Kyowa Machinery Co., Ltd.

Shigeo Tomosue

A yolk cup is provided for use in an egg breaking apparatus. The yolk cup is pivotable between a substantially horizontal position and an inclined position. In the horizontal position, the yolk cup receives an egg content including a yolk and an albumen, the yolk cup being provided with a discharge cutout for selectively discharging the albumen while retaining the yolk when the yolk cup is held in the horizontal position. The discharge cutout comprises an upper yolk discharge portion extending up to an upper brim of the yolk cup for discharging the yolk when the yolk cup is pivoted to the inclined position, and a pair of lower albumen discharge portions continuous with the yolk discharge portion at both sides thereof.

Yolk cup for egg breaking apparatus

A yolk cup is provided for use in an egg breaking apparatus. The yolk cup is pivotable between a substantially horizontal position and an inclined position. In the horizontal position, the yolk cup receives an egg content including a yolk and an albumen, the yolk cup being provided with a discharge device for selectively discharging the albumen while retaining the yolk when the yolk cup is held in the horizontal position. The discharge device comprises a yolk discharge opening elongated horizontally for discharging the yolk when the yolk cup is pivoted to the inclined position.

An egg breaking mechanism is provided which comprises an egg receiver for receiving an egg thereof, an egg presser arranged above the egg receiver for pressing the egg against the egg receiver, a knife assembly for making a cut in the egg shell, and a cup assembly arranged below the egg receiver for receiving the discharged content of the egg. The egg receiver includes a pair of receiver members movable toward and away from each other, and each of the receiver members has a knife mount which is integrally formed with a lateral pin support tube. The knife assembly includes a pair of knife members each pivotally connected to the knife mount by means of a connecting pin inserted into the pin support tube.

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Tsuyama, Japan

Shigeo Tomosue