Apparatus for supplying a large amount of bag

An apparatus for supplying a large amount of bags, each being stocked to be picked up and supplied to a packaging machine, the apparatus comprising:

• a bag stocking unit having a mechanism that stocks a large amount of bags and guides the stocked bags to a front end of the unit;
• and
• a bag transport unit that transports the bags of the bag stocking unit to the packaging machine,
• wherein the apparatus further comprises, between the bag stocking unit and the bag transport unit:
• a bag orientation detection unit that detects an orientation of one of the bags;
• a bag pickup unit that picks up the one of the bags from the bag stocking unit;
• a bag table on which the picked up bag is bridged over, the bag table comprising:
• counter parts on which the bridged over bag is placed;
• and
• retainer plates that press and hold the bridged over bag on the counter parts from an opening side and a bottom side of the bridged over bag;
• and
• a bag turning unit that turns the bridged over bag in a predetermined transport direction of the bag transport unit according to the detected orientation of the bag.