Abstract: A machine which includes a structure and, wherein the structure has a conveyor belt, and the structure has a rotary carousel, including a plurality of cutting devices, as well as a convex tray, which conducts the egg yolk and the egg white to a compartment and a tapered compartment; the machine also includes, to dispose of the egg shells, a compartment for housing the egg shells; where the egg yolk and egg white are separated by a compartment which conducts the egg yolk and egg white to a second tapered compartment, such that in the last tapered compartment, which is provided with an open slit, the egg white drains through the slit, while the egg yolk follows the regular flow to another container, the egg shells in turn being directed to a convex tray until proceeding to another container.

Abstract: An egg transfer system for providing automated inspection and tracking of eggs prior to entering an egg breaker, as well as broken egg contents following breaking, and in which the transfer system includes a series of processing and inspection component interfacing with a central processor for grading and segregating the eggs into one of a number of classes including removal eggs. Removal gates are provided at intermediate locations of the egg transfer system, prior to the egg breakers, and are associated with removal of varying classes of eggs. The central processor interfaces with the various stations in order to assemble a dedicated data packet of egg related data which is assigned to a progressing location on the egg conveyor upon which a specified egg is located, and which can further include the central processor assigning the data packet to a location subsequent to the breakers holding specified shell egg contents.

Abstract: A support mechanism for preventing outward deflection of a cracker shaft in an egg breaker assembly, about which are supported in orbiting fashion a plurality of circumferentially spaced rows of egg breakers. A disk shaped portion is mounted in slaved rotatable fashion about an intermediate location of the cracker shaft and exhibits a plurality of exteriorly facing and circumferentially offset inwardly recessed scalloped surfaces. An outer fixed and guiding cam is secured to an aligning intermediate location of the breaker and exhibits an inner arcuate extending and guiding/support surface in outwardly spaced and aligning fashion relative to the scalloped locations of the rotating disk.

Abstract: A juice extractor is adapted to squeeze juice from oranges and similar kinds of fruits. The juice extractor includes a juice extractor base and a juice squeezing wheel rotatably disposed on the juice extractor base. An arcuate concave surface is formed on an upper portion of the juice extractor base. The juice squeezing wheel has an involute outer surface. A crushing space is defined between the juice squeezing wheel and the concave surface of the juice extractor base for receiving a half-cut fruit. When the juice squeezing wheel rotates, the half-cut fruit in the crushing space is crushed to produce fruit juice. The juice extractor can squeeze juice electrically, is structurally simple and is convenient to be washed.

Abstract: The invention relates to an egg breaking apparatus and a method of feeding eggs to an egg breaking apparatus, where eggs are fed to a plurality of egg breaking devices by means of a feed conveyor. Each egg breaking device receives one egg at a time and all egg breaking devices are mounted on a common drive conveyor, where the egg breaking devices are moved in relation to the feed conveyor in a first direction following a substantially vertical first axis at the area of the feed conveyor. The feed conveyor feeds eggs to the egg breaking devices along a substantially horizontal second axis. When near a position at the feed conveyor, the egg breaking devices are tilted about a third axis, which is substantially perpendicular to the first and second axes, in a second direction substantially opposite to said first direction.

Abstract: A centrifugal egg separator that has a plurality of user-selectable discrete rotational speeds for performing a corresponding plurality of egg separation operations. Up to two speeds may correspond to centrifugal egg breaking: one for separating yolk and albumin from shell and chalazae and one for separating yolk, albumin, and chalazae from shell. Up to three speeds may correspond to separating components of broken eggs: one for separating out only albumin, one for separating out the yolk and albumin, and one for separating out the yolk, albumin, and chalazae. May be used with a customized food processor base. Various lid designs are included.

Abstract: A food preparation apparatus is provided, the apparatus comprises: a main frame having a central opening for receiving a food preparation implement and having opposing ends; and at least one interchangeable food preparation implement designed to be inserted within the central opening and locked onto the main frame during usage and being removable for cleaning and storage during non-use, the food preparation implement is selected from a group consisting of mandolins, graters, cutting devices, potato fry cutters, slicers, corers, peelers, pressing devices, food mashers, food presses and mixtures thereof.

