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Mixing apparatus and methods
Assignee: B&P Process Equipment and Systems LLC
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Filing: 1986-12-01
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Granted: 1988-06-21
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Expires: 2006-12-01
Abstract
Abstract A mixer having an elongate barrel with an interior wall defining a mixing chamber, at least a pair of shafts extending axially within the barrel driven in the same direction of rotation and at the same speed of rotation, and mixing elements on each of the shafts. Radially opposite paddles are on each of the shafts, each comprising hub portions and wing portions radially spaced from the hub portions. The wing portions extend axially to overlie the hub portions and each wing portion has a radially inner surface generating the configuration of the radially inner surface of a wing portion on the radially adjacent paddle and further has a radially outer surface generating hub portions of the radially adjacent paddle, and the wall of the chamber.
Inventors
- 👤 Bernard A. Loomans
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 18:31
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29B; B29B7/00; B29B7/30; B29B7/34; B29B7/38; B29B7/46; B29B7/48; B29B7/482; B29B7/483; B29B7/488; B29B7/489; B29B7/80; B29B7/84; B29B7/845; B29C; B29C48/00; B29C48/25; B29C48/251; B29C48/2517; B29C48/36; B29C48/395; B29C48/40; B29C48/402; B29C48/03
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim
269 words
Mixing apparatus comprising: a. an elongate, axially extending barrel with an interior wall defining a mixing chamber adapted to receive and mix material, and having an inlet in an inlet end and an outlet in an outlet end, said barrel having at least a pair of parallel intersecting cylinders forming said barrel; b. mechanism including at least a pair of barrel mixing shafts having spaced, parallel axes and extending within said cylinders from the inlet end of the barrel chamber to the outlet end, and drive elements for driving said shafts in the same direction of rotation and at the same speed of rotation; c. mixing elements on each of said shafts which are in radial interwiping relation within said barrel and configured to wipe one another and the cylinder walls; d. said mixing elements including radially opposite paddle members on each of said shafts, each paddle member comprising axially adjacent circumferentially offset paddle elements on one shaft radially adjacent like paddle elements on the other shaft, the paddle elements each comprising a hub portion and a wing portion, radially spaced from the hub portion, the wing portion on one element extending axially to overlie the hub portion of the axially adjacent element, each wing portion having a radially inner surface movable into intermeshed relation with a wing on the radially adjacent paddle member and generating the configuration of the radially inner surface of the said wing on the radially adjacent paddle member, and further having a radially outer surface generating the hub portions on the radially adjacent paddle member, and the wall of one of the barrel cylinders.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
269 words
Mixing apparatus comprising: a. an elongate, axially extending barrel with an interior wall defining a mixing chamber adapted to receive and mix material, and having an inlet in an inlet end and an outlet in an outlet end, said barrel having at least a pair of parallel intersecting cylinders forming said barrel; b. mechanism including at least a pair of barrel mixing shafts having spaced, parallel axes and extending within said cylinders from the inlet end of the barrel chamber to the outlet end, and drive elements for driving said shafts in the same direction of rotation and at the same speed of rotation; c. mixing elements on each of said shafts which are in radial interwiping relation within said barrel and configured to wipe one another and the cylinder walls; d. said mixing elements including radially opposite paddle members on each of said shafts, each paddle member comprising axially adjacent circumferentially offset paddle elements on one shaft radially adjacent like paddle elements on the other shaft, the paddle elements each comprising a hub portion and a wing portion, radially spaced from the hub portion, the wing portion on one element extending axially to overlie the hub portion of the axially adjacent element, each wing portion having a radially inner surface movable into intermeshed relation with a wing on the radially adjacent paddle member and generating the configuration of the radially inner surface of the said wing on the radially adjacent paddle member, and further having a radially outer surface generating the hub portions on the radially adjacent paddle member, and the wall of one of the barrel cylinders.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the radially inner surfaces of the wings in interengaging position are substantially flat and are flatwisely engaged with only wiping clearance when the wings are in radially aligned and centered intermeshed relation.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
98 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the paddle members are eccentrically mounted on said shafts and each hub portion is of a configuration in cross section which comprises an arcuate surface taken on a radius from the axis of the shaft on which it is fixed and a radially opposite arcuate surface taken on the same radius from the said axis, the said arcuate surfaces being connected by flank surfaces generated about radii of a length equal to the center-to-center distance between the axes of said shafts taken from the side edges of the wing which intermeshes therewith.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the wings are of progressively decreasing width and thickness.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
