as comstarch if edibles are to be placed in the bags.
  • an operator deposits an item to be packed on the tray 12.
  • the item may be supplied by any means such as, for example, a push cart or conveyor (not shown).
  • the tray 12 is pushed forward by the operator. As the tray moves forward its conveying arms enter the mouth of the bag 131. After the arms have entered about /s of the way into the bag the camming surface 125 engages the lever 124 actuating the gate 117 to close oif the air into the fan 110 and thereby shut off the air from the fan.
  • the arms 106 and 107 As the upper shoulder portions of the arms 106 and 107 enter further into the bag they strip the bag from the tape by pulling upwardly on the upper lip of the bag as the tray is pushed further into the bag drawing the bag upwardly on the arms.
  • the arms can be seen to get higher at their base juncture with sides 104 and 105 as shown in FIG. 3. It may be seen that the forward edge of the bag at the lower lip has been pulled slightly down over the curved forward edge so that the increasing upwardly camming of the arms is excentuated by the downward curved position of the lower lip. This substantially assures that the lower lip of the bag will peel upwardly from the tape with the peeling progressing from the very front edge toward the rear. This greatly reduces the amount of force required to strip the bag from the tape. A much greater force would be needed to shear the bag from the tape in the plane of the tape. Even the force needed to directly pull the bag from the tape at one time straight away is very high.
  • the article is not only shoved from the tray but the bag is shoved from the loading position of the support table and, because of its relatively slic surface, it slides easily across the other bags and onto a second station (not shown) which may be a conveyor or a table for moving it to a separate position for further processing such as closing by a person standing just beyond the bag ging position.
  • the rollers 72 and 73 aid in moving the bags out of the way to the next station for further processing so that another bag may be loaded.
  • the tray does not have the upper camming shape to the arms 106 and 107, the operator may hold her arm tilted upwardly and engage the forward edge of the bag stripping it from the tape.
  • the trigger 51 As the bag is stripped from the tape the trigger 51 is released by the lower lip of the bag.
  • the trigger 51 moves inwardly due to its spring action engaging the spring loaded slide actuator 50 which closes the pilot valve 47 cutting off the air to line 52 which allows the air through line 54 to move the slide in the valve 46 to open line 44 and reverse the rotary actuator 43 driving gear 30 clockwise through the power train.
  • the tape is thus conveyed through the meshing gears 30 and 56 a sufiicient distance to pull the next bag 132 in the chain 130 against the trigger 51 drawing the trigger forward away from the spring loaded actuator 50 'which opens the pilot valve 46 admitting air through line 52 against the slide in the valve 47 which switches the air to line 45 reversing the reciprocating actuator to a counter-clockwise rotation.
  • the leaf spring trigger 51 because of its extra bending displacement provides some de ree of override in response to the bags pressure against it insuring a complete disengagement of the trigger from the slide 50.
  • the override is provided by the momentary delay in the reversal of the reciprocating rotary actuator. The override prevents the shattering type of switching of the power means that could otherwise occur due to a usually inherent slight giving and stretching of the forward lip of the plastic bags that would usually be used on the apparatus.
  • the lip of the bag is engaged with and serves to actuate the trigger 51.
  • lever 124 is released by the camming surface 125 thereby opening valve 123 releasing the air from the cylinder 120 allowing the spring in the cylinder to draw the piston into the cylinder opening up the inlet 111 to the fan 110.
  • the fan is open again, the loaded bag or package should have moved out of the way and the next bag is usually already in the loading position.
  • the fan 110' propels air through outlet 112 and the chute 113, directs the air against the forward edge of the bag where it initially proceeds on across the upper surface of the bag 131 until sufi'icient opening is attained in the bag for the air to fully enter the bag 131. Once the bag is fully inflated and opened by the air, the apparatus is ready for the repetition of the procedure just described which can be sequentially continued indefinitely.
  • a new package 146 containing a new chain of bags may be moved up adjacent to the package 143 as shown in FIG. 3 and the end tapes 128 and 129 from the chain of imbricated bags in package 143 may be attached to the lead out ends of tapes 147 and 148, respectively, by adhering the tapes together so that the new chain will be pulled onto the apparatus and fed through the apparatus in the same manner as the chain 130.
  • the tapes 147 and 148 must be attached so that the tacky tape sides are oriented up in the same manner as the chain of bags 130. It is obvious that this sequence can also be continued indefinitely as the trailing ends of tapes 147 and 148 may be attached to another package of bags and so on.
