Apparatus and method for forming stacks of bags
AssigneeWindmoeller & Hoelscher KG
InventorsJoerg Christian Thies, Heinz Berlin
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Abstract
A device for forming stacks of bags, preferably bags of paper, which are individually supplied, includes at least a first transport device with which individual bags are taken up, a collection point to which the bags are fed by the transport device and in which a stack of bags can be produced, and a release device with which the bags are released from the transport device and dropped at the collection point. The device has at least one separation device, which can be inserted into or above the stack at the collection point, to divide the stack into a first and a second stack.
Claims19
A device for forming stacks of individually supplied bags, comprising:
- a first transport device for transporting the bags;
- a collection point to which the bags are fed by the transport device and at which a stack of the bags is formed;
- a release device with which the bags are released from the transport device and deposited at the collection point;
- a separation device that is insertable into a portion of the stack at the collection point so as to provide a first stack and a second stack;
- and
- a slider that, after the insertion of the separation device, (i) removes the first stack from the collection point in a lateral direction that is substantially perpendicular to a direction in which the bags are deposited at the collection point and (ii) supports the forming second stack, during the removal of the first stack.
A method of forming stacks of individually supplied bags with a device that includes a first transport device for transporting the bags, a collection point to which the has are fed by the transport device and at which a stack of the bags is formed, a release device with which the bags are released from the transport device and deposited at the collection point, a separation device that is insertable into a portion of the stack at the collection point so as to provide a first stack and a second stack, and a slider that, after the insertion of the separation device, (i) removes the first stack from the collection point and (ii) supports the forming second stack during the removal of the first stack, said method comprising:
- transporting the bags to the collection point;
- releasing the bags from the transport device and depositing the bags at the collection point;
- inserting the separation device into the portion of the stack at the collection point so as to provide the first stack and the second stack;
- and
- using the slider to (i) remove the first stack from the collection point in a lateral direction that is substantially perpendicular to a direction in which the bags are deposited at the collection point and (ii) support the forming second stack during the removal of the first stack.
A device for forming stacks of individually supplied bags, comprising
- a first transport device for transporting the bags;
- a collection point to which the bags are fed by the transport device and at which a stack of the bags is formed;
- a release device that releases the bags from the transport device and deposits the bags at the collection point;
- a separation device that is insertable into a portion of the stack at the collection point so as to provide a first stack and a second stack;
- and
- a slider that, after the insertion of the separation device, (i) removes the first stack from the collection point and (ii) supports the forming second stack during the removal of the first stack.
A device for forming stacks of individually supplied bags, comprising:
- a first transport device for transporting the bags;
- a collection point to which the bags are fed by the transport device and at which a stack of the bags is formed;
- a release device that releases the bags from the transport device and deposits the bags at the collection point;
- a separation device that is insertable into a portion of the stack at the collection point so as to provide a first stack and a second stack;
- and
- a slider that, after the insertion of the separation device, (i) removes the first stack from the collection point and (ii) supports the forming adjacent second stack during the removal of the first stack.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.