JP2023121540A - Boiled egg hopper - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a boiled egg hopper.SOLUTION: A boiled egg hopper 100 comprises: a container body 10 comprising a peripheral wall plate 11 and a bottom plate 14, and in which a discharge port 13 for discharging boiled eggs 300 with shells to the outside is formed in the bottom part; a layered structure member 30 for partitioning a space inside the container body 10 into three layers in a height direction; a transfer part 40 for transferring the boiled eggs 300 with the shells stored in a housing space S3 in a lower layer out of the three layers partitioned and formed by the layered structure member 30, to the discharge port 13; and a driving part 60 for driving the transfer part 40.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present invention relates to a boiled egg hopper.

For example, a lot of boiled eggs are consumed at restaurants serving ramen noodles. And this boiled egg takes a lot of time and effort to peel off the shell. In particular, in the case of a boiled egg whose yolk is soft-boiled, although the outer white is solid, it is soft, so it is more difficult to manually remove the shell.

Therefore, it is conceivable to peel the shell of the boiled egg with a device (see, for example, Patent Document 1). With such a shelling device, a large number of boiled eggs can be peeled in a short period of time.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-176706

If the shell of the boiled egg is to be peeled by the shelling device described above, it must be fed to the shelling device. However, a large number of boiled eggs (for example, 30 or more, preferably 50 or more, particularly preferably 70 or more) before shelling are stored and stored, and the stored boiled eggs are supplied to the shelling device one by one. There was no hopper for hard boiled eggs.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and contains a large number of boiled eggs (for example, 30 or more, preferably 50 or more, particularly preferably 70 or more) before peeling the shell, and the boiled eggs that have been contained are stored in a single container. It is an object of the present invention to provide a hopper for boiled eggs that feeds them one by one to a shelling device or the like.

The present invention comprises a container body having a peripheral wall plate and a bottom plate, and a bottom portion formed with a discharge port for discharging boiled eggs in shell to the outside, and a plurality of spaces inside the container body in the height direction. a layered structural member partitioned into layers, a transfer section for sending boiled eggs with shells stored in a storage space of the layer formed by partitioning the layered structural member to the discharge port, and a drive for driving the transfer section and a hopper for boiled eggs.

According to the boiled egg hopper according to the present invention, a large number of boiled eggs (for example, 30 or more, preferably 50 or more, particularly preferably 70 or more) before peeling the shell are stored, and one boiled egg is stored. Individually, they can be fed to a shelling device or the like.

1 is a perspective view of a boiled egg hopper and a boiled egg peeling device; FIG. FIG. 4 is a detailed view of the hopper, a perspective view from above of the hopper; It is a perspective sectional view showing a section by a vertical plane passing through the central axis of the hopper. It is a perspective view from the downward direction of a hopper. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which an upper bottom plate is removed from FIG. 2; FIG. 6 is a plan view in the state of FIG. 5; 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which the first bottom plate, the second bottom plate and the connecting plate of the middle layer are removed from FIG. 5; FIG. FIG. 8 is a plan view in the state of FIG. 7; FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which a lower top plate is removed from FIG. 5; FIG. 9 is a perspective view from the direction facing the discharge port in the state of FIG. 8; FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which the rotating plate is removed from the state in FIG. 10;

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiment of the hopper for boiled eggs which concerns on this invention is described using drawing.

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FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a boiled egg hopper 100 and a boiled egg peeling device 200. FIG. The illustrated boiled egg shelling device 200 (hereinafter simply referred to as the shelling device 200) is a device for peeling the shell of a shelled boiled egg 300 and separating and taking out the boiled egg main body.

The shelling device 200 includes a supply tray 210 on which a plurality of shelled boiled eggs 300 are arranged, and the shelled boiled eggs 300 arranged on the supply tray 210 are supplied one by one to the inside of the shelling device 200. Then, the shell of the boiled egg 300 is peeled inside and the shell is discharged, and the boiled egg main body, which is the contents after the shell has been peeled, is discharged to the outside from the discharge part 220 in a state of being separated from the shell.

By arranging a receiving bowl filled with water at the tip of the discharge part 220, the boiled egg body shelled by the shelling device 200 can be received in the bowl.

The boiled egg hopper 100 is one embodiment of the boiled egg hopper according to the present invention. A boiled egg hopper 100 (hereinafter simply referred to as the hopper 100) stores a large number of shelled boiled eggs 300, for example 70 to 100, and discharges the stored large number of boiled eggs 300 through the discharge port 13 at the bottom. are sequentially discharged to the outside one by one.

