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US 11,890,782 B2Granted
Mixing systems having disk assemblies
AssigneeVermeer Manufacturing Company
InventorsAndy Strobel, Nathan Meyer, Thor Anderson, Conner Converse, James W. Skinner
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Abstract
Mixing systems that include a mixer housing and one or more disk assemblies for mixing and processing materials is disclosed. The disks rotate to mix an additive into the material and to carry agglomerated solids toward a discharge of the mixing system. The disks may have a plurality of fingers or lobes which extend from a central portion of the disks.
Claims34
A mixing system comprising:
- a mixer housing having a closed floor, front wall and first and second sidewalls, the mixer housing having a longitudinal axis that extends through the front wall and a discharge end of the mixer housing;
- an inlet for introducing material into the mixer housing, the inlet being disposed toward the front wall of the mixer housing;
- a plurality of disk assemblies disposed within the mixer housing, each disk assembly comprising:
- a rotatable shaft that extends from the first sidewall to the second sidewall;
- and
- a plurality of disks connected to the rotatable shaft that rotate with the shaft, wherein each disk comprises a central portion and plurality of fingers that extend radially outward from the central portion;
- an additive feed system comprising:
- a feed vessel for holding a solidifying additive;
- and
- an additive discharge connecting the feed vessel to the mixer housing for adding the solidifying additive to the mixer housing;
- and
- a discharge for discharging material from the mixer housing, the discharge being disposed toward the discharge end of the mixer housing.
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A mobile vacuum apparatus for removing a slurry from a site, the mobile vacuum apparatus comprising:
- a mixing system comprising:
- a mixer housing having a closed floor, front wall and first and second sidewalls, the mixer housing having a longitudinal axis that extends through the front wall and a discharge end of the mixer housing;
- an inlet for introducing material into the mixer housing, the inlet being disposed toward the front wall of the mixer housing;
- a plurality of disk assemblies disposed within the mixer housing, each disk assembly comprising:
- a rotatable shaft that extends from the first sidewall to the second sidewall;
- and
- a plurality of disks connected to the rotatable shaft that rotate with the shaft;
- and
- a discharge for discharging material from the mixer housing, the discharge being disposed toward the discharge end of the mixer housing;
- a chassis which supports the mixing system;
- a truck body mounted on the chassis;
- wheels connected to the chassis to transport the mobile vacuum apparatus;
- a boom that removes material from the site by vacuum;
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- a vacuum pump downstream of the boom for generating a vacuum in the boom.
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A mixing system comprising:
- a mixer housing having a closed floor, front wall and first and second sidewalls, the mixer housing having a longitudinal axis that extends through the front wall and a discharge end of the mixer housing;
- an inlet for introducing material into the mixer housing, the inlet being disposed toward the front wall of the mixer housing;
- a plurality of disk assemblies disposed within the mixer housing, each disk assembly comprising:
- a rotatable shaft that extends from the first sidewall to the second sidewall;
- and
- a plurality of disks connected to the rotatable shaft that rotate with the shaft, wherein each disk comprises a rim defining two or more lobes;
- an additive feed system comprising:
- a feed vessel for holding a solidifying additive;
- and
- an additive discharge connecting the feed vessel to the mixer housing for adding the solidifying additive to the mixer housing;
- and
- a discharge for discharging material from the mixer housing, the discharge being disposed toward the discharge end of the mixer housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.