US4778276A
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Device and process for continuous supply of hydraulically setting compound
Assignee: Heidelberg Materials AG
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Filing: 1986-08-15
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Granted: 1988-10-18
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Expires: 2006-08-15
Abstract
Abstract A device for continuously preparing a hydraulically setting mass comprises a tubular housing having a downstream outlet opening and an upstream supply station for a dry component material of the mass, the supply station including a storage bin for the dry material. A driven rotating shaft extends from the storage bin through the tubular housing towards the outlet opening, rotation of the shaft causing a feed flow in the direction of the outlet opening, and the rotating shaft is equipped with a dosing screw feeding the dry material out of the storage bin, a plurality of radially projecting mixing blades for mixing the material fed by the dosing screw, and an implement for finely granulating the mixed material downstream of the mixing blades, the granulating implement being comprised of at least two interdigitating comb-like elements, one of the comb-like elements being carried by the shaft for rotation therewith and another comb-like element being affixed to the tubular housing.
Inventors
- 👤 Adolf Meyer
- 👤 Helmut Steinegger
- 👤 Wolfgang Schroeder
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-10 02:29
CPC Classifications
B; B28; B28C; B28C5/00; B28C5/08; B28C5/10; B28C5/12; B28C5/1238; B28C5/1292; B01; B01F; B01F27/00; B01F27/05; B01F27/11; B01F27/19; B01F27/192; B01F27/21; B01F27/2123; B01F27/60; B01F27/62; B01F27/70; B01F27/707; B01F35/00; B01F35/71; B01F35/717; B01F35/71775; B28C5/40; B28C5/404; B28C5/406
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
250 words
A device for continuously preparing a hydraulically setting mass, which comprises (a) a substantially cylindrical tubular housing having a downstream outlet opening, (b) an upstream supply station for a dry component material of the mass, the supply station including (1) a storage bin for the dry material, and (c) a driven rotating shaft extending from the storage bin through the tubular housing towards the outlet opening, rotation of the shaft causing a feed flow in the direction of the outlet opening, the rotating shaft being equipped with (1) a dosing screw feeding the dry material out of the storage bin, (2) a plurality of substantially radially projecting mixing blades for mixing the material fed by the dosing screw, and (3) an implement for finely granulating the mixed material downstream of the mixing blades, the granulating implement being comprised of at least two interdigitating comb-like elements, one of the comb-like elements being carried by the shaft for rotation therewith and another comb-like element being affixed to the tubular housing, and (d) a fiber supply station arranged downstream of the granulating implement, the shaft being further equipped at the fiber supply station with (4) a screw and (5) an implement for incorporating fiber supplied from the supply station in the finely granulated mixed material, the fiber incorporating implement being comprised of a plurality of curved blades substantially radially projecting from the shaft, the blades being curved in a circumferential direction in a direction opposite to the direction of rotation of the shaft.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
250 words
A device for continuously preparing a hydraulically setting mass, which comprises (a) a substantially cylindrical tubular housing having a downstream outlet opening, (b) an upstream supply station for a dry component material of the mass, the supply station including (1) a storage bin for the dry material, and (c) a driven rotating shaft extending from the storage bin through the tubular housing towards the outlet opening, rotation of the shaft causing a feed flow in the direction of the outlet opening, the rotating shaft being equipped with (1) a dosing screw feeding the dry material out of the storage bin, (2) a plurality of substantially radially projecting mixing blades for mixing the material fed by the dosing screw, and (3) an implement for finely granulating the mixed material downstream of the mixing blades, the granulating implement being comprised of at least two interdigitating comb-like elements, one of the comb-like elements being carried by the shaft for rotation therewith and another comb-like element being affixed to the tubular housing, and (d) a fiber supply station arranged downstream of the granulating implement, the shaft being further equipped at the fiber supply station with (4) a screw and (5) an implement for incorporating fiber supplied from the supply station in the finely granulated mixed material, the fiber incorporating implement being comprised of a plurality of curved blades substantially radially projecting from the shaft, the blades being curved in a circumferential direction in a direction opposite to the direction of rotation of the shaft.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The device of claim 1, wherein the comb-like elements extend in an axial direction and have substantially radially projecting teeth.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The device of claim 1, wherein the granulating implement comprises a plurality of said comb-like elements offset from each other in a circumferential direction by equal angular intervals.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The device of claim 1, further comprising a water inlet for supplying water to the dry material, and a pump for dosing the supplied water.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
The device of claim 1, further comprising a water connection affixed to the periphery of the tubular housing in the range of the mixing blades, the water connection being at least slightly inclined downstream for delivering water to the mixed material in a downstream direction.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
58 words
The device of claim 1, wherein the fiber supply station comprises a cutter for cutting the fibers of the fiber supply, the cutter being adjustable for controlling the quantity of the supplied fiber and the length of the fibers cut thereby, and a chute receiving the cut fibers from the cutter and supplying the cut fibers by gravity.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
A method of operating and controlling the device of claim 1, comprising the steps of (a) starting rotation of the shaft before fiber is supplied and (b) stopping rotation of the shaft after the fiber supply has been completed.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 7, comprising the further steps of selecting two periods for starting the shaft rotation, a first longer starting period initiating the operation of the device and a second shorter period commencing after a brief interruption.
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