Machine for candling articles such as hatching-eggs
AssigneeStaalkat B.V.
InventorsPeter A. van Asselt, Jan Hordijk
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Abstract
A machine for candling articles, such as hatching-eggs, fed on a so-called hatching frame on which the eggs are disposed in juxtaposed rows, which machine comprises a plurality of light measuring systems each including a light source and a sensor. The light measuring systems are arranged in such an array that the articles to be each measured as they rest on the hatching-frame are shielded relative to each other by adjacent articles.
Claims3
A machine for candling articles, such as hatching-eggs, fed on a hatching frame on which the eggs are disposed in juxtaposed rows, which machine comprises a plurality of light measuring systems each including a light source and a sensor, characterized in that the light measuring systems are arranged in such an array that the articles to be candled as they rest on the hatching-frame are shielded relative to each other by adjacent articles.
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