Egg tray clamping mechanism of tray sending machine

Abstract

The utility model relates to an egg tray clamping mechanism of a tray sending machine, which comprises an egg tray clamping piece and an egg tray supporting piece which are distributed up and down, the egg tray clamping piece comprises a pair of egg tray clamping plates which are distributed left and right, and the pair of egg tray clamping pieces are driven by a first driving piece to swing and rotate towards each other or back to back along the left and right directions so as to clamp or loosen stacked egg trays; the egg support supporting piece comprises a pair of supporting ejector pin sets distributed left and right, and the pair of supporting ejector pin sets are driven by a second driving piece to move towards each other or back to back in the left-right direction so as to stretch into or stretch out of the hollowed-out position of the peripheral side of the lowermost egg support. According to the utility model, clamping and supporting are combined, so that the clamping and supporting effects on stacked egg supports are improved; and after the lowest egg support is separated downwards, the pair of supporting ejector pin sets stretch into the peripheral hollow-out position of the next egg support again, so that only one egg support is discharged at a time, redundant egg supports do not need to be removed subsequently, and use is convenient.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to a kind of egg tray clamping mechanisms of dispatching machine. BACKGROUND

[0002] In order to reduce the breakage rate of poultry eggs in the process of conveying and storing, people often use egg trays to package and transport poultry eggs to prevent collision and breakage of poultry eggs during transportation operation and reduce the loss during transportation.

[0003] In the process of mechanical packaging production of poultry eggs, empty egg trays are transported to the egg loading station for egg loading operation by using dispatching equipment. However, in some dispatching equipment, the empty egg trays are usually simply stacked in the egg tray storage part, and the lower end of the egg tray storage part is supported by the supporting member, and the egg tray separation mechanism is used to separate the lowermost egg tray in the egg tray storage part downward to output to the egg loading station. However, since there is no clamping of the stacked egg trays, when the stacked egg trays are discharged, more than one egg tray may be separated downward, which requires the subsequent egg loading station to remove the extra egg trays. Therefore, it is necessary to provide a clamping mechanism to clamp the stacked egg trays to discharge only one egg tray at a time, and the present case is thus born. SUMMARY

[0004] The utility model makes improvements according to the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, i.e. the technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to provide an egg tray clamping mechanism of dispatching machine.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model adopts the technical scheme of an egg tray clamping mechanism of dispatching machine, which includes upper and lower egg tray clamping members and egg tray supporting members. The egg tray clamping member includes a pair of left and right egg tray clamping plates, which clamp the stacked egg trays from left and right directions. The egg tray supporting member includes a pair of left and right supporting needle groups, which extend into the hollow part of the periphery of the lowermost egg tray from left and right directions to support the egg tray.

[0006] Further, the pair of egg tray clamping members are driven by the first driving member to swing in left and right directions to clamp or release the stacked egg trays. The pair of supporting needle groups are driven by the second driving member to move in left and right directions to extend into or out of the hollow part of the periphery of the lowermost egg tray.

[0007] Further, the egg tray clamping member further includes a pair of longitudinal supporting shafts distributed on the left and right sides of the pair of egg tray clamping plates. The outer side of the longitudinal supporting shaft is rotatably sleeved with a swinging rod, and the egg tray clamping plate is vertically fixed to the inner side surface of the swinging rod on the same side.

[0008] Further, the first driving member comprises a rotatable first cam track, a pair of left and right distributed and vertically arranged first pull rods, a swing transmission shaft horizontally arranged at the front side of the lower ends of the pair of first pull rods, the left and right ends of the swing transmission shaft are respectively fixed with first connecting rods, the first connecting rods extend towards the rear side and are hingedly connected with the lower ends of the first pull rods on the same side, the upper ends of the first pull rods are hingedly connected with the outer ends of the swing rods on the same side, the right end of the swing transmission shaft is fixed with a second connecting rod which extends obliquely downwards and rearwards, the lower end of the second connecting rod is provided with a first roller which is in rolling contact with the first cam track.

[0009] Further, the support needle group comprises a pair of front and rear distributed needle fixing blocks, the inner side of the lower end of each needle fixing block is fixed with a plurality of support needles which are distributed along the longitudinal direction.