  • the empty package container may be removed and the package 149
  • the air system does not normally present the other general electrical insulation, corrosion and deterioration problems persented by electrical wiring and devices under such rigorous oper ating conditions as meat packing plants where the apparatus is constantly wet down, washed and buffeted with water, steam and other cleansing mediums.
  • Electrical apparatuses also present a safety hazard because of the possibility that personnel operating the machines will be shocked due to insulation failure under the wet operating conditions.
  • the air powered machine usually provides for safe operation, lower maintenance costs and less expensive installation costs because there is a reduced need to protect electrical parts.
  • a reciprocating rotary actuator has been found to be the preferable driving means because it has low maintenance costs and low power requirements.
  • a 150 inch pounds torque rotary actuator was used.
  • the use of the air cylinder 84 to raise and lower the support table and tape pulling unit 21 has been found to be particularly desirable because the 30 pounds of pressure required to pivotally move the support table and tape pulling unit 15 which weighs about 30 pounds, in the embodiment shown, is not a sufficiently large force to present a safety hazard should someone get a hand or another body part in the way of the movement of the support table and tape pulling unit 15.
  • the air cylinder which is a double acting type air cylinder when operated at about 30 pounds of air pressure provides sufficiently slow-medium motion in opening and closing the apparatus to not delay operation and yet to give the operator time to observe and correct any binding, such as the bags not moving upwardly over the roller as the tape moves forward which could cause a break in the tape due to overstretching should the bags for some reason he held by the package due to a package being incompletely opened or some such.
  • This speed of opening and closing requiring about 4 seconds, leaves the operators hands free to adjust the tape after he positions the handle 86 to actuate the cylinder 84.
  • lever 86 When it is desired to switch the size of the bags or to change the tape for some other reason lever 86 is shifted to the position shown in dotted lines in FIG. 3 closing the air inlet to line 88 into the cylinder 84 and opening the outlet for the air from the cylinder via line 89 allowing the table to fall slowly backwards, the table being pulled backwards by its off-center weight about the pivot 82 which is engaged in bracket 83 and their counterparts (not shown) on the other side of the unit 15.
  • the toggle 57 is moved to move idler wheel 56 out of mesh with wheel 30 releasing the tape from engagement therebetween.
  • the chain 130 of imbricated bags can then be lifted back and fed back between rollers 74 and 75 into the package 143.
  • the apparatus is then ready for loading with a chain of imbricated bags in the manner previously described.
  • a chain of bags could be used up and the ends of the tape would simply run out between the meshing gears 30 and 56.
  • the unit 15 would still be dropped back and the toggle 57 opened.
  • the operation is somewhat similar to placing the apparatus 10 of this invention into operation and operating it as previously described with the following differences.
  • the tray and blower assembly 315 is opened pivoting at hinges 382 and 383 to expose the front face of the support table and tap pulling unit 215. This is a manual operation.
  • the assembly is held in the raised position by support arm 390 while the chain of imbricated bags is being loaded in the apparatus.
  • the support table and tape pulling unit 215 of FIG. 8 has no means for laterally adjusting the knurled wheels 263 and 264. Even so the device may be used with tape spacings varying about 20% without undue difficulty.
  • the chain of imbricated bags is shown in FIG. 10 to be drawn up between rollers 276 and 275 and then the chain of bags is drawn across rollers 275, 274 and 273 and across the support table 221 and over its forward edge 222 around the knurled wheels 263 and 264 respectively with tape 329 receiving a clockwise twist in being drawn over the knurled wheel 264 and with tape 328 receiving a counter clockwise twist and engaged over knurled wheel 263.
  • the directions of the twist being determined from a position facing the front plate 224.
  • the tapes are then stuck tacky surface to tacky surface and positioned between the gears 230 and 256 and the toggle 257 is moved to its locked position to lock the wheels into meshing engagement with the tapes held therebetween.
  • the hinged arm 390 is then unlocked and the tray and blower assembly 315 is lowered into engagement with two stops 385 and 386 on the frame 211.
  • the tray 212 is secured in permanent position in the assembly 315, it does not reciprocate during the operation of the apparatus.
  • the assembly 315 has been lowered and the power is turned on by an electric switch (not shown) the bags will be drawn forward across the support table 221 until the forwardmost bags lips engage against the trigger mean 251.
  • This will open switch 247 (FIG. 8) shutting off the motor 243.
  • the fan 210 (FIG. 9) is then activated either by the same switch that cuts on the power to motor 243 or by another switch.
  • the fan will usually be operated continuously during a loading operation using the apparatus of FIGS. 9 and 10.
