Egg breaking mechanism
AssigneeKyowa Machinery Co., Ltd.
InventorShigeo Tomosue
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Abstract
An egg breaking mechanism is provided which comprises an egg receiver for receiving an egg thereof, an egg presser arranged above the egg receiver for pressing the egg against the egg receiver, a knife assembly for making a cut in the egg shell, and a cup assembly arranged below the egg receiver for receiving the discharged content of the egg. The egg receiver includes a pair of receiver members movable toward and away from each other, and each of the receiver members has a knife mount which is integrally formed with a lateral pin support tube. The knife assembly includes a pair of knife members each pivotally connected to the knife mount by means of a connecting pin inserted into the pin support tube.
Claims9
An egg breaking mechanism comprising:
- a support;
- an egg receiver mounted to the support for receiving an egg, the egg receiver including a pair of receiver members movable toward and away from each other, each of the receiver members having a knife mount;
- an egg presser mounted to the support above the egg receiver for pressing the egg against the egg receiver;
- a knife assembly including a pair of knife members each pivotally connected to the knife mount;
- and
- a cup assembly mounted to the support below the egg receiver for receiving a discharged content of the egg;
- wherein the knife mount of said each receiver member is integrally formed with a laterally extending pin support tube, each of the knife members is pivotally connected to the knife mount by means of a connecting pin inserted into the pin support tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.