[0010] Further, the second driving member comprises a rotatable second cam track, a pair of left and right distributed and longitudinally arranged moving rods, a horizontal guide rod horizontally arranged below the rear ends of the pair of moving rods, a second pull rod arranged vertically, the inner sides of the pair of moving rods are respectively fixed with needle fixing seats, a pair of needle fixing blocks of each support needle group is installed on the needle fixing seat on the same side, the rear ends of the pair of moving rods are respectively fixed with sliding sleeves which are in sliding contact with the horizontal guide rod, the upper end of the second pull rod is connected with the sliding sleeves of the rear ends of the pair of moving rods through a linkage, the lower end of the second pull rod is connected with the rear end of a cam connecting rod arranged vertically, the front end of the cam connecting rod is rotationally connected with the rack of the pitter, the cam connecting rod is located on the right side of the second cam track, the left side of the cam connecting rod is provided with a second roller which is in rolling contact with the second cam track, when the second pull rod moves upwards and downwards, it drives the pair of moving rods to move towards or away from each other through the linkage.

[0011] Further, the linkage comprises a third connecting rod, a fourth connecting rod, a three-pronged joint and a U-shaped seat, the U-shaped seat is horizontally arranged at the right rear side of the horizontal guide rod, the middle part of the three-pronged joint is rotationally connected with the U-shaped seat, the three-pronged joint comprises a first joint, a second joint which are distributed upwards and downwards, and a third joint which extends towards the left side, the left end of the third connecting rod is hingedly connected with the sliding sleeve of the rear end of the moving rod on the right side, the right end of the third connecting rod is hingedly connected with the first joint, the left end of the fourth connecting rod is hingedly connected with the sliding sleeve of the rear end of the moving rod on the left side, the right end of the fourth connecting rod is hingedly connected with the second joint, the upper end of the second pull rod is hingedly connected with the third joint.

[0012] Further, the inner side surfaces of the pair of egg holder clamping plates are respectively provided with anti-skid surfaces which are in contact with the egg holders.

[0013] Further, a pair of front and rear oppositely distributed vertical guide rails are arranged between the pair of egg holder clamping plates, the stacked egg holders are arranged between the pair of vertical guide rails.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has following effect: the utility model discloses reasonable structure design, and the egg tray that is stacked is clamped from left and right direction by a pair of egg tray clamping plates, and the hollow portion of the periphery of the lowermost egg tray is inserted by a pair of support thimble groups, and clamping and supporting are combined, and the clamping and supporting effect of the stacked egg tray is improved, after the lowermost egg tray is separated downward, the hollow portion of the periphery of the next egg tray is inserted by a pair of support thimble groups again, so that only one egg tray is discharged at a time, and the subsequent redundant egg tray is not removed, convenient to use. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 It is the main view structure schematic drawing of the utility model embodiment installation in the egg tray machine;

[0016] Figure 2 Figure 1 The enlarged schematic diagram in A of wherein;

[0017] Figure 3 It is the three-dimensional structure schematic drawing of the utility model embodiment installation in the egg tray machine;

[0018] Figure 4 It is Figure 3 The enlarged schematic diagram in B of wherein;

[0019] Figure 5 It is the three-dimensional structure schematic drawing of the egg tray clamping piece in the utility model embodiment;

[0020] Figure 6 It is Figure 5 The enlarged schematic diagram in C of wherein;

[0021] Figure 7 It is the three-dimensional structure schematic drawing of the egg tray support piece in the utility model embodiment;

[0022] Figure 8 It is Figure 7 The enlarged schematic diagram in D of wherein;

[0023] Figure 9 It is the side view structure schematic drawing of the egg tray support piece in the utility model embodiment;

[0024] Figure 10 It is the exploded state schematic drawing of the second driving piece in the utility model embodiment;

[0025] Figure 11 It is Figure 10 The enlarged schematic diagram in E of wherein;

[0026] Figure 12 It is the three-dimensional structure schematic drawing of the three-pronged joint in the utility model embodiment;

[0027] Figure 13is a three-dimensional structure schematic view of the support thimble group in the embodiment of the utility model;

[0028] Figure 14 is a three-dimensional structure schematic view of the cam in the embodiment of the utility model;

[0029] Figure 15 is a top view structure schematic view of the egg holder clamping mechanism and the egg holder.

