JPH06303916A - Yolk cup in egg cracker - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To smoothen the speedy separation of yolk, when an egg is cracked with the cracking mechanism in a cracker and the content is received by the yolk cup and separated into the yolk and the egg white. CONSTITUTION:The yolk exit 29 is opened extending forward to have the upper opening 30 and the lower opening 34 where the lower opening is formed in U-shape to help the egg white flowing out, while the upper opening 30 is formed oval extending sideways. Thus, when the yolk cup 17 is inclined forward, the yolk can smoothly flow out. Further, the periphery 35 of the lower opening 34 is connected to the lower edge 32 of the upper opening 30 at the center in arcs and the yolk is not damaged.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an egg breaking machine for breaking a chicken egg to separate an egg yolk and an egg white and taking out the egg. The present invention relates to an yolk cup for separating the egg yolk from the egg white and discharging the egg yolk after receiving the contents of the chicken egg which is broken by breaking the egg shell.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The contents of chicken eggs whose eggshells have been broken by a knife of an egg breaking mechanism drop once into an yolk cup provided below the knife. Then, the egg white overflows from the yolk cup and falls into the egg white cup below the yolk cup. When only the yolk remains in the yolk cup, the yolk cup is then tilted or rotated to eject the yolk from the opening,
Send to the collection unit dedicated to egg yolk.

Such egg-breaking processing is performed at a high speed of 600 pieces or more per minute. Therefore, yolk and egg white must be separated at high speed. As soon as the egg white enters the yolk cup together with the yolk, the egg white overflows from the yolk cup and the remaining yolk can be discharged as quickly as possible without damaging the yolk membrane. to enable. Therefore, it is necessary to consider the shape of the yolk cup so that the yolk can be discharged accurately and smoothly even at high speed operation.

The conventional yolk cup is provided with a V-shaped slit opening at the top (edge) on the front side, that is, on the outer side of the chain orthogonal to the traveling direction of the driving endless chain having the breaking mechanism attached, I was supposed to receive the contents of the eggs that were broken and fell. After discharging the egg white from the slit, the egg yolk was discharged by tilting the yolk cup forward or rotating it around a direction orthogonal to the traveling direction of the chain.

However, in the V-shaped slit, the separation of the egg white is not always sufficient, and in the method of ejecting the yolk cup by tilting it forward, the yolk slides along the V-shaped slit, and the weight of the yolk itself is increased. There was a drawback that the yolk membrane was easily damaged by being locally applied and pressurized. Further, the method of rotating the yolk cup has a drawback that the structure of the egg breaking mechanism is complicated.

[0006]

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to efficiently separate the egg white from the egg yolk that has fallen after breaking the egg and to smoothly discharge the yolk in a short time.

[0007]

An egg yolk cup according to the present invention is located below an egg breaking mechanism attached to an endlessly rotating chain and is located outside the chain in a direction orthogonal to the traveling direction of the chain. It is used for an egg yolk cup that is mounted so that it can be tilted. The feature is that the front surface is provided with an outlet consisting of an upper opening and a lower opening. The upper opening is opened in a horizontally long elliptical shape, and is opened in a U shape in the lower center of the upper opening. The lower opening is located at a point where an edge of the lower opening is connected to the lower edge of the upper opening in an arc shape at the lower center of the upper opening.

[0008]

The function of the chicken egg, which is broken by breaking the eggshell with the knife of the egg breaking mechanism, drops into the yolk cup below the knife, and the egg white overflows from the yolk cup and drops into the egg white cup below the yolk cup. Part of the egg white also flows out from the outlet.

