JP3268984B2 - Egg trash removal equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for forcibly removing refuse adhering to a chicken egg prior to washing the egg, such as packaging and breaking eggs.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In an in-line system, chicken eggs sent directly from a chicken house on a conveyor, as well as eggs packed in a dedicated container using a farm packer or the like, have small feathers, chicken dung pieces, dust and the like. Garbage is attached. The eggs with the garbage adhered are carried in by an automatic egg processing apparatus, for example, a bar conveyor of an automatic packaging apparatus, and washed by an egg washing machine.

[0003] The garbage not only makes the inside of the processing plant where the automatic egg processing apparatus is installed unsanitary, but also deteriorates the mechanical performance of the egg washing machine. Particularly on farms that use farm packers, it is difficult to maintain good performance of the farm packers.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to forcibly remove dust adhering to a chicken egg before an egg washing step.

[0005]

The features of the present invention are as follows. That is, a fuze tube installed below the bar conveyor that transports the eggs and blows high-speed air to the eggs, and installed above the bar conveyor opposite the fumarole to remove dust attached to the eggs It comprises a rotating brush, a cover that covers the rotating brush, and an exhaust fan that is connected to the cover and discharges dust in the cover to the outside.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference numeral 1 denotes a known bar conveyor in which both ends of a bar 3 are pivotally mounted at equal intervals on a pair of left and right chains 2 which rotate endlessly. E is placed and transported. In the in-line system, the conveyor 1 is connected to a poultry house conveyor, and the eggs E are supplied to the bar conveyor 1 directly from the poultry house conveyor. In the case of using a farm packer, the eggs E packed in a special container are
It is supplied to the bar conveyor 1 via an auto-loader or the like.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a high-speed air blower driven by a motor M1, which is fixed to a floor or a frame (not shown), and is connected to an intake pipe 5 having a filter 6 attached to an intake port, and a blower pipe 7. ing. Reference numeral 8 denotes a fumarole, which is provided below the conveying surface of the bar conveyor 1 perpendicularly to the conveying direction A of the egg E, and blows high-speed air from the fumarole 9 onto the conveyed egg E from below. The fumarolic tube 8 is configured to swing back and forth in the transport direction A by a known swinging mechanism (not shown) such as a cam mechanism and a crank mechanism.

[0010] Reference numeral 10 denotes a known rotary brush,
Is installed above the bar conveyor 1 so as to face the
The rotation speed is variably driven by the motor M2. Providing a plurality of rotating brushes 10 is more effective in removing dust from the eggs E. The rotation speed of the rotating brush 10 is appropriately selected depending on the state of attachment of the garbage of the eggs E, the conveying speed of the conveyor 1, the hardness of the brush, and the like.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a cover having an open bottom, which pivotally supports the rotating brush 10 and covers the rotating brush 10. The deceleration motor M2 and the cover 11 are supported by a frame (not shown). The cover 11 is detachably attached for maintenance.

An exhaust pipe 12 communicates with an upper portion of the cover 11 and is connected to an exhaust fan 13 installed outdoors.

Then, while the conveyed chicken eggs E are being rotated by the rotating brush 10, the attached dust is forcibly removed by the rotating brush 10, and the high-speed air ejected from the blast nozzle 9 of the blast tube 8. It is blown up by. Fumarole 8
Swings, dust that could not be removed by the rotating brush 10 is also blown away by the fumes. The garbage blown up,
The air is forcibly discharged outside by the exhaust fan 13 through the cover 11 and the exhaust pipe 12. The egg E from which the garbage has been removed is conveyed to an egg washing machine through an alignment device for aligning its posture.

If an outer cover 14 is provided to cover the fumarole 8 and the cover 11, dust leaking from the cover 11 will not be scattered outside the outer cover 14, and eventually the cover 11 will go outside from the cover 11. It is more sanitary because it is discharged.

[0013]

The garbage attached to the eggs before the egg washing process can be forcibly discharged to the outside, so that the inside of the processing plant is kept hygienic and the mechanical performance of the egg washing machine is not deteriorated. Egg washing becomes more complete.

In particular, when a farm packer is used, chicken eggs from which dust has been removed can be carried in, thereby increasing the commercial value of the eggs and maintaining good performance of the farm packer.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view.

FIG. 2 is a side view of a main part.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bar conveyor 4 Eyebrow 8 Fumarole 10 Rotary brush 11 Cover 13 Exhaust fan E Egg

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A fume tube installed below a bar conveyor for transporting chicken eggs and blowing high-speed air to the eggs, and garbage attached to the eggs installed above the bar conveyor facing the fume tubes. A dust brush removing device, a cover for covering the rotating brush, and an exhaust fan connected to the cover for discharging dust in the cover to the outside. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the fumarolic tube swings back and forth in the transport direction.