The hopper 100 is arranged, for example, such that the outlet 13 opens directly above the feed tray 210 of the shelling device 200 . Thereby, the shelled boiled eggs 300 discharged one by one from the discharge port 13 of the hopper 100 are supplied to the supply tray 210 and supplied from the supply tray 210 to the inside of the shell peeling device 200 .

2 to 11 are detailed views showing the hopper 100. FIG. 2 is a perspective view from above, FIG. 3 is a perspective cross-sectional view showing a cross section along a vertical plane passing through the central axis, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view from below. is.

5 is a perspective view showing a state in which the upper bottom plate 31 is removed from FIG. 2, FIG. 6 is a plan view in the state of FIG. 5, and FIG. 8 is a plan view of the state shown in FIG. 7. FIG.

9 is a perspective view showing a state in which the top plate 35 of the lower layer is removed from FIG. 5, FIG. 10 is a perspective view in the state of FIG. 8 from the direction facing the discharge port 13, and FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which a rotating plate 41 is removed from the .

The illustrated hopper 100 includes a container body 10, a hierarchical structure member 30, a transfer section 40, and a driving section 60, as shown in FIGS. The container body 10 has a peripheral wall plate 11 and a bottom plate 14, and is formed in a shape like a truncated cone arranged in an upside down posture. The peripheral wall plate 11 corresponds to the slope of the truncated cone, and the bottom plate 14 corresponds to the upper bottom surface of the truncated cone. The peripheral wall plate 11 is inclined so that the container body 10 narrows as the height position decreases.

The upper end of the container body 10 is open, and the upper end of the peripheral wall plate 11 extends radially outward to form a flange 12 . The bottom plate 14 is formed in a disc shape, and its peripheral edge is connected to the lower end of the peripheral wall plate 11 to block the lower end of the container body 10 . Incidentally, the peripheral wall plate 11 and the bottom plate 14 may be formed by joining and integrally connecting separate pieces, or may be formed by pressing a single disc-shaped plate. It may be formed by drawing.

The container body 10 is formed with a hole through which the inside and outside of the container body 10 are communicated in a portion of the lower end portion where the peripheral wall plate 11 and the bottom plate 14 are adjacent to each other. This hole is sized to allow one shelled boiled egg 300 to pass through, and serves as a discharge port 13 for discharging the shelled boiled egg 300 accumulated inside the container body 10 to the outside of the container body 10. It's becoming A hole 14a is formed in the center of the bottom plate 14, as shown in FIG.

Four support members 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 are arranged on the inner surface of the peripheral wall plate 11 . The supporting members 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 are formed in a strip shape extending in the height direction along the inner surface of the peripheral wall plate 11 from the flange 12 at the upper end. . The four support members 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 are arranged at approximately equal angular intervals in the circumferential direction around the hole 14 a of the bottom plate 14 .

Two support pieces are fixed to each of the support members 21 to 24 at predetermined intervals along the longitudinal direction, and the lower ends of the support members 21 to 24 are bent inward. The upper ends of the support members 21 to 24 are bent outward, and the bent portions are fixed to the flange 12 .

A slit of a constant width extending from the center portion in the width direction of each of the support members 21 to 24 to one side edge is formed in the bent portion of the upper end of each of the support members 21 to 24 . On the other hand, a pin 25 having a shaft diameter smaller than the width of the slit and a shaft end (head) larger than the width of the slit is fixed to the flange 12 . Then, each support member 21 to 24 is rotated clockwise with respect to the pin 25 (the same direction as the rotation direction of the rotary plate 41 described later) with the bent portion of each of the support members 21 to 24 hooked on the flange 12. move to

As a result, the slits of the support members 21 to 24 are slid into the gaps between the shaft ends of the pins 25 and the flange 12, and the shafts of the pins 25 are brought into contact with the slits, thereby allowing the support members 21 to 24 to slide. is fixed in the position shown in FIG. As a result, the support members 21 to 24 are prevented from moving upward, and the later-described hierarchical structure member 30 can be prevented from moving upward by the boiled egg 300 with the shell on.

