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US 10,149,482 B2Granted
Seal arrangement for horizontal mixer bowl
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsRicky D. Kesig, John A. Cremeens, Aaron E. Pollock, Jason D. Switzer, Randy L. Jacoby, Joel J. Everhart, Kyle R. Pulfer
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Abstract
A horizontal mixer includes a mixer bowl seal arrangement with a removable seal member.
Claims20
A horizontal mixer comprising,
- a mixer bowl mounted for rotation about a horizontal axis between an upright mix position and a turned load/unload position;
- a canopy located to cover an open top of the bowl when the bowl is in the upright mix position;
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- a scraper seal member at a top side portion of the bowl that engages with an underside of the canopy when the bowl is in the upright mix position, wherein the scraper seal member is part of a seal assembly that includes a mounting plate fixed to the bowl, a removable clamp plate at one side of the mounting plate and a removable clamp bar at an opposite side of the mounting plate, with a portion of the scraper seal member held between the clamp plate and the mounting plate.
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A horizontal mixer comprising,
- a mixer bowl mounted for rotation about a horizontal axis between an upright mix position and a turned load/unload position;
- a seal member at a top side portion of the bowl, wherein the seal member is held in place by a seal assembly that includes a mounting plate fixed to the bowl, a clamp plate at one side of the mounting plate and a clamp bar at an opposite side of the mounting plate, with a portion of the scraper seal member held between the clamp plate and the mounting plate.
A horizontal mixer comprising,
- mixer bowl mounted for rotation about a horizontal axis between an upright mix position and a turned load/unload position;
- a seal member at a top side portion of the bowl, wherein the seal member is held in place by a seal assembly that includes a plurality of clamp pins that interact with a laterally movable clamp bar to squeeze a portion of the seal member between first and second plate members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.