EP0737507A2 - Mixer with a rotating tank - Google Patents

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EP0737507A2
EP0737507A2 EP96420101A EP96420101A EP0737507A2 EP 0737507 A2 EP0737507 A2 EP 0737507A2 EP 96420101 A EP96420101 A EP 96420101A EP 96420101 A EP96420101 A EP 96420101A EP 0737507 A2 EP0737507 A2 EP 0737507A2
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B28—WORKING CEMENT, CLAY, OR STONE
    • B28C—PREPARING CLAY; PRODUCING MIXTURES CONTAINING CLAY OR CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL, e.g. PLASTER
    • B28C5/00—Apparatus or methods for producing mixtures of cement with other substances, e.g. slurries, mortars, porous or fibrous compositions
    • B28C5/08—Apparatus or methods for producing mixtures of cement with other substances, e.g. slurries, mortars, porous or fibrous compositions using driven mechanical means affecting the mixing
    • B28C5/18—Mixing in containers to which motion is imparted to effect the mixing
    • B28C5/26—Mixing in containers to which motion is imparted to effect the mixing rotating about a vertical or steeply inclined axis during the mixing, e.g. comprising a flat bottomplate rotating about a vertical axis, co-operating with blades or stirrers
    • B28C5/32—Mixing in containers to which motion is imparted to effect the mixing rotating about a vertical or steeply inclined axis during the mixing, e.g. comprising a flat bottomplate rotating about a vertical axis, co-operating with blades or stirrers with driven stirrers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F29/00—Mixers with rotating receptacles
    • B01F29/80—Mixers with rotating receptacles rotating about a substantially vertical axis
    • B01F29/84—Mixers with rotating receptacles rotating about a substantially vertical axis with propellers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F29/00—Mixers with rotating receptacles
    • B01F29/80—Mixers with rotating receptacles rotating about a substantially vertical axis
    • B01F29/85—Mixers with rotating receptacles rotating about a substantially vertical axis with helices, e.g. rotating about an inclined axis

