Egg transporting system
US4345682A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 16, 1981 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01K31/165
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An egg transporting system having a plurality of egg belt conveyors leading from cages of a poultry installation includes a transition mechanism for dividing and orienting the eggs at the output end of each of the egg belt conveyors into a plurality of separate rows and depositing the eggs on an elevator. The elevator includes a plurality of endless loop belts on which there is attached egg transporting cradles for receiving eggs from the transition mechanism at vertically and horizontally-spaced input locations at the input side of the elevator and for transporting the eggs to the opposite side of the elevator and releasing them onto a main conveyor which extends in communication with several egg elevators for accumulating and collecting eggs from the poultry installation. The transition and elevator mechanism cooperate to provide a minimum of egg breakage and a maximum conveying speed for transferring eggs from the egg belt conveyors onto the main conveyor.
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