DEVICE FOR INSPECTING AND TRANSFERRING EGGS AND A METHOD APPLIED TO THIS END
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Abstract
Device (1) for inspecting and transferring eggs from a prehatching drawer (4) to a hatching tray (5), in which the device (1) contains two conveyor belts (2-3) that can respectively convey prehatching drawers (4) with prehatched eggs and empty hatching trays (5), whereby the device (1) contains an inspection unit (7) that has means to enable the prehatched eggs to be inspected, whereby the inspection unit (7) contains a transfer unit (8) to remove the rejected eggs from the prehatching drawer (4), whereby the device (1) contains at least one egg placement module (10-11) that can take all eggs out of a prehatching drawer (4) simultaneously and can separately place one or more of the eggs taken out.
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34 Claims
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18. Device for inspecting and transferring eggs from a prehatching drawer to a hatching tray, comprising:
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two conveyor belts arranged to respectively convey prehatching drawers with prehatched eggs and empty hatching trays; an inspection unit for inspecting the prehatched eggs comprising a transfer unit arranged to remove rejected eggs from the prehatching drawers; and at least one egg placement module arranged to take all eggs out of a prehatching drawer simultaneously and to separately place one or more of the eggs taken out. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. Method for inspecting and transferring eggs, comprising the steps:
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conveying prehatching drawers at least partially filled with prehatched eggs to an inspection unit one by one; inspecting the eggs for the presence and/or viability of the embryo or chicken, and removing rejected eggs from the respective prehatching drawer; and taking all eggs out of a first prehatching drawer in an egg placement module and placing one or more of the eggs taken out in a second prehatching drawer on the first conveyor belt or in a hatching tray on the second conveyor belt. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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Specification