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  • the invention relates to a rotating bowl mixer. More particularly, the invention relates to a conical mixer with screw and rotating tank. Such a mixer is intended for mixing powdery or granular dry products, possibly incorporating liquid for humidification or the formation of paste.
  • This orbital movement is obtained by a central or lateral motorization (single or double) and allows, on the one hand, a displacement in rotation of the Archimedes screw around the axis of the tank along the internal circumference of the conical tank positioning the screw successively tangentially to each generator of the cone, and on the other hand, an axial rotation of the screw on itself making it possible to move the powdered product from bottom to top and thus to achieve mixing.
  • a first drive device makes it possible to obtain a slow rotational movement around the axis of the conical tank;
  • a second drive device allows, generally by means of a bevel gear transmission located in the support arm of the screw, to obtain the axial rotation of the turn on itself.
  • the Archimedes screw is carried by a cover rotatably mounted along the axis of the conical tank.
  • a first motor drives the cover in rotation around the axis of the tank, a second motor carried by the cover rotates the screw along its axis.
  • a first object of the present invention is to provide a mixer which overcomes the drawbacks or limits of those known from the prior art.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a mixer whose mechanical drive characteristics are simple, and therefore reliable.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a mixer in which a combination of different rotational movements can be provided at low cost producing a multidirectional effect applied to the entire moving mass, thus allowing very good homogenization and perfect dispersion of product particles.
  • the connecting element comprises a ball ring fixed on the tank in a plane generally perpendicular to the axis of the tank, carried by a path horizontal bearing integral with the chassis and on which come to wear balls of the ball crown.
  • the rotational drive means may comprise a toothed ring secured to the conical tank, and a second element secured to the chassis and driven in rotation.
  • the ring gear can advantageously be a ring gear with balls, acting both as a connecting element and as a means for driving in rotation.
  • the invention also relates to a mixer comprising in combination the aforementioned characteristics and described below.
  • FIG. 1 represents a conical mixer with an Archimedes screw and a rotating tank. Such a mixer is intended for mixing dry powdered or granulated products, with the option of incorporating liquid for humidification or the formation of paste.
  • the mixer comprises a conical tank 1 provided in its upper part with a cover 2 and having at its lower part a drain flap 3.
  • the cover 2 is provided with a certain number of orifices intended for example to allow the supply from the tank of products to be mixed, to the passage of a sprinkler pump, to the passage of one or more mixing screws, to the passage of one or more special tools intended to improve the dispersion and homogenization of the mass to mix etc.
  • Figure 1 a single mixing screw 4, driven in axial rotation by a first gear motor 5, and oriented tangentially to a generator of the conical tank wall 1 so as to remain permanently close to the internal face of the tank.
  • the mixer according to the invention comprises at least a first mixing screw 4 and a second mixing screw 104.
  • the first mixing screw 4, driven in axial rotation is oriented tangentially to a generator of the vessel wall 1 to remain permanently close to the interior face of vessel 1, and may have a turn thread having a pitch, that is to say the distance separating two consecutive turns, variable.
  • the thread of the turn of the first mixing screw 4 has a number of steps of dimension x and a number of steps of dimension y with x greater than y.
  • the second mixing screw 104 may include a turn thread having the same configuration, except that the steps of dimension x of the first mixing screw 4 are opposite the steps of dimension y of the second mixing screw 104 and reciprocally.
  • the difference in speed of movement of the pulverulent product caused by the differences in size of the steps of the turns makes it possible to obtain in the product disordered and multidirectional movements which accelerate and improve the speed and the quality of the mixture.
  • the second mixing screw 104 driven in axial rotation, is oriented obliquely and further away from the tank wall 1, placed at the heart, to stir the central part of the product to be mixed.
  • a lump-disperser tool 204 is also provided, consisting of a motor driving a propeller shaft oriented vertically along the vertical axis 20 of the tank 1.
  • the mixer according to the invention comprises a first assembly kept fixed relative to a vertical axis 20 and a second assembly provided with a rotational movement relative to the same vertical axis 20.
  • the first assembly is held fixed by attachment to a frame 6 associated with a support 7 of the mixer.
  • This first assembly comprises the cover 2 of the tank 1 on which the mixing tools are fixed such as the first mixing screw 4, the second mixing screw 104, the lump-disperser tool 204.
  • the first mixing screw 4 is fixed on the cover 2 so that its axis of rotation 18 is parallel to the wall of the conical tank 1 and that the free end of its turn is flush with the drain flap 3.
  • This characteristic is possible due to the use, in the mixer of the invention, a guillotine valve 14 with manual or mechanized control as a means of closing the discharge hatch 3.
  • This guillotine valve 14 is fixed on the support 7 of the mixer.
  • a ball valve can also be used.
  • sealing means constituted in particular by a seal 19 inserted between the body 21 of knife gate valve 14 and a rotating flange 15.
  • the rotating flange 15 is integral with the tank 1, and carries vertically the central part 24 of the valve body 21 by allowing the relative rotation between the rotating flange 15 and the valve body 21 by means of a ring 22 of non-stick material such as polytetrafluoroethylene, in the embodiment of FIG. 3, or of a ball ring 23 in the embodiment of FIG. 4.
  • the valve body 21 is locked in rotation by the support 7 of the mixer, to which it is fixed by its offset part 25.
  • the cover 2 of the conical tank 1 and the frame 6 are in one piece but it should be understood that such an embodiment can be replaced by another, as long as the cover 2 is kept fixed relative to to the vertical axis 20.
  • the second assembly driven in a rotational movement relative to the vertical axis 20 comprises in particular the conical tank 1.
  • the rotation of the tank 1 is obtained by a first element 8 secured to the conical tank 1 and movable relative to the chassis 6, a second element 9 which is integral with the chassis 6 and which is driven in rotation, and finally a connecting element 10 interposed between the tank 1 and the chassis 6.
  • the connecting element 10 is adapted to carry the tank 1 and authorize its rotation along its axis 20.
  • the connecting element 10 comprises the first element 8 and elements 10a and 10b.
  • the first element 8 is a toothed ring crown which is fixed on the tank 1 along a plane generally perpendicular to the axis 20 of the tank 1.
  • This toothed ring 8 constitutes the movable frame of a ball bearing and is worn by a horizontal track 10b secured to the chassis 6 constituting the fixed frame of the bearing and on which the balls 10a of the toothed crown with balls 8 roll.
  • Such a connecting element 10 with a toothed ring crown 8 will be used especially in small capacity mixers.
  • the ball ring 8 may be replaced by a raceway with guidance by several bearings to ensure guiding in rotation and recovery of the vertical load.
  • the second element 9, which comes in reciprocal cooperation with the ring gear 8, comprises at least one toothed wheel and / or at least one pinion having an axis of rotation 16 parallel to the axis 20 of the tank 1.
  • This second element 9 consisting of a gear system, is rotated by a second geared motor 11 fixed to the frame 6 or the support 7 of the mixer.
  • the gear system can be of helical, cylindrical, conical or equivalent type.
  • rotational drive can be provided by sprockets, wheels and chains.
  • a seal 13 disposed along the upper circumference of the conical tank 1.

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Abstract

The mixer has a conical vessel (1) with a vertical axis (20), a top cover (2) and a shuttered outlet (3) at the bottom. The mixing implement (4) can be in the form of a screw connected to a motor and redn. gear unit (5), and the vessel is contained within a frame (6) of supports (7). The vessel is supported by a coupling element (10) between it and the frame, designed to allow the vessel to rotate inside the frame about its axis when driven by a motor (11). The coupling element comprises a ball ring supported by the frame and carrying a gear (8) meshing with the motor's driving gear (9).