Further, the slits formed in each of the support members 21-24 are formed only on the clockwise side with respect to the pin 25 that holds the support members 21-24. Therefore, even if the hierarchical structure member 30 tries to rotate clockwise together with the boiled egg 300 by rotating the rotation shaft 62 described later clockwise, the support members 21 to 24 are prevented from rotating clockwise. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the support members 21 to 24 from coming off the pin 25 .

Here, the support member 21 is formed by bending the lower end inward along the inner surface of the peripheral wall plate 11 while being fixed to the flange 12 by the pin 25 . Two support pieces 21a (see FIG. 5) and 21b (see FIG. 7) are fixed to the support member 21 from above, and the portion bent inward at the lower end functions as a support piece 21c (see FIG. 9). do. The support pieces 21a, 21b, and 21c support the bottom plates 31 and 32 and the top plate 35, which constitute the hierarchical structure member 30 described later, from below.

Similarly, the support member 22 is formed by bending the lower end inward along the inner surface of the peripheral wall plate 11 while being fixed to the flange 12 by the pin 25 . Two support pieces 22a (see FIG. 5) and 22b (see FIG. 7) are fixed to the support member 22 from the top, and the portion bent inward at the lower end functions as a support piece 22c (see FIG. 9). do. The support pieces 22a, 22b and 22c support bottom plates 31 and 33 and a top plate 35 that constitute a hierarchical structure member 30 described later from below.

Similarly, the support member 23 is formed by bending the lower end inward along the inner surface of the peripheral wall plate 11 while being fixed to the flange 12 by the pin 25 . Two support pieces 23a and 23b (see FIG. 10) are fixed to the support member 23 from above, and a portion bent inward at the lower end functions as a support piece 23c (see FIG. 10). The support pieces 23a, 23b, 23c support the bottom plates 31, 33 and the top plate 35, which constitute the hierarchical structure member 30 described later, from below.

Similarly, the support member 24 is formed by bending the lower end inward along the inner surface of the peripheral wall plate 11 while being fixed to the flange 12 by the pin 25 . Two support pieces 24a and 24b (see FIG. 11) are fixed to the support member 24 from above, and the portion bent inward at the lower end functions as a support piece 22c (see FIG. 11). The support pieces 24a, 24b, and 24c support bottom plates 31 and 32 and a top plate 35 that constitute a hierarchical structure member 30, which will be described later, from below.

The drive unit 60 is provided below the container body 10, as shown in FIG. The drive unit 60 is installed on the motor base 73 . The motor base 73 is coupled and fixed to reinforcing members 71 and 72 fixed to the lower surface of the bottom plate 14 . The drive unit 60 includes a motor 61, a rotating shaft 62, two reduction units 63, 64, and two sensors 65, 66.

The motor 61 is rotated by electric power supplied from, for example, a commercial power supply, the first reduction section 63 reduces the rotation of the motor 61, and the second reduction section 64 reduces the speed of the motor 61 reduced by the first reduction section 63. is further decelerated and transmitted to the rotating shaft 62 . The rotating shaft 62 is formed in a prism shape and protrudes into the inner space of the container body 10 through the center of the bottom plate 14 as shown in FIG.

The sensor 65 is located in the lower portion of the hopper 100, adjacent to the feed tray 210 of the shelling device 200, as shown in FIG. Sensor 65 may be a mechanical sensor or an optical sensor. A sensor 65 detects when the shell boiled eggs 300 on the supply tray 210 are full.

When the sensor 65 detects that the shelled boiled eggs 300 on the supply tray 210 are full, the motor 61 stops rotating, and the shelled boiled eggs 300 are transferred from the hopper 100 onto the supply tray 210 . stop sending out

The sensor 66 is fixed to a sensor stay provided on a reinforcing member 72 at the bottom of the hopper 100, as shown in FIG. The sensor 66, like the sensor 65, may be either a mechanical sensor or an optical sensor. The sensor 66 detects an operator's hand or the like that has entered the vicinity of the discharge port 13 of the hopper 100 above the supply tray 210 . Specifically, when the discharge port 13 is clogged with the boiled egg 300 or the like, the sensor 66 detects the hand when the operator puts his/her hand from the supply tray 210 side to the vicinity of the discharge port 13 .

When the sensor 65 detects the operator's hand or the like in which the boiled egg 300 in the shell on the supply tray 210 has entered the vicinity of the discharge port 13 of the hopper 100, the motor 61 stops rotating, and the hopper 100 Stop delivering shelled boiled eggs 300 onto supply tray 210 from the top.