  • the fan 210 supplies air through chute 213 across the front edge 222 of the support table and once the bag is partially open into the bag itself.
  • the article to be packaged is placed by an operator in the tray 212 and pushed over bars 217 and 218 across the chute 213, pushing the spring arms 306 and 307 outward against the sides of the bag.
  • the article passes through the spring arms and into the bag.
  • the bag is peeled from the tape and pushed out of the way.
  • the bag is peeled from the tape by the operator.
  • the operator holds her arm slanted upwardly and strikes the upper lip of the bag pushing the bag backwards as she pushes the article through the spring arms into the bag as shown in dotted lines in FIG. 9.
  • the bag is slightly pulled downwardly over the curved edge 222 which aids in peeling the bag from front to rear off of the tape.
  • the bag could, of course, be stripped from the tape by constructing the tray arms similar to the arm 107 of FIG. 3 so that as the arms were pushed apart they would be sufficiently large to simply lift the bag from the tapes 328 and 329.
  • the article slides over the guard 219 as it enters the bag thus preventing the article from striking the trigger 251 which would cause the motor 243 to be energized.
  • the next bag is pulled into position against trigger 251 and begins to inflate. Its upper side and lip rise upwardly under the curved forward edge 308 and 309 of the arms 306 and 307.
  • the arms 306 and 307 are shown in FIG. 10 positioned inside the mouth of the bag shown in solid lines and over the upper lip of the partially inflated bag shown in dotted lines.
  • the upper lip of the partially inflated bag rises upwardly along the front edge of the arms until it passes above the arms at which time it flips open and straightens out above the upper surface of the arms as shown in full lines.
  • a deflection and tray support plate 309a deflects the air downwardly and also serves as a top to the chute 213.
  • an additional chain may be attached directly to the chain of bags already loaded into the machaine as previously described to directly add another package into the apparatus or the chain may be fully used up or the machine may be stopped and the chain removed and a new chain of bag loaded into the machine as desired. 7
  • the support table and tape pulling unit 415 is opened in the same manner described with respect to the unit 15.
  • the cartridge 400 is lifted from the package containing the chain of imbricated bags 430 and fed between the appropriate rollers in the same manner as described with respect to loading imbricated bags 130 into apparatus 10.
  • the cartridge is then pulled across the support table and down across the curved front edge and connected to the shaft coupler 401 (FIG. 11).
  • the pairs of bosses 412a, 41% and 412s on the cartridge are aligned with the bosses 413a, 4131: and 4130 respectively which closely fit between the boses on the cartridge and the cartridge is clipped into a tight frictional engagement with plate 424 as it is connected to coupling 401 which passes into coupling 402.
  • the support table and tape pulling unit 415 is then raised into operating position in the same manner described with respect to apparatus and sequential operation is carried out also as previously described.
  • it is necessary to substitute a new chain because generally the cartridge only accommodates the tape from its own chain of bags.
  • it is necessary to reload the apparatus 410 in the same manner as previously described for loading the apparatus by lowering the support table and tape pulling unit 415 and removing the full cartridge andsubstituting a new cartridge.
  • a bag feeding, opening and filling apparatus for feeding a continuous chain of imbricated bags sequentially into a loading position, sequentially opening the bags and filling the bags comprising a frame; a bag loading station positioned on said frame; a means for conveying a chain of imbricated bags to said station including a powered rotatable shaft; a power means connected to said shaft and driving said shaft in one direction periodically and sequentially; a signal producing means in the path of the lead bag of said chain of imbricated bags at the loading station; an actuating means in operating engagement with said signal producing means and said power means to activate said power means to index said bags in said loading position when the trigger is engaged and release by the lead bag in the chain of imbricated bags; and means for opening the lead bag;
  • an apparatus for feeding, opening and filling a chain of imbricated bags supported on at least two strands of tape and wherein the loading station is a stationary support connected to said frame;
  • the means for conveying the chain of imbricated bags is a tape puller, said tape puller being below said support and connected to said frame; there are two guide members that receive the tape and provide respective changes in its movement orientation between'the support and the tape puller;
  • the power means is a short cycle power means connected to the powered rotatable shaft and driving said shaft in one direction periodically and sequentially; means are connected to said rotatable shaft to prevent the reverse movement of said shaft sequentially when said shaft is not being rotated in said one direction;
  • the signal producing means is an indexing trigger attached to said frame and projecting into the path of the lead bag of said chain of imbricated bags at the stationary support;
  • the actuating means is a switch in operating engagement with said trigger and said power means to cycle said power means to index said bags in said loading position when the trigger is engaged and released
  • the tape puller includes a powered pulling gear on the rotating shaft and a two position meshing idler gear, said gears adapted to grip two strands of tape therebetween, feed the tape therebeyond and adhere the tacky surfaces of the tape together by squeezing the tape between the intermeshing gear surfaces, said intermeshing gears being cylindrical and having parallel axes.
