Egg collector
US4226211A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 10, 1978 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G37/00
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus for collecting eggs from a number of poultry cages is disclosed. The apparatus includes a collector conveyor belt for receiving the eggs from egg cages, and a ramp conveyor belt for de-escalating the eggs from the collector conveyor. The cage bottoms are extended to provide a trough in which the collector conveyor belt is carried. Opposite the cages, strips of low-friction material act as bumpers to maintain without damage eggs upon the collector conveyor. A diagonal fence is provided above the collector-ramp belt conveyor junction point to encourage easy, undamaged egg transfer action from the collector to the ramp conveyor. Resilient fingers mounted in rows upon the ramp conveyor encourage undamaged egg de-escalation. An accumulator belt conveyor receives the eggs from the ramp conveyor and carries the eggs to an accumulation point.
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