10 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the wings extend helically.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the paddle elements on the respective shafts are single land paddle shapes substantially 180° circumferentially offset.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein each paddle member has a pair of axially oppositely extending wings displaced circumferentially substantially 180°.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the wing extends to a free tip and the radially inner surface of each wing from near the intermediate portion thereof to its tip is flat.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
60 words
The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the mid-portion of said radially inner surface of the remainder of said wing is flat and bounded at at least one side by a relatively flat arc taken about radii of a length equal to the center-to-center distance between the axes of said shafts from the side of the wing with which it intermeshes.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
199 words
For use in a mixer comprising an elongate, axially extending barrel with an interior wall defining a mixing chamber comprising at least a pair of parallel intersecting cylinders, at least a pair of mixing shafts having spaced, parallel axes and extending within the cylinders, and drive elements for driving the shafts in the same direction of rotation, and at the same speed of rotation; a. mixing elements including radially opposite paddle members on each of the shafts, the paddle members each comprising axially adjacent, circumferentially offset paddle elements on one shaft, and radially adjacent like paddle elements on the other shaft; b. the paddle elements each comprising a hub portion and a wing portion, radially spaced from the hub portion, the wing portion on one element extending axially to overlie the hub portion of the axially adjacent element; c. each wing portion having a radially inner surface movable into intermeshed relation with a wing on the radially adjacent paddle member, and generating the configuration of the radially inner surface of the said wing on the radially adjacent paddle member, and further having a radially outer surface which is co-generative with the hub portion on the radially adjacent paddle member.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
199 words
For use in a mixer comprising an elongate, axially extending barrel with an interior wall defining a mixing chamber comprising at least a pair of parallel intersecting cylinders, at least a pair of mixing shafts having spaced, parallel axes and extending within the cylinders, and drive elements for driving the shafts in the same direction of rotation, and at the same speed of rotation; a. mixing elements including radially opposite paddle members on each of the shafts, the paddle members each comprising axially adjacent, circumferentially offset paddle elements on one shaft, and radially adjacent like paddle elements on the other shaft; b. the paddle elements each comprising a hub portion and a wing portion, radially spaced from the hub portion, the wing portion on one element extending axially to overlie the hub portion of the axially adjacent element; c. each wing portion having a radially inner surface movable into intermeshed relation with a wing on the radially adjacent paddle member, and generating the configuration of the radially inner surface of the said wing on the radially adjacent paddle member, and further having a radially outer surface which is co-generative with the hub portion on the radially adjacent paddle member.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
38 words
The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the radially inner surfaces of the wings in intermeshed relation are substantially flat and are flatwisely engaged with only wiping clearance when the wings are in radially aligned and centered intermeshed relation.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
10 words
The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the wings extend helically.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the paddle elements on the respective shafts are single land paddle-shapes substantially 180° circumferentially offset.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
32 words
The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the wings extend to a free tip, and the radially inner surface of each wing from near the intermediate portion thereof to its tip is flat.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
65 words
The apparatus of claim 14 wherein the mid-portion of said radially inner surface of the remainder of said wing is flat and bounded axially at each side by a relatively flat arc taken about radii of a length equal to the center-to-center distance between the axes of the shafts from the sides of the wing on the radially adjacent paddle member with which it intermeshes.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
46 words
The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the wing portions are radially offset from the hub portions to assume a tilted attitude so that only the one edge of the radially outer surface of each wing is in wiping engagement with the wall of a barrel cylinder.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
316 words
