Abstract:
Empty filler flats gravitate in timed and spaced relationship from the end of a horizontal conveyor into a washer which includes a multispoked pusher member that is intermittently rotated to receive the flats in vertical positions and index them about the washer in a circular path to a plurality of washing stations where jet sprays direct wash water against both sides of the flats. Before it completes a full revolution, each flat is directed tangentially by the pusher member to a position where it can be engaged by a reciprocating stacker arm which forces the flat out of the washer past a latching arm and into a stack of accumulated flats.
Abstract:
A ramp, positioned adjacent the discharge end of a delivery conveyor, guides eggs rolling downwardly from the delivery conveyor to a weighing cradle that is supported by a scale. A track guides eggs rolling from the weighing cradle to an egg receiving pocket, and a rotary sweeper, positioned above the ramp, weighing cradle and track, controls the movement of eggs therealong. The ramp moves downward in timed relationship with the movement of the delivery conveyor and the sweeper so that when an egg is positioned on said weighing cradle, free from contact by the sweeper, any support of the egg by the ramp is removed before a scale reading is taken.