EGGS PROCESSING UNIT (OPTIONS) AND METHOD OF THE EGGS HOLDING DURING THEIR PROCESSING SEQUENCE (OPTIONS) Russian patent published in 2018 - IPC A01K45/00 

FIELD: agriculture.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to agriculture. Plant comprises a plurality of eggs processing devices configured to interact with a plurality of eggs contained in the eggs collecting conveyor. Plant includes the eggs holding unit disposed beneath the eggs handling devices and able to move between the working position and the retracted position, at that, the eggs holding unit has a plurality of supports, each of which has a plurality of separate eggs retention members configured to be joined to form a seat in which the corresponding egg is wholly retained. Each eggs holding individual element is a molded wire. Each support is formed from the rigid frame structure for completely holding of the corresponding egg. Containing a plurality of eggs the eggs collecting conveyor is disposed under a plurality of eggs handling devices configured to interact with the corresponding eggs in the eggs collecting conveyor for their processing. Moving the eggs holding unit in the working position in such a way, that each of the supports contacts, lifts and completely retains the corresponding egg in the conveyor. Each support has a plurality of the eggs holding separate elements, combining to form a seat, in which the egg is wholly retained. Plant comprises a drive unit configured to move the eggs holding unit between the operating position and the retracted position. Drive unit comprises a plurality of actuators, at least one ramp functionally connected to each actuator, at that, the ramp is able to move along the first axis. Drive unit includes a plurality of movable members functionally connected to the eggs holding unit and is configured to interact with the corresponding ramp, at that, the movable elements are able to move along the second axis, which is not parallel to the first axis. Ramps movement along the first axis causes the movable elements movement along the second axis to facilitate the eggs holding unit movement between the working and retracted positions. Moving the eggs holding unit located under the eggs conveyor into the operating position by moving a plurality of ramps along the first axis using a plurality of actuators, causing of a plurality of movable elements interaction and movement along the second axis that is not parallel to the first axis.

EFFECT: enabling simplification of egg retention, simplification of the eggs holding unit maintenance.

15 cl, 23 dwg