A method of mixing in a mixer with an elongate axially extending barrel having an interior wall defining a mixing chamber comprising at least a pair of parallel intersecting cylinders, at least a pair of mixing shafts having spaced, parallel, axes and extending within the cylinders, drive elements for driving the shafts in the same direction of rotation and at the same speed of rotation, mixing elements including radially opposite paddle members on each of the shafts, the paddle members each comprising a hub portion and a pair of oppositely axially extending wing portions, radially spaced from the hub portion, and each wing portion having a radially inner surface movable into intermeshed relation with a wing portion of the radially adjacent paddle member, and generating the configuration of the radially inner surface of the said wing portion on the radially adjacent paddle member, and further having a radially outer surface which is cogenerative with the hub portion on the radially adjacent paddle member, comprising: a. charging material to be mixed to the mixing chamber; b. rotating said shafts and said paddle members in the same direction of rotation and at the same speed of rotation; c. in this rotation bringing the outer surfaces of the wings into wiping engagement with the mixing chamber cylinder in which each rotates to wipe the cylinder wall around its circumference; d. in this rotation bringing each wing portion on one paddle member into intermeshed relation with a wing portion on the radially adjacent paddle member and bringing the radially outer surface of each wing into wiping engagement with the hub portion of the radially adjacent paddle member, while at the same time bringing the radially inner surface of each wing portion into wiping engagement over its length and width with the radially inner surface of the wing portion with which it intermeshes; and e. discharging material from the mixing chamber.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
316 words
A method of mixing in a mixer with an elongate axially extending barrel having an interior wall defining a mixing chamber comprising at least a pair of parallel intersecting cylinders, at least a pair of mixing shafts having spaced, parallel, axes and extending within the cylinders, drive elements for driving the shafts in the same direction of rotation and at the same speed of rotation, mixing elements including radially opposite paddle members on each of the shafts, the paddle members each comprising a hub portion and a pair of oppositely axially extending wing portions, radially spaced from the hub portion, and each wing portion having a radially inner surface movable into intermeshed relation with a wing portion of the radially adjacent paddle member, and generating the configuration of the radially inner surface of the said wing portion on the radially adjacent paddle member, and further having a radially outer surface which is cogenerative with the hub portion on the radially adjacent paddle member, comprising: a. charging material to be mixed to the mixing chamber; b. rotating said shafts and said paddle members in the same direction of rotation and at the same speed of rotation; c. in this rotation bringing the outer surfaces of the wings into wiping engagement with the mixing chamber cylinder in which each rotates to wipe the cylinder wall around its circumference; d. in this rotation bringing each wing portion on one paddle member into intermeshed relation with a wing portion on the radially adjacent paddle member and bringing the radially outer surface of each wing into wiping engagement with the hub portion of the radially adjacent paddle member, while at the same time bringing the radially inner surface of each wing portion into wiping engagement over its length and width with the radially inner surface of the wing portion with which it intermeshes; and e. discharging material from the mixing chamber.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
84 words
The method defined in claim 17 wherein the shafts are vertically spaced and a vent opening is provided leading upwardly through the barrel from the mixing chamber radially adjacent the uppermost paddle member, a vapor is drawn off from the material being mixed via said vent, and material flow in the direction of rotation adjacent said vent is provided with an escape path permitting it to move between a wing portion and hub of a paddle member counter to the direction of shaft rotation.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
310 words
Mixing apparatus comprising: a. an elongate, axially extending barrel with an interior wall defining a mixing chamber adapted to receive and mix material, and having an inlet in an inlet end and an outlet in an outlet end, said barrel having at least a pair of vertically spaced parallel intersecting cylinders forming said barrel and a vent passage leading upwardly from the chamber through the barrel for drawing off vapor; b. mechanism including at least a pair of vertically spaced barrel mixing shafts having spaced, parallel axes and extending within said cylinders from the inlet end of the barrel chamber to the outlet end, and drive elements for driving said shafts in the same direction of rotation and at the same speed of rotation; c. mixing elements on each of said shafts which are in radial interwiping relation with said barrel and configured to wipe one another and the cylinder walls; d. said mixing elements including radially opposite paddle members on each of said shafts, each paddle member comprising axially adjacent circumferentially offset paddle elements on one shaft radially adjacent like paddle elements on the other shaft, the paddle elements each comprising a hub portion and a wing portion, radially spaced from the hub portion, the wing portion on one element extending axially to overlie the hub portion of the axially adjacent element, each wing portion having a radially inner surface movable into intermeshed relation with a wing on the radially adjacent paddle member and generating the configuration of the radially inner surface of the said wing on the radially adjacent paddle member, and further having a radially outer surface generating the hub portions on the radially adjacent paddle member, and the wall of one of the barrel cylinders; e. said vent passage having an inclined wall tangential with the barrel wall on the downstream side of the vent passage.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
