Apparatus for processing dispersions of solids in a fatty phase

An apparatus for processing dispersions of solids in a fatty phase, comprising:

• at least one drive means for imparting rotational movement;
• first processing means being formed as a processing container including at least one supply opening and at least one discharge opening, the processing container being of conical shape having an outer conical surface, an inner conical surface, and a smaller front plane of its conical shape located on a side of said supply opening, said supply opening and said discharge opening being located distant from each other on said first processing means;
• second processing means substantially concentric to said first processing means and having an outer surface facing the inner conical surface of the processing container of the first processing means;
• at least one of said first and second processing means being connected to a respective one of said at least one drive means, at least one of said first and second processing means including shearing tool means which protrude radially toward the other of said processing means, said first and said second processing means being supported in a rotatable manner relative to each other about an axis of rotation, a processing gap being formed therebetween;
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• journal means for enabling rotation of one of said first and said second processing means relative to the other of said first and said second processing means;
• wherein the shearing tool means of one of said first and said second processing means, relative to the direction of rotation, have ointment-producing surfaces (30a) which diverge relative to a facing surface of the other of said first and said second processing means in a forward direction of movement of said one of said processing means relative to the other of said processing means;
• wherein the angle of divergence (α1, α2) in the region of larger diameter of the processing container is smaller than in a region of smaller diameter of the processing container, wherein the angle of divergence is measured between an edge of a tool of the shearing tool means of said one of said first and said second processing means and the facing surface of the other of said first and said second processing means.

An apparatus for processing dispersions of solids in a fatty phase, comprising:

• at least one drive means for imparting rotational movement;
• first processing means being formed as a processing container including at least one supply opening and at least one discharge opening, the processing container being of conical shape having an outer conical surface, an inner conical surface, and a smaller front plane of its conical shape located on a side of said supply opening, said supply opening and said discharge opening being located distant from each other on said first processing means;
• second processing means substantially concentric to said first processing means and having an outer surface;
• at least one of said first and second processing means being connected to a respective one of said at least one drive means, at least one of said first and second processing means including shearing tool means which protrude radially toward the other of said processing means, said first and said second processing means being supported in a rotatable manner relative to each other about an axis of rotation, a processing gap being formed therebetween;
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• journal means for enabling rotation of one of said first and said second processing means relative to the other of said first and said second processing means;
• wherein the shearing tool means, relative to the direction of rotation, have a radially outer shearing edge and are twisted in a helical manner;
• and
• an edge of a tool of said shearing tool means of one of said first and said second processing means diverges relative to an opposing surface of the other of said first and said second processing means.

Apparatus for processing dispersions of solids in a fatty phase, having at least two parts (1, 4) which can be driven with the aid of at least one drive and caused to rotate relative to one another, form a processing gap (6) between them and are mounted relative to one another by means of at least one rotary bearing (2, 3), a first of which parts is in the form of a processing container (1) having at least one feed orifice (9) and at least one outflow orifice (11) for the formation of a flow of the dispersion towards a second of the parts and the second part (4) being arranged essentially concentrically with the first part (1) and with the axis of rotation (A), and at least one of the two parts (1, 4) being provided with shearing tools (7, 8) on the respective surfaces (12, 16) of the first and the second parts facing one another, wherein a further processing space (20;

• 120) having tools (21) of a refinement rotor (21, 23) which are arranged in said further processing space and can be driven and caused to make a relative rotation, project from a central shaft (23) radially towards the inner walls (19) bounding the further processing space (20) and extend at least in part along these inner walls (19) is connected to at least one of the stated orifices (9, 11), and edges of shearing tools of one of said two parts diverge relative to the facing surface of the other of said two parts.

Apparatus for processing dispersions of solids in a fatty phase, having at least two parts (1, 4) which can be driven with the aid of at least one drive and caused to rotate relative to one another, form a processing gap (6) between them and are mounted relative to one another by means of at least one rotary bearing (2, 3), a first of which parts is in the form of a processing container (1) having at least one feed orifice (9) and at least one outflow orifice (11) for the formation of a flow of the dispersion towards a second of the parts and the second part (4) being arranged essentially concentrically with the first part (1) and with the axis of rotation (A), and at least one of the two parts (1, 4) being provided with shearing tools (7, 8) on the respective surfaces (12, 16) of the first and the second parts facing one another, wherein a further processing space (20;

• 120) having tools (21) of a refinement rotor (21, 23) which are arranged in said further processing space and can be driven and caused to make a relative rotation, project from a central shaft (23) radially towards the inner walls (19) bounding the further processing space (20) and extend at least in part along these inner walls (19) is connected to at least one of the stated orifices (9, 11);
• wherein the further processing space (20;
• 120) is arranged after the processing container (1) containing the shearing tools (7, 8), in the direction of material flow.

An apparatus for processing dispersions of solids in a fatty phase, comprising:

• at least one drive means for imparting rotational movement;
• first processing means being formed as a processing container including at least one supply opening and at least one discharge opening, the processing container being of conical shape having an outer conical surface, an inner conical surface, and a smaller front plane of its conical shape located at one side of said supply opening, said supply opening and said discharge opening being located distant from each other on said first processing means;
• second processing means substantially concentric to said first processing means and having an outer surface, said second processing means being in communication with said discharge opening of said first processing means to receive one of said dispersions after being discharged from said first processing means, outlet means of said second processing means being located distant from the discharge opening of said first processing means, thus enabling a continuous flow of dispersion from the supply opening of said first processing means to its discharge opening and said second processing means and from there to said outlet means;
• at least one of said first and second processing means being connected to a respective one of said at least one drive means, at least one of said first and second processing means including shearing tool means which protrude radially towards the other of said processing means, said first and second processing means being supported in a rotatable manner relative to each other about an axis of rotation, a processing gap being formed therebetween;
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• wherein the shearing tool means, relative to the direction of rotation, have ointment-producing surfaces which diverge in the forward direction.

An apparatus for processing dispersions of solids in a fatty phase, comprising:

• at least one drive means for imparting rotational movement;
• first processing means being formed as a processing container including at least one supply opening and at least one discharge opening, the processing container being of conical shape having an outer conical surface, an inner conical surface, and a smaller front plane of its conical shape located at one side of said supply opening, said supply opening and said discharge opening being located distant from each other on said first processing means;
• second processing means substantially concentric to said first processing means and having an outer surface, said second processing means being in communication with said discharge opening of said first processing means to receive one of said dispersions after being discharged from said first processing means,
• jacket means forming an intermediate space for selectively heating and cooling at least one of said first and second processing means and the dispersions in it;
• vapor extracting means in communication at least with said second processing means for eliminating vapors possibly developing from one of said dispersions;
• at least one of said first and second processing means being connected to a respective one of said at least one drive means, at least one of said first and second processing means including shearing tool means which protrude radially towards the other of said processing means, said first and second processing means being supported in a rotatable manner relative to each other about an axis of rotation, a processing gap being formed therebetween;
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• wherein the shearing tool means, relative to the direction of rotation, have ointment-producing surfaces which diverge in the forward direction.