Patent ID: 9131666
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: A01K,G01N

Abstract:
1. A hatching egg inspection apparatus for inspecting a plurality of hatching eggs each arranged at a prescribed position, comprising: a light emitting unit including a light emitting element arranged to correspond to said prescribed position and emitting prescribed light from said light emitting element toward each corresponding hatching egg; a cap attachment unit having: a cap which is arranged to correspond to said prescribed position, which comes into contact with said hatching egg, and which allows the light having been emitted from said light emitting element and having transmitted through the inside of or diffused in said hatching egg to pass through; and a base to which said cap is attached; a light receiving unit including a light receiving element for receiving the light that has passed through said cap attachment unit via said cap; and a holding unit for detachably holding said cap attachment unit, wherein said cap includes a first opening portion coming into contact with said hatching egg, a second opening portion spaced apart from said first opening portion, and a connecting portion interposed between said first and second opening portions, said first opening portion is formed to come into close contact with an outer surface of said hatching egg, and is formed such that the light having transmitted through the inside of said hatching egg is incident through the outer surface of said hatching egg, said connecting portion is formed such that the light incident from said first opening portion travels toward said second opening portion, and is formed to expand and contract in a direction substantially vertical to said first opening portion, and said second opening portion is formed such that the light having passed through said connecting portion exits toward said light receiving unit.