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L'invention concerne un mélangeur à cuve tournante. Plus particulièrement, l'invention concerne un mélangeur conique à vis et à cuve tournante. Un tel mélangeur est destiné au mélange de produits secs pulvérulents ou granulés, avec éventuellement incorporation de liquide pour l'humidification ou la formation de pâte.The invention relates to a rotating bowl mixer. More particularly, the invention relates to a conical mixer with screw and rotating tank. Such a mixer is intended for mixing powdery or granular dry products, possibly incorporating liquid for humidification or the formation of paste.

On connaît déjà notamment par les documents DE-A-36 38 972, DE-A-29 14 307 et DE-A-29 02 570, des mélangeurs à cuve conique et à vis d'Archimède. Ce type de mélangeur comprend une cuve conique fixe recevant le produit à mélanger (poudre ou produit pâteux). Le mélange des divers composants s'effectue par une vis d'Archimède (spire montée sur un tube support) à mouvement orbital. Ce mouvement orbital est obtenu par une motorisation centrale ou latérale (simple ou double) et permet, d'une part, un déplacement en rotation de la vis d'Archimède autour de l'axe de la cuve le long de la circonférence interne de la cuve conique positionnant la vis successivement tangentiellement à chaque génératrice du cône, et d'autre part, une rotation axiale de la vis sur elle-même permettant de déplacer le produit en poudre de bas en haut et de réaliser ainsi le mélange.Already known from documents DE-A-36 38 972, DE-A-29 14 307 and DE-A-29 02 570, conical tank mixers and Archimedes screw. This type of mixer includes a fixed conical tank receiving the product to be mixed (powder or pasty product). The various components are mixed by an Archimedes screw (turn mounted on a support tube) with orbital movement. This orbital movement is obtained by a central or lateral motorization (single or double) and allows, on the one hand, a displacement in rotation of the Archimedes screw around the axis of the tank along the internal circumference of the conical tank positioning the screw successively tangentially to each generator of the cone, and on the other hand, an axial rotation of the screw on itself making it possible to move the powdered product from bottom to top and thus to achieve mixing.

La mécanique de ces entraînements est complexe : un premier dispositif d'entraînement permet d'obtenir un mouvement de rotation lente autour de l'axe de la cuve conique ; un second dispositif d'entraînement permet, généralement par l'intermédiaire d'une transmission à pignon conique implantée dans le bras support de la vis, d'obtenir la rotation axiale de la spire sur elle-même.The mechanics of these drives are complex: a first drive device makes it possible to obtain a slow rotational movement around the axis of the conical tank; a second drive device allows, generally by means of a bevel gear transmission located in the support arm of the screw, to obtain the axial rotation of the turn on itself.

Dans chacun des trois documents DE-A-36 38 972, DE-A-29 14 307 et DE-A-29 02 570, la vis d'Archimède est portée par un couvercle monté rotatif selon l'axe de la cuve conique. Un premier moteur entraîne le couvercle en rotation autour de l'axe de la cuve, un second moteur porté par le couvercle entraîne en rotation la vis selon son axe.In each of the three documents DE-A-36 38 972, DE-A-29 14 307 and DE-A-29 02 570, the Archimedes screw is carried by a cover rotatably mounted along the axis of the conical tank. A first motor drives the cover in rotation around the axis of the tank, a second motor carried by the cover rotates the screw along its axis.

Une difficulté est d'assurer l'alimentation électrique du moteur mobile monté sur le couvercle. Sachant que de tels mélangeurs sont destinés à être utilisés pour mélanger des produits pulvérulents, on comprend que les moyens de transmission d'énergie électrique doivent fonctionner dans une atmosphère chargée de poussière ou de poudre, de sorte que des alimentations à contact glissant sont soumises à rude épreuve et présentent des risques importants de défauts, outre qu'elles sont complexes et nécessitent des dispositifs de protection.One difficulty is to ensure the electrical supply of the mobile motor mounted on the cover. Knowing that such mixers are intended to be used for mixing pulverulent products, it is understood that the means of transmitting electrical energy must operate in an atmosphere charged with dust or powder, so that sliding contact power supplies are subjected to rough test and present significant risks of faults, in addition to being complex and requiring protective devices.

En outre, avec les mélangeurs connus, il s'avère particulièrement délicat et onéreux de multiplier les vis ou autres dispositifs de mélange, qui sont tous des dispositifs entraînés en rotation autour de l'axe de la cuve.In addition, with known mixers, it is particularly difficult and expensive to multiply the screws or other mixing devices, which are all devices driven in rotation about the axis of the tank.

Un premier objet de la présente invention est de proposer un mélangeur qui pallie les inconvénients ou limites de ceux connus de l'état de la technique.A first object of the present invention is to provide a mixer which overcomes the drawbacks or limits of those known from the prior art.

Un autre objet de la présente invention est de proposer un mélangeur dont les caractéristiques mécaniques d'entraînement soient de constitution simple, et donc fiable.Another object of the present invention is to provide a mixer whose mechanical drive characteristics are simple, and therefore reliable.

