Patent · US Expired

Agitator

US4565453A · kind A · utility

9Cited by

4References

9Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Ekato Industrieanlagen Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. · DE

Inventors

Herbert Jekat · Zell im Wiesental, DE
Rainer Junghaus · Lörrach, DE
Walter Geng · Schopfheim, DE
Vagn Petersen · Paseo Los Muchachos, DK

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 21, 1984
Grant date	Jan 21, 1986
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 21, 2004

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB01F33/86
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to an agitator for the agitation of liquid media, and more specially for use while completely submerged in the medium. The bearings and the coupling for the agitator shaft are placed in a downwardly opening gastrap, there being a gas cushion between the bearings and the coupling on the one hand and the medium to be agitated on the other hand in order to keep the medium clear of the bearings and the coupling and damaging same. The gas cushion may replenished through a supply duct periodically or continuously.

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