Patent · US Expired

Apparatus for testing eggs

US5696325A · kind A · utility

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13Claims

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Assignee

K.U. Leuven Research & Development · BE

Inventors

Peter Coucke · Heverlee, BE
Josse De Baerdemaeker · Heverlee, BE
Eddy DECUYPERE · Haasrode, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 3, 1996
Grant date	Dec 9, 1997
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 3, 2016

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N2291/265
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to an apparatus for testing eggs by means of mechanical vibrations, comprising: support means for supporting an egg for testing; an exciter for exciting the egg for testing; a transducer for receiving the vibrations generated in the egg by the exciter and for converting the vibrations into electrical signals; and a measuring instrument connected to the transducer for analyzing the electrical signals coming from the transducer, wherein the exciter is adapted to excite the egg for testing with a single blow.

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