Un autre objet de la présente invention est de proposer un mélangeur dans lequel on peut assurer à faible coût une combinaison de mouvements de rotation différents produisant un effet multidirectionnel appliqué à l'intégralité de la masse en mouvement, permettant ainsi une très bonne homogénéisation et une parfaite dispersion des particules de produit.Another object of the present invention is to provide a mixer in which a combination of different rotational movements can be provided at low cost producing a multidirectional effect applied to the entire moving mass, thus allowing very good homogenization and perfect dispersion of product particles.

A cet effet, l'invention propose un mélangeur comportant une cuve conique d'axe sensiblement vertical, fermée dans sa partie supérieure par un couvercle et présentant à sa partie inférieure une trappe de vidange, le couvercle portant au moins un outil de mélange tel qu'une vis de mélange et un premier motoréducteur, pour entraîner en rotation axiale la vis de mélange, le mélangeur comportant en outre un châssis associé à un support et des moyens pour assurer un déplacement relatif de la cuve et de la vis de mélange en rotation autour de l'axe de la cuve ; selon l'invention :

  • la cuve est portée par un élément de liaison interposé entre la cuve et le châssis et adapté pour autoriser la rotation de la cuve par rapport au châssis autour de son axe,
  • la cuve est entraînée en rotation par des moyens d'entraînement en rotation,
  • le couvercle et les outils de mélange qu'il porte sont montés fixes sur le châssis.
To this end, the invention provides a mixer comprising a conical tank with a substantially vertical axis, closed in its upper part by a cover and having at its lower part a drain flap, the cover carrying at least one mixing tool such as '' a mixing screw and a first geared motor, for driving the mixing screw in axial rotation, the mixer further comprising a frame associated with a support and means for ensuring relative movement of the tank and the rotating mixing screw around the axis of the tank; according to the invention:
  • the tank is carried by a connecting element interposed between the tank and the chassis and adapted to allow the rotation of the tank relative to the chassis around its axis,
  • the tank is driven in rotation by means of rotation drive,
  • the cover and the mixing tools which it carries are fixedly mounted on the chassis.

Selon un mode de réalisation avantageux, l'élément de liaison comprend une couronne à billes fixée sur la cuve selon un plan généralement perpendiculaire à l'axe de la cuve, portée par un chemin de roulement horizontal solidaire du châssis et sur lequel viennent porter des billes de la couronne à billes.According to an advantageous embodiment, the connecting element comprises a ball ring fixed on the tank in a plane generally perpendicular to the axis of the tank, carried by a path horizontal bearing integral with the chassis and on which come to wear balls of the ball crown.

Les moyens d'entraînement en rotation peuvent comprendre une couronne dentée solidaire de la cuve conique, et un second élément solidaire du châssis et entraîné en rotation.The rotational drive means may comprise a toothed ring secured to the conical tank, and a second element secured to the chassis and driven in rotation.

Dans ce cas, la couronne dentée peut avantageusement être une couronne dentée à billes, agissant à la fois comme élément de liaison et comme moyen d'entraînement en rotation.In this case, the ring gear can advantageously be a ring gear with balls, acting both as a connecting element and as a means for driving in rotation.

L'invention concerne également un mélangeur comportant en combinaison les caractéristiques susmentionnées et décrites ci-après.The invention also relates to a mixer comprising in combination the aforementioned characteristics and described below.

D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de la présente invention apparaîtront clairement à la lecture de la description suivante qui se réfère aux figures annexées qui représentent des modes de réalisation préférentiels de l'invention et dans lesquelles :

  • la figure 1 est une vue schématique générale, de côté, d'un mélangeur selon un mode de réalisation conforme à l'invention ;
  • la figure 2 est une vue de face d'un mélangeur selon un autre mode de réalisation conforme à l'invention, sur lequel sont implantés plusieurs outils de brassage ;
  • la figure 3 est une vue partielle de face en coupe, illustrant un mode de réalisation des moyens de tenue de la trappe de vidange ; et
  • la figure 4 est une vue partielle de face en coupe, illustrant un autre mode de réalisation des moyens de tenue de la trappe de vidange.
Other characteristics and advantages of the present invention will appear clearly on reading the following description which refers to the appended figures which represent preferred embodiments of the invention and in which:
  • Figure 1 is a general schematic side view of a mixer according to an embodiment according to the invention;
  • Figure 2 is a front view of a mixer according to another embodiment according to the invention, on which are implanted several brewing tools;
  • Figure 3 is a partial front view in section, illustrating an embodiment of the holding means of the drain flap; and
  • Figure 4 is a partial front view in section, illustrating another embodiment of the means for holding the drain flap.

La figure 1 représente un mélangeur conique à vis d'Archimède et à cuve tournante. Un tel mélangeur est destiné au mélange des produits secs pulvérulents ou granulés, avec éventuellement incorporation de liquide pour l'humidification ou la formation de pâte.FIG. 1 represents a conical mixer with an Archimedes screw and a rotating tank. Such a mixer is intended for mixing dry powdered or granulated products, with the option of incorporating liquid for humidification or the formation of paste.

