Horizontal dough mixer assembly with multi-reduction gear arrangement for bowl tilt
OwnerGregory A. Balnoschan, Douglas A. Gaier +2inventors
InventorsGregory A. Balnoschan, Douglas A. Gaier, Randy L. Jacoby, Ankush B. Mittal
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Abstract
A mixing bowl-tilt system for a horizontal mixer includes a multi-stage gear reduction unit having an input and an output, wherein the input is connected to be rotated by a motor and the output is operatively connected to rotate a mixing bowl. Rotation of the input results in rotation of the mixing bowl. The multi-stage gear reduction unit is non-back driving and self locking and includes a first stage reduction and a second stage reduction.
Claims20
A horizontal mixer comprising
- a mixer bowl,
- an agitator within the mixer bowl,
- an agitator shaft for moving the agitator, the agitator shaft extending through a wall of the mixer bowl,
- at least one support connected to support the mixer bowl and pivot the mixer bowl;
- a bearing assembly comprising a first portion that is rigidly connected for movement with the support and a second portion that rotatably supports the agitator shaft, and
- a bowl-tilt mechanism comprising a multi-stage gear reduction unit having an input and an output, where the output is operatively connected to the first portion of the bearing assembly such that rotation of the output effects rotation of the first portion of the bearing assembly to rotate the support and thus the mixing bowl.
A mixing bowl-tilt system for a horizontal mixer, comprising
- a multi-stage gear reduction unit having an input and an output, wherein the input is connected to be rotated by a motor and the output is operatively connected to rotate a mixing bowl, such that rotation of the input results in rotation of the mixing bowl, and wherein the multi-stage gear reduction unit is non-back driving and self locking and includes a first stage reduction and a second stage reduction.
A horizontal mixer comprising
- a mixer bowl,
- an agitator within the mixer bowl,
- an agitator shaft for moving the agitator, the agitator shaft extending through a wall of the mixer bowl,
- at least one support connected to support the mixer bowl and pivot the mixer bowl;
- a bearing assembly comprising a first portion that is rigidly connected for movement with the support and a second portion that rotatably supports the agitator shaft, and
- a bowl-tilt mechanism comprising a gear reduction unit having an input and an output, where the output is operatively connected to the first portion of the bearing assembly such that rotation of the output effects rotation of the first portion of the bearing assembly to rotate the support and thus the mixing bowl.
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