Arrangement for a machine for breaking eggs and separating the egg yolk and the egg white
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current egg-breaking machines are inefficient in large-scale industrial settings as they break eggs from the top, preventing effective separation of egg yolk and egg white, and lack a mechanism for disposing of eggshells.
Innovation Solution
A machine utilizing a conveyor belt and rotary carousel with multiple breaking devices, powered by a gearmotor, which distributes eggs for simultaneous breaking and separates egg yolk and egg white using arched supports and knives, with eggshells being disposed of in a dedicated compartment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a single-line breaking system is used, then the device complexity is reduced, but the productivity is insufficient for large-scale industrial production
Solution Approach 1:
The breaking system is divided into multiple independent breaking devices (first breaking device, second breaking device, etc.) arranged in parallel on the conveyor belt. Each breaking device can process eggs independently, allowing simultaneous breaking of multiple eggs to increase productivity while maintaining relatively simple individual device structures
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple breaking devices are combined on a single conveyor belt system, sharing common components such as the conveyor mechanism, control system, and egg collection infrastructure. This merging approach increases processing capacity while avoiding the complexity of multiple separate systems
2Manufacturing precision
If eggs are broken on the upper side, then the breaking process is simple, but the separation of egg white and egg yolk is not achieved
Solution Approach 1:
The breaking mechanism transitions from top-down breaking to lateral/side breaking. The breaking devices are positioned to break eggs from the side as they pass through, allowing the egg contents to fall directly into separation chambers where centrifugal force and gravity work together to separate yolk from white, achieving both separation quality and manageable mechanism complexity
3Productivity
If multiple breaking devices are added to process more eggs, then the productivity increases, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Each breaking device is designed as a multi-functional unit that can break eggs and direct contents into separation chambers. The conveyor belt system serves multiple functions: transporting eggs, positioning them for breaking, and collecting broken shell fragments. This universality allows multiple devices to operate with standardized components, increasing productivity without proportionally increasing overall system complexity
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables efficient breaking and separation of multiple eggs with improved egg yolk and egg white separation, and includes a mechanism for disposing of eggshells, enhancing productivity in industrial egg processing.
Implementation Method 1
all the operation of the machine is made by means of a gearmotor that provides kinetic energy to a transmission mechanism that performs the transmission itself between the whole set
Implementation Method 2
the conveyor belt being able to distribute a plurality of eggs to a plurality of breaking devices allocated in the rotary carousel
Data Source
AI summary
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.