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US 4,023,777 AGranted
Mixer with rotating mixing container
AssigneeGunther Papenmeier KG, Maschinen-und Apparatebau
InventorHans Kimmel
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a mixer having a substantially vertically arranged rotating container of cylindrical or frustoconical shape, and a rotating mixing screw arranged therein, the said screw having relative movement along the container wall and conveying the mix material upwards.
Claims7
Mixer having a rotatable container for mixing material and at least two rotatable mixing screws disposed therein and closely adjacent the container wall for sweeping the container wall;
- a first one of said screws being constructed and rotatable in a manner to convey material within the container in a first direction, a second one of said screws being constructed and rotatable in a manner to convey material within the container in a substantially opposite direction;
- means for rotatably driving the container and each of the mixing screws at speeds adjustable independently of one another;
- an input means for said container to introduce material to be mixed having an outlet opening near one end of the interior of the rotatable container;
- a container output means located adjacent one of the screws and disposed to receive material within the container, which will be conveyed by rotation of that associated screw, and to discharge the received material from the container.
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