Abstract: A rotating egg container is disclosed having a body and an internal rotating unit for storing a plurality of eggs. The internal rotating unit has a plurality of egg holding sections joined to two opposing tracks defining a pathway through which the egg holding sections can be moved.

Abstract: The invention relates to an egg breaking apparatus and a method of feeding eggs to an egg breaking apparatus, where eggs are fed to a plurality of egg breaking devices by means of a feed conveyor. Each egg breaking device receives one egg at a time and all egg breaking devices are mounted on a common drive conveyor, where the egg breaking devices are moved in relation to the feed conveyor in a first direction following a substantially vertical first axis at the area of the feed conveyor. The feed conveyor feeds eggs to the egg breaking devices along a substantially horizontal second axis. When near a position at the feed conveyor, the egg breaking devices are tilted about a third axis, which is substantially perpendicular to the first and second axes, in a second direction substantially opposite to said first direction.

Abstract: An improved egg washing, breaking and separating system is constructed of two side-by-side washers feeding a corresponding pair of candlers. From the candlers, a respective pair of conveyor transition ramps lead to corresponding ones of a pair of stacked upper and lower egg breaker/separator units. Each egg breaker/separator unit includes an endless chain of a plurality of individual egg cracker/separator cup assemblies with the upper chain independently driven about a four sided frame, preferably in opposition to the lower chain. Eggs are shuttled into the cup assemblies from each of the conveyor transition ramps. The chains of cracker/separator cup assemblies ride via slides operating within tracks extending about the frame. Each washer allows rows of eggs to advance along an egg conveyor which travels beneath a plurality of endless chains of brushes as well as a cleaning water distribution manifold.

Abstract: An egg processing machine comprises egg breaking units positioned above egg collecting units and an albumen recovery device. The units are moved in pairs with a vertical distance between the two units through an egg breaking section where the egg breaking unit breaks the egg shell and albumen and yolk fall down in the egg collecting unit. An albumen recovery device comprises a rotating body catching albumen drippings with possible stringers before the egg shell is discharged.

Abstract: The invention relates to a multiple-row egg breaking and separating machine in which the egg contents and egg shells are passed adjacent one another through an inspection station at which the contents of the egg can be rejected because the shell or contents are contaminated, defective or abnormal. The present invention is particularly useful for high-speed breaking operations, yet still allows the inspector to view all the parts of the eggs for possible rejection of the egg contents. The present invention is particularly suited for automatic scanning of egg shells and contents, and eliminates possible U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) objections to prior art multiple-row egg breaking machines.

Abstract: An automatic egg shelling machine has a plurality of operative lines that are arranged to be side-by-side and driven by a common drive motor. Each of the operative lines extends in a substantially vertical plane. The operative lines receive eggs from an egg feeding station, and are moved in conveyor fashion along a closed loop. A number of hinged compact groups are distributed along each one of the lines for receiving the eggs from the egg feeding station and breaking the shells of the eggs. The compact groups collect the yolk and the albumen thereof separately.

Abstract: An improved egg washing, breaking and separating system is constructed of two side-by-side washers feeding a corresponding pair of candlers. From the candlers, a respective pair of conveyor transition ramps lead to corresponding ones of a pair of stacked upper and lower egg breaker/separator units. Each egg breaker/separator unit includes an endless chain of a plurality of individual egg cracker/separator cup assemblies with the upper chain independently driven about a four sided frame in a direction opposite to the lower chain. Eggs are shuttled into the cup assemblies from each of the conveyor transition ramps. The chains of cracker/separator cup assemblies ride via slides operating within tracks extending about the frame. Each washer allows rows of eggs to advance along an egg conveyor which travels beneath a plurality of endless chains of brushes as well as a cleaning water distribution manifold.

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.

Abstract: A track apparatus for egg breaking mechanisms is provided which comprises a pair of endless chains extending along an endless moving path and carrying the egg breaking mechanisms, a pair of drive sprockets held in driving engagement with the chains, a pair of idle sprockets held in engagement with the chains, and a chain tensioning mechanism for slidably guiding the chains.

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 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.