Le mélangeur comprend une cuve conique 1 munie dans sa partie supérieure d'un couvercle 2 et présentant à sa partie inférieure une trappe de vidange 3. Le couvercle 2 est muni d'un certain nombre d'orifices destinés par exemple à permettre l'alimentation de la cuve en produits à mélanger, au passage d'une pompe d'arrosage, au passage d'une ou plusieurs vis de mélange, au passage d'un ou plusieurs outils spéciaux destinés à améliorer la dispersion et l'homogénéisation de la masse à mélanger etc.The mixer comprises a conical tank 1 provided in its upper part with a cover 2 and having at its lower part a drain flap 3. The cover 2 is provided with a certain number of orifices intended for example to allow the supply from the tank of products to be mixed, to the passage of a sprinkler pump, to the passage of one or more mixing screws, to the passage of one or more special tools intended to improve the dispersion and homogenization of the mass to mix etc.

Sur la figure 1 est représentée une seule vis de mélange 4, entraînée en rotation axiale par un premier motoréducteur 5, et orientée tangentiellement à une génératrice de la paroi de cuve conique 1 pour rester en permanence à proximité de la face intérieure de cuve. La structure particulière du mélangeur selon l'invention permet d'adapter aisément et à faible coût une pluralité d'outils de mélange ou de brassage. Par exemple, dans le mode de réalisation de la figure 2, le mélangeur selon l'invention comporte au moins une première vis de mélange 4 et une deuxième vis de mélange 104. Dans ce dernier cas, la première vis de mélange 4, entraînée en rotation axiale, est orientée tangentiellement à une génératrice de la paroi de cuve 1 pour rester en permanence à proximité de la face intérieure de cuve 1, et peut avoir un filet de spire présentant un pas, c'est-à-dire la distance séparant deux spires consécutives, variable. En d'autres termes, le filet de la spire de la première vis de mélange 4 présente un certain nombre de pas d'une dimension x et un certain nombre de pas d'une dimension y avec x supérieur à y. La deuxième vis de mélange 104 peut comporter un filet de spire présentant la même configuration, sauf que les pas d'une dimension x de la première vis de mélange 4 sont en regard des pas d'une dimension y de la deuxième vis de mélange 104 et, réciproquement. La différence de vitesse de déplacement du produit pulvérulent provoquée par les différences de dimension des pas des spires permet d'obtenir dans le produit des mouvements désordonnés et pluri-directionnels qui accélèrent et améliorent la vitesse et la qualité du mélange.In Figure 1 is shown a single mixing screw 4, driven in axial rotation by a first gear motor 5, and oriented tangentially to a generator of the conical tank wall 1 so as to remain permanently close to the internal face of the tank. The particular structure of the mixer according to the invention makes it possible to adapt easily and at low cost a plurality of mixing or stirring tools. For example, in the embodiment of FIG. 2, the mixer according to the invention comprises at least a first mixing screw 4 and a second mixing screw 104. In the latter case, the first mixing screw 4, driven in axial rotation, is oriented tangentially to a generator of the vessel wall 1 to remain permanently close to the interior face of vessel 1, and may have a turn thread having a pitch, that is to say the distance separating two consecutive turns, variable. In other words, the thread of the turn of the first mixing screw 4 has a number of steps of dimension x and a number of steps of dimension y with x greater than y. The second mixing screw 104 may include a turn thread having the same configuration, except that the steps of dimension x of the first mixing screw 4 are opposite the steps of dimension y of the second mixing screw 104 and reciprocally. The difference in speed of movement of the pulverulent product caused by the differences in size of the steps of the turns makes it possible to obtain in the product disordered and multidirectional movements which accelerate and improve the speed and the quality of the mixture.

Egalement, pour augmenter l'effet de brassage désordonné, la seconde vis de mélange 104, entraînée en rotation axiale, est orientée obliquement et plus écartée de la paroi de cuve 1, placée à coeur, pour brasser la partie centrale du produit à mélanger.Also, to increase the disordered stirring effect, the second mixing screw 104, driven in axial rotation, is oriented obliquely and further away from the tank wall 1, placed at the heart, to stir the central part of the product to be mixed.

Dans le mode de réalisation de la figure 2, on a également prévu un outil émotteur-disperseur 204, constitué d'un moteur entraînant un arbre à hélice orienté verticalement selon l'axe vertical 20 de la cuve 1.In the embodiment of FIG. 2, a lump-disperser tool 204 is also provided, consisting of a motor driving a propeller shaft oriented vertically along the vertical axis 20 of the tank 1.

