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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 1995
Filed:
Jul. 05, 1994
Shigeo Tomosue, Tsuyama, JP;
Kyowa Machinery Co., Ltd., Okayama, JP;
Abstract
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.