Kewpie Kabushiki Kaisha

Gen Fujimura

Koichi Sotoma

Masahito Hata

Hidesuke Inoue

Hiroshi Kunikyo

A multiplicity of shell eggs to be broken are first transported in transverse rows on an infeed conveyor, from which they are loaded onto a transfer conveyor. This transfer conveyor extends at a right angle to the infeed conveyor, so that the successive transverse rows of shell eggs on the infeed conveyor are rearranged into a longitudinal row on the transfer conveyor. The shell eggs are subsequently transferred from transfer conveyor onto respective egg breaker assemblies mounted at longitudinal spacings on an endless breaker conveyor, while the breaker assemblies are traveling side by side with the transfer conveyor. The breaker assemblies break the shell eggs, and the white and yolk recovered therefrom are separated by recovery cup assemblies also carried by the breaker conveyor under the respective breaker assemblies. As an incidental feature an air nozzle assembly is mounted on the breaker conveyor in the vicinity of each breaker assembly. Supplied with pressurized air from an air supply mechanism on one of the rotary wheels around which the breaker conveyor extends, each air nozzle assembly applies forced streams of air into a broken eggshell on one of the breaker assemblies for the recovery of the residual liquid therefrom.

High speed egg breaking method

An egg processing unit is supported by a conveyor and has an egg breaking assembly for breaking the egg-shell of an egg and a separating cup for separating the white of the egg from the yolk thereof. The separating cup is supported by a supporting arm held by the conveyor. The separating cup has a V-shaped escape opening causing the white to overflow and is swingable, in accordance with the natures of the egg to be processed, about a pivot axis extending in a direction perpendicular to the moving direction of the separating cup.

Method of and apparatus for separating white from yolk of an egg

A multiplicity of shell eggs to be broken are first transported in transverse rows on an infeed conveyor, from which they are loaded onto a transfer conveyor. This transfer conveyor extends at a right angle to the infeed conveyor, so that the successive transverse rows of shell eggs on the infeed conveyor are rearranged into a longitudinal row on the transfer conveyor. The shell eggs are subsequently transferred from the transfer conveyor onto respective egg breaker assemblies mounted at longitudinal spacings on an endless breaker conveyor, while the breaker assemblies are traveling side by side with the transfer conveyor. The breaker assemblies break the shell eggs, and the white and yolk recovered therefrom are separated by recovery cup assemblies also carried by the breaker conveyor under the respective breaker assemblies. As an incidental feature, an air nozzle assembly is mounted on the breaker conveyor in the vicinity of each breaker assembly. Supplied with pressurized air from an air supply mechanism on one of the rotary wheels around which the breaker conveyor extends, each air nozzle assembly applies forced streams of air into a broken eggshell on one of the breaker assemblies for the recovery of the residual liquid therefrom.

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Tokyo, Japan

Gen Fujimura