Bag opening and emptying apparatus

Details Bag opening and emptying apparatus Bag opening and emptying apparatus

1978-10-18

1981-07-14

Sheridan, Robert G.

Material or article handling

Device for emptying portable receptacle

With container opening means

198692, 414418, B65G 6534

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active

042783836

ABSTRACT:
Apparatus and method of automatically opening and emptying bags. The apparatus includes a bag outlet, a bag inlet, and a bag contents collection hopper. The housing has a cutting zone, a bag emptying zone, and a bag ejection zone to cut through opposite sides of the bags as the bags are transported lying generally horizontally. A conveyor is disposed within the housing for transporting the bags between the inlet and outlet. The conveyor includes a track member and a carrier member. Elongated piercing members are mounted on the carrier member to positively engage the bags along opposite lateral edges thereof. A ramp member is provided on the track member to tilt the opposite lateral edges of the bag upward and toward each other as the carrier member rides thereon.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3664530 (1972-05-01), Takiguchi
patent: 4119227 (1978-10-01), Hafner et al.

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