Blender with Single Fill Opening and Continuous Product Discharge

A blender comprising:

• a tubular mixing chamber arranged horizontally and comprising an interior;
• a fill opening communicating with the interior of the tubular mixing chamber;
• an outlet opening communicating with the interior of the tubular mixing chamber, wherein the fill opening and the outlet opening are spaced apart from each other in an axial direction of the tubular mixing chamber by a length distance;
• a rotatably driven shaft extending in the axial direction lengthwise through the interior of the tubular mixing chamber and comprising mixing members that are projecting radially outwardly into the interior of the tubular mixing chamber;
• wherein the shaft comprises a region without mixing members, wherein the region without mixing members is located in front of the outlet opening and adjoining the outlet opening, wherein the region without mixing members has a length that amounts to between ⅕ of said length distance and ½ of said length distance.