Egg processing machine
AssigneeSanovo Engineering A/S
InventorJens K. S. Kristensen
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Abstract
An egg processing machine comprises egg breaking units positioned above egg collecting units and an albumen recovery device. The units are moved in pairs with a vertical distance between the two units through an egg breaking section where the egg breaking unit breaks the egg shell and albumen and yolk fall down in the egg collecting unit. An albumen recovery device comprises a rotating body catching albumen drippings with possible stringers before the egg shell is discharged.
Claims22
An egg processing machine comprising egg breaking units moving along at least one endless upper travel path, and egg collecting units moving along at least one endless lower travel path which along at least part of its length is positioned below said upper travel path, and an albumen recovery device, the egg breaking units being synchronized with the egg collecting units so that the units are moved in pairs with a vertical distance between the two units through an egg breaking section where the egg breaking unit breaks the egg shell and albumen and yolk fall down in the egg collecting unit, wherein
- the egg breaking section is followed by a recovering section in which the vertical distance between the egg breaking units and the egg collecting units is increased, and
- the albumen recovery device is positioned in said recovering section and comprises a body rotating about a body axis extending transversely past said upper and said lower travel paths, said rotating body catching albumen drippings with possible stringers before the egg shell is discharged during the continued movement of the egg breaking unit away from the associated egg collecting unit.
An egg processing machine comprising egg breaking units and egg collecting units moving along at least one endless travel path, and an albumen recovery device, the egg breaking units and the egg collecting units being moved in pairs with a vertical distance between the two units through an egg breaking section where the egg breaking unit breaks the egg shell and albumen and yolk fall down in the egg collecting unit, said egg breaking section being followed by a recovering section in which the vertical distance between the egg breaking units and the egg collecting units is increased, wherein
- the albumen recovery device is positioned in said recovering section and comprises a body rotating about a body axis extending transversely past said at least one travel path, said rotating body catching albumen drippings with possible stringers before the egg shell is discharged during the continued movement of the egg breaking unit away from the albumen recovery device,
- wherein the rotating body is circular cylindrical and the albumen recovery device includes a scraper means scraping recovered materials, such as albumen, shell remains and stringers, of the pheriferal surface of the rotating body, and
- wherein the rotating body has an external diameter in the range from 50 mm to 120 mm.
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