Brushing – scrubbing – and general cleaning – Machines – For fruit – vegetables – meat or eggs
Patent
1984-01-20
1985-02-19
Coe, Philip R.
Brushing, scrubbing, and general cleaning
Machines
For fruit, vegetables, meat or eggs
15 317, 15 77, A01K 4300
Patent
active
044996233
ABSTRACT:
An egg washing means including a plurality of cylindrical brushes being mounted with complete freedom of rotational movement and in being driven axially for lateral movement across a conveyor which carries eggs therebelow. The eggs are washed by cleaning fluid being sprayed upon the brushes which then contacts the egg surfaces for cleaning thereof. Spacing between the brushes is small enough that two adjacent brushes will contact the same egg at the same time causing a scrubbing-type action. Each cylindrical brush is mounted upon a rod which is driven for lateral movement across the path of egg movement by a cam attached with respect to the end of the rod. The end of the rod includes a cam follower having a generally U-shaped yoke member with a roller mounted therein. The roller contacts the cam face and follows the profile and lobe of the cam causing lateral movement of the cylindrical brushes. Also a follower spring is mounted between the yoke member and the mounting of the assembly for maintaining the roller in contact with the cam face. Downstream from the cylindrical brushes can be rotated a plurality of flat brushes which can be arranged in groups. These flat brushes include scalloped lower edges defining notches therein for cleaning a large portion of the surface of an egg.
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Coe Philip R.
Kane John J.
Kuhl Henry Y.
Stinson Frankie L.
Zoda Frederick A.
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