Food mixer incorporating an archimedean screw and cutting blades
US5727742A · kind A · utility
20Cited by
12References
9Claims
0Family size
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 28, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01F27/61
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A mixer having a container (14), an opened topped hollow sleeve (20) adjacent the lower surface of the container, at least one opening (22) into the sleeve adjacent the lower edge thereof, a screw impeller (25) located in the sleeve and a driving device for the impeller (11) so that material to be mixed can enter the sleeve through the opening adjacent the lower end thereof, be mixed by the impeller and delivered through the open top of the sleeve. An impeller (60) can be formed with cutting blades to act to cut material passing through the sleeve as well as to mix this material.
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