Tray supply device and egg sorting device
AssigneeNabel Co., Ltd.
InventorTakahiko Nambu
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Abstract
A tray supply device that reduces effort and burden involved in an operation is provided. The present tray supply device includes a tray storage unit, a detection unit, and a distribution unit. The tray storage unit is provided so as to correspond to one of a plurality of accommodation units that cause eggs to be accommodated in trays. The detection unit detects the amount of the trays stored in each tray storage unit. The distribution unit distributes empty trays to each tray storage unit in accordance with a detection result of the detection unit. An orientation change unit is further included, which changes the orientation of the trays so that the trays are accommodable in each tray storage unit.
Claims7
A tray supply device comprising:
- a plurality of tray storage units that supplies empty trays onto a tray transfer unit;
- a detection unit that detects an amount of the empty trays stored in each of the plurality of tray storage units;
- a distribution unit that is provided for each tray storage unit of the plurality of tray storage units and distributes the empty trays to a particular one of the plurality of tray storage units when the detection unit detects the amount of empty trays falls below a predetermined value in the particular one of the plurality of tray storage units;
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- a transfer unit that transfers the empty trays to the distribution unit,
- wherein the transfer unit allows the empty trays to be transferred to a downstream side of the transfer unit passed the particular one of the plurality of tray storage units when the detection unit detects the amount of empty trays stored in the particular one of the plurality of tray storage units does not fall below a predetermined value for the particular one of the plurality of tray storage units or allows the empty trays to be transferred to the distribution unit for distribution to the particular one of the plurality of tray storage units.
A tray supply device comprising:
- a tray storage unit provided for each one of a plurality of accommodation units that cause eggs to be accommodated in trays;
- a detection unit that detects an amount of the trays stored in each of the tray storage units;
- a distribution unit that distributes the trays to the tray storage units in accordance with a detection result of the detection unit;
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- a transfer unit that transfers the trays to the distribution unit,
- wherein the distribution unit includes a guide part provided for each tray storage unit, and
- each guide part guides an empty tray from the transfer unit to one of the tray storage units by protruding in a direction crossing the transfer unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.