Le mélangeur conforme à l'invention comprend un premier ensemble maintenu fixe par rapport à un axe vertical 20 et un second ensemble pourvu d'un mouvement de rotation par rapport au même axe vertical 20.The mixer according to the invention comprises a first assembly kept fixed relative to a vertical axis 20 and a second assembly provided with a rotational movement relative to the same vertical axis 20.

Le premier ensemble est maintenu fixe par solidarisation à un châssis 6 associé à un support 7 du mélangeur. Ce premier ensemble comprend le couvercle 2 de la cuve 1 sur lequel sont fixés les outils de mélange tels que la première vis de mélange 4, la seconde vis de mélange 104, l'outil émotteur-disperseur 204. La première vis de mélange 4 est fixée sur le couvercle 2 de manière que son axe de rotation 18 soit parallèle à la paroi de la cuve conique 1 et que l'extrémité libre de sa spire affleure la trappe de vidange 3. Cette caractéristique est possible du fait de l'utilisation, dans le mélangeur de l'invention, d'une vanne à guillotine 14 à commande manuelle ou mécanisée comme moyen d'obturation de la trappe de vidange 3. Cette vanne à guillotine 14 est fixée sur le support 7 du mélangeur. Une vanne à boule peut être utilisée également.The first assembly is held fixed by attachment to a frame 6 associated with a support 7 of the mixer. This first assembly comprises the cover 2 of the tank 1 on which the mixing tools are fixed such as the first mixing screw 4, the second mixing screw 104, the lump-disperser tool 204. The first mixing screw 4 is fixed on the cover 2 so that its axis of rotation 18 is parallel to the wall of the conical tank 1 and that the free end of its turn is flush with the drain flap 3. This characteristic is possible due to the use, in the mixer of the invention, a guillotine valve 14 with manual or mechanized control as a means of closing the discharge hatch 3. This guillotine valve 14 is fixed on the support 7 of the mixer. A ball valve can also be used.

Pour assurer l'étanchéité entre la base de la cuve 1 et la vanne à guillotine 14 sont prévus des moyens d'étanchéité constitués notamment par un joint 19 inséré entre le corps 21 de vanne à guillotine 14 et une bride tournante 15. La bride tournante 15 est solidaire de la cuve 1, et porte verticalement la partie centrale 24 du corps 21 de vanne en autorisant la rotation relative entre la bride tournante 15 et le corps 21 de vanne par l'intermédiaire d'une couronne 22 de matériau antiadhésif tel que le polytétrafluoroéthylène, dans la réalisation de la figure 3, ou d'une couronne à billes 23 dans la réalisation de la figure 4. Dans les deux cas, le corps 21 de vanne est bloqué en rotation par le support 7 du mélangeur, auquel il est fixé par sa partie déportée 25.To ensure the seal between the base of the tank 1 and the knife gate valve 14 are provided sealing means constituted in particular by a seal 19 inserted between the body 21 of knife gate valve 14 and a rotating flange 15. The rotating flange 15 is integral with the tank 1, and carries vertically the central part 24 of the valve body 21 by allowing the relative rotation between the rotating flange 15 and the valve body 21 by means of a ring 22 of non-stick material such as polytetrafluoroethylene, in the embodiment of FIG. 3, or of a ball ring 23 in the embodiment of FIG. 4. In both cases, the valve body 21 is locked in rotation by the support 7 of the mixer, to which it is fixed by its offset part 25.

Sur les figures, le couvercle 2 de la cuve conique 1 et le châssis 6 sont d'un seul tenant mais il doit être entendu qu'une telle réalisation peut être remplacée par une autre, dès lors que le couvercle 2 est maintenu fixe par rapport à l'axe vertical 20.In the figures, the cover 2 of the conical tank 1 and the frame 6 are in one piece but it should be understood that such an embodiment can be replaced by another, as long as the cover 2 is kept fixed relative to to the vertical axis 20.

Le second ensemble animé d'un mouvement de rotation par rapport à l'axe vertical 20 comprend notamment la cuve conique 1. La rotation de la cuve 1 est obtenue par un premier élément 8 solidaire de la cuve conique 1 et mobile par rapport au châssis 6, un second élément 9 qui est solidaire du châssis 6 et qui est entraîné en rotation, et enfin un élément de liaison 10 interposé entre la cuve 1 et le châssis 6. L'élément de liaison 10 est adapté pour porter la cuve 1 et autoriser sa rotation selon son axe 20.The second assembly driven in a rotational movement relative to the vertical axis 20 comprises in particular the conical tank 1. The rotation of the tank 1 is obtained by a first element 8 secured to the conical tank 1 and movable relative to the chassis 6, a second element 9 which is integral with the chassis 6 and which is driven in rotation, and finally a connecting element 10 interposed between the tank 1 and the chassis 6. The connecting element 10 is adapted to carry the tank 1 and authorize its rotation along its axis 20.

