Global Patent Index - EP 2560882 B1

EP 2560882 B1 20160323 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FEEDING EGGS TO A PACKAGING UNIT

Title (en)

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FEEDING EGGS TO A PACKAGING UNIT

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM ZUFÜHREN VON EIERN ZU EINER VERPACKUNGSEINHEIT

Title (fr)

APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ D'ALIMENTATION EN OEUFS, PAR EXEMPLE, APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ PERMETTANT DE REMPLIR DES PLATEAUX À OEUFS

Publication

EP 2560882 B1 20160323 (EN)

Application

EP 11716669 A 20110415

Priority

  • EP 10004055 A 20100416
  • NL 2011050257 W 20110415
  • EP 11716669 A 20110415

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2011129698A1] This invention relates to an apparatus for feeding eggs to a packaging unit (7) having at least one row of receiving nests arranged next to each other, comprising, - a feed conveyor (1) - a transfer unit (2) and - a packaging conveyor wherein the transfer unit (2) for the at least one row correspondingly comprises one feed funnel (4) for transferring, which includes in succession receiving, guiding, and delivering, one egg, wherein during the uninterrupted movement and transfer in substantially downward direction the center of gravity of the egg moves uninterruptedly with a horizontal speed which is substantially equal to the horizontal speed of the packaging units (7).

IPC 8 full level

B65B 5/10 (2006.01); B65B 23/06 (2006.01); B65B 39/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: BR EP)

B65B 5/10 (2013.01 - BR EP); B65B 23/06 (2013.01 - BR EP); B65B 39/007 (2013.01 - BR EP)

Citation (examination)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2011129698 A1 20111020; BR 112012026526 A2 20171031; BR 112012026526 B1 20190730; CA 2799672 A1 20111020; CA 2799672 C 20170829; CN 102939246 A 20130220; CN 102939246 B 20160302; DK 2560882 T3 20160411; EP 2560882 A1 20130227; EP 2560882 B1 20160323; ES 2566779 T3 20160415; JP 2013527824 A 20130704; JP 5893608 B2 20160323; MX 2012011933 A 20130128; MX 338251 B 20160411

DOCDB simple family (application)

NL 2011050257 W 20110415; BR 112012026526 A 20110415; CA 2799672 A 20110415; CN 201180029831 A 20110415; DK 11716669 T 20110415; EP 11716669 A 20110415; ES 11716669 T 20110415; JP 2013504847 A 20110415; MX 2012011933 A 20110415