The egg white remaining in the yolk cup is pressed by the yolk and efficiently discharged from the lower opening formed in a U-shape. Then, when the yolk cup tilts forward, the yolk is discharged from the discharge port. During ejection, the yolk membrane is not broken because the lower edge of the lower opening is continuous with the upper opening in an arc shape, and the upper opening is formed in a horizontally long elliptical shape so that it is smoothly ejected in a short time. It

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS First, referring to FIG. 6, an example of an egg breaking mechanism will be outlined. Reference numeral 1 is a drive chain for an egg breaking machine, which is arranged in upper and lower stages and runs endlessly by a motor (not shown). Two
Is a guide rail, which is fixed to a frame outside the drawing through a guide rail mounting member 3.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a board, which is mounted on the upper and lower chains 1 at equal intervals via board mounting hardware 5. Reference numeral 6 is a roller attached to the upper end of the substrate 4, which is an upper guide rail.
Run on the upper surface of Le2.

Reference numeral 7 denotes an egg breaking mechanism which is detachably attached to the substrate 4, which has a round bar-shaped sliding member 10, which is rotatable around a pin 8 and which receives a fed chicken egg E and a downward direction. It is composed of an egg receiving member 11 which is fixed by an egg pressing member 9 which is rotated to and a knife 13 which is rotatable around a pin 12.
The egg receiving member 9 and the knife 13 that interlocks with the egg receiving member 9 are opened and closed about an opening / closing shaft 14. 15 is an egg receiving member 11
From the knife 13 to the chain 1 side, a pair of upper operating rods 16 project from the knife 13 to the chain 1 side.

The egg pressing member 9 is rotated by the sliding member 1
0, the lower operating rod 16 for rotating the knife 13, and the upper operating rod 15 for opening and closing the egg receiving member 11 and the knife 13 are arranged along the chain 1, respectively, and the height changes. It is performed by traveling on the guide member.

As shown in FIGS. 3, 4 and 6, the egg yolk cup 17 and the egg white cup 18 therebelow are fixed to a support rod 19. Further, one end of a cup mounting ring 21 is pivotally attached to a station 20 projecting from both sides of the support rod 19 toward the substrate 4 side, and the other end is detachably pivoted to a cup mounting member 22 below the substrate 4. It is supported. 23 is a sliding member for the egg white cup 18, which is a guide member 24 arranged along the chain 1.
On the road.

The postures of the yolk cup 17 and the egg white cup 18 change depending on the height of the guide member 24. As shown in FIG. 6, when the guide member 24 is at a high position, the guide member 24 is horizontal, and when the guide member 24 is at a low position, the guide member 24 is outside the chain 1 and is orthogonal to the traveling direction of the chain 1. ) Rotate downwards and lean forward, discharging yolk and egg white.

Next, the egg yolk cup 17 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The egg yolk cup 17 is integrally formed of stainless steel or synthetic resin. Reference numeral 25 denotes a top portion, which may have its corners kept at right angles, but in the embodiment, it is formed in an arc shape on the inside and then extends to the outside.

The reason why the top portion 25 is formed in this manner is to prevent the yolk membrane from being broken even when the yolk Y of the chicken egg dropped by the breaking egg collides. Instead of the embodiment, the top portion 25 may be formed in an arc shape that is convex upward from the inside to the outside.

The upper portion 26, which is continuous with the top portion 25, is continuous with the egg white compression portion 27 below the upper portion 26 while drawing a gentle curve and gradually decreasing in diameter downward.

The egg white compressing portion 27 has a taper that descends inwardly in the shape of an inverted conical tube, and is continuous with the bottom portion 28 below the taper. The bottom portion 28 is a spherical surface on which the yolk Y is easily stabilized.

A discharge port 29 is formed in a T shape as a whole, and comprises an upper opening 30 and a lower opening 34.
The upper opening 30 is formed in a horizontally long elliptical shape, and the upper edge 31 forms an arcuate end portion while gently descending from the center to the left and right, and then goes to the center at a slightly larger angle than the upper edge 31. It is continuous with the arcuate end of the lower edge 32, which is inclined downward. Therefore, the left and right ends 33 of the upper opening 30 are formed in a semicircular shape that is convex outward.