Abstract: An apparatus for breaking and opening eggs and for removing and catching the yolks and whites thereof. A first conveyor is adapted to travel in a first direction of travel. Supply belts supply eggs to the first conveyor. Egg carriers are operably connected to the first conveyor for carrying eggs supplied from the supply belts. Egg receiving members are operably connected to each egg carrier for receiving eggs carried by each carrier. An egg opening element is operably associated with each egg carrier for breaking and opening eggs received by the egg receiving members. A second conveyor is adapted to travel underneath and in alignment with at least a portion of travel of the first conveyor. Egg holders are operably connected to the second conveyor. Cup members are operably connected to each egg holder for catching the yolk and white of the eggs openable by the opening element.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: Automatic egg shelling machine (10) comprising two or more continuous production lines (A, B, C, D, E, F) to permit cyclic circulation of the various egg shelling devices (61) and the yolk and white collecting devices (62) on vertical parallel planes, each production line (A, B, C, D, E, F) being in turn composed of two half-circuits one above the other on the same vertical plane, the first to carry and move along the selling devices (61) and the second, below the first, to carry and move along the collecting devices (62), a shelling device (61) and a collecting device (62) meeting each other cyclically on the front (33) of the machine (10) on each production line (A, B, C, D, E, F) timed to meet at the moment when each egg is placed on the shelling device (61) by an external egg feeding machine, means being provided to break the shell, separate the two halves of the shell, discharge the broken shells, the egg white and the yolk into special containers (181) (182), and hand operated means to allow any waste t

Abstract: A mechanism for separating the yolk and albumen contents of eggs comprises a frame mounting a yolk cup assembly for receiving the yolk and albumen contents of a cracked egg and an albumen pan positioned below the yolk cup assembly for receiving the albumen egg contents therefrom. The yolk cup assembly includes a funnel ring with a downwardly-converging, tapered side wall and upper and lower openings. A retaining bowl is mounted on the funnel ring side wall and forms a receptacle therewith. The retaining bowl is partly spaced from the yolk cup assembly side wall to provide an opening therebetween through which albumen can flow into the albumen pan.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: The machine comprises a series of egg cracking and contents separating heads carried on bracket plates which are connected to form a continuously traveling chain conveyor advancing in a horizontal path along which there are means for actuating the cracking and separating mechanisms on each head, with the cracking mechanisms being activated at a transfer station so as to receive a group of eggs from a feed conveyor and while advancing to crack and open the shell portions at a dumping area where each egg contents is dropped into the associated, swingably mounted separating mechanism, comprising a yolk cup and an albumen collecting pan, which is disposed beneath the cracking mechanism and which is advanced to a discharge area where the assembly is tilted so as to discharge the yolk and the albumen into separate receptacles, there being means enabling an operator to inspect and manually discharge a whole egg contents into a collecting receptacle or a spoiled egg into another collecting receptacle when the egg yol

Abstract: An improved apparatus for separating an egg white from an egg yolk is disclosed for use in an automatic egg breaking and separating operation. The improved separator is used in a method where an egg is cracked and opened and drained into a separator cup. The yolk is supported in an imperforate cup over a substantial portion of its under surface and the surrounding egg white is drained from the yolk into a separate pan through an elongated generally spiral or curving opening in a support member extending upwardly from the yolk support cup. The white collecting pan is positioned to receive the egg white below the yolk cup.

Abstract: An improved egg breaking machine is described of the type in which a plurality of cooperating egg cracking heads and separators carried by a drive means, such as a roller chain, automatically crack and drain eggs and separate the liquid egg yolk and white. The drive chain carries the cracking head and separator combinations through egg loading, cracking, draining, and yolk and white separating positions. An improved cracker head is disclosed which operates in three automatically controlled positions including a fully closed, partially opened, and a fully opened position whereby the initial and subsequent shell drainage are facilitated. Additionally, an improved cracking head and separator mounting and spacing control means is disclosed for improving the drainage from the egg to the separator.

Abstract: An apparatus for use in machines for cracking shell eggs and separating the yolks from the albumen which comprises a separating assembly having a top bowl-forming member for receiving the egg contents which is mounted above a bottom pan or tray for collecting the albumen, which bowl member is constructed to provide an open top portion into which the egg contents is adapted to be dumped and a bottom portion in which the yolk settles while the albumen is separated by draining into the bottom collecting pan through a specially formed slot in the upstanding wall of the bowl.