[0030] In the figure,

[0031] 1-pallet machine;2-egg holder storage part;3-egg holder separation mechanism;4-egg holder output mechanism;301-egg holder clamping piece;302-egg holder support piece;303-egg holder clamping plate;304-support thimble group;305-longitudinal support shaft;306-swinging lever;307-connection ear plate;308-first cam track;309-first pull rod;310-swinging transmission shaft;311-first connecting rod;312-second connecting rod;313-first roller;314-stretching spring;315-spring hook rod;316-thimble fixed block;317-support thimble;318-second cam track;319-moving rod;320-cross guide rod;321-second pull rod;322-thimble fixed seat;323-sliding sleeve;324-cam connecting rod;325-second roller;326-third connecting rod;327-fourth connecting rod;328-trifurcate joint;3281-first joint;3282-second joint;3283-third joint;329-U-shaped seat;330-driving cam;331-cam driving shaft;332-motor;333-anti-slip surface;334-vertical guide rail;50-egg holder;51-egg groove;52-edge. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] The utility model will be further explained in detail below in combination with the drawings and specific embodiment.

[0033] In the description of the utility model, it is understood that the orientation or position relationship indicated by the terms "longitudinal", "transverse", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer" and the like is the orientation or position relationship shown in the drawings, and is only for the convenience of describing the utility model, and does not indicate or imply that the device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, so it can not be understood as the limitation of the utility model.

[0034] For example, Figures 1-14As shown in the utility model discloses a kind of egg tray clamping mechanisms of dispatching machine, be provided in the egg tray storage of dispatching machine, it is applicable to plastic egg tray, and every egg groove of plastic egg tray has hollow, and egg tray clamping mechanism specifically includes upper and lower distribution egg tray clamping piece 301 and egg tray support piece 302, the egg tray clamping piece 301 includes a pair of left and right distribution egg tray clamping plate 303, egg tray clamping plate is vertically arranged, and a pair of egg tray clamping plate 303 is driven by first driving element and is along left and right direction and is moved towards or moves away, to clamp or loosen the egg tray of stacking;The egg tray support piece 302 includes a pair of left and right distribution support thimble group 304, and a pair of support thimble group 304 is driven by second driving element and is along left and right direction and is moved towards or moves away, to extend or protrude in the hollow of the periphery of the egg tray located in the lowermost, to be used to hold the egg tray located in the lowermost.

[0035] In the embodiment, as shown in the utility model discloses a kind of egg tray clamping mechanisms of dispatching machine, be provided in the egg tray storage of dispatching machine, it is applicable to plastic egg tray, and every egg groove of plastic egg tray has hollow, and egg tray clamping mechanism specifically includes upper and lower distribution egg tray clamping piece 301 and egg tray support piece 302, the egg tray clamping piece 301 includes a pair of left and right distribution egg tray clamping plate 303, egg tray clamping plate is vertically arranged, and a pair of egg tray clamping plate 303 is driven by first driving element and is along left and right direction and is moved towards or moves away, to clamp or loosen the egg tray of stacking;The egg tray support piece 302 includes a pair of left and right distribution support thimble group 304, and a pair of support thimble group 304 is driven by second driving element and is along left and right direction and is moved towards or moves away, to extend or protrude in the hollow of the periphery of the egg tray located in the lowermost, to be used to hold the egg tray located in the lowermost. Figure 5 In the embodiment, as shown in the utility model discloses a kind of egg tray clamping mechanisms of dispatching machine, be provided in the egg tray storage of dispatching machine, it is applicable to plastic egg tray, and every egg groove of plastic egg tray has hollow, and egg tray clamping mechanism specifically includes upper and lower distribution egg tray clamping piece 301 and egg tray support piece 302, the egg tray clamping piece 301 includes a pair of left and right distribution egg tray clamping plate 303, egg tray clamping plate is vertically arranged, and a pair of egg tray clamping plate 303 is driven by first driving element and is along left and right direction and is moved towards or moves away, to clamp or loosen the egg tray of stacking;The egg tray support piece 302 includes a pair of left and right distribution support thimble group 304, and a pair of support thimble group 304 is driven by second driving element and is along left and right direction and is moved towards or moves away, to extend or protrude in the hollow of the periphery of the egg tray located in the lowermost, to be used to hold the egg tray located in the lowermost.

