Filling and packaging apparatus

Provided is a filling and packaging apparatus that can change a conveying pitch without increasing or decreasing a power unit. The two-folded band-like sheet S is laterally sealed by the filling machine 12 at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction, and after the contents are filled in the band-like sheet S partitioned by the lateral seal, the upper part of the band-like sheet S is sealed to form a bag B. The lateral seal part is cut by a cutting device 24 to separate into individual bags B, and the cut bags B are carried downstream by a holding and carrying device 20. The holding and conveying device 20 includes a rocking lever rotatably provided on the chain 28, a support base connected to the rocking lever, and an openable and closable gripper 22 provided on the support base and gripping the bag B. The support base is moved along...