Automatic egg washing apparatus
US7988792B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 13, 2005 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 21, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01K43/005
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for automatically washing eggs by (a) dispensing a detergent-wetting agent mixture having a detergent concentration onto the eggs; (b) determining if the detergent concentration is at least a pre-set minimum, and going to step (a) if it is; (c) activating a detergent pump pumping at a rate; (d) activating a wetting-agent pump at 1/Nth the rate of the detergent pump, to form the detergent-wetting agent mixture; (e) determining if a pre-set interval has expired, and going to step (b) if it has not; otherwise (f) stopping the detergent pump and the wetting agent pump.
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