[0036] Figure 2 , 5 ​​As shown in Figure 6, the first driving member includes a rotatable first cam track 308, a pair of first pull rods 309 distributed on the left and right and arranged vertically, and a swing transmission shaft 310 arranged horizontally on the front side of the lower ends of the pair of first pull rods 309. The left and right ends of the swing transmission shaft 310 are respectively fixed with first connecting rods 311. The first connecting rod 311 extends toward the rear side and is hinged to the lower end of the first pull rod 309 on the same side. The upper end of the first pull rod 309 is hinged to the outer end connecting ear plate 307 of the swing rod 306 on the same side. When the first pull rod 309 moves up and down, it drives the swing rod 306 to rotate around the longitudinal support axis, and the swing rod 306 drives the egg tray clamping plate 303 to rotate synchronously. Furthermore, to drive the oscillating drive shaft 310 to rotate, a second connecting rod 312 is fixed to the right end of the oscillating drive shaft 310, extending downward and rearward at an angle. A first roller 313 is disposed at the lower end of the second connecting rod 312. The first roller 313 rolls in engagement with the first cam track 308, with the first cam track's axis of rotation being arranged transversely. During operation, the first cam track rotates under the drive of the power element. Due to the rolling engagement of the first roller and the first cam track, the first cam track rotates, causing the second connecting rod to swing up and down. The second connecting rod then rotates the oscillating drive shaft, which in turn drives the two first connecting rods to swing. The up and down swinging of the two first connecting rods pulls the pair of first pull rods up and down. The up and down movement of the first pull rods drives the oscillating rods to rotate about the longitudinal support axis. Finally, the oscillating rods rotate the egg tray clamping plates, thereby loosening or clamping the stacked egg trays from the left and right directions.

[0037] Further, such as Figure 2 As shown, the first driving member also includes a tension spring 314, the front end of the tension spring 314 is hooked on the lower end of the second connecting rod 312, and the rear end of the tension spring 314 is hooked on the spring hook rod 315 located behind the second connecting rod 312 and fixed to the frame of the dispatch machine; the tension spring is used to pull the second connecting rod backward so that the second connecting rod maintains its initial state when not working, and after the second connecting rod swings, the tension spring is used to pull the second connecting rod to swing back to its original state.

[0038] In this embodiment, Figure 7 、 13 As shown, the supporting ejector pin group 304 includes a pair of ejector pin fixing blocks 316 distributed front and back, and a plurality of supporting ejector pins 317 distributed at intervals along the longitudinal direction are fixed to the inner side of the lower end of each ejector pin fixing block 316 .

[0039] In this embodiment, Figures 7-11As shown, the second driving member comprises a rotatable second cam track 318, a pair of left and right distributed and longitudinally arranged moving rods 319, a transversely arranged guide rod 320 arranged below the rear end of the pair of moving rods 319, a vertically arranged second pull rod 321, and a pair of needle fixing seats 322 fixed to the inner sides of the pair of moving rods 319, respectively. Each pair of needle fixing blocks 316 of the support needle group 304 is installed on the needle fixing seat 322 on the same side. The rear end of each moving rod 319 is fixed with a sliding sleeve 323 which is in sliding cooperation with the guide rod 320. The upper end of the second pull rod 321 is connected with the sliding sleeve 323 at the rear end of the pair of moving rods 319 through a linkage, and the lower end of the second pull rod 321 is connected with the rear end of a longitudinally arranged cam link 324. The front end of the cam link 324 is rotationally connected with the rack of the pitter, and the rotation axis of the cam link 324 is arranged along the transverse direction. The cam link 324 is arranged on the right side of the second cam track 318, and a second roller 325 is arranged on the left side of the cam link 324. The second roller 325 is in rolling cooperation with the second cam track 318. The rotation axis of the first cam track is arranged along the transverse direction. When the second pull rod 321 moves up and down, the pair of moving rods 319 are driven to move towards or away from each other through the linkage.