As shown in FIG. 3, the hierarchical structure member 30 partitions the space inside the container body 10 into three layers (upper layer, middle layer, and lower layer) of housing spaces S1, S2, and S3 in the height direction. Specifically, the hierarchical structure member 30 includes a bottom plate 31 of the upper storage space S1, a first bottom plate 32 and a second bottom plate 33 of the middle storage space S2, two connecting plates 34, and a lower storage space S3. A top plate 35 and a rotating plate 41 are provided.

As shown in FIG. 3, the accommodation space S1 in the upper layer is partitioned by a bottom plate 31 at the bottom and has an open space at the top. Therefore, the upper storage space S1 includes not only the internal space of the container body 10 below the flange 12 that is the upper end of the peripheral wall plate 11 but also the space above the flange 12 of the container body 10 .

The middle-layer accommodation space S2 is partitioned downward by the first bottom plate 32, the second bottom plate 33, and the two connecting plates 34, and is partitioned above by the bottom plate 31. Therefore, the bottom plate 31 is the top plate of the middle-layer accommodation space S2. and has a finite space in the height direction.

The height of this middle-layer storage space S2 is higher than the height dimension (minor diameter) of one shelled boiled egg 300 in a horizontal posture, and two shelled boiled eggs 300 can be accommodated. It is set lower than the dimension when stacked in the horizontal position and in the height direction.

Since the lower storage space S3 is partitioned by the bottom plate 14 of the container main body 10 and the upper part by the top plate 35, the space is limited in the height direction. The height of this lower storage space S3 is also higher than the height dimension (minor diameter) of one shelled boiled egg 300 in a horizontal posture, and the two shelled boiled eggs 300 can be placed horizontally. It is set lower than the dimension when stacked in the height direction in the posture.

The bottom plate 31 of the upper layer is a member that supports the boiled eggs with shell 300 stored in the accommodation space S1 of the upper layer from below. As shown in FIG. 2, the bottom plate 31 of the upper layer is formed in a disk shape with a notch 31a formed in a part of the periphery. The upper bottom plate 31 is supported from below by four support pieces 21a, 22a, 23a and 24a and fixed to the support pieces 21a, 22a, 23a and 24a with screws.

When fixed to the support pieces 21a, 22a, 23a, and 24a, as shown in FIG. 3, the bottom plate 31 is tilted with respect to the horizontal plane, and the notch 31a is fixed in the lowest position. . Therefore, the shelled boiled egg 300 placed in the upper storage space S1 moves downward along the slope of the bottom plate 31 as indicated by the arrow in FIG. Through the notch 31a, it moves below the bottom plate 31, that is, to the storage space S2 in the middle layer.

Note that the middle layer storage space S2 is filled with a large number of shelled boiled eggs 300, and the shelled boiled eggs 300 that cannot be moved from the notch 31a to the middle layer storage space S2 are stored in the upper layer storage space S1. be done. Since the upper storage space S1 is open at the top, there is no limit in the height direction, and therefore, a plurality of boiled eggs 300 with shells are accumulated in the upper storage space S1 in a state of being stacked in the height direction. can be done.

In this manner, the hopper 100 can store, for example, 60 shelled boiled eggs 300 in the upper accommodation space S1. The number of shelled boiled eggs 300 that can be stored in the upper accommodation space S1 should be at least 10, preferably 30 or more, and particularly preferably 50 or more.

Then, when a gap is formed in the middle-layer accommodation space S2, the shelled boiled eggs 300 stored in the upper-layer accommodation space S1 are sequentially moved to the middle-layer accommodation space S2 through the cutouts 31a.

The middle-layer first bottom plate 32, the middle-layer second bottom plate 33, and the two connecting plates 34 are the middle layers formed immediately below the upper layer when the internal space of the container body 10 is partitioned into three layers in the height direction. It is a member that supports the shelled boiled eggs 300 stored in the accommodation space S2 from below.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the first bottom plate 32 and the second bottom plate 33 are each formed in an arc shape, and cutouts 32a and 33a are formed in portions corresponding to the inner arcs. The first bottom plate 32 is supported from below by the two support pieces 21b and 24b so that the notch 32a is arranged in the center of the container body 10, and is fixed to the support pieces 21b and 24b by screws. there is At this time, as shown in FIG. 3, the first bottom plate 32 is inclined with respect to the horizontal plane, and the notch 32a formed in the central portion of the container body 10 is at the lowest position.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the second bottom plate 33 is supported from below by two support pieces 22b, 23b so that a notch 33a is arranged in the center of the container body 10, and each support piece 22b , 23b by screws. At this time, as shown in FIG. 3, the second bottom plate 33 is inclined with respect to the horizontal plane, and the notch 33a formed in the center of the container body 10 is at the lowest position.

