Endless egg conveyor
    1.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10150618B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-11

    申请号:US15544189

    申请日:2016-01-12

    Abstract: An endless egg conveyor is provided. The conveyor includes an endless element running around a set of rotational wheels and a drive unit defining a conveying direction. The conveyor has an upper run and a lower run and head sections where the direction of movement of the endless element is reversed. The conveyor also includes an egg retaining pocket coupled to the endless element, moving in the conveying direction. The retaining pocket has a central axis and an upper receiving opening to receive an egg with a longitudinal axis of the egg aligned with the central axis. The retaining pocket is 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 the 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 includes carrying elements that carry the pockets of one row. The bearing structure of each pocket row includes a support arm on either lateral side of the conveyor. The support arm is positioned upright with respect to the circulating endless element and connected thereto. The bearing structure of the pocket row includes a spindle connected to the carrying element, which pivotally connects the carrying element to the support arms.

    EGG CHAIN GRIPPER ACTUATING DEVICE AND EGG TRANSFER DEVICE
    3.
    发明申请
    EGG CHAIN GRIPPER ACTUATING DEVICE AND EGG TRANSFER DEVICE 有权
    EGG链条拉杆动作装置和传送装置

    公开(公告)号:US20150239681A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-08-27

    申请号:US14708008

    申请日:2015-05-08

    Abstract: An egg chain gripper actuating device for use with an egg transfer device. The device has an egg conveyor with parallel egg chains movable in a transport direction, each chain supporting egg grippers, which can be individually actuated. The device further comprises an egg receiving unit with a receiving area for receiving eggs released by the egg grippers, and one group of one or more actuators for each egg chain for selectively actuating passing egg grippers. Multiple support frames are provided, each supporting one or more groups of actuators. At least one frame is adjustable parallel to the transport direction and relative to another frame, such that the position of the actuators of the one or more groups supported by the frame can be adjusted relative to the position of the one of more actuators of the one or more groups supported by the other frame.

    Abstract translation: 用于蛋转运装置的蛋链夹具致动装置。 该装置具有蛋传送带,平行的蛋链可沿输送方向移动,每个链条支撑蛋夹持器,其可以单独致动。 该装置还包括具有用于接收由鸡蛋夹持器释放的蛋的接收区域的蛋接收单元,以及用于每个蛋链的一组一个或多个致动器,用于选择性地致动通过的鸡蛋夹持器。 提供了多个支撑框架,每个支撑框架支撑一个或多个致动器组。 至少一个框架可平行于运输方向和相对于另一个框架调节,使得由框架支撑的一个或多个组的致动器的位置可以相对于一个更多致动器的位置被调节 或更多的组由另一个框架支持。

    Egg sorting and packaging method and assembly

    公开(公告)号:US10562653B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-18

    申请号:US15565588

    申请日:2016-03-30

    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.

    Egg transfer device
    5.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10183815B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-22

    申请号:US15544178

    申请日:2016-01-13

    Abstract: An egg conveyor assembly is provided herein. The egg conveyor assembly includes a first conveyor extending in a first conveyor direction on a first height level, a second conveyor extending in a second conveyor direction perpendicular to the first height level. A transfer device adapted to transfer eggs from the first to the second conveyor includes an array of egg retainers. The egg retainers include pockets having a receiving opening at an upper end thereof to receive the eggs from above from the first conveyor, and are adapted to release the eggs at a lower end to drop the eggs in egg retainers of the second conveyor. The transfer device is movable in the first conveyor direction and in the second conveyor direction in a plane on a height level between the first height level and second height level.

    Packaging device for round articles such as eggs

    公开(公告)号:US11407540B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-09

    申请号:US16617609

    申请日:2018-05-30

    Abstract: A packaging device (1) for packaging substantially round articles into a dimpled package (100) having an array of pockets to receive the round articles. The packaging device comprising a supply conveyor (2) for the articles and a package conveyor (15) located below the supply conveyor for conveying the packages. A filling buffer (4) is located between the supply conveyor and the package conveyor having multiple sub-buffers (5). The device furthermore comprises a collector (8) for receiving articles from the buffer, and a setter (12) wherein, in use, the setter reciprocates between an upper position to a lower position, wherein in the upper position the articles can be received from the collector and in the lower position the articles can be discharged into the pockets of the package. The collector comprises a plurality of collector rows, wherein the collector is configured and arranged to move each one of the plurality of collector rows back and forth underneath the filling buffer to a position under any one of the sub-buffers for receiving articles from the lowest row thereof, and to move back and forth with filled pockets to a position above the setter to discharge the articles into the setter.

    Egg sorting and packaging method and assembly

    公开(公告)号:US10532839B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-14

    申请号:US16381643

    申请日:2019-04-11

    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.

    Egg printing system and method
    8.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10104873B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-23

    申请号:US15544200

    申请日:2016-01-12

    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.

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