Egg transfer assembly. including two elongated parallel carrier elements. the two carrier elements having arrays of nest sections. pairs of opposite nest sections defining egg receiving nests therebetween, wherein each nest section is swivably connected to the respective carrier element. in particular for providing an array of swivable egg receiving nests and preferably for providing an array of at least locally expandable egg receiving nests. Also. the invention provides an egg transfer system. for example part of an egg sorting system and/or egg packaging system, including a row of the egg transfer assemblies. Further, the invention provides an egg processing system, including at least one egg supply conveyor for supplying eggs along a transport direction S. as well as at least one of the egg transfer systems for receiving eggs from the egg supply conveyor.

Egg transfer assembly. including two elongated parallel carrier elements. the two carrier elements having arrays of nest sections. pairs of opposite nest sections defining egg receiving nests therebetween, wherein each nest section is swivably connected to the respective carrier element. in particular for providing an array of swivable egg receiving nests and preferably for providing an array of at least locally expandable egg receiving nests. Also. the invention provides an egg transfer system. for example part of an egg sorting system and/or egg packaging system, including a row of the egg transfer assemblies. Further, the invention provides an egg processing system, including at least one egg supply conveyor for supplying eggs along a transport direction S. as well as at least one of the egg transfer systems for receiving eggs from the egg supply conveyor.

An egg conveyor assembly (1) comprises a first conveyor (4) having a first conveyor direction (X), a second conveyor (5) extending in a second conveyor direction (Y) transverse to the first conveyor direction (X) and a transfer device (6) arranged between the first conveyor and the second conveyor. The transfer device includes a transfer conveyor comprising and endless element (60) and extending in the second conveyor direction (Y). The second conveyor circulates second egg retainers (52) continuously, and the transfer conveyor circulates egg transfer retainers (62) discontinuously, in such that the egg transfer retainers of the transfer device are approximately standing still when receiving eggs from the first conveyor, and such that the egg transfer retainers of the transfer device are moving approximately synchronously with second egg retainers of the second conveyor when dropping the eggs in the second egg retainers of the second conveyor.

An egg conveyor assembly (1) comprises a first conveyor (4) having a first conveyor direction (X), a second conveyor (5) extending in a second conveyor direction (Y) transverse to the first conveyor direction (X) and a transfer device (6) arranged between the first conveyor and the second conveyor. The transfer device includes a transfer conveyor comprising and endless element (60) and extending in the second conveyor direction (Y). The second conveyor circulates second egg retainers (52) continuously, and the transfer conveyor circulates egg transfer retainers (62) discontinuously, in such that the egg transfer retainers of the transfer device are approximately standing still when receiving eggs from the first conveyor, and such that the egg transfer retainers of the transfer device are moving approximately synchronously with second egg retainers of the second conveyor when dropping the eggs in the second egg retainers of the second conveyor.