The first bottom plate 32 and the second bottom plate 33 are integrally formed into a ring shape by joining the circumferential edges of the respective arcs to fan-shaped connecting plates 34 . At this time, the notch 32a of the first bottom plate 32 and the notch 33a of the second bottom plate 33 are integrated to form one opening 32b.

In addition, the middle-layer bottom plate in which the first bottom plate 32, the second bottom plate 33, and the two connecting plates 34 are integrated includes the above-described four members (the first bottom plate 32, the second bottom plate 33, and the two connecting plates 34). It is not restricted to what was joined and integrally formed. That is, a single annular bottom plate with an opening 32b formed in the center is bent to form a portion corresponding to the first bottom plate 32, a portion corresponding to the second bottom plate 33, and two connecting plates 34. It may also be formed as a one-piece unit.

As described above, the opening 32b is formed at the lowest position in the middle layer accommodation space S2. Therefore, the shell-on boiled eggs 300 stored in the middle storage space S2 move downward along the slope of the first bottom plate 32 as indicated by the arrow in FIG. Through the formed opening 32b, it moves to the lower layer accommodation space S3 formed below the middle layer.

The lower storage space S3 is filled with a large number of shelled boiled eggs 300, and the shelled boiled eggs 300 that cannot move from the opening 32b to the lower storage space S3 are stored in the middle storage space S2. The shelled boiled eggs 300 are accumulated not only on the first bottom plate 32 but also on the two connecting plates 34 and the second bottom plate 33 .

When a gap is formed in the lower storage space S3, the shelled boiled eggs 300 stored on the first bottom plate 32 and the second bottom plate 33 of the middle storage space S2 are separated from the first bottom plate 32 and the second bottom plate. It moves downward along the slope 33 as indicated by the arrow in FIG.

In addition, the shelled boiled eggs 300 stored on the two connecting plates 34 of the middle storage space S2 are also pushed by the shelled boiled eggs 300 moved from the first bottom plate 32 and the second bottom plate 33 to open. 32b to the lower storage space S3.

As described above, the height of the storage space S2 in the middle layer is higher than the height dimension (minor diameter) of one shelled boiled egg 300 in a horizontal position, and two shelled boiled eggs 300 in the horizontal position and stacked in the height direction. 300 is prevented from being caught between the first bottom plate 32, the second bottom plate 33 or the connecting plate 34 and the upper bottom plate 31 and becoming unable to move. Thereby, the hopper 100 can smoothly move the boiled egg 300 in the shell in the middle storage space S2.

The hopper 100 can store, for example, 20 shelled boiled eggs 300 in the storage space S2 of the middle layer. The number of shelled boiled eggs 300 that can be stored in the middle storage space S2 should be at least 10 or more, preferably 15 or more, and particularly preferably 20 or more.

The lower accommodation space S3 formed below the intermediate accommodation space S2 includes a top plate 35 arranged below the first bottom plate 32, the second bottom plate 33, and the two connecting plates 34, as shown in FIG. The top and bottom are separated by the bottom plate 14 of the container body 10 .

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the lower top plate 35 is supported from below by four support pieces 21c, 22c, 23c, and 24c and fixed to the support pieces 21c, 22c, 23c, and 24c with screws. ing. The top plate 35 is held in a horizontal posture by being fixed by four support pieces 21c, 22c, 23c, and 24c.

The top plate 35 has an annular plate portion 35a in which a circular receiving hole 35d (see FIG. 8) larger than the opening 32b is formed below the opening 32b in the middle layer, and a peripheral edge of the receiving hole 35d of the plate portion 35a. and a boss-like peripheral wall 35b extending downward along. The peripheral wall 35b divides the lower accommodation space S3 into an inner space and an outer space in the radial direction. The shelled boiled egg 300 that has moved downward through the opening 32b in the middle layer is sent to the inner space surrounded by the peripheral wall 35b in the storage space S3 in the lower layer.

