Cleaning and liquid contact with solids – Apparatus – Sequential work treating receptacles or stations with means...
Patent
1986-04-07
1988-02-16
Simone, Timothy F.
Cleaning and liquid contact with solids
Apparatus
Sequential work treating receptacles or stations with means...
134 72, 134134, 134105, 198445, 198442, B08B 102
Patent
active
047248548
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus is disclosed for pre-washing and accumulating eggs which includes within a pre-wash station a pre-wash housing as well as spray conduits and spray jets for receiving pressurized cleaning fluid from a pump for spraying upon eggs traveling upon a conveyor located therebelow. A holding tank receives the spent fluid for recirculation through the pump. An egg diverting mechanism is included to prevent the grouping of eggs upon one lateral location upon the conveyor. The diverting mechanism includes rods extending laterally across the conveyor and one or more vertically extending plates positioned immediately above the conveyor to divert or guide the eggs into a somewhat more random orientation upon the egg conveyor when they reach the diverting mechanism in a group or bunched configuration. An accumulator is included to divide the randomly positioned eggs into rows upon the conveyor. This accumulator includes a number of vertically extending channel members extending vertically with respect to the conveyor and immediately thereabove to guide the eggs into rows upon the conveyor. A lateral moving mechanism is included for moving of the channel members in cyclical fashion laterally with respect to the conveyor to facilitate guiding of the eggs into the rows defined by the channels between the channel members. A main washing station is positioned immediately downstream from the accumulator. The inclusion of a pre-wash station pre-wets the eggs prior to passage adjacent to the diverting mechanism and the accumulator thereby facilitating guiding of the eggs into rows since the eggs are wet as they contact the channeling vertically extending members. Also, residue or debris on the eggs is softened by the cleaning solution wetting the eggs prior to passing to the actual main washing station.
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Simone Timothy F.
Stinson Frankie L.
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