Dans le mode de réalisation représenté sur la figure 1, l'élément de liaison 10 comprend le premier élément 8 et des éléments 10a et 10b. Le premier élément 8 est une couronne dentée à billes qui est fixée sur la cuve 1 selon un plan généralement perpendiculaire à l'axe 20 de la cuve 1. Cette couronne dentée 8 constitue l'armature mobile d'un roulement à billes et est portée par un chemin de roulement 10b horizontal solidaire du châssis 6 constituant l'armature fixe du roulement et sur lequel viennent rouler les billes 10a de la couronne dentée à billes 8.In the embodiment shown in Figure 1, the connecting element 10 comprises the first element 8 and elements 10a and 10b. The first element 8 is a toothed ring crown which is fixed on the tank 1 along a plane generally perpendicular to the axis 20 of the tank 1. This toothed ring 8 constitutes the movable frame of a ball bearing and is worn by a horizontal track 10b secured to the chassis 6 constituting the fixed frame of the bearing and on which the balls 10a of the toothed crown with balls 8 roll.

Un tel élément de liaison 10 à couronne dentée à billes 8 sera utilisé surtout dans les mélangeurs à petite capacité. Pour les mélangeurs à grande capacité, la couronne à billes 8 pourra être remplacée par un chemin de roulement avec guidage par plusieurs roulements permettant d'assurer un guidage en rotation et une reprise de la charge verticale.Such a connecting element 10 with a toothed ring crown 8 will be used especially in small capacity mixers. For high-capacity mixers, the ball ring 8 may be replaced by a raceway with guidance by several bearings to ensure guiding in rotation and recovery of the vertical load.

Le second élément 9, qui vient en coopération réciproque avec la couronne dentée 8, comprend au moins une roue dentée et/ou au moins un pignon ayant un axe de rotation 16 parallèle à l'axe 20 de la cuve 1. Ce second élément 9, constitué d'un système d'engrenage, est entraîné en rotation par un deuxième motoréducteur 11 fixé sur le châssis 6 ou le support 7 du mélangeur. Le système d'engrenage peut être de type hélicoïdal, cylindrique, conique ou équivalent. En alternative, selon la taille du mélangeur, on peut assurer un entraînement en rotation par pignons, roues et chaînes.The second element 9, which comes in reciprocal cooperation with the ring gear 8, comprises at least one toothed wheel and / or at least one pinion having an axis of rotation 16 parallel to the axis 20 of the tank 1. This second element 9 , consisting of a gear system, is rotated by a second geared motor 11 fixed to the frame 6 or the support 7 of the mixer. The gear system can be of helical, cylindrical, conical or equivalent type. Alternatively, depending on the size of the mixer, rotational drive can be provided by sprockets, wheels and chains.

De tout ce qui précède, on comprend que la rotation du motoréducteur 11 entraîne via le système d'engrenage constitué par le pignon 9 et la couronne dentée 8 à roulements à billes, la rotation de la cuve 1 conique.From all of the above, it is understood that the rotation of the geared motor 11 causes via the gear system constituted by the pinion 9 and the ring gear 8 with ball bearings, the rotation of the conical tank 1.

Pour assurer l'étanchéité entre la cuve 1 conique rotative et le couvercle 2 fixe est prévu selon l'invention, un joint d'étanchéité 13 disposé tout le long de la circonférence supérieure de la cuve 1 conique.To ensure the seal between the rotary conical tank 1 and the fixed cover 2 is provided according to the invention, a seal 13 disposed along the upper circumference of the conical tank 1.

