US4334788A
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Pin action mixing pump
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1980-07-15
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Granted: 1982-06-15
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Expires: 2000-07-15
Abstract
Abstract A mixer-pump has a rotor shaft with a set of pins intermeshing in pins extending inwardly from a cylindrical stator to mix together materials flowing axially through the cylinder. The pins are generally cylindrical in shape except for a set of pins on the rotor shaft designated pumping pins which ae half cylindrical with their flat faces oriented to impart a longitudinal direction of travel of materials through the cylinder. Flow throughput is still further enhanced by a set of axially positioned vanes extending from the housing inwardly toward the rotor shaft with curved ends forming a scoop to receive materials being given a rotary flow component about the shaft by its rotation and convert the flow direction to an axial flow path.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert M. Miner
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 11:51
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01F; B01F23/00; B01F23/50; B01F23/57; B01F25/00; B01F25/60; B01F27/00; B01F27/05; B01F27/07; B01F27/072; B01F27/0722; B01F27/80; B01F27/90; B01F27/902; B01F27/11; B01F27/112; B01F27/1121
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
141 words
A pin action mixing pump for thorough mixing of materials without significant frothing comprising in combination, a rotor having extending therefrom a set of substantially cylindrical pins, a stator having extending therefrom in positions meshing with the rotor pins a set of substantially cylindrical pins so that the rotor carried pins pass through the stator carried pins, thereby establishing a set of mixer pins, a fluid transmission passageway extending between said rotor and stator pins, and sets of semi-cylindrically shaped pins located on each end of said rotor to comprise pumping pins for engaging fluid in said passageway to move it along said passageway in response to rotation of said rotor with the flat surfaces of said semi-cylindrically shaped pins disposed at an angle urging the materials through the mixing pins at a proper rate for intimately mixing without unnecessary frothing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
141 words
A pin action mixing pump for thorough mixing of materials without significant frothing comprising in combination, a rotor having extending therefrom a set of substantially cylindrical pins, a stator having extending therefrom in positions meshing with the rotor pins a set of substantially cylindrical pins so that the rotor carried pins pass through the stator carried pins, thereby establishing a set of mixer pins, a fluid transmission passageway extending between said rotor and stator pins, and sets of semi-cylindrically shaped pins located on each end of said rotor to comprise pumping pins for engaging fluid in said passageway to move it along said passageway in response to rotation of said rotor with the flat surfaces of said semi-cylindrically shaped pins disposed at an angle urging the materials through the mixing pins at a proper rate for intimately mixing without unnecessary frothing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
224 words
A pin action mixing pump comprising in combination, a rotor having extending therefrom a set of pins, a stator having extending therefrom in positions meshing with the rotor pins a set of pins so that the rotor carried pins pass through the stator carried pins, thereby establishing a set of mixer pins, a fluid transmission passageway extending between said rotor and stator pins, and means shaping selected ones of said rotor pins to comprise pumping pins for engaging fluid in said passageway to move it along said passageway in response to rotation of said rotor, said rotor having a rotor shaft turning in a specified direction wherein the pins are mounted over a fixed span along a portion of the shaft, an inlet for materials to be mixed for passing them along and about said shaft past the pins, directing vane means with longitudinal members located substantially parallel to said shaft about the shaft at the end of said span and terminating in a scoop adjacent the pins at the end of the span, said scoop being curved to receive materials rotated by the pins thereinto and changing the direction of travel to a linear path parallel with the axis of the rotor shaft, and an outlet removing from the stator the materials flowing parallel to the shaft by action of the directing vanes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
224 words
A pin action mixing pump comprising in combination, a rotor having extending therefrom a set of pins, a stator having extending therefrom in positions meshing with the rotor pins a set of pins so that the rotor carried pins pass through the stator carried pins, thereby establishing a set of mixer pins, a fluid transmission passageway extending between said rotor and stator pins, and means shaping selected ones of said rotor pins to comprise pumping pins for engaging fluid in said passageway to move it along said passageway in response to rotation of said rotor, said rotor having a rotor shaft turning in a specified direction wherein the pins are mounted over a fixed span along a portion of the shaft, an inlet for materials to be mixed for passing them along and about said shaft past the pins, directing vane means with longitudinal members located substantially parallel to said shaft about the shaft at the end of said span and terminating in a scoop adjacent the pins at the end of the span, said scoop being curved to receive materials rotated by the pins thereinto and changing the direction of travel to a linear path parallel with the axis of the rotor shaft, and an outlet removing from the stator the materials flowing parallel to the shaft by action of the directing vanes.
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