US 5,538,342 A · Method and apparatus for stirring fluid

Abstract

In an apparatus and a method of the invention, a large amount of fluid is processed in a short time, and it is possible to use even in a square tank without losing certain and desirable stirring. The apparatus includes a fluid tank for accommodating fluid therein, and at least one agitating device situated in the tank. The tank includes a bottom having a slope to allow the fluid to flow from one side of the bottom to the other side thereof, and a plurality of discharge ports disposed near the other side of the bottom. The agitating device includes a rotation axis suspended from an upper portion of the tank, a set of stirring blades attached to a lower part of the rotation axis and extending radially outwardly from the rotation axis, and a rotating device engaging the rotation axis. When the rotating device is actuated, the stirring blades can stir the fluid in the tank.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus for stirring fluid, comprising:

a tank for accommodating fluid including an upper portion, a bottom having a slope to allow the fluid to flow from one side of the bottom to the other side thereof, and a plurality of discharge ports disposed near said the other side of the bottom;
and
at least one agitating device situated in the tank, said agitating device including a rotation axis suspended from the upper portion of the tank, a first set of stirring blades attached to a lower part of the rotation axis, said blades extending radially outwardly from the rotation axis, and a rotating device engaging the rotation axis so that when the rotating device is actuated, the stirring blades can stir the fluid in the tank.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method and apparatus for stirring fluid

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Method and apparatus for stirring fluid

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Abstract

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