公开(公告)号：US20180222681A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-09

申请号：US15544189

申请日：2016-01-12

Applicant: SANOVO TECHNOLOGY NETHERLANDS B.V.

Inventor： Hendrik ELFERINK ,  Jan HORDIJK

IPC: B65G23/06 ,  B65G17/06

CPC classification number: A01K43/10 ,  A01K43/00 ,  B41F17/30 ,  B41J3/407 ,  B41J3/4073 ,  B65B23/06 ,  B65B63/005 ,  B65B65/02 ,  B65G17/06 ,  B65G17/12 ,  B65G23/06 ,  B65G2201/0208

Abstract: An endless egg conveyor includes an endless element running around a set of rotational wheels and a drive unit defining a conveying direction of the conveyor. The conveyor has an upper run and a lower run and head sections Where the direction of movement of the endless element between the upper run and the lower run is reversed. The conveyor furthermore includes at least one lane of egg retaining pockets coupled to the endless element, moving in the conveying direction. Each of the retaining pockets has a central axis and an tipper receiving opening to receive an egg with a longitudinal axis of the egg generally aligned with said central axis. The retaining pockets are each coupled to the endless element by a bearing structure allowing rotation of the retaining pocket around a rotational axis extending parallel to the rotational axes of said rotational wheels, allowing the retaining pockets to remain in an upright position in every position in the lane. Adjacent retaining pockets of different lanes define a pocket row, wherein, the conveyor comprises carrying elements that carry the pockets of one row. The bearing structure of each pocket row comprises a support arm on either lateral side of the conveyor. The support arm is positioned upright with respect to the circulating endless element and rigidly connected thereto. The bearing structure of said pocket row comprises at least one spindle rigidly connected to the carrying element which pivotally connects the carrying element to the support arms.

公开(公告)号：US20180105299A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-19

申请号：US15565588

申请日：2016-03-30

Applicant: SANOVO TECHNOLOGY NETHERLANDS B.V.

Inventor： Dirk Willem WIKKERINK ,  Jan HORDIJK

IPC: B65B23/06 ,  B65B35/24 ,  B65B57/06

Abstract: An egg sorting and packaging method and assembly, wherein eggs are placed on an endless egg conveyor (2) by means of an egg supply device (3). The eggs are selectively moved from the endless egg conveyor into packaging lines (6a-6c), in which packaging lines the eggs are packed into egg packages. Eggs which are not released into one of the packaging lines remain on the endless egg conveyor and are recycled to pass by the packaging lines again in order to be released into one of the packaging lines.

公开(公告)号：US20190233146A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-01

申请号：US16381643

申请日：2019-04-11

Applicant: SANOVO TECHNOLOGY NETHERLANDS B.V.

Inventor： Dirk Willem WIKKERINK ,  Jan HORDIJK

IPC: B65B23/06 ,  B65B57/06 ,  B65B35/24 ,  B65B57/00

Abstract: An egg sorting and packaging assembly comprising an endless egg conveyor, an egg supply device for supplying and moving eggs onto the endless egg conveyor, and one or more packaging lines associated with the endless egg conveyor. The one or more packaging lines are configured and arranged to receive eggs from the endless egg conveyor. The egg supply device is adapted and arranged to remove eggs from the supply device that would have to be placed on a position on the endless egg conveyor that is already occupied by an egg that could not be received in a packaging line, and leads the removed egg back to an egg supply line.

公开(公告)号：US20220388700A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-08

申请号：US17773856

申请日：2020-11-06

Applicant: SANOVO TECHNOLOGY NETHERLANDS B.V.

Inventor： Yannik Vince JANSEN ,  Johannis Cornelis, Arie DE KORTE ,  Jan HORDIJK

IPC: B65B23/08 ,  A01K43/04 ,  B65G17/00

Abstract: An egg conveyor assembly (1) comprises a first conveyor (4) having a first conveyor direction (X), a second conveyor (5) extending in a second conveyor direction (Y) transverse to the first conveyor direction (X) and a transfer device (6) arranged between the first conveyor and the second conveyor. The transfer device includes a transfer conveyor comprising and endless element (60) and extending in the second conveyor direction (Y). The second conveyor circulates second egg retainers (52) continuously, and the transfer conveyor circulates egg transfer retainers (62) discontinuously, in such that the egg transfer retainers of the transfer device are approximately standing still when receiving eggs from the first conveyor, and such that the egg transfer retainers of the transfer device are moving approximately synchronously with second egg retainers of the second conveyor when dropping the eggs in the second egg retainers of the second conveyor.

公开(公告)号：US20180265307A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-20

申请号：US15544178

申请日：2016-01-13

Applicant: SANOVO TECHNOLOGY NETHERLANDS B.V.

Inventor： Jan HORDIJK ,  Edwin Lambertus Maria PAPEN

IPC: B65G47/54 ,  B65G47/38 ,  B65B23/06

CPC classification number: B65G47/54 ,  B65B23/06 ,  B65G47/38 ,  B65G2201/0208

Abstract: An egg conveyor assembly comprises a first conveyor (1) extending in a first conveyor direction (X) on a first height level, a second conveyor (2) extending in a second conveyor direction (Y) perpendicular to the first height level. A transfer device (3) adapted to transfer eggs (50) from the first conveyor (1) to the second conveyor (2) comprises an array of egg retainers (6). The egg retainers (6) of the transfer device (3) comprise pockets having a receiving opening at an upper end thereof to receive the eggs (50) from above from the first conveyor (1), and are adapted to release the eggs at a lower end to drop the eggs (50) in egg retainers (21) of the second conveyor (2). The transfer device (3) is movable in the first conveyor direction (X) and in the second conveyor direction (Y) in a plane on a height level between the first height level and second height level.

公开(公告)号：US20180007871A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-11

申请号：US15544200

申请日：2016-01-12

Applicant: SANOVO TECHNOLOGY NETHERLANDS B.V.

Inventor： Hendrik ELFERINK ,  Jan HORDIJK

IPC: A01K43/10 ,  B41J3/407 ,  B41F17/30 ,  B65B63/00 ,  B65B23/06 ,  B65G17/12 ,  B65B65/02 ,  B65G17/06

CPC classification number: B65G23/06 ,  A01K43/00 ,  A01K43/10 ,  B41F17/30 ,  B41J3/407 ,  B41J3/4073 ,  B65B23/06 ,  B65B63/005 ,  B65B65/02 ,  B65G17/06 ,  B65G17/12 ,  B65G2201/0208

Abstract: An egg printing system comprises a printer (30, 31, 32) and an endless egg conveyor (1) that is adapted to move the eggs (50) past the printer. The conveyor including an endless element running around a set of rotational wheels and a drive unit defining a conveying direction of the conveyor. The egg conveyor includes a lane of egg retaining pockets (10) coupled to the endless element, said lane of retaining pockets in use moving in the conveying direction. Each retaining pocket has a central axis and an upper receiving opening to receive an egg with a longitudinal axis of the egg generally aligned with said central axis of the pocket. The pocket has a side opening at a side thereof facing in the conveying direction and/or in the opposite direction, leaving a side surface area exposed of the egg that is received in the pocket. The retaining pockets remain in an upright position in every position in the lane. The printer is positioned at one of the head sections of the conveyor with a printing head facing the corresponding lane being directed to said side opening in the pocket to allow printing on said side surface area of the egg.