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US 2018/0133671 A1Published application
Blender
AssigneeVervant Limited
InventorJames Joseph O'Callaghan
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Abstract
A blender has a mixing chamber for reception of materials to be blended. A mixing screw is mounted at a bottom of the mixing chamber for mixing materials within the mixing chamber and delivering mixed materials to an outlet feeding a processing line. Heaters are mounted within the mixing chamber for drying blend material in the mixing chamber.
Claims18
A blender, including;
- a mixing chamber for reception of blend materials,
- the mixing chamber having a material outlet,
- a mixer mounted in the mixing chamber,
- said mixer being operable for mixing blend materials in the mixing chamber,
- the blender having a plurality of material handling compartments, one or more cleaning air jets being provided at each compartment, said cleaning air jets being operable to direct material towards an outlet of the compartment, means for connecting said cleaning air jets to a pressurised air supply, and a valve to control delivery of pressurised air to each cleaning air jet.
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