Mobile mixing apparatus with adjustable mixing paddles
US9937637B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 28, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 26, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01F35/333
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A mobile mixing apparatus for ensuring optimal mixing of a material includes a support member which is mobile on a support surface. A mixing drum is carried by the support member. The mixing drum has a base drum end, a side drum wall extending from the base drum end, an open drum end opposite the base drum end, a drum interior extending between the base drum end and the open drum end, a central inner surface and a base inner surface on the base drum end and a side inner surface on the side drum wall and facing the drum interior. A paddle assembly is disposed for rotation in the drum interior of the mixing drum. The paddle assembly includes a plurality of paddles engaging the central inner surface, the base inner surface and the side inner surface, respectively, of the mixing drum. At least one motor drivingly engages the paddle assembly for rotation in the drum interior of the mixing drum.
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