| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To observe an end part of each egg without failure.SOLUTION: An egg observation device includes: a conveyance unit for conveying eggs in a state in which the long axis of each egg lies along the horizontal direction; an observation unit for observing each egg conveyed through the conveyance unit from a diagonal direction relative to the horizontal direction; and a posture change unit for orienting the eggs in such manner that at least one of the obtuse end and the acute end of each egg conveyed through the conveyance unit and observed by the observation unit faces the observation unit. In this egg observation device, since at least one of the obtuse end and the acute end of each egg, that is, an end part of each egg conveyed through the conveyance unit in the state in which its long axis lies along the horizontal direction is oriented to face the observation unit, the observation unit can reliably observe the end part of each egg. Tilting of the egg posture means that eggs are tilted in such a manner that the direction of their long axes along the horizontal direction is changed to a direction along a direction across the horizontal direction. The observation device may be incorporated in an egg selection and packaging system.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 |
