The present invention relates to an apparatus (10) for shelling eggs which includes: a casing (11) defining a shelling compartment (A) and an unloading compartment (B); a shelling device (12) housed in the shelling compartment (A) and configured to open egg shells; an unloading device (13) housed in the unloading compartment (B) and comprising at least one hopper member (14a, 14b, 14c) suitable for receiving and unloading a shelling product consisting of albumen, yolk or a mixture of albumen and yolk; a transport device (15) comprising conveyors (16, 17) configured to separately transport albumen and yolk from the shelling device (12) to the unloading device (13); sanitizing devices (18, 19a, 19b, 20, 30) housed in the casing (11) and adapted to emit ultraviolet radiation and which comprise a first sanitizing device (18) positioned to irradiate operating surfaces of the at least one hopper member (14a, 14b, 14c), to reduce a bacterial load on said operating surfaces which are surfaces that come into contact with yolk and/or albumen during the operation of the apparatus (10).

The present invention concerns a device for obtaining egg liquid from poultry eggs, comprising,an egg holder for fixedly holding and positioning such egg along its main axis substantially vertically,an egg opening device for decapitating such egg at both ends after having been positioned vertically, thereby having the liquid falling and flowing downwardly into at least one liquid collection reservoir arranged underneath the egg holder, anda control device for controlling positioning such egg and driving said opening device and said egg holder, whereas the invention also comprises a method for collecting egg liquid from poultry eggs, the method for each egg comprising the following subsequent steps,gripping the egg substantially at both sides of the egg parallel to its main axis, wherein the egg is positioned substantially vertically along its main axis,decapitating the egg at both ends, andblowing from above into such end to urge the liquid flowing and falling downwardly into at least one liquid collection reservoir. This device and method are designed for building a system for collecting egg liquid from poultry eggs. It has appeared that by applying this invention nice results are obtained in collecting egg liquid, giving very advantageous egg liquid processing parameters and suitable hygienics.

Provided are kitchen devices for cooking eggs using various cooking methods. For example, kitchen devices provided herein comprise a storage component configured to store a plurality of raw eggs, a cracking component configured receive a raw egg of the plurality of raw eggs from the storage component and crack the raw egg, forming a cracked egg, a cooking component configured to receive the cracked egg from the cracking component and cook the cracked egg, forming a cooked egg, and a warming component configured to receive the cooked egg from the cooking component and warm the cooked egg.

Disclosed in the present disclosure is an automatic egg cracker. The automatic egg cracker includes two symmetrically-arranged egg holders and two symmetrically-arranged egg-cracking knives, where the egg holders are provided with upward openings to form egg troughs, and the egg-cracking knives impact eggs from side surfaces for cracking. A push rod is arranged behind the egg holder to synchronously drive at least one side of the egg-cracking knife to open to crack the egg. The egg trough having the upward opening is arranged, the egg is placed in the egg trough, and the egg-cracking knife impacts the egg from the side surface for cracking, such that egg liquid between the egg-cracking knife and an eggshell will not stagnate to avoid waste, and the egg is stably placed in the egg trough and will not fly away in a cracking process.

An egg cooking system includes two woks and each of the woks receives oil from an oil supply member. A support member is driven by a driving unit to allow one egg to be put in the at least one standby portion and the egg is pressed by the pressing member. A cracking member cracks the egg and the pressing unit moves toward the direction that the egg is located so that a claw is opened, and the egg flows into one of the woks. The egg is cooked for a pre-set time, and is dropped into the other wok to be cooked. The cooked egg is then dropped to a plate. The pressing unit presses the egg shell of the egg to further open the claw, and the egg shell drops into a garbage can.

Provided is an automatic egg frying machine. The automatic egg frying machine includes a machine frame, where an egg placing device, an egg delivery device, a moving assembly, an egg opening device, a cooking device and a rotary receiving plate device are arranged in the machine frame. The cooking device at least includes a frying pan, the egg opening device includes an egg supporting portion, a trigger portion and an egg knife, and the trigger portion includes egg receiving position a, egg cracking position b, egg opening position c and shell dropping position e. The moving device is arranged on one side of the egg opening device, and the egg opening device completes the actions of egg receiving, egg cracking from a side surface, egg opening and shell dropping in one direction by means of the moving device, such that hands are freed.

An egg decapping apparatus is provided. Such an apparatus includes a reference plate defining a plurality of reference openings therethrough. Each reference opening is adapted to receive an avian egg therein from a lower side of the reference plate and to stop further upward movement of the avian egg within the reference opening when an upper egg section to be cut extends from the reference opening above the reference plate. A cutter member is positioned above the reference plate. The cutter member is moveable across the reference plate and the reference openings from a precut position to a post cut position for creating an opening in the upper egg section. A cleaning member is moveable with the cutter member across the reference plate. The cleaning member is actuatable at the post cut position so as to remove debris from the upper egg section accumulated on the cutter member. Associated methods are also provided.

Embodiments of a compact and modular egg cracking mechanism driven by an actuator are described. An egg cracking mechanism comprises a main body, upper clamp, a plurality of arms, and one or more piercing members attached to the plurality of arms. An egg is placed between the upper clamp and plurality of arms. An actuator drives the upper clamp towards the egg, causing the egg shell to be pierced by one or more piercing members. The upper clamp is then actuated further, engaging the plurality of arms, causing one or more arms to move away from the main body and separate the egg shell to release its contents. The mechanism can handle eggs of various sizes and may include optional features such as removable arms and a yolk separator. In some embodiments, the mechanism is integrated into a cooking appliance for automatic egg preparation in various applications.

An apparatus and method for breaking eggs and separating egg liquids thus obtained. A first supply unit supplies a plurality of first rows of eggs to a second unit having a first endless conveyor and a plurality of corresponding second rows of egg breaker units. Eggs are transferred one by one from the first conveyor to a second conveyor which has a plurality of corresponding third rows of egg liquid containing cups with a part underneath the first conveyor for liquids transferred from the first conveyor to the second conveyor. A row of egg part receptacles are under the cups for collecting liquids. A cleaning section for the cups has a liquid washing head to clean and wash the cups and receptacles with a substantially downward cleaning flow. A liquid receiver gutter between the rows of receptacles and the second conveyor moves between a first position to clean at least the cups wherein the receiving gutter protects the flow of receptacles from leaking cleaning liquid during breaking and separating, and a second position for cleaning at least the cups and at least one of the receptacles wherein the receiver gutter protects the remaining receptacles from leaking and cleaning liquid during breaking and separating.

Provided are kitchen devices for cooking eggs using various cooking methods. For example, kitchen devices provided herein comprise a storage component configured to store a plurality of raw eggs, a cracking component configured receive a raw egg of the plurality of raw eggs from the storage component and crack the raw egg, forming a cracked egg, a cooking component configured to receive the cracked egg from the cracking component and cook the cracked egg, forming a cooked egg, and a warming component configured to receive the cooked egg from the cooking component and warm the cooked egg.