EP1384503A3 - Process and apparatus for dosing and mixing pumpable components and lance for extracting the components from a container - Google Patents

Process and apparatus for dosing and mixing pumpable components and lance for extracting the components from a container Download PDF

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EP1384503A3
EP1384503A3 EP03102052A EP03102052A EP1384503A3 EP 1384503 A3 EP1384503 A3 EP 1384503A3 EP 03102052 A EP03102052 A EP 03102052A EP 03102052 A EP03102052 A EP 03102052A EP 1384503 A3 EP1384503 A3 EP 1384503A3
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dosing
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Norbert Bähr
Dipl.-Ing. Frank Leider
Dipl.-Ing. Torsten Kolweyh
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F23/00—Mixing according to the phases to be mixed, e.g. dispersing or emulsifying
    • B01F23/40—Mixing liquids with liquids; Emulsifying
    • B01F23/47—Mixing liquids with liquids; Emulsifying involving high-viscosity liquids, e.g. asphalt
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F23/00—Mixing according to the phases to be mixed, e.g. dispersing or emulsifying
    • B01F23/40—Mixing liquids with liquids; Emulsifying
    • B01F23/49—Mixing systems, i.e. flow charts or diagrams
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F35/00—Accessories for mixers; Auxiliary operations or auxiliary devices; Parts or details of general application
    • B01F35/20—Measuring; Control or regulation
    • B01F35/21—Measuring
    • B01F35/211—Measuring of the operational parameters
    • B01F35/2111—Flow rate
    • B01F35/21112—Volumetric flow rate
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F35/00—Accessories for mixers; Auxiliary operations or auxiliary devices; Parts or details of general application
    • B01F35/20—Measuring; Control or regulation
    • B01F35/22—Control or regulation
    • B01F35/221—Control or regulation of operational parameters, e.g. level of material in the mixer, temperature or pressure
    • B01F35/2211—Amount of delivered fluid during a period
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F35/00—Accessories for mixers; Auxiliary operations or auxiliary devices; Parts or details of general application
    • B01F35/80—Forming a predetermined ratio of the substances to be mixed
    • B01F35/83—Forming a predetermined ratio of the substances to be mixed by controlling the ratio of two or more flows, e.g. using flow sensing or flow controlling devices
    • B01F35/831—Forming a predetermined ratio of the substances to be mixed by controlling the ratio of two or more flows, e.g. using flow sensing or flow controlling devices using one or more pump or other dispensing mechanisms for feeding the flows in predetermined proportion, e.g. one of the pumps being driven by one of the flows
    • B01F35/8311—Forming a predetermined ratio of the substances to be mixed by controlling the ratio of two or more flows, e.g. using flow sensing or flow controlling devices using one or more pump or other dispensing mechanisms for feeding the flows in predetermined proportion, e.g. one of the pumps being driven by one of the flows with means for controlling the motor driving the pumps or the other dispensing mechanisms
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05C—APPARATUS FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05C1/00—Apparatus in which liquid or other fluent material is applied to the surface of the work by contact with a member carrying the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. a porous member loaded with a liquid to be applied as a coating
    • B05C1/04—Apparatus in which liquid or other fluent material is applied to the surface of the work by contact with a member carrying the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. a porous member loaded with a liquid to be applied as a coating for applying liquid or other fluent material to work of indefinite length
    • B05C1/08—Apparatus in which liquid or other fluent material is applied to the surface of the work by contact with a member carrying the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. a porous member loaded with a liquid to be applied as a coating for applying liquid or other fluent material to work of indefinite length using a roller or other rotating member which contacts the work along a generating line
    • B05C1/0813—Apparatus in which liquid or other fluent material is applied to the surface of the work by contact with a member carrying the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. a porous member loaded with a liquid to be applied as a coating for applying liquid or other fluent material to work of indefinite length using a roller or other rotating member which contacts the work along a generating line characterised by means for supplying liquid or other fluent material to the roller
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D2210/00—Indexing scheme relating to aspects and details of apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught or for controlling flow of liquids under gravity from storage containers for dispensing purposes
    • B67D2210/00028—Constructional details
    • B67D2210/00128—Constructional details relating to outdoor use; movable; portable
    • B67D2210/00133—Constructional details relating to outdoor use; movable; portable wheeled

Abstract

A dosing paste and glue mixer mixes (15) the heated (25) components continuously using Moineau or eccentric worm pumps (14) with rate controlled by a Coriolis flow sensor (16) with return (18) to the containers (10, 11) if the required mixture is less than that supplied : Includes an INDEPENDENT CLAIM for an extraction lance (12) with heater between an inner and an outer tube.
EP03102052A 2002-07-10 2003-07-08 Process and apparatus for dosing and mixing pumpable components Revoked EP1384503B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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DE10231288 2002-07-10
DE2002131288 DE10231288A1 (en) 2002-07-10 2002-07-10 Dosing paste and glue mixer has continuous pumping with flow sensor to control rate and return flow if required

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EP1384503A2 EP1384503A2 (en) 2004-01-28
EP1384503A3 true EP1384503A3 (en) 2004-05-26
EP1384503B1 EP1384503B1 (en) 2006-06-14

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EP03102052A Revoked EP1384503B1 (en) 2002-07-10 2003-07-08 Process and apparatus for dosing and mixing pumpable components

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US4592491A (en) * 1983-08-17 1986-06-03 Fraco S.A. Device for emptying recipients containing products of high viscosity
US5135044A (en) * 1990-01-22 1992-08-04 Hurner Erwin E Process of heating fuel in tank and upon withdrawal
EP0701025A2 (en) * 1994-09-06 1996-03-13 Ransburg Industrial Finishing KK Dual components mixing system for coating
US5810254A (en) * 1996-12-31 1998-09-22 Illnois Tool Works, Inc. Low pressure polyurethane spraying assembly
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DE10231288A1 (en) 2004-01-22

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