An egg printing system comprises a printer (30, 31, 32) and an endless egg conveyor (1) that is adapted to move the eggs (50) past the printer. The conveyor including an endless element running around a set of rotational wheels and a drive unit defining a conveying direction of the conveyor. The egg conveyor includes a lane of egg retaining pockets (10) coupled to the endless element, said lane of retaining pockets in use moving in the conveying direction. Each retaining pocket has a central axis and an upper receiving opening to receive an egg with a longitudinal axis of the egg generally aligned with said central axis of the pocket. The pocket has a side opening at a side thereof facing in the conveying direction and/or in the opposite direction, leaving a side surface area exposed of the egg that is received in the pocket. The retaining pockets remain in an upright position in every position in the lane. The printer is positioned at one of the head sections of the conveyor with a printing head facing the corresponding lane being directed to said side opening in the pocket to allow printing on said side surface area of the egg.

Modular conveyor mat (1), comprising a series of conveyor mat modules (2) successive in conveying direction, which conveyor mat modules are provided with a body part (5) extending transversely to a conveying direction, having a top (6) which bounds the body part at an upper side and a bottom (7) which bounds the body part at a lower side. The bottom is provided with a support surface (8) for supporting the body part on a plane guide (9). Successive conveyor mat modules are hingedly coupled with the aid of hinge pins (4) extending transversely to the conveying direction, reaching through hinge holes (16) in the coupling parts. At least a number of coupling parts are provided with a roller receiving space (13) having included therein a roller (19) which is bearing-mounted on the hinge pin, such that an outer surface of the roller is located wholly above the support surface and projects at least partly above the top of the body part. The body part is provided at the bottom thereof with a recess which, between mutually facing parts of the outer surfaces of successive rollers, leaves clear a space for therein receiving a tooth of a driving gearwheel.

Modular conveyor mat (1), comprising a series of conveyor mat modules (2) successive in conveying direction, which conveyor mat modules are provided with a body part (5) extending transversely to a conveying direction, having a top (6) which bounds the body part at an upper side and a bottom (7) which bounds the body part at a lower side. The bottom is provided with a support surface (8) for supporting the body part on a plane guide (9). Successive conveyor mat modules are hingedly coupled with the aid of hinge pins (4) extending transversely to the conveying direction, reaching through hinge holes (16) in the coupling parts. At least a number of coupling parts are provided with a roller receiving space (13) having included therein a roller (19) which is bearing-mounted on the hinge pin, such that an outer surface of the roller is located wholly above the support surface and projects at least partly above the top of the body part. The body part is provided at the bottom thereof with a recess which, between mutually facing parts of the outer surfaces of successive rollers, leaves clear a space for therein receiving a tooth of a driving gearwheel.

A conveyor drive roller with a replaceable sleeve defining a conveyor drive surface adapted to operatively engage a conveyor belt. The replaceable sleeve may be replaced with another replaceable sleeve defining another conveyor drive surface adapted to operatively engage another conveyor belt. A method of replacing the conveyor drive surface on the conveyor drive roller is also disclosed.

A conveyor drive roller with a replaceable sleeve defining a conveyor drive surface adapted to operatively engage a conveyor belt. The replaceable sleeve may be replaced with another replaceable sleeve defining another conveyor drive surface adapted to operatively engage another conveyor belt. A method of replacing the conveyor drive surface on the conveyor drive roller is also disclosed.

A donut icer or icing system is disclosed herein. The icing system is surprisingly more efficient than known methods of applying frosting to baked or fried goods, specifically, donuts. The increase in efficiency over known methods is accomplished generally through use of a plurality of conveyor belts, an icing bath, and a flip shaft assembly that allows frosted goods or donuts to flip icing side up before discharge from the system.

A donut icer or icing system is disclosed herein. The icing system is surprisingly more efficient than known methods of applying frosting to baked or fried goods, specifically, donuts. The increase in efficiency over known methods is accomplished generally through use of a plurality of conveyor belts, an icing bath, and a flip shaft assembly that allows frosted goods or donuts to flip icing side up before discharge from the system.

An accessory assembly (1) of toothed belts (9), toothed conveyor belts (9a) or portions thereof, comprising a base piece (2), a first piece (3) and a second piece (4) with respectively a first, a second and a fourth coupling part (21, 31, 41). The first and the second coupling part (21, 31) are complementary to one another so that the first piece (3) is couplable above the base piece (2) in one or more predetermined positions and the fourth and the first coupling part (41, 21) are complementary to one another so that the second piece (4) is couplable above the base piece (2) in one or more predetermined positions. The first piece (3) comprises a third coupling part (32) complementary to the fourth coupling part (41) and which faces in an opposite direction to the second coupling part (31).

A dual-layer linear cross belt sorting system is provided, including a package supply table, a sorting loop, a platform, sliding chutes and a scanning device. The sorting loop is of a closed-loop and dual-layer linear conveying structure in a vertical direction, and the sorting loop includes sorting trolleys connected along a single queue, two sets of dual-layer rails formed by connecting bent rails located at two ends and straight rails located at upper and lower layers to each other by an internal welding, a driving component and a tensioning component. The driving component and the tensioning component constitute a transmission structure of the sorting loop and are located at two ends of the sorting loop respectively.

A dual-layer linear cross belt sorting system is provided, including a package supply table, a sorting loop, a platform, sliding chutes and a scanning device. The sorting loop is of a closed-loop and dual-layer linear conveying structure in a vertical direction, and the sorting loop includes sorting trolleys connected along a single queue, two sets of dual-layer rails formed by connecting bent rails located at two ends and straight rails located at upper and lower layers to each other by an internal welding, a driving component and a tensioning component. The driving component and the tensioning component constitute a transmission structure of the sorting loop and are located at two ends of the sorting loop respectively.