Bag supply system and bag supply method

A bag supply method comprising the steps of:

• replenishing a plurality of bags to a bag accommodating unit;
• and
• supplying, the plurality of bags from the bag accommodating unit to a bag supply device,
• wherein the bag accommodating unit has a holding member to externally support a bag bundle,
• wherein the bag accommodating unit is moved by a moving unit to a bag bundle replenishment position where the bag bundle is supplied to the bag accommodating unit and a bag bundle supply position where the bag bundle is taken out of the bag accommodating unit,
• wherein the bag supply device includes:
• a taking-out unit configured to take the bag bundle out of the bag accommodating unit arranged at the bag bundle supply position and carries the bag bundle to a depositing unit;
• a bag transporting unit configured to transport the bag bundle from the depositing unit and enables the bag bundle to be accommodated in a magazine;
• and
• a first bag pickup unit configured to take out each of two or more bags included in the bag bundle accommodated in the magazine,
• wherein the plurality of bags are supported by the holding member in a form of the bag bundle in the bag accommodating unit,
• wherein each of the plurality of bags supplied from the bag accommodating unit to the bag supply device is a bag included in the bag bundle taken out of the holding member,
• wherein the holding member supports the bag bundle in a state of exposing a part of one of a front surface and a back surface of each of a bag arranged on a frontmost side and a bag arranged on a backmost side of the two or more bags included in the bag bundle, and
• wherein the taking-out unit takes the bag bundle out of the bag accommodating unit while holding the exposed parts of the bags arranged on the frontmost side and the backmost side in the bag bundle supported by the holding member.