The lower portion of the upper opening portion 30 is wider than the upper portion thereof to facilitate the discharge of the yolk Y. Further, although the upper edge 31 and the lower edge 32 are formed in a straight line shape except for the ends in the illustrated embodiment, they may be formed in a weak arc shape.

The lower opening 34 is formed in a U shape and is opened at the lower center of the upper opening 30. And the lower opening 34
The peripheral edge 35 and the lower edge 32 of the upper opening 30 are continuous in a convex arc shape inward so as not to damage the yolk membrane of the yolk Y during discharge. The lower opening 34 is formed so as to be slightly open upward, so that the yolk Y and the egg white W can be easily discharged.

Reference numeral 36 denotes a ridge, which is formed by bending the lower edge 32 of the upper opening 30 and the peripheral edge 35 of the lower opening 34 from the inside in an arc shape and then extending outward. This is because, as shown in FIG. 5, the yolk membrane passing through the lower edge 32 and the continuous portion of the lower edge 32 and the peripheral edge 35 is not damaged and is smoothly ejected during ejection. The upper edge 31 of the upper opening 30 may be formed in the same manner. Also, without providing the protrusion 36,
The corners of the outlet 29 may be left right. 37 in FIG.
Is an egg yolk receiving plate, which is connected to an egg yolk collecting unit (not shown).

[0024]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION Since the yolk cup is provided with the oblong elliptical upper opening, the yolk can be discharged smoothly in a short time. The lower opening is formed in a U shape, so that the egg yolk can be removed from the yolk. Can be efficiently separated and egg yolk can be separated at high speed.

Unlike the conventional V-shaped slit, the top portion is not opened, and it is formed in a continuous ring shape, so that the mechanical strength is large.

The inside of the top is formed into an arc shape and then extended,
Also, if the lower edge of the upper opening of the discharge port and the peripheral edge of the lower opening are formed in an arcuate shape and then extend outward to form a ridge, the yolk membrane will not be damaged when the egg yolk falls or is discharged. Also, the discharge can be done smoothly.

When the egg white compression portion is formed in the shape of an inverted conical cylinder, the egg white is completely separated from the egg yolk, so that the quality of the collected yolk can be maintained high.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of an yolk cup and an egg white cup.

FIG. 4 is a side view of an yolk cup and an egg white cup.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the yolk cup when the yolk is discharged.

FIG. 6 is a schematic side view of an egg breaking mechanism, an yolk cup, and an egg white cup.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 chain 7 egg breaking mechanism 17 egg yolk cup 18 egg white cup 25 top 29 outlet 30 upper opening 32 lower edge 34 lower opening 35 peripheral edge 36 ridge Y egg yolk W egg white

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An egg yolk cup which is located below an egg breaking mechanism attached to a chain which rotates endlessly and which is attached to the outside of the chain so as to be able to tilt forward in a direction orthogonal to the traveling direction of the chain. A discharge port including an upper opening and a lower opening is provided on the front surface, and the upper opening is opened in a horizontally long elliptical shape, and the lower opening is opened in a U shape at the lower center of the upper opening. The yolk cup of the egg breaking machine, wherein the peripheral portion is connected to the lower edge of the upper opening in an arc shape with the lower edge of the upper opening. 2. At least a lower portion of the lower opening is continuous with the bottom of the egg yolk cup formed into a spherical surface, and the egg white compressed into an inverted conical cylindrical shape discharges the egg white compressed by the weight of the yolk. The egg yolk cup of the egg breaking machine according to claim 1, which is openable. 3. The egg yolk cup of an egg breaking machine according to claim 1, wherein the top of the egg yolk cup is formed in an arcuate shape on the inside and extends outward. 4. The egg breaking machine according to claim 1, wherein the lower edge of the upper opening and the peripheral edge of the lower opening are formed with a ridge that is curved from the inside in an arc shape and then extends outward. Egg yolk cup.