310 words
Mixing apparatus comprising: a. an elongate, axially extending barrel with an interior wall defining a mixing chamber adapted to receive and mix material, and having an inlet in an inlet end and an outlet in an outlet end, said barrel having at least a pair of vertically spaced parallel intersecting cylinders forming said barrel and a vent passage leading upwardly from the chamber through the barrel for drawing off vapor; b. mechanism including at least a pair of vertically spaced barrel mixing shafts having spaced, parallel axes and extending within said cylinders from the inlet end of the barrel chamber to the outlet end, and drive elements for driving said shafts in the same direction of rotation and at the same speed of rotation; c. mixing elements on each of said shafts which are in radial interwiping relation with said barrel and configured to wipe one another and the cylinder walls; d. said mixing elements including radially opposite paddle members on each of said shafts, each paddle member comprising axially adjacent circumferentially offset paddle elements on one shaft radially adjacent like paddle elements on the other shaft, the paddle elements each comprising a hub portion and a wing portion, radially spaced from the hub portion, the wing portion on one element extending axially to overlie the hub portion of the axially adjacent element, each wing portion having a radially inner surface movable into intermeshed relation with a wing on the radially adjacent paddle member and generating the configuration of the radially inner surface of the said wing on the radially adjacent paddle member, and further having a radially outer surface generating the hub portions on the radially adjacent paddle member, and the wall of one of the barrel cylinders; e. said vent passage having an inclined wall tangential with the barrel wall on the downstream side of the vent passage.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
233 words
Mixing apparatus comprising: a. an elongate, axially extending barrel with an interior wall defining a mixing chamber adapted to receive and mix material, and having an inlet in an inlet end and an outlet in an outlet end, said barrel having at least a pair of parallel intersecting cylinders forming said barrel; b. mechanism including at least a pair of barrel mixing shafts having spaced, parallel axes and extending within said cylinders from the inlet end of the barrel chamber to the outlet end, and drive elements for driving said shafts in the same direction of rotation and at the same speed of rotation; c. mixing elements on each of said shafts which are in radial interwiping relation within said barrel and configured to wipe one another and the cylinder walls; d. said mixing elements including radially opposite paddle members on each of said shafts, the paddle members each comprising a hub portion and a pair of oppositely axially extending wing portions, radially spaced from the hub portion, each wing portion having a radially inner surface movable into intermeshed relation with a wing on the radially adjacent paddle member and generating the configuration of the radially inner surface of the said wing on the radially adjacent paddle member, and further having a radially outer surface co-generative with the hub portion of the radially adjacent paddle member, and the wall of the barrel cylinders.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
233 words
Mixing apparatus comprising: a. an elongate, axially extending barrel with an interior wall defining a mixing chamber adapted to receive and mix material, and having an inlet in an inlet end and an outlet in an outlet end, said barrel having at least a pair of parallel intersecting cylinders forming said barrel; b. mechanism including at least a pair of barrel mixing shafts having spaced, parallel axes and extending within said cylinders from the inlet end of the barrel chamber to the outlet end, and drive elements for driving said shafts in the same direction of rotation and at the same speed of rotation; c. mixing elements on each of said shafts which are in radial interwiping relation within said barrel and configured to wipe one another and the cylinder walls; d. said mixing elements including radially opposite paddle members on each of said shafts, the paddle members each comprising a hub portion and a pair of oppositely axially extending wing portions, radially spaced from the hub portion, each wing portion having a radially inner surface movable into intermeshed relation with a wing on the radially adjacent paddle member and generating the configuration of the radially inner surface of the said wing on the radially adjacent paddle member, and further having a radially outer surface co-generative with the hub portion of the radially adjacent paddle member, and the wall of the barrel cylinders.
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