[0040] In this embodiment, as shown in the figure, Figures 7-11 The linkage comprises a third link 326, a fourth link 327, a three-pronged joint 328, and a U-shaped seat 329. The U-shaped seat 329 is horizontally arranged on the right rear side of the guide rod 320, and the opening of the U-shaped seat 329 faces the left side and is fixed on the pitter. The three-pronged joint 328 is arranged inside the U-shaped seat 329, and the middle part of the three-pronged joint 328 is rotationally connected with the two sides of the U-shaped seat 329. The three-pronged joint 328 comprises a first joint 3281, a second joint 3282 arranged on the upper and lower sides, and a third joint 3283 extending to the left side. The left end of the third link 326 is hingedly connected with the sliding sleeve 323 at the rear end of the moving rod 319 on the right side, and the right end of the third link 326 is hingedly connected with the first joint 3281. The left end of the fourth link 327 is hingedly connected with the sliding sleeve 323 at the rear end of the moving rod 319 on the left side, and the right end of the fourth link 327 is hingedly connected with the second joint 3282. The upper end of the second pull rod 321 is hingedly connected with the third joint 3283. When the second pull rod moves up and down, the second pull rod drives the three-pronged joint to rotate. When the three-pronged joint rotates, the third link and the fourth link drive the two sliding sleeves to move towards or away from each other along the guide rod. The sliding sleeves drive the moving rods to move synchronously, and the support needles are installed on the moving rods. In this way, the pair of support needle groups move linearly towards or away from each other along the left and right directions.

[0041] In this embodiment, Figure 14 As shown, the first cam track 308 and the second cam track 318 are arranged on the same driving cam 330, and the first cam track 308 and the second cam track 318 are located on the side of the driving cam 330. The first cam track 308 is arranged on the outside of the second cam track 318. The rotation center of the driving cam 330 is connected to the cam driving shaft 331, and the cam driving shaft 331 is connected to the motor 332 via a transmission member.

[0042] In this embodiment, the inner side surfaces of the pair of egg tray clamping plates 303 are both provided with anti-slip surfaces 333 that are in contact with the egg tray, so as to improve the clamping effect on the egg tray.

[0043] In this embodiment, a pair of vertical guide rails 334 facing each other frontally and rearwardly are provided between the pair of egg tray holding plates 303 , and the stacked egg trays are placed between the pair of vertical guide rails 334 .

[0044] During operation, multiple plastic egg trays stacked vertically are placed between a pair of vertical guide rails 334, a pair of egg tray clamping plates 303 clamp the egg trays from the left and right directions, and the supporting pins of a pair of supporting pin groups 304 extend from the left and right directions into the hollow parts of the peripheral sides of the bottom egg tray, combining clamping and supporting. When the egg tray at the bottom needs to be separated downward, the pair of supporting pin groups move backwards in the left and right directions, and the pair of supporting pin groups extend from the hollow parts of the peripheral sides of the egg tray. At the same time, the pair of egg tray clamping plates slightly swing backwards from the left and right directions to loosen the egg tray and facilitate the egg tray to fall. After the egg tray at the bottom is separated downward, the pair of supporting pin groups move toward each other and re-extend into the hollow parts of the peripheral sides of the next egg tray, while the pair of egg tray clamping plates swing toward each other to re-clamp the egg tray.

[0045] If the present invention discloses or involves components or structural parts that are fixedly connected to each other, then, unless otherwise stated, the fixed connection can be understood as: a detachable fixed connection (for example, connection using bolts or screws), and can also be understood as: a non-detachable fixed connection (for example, riveting, welding). Of course, the mutual fixed connection can also be replaced by an integrated structure (for example, manufactured by integral molding using a casting process) (except where it is obviously impossible to use an integrated molding process).

[0046] In addition, unless otherwise stated, the terms used in any technical solution disclosed in the above-mentioned utility model to express positional relationships or shapes include states or shapes that are approximate, similar or close thereto.

[0047] Any component provided by the present invention can be assembled from multiple separate components, or can be a separate component manufactured by an integral forming process.

[0048] It should be noted that the above examples are used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, but not to limit them; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that the specific embodiments of the present application can be modified or some technical features can be replaced by equivalent ones; without departing from the spirit of the technical solutions of the present application, all of them should be covered in the technical solution range of the present application claimed.