The peripheral wall 35b is formed with sorting holes 35c that allow the shelled boiled eggs 300 to pass one by one from the space inside the peripheral wall 35b to the space outside the peripheral wall 35b at four different positions in the circumferential direction. ing.

The lower accommodation space S3 is provided with a transfer section 40 for transferring the shelled boiled eggs 300 stored in the lower accommodation space S3 to the outlet 13 of the container body 10 one by one. The transport unit 40 sequentially transports the shelled boiled eggs 300 stored in the lower accommodation space S<b>3 to the discharge port 13 one by one. The transfer section 40 includes a rotary plate 41 , a center cover 42 and fixing screws 43 .

As shown in FIG. 11, the rotary plate 41 is formed with a square hole 41b at the center C, and eight radially extending protrusions 41c are formed at equal angular intervals around the center C. As shown in FIG. A space between two convex portions 41c adjacent in the circumferential direction around the center C becomes a region recessed downward with respect to the convex portion 41c, and the shelled boiled egg 300 is arranged in this recessed region. It becomes the egg placement part 41a.

The rotating plate 41 is arranged on the bottom plate 14, and a prism-shaped rotating shaft 62 protruding into the container body 10 through the bottom plate 14 is fitted into the square hole 41b of the rotating plate 41, thereby 41 is restrained in the circumferential direction with respect to the rotating shaft 62 . Since the center cover 42 is placed over the rotating shaft 62 and the fixing screw 43 is screwed to the rotating shaft 62 from above the center cover 42 , the center cover 42 is sandwiched between the fixing screw 43 and the rotating shaft 62 . fixed. Since the rotating plate 41 is pressed from above by the center cover 42, the rotating plate 41 is restricted from rising upward. Rotate clockwise around center C.

The shelled boiled egg 300 that has moved from the middle layer to the lower layer is received in the inner space surrounded by the peripheral wall 35b of the top plate 35 shown in FIG. Place on board 41 . As shown in FIG. 3, the upper surface of the rotating plate 41 is inclined downward in the radial direction. Centrifugal force due to the rotation of 41 acts.

As a result, the shelled boiled egg 300 received in the space inside the peripheral wall 35b moves radially outward from the center C and is pressed against the peripheral wall 35b.

The shelled boiled egg 300 pressed against the peripheral wall 35b moves in the peripheral direction along the peripheral wall 35b as the rotary plate 41 rotates. Then, when the boiled egg 300 with shell reaches a position facing the sorting hole 35c formed in the peripheral wall 35b, it passes through the sorting hole 35c and moves to the space outside the peripheral wall 35b in the housing space S2.

The shelled boiled egg 300 that has moved to the outer region of the peripheral wall 35b moves by its own weight to the egg placement portion 41a of the rotating plate 41, which is a region lower than the convex portion 41c. As a result, the shelled boiled eggs 300 are arranged in all the egg arrangement portions 41 a of the rotary plate 41 .

All the shell-on boiled eggs 300 housed in the inner space surrounded by the peripheral wall 35b of the lower layer sequentially pass through the sorting holes 35c and move to the egg placing portion 41a by the above-described action, and all A boiled egg 300 with a shell is arranged one by one in the egg arrangement portion 41a.

As shown in FIG. 10 , each egg placement portion 41 a sequentially faces the discharge port 13 of the container body 10 by rotation of the rotating plate 41 , and the shell placed in the egg placement portion 41 a facing the discharge port 13 The boiled eggs 300 with eggs are discharged from the discharge port 13 to the outside of the hopper 100 and supplied to the supply tray 210 of the shelling device 200 .

The height of the lower storage space S3 is higher than the height dimension (minor diameter) of one boiled egg with shell 300 in a horizontal position, and the height of the two shells is higher than the height of the middle storage space. Since the boiled eggs 300 with shells are placed horizontally and stacked in the height direction, the size of the boiled eggs 300 is lower than the height direction, so that two or more of the boiled eggs 300 with shells are not stacked in the height direction in the lower storage space S3. This prevents the attached boiled egg 300 from being stuck between the plate part 35a of the top plate 35 and the bottom plate 14 and becoming unable to move. Thereby, the hopper 100 can smoothly move the shelled boiled egg 300 in the lower storage space S1.

The hopper 100 can store, for example, 20 shelled boiled eggs 300 in the lower storage space S3. The number of shelled boiled eggs 300 that can be stored in the lower storage space S3 is at least 10 or more, preferably 15 or more, and particularly preferably 20 or more.

