US 4,729,664 AGranted

In-line mixer

AssigneeInoue Seisakusho (Mfg.) Co., Ltd.

InventorsMitsuo Kamiwano, Yoshitaka Inoue

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Abstract

An in-line mixer for insertion in a fluid pipeline to mix the fluid flowing through the pipeline comprises a rotary tubular casing composed of magnetic material and rotatably disposed within a housing fitted in the pipeline. A plurality of mixing elements are disposed within the tubular casing and project radially outwardly toward the inner wall of the casing. A set of electromagnetic coils are disposed circumferentially around the outside of the tubular casing and produce a rotating magnetic field to induce rotation of the casing through magnetic coupling of the rotating magnetic field and the magnetic material of the casing. The fluid flowing through the tubular casing is thoroughly stirred and mixed by the combined actions of the mixing elements and the rotating casing, and stagnation of the fluid near the inner wall of the casing is effectively eliminated due to rotation of the casing.

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An in-line mixer for insertion in a pipeline to effect mixing of material flowing through the pipeline, the in-line mixer comprising:

a housing having a pair of openings at opposite ends thereof and insertable in a pipeline during use of the in-line mixer so that the material flowing through the pipeline enters one opening and exits the other opening;
a rotary tubular casing rotatably disposed within the housing, the tubular casing having opposite ends communicating with the housing openings so that the material which enters the one housing opening flows through the inside of the tubular casing and exits the other housing opening;
mixing means disposed within the tubular casing and coacting therewith during rotation of the tubular casing to effect mixing and stirring of the material accompanied by advancement of the material through the tubular casing;
and electromagnetic driving means for electromagnetically rotationally driving the tubular casing, the electromagnetic driving means comprising at least a part of the tubular casing being composed of magnetic material, and electromagnetic means disposed around and spaced from the outside of the tubular casing adjacent the magnetic material for electromagnetically generating a rotating magnetic field of sufficient strength to induce rotation of the tubular casing through the magnetic coupling of the rotating magnetic field with the magnetic material of the tubular casing.

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An in-line mixer for insertion in a pipeline to effect mixing of material flowing through the pipeline, the in-line mixer comprising:

a housing having a pair of openings at opposite ends thereof and insertable in a pipeline during use of the in-line mixer so that the material flowing through the pipeline enters one opening and exits the other opening;
a rotary tubular casing rotatably disposed within the housing, the tublar casing having opposite ends communicating with the housing openings so that the material which enters the one housing opening flows through the inside of the tubular casing and exits the other housing opening;
mixing means disposed within the tubular casing and coacting therewith during rotation of the tubular casing to effect mixing and stirring of the material accompanied by advancement of the material through the tubular casing;
and electromagnetic driving means for electromagnetically rotationally driving the tubular casing, the electromagnetic driving means comprising a magnetic member composed of magnetic material affixed to the outside of the tubular casing, and electromagnetic means disposed around and spaced from the magnetic member for electromagnetically generating a rotating magnetic field of sufficient strength to induce rotation of the tubular casing through the magnetic coupling of the rotating magnetic field with the magnetic member.

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An in-line mixer for insertion in a pipeline to effect mixing of material flowing through the pipeline, the in-line mixer comprising:

a housing having a pair of openings at opposite ends thereof and insertable in a pipeline during use of the in-line mixer so that the material flowing through the pipeline enters one opening and exits the other opening;
a stationary tubular casing fixedly disposed within the housing, the tubular casing having opposite ends communicating with the housing openings so that the material which enters the one housing opening flows through the inside of the tubular casing and exits the other housing opening;
rotary mixing means rotatably disposed within and extending lengthwise along the tubular casing and coacting therewith during rotation of the mixing means to effect mixing and stirring of the material accompanied by advancement of the material through the tubular casing;
and electomagnetic driving means for electromagnetically rotationally driving the mixing means, the electromagnetic driving means comprising a rotary hollow cylinder rotatably mounted on the stationary tubular casing and connected to the mixing means to effect rotation thereof in response to rotation of the hollow cylinder, at least a part of the hollow cylinder being composed of magnetic material, and electromagnetic means disposed around and spaced from the outside of the hollow cylinder adjacent the magnetic material for electromagnetically generating a rotation magnetic field of sufficient strength to induce rotation of the hollow cylinder through the magnetic coupling of the rotating magnetic field with the magnetic material of the hollow cylinder to thereby rotationally drive the mixing means.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.