  • the short cycle power means includes a reversible air motor; connecting linkage connecting said reversible air motor to said powered rotating shaft, said connecting linkage including a first one-way clutch adjacent to said motor for driving said shaft to pull the tape through the apparatus and a second one-way clutch reversed to said first one-way clutch to break the driving linkage so the shaft will not reverse when the motor reverses to reposition the first one-way clutch for the next synchronous driving engagement; and the switch in operating engagement with the indexing trigger is an air switch and switches the air to "said air motor from one circuit to another circuit to sequentially reverse the direction of said motor in response to the actuation of said trigger when the trigger is engaged and released by the lead bag in the chain of imbricated bags.
  • a tray is mounted on said frame for receipt within an open bag in the loading position, said tray having expanding side arms that separate into firm engagement with sides of the bag when an item is injected into the bag passing between them, the
  • the expanding side arms of said tray are resilient and form a resilient forward end of reduced cross section on said tray for aiding in inserting items into the bags on its inward stroke, the tray being reloaded on its outward stroke; a moveable gate opening and closing the inlet of the air blower; an air cylinder connected to said moveable gate for opening and closing said gate; a tray actuated air switch mounted on said frame in the path of said reciprocating tray on its forward motion for activating and deactivating said cylinder to open and close said gate when said tray is reciprocated; and the dropping mechanism includes an air cylinder for closing and retaining said support table and tape pulling unit in closed position and a lever for releasing the air from said cylinder for opening said table and admitting air to said cylinder for closing said table.
  • the stationary smooth surfaced support is a table defining a bag support opening and loading position; the support table and tape puller are assembled into an integral unit which is pivotally mounted on the frame, said support table having an isosceles triangle shape with the base side of the triangle oriented forward and tapering rearwardly, said indexing trigger is a resilient blade projecting through and extending above the forward edge of said support table; a trigger guard is attached to said support table and tape puller unit and extends in front of and over said trigger to prevent an article passing over said trigger from its front coming into contact with said trigger; the air blower is electrically powered and mounted on the frame below the tray; an air chute is in air stream engagement with the outlet of said blower and oriented to direct the air from the blower against the forward edge of a bag engaged by said trigger at the forward edge of said support table in the loading position to inflate the bag; a plurality of bridging bars are secured across the upper opening in said chute to protect said chute against particles falling therein during the loading of the bags;
  • a bag feeding, opening and filling apparatus for feeding a continuous chain of imbricated bags sequentially into a loading position, sequentially opening the bags and filling the bags comprising a frame; a bag conveyor including a powered rotating shaft, said bag conveyor connected to said frame; a short cycle power means connected to said powered rotating shaft and driving said shaft in one direction sequentially; means preventing the reverse movement of said shaft sequentially when said shaft is not being rotated in said one direction; an indexing trigger connected to said frame and projecting onto the path of the lead bag of said chain imbricated bags; a switch in operating engagement with said trigger and said power means to cycle said power means to index said bags in a loading position when the trigger is engaged and released by the lead bag in the chain of imbricated bags; an air blower in air stream engagement with the forward edge of a bag engaged by said trigger at said loading position to inflate the lead bag.
  • a stationary support defines the loading position
  • said stationary support is a table defining a bag support, opening and loading position
  • said table has a smooth support surface and an isosceles triangle shape with the base side of the triangle oriented forward and tapering rearwardly
  • a tray is mounted on said frame for receipt within an open bag in said loading position, said tray having expanding side arms that separate into firm engagement with the sides of the bag when an item is injected into the bag passing between them.
  • a bag feeding, opening and filling apparatus for feeding a continuous chain of imbricated bags sequentially into a loading position, sequentially opening the bags and filling the opened bags, such apparatus comprising a bag loading station, means for sequentially and periodically conveying a chain of imbricated bags to the bag loading station, a signal producing means located in the path of the lead bag of the chain of imbricated bags at the loading station, the signal producing means co-operating with the means for conveying the chain of imbricated bags in use on the apparatus to index the bags at the loading station when the signal producing means is engaged and released by the lead bag of the chain of imbricated bags.