By discharging the shelled boiled eggs 300 to the outside of the hopper 100 from the discharge port 13, a gap is formed in the lower storage space S3, and the shelled boiled eggs 300 stored in the middle storage space S2 are discharged. It moves to the lower layer, thereby creating a gap in the middle-layer accommodation space S2, and the shelled boiled eggs 300 stored in the upper-layer accommodation space S1 move to the middle-layer accommodation space S2.

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The hopper 100 of the present embodiment configured as described above has a layered structure in which the inside of the container body 10 has an upper layer, a middle layer, and a lower layer. To prevent the boiled egg 300 with the shell positioned above from being subjected to excessive weight by the boiled egg 300 with the shell positioned above, and prevent the shell from cracking and damaging the main body of the boiled egg as the contents. be able to.

Therefore, the hopper 100 of the present embodiment can store a large number (for example, 100) of shelled boiled eggs 300 compared to the case where the inside of the container body 10 is not stratified. The number of shelled boiled eggs 300 that can be stored in the hopper 100 is not limited to 100, but may be at least 30, preferably 50, and particularly preferably 70 or more.

In addition, the hopper 100 of the present embodiment discharges a large number of boiled eggs 300 with shells stored one by one to the outside of the hopper 100 by the rotation of the rotary plate 41, and the shells are removed by a peeling device or the like. A shell boiled egg 300 can be adequately provided.

Moreover, in the hopper 100 of this embodiment, the inner space of the container body 10 has a layered structure as described above, so that a large weight from above is not applied to the rotating plate 41 provided at the bottom. and the rotating plate 41 can be rotated smoothly.

The hopper 100 of the present embodiment is formed in three layers of upper, middle and lower layers. A layered structure with two layers, one and a lower layer, may be applied, or a layered structure with four or more layers, in which a plurality of intermediate layers are formed between the upper layer and the lower layer, may be applied.

Thus, the hopper 100 can store even more shell-on boiled eggs 300 by providing four or more layers.

The hopper 100 of the present embodiment stores a large number of boiled eggs 300 with shells, but the boiled eggs to be stored are not limited to those with shells, and may be boiled eggs whose shells have been removed. . Moreover, the hopper for boiled eggs according to the present invention can be used as a hopper for storing not only boiled eggs but also raw eggs.

10 Container body 11 Peripheral wall plate 13 Discharge port 14 Bottom plate 30 Hierarchical structure member 40 Transfer unit 60 Drive unit 100 Egg hopper 200 Shell peeling device 300 Boiled egg C Center S1, S2, S3 Storage space

Claims (5)

a container body having a peripheral wall plate and a bottom plate, and having a bottom formed with a discharge port for discharging boiled eggs with shells to the outside;
a hierarchical structure member that partitions the space inside the container body into a plurality of layers in the height direction;
a transport unit for transporting boiled eggs with shells stored in storage spaces of layers partitioned by the hierarchical structure members to the discharge port;
and a drive unit for driving the transfer unit. The transfer unit has a rotating plate provided in a lower-layer accommodation space located at the lowest position among the plurality of layers formed by the hierarchical structure member,
The rotating plate is formed with egg placing portions in which the boiled eggs with shells are placed between a plurality of convex portions radially extending from the center of rotation,
2. The boiled egg hopper according to claim 1, wherein said rotating plate rotates around said center of rotation so that each of said egg placing portions sequentially faces said discharge port. The hierarchical structure member has a peripheral wall that divides a storage space of the lowest layer among the plurality of layers into an inner space and an outer space,
3. The boiled egg according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the peripheral wall is formed with a hole through which each of the shelled boiled eggs arranged in the inner space passes through the outer space of the peripheral wall. hopper. The hierarchical structural member has a bottom plate in a layer one layer above the lower layer,
4. The boiled egg hopper according to claim 3, wherein the bottom plate is formed with an opening for moving the shell-on boiled eggs stored in the upper layer to the inner space in the lower layer. In the hierarchical structure member, the height of the layers excluding the uppermost layer among the plurality of layers is higher than the height dimension of one of the boiled eggs in the shell in a horizontal position, 5. The hopper for boiled eggs according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the hopper for boiled eggs is set to be lower than the size of the two boiled eggs with shell placed horizontally and stacked in the height direction.