Agitator paddle rotor for mash kettles
AssigneeAnton Steinecker Maschinenfabrik GmbH
InventorSimon Redl
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Abstract
An agitator paddle rotor for mash kettles in brewing, the rotor being rotatingly arranged above the bottom of the mash kettle, comprising at least two radially extending agitator paddles of which each comprises at least one obliquely oriented paddle section. To obtain an effective thorough mixing, at least one paddle section has a front paddle portion which is the front one in rotational direction and which substantially ends in parallel with the bottom of the mash kettle, an upwardly oriented central paddle portion, and a rear paddle portion which is the rear one in rotational direction and is substantially oriented in parallel with the bottom of the mash kettle.
Claims9
An agitator paddle rotor for mash kettles for use in brewing, said rotor being rotatingly arranged above the bottom of said mash kettle and comprising at least two radially extending agitator paddles, of which each comprises at least one obliquely oriented paddle section relative to a direction of rotation of said rotor, at least one of said paddle sections comprises a front paddle portion which is the front one in rotational direction and ends substantially in parallel with the bottom of said mesh kettle, and upwardly oriented central paddle portion which is connected to the front paddle portion and is steeper than the front paddle portion, as well as a rear paddle portion which is connected to the central paddle portion and is the rear one in the rotational direction and oriented substantially parallel with the bottom of said mash kettle, the at least one paddle section has opposing first and second ends, and each agitator paddle includes at least one vertical distributor plate connected to the at least one paddle section at a position between the first and second ends.
The agitator paddle rotor according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one paddle section is a first paddle section, and each agitator paddle comprises at least a second paddle section that is arranged in a spaced-apart superimposed relationship with the first paddle section and below the second paddle section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.