  • the bag loading station includes a stationary support table defining a bag support, opening and loading position; and a tray is reclprocany moul'lifid o 9 3 ov r at least a portion of said 20 stationary support for receipt within an open bag in said loading station said tray having expanding side arms that separate into firm engagement with the sides of the bag when an item is injected into the bag passing between them.
  • a tray is stationarily mounted adjacent to said loading station, said tray having a resilient forward end of reduced cross section, said resilient forward end including at least two op posite side arms on the respective sides of said tray, the lower outer edges of said side arms having surfaces curved outwardly so the bags upper side when engaged by said curved surface and forced upwardly will be cammed outwardly and upwardly over said arms to encompass the arms therein and said tray extending into the loading station a suflicient distance to be so received within an open bag at said loading station.
  • the bag loading station includes a support table defining a bag support, opening and loading position, said support table having a triangular shape with the base of the triangle oriented forward and tapering rearwardly to a rounded end so the chain of imbricated bags will be drawn over the rounded end of the support table toward the base.
  • the bag loading station includes a stationary support table defining a bag support, opening and loading position; and a bag opening means is stationarily mounted adjacent to said support table, said bag opening means including an air blower mounted below the upper surface of said support table and driven by an electric motor, an air chute in air stream engagement with the outlet of said blower and oriented to direct the air from the blower against the open edge of a bag on said support table in the loading position to inflate the bag.
  • an apparatus for feeding, opening and filling a chain of imbricated bags supported on at least two strands of tape and wherein the loading station is a table member;
  • the means for sequentially and periodically conveying the chain of imbricated bags includes a tape puller, said tape puller being spaced below said table member and there are two guide members that receive the tape and provide respective changes in its movement orientation between said table member and said tape puller.
  • the loading statron is a stationary support table having a downwardly curved forward edge;
  • the means for conveying the chain of imbricated bags is a tape puller positioned below the curved edge of said support table and the tape puller includes a powered pulling gear on a rotating shaft and a two position meshing idler gear, said intermeshing gears being cylindrical and having parallel axes that project forward and lie in a plane parallel to the general plane of said support table; and a means supporting said idler gear and moving said idler gear between its meshing and open positions.
  • said integral unit includes a normally closed switch that is opened in response to the signal from said signal producing means sensing a bag at the loading station and recloses in re- 21 sponse to the signal from said signal producing means that said bag has been removed from the loading station.
  • a bag opening means is stationarily mounted adjacent to said support table, said bag opening means including an air blower mounted below the upper surface of said support table and driven by an electric motor; and an air chute in air stream engagement with the outlet of said blower and oriented to direct the air from the blower against the open edge of a bag on said support table in the loading position to inflate the bag; and a set of aligned guide rollers is mounted on a frame, adjacent to and extending from said support table opposite said bag opening means for directing, orienting and guiding the chain of imbricated bags toward the loading position.
  • the means for conveying the chain of imbricated bags includes a terminal coupling member and a power means connected to said terminal coupling member; and a spool, said spool having a coupling coupled to said terminal coupling member whereby said power means can rotate said spool through said coupling; and at least one long strand of tape having one end attached to said spool whereby the imbricated bags may be conveyed with each bag flattened with two overlying sides and having one side secured to said tape.
  • a bag feeding, opening and filling apparatus for feeding a continuous series of bags sequentially into a loading position, sequentially opening the bags and filling the bags comprising a frame; a bag loading position adjacent to said frame; a tray reciprocally mounted on said frame for receipt within an open bag in said loading position on the trays inward stroke, the tray being reloaded on its outward stroke, said tray having expanding side arms that separate into firm engagement with the sides of the bag when an item is injected into the bag passing between them; air impelling means for opening the bag in the loading position in air stream engagement with the forward edge of a bag in the loading position; means for shutting off the air stream engagement with the forward edge of a bag in the loading position; a tray actuated switching means in the path of said reciprocating tray on its inward movement for activating and deactivating said means for shutting off the air stream engagement with the forward edge of a bag in the loading position when said tray is reciprocated.
  • the apparatus of claim 21 wherein the expanding side arms of said tray are resilient and form a resilient forward end of reduced cross section on said tray for aiding in inserting items into the bags on the trays inward stroke; the means for impelling air for opening the bag in the loading position is an air blower in air stream engagement with the forward edge of a bag in the loading position; and the means for shutting olf the air stream engagement with the forward edge of the bag includes a moveable gate opening and closing the inlet of the air blower.

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