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Mélangeur comportant une cuve conique (1) d'axe sensiblement vertical (20), fermée dans sa partie supérieure par un couvercle (2) et présentant à sa partie inférieure une trappe de vidange (3), le couvercle (2) portant au moins un outil de mélange tel qu'une vis de mélange (4) et un premier motoréducteur (5), pour entraîner en rotation axiale la vis de mélange (4), le mélangeur comportant en outre un châssis (6) associé à un support (7) et des moyens pour assurer un déplacement relatif de la cuve (1) et de la vis de mélange (4) en rotation autour de l'axe (20) de la cuve (1), caractérisé en ce que : - la cuve (1) est portée par un élément de liaison (10) interposé entre la cuve (1) et le châssis (6) et adapté pour autoriser la rotation de la cuve (1) par rapport au châssis (6) autour de son axe (20), - la cuve (1) est entraînée en rotation par des moyens d'entraînement en rotation (8, 9, 11), - le couvercle (2) et les outils de mélange (4) qu'il porte sont montés fixes sur le châssis (6). Mixer comprising a conical tank (1) with a substantially vertical axis (20), closed in its upper part by a cover (2) and having at its lower part a drain flap (3), the cover (2) carrying at least a mixing tool such as a mixing screw (4) and a first gear motor (5), for driving the mixing screw (4) in axial rotation, the mixer further comprising a frame (6) associated with a support ( 7) and means for ensuring relative displacement of the tank (1) and of the mixing screw (4) in rotation about the axis (20) of the tank (1), characterized in that: - the tank (1) is carried by a connecting element (10) interposed between the tank (1) and the chassis (6) and adapted to allow the rotation of the tank (1) relative to the chassis (6) around its axis (20), - the tank (1) is rotated by rotational drive means (8, 9, 11), - the cover (2) and the mixing tools (4) which it carries are mounted fixed on the frame (6). Mélangeur selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de liaison (10) comprend une couronne (8) à billes fixée sur la cuve (1) selon un plan généralement perpendiculaire à l'axe (20) de la cuve (1), portée par un chemin de roulement (10b) horizontal solidaire du châssis (6) et sur lequel viennent porter des billes (10a) de la couronne (8) à billes.Mixer according to claim 1, characterized in that the connecting element (10) comprises a crown (8) with balls fixed on the tank (1) along a plane generally perpendicular to the axis (20) of the tank (1 ), carried by a horizontal raceway (10b) integral with the chassis (6) and on which come to carry balls (10a) of the crown (8) with balls. Mélangeur selon l'une des revendications 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que les moyens d'entraînement en rotation (8, 9, 11) comprennent une couronne dentée (8) solidaire de la cuve conique (1), et un second élément (9) solidaire du châssis (6) et entraîné en rotation.Mixer according to one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the rotary drive means (8, 9, 11) comprise a toothed ring (8) integral with the conical tank (1), and a second element ( 9) integral with the frame (6) and driven in rotation. Mélangeur selon les revendications 2 et 3, caractérisé en ce que la couronne dentée (8) est une couronne dentée à billes agissant à la fois comme élément de liaison et comme moyen d'entraînement en rotation.Mixer according to claims 2 and 3, characterized in that the ring gear (8) is a ball ring gear acting both as a connecting element and as a means of driving in rotation. Mélangeur selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que le second élément (9) comprend au moins une roue dentée et/ou au moins un pignon ayant un axe de rotation (16) parallèle à l'axe (20) de la cuve (1).Mixer according to any one of Claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the second element (9) comprises at least one toothed wheel and / or at least one pinion having an axis of rotation (16) parallel to the axis (20 ) of the tank (1). Mélangeur selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce que le second élément (9) est entraîné en rotation par un deuxième motoréducteur (11) fixé sur le châssis (6) ou le support (7) du mélangeur.Mixer according to any one of Claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the second element (9) is rotated by a second gear motor (11) fixed to the frame (6) or the support (7) of the mixer. Mélangeur selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6 caractérisé en ce que la trappe de vidange (3) est obturée par une vanne à guillotine (14).Mixer according to any one of Claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the drain flap (3) is closed by a guillotine valve (14). Mélangeur selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7 caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend entre la base de la cuve (1) et la vanne à guillotine (14) des moyens d'étanchéité constitués notamment par un joint (19) inséré entre le corps (21) de la vanne à guillotine (14) et une bride tournante (15) solidaire de la cuve (1), la bride tournante (15) portant verticalement la partie centrale (24) du corps (21) de vanne par l'intermédiaire d'une couronne (22) de matériau antiadhésif ou d'une couronne à billes (23), la partie déportée (25) du corps (21) de vanne étant fixée au support (7) du mélangeur.Mixer according to any one of Claims 1 to 7, characterized in that it comprises, between the base of the tank (1) and the knife gate valve (14) sealing means constituted in particular by a seal (19) inserted between the body (21) of the knife gate valve (14) and a rotating flange (15) integral with the tank (1), the rotating flange (15) vertically carrying the central part (24) of the valve body (21) by by means of a crown (22) of non-stick material or of a ball crown (23), the offset part (25) of the valve body (21) being fixed to the support (7) of the mixer. Mélangeur selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8 caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend un joint d'étanchéité (13) disposé entre la cuve (1) conique rotative et le couvercle (2) fixe tout le long de la circonférence supérieure de la cuve 1 conique.Mixer according to any one of Claims 1 to 8, characterized in that it comprises a seal (13) disposed between the rotating conical tank (1) and the fixed cover (2) along the upper circumference of tank 1 conical. Mélangeur selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 9, caractérisé en ce que le couvercle (2) porte au moins une première vis de mélange (4) entraînée en rotation axiale, orientée tangentiellement à une génératrice de la paroi de cuve (1) pour rester en permanence à proximité de la face intérieure de cuve (1), une seconde vis de mélange (104) entraînée en rotation axiale et orientée obliquement et plus écartée de la paroi de cuve (1), et un outil émotteur-disperseur (204) orienté verticalement selon l'axe (20) de cuve (1).Mixer according to any one of Claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the cover (2) carries at least one first mixing screw (4) driven in axial rotation, oriented tangentially to a generator of the tank wall (1) to remain permanently near the inner face of the tank (1), a second mixing screw (104) driven in axial rotation and oriented obliquely and further away from the tank wall (1), and a lump-disperser tool ( 204) oriented vertically along the axis (20) of the tank (1).
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