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US 10,376,895 B2Granted
Agitator shaft for a grinding mill
AssigneeCorbion Biotech, Inc.
InventorsDavid Segard, Samuel Patinier
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Abstract
An agitator shaft (1) for a grinding mill, including: —an axle (2) intended to be driven in rotation, —a succession of flat agitator elements (3) and tubular spacers (4) mounted in alternation on the axle and in a stack along the axle (2), —end stops (5, 6), secured to the axle, that keep the stack of agitator elements and spacers under compression, characterized in that the tubular spacers (4) have orifices allowing the free circulation of material and fluids from the outside of the agitator shaft to the inside, and vice versa.
Claims14
An agitator shaft (1) for a mill, comprising:
- a spindle (2) intended to be driven in rotation,
- a series of flat agitator elements (3) and tubular spacers (4) that are mounted in alternation on the spindle and in a stack along the spindle (2),
- end stops (5, 6) that are secured to the spindle and keep the stack of agitator elements and spacers under compression,
- wherein the tubular spacers (4) have orifices (7) that allow matter and fluids to flow freely from outside of the agitator shaft to inside of the agitator shaft, and vice versa.
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