Claims

1. A poulter's egg tray gripping mechanism, characterised in that: The egg tray holder includes an upper and lower distribution of egg tray clamping members and egg tray support members, the egg tray clamping members include a pair of left and right distribution of egg tray clamping plates, a pair of egg tray clamping plates from left and right direction clamping stacked egg tray; The egg tray support member includes a pair of left and right distribution of support needle group, a pair of support needle group from left and right direction into the most lower egg tray hollow side, to hold the egg tray; A pair of egg tray clamping plate by the first drive member drive along the left and right direction to each other or back to the swing, to clamp or loose stacked egg tray; A pair of support needle group by the second drive member drive along the left and right direction to each other or back to the move, to extend or extend into the most lower egg tray hollow side; The support needle group includes a pair of front and back distribution of needle fixed block, the lower end of each needle fixed block is fixed with a number of along the longitudinal direction interval distribution of support needle.

2. A poulter's egg clutching mechanism as claimed in claim 1 wherein: The egg tray clamping member also includes a pair of longitudinal support shafts distributed on the left and right sides of the pair of egg tray clamping plates, the outer side of the longitudinal support shaft is rotatably sleeved with a swing rod, and the egg tray clamping plate is vertically fixed on the inner side of the middle part of the swing rod on the same side.

3. A patty machine egg gripper mechanism according to claim 2, wherein: The first drive member includes a rotatable first cam track, a pair of left and right distribution and vertical first pull rod, a swing transmission shaft is horizontally arranged at the front side of the lower end of the pair of first pull rod, the left and right ends of the swing transmission shaft are respectively fixed with a first connecting rod, the first connecting rod extends towards the rear side and is hingedly connected with the lower end of the first pull rod on the same side, and the upper end of the first pull rod is hingedly connected with the outer end of the swing rod on the same side; The right end of the swing transmission shaft is fixed with a second connecting rod which extends downward and rearward, and the lower end of the second connecting rod is provided with a first roller which is in rolling connection with the first cam track.

4. A patty machine egg gripper mechanism according to claim 1, wherein: The second drive member includes a rotatable second cam track, a pair of left and right distribution and longitudinal movement rod, a horizontal guide rod is horizontally arranged below the rear end of the pair of movement rod, and a vertical second pull rod is arranged; The inner side of the pair of movement rod is respectively fixed with a needle fixed seat, and the pair of needle fixed blocks of each support needle group is installed on the same side of the needle fixed seat; The rear end of the pair of movement rod is respectively fixed with a sliding sleeve which is in sliding connection with the horizontal guide rod, the upper end of the second pull rod is connected with the sliding sleeves of the rear end of the pair of movement rod through a linkage, the lower end of the second pull rod is connected with the rear end of a cam connecting rod which is arranged in a longitudinal direction, the front end of the cam connecting rod is rotatably connected with the rack of the egg tray machine, the cam connecting rod is located on the right side of the second cam track, the left side of the cam connecting rod is provided with a second roller which is in rolling connection with the second cam track, and the pair of movement rod moves towards or away from each other through the linkage when the second pull rod moves up and down.

5. A patty machine egg gripper mechanism according to claim 4, wherein: The linkage comprises a third connecting rod, a fourth connecting rod, a three-prong joint and a U-shaped seat, the U-shaped seat is horizontally arranged at the rear side of the right end of the transverse guide rod, the middle part of the three-prong joint is rotationally connected with the U-shaped seat, the three-prong joint comprises a first joint, a second joint and a third joint which are distributed upward and downward and extend to the left side; the left end of the third connecting rod is hingedly connected with the sliding sleeve at the rear end of the moving rod on the right side, the right end of the third connecting rod is hingedly connected with the first joint; the left end of the fourth connecting rod is hingedly connected with the sliding sleeve at the rear end of the moving rod on the left side, the right end of the fourth connecting rod is hingedly connected with the second joint, and the upper end of the second pull rod is hingedly connected with the third joint.

6. A patty machine egg gripper mechanism according to claim 1 wherein: The inner side of each of the pair of egg tray clamping plates is provided with an anti-skid surface in contact with the egg tray.

7. A patty machine egg gripper mechanism according to claim 1 wherein: A pair of front and rear vertically distributed vertical guide rails are arranged between the pair of egg tray clamping plates, and the stacked egg trays are arranged between the pair of vertical guide rails.

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